Person:Claude Durgee (2)

Watchers
Claude Edward Durgee
m. Abt 1869
  1. Charles Norris Durgee1869 - 1952
  2. William G. Durgee1871 - 1898
  3. Claude Edward Durgee1882 - 1920
  4. Clara Ellen Durgee1885 - 1961
  5. Clayton George Durgee1888 - 1948
m. 25 Dec 1912
  1. Frances Ellen Durgee1917 - 1996
  2. Claude Edward Durgee1918 - 1991
Facts and Events
Name[1] Claude Edward Durgee
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4] 11 Jan 1882 Pine Meadows, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY
Alt Birth[8] 11 Jan 1883 Pine Meadows, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY
Census? 1892 Orwell, Oswego County, NYAge 11
Other? 1899 News; See Notes
Census? 1900
Graduation? 1904 Pulaski High School, Oswego County, NY
Degree[9] 1908 AB, Indiana University, Bloomington
Census? 1910
Marriage 25 Dec 1912 to Almeda Honnold
Census? 1915
Occupation? Bet 1917 and 1920 YMCA secretary, Europe & US
Other? Oct 1918 WW1 draft card; See Notes
Census? 1920
Death[5][6] 20 Oct 1920 Mayo Clinic, Olmsted County, MN
Burial[7] 1920 Harmony Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, IL

NY State Census 1892, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Durgee, John [!] - " Claud - Male - Age 11 - Born U.S.


Oswego Daily Times, 8 Mar 1899: Ricard, March 7-- Merritt Hall and Claude Durgee will work for parties in Redfield.


Census 1900, Town of Albion, Oswego County, NY: Jennings, Lowell J. - Head - ... Born New York - Blacksmith ... " Dora E. - Wife ... DERGEE, CLAUD - Servant - White - Male - born Jan 1882 - Age 18 - Single - Born (& both parents) New York - Farm laborer



news items 1900-1919 printed out in Pink Footlocker files

Pulaski Union School Academy, football team, 1904 [photo]: (in Syracuse Post-Standard, 6 Dec 1959) ... Claude Durgee...

Pulaski Democrat, 2 Sep 1908: Claude Durgee, a graduate of Pulaski High School... has just graduated from the State University at Bloomington Ind. and will take the position of superintendent of schools at Hillsboro Ind., next year.

Pulaski Democrat, Nov 1909: ORWELL-- Claude E. Durgee... is superintendent of schools at Kansas IL with a salary of $1500 a year. Last year he was superintendent of schools in Hillsboro IN with a salary of $1200. Mr. Durgee has only been out of college two years and is graduate of the State University at Bloomington IN.


Census 1910, Kansas Twp, Edgar County, IL: Durgee, Prof. - Lodger - Male - White - Age 27 - Single - Born (& both parents) Indiana - Principal, Public school

Border Crossings: from Canada to U.S. 1895-1956: from Glasgow to Quebec, Aug. 28, 1910 on S.S. Saturnia Durgee, Claud - Age 28 - Male - Single - Teacher - English - last permanent residence, Altimar - destination, Home, Altimar N.Y.

IA State Census 1915, Keokuk, Lee County, IA: Durgee, Claude E. - Male - Married - Age 32 - occupation, Sec YMCA - Total earnings 1914, $1500 - Education, Grammar 8, High school 4, College 4 - Birthplace, New York - Own your home, No - Church affiliation, Methodist - Father's (& Mother's ) birthplace, New York - Years in Iowa, 1

Passport application Dec. 1917 - printed out in Pink Footlocker files & Scrapbook


Pulaski Democrat, 8 Jan 1918: PINE MEADOWS-- Claude Durgee of Koekuk IA is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Durgee. Mr. Durgee is soon to go to France as a Y.M.C.A. worker

New York Herald, 25 June 1918: HOTEL FOR AMERICAN OFFICERS IN LONDON OPENED BY Y.M.C.A. ... The secretaries in charge of the inn are Claude Durgee of Keokuk, IA...


World War 1 draft card, 7 Oct 1918: Claud E. Durgee - Age 35 - Keokuk, Iowa - born Jan 11, 1883 - Natural born [at] Altmar, NY - Occupation, Sec., American YMCA, 50 Russell St, London - Dependents, Wife & 2 children - Married - Race, American - Military service, none - Exemption claimed, no - Height, med.; Build, med.; Eyes, bluegray; Hair, dark; Bald, no - Disabled, no

World War 1 letters about his experiences in London with Y.M.C.A. printed out in Pink Footlocker files

Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945: (Ancestry.com) Durgee, Claude E. / Age 35 / born Altma[r] N Y Jan 11th 1883 / Departure: Brest, France / Arrival: 1 Aug 1919 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Census 1920, Keokuk, Lee County, IA: Durgee, Claud - Head - Rents - Male - White - Age 36 - Married - Born (& both parents) New York - Secretary, Y.M.C.A. - Worker " Almeda - Wife - Female - White - Age 32 - Born Illinois - Father b. Ohio - Mother b. Illinois " Frances - Daughter - Female - White - Age 2 11/12 - Born Iowa " Claud Jr. - Son - Male - White - Age 1 - Born Illinois

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FindAGrave: Durgee, Claud Edward / birth 1883, New York / death 1920, Illinois [!] / son of George & Mary Durgee / spouse of Almeda Ann Honnold, married December 25, 1912 / burial, Harmony Cemetery, Edgar County, IL

References
  1. State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017.

    Claude Edward Durgee

  2. United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

    born Jan 1882, Age 18

  3. United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives).

    11 Jan 1882, Altmar NY / issued 21 Jan 1918 from Keokuk, IA

  4. New York (State). Dept. of Health. NY State Vital Records Index.
  5. (Death certificate).

    born Jan. 11, 1883 - died Oct 20, 1920 - age 37 [from Mary ( ) Durgee]

  6. State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017.

    Claude Edward Durgee [died] 20 Oct 1920 [in] Olmsted [County]

  7. Find A Grave.

    burial, Harmony Cemetery, Edgar County, IL

  8. United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).

    born Jan. 11, 1883, Altmar NY

  9. (Internet listing)
    http://genealogytrails.com/ill/iugrads.html.

    Indiana University Register of Graduates - Illinois Residents, 1830-1910 / lived in Kansas, IL : Claud E. Durgee, AB, 1908