Brief Life History of George Walter
When George Walter Dempsey was born on 10 November 1875, in Mount Ida, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Robert W Dempsey, was 24 and his mother, Chloe Ann Clark, was 23. He married Alfrieda Caroline Sopha Hupenbecker on 27 April 1902, in Grant, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 September 1943, in Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (13)
- George Dempsey, "United States Census, 1940"
- George Walter Dempsey, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- George W Dempsey, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1875–1943 Male
1883–1967 Female
Children (5)
1906–2005 Female
1910– Male
1913–2002 Female
1915–1992 Male
1919– Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1899 Male
1852–1914 Female
Siblings (5)
1872–1934 Male
1875–1943 Male
1877–1937 Male
1880–1936 Female
1883–1943 Male
World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
Age 8
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 21
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díomasaigh ‘descendant of Díomasach’, a byname meaning ‘proud, haughty’, from díomas ‘pride’. The name was occasionally Anglicized as Proudman (see Proud ). Compare McGimsey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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