Joseph Elmo Graef

Brief Life History of Joseph Elmo

When Joseph Elmo Graef was born on 14 May 1913, in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States, his father, George William Graef, was 36 and his mother, Bonnie Inez Bay, was 22. He lived in Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States in 1940. In 1930, at the age of 16, his occupation is listed as deliveryman- dairy in Reno, Kansas, United States. He died on 19 April 1996, in Delano, Kern, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in North Kern Cemetery, Delano, Kern, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

George William Graef
1876–1941
Bonnie Inez Bay
1890–1985
Claude Peter Graef
1907–1983
Joseph Elmo Graef
1913–1996
Mary M Graef
1915–1936
Catherine Melvina Graef
1917–
Dorothy O Graef
1920–1939
George William Graef Jr
1922–2004
Helen M Graef
1929–

Sources (7)

  • Joseph E Graef in household of George W Graef, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Joseph Elmo Graef, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Joe E Graef, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag

The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Egon, Lothar, Otto, Armin, Claus, Erwin, Franz, Friedrich, Hans, Helmut, Hermann, Jochen.

German (also Gräf): see Graf .

Dutch: variant of Graaf, see De Graaf .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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