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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- 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
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1935 · The FBI is Established
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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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