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BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA
FAMILY GROUP SHEETS
JOHN W. and EMMA BREWER DECKER
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HUSBAND: John W. DECKER
BORN: 8 Dec. 1848, Sussex Co., NJ
DIED: 10 Sept. 1919, Cedar Twp., Poole, Buffalo Co., NE
BURIED: Majors Cemetery, south of Poole, NE
MARRIAGE: 23 June 1875, Keokuk Co., IA
OTHER MARRIAGES: 1st marriage...Clara Clare Brewer
FATHER: William Sanford Decker, born Sussex Co., NJ
MOTHER: Elvira Perrigo, born Sussex Co., NJ
MILITARY SERVICE: unknown
NOTES: John's second wife, Emma, was a sister to his 1st wife, Clara Brewer.
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WIFE: Emmaline "Emma" Enize BREWER
BORN: 1 Sept. 1860, Richland Twp., Tama Co., IA
DIED: 11 Jan. 1940, Poole, NE
BURIED: Majors Cemetery, south of Poole, NE
FATHER: James F. Brewer, Londonderry, Ross Co., OH
MOTHER: Jane Dixon, Londonderry, Ross Co., OH
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CHILD 1: Mary Janette DECKER
SEX: Female
BORN: 4 May 1878, Belleplain, IA
DIED: 7 Nov. 1931, Eugene, OR
BURIED: Eugene, OR, Laurel Hill Cemetery
SPOUSE: James Edward Sweeney
MARRIAGE: 5 July 1893, Loup City, Sherman Co., NE
NOTES: Jim and Mary J. Sweeney reared their family 1 mile north of Poole, NE, on property owned by Dr. Samuel Noah Bentley. The family later moved to Ravenna, NE and lived there until about 1920 when they moved to Oregon.
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CHILD 2: Christina "Tina" Elvira DECKER
SEX: Female
BORN: 25 Jan. 1884, Poole, NE
DIED: 3 Dec. 1953, Compton, CA
BURIED: in CA
SPOUSE: John "Jack" Sollum Force
MARRIAGE: March 09, 1903, Poole, NE
MILITARY SERVICE: unknown
NOTES: Jack had some type of business in Poole, NE as I found a token worth 5 cents with Poole, NE stamped on it... while metal detecting in Ravenna, NE.
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CHILD 3: Daisy Minnie DECKER
SEX: Female
BORN: 4 June 1889, Poole, NE
DIED: after 1940, OR
BURIED: OR
SPOUSE: Jay D. Barker
MARRIAGE: date unknown, Poole, NE
MILITARY SERVICE: unknown
NOTES: Jay grew up in Poole, NE; his father, Jay, and his mother, Ellen, are buried in Majors Cemetery south of Poole, NE.
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Submitter's name: George Jerome "Jerry" Sweeney
Email:gsweeney@neb.rr.com
Date: 18 Dec. 2001
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