Doris DEROUSSE (1925-2009)

1 Doris Mae DEROUSSE^1,2 (1925-2009) [15633]. Born 6 Jan 1925, WA.^1,3 Marr Lee Allen HOWARD 7 Nov 1942, Pierce County, WA.² Div 10 Oct 1969, Chelan, WA.² Marr Raymond F. DAVIS 13 Jun 1970, Douglas County, WA.⁴ Div 25 Oct 1977, Chelan, WA.⁴ Marr John T. HOLT 5 Oct 1979, Chelan, WA.⁴ Died 18 Aug 2009, Chelan, WA.^3,5

2 Adam Oliver DEROUSSE^1,6,7 (1897-1958) [15632]. Born 1 Dec 1897, IL.⁷ Div.¹ Marr Violet Janet HOPWOOD 20 Aug 1923, Tacoma, Washington.⁶ Died 16 Jan 1958.⁷ Buried Rose Hill Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.⁷

3 Violet Janet HOPWOOD^1,6,8 (1903-1970) [15629]. Born 5 Oct 1903, Tacoma, Washington.^8,9 Died 5 Jan 1970, Wenatchee, WA.^10,11 Buried Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, WA.¹⁰

6 Charles Jessie HOPWOOD^12,13,14 (1875-1961) [15628]. Born 30 Dec 1875, Dresden, Iowa.^13,14,15 Marr Flora Mae GRIFFIN 19 Aug 1902, Pierce County, WA.¹² Died 1961, Pierce County, WA.¹⁴ Buried Oakwood Hill Cemetery, Tacoma, WA.¹⁴

7 Flora Mae GRIFFIN^12,16,17 (1881-1951) [15623]. Born 6 Sep 1881, Jamestown, North Dakota.^15,16,17,18 Died 15 Jul 1951, Tacoma, WA.¹⁷ Buried Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, WA.¹⁷

Testimony to show that the present wages of acoma carmen are not enough to clothe their wives and children properly, that they are unable to save a cent for future or provide anything but the barest necessities, was offered by Mr. Charles J. Hopwood, wife of conductor, living at 3616 East I st., and by Mrs. Charles Sturmer, wife of a motormanm of 1146 So. 36th.¹⁹

Find A Grave tells us that Flora was Flora Mae and was born in Nebraska. The 1900 census reported North Dakota which seems more likely.

14 Henry C. GRIFFIN^20,21 (1845-1937) [15193]. Born 22 May 1845, Canada.^20,21 Died 8 Dec 1937, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington.²⁰ Buried Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA.^21,22

From the Jamestown Weekly Alert:

August 31, 1880 - "Henry Griffin and Johnny Bell have just purchased a new threshing machine of Elder Inman. The boys are energetic workers and will no doubt make the threshing business a success. They have about three hundred acres of their own grain to thresh, which will keep them busy for a while at least."
(Note - We believe the Johnny Bell mentioned here is Janette's brother, John)

July 4, 1884 - "Farmer Henry Griffin arrived in town yesterday from Ellendale, where he has been lingering for the past four days. Henry drove in from that place to town in short space of 12 hours, fastest time on record."

January 12, 1888 - "Henry Griffin and family, who were among Stutsman county's old timers, are now located at Redfield. The Bell brothers, formerly of this city, are also located at Redfield and engaged in the livery and stock business."
(Note - The Bell brothers mentioned here would be Janette's brothers, Ronald and John)

March 22, 1900 - "Henry Griffin and family, who lived in Jamestown away back in the eighties, are living in Tacoma, where they are prospering. Back in 1882 to 1884 Henry Griffin owned and worked the farm where Isaiah Cunningham has resided for several years, three miles west of Jamestown. Mrs. Griffin is a sister of Mr.s John McGinnis and Mrs. Pettigrew of this city.".

Obituary of Henry Griffin in the Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

December 9, 1937 - "OLD-TIME LODGE MEMBER PASSES. Henry C. Griffin, 92, Held Charter Cards in Three Odd Fellows Groups.
WALLA WALLA, Dec 8 (AP) Henry C. Griffin, 92, who claomed charter membership in three Odd Fellow lodges, died today at the state I.O.O.F. home where he had resided 12 years.
Born May 22, 1845 at Oshkosh, Wis., he first joined the order as a charter member of the Jamestown, N.D. group in 1871. He was also a charter member of East Tacoma lodge No. 89. Surviving children are Mrs. Charles A. Hopwood, Tacoma: John H. Griffin, Seattle; W.B. Griffin, Los Angeles, and George P. Griffin, Renton.".²¹

Three separate sources list Hanry's birth place as Canada, Oshkish, WA and Hampshire, England.²²

15 Janette BELL²⁰ (1850-1923) [15138]. Born Jan 1850, Canada West, Canada.^16,20 Died 22 Jan 1923, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.²⁰

Sources

1	"1939 WA, Pierce, Tacoma census".

2	"State of Washington Marriage Certificate of Doris Mae DeRousse to Lee Allen Howard".

3	"U.S. Social Security Death Index 1935-2014 for Doris M. Holt".

4	"Washington Marriage Records of Raymond F. Davis to Doris M. Haven".

5	"Washington Death Index 1940-2014 for Doris M. Holt".

6	"State of Washington Certificate of Marriage of Adam DeRousse to Violet Janet Hopwood".

7	"Find-A-Grave Memorial Record of Adam Oliver DeRousse".

8	"1920 WA, Pierce, Tacoma census".

9	"Washington, King County Delayed Births, 1869-1950".

10	"Find-A-Grave Memorial Record of Violet Janet Hopwood Roland".

11	"Washington Death Index 1940-2041 for Violet J. Roland".

12	"State of Washington Marriage Certificate of Flora M. Griffin to Charles J. Hopwood".

13	"WWI Registartion Card of Charles Jessie Hopwood".

14	"Find-A-Grave Memorial Record for Charles Jesse Hopgood".

15	"Washington Marriage Record No 6507 of Violet DeRousse to G. Nevin Roland".

16	"1900 WA, Pierce, Tacoma census".

17	"Find-A-Grave Memorial Record of Flora Mae Griffin Hopwood".

18	"Birth announcement in the Jamestown Weekly ALert, September 9, 1881".

19	"From the September 24, 1917 Tacoma Times, Tacoma, WA".

20	"Information initially provided by Elaine Bell".

21	"Obituary of Henry Griffin in the Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) December 9, 1937".

22	"Find-A-Grave Memorial Record for Henry C. Griffin".