Frederick DeWolf Close, 1865–

Name
Frederick DeWolf /Close/
Birth
Census 1870 US Fed
Note: Living with parents at Center, Iowa.
Census 1880 US Fed
Note: Living with parents at Center, Iowa.
Death of a father
Note: Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999

Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999

Name: Edwin Close
Birth Date: 1836
Death Date: 9 Apr 1884
Age: 48
Burial Location: Leon, Decatur
Cemetery: Leon
General Burial Info: row 19
Source: Grave Stone Records of Decatur County, Iowa
Page Number: 27

Burial of a father
Note: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62708086
Census 1885 US IA
Note: Living with mother at Leon, Iowa.
Marriage
Note: Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992

Name: Fred D. Close
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Place: Leon, Iowa
Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1890
Marriage Place: Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa
Father: Edwin J. Close
Mother: Helen J. Dewolf
Spouse: Alice L. Willey

Marriage
Note: Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992

Name: Estelle Parker Moor
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1895
Marriage Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Bride Previous Husband's Name: Moor
Father: Lafayette Parker
Mother: Josephine L. Close
Spouse: Frederick Dewolf Close

Census 1895 US IA
Note: Iowa, State Census, 1895

Iowa, State Census, 1895

Name: Fred D. Close
Age: 30
Race: White
Birthplace: Decatur Co Iowa
Residence: Leon, Decatur

Birth of a daughter
Census 1900 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Estelle and family at Leon, Iowa. Deer Farmer.
Census 1910 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Estelle and family at Webb, Missouri. Hardware.
Census 1910 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Estelle and family at Webb, Missouri. Hardware Merchant.

Living with wife Estelle and family at Webb, Missouri. Hardware Merchant.

Boarding with the Killingsworth family who have a hotel.

Mother, Helen Close, is also present.

Appears to have two 1910 census records.

Disappeared
after 1911
Note: Not sure what happened to him after that. Wife Estelle was recorded as a widow by 1920 so it looks as though he died but it's not obvious when or where.

Not sure what happened to him after that. Wife Estelle was recorded as a widow by 1920 so it looks as though he died but it's not obvious when or where.

There is a reference to the death of a Frank D Close in Nebraska in 1936.

Name: Frank D Close
Birth Date: 1866
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1936
Death Place: USA
Cemetery: Potter Field
Burial or Cremation Place: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA

Death of a wife
Note: California, Death Index, 1905-1939

California, Death Index, 1905-1939

Name: Estella Close
Birth Year: abt 1861
Death Date: 22 May 1929
Age at Death: 68
Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Family with parents
father
1850 US Federal Census
1836–1884
Birth: 12 September 1836 — Albion, Orleans County, New York, America
Death: 9 April 1884 — Colorado, America
mother
1885 US IA State Census (p1)
1843–
Birth: 2 January 1843 — Ohio, America
Marriage Marriage — 2 July 1863 — Henry County, Iowa, America
2 years
himself
1885 US IA State Census (p1)
1865–
Birth: 25 October 1865 — Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, America
Family with Estelle Mary Parker
himself
1885 US IA State Census (p1)
1865–
Birth: 25 October 1865 — Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, America
wife
1910 US Federal Census
1859–1929
Birth: 5 November 1859 — Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, America
Death: 22 May 1929 — Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, America
Marriage Marriage — 5 February 1895 — Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, America
4 years
daughter
1910 US Federal Census
1898–
Birth: about November 1898 — Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, America
Family with Alice L Willey
himself
1885 US IA State Census (p1)
1865–
Birth: 25 October 1865 — Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, America
wife
1869–
Birth: about 1869 — Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, America
Marriage Marriage — 1 September 1890 — Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa, America
Edwin B Moor + Estelle Mary Parker
wife’s husband
1843–1892
Birth: about 1843 — Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, America
Death: 10 September 1892 — Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, America
wife
1910 US Federal Census
1859–1929
Birth: 5 November 1859 — Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, America
Death: 22 May 1929 — Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, America
Marriage Marriage — 1 January 1889 — Scott County, Iowa, America
Census 1870 US Fed

Living with parents at Center, Iowa.

Census 1880 US Fed

Living with parents at Center, Iowa.

Census 1885 US IA

Living with mother at Leon, Iowa.

Marriage

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992

Name: Fred D. Close
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Place: Leon, Iowa
Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1890
Marriage Place: Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa
Father: Edwin J. Close
Mother: Helen J. Dewolf
Spouse: Alice L. Willey

Marriage

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992

Name: Estelle Parker Moor
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1895
Marriage Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Bride Previous Husband's Name: Moor
Father: Lafayette Parker
Mother: Josephine L. Close
Spouse: Frederick Dewolf Close

Census 1895 US IA

Iowa, State Census, 1895

Name: Fred D. Close
Age: 30
Race: White
Birthplace: Decatur Co Iowa
Residence: Leon, Decatur

Census 1900 US Fed

Living with wife Estelle and family at Leon, Iowa. Deer Farmer.

Census 1910 US Fed

Living with wife Estelle and family at Webb, Missouri. Hardware.

Census 1910 US Fed

Living with wife Estelle and family at Webb, Missouri. Hardware Merchant.

Boarding with the Killingsworth family who have a hotel.

Mother, Helen Close, is also present.

Appears to have two 1910 census records.

Disappeared

Not sure what happened to him after that. Wife Estelle was recorded as a widow by 1920 so it looks as though he died but it's not obvious when or where.

There is a reference to the death of a Frank D Close in Nebraska in 1936.

Name: Frank D Close
Birth Date: 1866
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1936
Death Place: USA
Cemetery: Potter Field
Burial or Cremation Place: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA