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DUFFY, James Richard
1905 - 1950 (45 years) Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.
1902 - 1981 (78 years)-
Name DUFFY, James Richard Birth 31 Mar 1905 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
Gender Male Death 31 May 1950 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial Dupage County Illinois, USA Person ID I1917 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Family 1 EDGOOSE, Harriet Magdaline, b. 11 Oct 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 16 May 1981, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F678 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 KRAUSE, Minnie E., b. 1895 d. 1945 (Age 50 years) Marriage 1930 Children 1. DUFFY, James Richard, b. 1931 d. 1973 (Age 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F3149 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES RICHARD DUFFY 1905-1950
From the 1940 US Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA:
*James R. DUFFY, head, married, aged 36, born in Illinois, same house in 1935;
Minnie E. DUFFY, wife, married, aged 45, born in Illinois;
Clarence ATKINSON, son-in-law, married, aged 30, born in Illinois;
Wilma ATKINSON, daughter, married, aged 21, born in Illinois;
James DUFFY, son, single, aged 9, born in Illinois.
(T627 966)
Notes made by James Mikolajczyk (james_mikolajczyk@tayloru.edu) on Ancestry.com:
"JIM met HARRIET at an over 30's dance.
He was a short Irishmen (sic).
His first wife had died before he met HARRIET.
He died during March, 1950 of a massive heart attack."
"James R. DUFFY, suddenly, May 31 1950, beloved husband of Harriett [sic], dear father of James Jr., stepfather of Irwin TOYSER, Wilma ATKINSON, Bob and Roy GORSKI, brother of Alice M. SMITH, William, John and Joseph.
Funeral, Saturday, 10 a.m., at chapel, 4325 Armitage avenue. Interment Mount Emblem."
(Mount Emblem Cemetery records, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois. )
(Chicago Tribune, 1 June 1950)
(Find A Grave, https://pt.findagrave.com)
Find A Grave notes that his first wife was Minnie E. Krause DUFFY (1895-1945) whom he married in 1930), and his son was James Richard DUFFY (1931-1973)