Henry Peter DeVries^[1]

1922 - 1999  (77 years)

• Name	Henry Peter DeVries  [2]
  Birth	3 Jul 1922	Denver, Colorado, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Denver, Colorado, USA   [6]
  	2159 South Ogden Street
  Residence	Sep 1943	Denver, Colorado, USA   [3]
  	1879 South Emerson Street
  Residence	Jun 1989	La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, USA   [8]
  Cause of Death	Stroke  [9]
  Medical Notes	Mentally ill (Schizophrenia).  [1, 7]
  Death	9 Sep 1999	Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado, USA   [2, 4, 5, 7]
  Burial	13 Sep 1999	Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado, USA   [2, 10]
  	Section H, Site 44-A
  Person ID	I434	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Johannes DeVries           b. 18 Mar 1897, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA           d. 17 Apr 1966, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Cora Laauwe           b. 9 May 1901, Midland Park, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA           d. 12 Jun 1989, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Jul 1922 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1930 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Sep 1943 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Jun 1989 - La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, USA Death - 9 Sep 1999 - Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado, USA Burial - 13 Sep 1999 - Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Never married. Served as an infantryman from 3 September 1940 to 30 August 1943 (disability discharge due to mental illness). Moved to Ft. Lyon, Colorado. Army discharge is noted on his WWII draft card (completed in September 1943, after his discharge). [1, 3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S1682] Powell-Kuhns Mortuary, Funeral Program for Henry Peter DeVries. [S5302] Fold3.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Henry Peter DeVries. [S5] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S273] 1930 US Census - Household of Johannes DeVries. [S4489] Wendell Mohr, Gobble Gobble. [S4462] Obituary of Cora De Vries. [S1684] Grace Jordan, Letter to Jo Ann & Wendell Mohr. [S709] Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Burial & Memorial Benefits Web Site.