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Family HistoryFamily History - James Duane Staples


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features James Duane Staples and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. James Duane Staples,1 born 13 June 1927, the son of Ernest Staples and Jennie Marie Atkins;1, 2, 3 died 6 November 2011.1 James married, 1950, Rita Evelyn Deslauriers1 (born 13 January 1932 in Currie, Murray County, Minnesota, the daughter of Walter Joseph Deslauriers and Pricilla Mary Beach;4 Rita died 29 March 2015 in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota4). James is buried in Saint Anne’s Cemetery, Murray County, Minnesota.1 Rita is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Currie, Murray County, Minnesota.4

  1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Anne’s Cemetery, Murray County, Minnesota, James Duane Staples, born: 13 June 1927; died: 6 November 2011 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and two children.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Minnesota, Murray County, Slayton Township, E.D. 51-28, Sheet No. 6A, Ernest Staples, 33, Iowa, first married age 30, farmer, general farm; wife Jennie M. Staples, 22, Iowa, first married age 20; son James D. Staples, 2 10/12, Minnesota; son Dale N. Staples, 1 6/12, Minnesota.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Minnesota, Redwood County, North Hero Township, E.D. 64-19, Sheet No. 1A, Jennie M. Staples, 32, Iowa, widow, first married age 19, 4 children; son James D. Staples, 12, Minnesota; son Dale M. Staples, 11, Minnesota; son Gary D. Staples, 9, Minnesota; daughter Phyllis D. Staples, 7, Minnesota.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Calvary Cemetery, Currie, Murray County, Minnesota, Rita Evelyn Deslauriers Chepa, born: 13 January 1932 in Currie, Murray County, Minnesota; died: 29 March 2015 in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota (from record, which includes the text from her obituary, and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, two husbands, and two children).