Family History - Joyce E. Depew

1. Joyce E. Depew,¹ born 15 December 1924 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Lloyd E. Depew and Helen C. Funk.^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} Joyce married Frank Joseph Bush (born 4 August 1923 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Michael Bush and Alexandra Banach;^{5, 6} Frank died 12 September 1991 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York⁶). Frank is buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.⁶

1. New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 (available at ancestry.com), Joyce Depew, born: 15 December 1924 in Pokeepsie [Poughkeepsie], New York.
2. New York State Census, 1925, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Election District 2, Page 1, Loyd E. Depew, Sr., 22, bookkeeper; wife Helen C. Depew, 22; son Loyd E. Depew, Jr., 18 mos. [months]; daughter Joyce e. Depew, 167 days [which, measured from the census date of 1 June 1925, would make her birth date around 15 December 1924]; mother Lottie Depew, 50, machine operator.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City, E.D. 14-44, Sheet No. 1B, Lottie Depew, 62, New York, widow, first married age 21; grand-son Lloyd Depew, 6, New York; grand-daughter Joyce Depew, 5, New York.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, E.D. 14-59, Sheet No. 7A, Lottie Depew, 72, New York, widow; grandson Lloyd Depew, 16, New York; granddaughter Joyce Depew, 15, New York.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, E.D. 14-84, Sheet No. 81, Frank Bush, 25, New York, laborer, construction; wife Joyce Bush, 23, New York.
6. Find a Grave (website). Saint Peters Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, Frank J. Bush, born: 4 August 1923 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York; died: 12 September 1991 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and siblings).