Relation to me: Paternal Grandfather
born: 19 May 1925- Dayton, Ohio
died: 11 Jan 1954- Dayton, Ohio, age 28
Parents: Gerhard C. Jeckering (1900-1967) &
Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz (1906-1965)
Siblings: Richard Cletus (1926-2017), Rita Irene (1928-2015), David (1928-1928), Rosemary Emma (1930-2012), Ruth (1931-1931), Joanne Ethel (b. 1934), and Joseph John (b. 1939).
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| Paul & his family, abt 1943 |
Paul was an artist, he worked with a variety of forms but he definitely preferred drawing and sculpting. In high school, he attended the Dayton Art Institute and sculpted a life-size sculpture of Father Chaminade and donated to his high school- Chaminade High School, which is located at 505 S. Ludlow St in Dayton, Ohio. He was the class of 1944.
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| Chaminade High School |
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| While in high school, Paul enlisted in the military, which is why in his high school year book, class of 1944, he is in uniform. |
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| The Philippine Liberation Medal Paul would have received after being discharged. It is buried with him. |
Paul was discharged from the military on 15 Feb 1946 while in Edinburgh, Indiana at Camp Atterbury.
On 02 Aug 1947, Paul married Dorothy Jean Hendricks (1926-2010), daughter of Isaac Hendricks Jr. (1883-1942) & Myrtle May Hyman (1884-1953).
Paul and Dorothy had 4 children together but he would only live to meet 3 of them. In 1948, Paul was diagnosed with Lupus.
1. Jean Marie Jeckering (1948-1996)
2. Michael Lee Jeckering (1950-2022)
3. Karla Joanne Jeckering
4. Paul David Jeckering (1954-2016)
Census Records
1930- April 9- address- 3306 Riverside Dr, Dayton, Ohio, household members:
- Gerhard C. Jackering (Jeckering), Head, age 23, Toolmaker
- Josephine M. Jackering, Wife, age 25
- Paul S. Jackering, Son, age 4
- Richard C. Jackering, Son, age 3
- Rita I. Jackering, Daughter, age 2
*3306 Riverside Dr. is no longer there- in it's place is an apartment complex that was built in 1970.
1940- April 5- address- 2334 Newport Ave, Dayton, Ohio, household members:
- Gerhard Jeckering, Head, age 39, Toolmaker
- Josephine Jeckering, Wife, age 35
- Paul Jeckering, Son, age 14, occupation unreadable
- Richard Jeckering, Son, age 13
- Rita Jeckering, Daughter, age 12
- Rosemary Jeckering, Daughter, age 9
- Joan Jeckering, Daughter, age 6
- Josephine Jeckering, Son, age 4 months
- Martha Jeckering, Sister, age 34
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| 2334 Newport Ave Dayton, Ohio Photo Courtesy of Google Maps |
1950- Even though the 1950 census records have been available for 2 years now, I haven't been able to find Paul and Dorothy in any of them.
By 1954, Paul's lupus was terminal and he was dying. This was the last picture the family took together on Christmas Day, 1953. Dorothy was pregnant with Paul David, would deliver in April.
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| Back- Dorothy, Paul, Karla (on lap) Front- Michael, Jean |
Paul succumbed to the lupus, kidney failure, on 11 Jan 1954. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton. His son Michael is buried next to him.
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| Catholic Memorial Card |
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| Death Certificate |
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Sources: United States Census Records (1930, 1940), Ohio U.S. Death Records, Ohio U.S. Soldier Grave Registrations, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, U.S. City Directories, U.S. FIndagrave.com, U.S. Newspapers.com Marriage & Obituary Indexes, U.S. School Yearbooks, U.S. World War II Draft Cards.
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