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Chris “Christo” DeNeff

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Chris “Christo” DeNeff

Birth
Greece
Death
24 Nov 1962 (aged 78)
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Born Masedonia, Greece. Arrived in Waukegan 1901 and employed at the Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest as a superintendent of grounds for 43 years. A member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Waukegan.

Married (1) Clara Zewe 6 September 1911, Lake County, IL, Record number 086M2414.

To this union two sons were born,
(1) Boris Sheridan Deneff
(2) Kyril Snelling Deneff
Both boys later adopted their stepfather Clem Brown's last name.

Married (2) Ella.

U.S. Death Index
Given Name: Chris
Surname: Deneff
Birth Date: 16 May 1884
State: Illinois
Event Date: November 1962
Age: 78
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1940 Census shows Christ Deneff, groundskeeper tennis court and spouse Ella born 1902 Wisconsin, waitress at a restaurant living in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois.
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1930 Census show Christ and Ella living Waukegan, Lake, Illinois with sisters-in-law Clara Kopelke age 22 born Wisconsin and Esther Knox age 25 born Wisconsin.
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Born Masedonia, Greece. Arrived in Waukegan 1901 and employed at the Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest as a superintendent of grounds for 43 years. A member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Waukegan.

Married (1) Clara Zewe 6 September 1911, Lake County, IL, Record number 086M2414.

To this union two sons were born,
(1) Boris Sheridan Deneff
(2) Kyril Snelling Deneff
Both boys later adopted their stepfather Clem Brown's last name.

Married (2) Ella.

U.S. Death Index
Given Name: Chris
Surname: Deneff
Birth Date: 16 May 1884
State: Illinois
Event Date: November 1962
Age: 78
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1940 Census shows Christ Deneff, groundskeeper tennis court and spouse Ella born 1902 Wisconsin, waitress at a restaurant living in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois.
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1930 Census show Christ and Ella living Waukegan, Lake, Illinois with sisters-in-law Clara Kopelke age 22 born Wisconsin and Esther Knox age 25 born Wisconsin.
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  • Created by: Ancestor Hunter
  • Added: Feb 21, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142894011/chris-deneff: accessed ), memorial page for Chris “Christo” DeNeff (16 May 1884–24 Nov 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142894011, citing Northshore Garden of Memories, North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ancestor Hunter (contributor 47458402).