Elmer Duffy was born to William J Mulvey and Mary Elizabeth Duffy in Lockport, New York on December 2, 1890. His parents separated soon after he was born, and his mother, with Elmer and his older brother, James, moved into the home of his maternal grandparents, John and Susanna (Holland) Duffy. Around the time their father remarried, the children adopted the last name Duffy.
Their mother married James Lacey in 1902, and the boys soon had three half-sisters. The family moved to nearby Niagara Falls, New York.
Elmer's brother became a well-known boxer, Lockport Jimmy Duffy.
Elmer worked at a variety of jobs. He worked as a clerk at a store, a salesman at Gassler's Bakery, a patrolman for the Niagara Falls police department. In 1915, he married Freda Helenstaad (possibly Helmstead), a German immigrant.
The couple remained married at least until 1918, and perhaps longer; records have not yet been located by this researcher to show whether Elmer was widowed or divorced.
By 1930, Elmer was living in Chicago and was married to Mabel Powell Duffy. He was working as a policeman for the railroad, according to the 1930 census. Elmer and Mabel were still living in Chicago at the time of the 1940 census, and he remained at his job as a policeman for the New York Central Railroad. He worked out of the LaSalle Station in Chicago. In that year, the census shows that couple was adopting a baby daughter.
The family later moved to Michigan. He died in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in New Buffalo, Michigan. He was survived by Mabel, his daughter, and grandsons.
Their mother married James Lacey in 1902, and the boys soon had three half-sisters. The family moved to nearby Niagara Falls, New York.
Elmer's brother became a well-known boxer, Lockport Jimmy Duffy.
Elmer worked at a variety of jobs. He worked as a clerk at a store, a salesman at Gassler's Bakery, a patrolman for the Niagara Falls police department. In 1915, he married Freda Helenstaad (possibly Helmstead), a German immigrant.
The couple remained married at least until 1918, and perhaps longer; records have not yet been located by this researcher to show whether Elmer was widowed or divorced.
By 1930, Elmer was living in Chicago and was married to Mabel Powell Duffy. He was working as a policeman for the railroad, according to the 1930 census. Elmer and Mabel were still living in Chicago at the time of the 1940 census, and he remained at his job as a policeman for the New York Central Railroad. He worked out of the LaSalle Station in Chicago. In that year, the census shows that couple was adopting a baby daughter.
The family later moved to Michigan. He died in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in New Buffalo, Michigan. He was survived by Mabel, his daughter, and grandsons.
Elmer Duffy was born to William J Mulvey and Mary Elizabeth Duffy in Lockport, New York on December 2, 1890. His parents separated soon after he was born, and his mother, with Elmer and his older brother, James, moved into the home of his maternal grandparents, John and Susanna (Holland) Duffy. Around the time their father remarried, the children adopted the last name Duffy.
Their mother married James Lacey in 1902, and the boys soon had three half-sisters. The family moved to nearby Niagara Falls, New York.
Elmer's brother became a well-known boxer, Lockport Jimmy Duffy.
Elmer worked at a variety of jobs. He worked as a clerk at a store, a salesman at Gassler's Bakery, a patrolman for the Niagara Falls police department. In 1915, he married Freda Helenstaad (possibly Helmstead), a German immigrant.
The couple remained married at least until 1918, and perhaps longer; records have not yet been located by this researcher to show whether Elmer was widowed or divorced.
By 1930, Elmer was living in Chicago and was married to Mabel Powell Duffy. He was working as a policeman for the railroad, according to the 1930 census. Elmer and Mabel were still living in Chicago at the time of the 1940 census, and he remained at his job as a policeman for the New York Central Railroad. He worked out of the LaSalle Station in Chicago. In that year, the census shows that couple was adopting a baby daughter.
The family later moved to Michigan. He died in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in New Buffalo, Michigan. He was survived by Mabel, his daughter, and grandsons.
Their mother married James Lacey in 1902, and the boys soon had three half-sisters. The family moved to nearby Niagara Falls, New York.
Elmer's brother became a well-known boxer, Lockport Jimmy Duffy.
Elmer worked at a variety of jobs. He worked as a clerk at a store, a salesman at Gassler's Bakery, a patrolman for the Niagara Falls police department. In 1915, he married Freda Helenstaad (possibly Helmstead), a German immigrant.
The couple remained married at least until 1918, and perhaps longer; records have not yet been located by this researcher to show whether Elmer was widowed or divorced.
By 1930, Elmer was living in Chicago and was married to Mabel Powell Duffy. He was working as a policeman for the railroad, according to the 1930 census. Elmer and Mabel were still living in Chicago at the time of the 1940 census, and he remained at his job as a policeman for the New York Central Railroad. He worked out of the LaSalle Station in Chicago. In that year, the census shows that couple was adopting a baby daughter.
The family later moved to Michigan. He died in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in New Buffalo, Michigan. He was survived by Mabel, his daughter, and grandsons.
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