Daughter of John Wesley De Kay (b. 20 Jul 1872, New Hampton, IA, d. 4 Oct 1938) and Anna May Walton (b. 21 May 1869, Bountiful, UT).
Jeanne was born Anna Walton De Kay, but changed her name at some point in her short life. Her siblings were John Walton De Kay and Elizabeth Walton De Kay.
From the Newark Advocate, April 6, 1920:
Chicago, April 6 -- The body of Jeanne Anna De Kay, 20 years old, protegee of Miss Jane Addams, whose disappearance from Hull House on December 30 was followed by a national search, was found yesterday in Lake Michigan, near the municipal pier.
Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton of Hull House identified the body. Except for a coat and hat, which were missing, the clothing was the same as Miss De Kay wore when she disappeared. A scar on the left temple and smallpox marks under the eyes assisted in the identification.
Mrs. Britton said she was convinced the girl had committed suicide. No evidence was found on the body. Coroner Heffman said the body had been in the water three months.
Miss DeKay was the daughter of John Wesley De Kay, wealthy packer, now residing in Switzerland. She was sent to Chicago by her father soon after her graduation from a London boarding school. She arrived at Hull House last December to assist in work among the poor under Miss Jane Addams' direction.
"She was despondent while at Hull House," Mrs. Britton said, "and grieved over the pox marks on her face."
Jeanne was born Anna Walton De Kay, but changed her name at some point in her short life. Her siblings were John Walton De Kay and Elizabeth Walton De Kay.
From the Newark Advocate, April 6, 1920:
Chicago, April 6 -- The body of Jeanne Anna De Kay, 20 years old, protegee of Miss Jane Addams, whose disappearance from Hull House on December 30 was followed by a national search, was found yesterday in Lake Michigan, near the municipal pier.
Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton of Hull House identified the body. Except for a coat and hat, which were missing, the clothing was the same as Miss De Kay wore when she disappeared. A scar on the left temple and smallpox marks under the eyes assisted in the identification.
Mrs. Britton said she was convinced the girl had committed suicide. No evidence was found on the body. Coroner Heffman said the body had been in the water three months.
Miss DeKay was the daughter of John Wesley De Kay, wealthy packer, now residing in Switzerland. She was sent to Chicago by her father soon after her graduation from a London boarding school. She arrived at Hull House last December to assist in work among the poor under Miss Jane Addams' direction.
"She was despondent while at Hull House," Mrs. Britton said, "and grieved over the pox marks on her face."
Daughter of John Wesley De Kay (b. 20 Jul 1872, New Hampton, IA, d. 4 Oct 1938) and Anna May Walton (b. 21 May 1869, Bountiful, UT).
Jeanne was born Anna Walton De Kay, but changed her name at some point in her short life. Her siblings were John Walton De Kay and Elizabeth Walton De Kay.
From the Newark Advocate, April 6, 1920:
Chicago, April 6 -- The body of Jeanne Anna De Kay, 20 years old, protegee of Miss Jane Addams, whose disappearance from Hull House on December 30 was followed by a national search, was found yesterday in Lake Michigan, near the municipal pier.
Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton of Hull House identified the body. Except for a coat and hat, which were missing, the clothing was the same as Miss De Kay wore when she disappeared. A scar on the left temple and smallpox marks under the eyes assisted in the identification.
Mrs. Britton said she was convinced the girl had committed suicide. No evidence was found on the body. Coroner Heffman said the body had been in the water three months.
Miss DeKay was the daughter of John Wesley De Kay, wealthy packer, now residing in Switzerland. She was sent to Chicago by her father soon after her graduation from a London boarding school. She arrived at Hull House last December to assist in work among the poor under Miss Jane Addams' direction.
"She was despondent while at Hull House," Mrs. Britton said, "and grieved over the pox marks on her face."
Jeanne was born Anna Walton De Kay, but changed her name at some point in her short life. Her siblings were John Walton De Kay and Elizabeth Walton De Kay.
From the Newark Advocate, April 6, 1920:
Chicago, April 6 -- The body of Jeanne Anna De Kay, 20 years old, protegee of Miss Jane Addams, whose disappearance from Hull House on December 30 was followed by a national search, was found yesterday in Lake Michigan, near the municipal pier.
Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton of Hull House identified the body. Except for a coat and hat, which were missing, the clothing was the same as Miss De Kay wore when she disappeared. A scar on the left temple and smallpox marks under the eyes assisted in the identification.
Mrs. Britton said she was convinced the girl had committed suicide. No evidence was found on the body. Coroner Heffman said the body had been in the water three months.
Miss DeKay was the daughter of John Wesley De Kay, wealthy packer, now residing in Switzerland. She was sent to Chicago by her father soon after her graduation from a London boarding school. She arrived at Hull House last December to assist in work among the poor under Miss Jane Addams' direction.
"She was despondent while at Hull House," Mrs. Britton said, "and grieved over the pox marks on her face."
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