John C. Decourcey

1841 - 1908  (67 years)

• Name	John C. Decourcey  [1, 2]
  Birth	Jan 1841	Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Apr 1908	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	26 Apr 1908	Black Rock, Buffalo, Erie, New York
  Person ID	I3280	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Catherine Hout,   b. 17 Dec 1853, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Apr 1920, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1875
  Children	+ 1. James Charles Decourcey,   b. 31 Mar 1876, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1940, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Franklin Benjamin Decourcey,   b. 28 Nov 1878, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 May 1953, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Martin Decourcey,   b. 26 Oct 1879, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Dec 1954, Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Bertha Decoursey,   b. Jul 1881, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John J. Decoursey,   b. 18 May 1884, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Jan 1915, New York, USA (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. George W. Decourcey,   b. 24 Sep 1884, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Aug 1969, Hallandale, Broward, Florida, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. Chester Leo Decourcey,   b. 28 Nov 1888, Shippen Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Apr 1960, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 8. Devillo Henderson DeCourcey,   b. 17 Mar 1890, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 9. William Henderson Decourcey,   b. 17 Mar 1890, Sizerville, Cameron, Pennsylvania d. 6 Nov 1968, Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Eleanora Decoursey,   b. Jul 1893, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Sep 1917, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Buffalo Courier, Saturday, April 25, 1908, page 1 DeCOURCEY___April 24, 1908, John J., husband of Catherine DeCourcey, father of James C., Frank B., Martin, John J., George W., Chester, Divilio and Eleanora DeCourcey and Mrs James Stonham. Funeral from the family residence, No. 97 (hard to read...may be wrong number) Unger Avenue, Sunday afternoon at (couldn't read). Buffalo Courier, Saturday, April 25, 1908, page 1 DeCOURCEY___April 24, 1908, John J., husband of Catherine DeCourcey, father of James C., Frank B., Martin, John J., George W., Chester, Divilio and Eleanora DeCourcey and Mrs James Stonham. Funeral from the family residence, No. 97 (hard to read...may be wrong number) Unger Avenue, Sunday afternoon at (couldn't read). Buffalo Courier, Saturday, April 25, 1908, page 1 DeCOURCEY___April 24, 1908, John J., husband of Catherine DeCourcey, father of James C., Frank B., Martin, John J., George W., Chester, Divilio and Eleanora DeCourcey and Mrs James Stonham. Funeral from the family residence, No. 97 (hard to read...may be wrong number) Unger Avenue, Sunday afternoon at (couldn't read). Buffalo Courier, Saturday, April 25, 1908, page 1 DeCOURCEY___April 24, 1908, John J., husband of Catherine DeCourcey, father of James C., Frank B., Martin, John J., George W., Chester, Divilio and Eleanora DeCourcey and Mrs James Stonham. Funeral from the family residence, No. 97 (hard to read...may be wrong number) Unger Avenue, Sunday afternoon at (couldn't read).

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Cameron County Press, (Name: Name: Cameron County Press; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;;), Obituary: DeCoursey, John C. 30APR1908. John C. DeCoursey, aged 67 years, died at Buffalo, on Friday, April 24th, of cancer of the stomach. He leaves a wife - formerly Miss Kate Hout - and a family of nine children - all grown up. The funeral took place at Buffalo on Sunday, interment taking place near Black Rock, beside a sister. The relatives from this section in attendance at the funeral: Chas. Hout and wife, Geo. Hout and wife, and Edward L. Hout. DeCoursey had been ill a long time. Cameron County Press. 30APR1908 Cameron County Historical Society [S519] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).