William H Defrees
1865 - 1920 (54 years)-
Name William H Defrees [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 29 Nov 1865 Indiana, USA 
[2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Occupation Farmer [4, 5] Residence 1900 Rock Creek, Baker, Oregon, USA [4] Residence 1910 McEwen, Baker, Oregon, USA [5] Burial 1920 Baker City, Baker, Oregon, USA [3] Death 15 Feb 1920 Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA [2, 3] Person ID I66929 MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
Family Mary Ellen Montgomery, b. 20 Feb 1867, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA d. 9 Jan 1937, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 69 years) Marriage 1885 [4] Children > 1. Edith Defrees, b. 1885, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jul 1886, Indiana, USA (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Clarence Chesterfield DeFrees, b. 27 Aug 1887, Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA d. 1 Dec 1956, Multnomah, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Laura M Defrees, b. Nov 1891, Oregon, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Geneva T Defrees, b. Apr 1894, Oregon, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Clifford Harvey Defrees, b. 10 Oct 1896, Haines, Baker, Oregon, USA d. 23 Jan 1980, Battle Ground, Clark, Washington, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F43653 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Birth - 29 Nov 1865 - Indiana, USA 
Residence - 1900 - Rock Creek, Baker, Oregon, USA 
Residence - 1910 - McEwen, Baker, Oregon, USA 
Burial - 1920 - Baker City, Baker, Oregon, USA 
Death - 15 Feb 1920 - Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S4525] Ancestry.com, Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, County Birth and Death Records, 1855-1962.
Record for Mary E. Defrees
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61679&h=108662&indiv=try - [S4497] Ancestry.com, Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967.
Record for William Defrees
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61675&h=322640&indiv=try - [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for William Defrees
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=114108492&indiv=try - [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Creek, Baker, Oregon; Roll: 1345; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1241345.
Record for Wm H Defrees
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=68391237&indiv=try - [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: McEwen, Baker, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375291.
Record for W H De Frees
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=23227433&indiv=try
- [S4525] Ancestry.com, Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, County Birth and Death Records, 1855-1962.