Herman Leonard Danforth

1913 - 1973  (59 years)

• Name	Herman Leonard Danforth
  Birth	19 Apr 1913	Washington, Tazewell, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 1973  [1]
  Person ID	I39488	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Herman Wenger Danforth,   b. 15 Jun 1872, Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1949, Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Louise W. Leonard,   b. 1883, Illinois d. 1959, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1905	Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F23203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Marie Gelpi,   b. 10 Jan 1926, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana d. 16 Dec 2000, Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1944	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana   [5]
  Children	1. (Private)
  Family ID	F23202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Lieutenant (JG), US Naval Reserve, WWII. His ashes were scattered at sea by the US Navy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7059] Find a Grave page for LTJG Herman L. Danforth. [S1336] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, on ancestry.com. [S7068] Find a Grave page for Louise W. Leonard Danforth. [S4360] Illinois marriages, 1815-1935, on familysearch.org. [S7066] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964, on ancestry.com.