William Charles Diefenbach Sr. ^3,4

  General Notes:

According to the 1900 Census William was living in the area of St. Louis known as "Dogtown" on the street "Lorretta"


The portrait at the top shows family of William Diefenbach ca 1912:

Back Row: Luella and Pauline (daughter)
Middle Row: Fred, Pauline (mother), Matilda, William (father), William (Son)
Front Row: Julius (on the mother's lap), Loretta (by the father)
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Hobbies: Musician. Played in the Young American Brass Band Cheltenham. See http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/dogtown/pj-book/pj-1-27.html

• marriage.

• Death due to: Prostate Cancer, 23 Feb 1939, St Louis, MO. ⁶

William married Pauline Anna Simon, daughter of Charles F Simon and Agnes Sondag, on 27 Jun 1893 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Pauline Anna Simon was born on 15 Mar 1874 in St. Louis, Missouri,⁴ died on 8 Jan 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri ⁴ and was buried on 11 Jan 1955 in Old Pickers Cemetery, St. Louis, MO ^4,7.)