Valentine Diefenbach

  General Notes:

According to the 1900 Census Valentine was living the area of St. Louis known as "Dogtown" in the street "Manchester". ⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

• Letter: from German Relatives, 31 Dec 1922. ³³

• Letter: from German Relatives, 12 Oct 1923. ³³

• Letter: from German relatives, 30 Nov 1923. ³³

• Letter: from German Relatives (part 1), 22 Sep 1946. ³³

• Letter: part 2, 22 Sep 1946. ³³

• Letter: part 3, 22 Sep 1946. ³³

• Death due to: Ruled a suicide by coroner, 8 Feb 1940, St Louis, MO. ³²

• Occupation: Terra Cotta Worker (Unemployed), 8 Feb 1940, St Louis, MO. ³²

Valentine married Matilda Katherine Simon, daughter of Charles F Simon and Agnes Sondag, on 19 Nov 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Matilda Katherine Simon was born on 21 May 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri,⁴ died on 19 Oct 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri ⁴ and was buried on 22 Oct 1955 in St Louis, MO ³⁴.)