John Robert Decker

Born March 13, 1893 in Bowman, Archer Co., Tx ⁷
Died November 27, 1967 in Madisonville, Madison Co., Tx ⁷

Notes:
1900 US Census - age 7, living in Archer Co., Tx with parents Godfrey (51,Germany) and Ida (42,Il) and siblings Annie (18,Il), George (17,Il), Ulrich (14,Il), Fred (12,Tx), Ida (8,Tx), David (4,Tx) and Joseph (8mos,Tx), and also laborers William Campbell (28,WV,engineer), Robert Myers (23,Co,day labor), James Carlston (20,Tx,painter) and August Immen (60,Germany,blacksmith), father is a farmer, sister Annie is an artist, brothers George and Ulrich are farm labor, farm owned free of mortgage
1910 US Census - age 17, living in Justice Precinct 7, Archer Co., Tx with parents Godfrey R. (60,Germany) and Ida (51,Il), and siblings Ulrich J. (24,Il), Fred G. (22,Tx), Ida E. (18,Tx), David D. (14,Tx), Joseph J. (10,Tx) and Esther H. (7,Tx), and boarder William M. Arrington (26,Ks)
WWI Draft Registration June 5, 1917 - Archer County, Texas, Name: John Decker, Age: 24, Home address: Bowman, Tex, Date of birth: March 13th 1893, Natural Citizen, Born: Bowman, Tex, Present trade: Farmer, Employed: working for myself, Where employed: Bowman, Dependents: wife and 2 children, married, Caucasian, no military, exemption: Bad case reumatisum, physical charactaristics: tall, brown hair, brown eyes
1920 US Census - age 26, living in Archer Co., Tx with wife Laurie M (24,Tx) and children Cecil (5,NM), Roger (3,Tx) and J.D. (J.R.,1,Tx), father's birthplace: Germany, mother's birthplace: Illinois, can read and write, living in rented property

Married

Laura May Ross on December 25, 1913 in Archer City, Archer Co., Tx ⁷

Children of John and Laura Decker :

Cecil Decker
Roger Decker
John R. Decker Jr.
William Bailey Decker
Vera Mae Decker

Siblings of John R. Decker : Roger W. Decker, Annie Decker, George Decker, Ulrich J. Decker, Fred G. Decker, Ida E. Decker, David D. Decker, Joseph J. Decker, Esther H. Decker

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		Ratke/Rottger Decker	patgreatgrandmother
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	Godfrey R. Decker	Anna Freese/Freeden	greatgrandmother
John R. Decker
	Ida Decker	Gerd Gottfried Decker	matgreatgrandfather
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		Anna Classen Heiden	greatgrandfather
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