Ninth Generation

167. Francis Norbert (Norb) DEJACO Sr.¹⁸² was born on 24 Jan 1914 in Newport, Kentucky. 330 Hodge Street. He was baptized on January 25, 1914 in Newport, Kentucky at Saint Stephen Church by Rev. M. L. Leich. His sponsors were Francis DeJaco and Caroline Case. He attended grammar school at St. Stephen Grade School. As a youth, he was very active in the Boy Scouts of America, advancing to the rank of Eagle Scout. It is said that he was the first Eagle Scout in Campbell County. Later in the mid-1950's, he helped establish Boy Scout Troop 78 at Saint Mary Parish in Alexandria. He served as its first scoutmaster. In 1932, he graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Between 1936 and 1975 he is an a painter and interior decorator for the John Shillito Co (later Federated Department Stores) in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

He lived (primarily) on his small farm on Old State Road #3 in Claryville, Campbell County, Kentucky between 1941 and 1976. He and his wife Virginia purchased the 42-acres of farmland in rural Campbell County from George Wanner in 1940 for about $50 an acre [DB: 76/97]. Within six years the Kentucky State Highway Department purchased US Highway 27 right-of-way of 3.8 acres from them in 1946 [DB: 84/478]. Over the next 30 years the property was divided and sold off in 5 parcels: eastern pasture along US-27 containing 3.5 acres in 1960 [DB: 115/562]; western fields containing 14.4 acres in 1969 [DB: 133/325]; fields along US-27 containing 7.3 acres in 1973; the woodlot and orchard land containing 7.5 acres in 1975 [DB: 148/27]; and finally the homestead and surrounding property of 4.2 acres in 1976 [DB: 152/10].

Other places of residence in Kentucky included: 430 Eighth Street (upper flat) in Dayton (1938-39); 338 10th Street (apartment) in Dayton (1940); 109 East Main Street in Alexandria (1940); Box 470 - Old State Road #3 in Alexandria (1941-76); 14 Langview Drive in Highland Heights (1976-83); and 7450 Fair Court-Apartment 147 in Florence (1983-94).

He died on 10 Feb 1994 in Edgewood, Kentucky at Saint Elizabeth Hospital. He was fortified with the last sacraments. He was buried on 14 Feb 1994 in Alexandria, Kentucky, at Saint Mary Cemetery. From his obituary in the Kentucky Post: NORBERT FRANCIS DEJACO, 80, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South. He was a retired painter for Shillito's and was the first Northern Kentucky Eagle Scout for the Dan Beard Council. He was a member of the Painters District Council No 12 - Local 50. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Green DeJaco; daughters, Joan Blankenship of Cold Spring, Mary Jane Baber of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; sons, Norbert DeJaco, Jr. of Fort Mitchell, Michael DeJaco of Supply, North Carolina, and Frederick DeJaco of Fayetteville, North Carolina; sisters Della Marie Cassini and Mildred Wise, both of Cincinnati, Lucille Hoenemeyer of Madison, New Jersey; brothers, Ferd DeJaco and Gerard DeJaco, both of Cincinnati, and 10 grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. at Saint Joseph Church, Cold Spring, with prayers at 9:30 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Saint Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.

Francis Norbert (Norb) DEJACO Sr. and Virginia Elizabeth TRAYLOR DeJaco were married on 26 Jan 1938 in Newport, Kentucky at St. Stephen Catholic Church. Rev. Walter Greskamp officiated at the wedding. Included in the ceremony were Jerome DeJaco and Callista Schroeder.
Virginia Elizabeth TRAYLOR DeJaco¹⁸³ (daughter of James O'Carroll TRAYLOR and Lora Jane WHITE Haley Traylor) was born on 15 Jul 1916 in Dayton, Campbell County, Kentucky at 407 Second Street. Virginia E Traylor - Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1916, County: Campbell, Mother's name: Lora Haley, Volume Number: 12, Certificate Number: 5852, Volume Year: 1917. She appeared in the census in 1920. Name: Virginia E Traylor - Home in 1920: Dayton Ward 4, Campbell, Kentucky; Age: 3 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917; Birthplace: Kentucky; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Father's name: James O; Father's Birth Place: Kentucky; Mother's name: Lora J; Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Sex: Female. She appeared in the census in 1930. Name: Virgina Traylor - Home in 1930: Dayton, Campbell, Kentucky; Age: 13 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Father's name: James O; Mother's name: Lora. In 1934, she graduated from Dayton High School in Dayton, Kentucky. She was baptized on 10 Nov 1938 in Newport, Kentucky at St. Stephen Catholic Church.

She died on 13 Jan 1976 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky at Saint Elizabeth Hospital. From her obituary in the Kentucky Post: MRS. VIRGINIA E. DEJACO - 59, Route 3, Box 535, Alexandria, died 11:40 am. on Tuesday at Saint Elizabeth Hospital. Survivors: widower Norbert Sr.; daughters Mrs. Joan Blankenship, Cold Spring, Mrs. Mary Jane Baber, Danville; sons Norbert Jr., Fort Mitchell; Michael, Harrogate, England; Frederick, Cincinnati; five grandchildren; sisters Mrs. Geneva Durst, Buffalo, New York; Mrs. Lula McManis, Dayton; Mrs. Ruth Nagel, Florida; Mrs. Clara Kohl, Hesbrouch Heights, New Jersey. Mass 10 A.M.. on Friday, Saint Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation 6 to 9 PM. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. She was buried in Alexandria, Kentucky, at Saint Mary Cemetery. Francis Norbert (Norb) DEJACO Sr. and Virginia Elizabeth TRAYLOR DeJaco had the following children:

+230	i.	Norbert Francis DEJACO Jr..
231	ii.	Francis Joseph DEJACO184 was born on 5 Jan 1941 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. He was privately baptized by hospital personnel at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He died on 5 Jan 1941 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. He was buried on 6 Jan 1941 in St. Mary Cemetery in Alexandria, Kentucky.
+232	iii.	Michael Dale DEJACO.
+233	iv.	Joan Elizabeth DEJACO Blankenship.
+234	v.	Frederick James (Rick) DEJACO.
+235	vi.	Mary Jane DEJACO Baber.

Francis Norbert (Norb) DEJACO Sr. and Ruth Ester GREEN were married on 29 Apr 1983 in Brevard County, Florida. Ruth Ester GREEN was born in 1926 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.