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John Perry Drewry

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John Perry Drewry

Birth
Lake County, California, USA
Death
16 Oct 1914 (aged 46)
Folsom, Sacramento County, California, USA
Burial
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 3
Memorial ID
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46 years old

In the 1900 U.S. Census (Ukiah, CA) with:

John Drewry Head M 32 California
Sarra Drewry Wife F 36 California
Danial Yates Stepson M 13 California

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John Drewry was a Sergeant for the California Department of Corrections. He worked out of Folsom Prison in Represa, California, near Sacramento. He worked there just one year, dying in the line of duty at age 46. Sgt. Drewry and another Guard were attempting to stop a prisoner from escaping, Sgt. Drewry was stabbed to death by the escapee. Sgt. Drewry was survived by a wife and four children.
46 years old

In the 1900 U.S. Census (Ukiah, CA) with:

John Drewry Head M 32 California
Sarra Drewry Wife F 36 California
Danial Yates Stepson M 13 California

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John Drewry was a Sergeant for the California Department of Corrections. He worked out of Folsom Prison in Represa, California, near Sacramento. He worked there just one year, dying in the line of duty at age 46. Sgt. Drewry and another Guard were attempting to stop a prisoner from escaping, Sgt. Drewry was stabbed to death by the escapee. Sgt. Drewry was survived by a wife and four children.


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