Ancestry of
John Dos Passos

American Novelist

John Roderigo Dos Passos

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • John Randolph Dos Passos 
  • Mother:
  • Lucy Addison Sprigg   
  • Birth Date:
  • 14 Jan 1896 
  • Birth Location:
  • Chicago, Cook, Illinois 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 28 Sep 1970 
  • Death Location:
  • Baltimore, Maryland 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard, Kinsale, Westmoreland, Virginia 
  • Notes: 

  • American novelist

    John Dos Passos's most notable works includen the U.S.A. Trilogy. The trilogy's novels consisted of The 42nd Parallel (1930), 1919 (1932), and The Big Money (1936).

    Although John's parents would eventually marry after the death of his father's first wife, he was born illegitimately.

• Marriages for John Roderigo Dos Passos

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  • Spouse:
  • Katharine Smith
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 Aug 1929
  • Marriage Location:
  • Maine

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  • Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Hamlin

• Sources for John Roderigo Dos Passos

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/29/2020).
  • ² Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996, Marriage record for John Dospassos and Katharine Smith.
  • ³ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965, 1948, Record for John dos Passos.
  • ⁴ The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), 29 SEP 1970, p. 5, Obituary for John Dos Passos.
  • ⁵ U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925, 29 APR 1921, Application for John R Dos Passos.
  • ⁶ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for John R Dos Passos.
  • ⁷ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Draft registration for John Dos Passos.
  • ⁸ Wikipedia, "John Dos Passos", (accessed 09/29/2020).