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Birth:          14 Feb 1883 Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa
Death:          1968 

Notes
1981 book (see for details)
16 Jun 1989 letter from Peggy Ann Brown
writer and poet
by 1941 he was married to Dora Miller
college roommate of Sinclair Lewis
together with Lewis, spend some time at Helicon Home Colony, describing the 
experience in a New York Sun article of 16 Dec 1906, sec 3, p 4: "Two Yale Men in 
Utopia. Experiences of the Cojanitors of Helicon Hall. Sinclair Lewis and Allen 
Updegraff Tell How They Peformed Manual Labor and Cultivated the Intellect at Upton 
Sinclair's Colony Upon the Palisades"
He married Lewis' fiancee, which broke up the friendship for some years. With her he 
had two children. Divorced.
Wrote 6 novels and 2 volumes of poetry, none financially successful
April 1992 letter from David Maule Updegraff
Then after meeting Dora Miller, he and Florence divorced.
1900 census, with father (widower) in Springfield Greene Co Mo. Cannot read father's 
name.... looks like william
familysearch entry gives bplace in Iowa and full date, and death year
1920 in Woodstock, Ulster Co., N.Y. says b Ill. author of novels

Parents
UPDEGRAFF William Ross ()
HEBERLING Laura Alda ()

Siblings
UPDEGRAFF Allen Eugene (14 Feb 1883 - 1968)

Marriage To MAULE Florence Mary (Dec 1880 - 15 Jul 1949)
    m. 1916 dv. 1923 

Notes

Parents
MAULE John Penrose (15 Sep 1853 - 29 Nov 1912)
FINIGAN Mary Katherine (Apr 1864 - 1945)

Children by MAULE Florence Mary Dec 1880 - 15 Jul 1949
UPDEGRAFF David Maule (19 Dec 1917 - 14 May 2004)

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