Charles Elwood Carr ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

In June 1916, his mother's obituary give his residence as Gary, Indiana.
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Born in Cincinnati, OH in 1882, Charles' family moved to Carondelet, MO, when he was about 5 years old, where his father left the insurance business to become a Methodist minister. The family moved again about 1890 so that his father could serve a circuit of churches in Litchfield, IL. In 1892 Charles' father passed away at the age of 42. Charles was just 9 years old at the time.

After his father's death, Charles, his mother, and his brothers and sisters returned to his mother's home town in Orrville, OH, where her parents were both still living. In 1896 the family moved again, to Toledo, OH, where his mother would remain until her death.

Charles left home and moved to Pittsburgh, PA, where he met his first wife Bess. In 1910 they had relocated to Oakmont, PA, where Charles worked as a book keeper for a roofing company. They lived with Bess' sister Edith and her husband, Charles Ferguson, and Bess' mother Kate.

In 1915 they moved to Gary, IN, where Charles found work as the Superintendent of the Gary Screw & Bolt Company. He would spend 25 years in the industry.

In March of 1921 Charles and Bess divorced. The divorce was turbulent and Charles remarried 5 months later in Pontiac, MI. Charles left Bess and their children and started a new family with Georgia.

In 1930, Charles and Georgia were living in Lakewood, OH, where Charles was working for a steel manufacturing company.

In 1940, Charles and Georgia were living in Chicago, IL. At the time he was a Controller for a Machinery Dealer. Charles remained in Chicago for the rest of his life.

Charles was known for being possessed of considerable artistic talent. He produced studies (portraits) of General MacArthur and General Eisenhower. Charles' four sons served with distinction in WWII. They also possessed much of their father's artistic talent.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Charles E Carr
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Oct 1967
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 7930 So May St
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Controller
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1882
Birthplace: Cincinnati, , Ohio
Funeral Home: A J Bow??
Burial Date: 04 Oct 1967
Burial Place: Evergreen Park, , Illinois
Cemetery Evergreen
Father's Name: Jerome S Carr
Mother's Name: Martha Lightfoot
Informant's Name: G Carr
Entry Number: 72089

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MX-GY75 : 18 March 2018), Charles E Carr, 01 Oct 1967; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
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Name: Charles Carr
Given Name: Charles
Surname: Carr
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Oct 1967
Event Place: Cook, Illinois
Event Place (Original): Cook, Illinois
Age: 85
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1882

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR2Q-J6V : 4 December 2020), Charles Carr, Oct 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of July 1883 and a birth location of Ohio.

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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Toledo, OH on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 35, Dwelling 330, Family 373, Roll 1296
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
121 Palmer Street; house rented
Charles Carr..Son..Jul 1883..16..OH..Upholsterer
(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Jul 1882, then his age should have been 17 instead of 16.
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• He resided in Gary, IN in June 1916.

In June 1916, his mother's obituary give his residence as Gary, Indiana.
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• He was buried on 4 October 1967 in the Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum in Evergreen Park, IL.

Plot: Spring Grove Section, Part 9, Lot 972, Grave B3
Find A Grave Memorial# 109794796
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Charles married Bess Katherine Cory, daughter of Franklin Pierce Cory and Katherine Ida Francis, on 5 June 1909 in Pittsburgh, PA.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Bess Katherine Cory was born on 13 July 1888 in Rapid City, SD,⁸ died on 23 November 1957 in Long Beach, CA ⁸ and was buried after 23 November 1957 in Long Beach, CA ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Charles Elwood Carr and Bess Katherine Cory were divorced in March 1921.

  Marriage Notes:

In 1910 Charles and Bess moved from Pittsburgh to Oakmont, PA, where Charles worked as a book keeper for a roofing company. They lived with Bess' sister Edith and her husband, Charles Ferguson, and Bess' mother Kate.

In 1915 they moved to Gary, IN, where Charles found work as the Superintendent of the Gary Screw & Bolt Company.

In 1920, Bess and the children are found living in Long Beach, CA, while Charles was still living in Indiana. Charles appears on the census record with Bess, but he was also on the Indiana census just 7 days later as a "boarder" (renting a room), which implies that he was not in California when the census was taken.

In March of 1921 Charles and Bess divorced. The divorce was turbulent and Charles remarried 5 months later to Georgia Hamilton in Pontiac, MI. Charles left Bess and their children and started a new family with Georgia.

In 1940 Bess was still living in Long Beach with her daughter Lucy and her son Albion.
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Charles next married Georgia Silver Hamilton on 21 August 1921 in Pontiac, MI.² (Georgia Silver Hamilton was born on 21 June 1882 in Orrville, OH ^{2 9} and died after July 1925.)