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Charles Donald Cox was born on 11 Aug 1916 in Manchester, OhioG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Manchester Twp., Adams Co., Ohio, G in the household of his parents, Rufus M. Cox and Jean Matthews.¹⁸
     Neither Charles nor his parents have been found in the 1930 census.
     Charles married first Margaret Louise Fenker, daughter of Clement Meade Fenker and Margaret Viola Thompson, in Aug 1939 in Hamilton Co., OhioG.^7,8,9
     Charles and Margaret appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1328 Manss Ave. G, enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $32.50 per month, and that he had lived in Manchester, Ohio in 1935, and she had lived in Cincinnati. Maurice Barnes, age 24, was also listed in the household, identified as a cousin.²
     He was a machine tool inspector, reporting in 1940 he had worked 55 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $720.¹⁹ He registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 280 Southern Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, reporting he was employed by Lodge and Shipley Machine Tool Co. in Cincinnati.³
      Margaret was granted a divorce from Charles 17 Oct 1944, in Hamilton Co., OhioG, on grounds of neglect.^10,11,12
     Charles was drafted in the U.S. Army as a private, reporting 12 Jul 1945 to Fort Hayes, Columbus, OhioG.²⁰
     Charles married second Ellen Louise Zeh, daughter of Theodore S. Zeh and Gertrude T. Baur, in Jun 1947 in Alameda Co., CaliforniaG.^13,14,15
     He was a lab technician at a creamery by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 48 hours the prior week.²¹
     Charles and Ellen appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Lemoore, Kings Co., California, at 418 Fox St. G, enumerated 13 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.²²
     Charles and Ellen were divorced on 20 Aug 1986 in Adams Co., OhioG.¹⁶
     Several online family trees report, without citing any source, that Charles died 12 Sep 2017, in Fairfax Co., VirginiaG. No documentation to support that claim has been found.¹⁷

Rousseau Hayner Flower was born on 21 Mar 1913 in Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., New YorkG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1915 State Census of Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., New YorkG, in the household of his parents, Franklin Rousseau Flower and Ethna M. Hayner.¹² He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., New York, G in the household of his parents.¹³
     He appeared on the 1925 State Census of Snyder and Haryner Rd., Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., New YorkG, in the household of his parents.¹⁴ He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Brunswick Twp., Rensselaer Co., New York, G in the household of his parents.¹⁵
     Rousseau graduated from University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioG, on 9 Jun 1939 with a Ph.D. degree.^16,17,18
     He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., New York, G in the household of his parents, and had lived in the same house in 1935. But both he and his brother Donald are marked as absent, as if they were temporarily elsewhere.¹⁹
     Rousseau registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while reporting his home as Troy, Rensselaer Co., New YorkG, and that he was employed by University of Cincinnati, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He actually registered in Cincinnati, but gave his New York address as his permanent home.³
     He was curator of the University of Cincinnati museum by 1942, when he was quoted in the press in an article about a mastodon tusk given the museum by 1942.²⁰
     Rousseau returned to New York by 1945, when he was using aircraft to conduct research as assistant state paleontologist for the state of New York.²¹ He was a paleontologist at a museum by 1950.²²
     Rousseau appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at 11 Eaton Rd. G, enumerated 5 Apr 1950, as a lodger in the home of Charles J. Guenther and his wife.²³
     Rousseau moved to Socorro, New MexicoG, in 1951 to become a stratigraphic geologist at the State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. He worked there as a paleontologist until he retired in 1978, but continued paleontological research until his death. He was an expert on cephalopods, extinct marine invertebrates related to squid and octopus, and on early Paleozoic rocks which produce oil an gas.^24,25
     Rousseau married second Margaret Louise Fenker, daughter of Clement Meade Fenker and Margaret Viola Thompson, on 30 Jul 1951 in Bernalillo Co., New MexicoG.^7,8
     Rousseau died on 27 Feb 1988 in New MexicoG at age 74.^9,10,11

Mary Lou Spangler was born on 24 Nov 1926 in Springfield, OhioG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents, Frances L. Spangler and Lula A. Jackson.¹² She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents.¹³
     Mary married Howard Thompson Fenker, son of Clement Meade Fenker and Margaret Viola Thompson, in Dec 1949 in Lawrenceburg, IndianaG.^3,7,8
     She was a switchboard operator at a brewery, reporting in the 1950 census she had worked 40 hours the prior week and earned $1,800 in 1949.¹⁴
     Mary and Howard appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 27 West Daniels G, enumerated 14 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and he had lived in a different house but the same county the year before.¹⁵
      About 1952 Mary and Howard were living at 3182 Werk Rd., CincinnatiG, and they continued to live there until about 1956.¹⁶
     Mary and Howard later moved to FloridaG, but just when is unknown.^17,18
     Mary died on 19 Jun 2001 in FloridaG at age 74.^9,10,11