Charles Everett Brose1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24546, (1877 - 1957)
FatherWilliam Joseph H. Brose4,5,3 (9 Oct 1844 - 23 Apr 1937)
MotherEdna Caroline Shaffer6,7,3 (13 Feb 1849 - 30 Jan 1914)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Sep 1877, Dodsonville, Highland Co., Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 25 Mar 1903, Highland Co., Ohio, Bessie Gertrude Warman (4 Nov 1884 - 29 Feb 1964)11,12
Divorce: May 1912, Highland Co., Ohio, Bessie Gertrude Warman (4 Nov 1884 - 29 Feb 1964)13,14
Marriage: 4 Sep 1915, Highland Co., Ohio, Jennie Catherine Groves (12 Mar 1888 - 16 Jul 1955)15,16,17
Death: 7 Dec 1957, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona18,19
Burial: 14 Dec 1957, Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio20,21,22
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
AncestryThe Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Charles Everett Brose was born on 4 Sep 1877 in Dodsonville, Highland Co., Ohio.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Dodsonville, Highland Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, William Joseph H. Brose and Edna Caroline Shaffer.4 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dodson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, William Joseph H. Brose and Edna Caroline Shaffer.5
     He was a farm laborer, presumably on the family farm by 1900.23
     Charles married first Bessie Gertrude Warman, daughter of James H. Warman and Isabelle Baker, on 25 Mar 1903 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. J. W. Keise officiating.11,12
     He was a farmer on his own by 1910, but by 1920 was working as a farm laborer again.24,25
     Charles and Bessie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Dodson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, enumerated 30 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their farm. Their children Merle, Myrtle, Audie and James were listed as living with them.26
     Charles filed suit for divorce from Bessie in Highland Co., Ohio, Common Pleas Court in May 1912, on the grounds of adultery. He charged that on 12 Apr 1912 she went to Dayton, where she was living in practically open adultery with Robert E. Reeves. He asked for divorce and that she be enjoined from interfering with the possession of their four children. The divorce was subsequently granted.13,14
     Charles married second Jennie Catherine Groves, daughter of Solomon Groves and Ruth Ann Hakes, on 4 Sep 1915 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. B. F. Smith officiating. She had previously been married to Lawrence Martin and Elijah Elsworth Wilson.15,16,17
     Charles registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 128 Catherine, Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed as a teamster, for Walter Hogan in Milford, Ohio.2
     Charles and Jennie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Liberty Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, on Haub Rd., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. His children by his prior marriage, Merle, Myrtle, Audie and James, were listed as living with them, as was his father.27
     Charles and Jennie moved to Montgomery Co. before 1930. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 1529 Richard St., enumerated 6 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and did not own a radio. His children Merle, Myrtle and James were listed as living with them.28
     He was a millwright at a wooden box plant by 1930.29
     Charles and Jennie returned before 1940. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, on May Hill Rd., enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $8 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935.30
     He was a farmer by 1940, reporting in 1940 he had worked hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year.31 Charles registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at Jackson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, reporting he was self employed.32 He retired by 1950, when he reported in the census he had not worked the prior week and was not looking for work.33
     Charles and Jennie appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, enumerated 6 Apr 1950, reporting they lived on a farm. Her 14-year-old nephew James Groves was listed as living with them.33
     His second wife died on 16 Jul 1955 in Highland Co., Ohio.34,35,36
     Charles died on 7 Dec 1957, at the home of his daughter, Myrtle, in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, at age 80.18,19 He was buried on 14 Dec 1957 in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.20,21,22

Children:
     Children with Bessie Gertrude Warman:

  • Merle Frances Brose26,27,37 (17 Jun 1903 - 20 Oct 1996)
  • Myrtle Brose26,27,38 (2 Nov 1905 - 2 Jan 1998)
  • Audie Mae Brose26,27,39 (10 Jun 1906 - 7 Oct 1995)
  • James R. Brose26,27,40 (1 Aug 1908 - 22 Apr 1995)

Children:
     There were no children with Jennie Catherine Groves

Citations

  1. [S13703] William Brose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows name as Charles E. Brose.
  2. [S13759] Charles Everett Brose, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:24, no. 6420, Charles E. Brose and Bessie G. Warman; and 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin.
  4. [S13703] William Brose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13704] William Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  6. [S13703] William Brose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows him as son of her husband.
  7. [S13704] William Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S13703] William Brose household, 1880 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows age 2 and state.
  9. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:24, no. 6420, Charles E. Brose and Bessie G. Warman, shows age 25 on 4 Sep 1903 [year apprently in error, should have been 1902], town, and state; and 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin, shows age 37 on 4 Sep 1915, county, and state.
  10. [S13759] Charles Everett Brose, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date.
  11. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:24, no. 6420, Charles E. Brose and Bessie G. Warman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows married 7 years.
  13. [S13788] "Court News," The News-Herald, 30 May 1912.
  14. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:517, no. 11565, Robert Reeves and Bessie Gertrude Brose, shows her as married once before, and divorced.
  15. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin, shows date, county, state, and officiant, and he had been married once before and she had been married twice before.
  16. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows married.
  17. [S13774] Charles Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 14.
  18. [S13758] Charles Brose obituary, The Press Gazette, shows died Saturday, at home of daughter Mrs. Harry Rausch, city, and state.
  19. [S13709] Charles E. Brose, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  20. [S13709] Charles E. Brose, Certificate of Death, shows removed to Dayton, Ohio.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90727249, Charles E Brose, includes tombstone photo.
  22. [S13758] Charles Brose obituary, The Press Gazette, shows date and cemetery.
  23. [S13704] William Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farm laborer.
  24. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general farm, and has employees.
  25. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farm laborer and industry as general farm.
  26. [S13756] Charles E. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  27. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  28. [S13774] Charles Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13774] Charles Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as millwright and industry as wooden boxes.
  30. [S13775] Chas Brose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  31. [S13775] Chas Brose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer and industry as farm.
  32. [S13776] Charles Everet Brose, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  33. [S13777] Charles E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  34. [S13787] Jennie Catherine Brose obituary, The Journal Herald, shows died Saturday, at Highland Community hospital.
  35. [S13758] Charles Brose obituary, The Press Gazette, shows date.
  36. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90728866, Jennie C Groves Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  37. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 18:159, no. 13222, Cecil N. Lewis and Merle Frances Brose.
  38. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle Brose Rausch, Soc. Sec. No. 526-11-3190.
  39. [S13758] Charles Brose obituary, The Press Gazette.
  40. [S13757] James R Brose obituary, The Press Gazette.