Truman Brose1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24549, (1887 - 1964)
FatherWilliam Joseph H. Brose4,5,6 (9 Oct 1844 - 23 Apr 1937)
MotherEdna Caroline Shaffer4,7,6 (13 Feb 1849 - 30 Jan 1914)

Key Events:

Birth: 11 Jun 1887, Brown Co., Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 16 Jul 1910, Lynchburg, Highland Co., Ohio, Florence Van Meter (1 Aug 1893 - 2 Apr 1940)11,12,13
Divorce: 9 Jun 1927, Highland Co., Ohio, Florence Van Meter (1 Aug 1893 - 2 Apr 1940)14,15
Marriage: 25 Jun 1927, Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, Frances E. Franer (28 May 1900 - 7 Jul 1977)16,17
Death: 7 Feb 1964, Montgomery Co., Ohio18,19
Burial: Willow View Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio20
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
AncestryThe Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Truman Brose was born on 11 Jun 1887 in Brown Co., Ohio.8,9,10
     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.4 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Dodson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.5
     He was a farm laborer, presumably on the family farm by 1910.21,22
     Truman married first Florence Van Meter, daughter of Charles W. Van Meter and Anna Burton, on 16 Jul 1910 in Lynchburg, Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. George Trosth officiating, with the consent of Lee Terrell, her guardian, as she was under age.11,12,13
     He was a motor man on a railway by 1917.23,24 He registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 1435 Germantown, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed as a motorman and the People Railway Company in Dayton.3
     The streetcar that Truman was operating was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train 25 Aug 1920. The conductor had left the car to look for an approaching train but failed to see it. Truman said he saw the freight cars coming as he crossed the tracks and threw on all speed in an effort to reach the other side, but the car was struck broadside. Four passengers were injured, one seriously, and the car was badly damaged.25
     Truman and Florence appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 3435 Germantown St., enumerated 9 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Lola and Harold were listed as living with them.26
     Truman filed a petition for divorce against Florence in Oct 1924 in Montgomery Co., Ohio divorce court. He charged that she "jabbed him in the leg with a butcher knife, threw an aluminum kettle at him, locked him out of the house at night, and wounded his affections by going out with another man." They were listed with separate addresses. Apparently they reconciled as she filed a new petition several years later.27
     Florence was granted a divorce against Truman on 9 Jun 1927 in Highland Co., Ohio.14,15
     Truman married second Frances E. Franer, daughter of William H. Franer and Minnie Amanda Hegel, on 25 Jun 1927 in Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, with Fred H. Wendt, justice of the peace, officiating. She had previously been married to William Henry Smart.16,17
     Truman and Frances appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 518 Prity Ave., enumerated 14 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and owned a radio. His children Harold and Ralph by his prior marriage were listed as living with them.28
     Truman and Frances appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 1431 Coventry Rd., enumerated 3 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their daughter and his sons Harold and Ralph was listed as living with them.29
     When streetcars were retired in Dayton, Truman became a city transit bus driver. He reported in 1940 he had worked 56 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,716.30 He registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 2751 Home Ave., Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by City Railway.31 He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 56 hours the prior week. He also reported working 50 weeks in 1949, earning $4,000 in wages or salary.32
     Truman and Frances appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Jefferson, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 183 W Carrollton - Soldiers Home Rd., enumerated 24 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before. Their daughter and his son Harold was listed as living with them, as was her mother.33
     Truman died on 7 Feb 1964 in Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 76.18,19 He was buried in Willow View Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.20

Children:
     Children with Florence Van Meter:

  • Lola Edith Brose26,34 (4 Jul 1911 - 16 Feb 1996)
  • Harold Robert Brose26,28,35 (23 Jul 1913 - 27 Nov 2001)
  • Ralph Junior Brose28,29,36 (14 Jun 1920 - 8 Jan 1996)

Children:
     Children with Frances E. Franer:

Truman and Frances's only child is still living (Aug 2024).

Citations

  1. [S13704] William Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows name as Truenan Brose.
  2. [S13705] William H. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows name as Truman Brose.
  3. [S13815] Truman Brose, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S13704] William Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13705] William H. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  6. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter.
  7. [S13705] William H. Brose household, 1910 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. [S13704] William Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 12, and state.
  9. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter, shows age 23 on 11 Jun 1910, and state.
  10. [S13815] Truman Brose, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S13816] Truman Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  13. [S13839] "Husbamd Kicked Wife From Bed Petition Says," The Dayton Herald, 15 Oct 1924, shows married Aug 1910, and city.
  14. [S13817] "Wife Tells of Beatings That She Received," Dayton Daily News, 9 Jun 1927, shows granted Thursday.
  15. [S9234] Marriage License and Return, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 123:46, Truman Brose and Frances Smart, shows him as divorced.
  16. [S9234] Marriage License and Return, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 123:46, Truman Brose and Frances Smart, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  17. [S13822] Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 17.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 110080371, Truman Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Truman Brose, citing cert. no. 14032, shows date, county, and state.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 110080371, Truman Brose, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S13705] William H. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general farm.
  22. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter, shows occupation as farming.
  23. [S13816] Truman Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as motor man and industry as railway.
  24. [S13822] Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as car operator and industry as ele rail road.
  25. [S13828] "Four Reported Hurt As Train and Car Crash," Dayton Daily News, 26 Aug 1920.
  26. [S13816] Truman Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  27. [S13839] "Husbamd Kicked Wife From Bed Petition Says," The Dayton Herald, 15 Oct 1924.
  28. [S13822] Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13824] Truman Boose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  30. [S13824] Truman Boose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as bus driver and industry as city transit.
  31. [S13825] Truman Brose, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  32. [S13826] Truman Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as bus driver and industry as city railway.
  33. [S13826] Truman Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  34. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for L. Edith Beeler, citing cert. no. 13615, shows father's surname as Brose.
  35. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Harold Robert Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 291-10-8460.
  36. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Ralph Junior Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 276-14-0734.