Charles Edgar CARR

Notes:

In the 1905 Minnesota state census, Charles, 12, Francis, 9, and Ruth, 6, were living in Minneapolis with a large number of other young children in what must have been an orphanage at 3200 Stevens Avenue.

In the 1910 census, Charles E. Carr, age 18 and single, was a carpenter in the building trade. He is shown as a lodger living at 716 6th Avenue North in Minneapolis. His father is shown as having been born in England but with Irish as his father’s native language. Charles’s mother is shown as also having been born in England but with English as her native language.

In this same census, Charles E. is shown as living at home with his mother and sisters, age 17, no occupation.

Charles is recorded a third time in that 1910 census as the 18 year-old Charles E Carr living with his father Charles E Carr in Mason City, Iowa. The younger Charles is a house carpenter and came to the U.S. in 1891.

Registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Minneapolis. At that time, he was married with one child and was living at 3721 23rd Avenue in Minneapolis. He was employed as a driver by the Troy Laundry Company of Minneapolis. He claimed to have already served in U. S. Navy for four years, attaining the rank of seaman. He claimed exemption from the draft because of need to support family. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

In the 1920 census, C. E. Carr and family were living at 4945 30th Avenue South in Minneapolis in a house they owned but with a mortgage. The family consisted of C.E., 27, Mina, 24, C.E. Jr., 3 and 2/12, and Audrey, 1 and some months. Also living with the family was Mina’s widowed mother, Christina Michaelson, age 60. The senior C.E. came to this country in 1900 and was naturalized in 1917. Everyone was born in Minnesota except the senior C.E. who was born in Canada. The senior C.E.’s father was born in England, his mother in France. Mina’s parents were born in Norway. The senior C.E. was a moulder in a steel works.

In the 1930 census, Charles E. Carr lived with his new family in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was a commercial traveler for a biscuit company. The household consisted of Charles, 37, Ethel, 34, their daughter Ethel Marie, 10 months, and Ethel’s daughters from an earlier marriage: Winona Murry, 16, and Margaret Murry, 12.

In the 1940 census, Charles Carr, age 46, and his wife Ether, age 44, and daughter Ethel, age 11, live in a rented residence in Colton in San Bernardino County, California. This is the same house in which they all lived in 1935. Charles is a moulder in a foundry. He earned $800 in 1939.

He registered for the World War II draft in California. At that time he was living at 472 Harper Street, Downey, Los Angeles, California. He gave “Dr. Enge” of Bismark, North Dakota, as the person who would always know his address. He was employed by Los Angeles Steel Casting.

The PACF Family Tree has him dying in Downey, Los Angeles County, California, on 29 Dec 1960. An obit in the 1 Jan 1961 edition of the Los Angeles Times confirms this. This death is not in the California Death Index.

His obit notes that he had been a resident of California for 26 years and was, or had been, an employee of the Los Angeles County School System. His obit lists two other daughters, Winona and Margaret, who may be step-daughters.

From the symbol on his gravestone, it appears he was a Mason.

Birth:
Carburry according to his WWII draft registration.

Charles married Mina Regina MICHAELSON on 11 Dec 1915 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Mina (daughter of Ole S MICHAELSON and Christina OLSON) was born on 8 Jul 1895 in Minnesota; died on 12 Apr 1968 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 16 Apr 1968 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Ethel on 27 Nov 1926 in Roberts County, South Dakota. Ethel was born about 1895 in Kentucky; was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1916-47394

Notes:

Bill Marsh was the best man at Charles’s wedding to Evelyn Lorraine.

In the 1940 census, he was single and living at home. He was a laborer at a tractor manufacturer. He was a high school graduate.

Died:
The PACF Family Tree says Yorba Linda, California.

Charles married E.L. DOZOIS [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1918-46403

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she lived at home. She was high school graduate and was a buyer for a department store.

As Mrs. D. S. Berg of 4233 Oliver Avenue North in Minneapolis, she was the informant for her mother’s death certificate.

Audrey married Denzel Sherman BERG on 18 Jan 1941 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Denzel was born on 1 May 1917 in Isanti County, Minnesota; died on 12 Feb 1998 in Oceanside, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1925-37779

John married Mildred Irene SILLIVAN on 10 Jun 1950 in Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, and was divorced. Mildred was born on 10 Oct 1932 in Nebraska; died on 20 Nov 2003 in Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth and death dates from the PACF Family Tree. Ethel lived in Eugene, Oregon, in 1935 and, later, in 1993. In between, she apparently lived in California. The best fit for these details is Ethel M Stowers, who died in Mesa, Arizona (last residence), on 4 April 2001.

Notes:

Berg, Thomas S. 62, of Minneapolis, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 6 after a valiant, year-long effort to conquer Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Preceded in death by father, Denzel Sherman Berg and mother, Audrey Kathleen Berg (Carr). Survived by loving wife Sheryl O'Connor, brother Jerry and wife Linda of Winterhaven, Florida, brother Terry and wife Jennifer of Maple Grove, Minnesota, son, Zachary Paul, aunt Audrey Blom, many cousins, nephews and nieces, a wide circle of loving friends and his much-loved pets. Thomas lived life passionately, and left little undone. He will be greatly missed. Memorials preferred to Thomas Berg Animal Care Fund, Lyndale Animal Hospital, 2544 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405. For details about future memorial service, please call 612-822-8870.

Birth:
Many sources say March 29th. The March 27th date is from the MHS Birth Index.

Thomas married C.M. JONES [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married N.J. PAUL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sheryl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]