U.S. Navy Veteran, Spanish American War (1896-1899). During the Spanish American War, he was a Seaman on Commodore George Dewey's flagship of the seven-ship Asiatic Squadron, USS Olympia, and during the Battle of Manila Bay, on May 1, 1898.
He enlisted in the Navy on July 15, 1895. Purportedly he was one of the gun crew in the forward main battery. Following his discharge on October 27, 1899, he married Zella Morton in Lancaster County, Nebraska in September 1902. They had two children, Morton and Eva. Per the 1910 Census he was farming in Stanley County, South Dakota. Apparently the concussive effect of Olympia's guns during the Battle of Manila Bay had adversely affected his heart and he died at 39 in 1913. He was survived by his wife, Zella and their two children.
Apparently, after Charles's death, Zella and her children moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Per the 1920 census she was a sales lady in a department store. By 1930, she was manager in a furniture store. A 1936 article reports that she was head of the bedding and linen department at the Orchard and Wilhelm department store, and was elected president of the national association of linen and bedding buyers, the first woman to hold that position. She was still working per the 1940 Census. Zella died at the age of 91 in 1971 and is buried next to Charles.
He enlisted in the Navy on July 15, 1895. Purportedly he was one of the gun crew in the forward main battery. Following his discharge on October 27, 1899, he married Zella Morton in Lancaster County, Nebraska in September 1902. They had two children, Morton and Eva. Per the 1910 Census he was farming in Stanley County, South Dakota. Apparently the concussive effect of Olympia's guns during the Battle of Manila Bay had adversely affected his heart and he died at 39 in 1913. He was survived by his wife, Zella and their two children.
Apparently, after Charles's death, Zella and her children moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Per the 1920 census she was a sales lady in a department store. By 1930, she was manager in a furniture store. A 1936 article reports that she was head of the bedding and linen department at the Orchard and Wilhelm department store, and was elected president of the national association of linen and bedding buyers, the first woman to hold that position. She was still working per the 1940 Census. Zella died at the age of 91 in 1971 and is buried next to Charles.
U.S. Navy Veteran, Spanish American War (1896-1899). During the Spanish American War, he was a Seaman on Commodore George Dewey's flagship of the seven-ship Asiatic Squadron, USS Olympia, and during the Battle of Manila Bay, on May 1, 1898.
He enlisted in the Navy on July 15, 1895. Purportedly he was one of the gun crew in the forward main battery. Following his discharge on October 27, 1899, he married Zella Morton in Lancaster County, Nebraska in September 1902. They had two children, Morton and Eva. Per the 1910 Census he was farming in Stanley County, South Dakota. Apparently the concussive effect of Olympia's guns during the Battle of Manila Bay had adversely affected his heart and he died at 39 in 1913. He was survived by his wife, Zella and their two children.
Apparently, after Charles's death, Zella and her children moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Per the 1920 census she was a sales lady in a department store. By 1930, she was manager in a furniture store. A 1936 article reports that she was head of the bedding and linen department at the Orchard and Wilhelm department store, and was elected president of the national association of linen and bedding buyers, the first woman to hold that position. She was still working per the 1940 Census. Zella died at the age of 91 in 1971 and is buried next to Charles.
He enlisted in the Navy on July 15, 1895. Purportedly he was one of the gun crew in the forward main battery. Following his discharge on October 27, 1899, he married Zella Morton in Lancaster County, Nebraska in September 1902. They had two children, Morton and Eva. Per the 1910 Census he was farming in Stanley County, South Dakota. Apparently the concussive effect of Olympia's guns during the Battle of Manila Bay had adversely affected his heart and he died at 39 in 1913. He was survived by his wife, Zella and their two children.
Apparently, after Charles's death, Zella and her children moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Per the 1920 census she was a sales lady in a department store. By 1930, she was manager in a furniture store. A 1936 article reports that she was head of the bedding and linen department at the Orchard and Wilhelm department store, and was elected president of the national association of linen and bedding buyers, the first woman to hold that position. She was still working per the 1940 Census. Zella died at the age of 91 in 1971 and is buried next to Charles.
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