Charles Milton Ream (1889)

Born 1 Jun 1889 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Charles Ream served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 14 Dec 1917
Unit(s): 154th Depot Brigade
Service ended: 17 Feb 1919

This profile is part of the Ream Name Study.

Charles Milton Ream was a soldier during World War I. He enlisted on 14 December 1917 and was discharged 17 February 1919. He served with Cfr 1 Co 154th Depot Brigade. The 154th was located at Camp Meade, Maryland (Camp Mead was originally located at Middletown, Pennsylvania during the Spanish-American War), readying recruits for service in France during World War I. They were some sort of medical support unit as it was noted that they set up emergency infirmaries during the 1918 influenza epidemic. ^[1] They also received over 2,220 patients from several training battalions into their infirmaries between 30 September and 11 October, 1918. ^[2] That is a period of only 11 days.

Charles was the son of George and Emma (Reber) Ream of Reading, Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter by trade. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ US Army Center of Military History
2. ↑ US Army Center of Military History
3. ↑ 1930 US Federal Census

• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH2Q-6TPZ : 15 February 2020), Charles Milton Ream, 1889.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9KY-NXZM : 23 October 2019), Charles Milton Ream, 17 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

C 18714098 (Insurance Application)

A 3 687 267 (Adjusted Compensation - Bonus)

T 445 195 (T-War Risk Insurance)

Ct. 2 847 202 (WWI Certificate - Issued with Bonus)

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KG-S6B : 26 August 2019), Charles Milton Ream, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQN7-B9P : 9 March 2018), Charles Milton Ream, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Camp Meade and the Influence Epidemic of 1918," U.S. Army Center of Military History (https://history.army.mil/curriculum/wwi/docs/AdditionalResources/presentations/Camp_Meade_Flu.pdf : accessed 7 March 2020).

Census:

• United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry.com. (1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1379; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1241379.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGH2-2MP : accessed 7 March 2020), Charles M Ream in household of George W Ream, Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 84, sheet 8A, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1314; FHL microfilm 1,375,327.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61F-D7B : accessed 7 March 2020), Charles M Ream, Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 95, sheet 3B, line 51, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1537; FHL microfilm 1,821,537.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCZ5-TGT : accessed 7 March 2020), Charles M Ream, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 10B, line 71, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2002; FHL microfilm 2,341,736.
• United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Ancestry.com. (1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3532; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 36-96.