Charlotte May (Galloway) Cartwright (1914 - 1987)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Charlotte had one sister, June, who was five years older. The two girls lived with their mother, H. Maude Logan Galloway, in Philadelphia, PA. She attended Hunter College for three years, studying administrative and secretarial skills.

Charlotte Galloway married Uriah T. Cartwright on 14 Jul 1944 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona. Both of them were enlisted in the Army. Upon deployment, Charlotte went to Belgium, while Uriah went to Italy.

Upon discharge from the Army in Philadelphia, Charlotte and Uriah moved to the Bronx, NY, where they lived for three years, until purchasing their home through the G.I. Bill at 119-04 Inwood Street, South Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

Their daughter, Joan Renee, born 12/7/1947, was 3 years old, when they moved to Queens from the Bronx. Their son, Carlton, was born on March 5, 1953.

While Uriah worked as a U.S. Railway Postal Clerk, Charlotte served as the secretary to the Assistant Director of the Veteran’s Administration in Manhattan. Later, she worked with disabled veterans at the U.S. Naval Hospital in St. Albans, Queens, New York.

Charlotte was extremely entrepreneurial, She sold Avon Cosmetics, Easterling Silverware and China, Tupperware, AYDS Diet Candy, and Charis Girdles. She loved to cook and sold dinners from her basement, finished kitchen to neighbors. Upon her death she had two children, two grands, and two great grands, Robert and Anthony, sons of Mimi Johnson.

Charlotte Mae Galloway Cartwright was born on September 1, 1914.^[1] She passed away on February 17, 1987, in Lake Worth, Florida..^[2][3]

She married Uriah Cartwright on July 14, 1944 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004209059; FHL microfilm: 2168625; Record number: 61; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: HFQX-R66Z (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Charlotte May Galloway born on 1 Sep 1914, daughter of Isaac Lincoln Galloway and Harriet Maude Logan, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #7717454 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Death Date: 17 Feb 1987; Discharge Date: 24 Dec 1945; Birth Date: 1 Sep 1914; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 9 Dec 1943; Name: Charlotte G Cartwright.
3. ↑ Death: "Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998"
   Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998
   Ancestry Record 7338 #2430330 (accessed 14 November 2023)
   Charlotte G Cartwright death 17 Feb 1987 (born 1 Sep 1914) in Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007541679; Image number: 187
   FamilySearch Record: QG1X-NSKT (accessed 14 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898B-ZSD6
   Charlotte M Galloway (29) marriage to Uriah T Cartwright (25) on 14 Jul 1944 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States.

See also:

• Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
  FamilySearch Record: K8L3-WTR (accessed 14 November 2023)
  Military Service Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Reel Box Card: 00071.7; Enlistment Year: 1943; Component: Women's Army Corps; Name: Charlotte G Cartwright; Civil Occupation Orig: 133; Enlistment Year Orig: 43; Serial Number: A-311548; Education Orig: 7; Civil Occupation: Secretaries; Source: Civil Life; Race: Negro; Branch Code Orig: 18; Marital Status: Married; Source Orig: 0; Military Service Date: 09 Nov 1943; Birth Place: PENNSYLVANIA; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 0; Enlistment Place Orig: 3295; Branch Alpha Orig: WAC; Branch Alpha: Women's Army Corps; Enlistment Day: 09; Birth Date: 1914; Component Orig: 9; Enlistment Term Orig: 5; Education: 3 years of college; Enlistment Place: PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA; Grade Code: Private; Enlistment Month: Nov; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Enlistment Month Orig: 11; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Branch Code: Women's Army Corps; Military Occupation: 0809.
• FamilySearch Person: G97F-W6F