Mary Etta (Miller) Carles (1883 - 1957)

Born 23 Jun 1883 in Middle Point, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Rufus Franklyn Carles — married 19 Mar 1901 in Middle Point, Van Wert, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 10 May 1957 at age 73 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Mary Etta Miller, known as Ettie, was born 23 June 1883^[1][2] in Middle Point, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.^[3] Her family moved to Berrien Township, Berrien, Michigan shortly after her birth but returned to Ohio sometime around 1895.^[4] A few years later she married [Rufus Franklyn "Frank" Carles] several months before her 18th birthday, but she lied on the marriage license and said she had turned 18 the day before the marriage.^[5]

Rufus Franklyn Carles and Mary Etta (Miller) Carles History, written by their son, Orley Glenn Carles (supplemented with notes and sources by their great-great-grandson, Scott Carles)

Dad [Rufus Franklyn "Frank" Carles] and Mom [Mary Etta "Ettie" Miller] were married March 19, 1901 [in Middle Point, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.^[3]], they moved to Butler County Missouri shortly after.^[6] My brothers Otis^[7] (1902) and Henry Carles^[8] (1903) were born there. [A birth record for an Odos O., born to Frank Carles and Lettie Miller indicate that the family was living in Benton Township, Paulding, OH. It states that the father was the one "by whom reported," so maybe Orley Glenn had his dates wrong.] Henry lived for 5 days [this is the only source of Henry's name, birth and death]. My Grandpa [Reuben H. Carles] and Step-Grandma (Mary Friech) were living in Edgerton, Indiana when Grandpa died. Dad and Mom went to Edgerton to help step-grandma with final arrangements and to bring her back to Missouri with them. My brother Frank^[9] was born (1904) while they were in Edgerton. He died shortly after birth. They then went back to Missouri and my sister Ester Leona^[10] was born (1905), my brother Otis died in (1907) and I was born a year later^[11]. We moved to Sheridan, Clare County, Michigan when I was 2 (1910). That is were my Grandma Miller [Sarah Jane Bear] was living with her second husband, John H Smith. My brother Willard Harrison^[12] was born there in 1911.

Calkins House Hotel and Saloon

When I was 6 and Willard was 3, Dad couldn't find work in Clare, Michigan, so he went back to Missouri and found work. The Family stayed in Michigan. We lived in an old hotel, upstairs, east of the Calkins House Hotel. Mom was a cook in the Calkins Hotel. Step-grandma was blind as long as I can remember her. She would take care of our new sister (Evelyn Grace Carles^[13], born 1914) when Mom would have to work. We had it rough after living on the ranch where Willard was born. I started school in 1914. Willard and I had a little red wagon that we worked the streets and alleys in Clare, picking up junk, beer bottles and whiskey bottles. We could sell the bottles in the big saloon in the basement of Calkins House. They would set Willard and I up on the bar and give us a glass of beer each. They gave us some cigars and we sent them to Dad in Missouri. We had a big hairy shepard dog that Dad had used as a stock dog. We always took him around with us. One time I found a small weighing scale and traded it for a 5 cent loaf of bread from the bakery. This was the first time I remember eating bread that was not homemade.

We moved to Leipsic in 1916, Dad worked for the B & O Railroad and Temco Electric Motor Company. We moved to one of Charley Payne's farms. Dad chewed Red Man tobacco and could buy 3 packs for 25 cents. One day Willard got one and crawled under the bed where he chewed it. Boy did he get sick. During the First World War, Dad worked on Tom Jackson's farm. [His father's WWI Registration Card states that Tom Jackson was his employer and the family lived RFD #3, Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio.] and the During this time brother James Leroy^[14] was born (1917), and Willard started school in 1917.

Willard and I had paper routes and also sold papers on the passenger trains that stopped at the junction. We also spade gardens, cut corn, husked corn and other odd jobs, anything to make a little money. When Willard was 13 and I was 16, there was a western horse on the farm. Dad had been working him very hard, plowing the fields. Willard and I had been fooling around with him for sometime. He had never been ridden. One day there was a big rain and Dad couldn't work the fields. So Willard and I blindfolded him and took him out to a big mud hole and broke him. Then we rode him three and a half miles to Leipsic and back. Dad and Mom sure got on to us. Step-grandma died while we were there (1918). [In both the 1920^[15] and 1930^[16] censuses, the family was enumerated in Van Buren, Putnam, OH., which is a rural township about 4 miles northeast of Leipsic.] Brother Robert Paul^[17] was born (1921) and sister Ester married George Hyde (1923). She had a baby in 1924 and both her and the baby died.

Dad got a better job at W. G. Farnsworth's Fruit Farm in Waterville, Ohio. [Waterville is approximately 30 miles northeast of Van Buren, so apparently Rufus and the boys moved there as it was too far to make the daily trek.] All 5 of us kids went to school and Willard and I worked on the farm. In 1928 I quit school after the 9th grade. I married Eva Ottinger in 1930 and we had a daughter Lela. Eva died 8 weeks later. We bought some timber land at Walker Switch, Arkansas just north of Fort Smith. We harvested trees and cut them into 4 foot logs and hauled them to the railroad. Dad and Mom's house burned down with everything that they owned, while Mom was at my place looking after Lela and the rest of us working in the woods. We then moved back to Leipsic.

I worked for Fred Summerfield the bee man, 1 year then on the B. & O. Railroad in Leipsic for a short time. Then I worked for Perry's Hardware for 5 years; times were tough and I got laid off. Willard worked at any odd job he could find. Evelyn married George Hyde in 1928. Willard and I joined the Ohio National Guard for 4 years. I joined first and Willard a little later. We were in the 123 Wagon Company, Quartermaster Corps, 37th Division. There was a carnival in Ottowa [Ohio - about 12 miles southwest of Van Buren]. They paid money to locals to fight their champ. I don't remember the amount, but it was quite a lot. At the time Willard was working on a farm 12 hours. He went in to town after work and knocked out their champ. They wanted him to travel with them, but he said no.

I married Dora Marie Kidd in 1935 and the family left for Los Angeles in 1936.^[18] Willard married Mabel Luverne Baker in 1938, she had Charles Emerson Carles in 1939. Dora, Lela and I lived with sister Evelyn and her husband George Hyde for a short time in 1940 and moved back to Los Angeles. Dad, Willard and I worked for the Swanee Stove Works, and Willard was killed in a truck accident while making a delivery.

Ettie died 10 May 1957 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States^[1][2] and was buried 14 May 1957 in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

List of Children

Otis O. Carles^[7]

Henry Carles^[8]

Frank Carles^[9]

Ester Leona Carles^[10]

Orley Glenn Carles^[11]

Willard Harrison Carles^[12]

Evelyn Grace Carles^[13]

James Leroy Carles^[14]

Robert Paul Carles^[17]

List of Residences

Throughout her life, Ettie lived in the following places:

• 1883 to ~ 1884 - Middle Point, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.^[1][2][3]
• ~1884 to ~1895 - Berrien Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States.^[4]
• ~1895 to 1900 - Middle Point, Washington Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.^[19]
• ~1903 to 1910 - Duck Creek Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States.^[6]
• 1910 (sometime after April 27) to 1916 - Sheridan Township, Clare, Michigan, United States.^[20]
• 1916 - Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, United States.^[20] From Glenn's wording, it is unknown whether the family moved to Leipsic in 1916, then to the farm in Van Buren, or if he was referring to the farm as where they moved to in 1916 (they are only about 3 miles apart, and Van Buren seems to have been unincorporated, so either could be the case).
• at least by 1920 through 1936 - Van Buren Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States.^[15][16][20]
• 1938 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[18]
• 1940 - El Monte Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[21]
• 1942^[22] to 1957^[1][2] - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Complete Source Citations

^[19]Source: "United States Census, 1900" Mary Miller in household of Sarah Miller, Washington Township, Middlepoint Village, Van Wert, OH. "United States Census, 1900"

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMXN-BMY : accessed 8 May 2017), Mary Miller in household of Sarah Miller, Washington Township Middlepoint village, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 21A, family 363, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,329.

Name: Mary Miller

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1900

Event Place: Washington Township Middlepoint village, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter

Birth Date: Jan 1883

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Sarah Miller Head F 40 Ohio

Osa Miller Daughter F 20 Ohio

Mary Miller Daughter F 17 Ohio

James Miller Son M 16 Ohio

Harrison Miller Son M 12 Ohio

Glenn Miller Son M 10 Ohio

Ruth Miller Daughter F 4 Ohio

Ellsie T Miller Daughter F 1 Ohio

^[3]Source: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013" Mary Ettie Miller, married F. R. Carles, 19 Mar 1901, Van Wert, OH.

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD2H-QTY : 8 December 2014), F. R. Carles and Mary Ettie Miller, 19 Mar 1901; citing Van Wert, Ohio, United States, reference 580; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,015,863.

Name: F. R. Carles

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 19 Mar 1901

Event Place: Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Age: 26

Birth Date: 05 Jan 1875

Birth Year (Estimated): 1875

Birthplace: Putman, , O

Father's Name: R. H. Carles

Mother's Name: Amy Wagoner

Spouse's Name: Mary Ettie Miller

Spouse's Age: 18

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1883

Spouse's Birthplace: Middlepoint, Van Wert, O

Spouse's Father's Name: W. H. Miller

Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah J. Bear

^[6]Source: "United States Census, 1910" Ettie Carles in household of Alexander Carles, Duck Creek, Stoddard, MO "United States Census, 1910"

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLMQ-X6Z : accessed 8 May 2017), Ettie Carles in household of Alexander Carles, Duck Creek, Stoddard, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 178, sheet 5A, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 824; FHL microfilm 1,374,837.

Name: Ettie Carles

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1910

Event Place: Duck Creek, Stoddard, Missouri, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 26

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife

Birth Year (Estimated): 1884

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Sheet Letter: A

Sheet Number: 5

Alexander Carles Head M 34 Ohio ["Alexander" is not a transcription error - unknown why it is here - census-taker error?]

Ettie Carles Wife F 26 Ohio

Ester L Carles Daughter F 5 Missouri

Orley G Carles Son M 0 Missouri

^[15]Source: "United States Census, 1920" Etta Carles in household of Frank Carles, Van Buren, Putnam, OH. "United States Census, 1920"

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDPN-C3P : accessed 8 May 2017), Etta Carles in household of Frank Carles, Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing ED 121, sheet 2A, line 30, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1429; FHL microfilm 1,821,429.

Name: Etta Carles

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1920

Event Place: Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 36

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife

Birth Year (Estimated): 1884

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Sheet Letter: A

Sheet Number: 2

Frank Carles Head M 44 Ohio

Etta Carles Wife F 36 Ohio

Easter Carles Daughter F 14 Missouri

Glenn Carles Son M 11 Missouri

Willard Carles Son M 8 Michigan

Evelyn Carles Daughter F 5 Michigan

James Carles Son M 2 Ohio

^[16]Source: "United States Census, 1930" Ada Carles in household of Frank Carles, Van Buren, Putnam, OH. "United States Census, 1930"

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4CC-4PP : accessed 8 May 2017), Ada Carles in household of Frank Carles, Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 11B, line 91, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1865; FHL microfilm 2,341,599.

Name: Ada Carles [not a transcription error - census taker probably misheard "Etta" as "Ada."]

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 46

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife

Birth Year (Estimated): 1884

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 11

Frank Carles Head M 55 Ohio

Ada Carles Wife F 46 Ohio

Glenn Carles Son M 21 Ohio

James Carles Son M 12 Ohio

Robert Carles Son M 8 Ohio

Lelia Carles Granddaughter F 2 Ohio

^[18]Source: "Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1938." "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989."

Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1938. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2469/records/235976116

Name: Ettie Carles

Gender: Female

Residence Year: 1938

Street address: 440 E 111th

Residence Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Spouse: Frank Carles

Publication Title: Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1938

^[21]Source: "United States Census, 1940" Etta Carls in household of Frank Carls, El Monte Judicial Township, Los Angeles, CA. "United States Census, 1940"

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K97F-Z8R : accessed 8 May 2017), Etta Carls in household of Frank Carls, El Monte Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-154, sheet 13A, line 18, family 301, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 227.

Name: Etta Carls

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1940

Event Place: El Monte Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 56

Marital Status: Married

Race (Original): White

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Birthplace: Ohio

Birth Year (Estimated): 1884

Last Place of Residence: Rural, Putnam, Ohio

Frank Carls Head M 65 Ohio

Etta Carls Wife F 56 Ohio

Robert Carls Son M 18 Ohio

^[22]Source: "Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1942." "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989."

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2469/records/1500388906

Name: Mary E Carl

Gender: Female

Residence Year: 1942

Street address: 4 W 112th

Residence Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Spouse: R Frank Carl

Publication Title: Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1942

^[1]Source: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" Ettie Carles, died 10 May 1957, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGTK-QRV : 26 November 2014), Ettie Carles, 10 May 1957; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Name: Ettie Carles

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 10 May 1957

Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1883

Birthplace: Ohio

Gender: Female

Mother's Name: Miller

^[2]Source: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" Mary Etta Carles, died 10 May 1957, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPWH-NMK : 26 November 2014), Mary Etta Carles, 10 May 1957; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Name: Ettie Carles

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 10 May 1957

Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1883

Birthplace: Ohio

Gender: Female

Mother's Name: Miller

Source: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952" Etta Miller in entry for Willard Harrison Carles and Mabel Laverne Baker.

"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8V7-Q5Y : 28 November 2014), Etta Miller in entry for Willard Harrison Carles and Mabel Laverne Baker, 15 Jun 1938; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,222.

S979 Rufus Franklyn Carles - Death Certificate - 16 Jan 1955

Death Certificate for Rufus Franklyn Carles. Died 16 Jan 1955.

S3 Birth Certificate - Willard Harrison Carles - 22 Nov 1911.

Birth Certificate - Willard Harrison Carles - 22 Nov 1911 - Sheridan, Clare, Michigan, USA.

S980 Miller in entry for Willard Harrison Carles, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VP3R-VY3 : 26 November 2014), Miller in entry for Willard Harrison Carles, 20 Jul 1940; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

S981 Ettie Miller in entry for Glen Carles and Dora Marie Kidd, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2Q74-QZ3 : 8 December 2014), Ettie Miller in entry for Glen Carles and Dora Marie Kidd, 13 Mar 1935; citing Putnam, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,784,636.

S982 Ettie Miller in entry for Jesse Xavier Morales and Evelyn Grace Hyde, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8X9-8VX : 28 November 2014), Ettie Miller in entry for Jesse Xavier Morales and Evelyn Grace Hyde, 07 Mar 1953; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,343,075.

S983 Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VP3N-L45 : 26 November 2014), Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles, 29 Apr 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

S1029 Lettie Miller in entry for Odos O. Carles, 1902 "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"

"Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDYH-JFG : 8 December 2014), Lettie Miller in entry for Odos O. Carles, 16 Jul 1902; citing Celina, Mercer, Ohio, reference 11; FHL microfilm 925,298.

S1030 Lettie Miller in entry for Odos O. Carles, 16 July 1902. "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR9J-CH1 : 22 December 2016), Lettie Miller in entry for Odos O. Carles, 16 Jul 1902; citing Birth, Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 925,298.

S984 Miller in entry for Glen Orley Carles, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGPN-NRH : 26 November 2014), Miller in entry for Glen Orley Carles, 09 Oct 1990; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

S985 Addie Miller in entry for George L Hyde and Evelyn G Carles, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2Q47-H3T : 8 December 2014), Addie Miller in entry for George L Hyde and Evelyn G Carles, 13 Jul 1929; citing Lucas, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,169,928.

S986 Miller in entry for Evelyn Grace Morales, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPDH-WYW : 26 November 2014), Miller in entry for Evelyn Grace Morales, 26 Mar 1993; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

S987 Mary Eddy Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNW8-ZZ4 : 22 December 2016), Mary Eddy Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles, 30 Nov 1921; citing Birth, Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,050,630.

S988 Ettie Miller in entry for Easter Leona Hyde, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X69Z-5FM : 8 December 2014), Ettie Miller in entry for Easter Leona Hyde, 13 Sep 1924; citing Blanchard, Putnam, Ohio, reference fn 51525; FHL microfilm 1,992,604.

S989 Ettie Muller in entry for George L Hyde and Easter L Carles, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3G3-GD7 : 8 December 2014), Ettie Muller in entry for George L Hyde and Easter L Carles, 02 Jan 1923; citing Putnam, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,784,635.

S990 Mary Ethie Miller in entry for James L. Carles, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6ND-WXK : 22 December 2016), Mary Ethie Miller in entry for James L. Carles, 06 Jun 1917; citing Birth, Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 915,768.

S991 Mary E Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles and Gwendolyn Helen Adams, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K82M-LVK : 28 November 2014), Mary E Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles and Gwendolyn Helen Adams, 21 Apr 1949; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,117,131.

S992 Ettie Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles and Esther Elizabeth Carnahan, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8VJ-WVK : 28 November 2014), Ettie Miller in entry for Robert Paul Carles and Esther Elizabeth Carnahan, 28 Dec 1940; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,461.

S993 Mary Ethie Miller in entry for James L. Carles, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"

"Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6YZ-8HP : 8 December 2014), Mary Ethie Miller in entry for James L. Carles, 06 Jun 1917; citing Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, reference v 4 p 44 cn 424; FHL microfilm 915,768.

S994 Mary Ethie Miller in entry for [James Leroy] Carles, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNW8-716 : 22 December 2016), Mary Ethie Miller in entry for Carles, 06 Jun 1917; citing Birth, Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,050,630.

Additional Notes

^[4]Lived with her family in Berrien, Michigan from ~1884-1895

Mary's family lived in Berrien, MI and lived there from about 1884 to 1895. Establishing when they arrived in Berrien is determined by the birth information from several of William and Sarah's children:

• Daughter Mary Etta Miller, born 23 June 1883, according to all of her censuses, was born in Ohio, so the family moved after her birth.
• Son James Sylvester Miller's death record shows he was born 10 Feb 1885 at Berrien Ctr., MI.

So the family moved to Berrien sometime between June 1883 and February 1885.

Establishing when the family returned to Ohio can also be determined from the birth of their children:

• Son Glenn E. Miller's marriage record shows he was born in 1891 at Berrien Center, MI.
• Son John C. Miller was born 30 Oct 1894 in Berrien, Berrien, MI.
• Daughter Ruth L. Miller was born about 1897 (her censuses and marriage information say she was born in Ohio, but her birth year ranges anywhere from 1896 to 1898.
• The 1920 Census for Sarah J. Miller, in Wise, Isabella, Michigan, shows Harrison Miller (son) and Glenn E. Miller (son) were born in Michigan, and Ruth was born in Ohio.

Depending on which of Ruth's records are most accurate, the family returned to Ohio anywhere from November 1894 to 1898.

^[5]Mary lied on her marriage record about her age

Mary Etta Miller apparently lied on her marriage record: she claimed she turned 18 the day before her marriage, but her birth day, according to multiple sources, was after March.

1900 Census puts her birth June 1883 and her death record as 23 June 1883.

1900 (census date June 25); 17 YO; Birth Month: Jun; Birth Year: 1883.

1901 (marriage record date March 19); is 18 years of age on the 18 day of March 1901.

The following are the enumeration dates for all of the censuses she was enumerated in from 1910 to 1940:

1910 (census date April 27); Age: 26.

1920 (census date January 3-5); Age: 36.

1930 (census date April 9); Age: 46.

1940 (census date May 1); Age: 56.

Based on the census enumeration dates, and the age Mary is listed on each one, if her birthday really were in March, she should be listed as one year older for the 1910, 1930, and 1940 censuses. The 1900 Census is the most helpful source since it was enumerated two days after her birthday: not only is the age correct, but it give the birth month and year.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Source: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Source: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: "Lived with her family in Berrien, Michigan from ~1884-1895"
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: "Mary lied on her marriage record about her age"
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: "United States Census, 1910"
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: [[#Child1a|]]
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Source: [[#Child2a|]]
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Source: [[#Child3a|]]
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Source: [[#Child4a|]]
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Source: [[#Child5a|]]
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Source: [[#Child6a|]]
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Source: [[#Child7a|]]
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Source: [[#Child8a|]]
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} Source: "United States Census, 1920"
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} Source: "United States Census, 1930"
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Source: [[#Child9a|]]
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} Source: Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1938
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Source: "United States Census, 1900"
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} Source: "Rufus Franklyn Carles and Mary Etta (Miller) Carles History"
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} Source: "United States Census, 1940"
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1} Source: Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1942