As written by John E. Charsha Sr.:
...was born in Wilmington, Delaware, 820 West Fourth Street. Started to work at the age of eleven at Jacoby's Dry Good's Store. Located at 222-224 Market Street. Wages were $1.50 per week. Ran errands, cleanstore, run elevator, even take baby out in a baby carriage. When I left, job wages were $4.50 per week. Worked in Shipyard Harlen & Howlling Worth (Hollingsworth) Co., Wilmington, Delaware carrying blue prints around the yard. $3.00 per week. Went to Sparrow Point Shipyard to learn pipe fitting...wages were six cents per hour. Raised one cent per hour for each year for three years.
I went to Philadelphia to live with my Father who was married again, went to work with a house plumber, wages $3.00 per week. Left job to work on the B&O R.R. in the water department. Wages were $48 per month. Wanted to get married, so went to work on the Penna. Railroad as a brakeman on the extra list, was busy. Wages averaged from $50 to $65 every two weeks. Things got bad, railroad had to lay off February 1915.
World War One started, went to work for B. F. Shaw Co. of Wilmington,Delaware. Sent me to Hopewell, VA Powder and Gun Cotton Plant. Wages were thirty-five cents per hour, expenses paid April 1915. Easter had a rainstorm and then turned into snow. I worked all Friday night in the rain and snow. Was taken sick, came home. When well, sent me to Deepwater and Carney's Point, New Jersey. When B. F. Shaw Co. completed the plants, transferred me to E. I. DuPonts Co. Stayed there until retirement at 65years of age. Retired as Craft Superintendent Construction. DuPont service 39 years and 3 months. Member of the YMCA for years.
...was born in Wilmington, Delaware, 820 West Fourth Street. Started to work at the age of eleven at Jacoby's Dry Good's Store. Located at 222-224 Market Street. Wages were $1.50 per week. Ran errands, cleanstore, run elevator, even take baby out in a baby carriage. When I left, job wages were $4.50 per week. Worked in Shipyard Harlen & Howlling Worth (Hollingsworth) Co., Wilmington, Delaware carrying blue prints around the yard. $3.00 per week. Went to Sparrow Point Shipyard to learn pipe fitting...wages were six cents per hour. Raised one cent per hour for each year for three years.
I went to Philadelphia to live with my Father who was married again, went to work with a house plumber, wages $3.00 per week. Left job to work on the B&O R.R. in the water department. Wages were $48 per month. Wanted to get married, so went to work on the Penna. Railroad as a brakeman on the extra list, was busy. Wages averaged from $50 to $65 every two weeks. Things got bad, railroad had to lay off February 1915.
World War One started, went to work for B. F. Shaw Co. of Wilmington,Delaware. Sent me to Hopewell, VA Powder and Gun Cotton Plant. Wages were thirty-five cents per hour, expenses paid April 1915. Easter had a rainstorm and then turned into snow. I worked all Friday night in the rain and snow. Was taken sick, came home. When well, sent me to Deepwater and Carney's Point, New Jersey. When B. F. Shaw Co. completed the plants, transferred me to E. I. DuPonts Co. Stayed there until retirement at 65years of age. Retired as Craft Superintendent Construction. DuPont service 39 years and 3 months. Member of the YMCA for years.
As written by John E. Charsha Sr.:
...was born in Wilmington, Delaware, 820 West Fourth Street. Started to work at the age of eleven at Jacoby's Dry Good's Store. Located at 222-224 Market Street. Wages were $1.50 per week. Ran errands, cleanstore, run elevator, even take baby out in a baby carriage. When I left, job wages were $4.50 per week. Worked in Shipyard Harlen & Howlling Worth (Hollingsworth) Co., Wilmington, Delaware carrying blue prints around the yard. $3.00 per week. Went to Sparrow Point Shipyard to learn pipe fitting...wages were six cents per hour. Raised one cent per hour for each year for three years.
I went to Philadelphia to live with my Father who was married again, went to work with a house plumber, wages $3.00 per week. Left job to work on the B&O R.R. in the water department. Wages were $48 per month. Wanted to get married, so went to work on the Penna. Railroad as a brakeman on the extra list, was busy. Wages averaged from $50 to $65 every two weeks. Things got bad, railroad had to lay off February 1915.
World War One started, went to work for B. F. Shaw Co. of Wilmington,Delaware. Sent me to Hopewell, VA Powder and Gun Cotton Plant. Wages were thirty-five cents per hour, expenses paid April 1915. Easter had a rainstorm and then turned into snow. I worked all Friday night in the rain and snow. Was taken sick, came home. When well, sent me to Deepwater and Carney's Point, New Jersey. When B. F. Shaw Co. completed the plants, transferred me to E. I. DuPonts Co. Stayed there until retirement at 65years of age. Retired as Craft Superintendent Construction. DuPont service 39 years and 3 months. Member of the YMCA for years.
...was born in Wilmington, Delaware, 820 West Fourth Street. Started to work at the age of eleven at Jacoby's Dry Good's Store. Located at 222-224 Market Street. Wages were $1.50 per week. Ran errands, cleanstore, run elevator, even take baby out in a baby carriage. When I left, job wages were $4.50 per week. Worked in Shipyard Harlen & Howlling Worth (Hollingsworth) Co., Wilmington, Delaware carrying blue prints around the yard. $3.00 per week. Went to Sparrow Point Shipyard to learn pipe fitting...wages were six cents per hour. Raised one cent per hour for each year for three years.
I went to Philadelphia to live with my Father who was married again, went to work with a house plumber, wages $3.00 per week. Left job to work on the B&O R.R. in the water department. Wages were $48 per month. Wanted to get married, so went to work on the Penna. Railroad as a brakeman on the extra list, was busy. Wages averaged from $50 to $65 every two weeks. Things got bad, railroad had to lay off February 1915.
World War One started, went to work for B. F. Shaw Co. of Wilmington,Delaware. Sent me to Hopewell, VA Powder and Gun Cotton Plant. Wages were thirty-five cents per hour, expenses paid April 1915. Easter had a rainstorm and then turned into snow. I worked all Friday night in the rain and snow. Was taken sick, came home. When well, sent me to Deepwater and Carney's Point, New Jersey. When B. F. Shaw Co. completed the plants, transferred me to E. I. DuPonts Co. Stayed there until retirement at 65years of age. Retired as Craft Superintendent Construction. DuPont service 39 years and 3 months. Member of the YMCA for years.
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