Charles’ cremated remains were not taken after his death but have now been claimed & laid to rest with family.
More information is available about other unclaimed cremains at: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Charles was 1 of 7 children born in 1876 in Sandusky, OH to Frederick & Barbara Ann Buringer Arend.
In 1900, Charles married Mabel Rogers & was living with her family in Sandusky, OH, she died in 1901.
In 1903, Charles married Kate Monrow in Houghton County, MI, where his brother William & family lived.
In 1910, Charles was living in Denver with what may have been wife #3, Lola, & working as a bartender in a saloon.
In 1913, Charles shows up in Portland, OR as a bartender, living at 274 Everett.
In 1918 when Charles completed the World War I draft registration form, he reported he was 42 and living in a lodging hotel on 6th & Everett in Portland. He was working for the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS RR) as an assistant foreman. According to his draft registration, his parents were German speaking immigrants from Germany and Switzerland. His next of kin was a brother named William living in Houghton, MI with his family.
About 1928 Charles married Anna. She was born in Kansas about 1896. In the 1930 census, he shows to be 41, this is incorrect, and she was 34. It is listed as the first marriage for each of them. Her father was a German immigrant and her mother was born in Illinois. During the census of 1930 and in 1931 Anna and Charles lived in a small lodging house on McMillen St. in Portland. He was a carpenter in the railroad shop. After 1931 he was no longer working as a carpenter.
On 9/17/1932 Charles entered the Multnomah County Poor Farm in Troutdale, Oregon a short distance east of Portland. Anna was not with him. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. Built new in 1911, the farm would eventually encompass 345 acres and at its peak in 1935 had a population of 614. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility.
Apparently Charles left the poor farm for a while and returned on 3/14/1933 before being transferred to the state hospital. In March 1933 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was reportedly still married at the time.
After being a patient at the institution for almost 5 years, he died of pneumonia the day after Christmas 1937. He also had syphilitic aortitis, inflammation of the aorta, the main blood vessel leading from the heart to the rest of the body. This condition is associated with tertiary syphilis which may occur approximately 3 to 15 years after the initial infection. It is possible he had been admitted to the hospital initially because of paresis. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis.
More information is available about other unclaimed cremains at: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Charles was 1 of 7 children born in 1876 in Sandusky, OH to Frederick & Barbara Ann Buringer Arend.
In 1900, Charles married Mabel Rogers & was living with her family in Sandusky, OH, she died in 1901.
In 1903, Charles married Kate Monrow in Houghton County, MI, where his brother William & family lived.
In 1910, Charles was living in Denver with what may have been wife #3, Lola, & working as a bartender in a saloon.
In 1913, Charles shows up in Portland, OR as a bartender, living at 274 Everett.
In 1918 when Charles completed the World War I draft registration form, he reported he was 42 and living in a lodging hotel on 6th & Everett in Portland. He was working for the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS RR) as an assistant foreman. According to his draft registration, his parents were German speaking immigrants from Germany and Switzerland. His next of kin was a brother named William living in Houghton, MI with his family.
About 1928 Charles married Anna. She was born in Kansas about 1896. In the 1930 census, he shows to be 41, this is incorrect, and she was 34. It is listed as the first marriage for each of them. Her father was a German immigrant and her mother was born in Illinois. During the census of 1930 and in 1931 Anna and Charles lived in a small lodging house on McMillen St. in Portland. He was a carpenter in the railroad shop. After 1931 he was no longer working as a carpenter.
On 9/17/1932 Charles entered the Multnomah County Poor Farm in Troutdale, Oregon a short distance east of Portland. Anna was not with him. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. Built new in 1911, the farm would eventually encompass 345 acres and at its peak in 1935 had a population of 614. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility.
Apparently Charles left the poor farm for a while and returned on 3/14/1933 before being transferred to the state hospital. In March 1933 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was reportedly still married at the time.
After being a patient at the institution for almost 5 years, he died of pneumonia the day after Christmas 1937. He also had syphilitic aortitis, inflammation of the aorta, the main blood vessel leading from the heart to the rest of the body. This condition is associated with tertiary syphilis which may occur approximately 3 to 15 years after the initial infection. It is possible he had been admitted to the hospital initially because of paresis. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis.
Charles’ cremated remains were not taken after his death but have now been claimed & laid to rest with family.
More information is available about other unclaimed cremains at: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Charles was 1 of 7 children born in 1876 in Sandusky, OH to Frederick & Barbara Ann Buringer Arend.
In 1900, Charles married Mabel Rogers & was living with her family in Sandusky, OH, she died in 1901.
In 1903, Charles married Kate Monrow in Houghton County, MI, where his brother William & family lived.
In 1910, Charles was living in Denver with what may have been wife #3, Lola, & working as a bartender in a saloon.
In 1913, Charles shows up in Portland, OR as a bartender, living at 274 Everett.
In 1918 when Charles completed the World War I draft registration form, he reported he was 42 and living in a lodging hotel on 6th & Everett in Portland. He was working for the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS RR) as an assistant foreman. According to his draft registration, his parents were German speaking immigrants from Germany and Switzerland. His next of kin was a brother named William living in Houghton, MI with his family.
About 1928 Charles married Anna. She was born in Kansas about 1896. In the 1930 census, he shows to be 41, this is incorrect, and she was 34. It is listed as the first marriage for each of them. Her father was a German immigrant and her mother was born in Illinois. During the census of 1930 and in 1931 Anna and Charles lived in a small lodging house on McMillen St. in Portland. He was a carpenter in the railroad shop. After 1931 he was no longer working as a carpenter.
On 9/17/1932 Charles entered the Multnomah County Poor Farm in Troutdale, Oregon a short distance east of Portland. Anna was not with him. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. Built new in 1911, the farm would eventually encompass 345 acres and at its peak in 1935 had a population of 614. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility.
Apparently Charles left the poor farm for a while and returned on 3/14/1933 before being transferred to the state hospital. In March 1933 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was reportedly still married at the time.
After being a patient at the institution for almost 5 years, he died of pneumonia the day after Christmas 1937. He also had syphilitic aortitis, inflammation of the aorta, the main blood vessel leading from the heart to the rest of the body. This condition is associated with tertiary syphilis which may occur approximately 3 to 15 years after the initial infection. It is possible he had been admitted to the hospital initially because of paresis. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis.
More information is available about other unclaimed cremains at: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Charles was 1 of 7 children born in 1876 in Sandusky, OH to Frederick & Barbara Ann Buringer Arend.
In 1900, Charles married Mabel Rogers & was living with her family in Sandusky, OH, she died in 1901.
In 1903, Charles married Kate Monrow in Houghton County, MI, where his brother William & family lived.
In 1910, Charles was living in Denver with what may have been wife #3, Lola, & working as a bartender in a saloon.
In 1913, Charles shows up in Portland, OR as a bartender, living at 274 Everett.
In 1918 when Charles completed the World War I draft registration form, he reported he was 42 and living in a lodging hotel on 6th & Everett in Portland. He was working for the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS RR) as an assistant foreman. According to his draft registration, his parents were German speaking immigrants from Germany and Switzerland. His next of kin was a brother named William living in Houghton, MI with his family.
About 1928 Charles married Anna. She was born in Kansas about 1896. In the 1930 census, he shows to be 41, this is incorrect, and she was 34. It is listed as the first marriage for each of them. Her father was a German immigrant and her mother was born in Illinois. During the census of 1930 and in 1931 Anna and Charles lived in a small lodging house on McMillen St. in Portland. He was a carpenter in the railroad shop. After 1931 he was no longer working as a carpenter.
On 9/17/1932 Charles entered the Multnomah County Poor Farm in Troutdale, Oregon a short distance east of Portland. Anna was not with him. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. Built new in 1911, the farm would eventually encompass 345 acres and at its peak in 1935 had a population of 614. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility.
Apparently Charles left the poor farm for a while and returned on 3/14/1933 before being transferred to the state hospital. In March 1933 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was reportedly still married at the time.
After being a patient at the institution for almost 5 years, he died of pneumonia the day after Christmas 1937. He also had syphilitic aortitis, inflammation of the aorta, the main blood vessel leading from the heart to the rest of the body. This condition is associated with tertiary syphilis which may occur approximately 3 to 15 years after the initial infection. It is possible he had been admitted to the hospital initially because of paresis. This condition is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis. It is characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis.
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