Mothers last name listed as Fields.
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: MEERS, Charley
Author: Don Stowell Date: 25 Sep 2004 12:14 PM GMT
Surnames: Lapham, Thrasher, Wilbank,
Classification: Death
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 20 Apr 1944
WELL KNOWN ODDFELLOW PASSES ON
Another well known man of Mojave passed away at a Bakersfield hospital on Sunday when Charley Meers, well known carpenter of this place passed on.
Born in Kentucky, he came to Mojave in 1931 and has resided here ever since. He was a charter member of Compton Lodge I. O. O. F., and a few years ago became an Associate Member of Mojave Lodge No. 457, 1. O. O. F. in which he has held every chair.
'He leaves a daughter, Miss Lucila Lapham of Los Angeles, a brother, Clarence of Bakersfield, a brother, Edward and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Thrasher and Mrs. Eunice Wilbank all of Seymore Tex.
Funeral ceremonies will be handled by the O'Donnell. Funeral Parlor under the auspices of Mojave Lodge No. 457, I. O. 0 F. today at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be in the Mojave cemetery
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E Meers
Name: Charles E Meers
Age: 41 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1920: Stratton, Texas, Oklahoma
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Image: 883
Enumerated in the household of Elias and Eliza Meers.
1880 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E. Mears
Name: Charles E. Mears
Age: 1
Estimated birth year:
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Uptons, Larue, Kentucky
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: Elias Mears
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's name: Elija Mears
Mother's birthplace: KY
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: MEERS, Charley
Author: Don Stowell Date: 25 Sep 2004 12:14 PM GMT
Surnames: Lapham, Thrasher, Wilbank,
Classification: Death
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 20 Apr 1944
WELL KNOWN ODDFELLOW PASSES ON
Another well known man of Mojave passed away at a Bakersfield hospital on Sunday when Charley Meers, well known carpenter of this place passed on.
Born in Kentucky, he came to Mojave in 1931 and has resided here ever since. He was a charter member of Compton Lodge I. O. O. F., and a few years ago became an Associate Member of Mojave Lodge No. 457, 1. O. O. F. in which he has held every chair.
'He leaves a daughter, Miss Lucila Lapham of Los Angeles, a brother, Clarence of Bakersfield, a brother, Edward and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Thrasher and Mrs. Eunice Wilbank all of Seymore Tex.
Funeral ceremonies will be handled by the O'Donnell. Funeral Parlor under the auspices of Mojave Lodge No. 457, I. O. 0 F. today at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be in the Mojave cemetery
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E Meers
Name: Charles E Meers
Age: 41 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1920: Stratton, Texas, Oklahoma
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Image: 883
Enumerated in the household of Elias and Eliza Meers.
1880 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E. Mears
Name: Charles E. Mears
Age: 1
Estimated birth year:
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Uptons, Larue, Kentucky
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: Elias Mears
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's name: Elija Mears
Mother's birthplace: KY
Mothers last name listed as Fields.
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: MEERS, Charley
Author: Don Stowell Date: 25 Sep 2004 12:14 PM GMT
Surnames: Lapham, Thrasher, Wilbank,
Classification: Death
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 20 Apr 1944
WELL KNOWN ODDFELLOW PASSES ON
Another well known man of Mojave passed away at a Bakersfield hospital on Sunday when Charley Meers, well known carpenter of this place passed on.
Born in Kentucky, he came to Mojave in 1931 and has resided here ever since. He was a charter member of Compton Lodge I. O. O. F., and a few years ago became an Associate Member of Mojave Lodge No. 457, 1. O. O. F. in which he has held every chair.
'He leaves a daughter, Miss Lucila Lapham of Los Angeles, a brother, Clarence of Bakersfield, a brother, Edward and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Thrasher and Mrs. Eunice Wilbank all of Seymore Tex.
Funeral ceremonies will be handled by the O'Donnell. Funeral Parlor under the auspices of Mojave Lodge No. 457, I. O. 0 F. today at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be in the Mojave cemetery
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E Meers
Name: Charles E Meers
Age: 41 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1920: Stratton, Texas, Oklahoma
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Image: 883
Enumerated in the household of Elias and Eliza Meers.
1880 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E. Mears
Name: Charles E. Mears
Age: 1
Estimated birth year:
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Uptons, Larue, Kentucky
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: Elias Mears
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's name: Elija Mears
Mother's birthplace: KY
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Death: MEERS, Charley
Author: Don Stowell Date: 25 Sep 2004 12:14 PM GMT
Surnames: Lapham, Thrasher, Wilbank,
Classification: Death
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News
California City, Kern, CA
Published: 20 Apr 1944
WELL KNOWN ODDFELLOW PASSES ON
Another well known man of Mojave passed away at a Bakersfield hospital on Sunday when Charley Meers, well known carpenter of this place passed on.
Born in Kentucky, he came to Mojave in 1931 and has resided here ever since. He was a charter member of Compton Lodge I. O. O. F., and a few years ago became an Associate Member of Mojave Lodge No. 457, 1. O. O. F. in which he has held every chair.
'He leaves a daughter, Miss Lucila Lapham of Los Angeles, a brother, Clarence of Bakersfield, a brother, Edward and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Thrasher and Mrs. Eunice Wilbank all of Seymore Tex.
Funeral ceremonies will be handled by the O'Donnell. Funeral Parlor under the auspices of Mojave Lodge No. 457, I. O. 0 F. today at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be in the Mojave cemetery
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E Meers
Name: Charles E Meers
Age: 41 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1920: Stratton, Texas, Oklahoma
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Image: 883
Enumerated in the household of Elias and Eliza Meers.
1880 United States Federal Census Record
about Charles E. Mears
Name: Charles E. Mears
Age: 1
Estimated birth year:
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Uptons, Larue, Kentucky
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: Elias Mears
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's name: Elija Mears
Mother's birthplace: KY
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