There was no reference to him in either his father's obituary in 1907, nor his mother's obituary in 1939. Given his date of birth, it is likely they were his biological grandparents, not his parents.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, he is living with his widowed grandmother Effie Ketels, and his divorced aunt Jane (Jennie) MacKenzie and her daughter Effie I. MacKenzie. His mother's birthplace is listed as Massachusetts. That points to his mother being either of the elder Ketels daughters, as they were each born in Massachusetts.
He married Gladys Callahan on August 22, 1925 in San Joaquin county, California. He named his grandparents as his parents, on the marriage record.
He and his wife lived to ripe old age in Walnut Creek, California.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, he is living with his widowed grandmother Effie Ketels, and his divorced aunt Jane (Jennie) MacKenzie and her daughter Effie I. MacKenzie. His mother's birthplace is listed as Massachusetts. That points to his mother being either of the elder Ketels daughters, as they were each born in Massachusetts.
He married Gladys Callahan on August 22, 1925 in San Joaquin county, California. He named his grandparents as his parents, on the marriage record.
He and his wife lived to ripe old age in Walnut Creek, California.
There was no reference to him in either his father's obituary in 1907, nor his mother's obituary in 1939. Given his date of birth, it is likely they were his biological grandparents, not his parents.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, he is living with his widowed grandmother Effie Ketels, and his divorced aunt Jane (Jennie) MacKenzie and her daughter Effie I. MacKenzie. His mother's birthplace is listed as Massachusetts. That points to his mother being either of the elder Ketels daughters, as they were each born in Massachusetts.
He married Gladys Callahan on August 22, 1925 in San Joaquin county, California. He named his grandparents as his parents, on the marriage record.
He and his wife lived to ripe old age in Walnut Creek, California.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, he is living with his widowed grandmother Effie Ketels, and his divorced aunt Jane (Jennie) MacKenzie and her daughter Effie I. MacKenzie. His mother's birthplace is listed as Massachusetts. That points to his mother being either of the elder Ketels daughters, as they were each born in Massachusetts.
He married Gladys Callahan on August 22, 1925 in San Joaquin county, California. He named his grandparents as his parents, on the marriage record.
He and his wife lived to ripe old age in Walnut Creek, California.
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