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Title: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: EdCan on Wednesday 05 February 20 19:12 GMT (UK)

I am trying to finish tracing Charles Frank Kidwell who was born 19 Mar 1879 Bellaire Ohio. In 1910/20 he is living in Baltimore with wife Daisy nee Hunter and family. Daisy died 20 Jan 1927 Baltimore. Charles and family then show up 1930 living in Brooklyn. He marries a Sarah Idella Meyers 15 Jun 1935 Manhattan. The last record that I can find is 1942 Draft Card.
I assume that he and Daisy married abt 1905/06 in Maryland but can not find a  record of marriage. Neither can I find a death record for him or Sarah Idella.

Ed

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: Jool on Wednesday 05 February 20 19:28 GMT (UK)

Hi Ed, this may help....

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: mckha489 on Wednesday 05 February 20 19:37 GMT (UK)

A possible death.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGX-L224

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: EdCan on Wednesday 05 February 20 21:03 GMT (UK)

Thanks Jool and Mckha489. That certainly helps.

Ed

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: mckha489 on Wednesday 05 February 20 21:16 GMT (UK)

Married before August 1904

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: mckha489 on Wednesday 05 February 20 21:22 GMT (UK)

1902 in fact

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: Jool on Wednesday 05 February 20 21:27 GMT (UK)

3 trees on Ancestry have his marriage to Daisy Bell(e) Hunter as 18 Dec 1902. 
One tree gives the source as "from Vernon records" and "Hunter family group sheets" but no direct source  :-\.  I think the other 2 have just copied the date.

As always, be wary of trees with no sources, but maybe you could contact the tree owner for more details (Maryland Hunter family tree).

EDIT: Nice find Mckha489   ;D

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: EdCan on Wednesday 05 February 20 21:48 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the marriage Mckha489. Good find

Ed

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: shellyesq on Wednesday 05 February 20 23:54 GMT (UK)

In case it helps, there are a few obituaries for siblings of (the second) Mrs. Frank Kidwell that indicate where she was living. 

1940 - New York City - http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/obits/m3/meyers-jacob.txt

1947 - New York City - http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/obits/r2/rodeniser-virginia.txt

1967 - living in Glencoe - http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/obits/p2/purbaugh-h.alcinda.txt

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: shellyesq on Thursday 06 February 20 00:13 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Mckha489 on Wednesday 05 February 20 19:37 GMT (UK)

A possible death.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGX-L224

The listing on Find a Grave has the death year as 1958, but looking at the stone, it looks more like 1956 with the top of the 6 getting close to the circle to me.

I found a newspaper article from 1957 that mentions Mrs. Idella Kidwell of New York City going to a family reunion, but no mention of her husband.  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43689470/idella_kidwell/

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: shellyesq on Thursday 06 February 20 02:07 GMT (UK)

A Charles Kidwell, age 77, died 28 April 1956 in Manhattan, New York City.

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: EdCan on Thursday 06 February 20 03:38 GMT (UK)

Thanks shelley. That 1956 death looks very interesting. May I ask where you found it?

Much appreciated
Ed

Title: Re: Charles Frank Kidwell 1879 - ?
Post by: shellyesq on Thursday 06 February 20 11:17 GMT (UK)

New York City death index.