Brief Life History of Charles Barresh
When Charles Barresh Worster was born on 18 September 1898, in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Frederick Augustus Worster, was 28 and his mother, Mary Caroline Odenwalder, was 26. He married Lillian G McMullen on 13 May 1922, in Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1920 and Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 22 October 1976, in Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.
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- Charles B Worster, "United States Census, 1930"
- Charles Barnes Worster, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Charles Barresh Worster, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Worcester .
German: variant of Wurster .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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