Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameCharles Paul HOUSEMAN
Birth14 Jun 1905, Moberly, Randolph, Missouri265, date & state only,266, place only
Death5 Sep 1967, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California265, date only,266, place only Age: 62
OccupationGeneral Agent, Guardian Life Insurance Co.267
FatherGeorge Charles HOUSEMAN (1877-)
MotherEmma Charlsey ANDREWS (~1888->1967)
Individual Notes
• Mother’s maiden surname is Anderson.265

• Mr. Houseman had been prominent in National Insurance Circles since 1936 and had lived in California since 1944. He was graduated from the University of Chicago and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, a member of the Annandale Golf Club; survived by wife, Virgie, son Robert, daughter-in-law Linda, granddaughter Pamela, Mrs. Henry Lumb.267
Census
• 1910 Census: Goldsberry Twp., Howell, Missouri. Age 4, b MO.268
• 1930 Census: Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Age 29, b MO. Single. Lodger. Manager, Manufacturing. Parents b England.269
Spouses
Birth18 Oct 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois42,43, state only; birth date is wrong
Death19 Nov 1997, Palm Desert, Riverside, California43, date & county only Age: 86
MemoPalm Desert from personal knowledge of DWM
FatherReuben Smith ISENHOWER (1879-1952)
MotherWilly Clyde MAJOR (1888-1956)
Individual Notes
• When my mother divorced my father, I was 11 years old. I chose to take my stepfather’s name and was known thereafter as Virgie Lee Cross.42

• 4th Cousin, twice removed of Pres. Dwight David Eisenhower.
Census
• 1920 Census: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Age 8, b IL. Father b MO; mother b KS.44
• 1930 Census: Highland Park, Lake, Illinois. Age 18, b IL. Father b Canada-English; mother b KS.45
Marriage28 Apr 1933, Highland Park, Lake, Illinois
Children(Private)
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Updated 8 Aug 2023
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