Charles Ethelbert DAMON

(b. 5 December 1879 , St Albans, Maine, USA d. 2 June 1942 , Santa Clara, California, USA )

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Charles Ethelbert DAMON was born 5 December 1879 in St Albans, Maine, USA

Charles Ethelbert DAMON was the child of Hilliard Page DAMON and Amanda B COX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edwin DAMON and Sarah LOVEJOY (maternal) Ezra COX and Mary R FISHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles Ethelbert married Florence May HUBBACK 19 July 1909 in Santa Clara, California, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
They divorced. Florence May HUBBACK was born 15 February 1892 in San Jose, California, USA. Florence May died 30 October 1985 in Almeda, California, USA. Florence May was the child of Charles Austen HUBBACK and Bernadine ENGLEKEN.

Charles Ethelbert married (2) Estella Lorena MCGUIRE abt. 1920 . Estella Lorena MCGUIRE was born 6 August 1881 in Rushville, Indiana, USA. Estella Lorena died 1 August 1949 in Santa Clara, California, USA.

Charles Ethelbert DAMON died 2 June 1942 in Santa Clara, California, USA.

NOTE: Jessie Cobb stayed at the house he lived in the night before she was murdered

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Charles Ethelbert DAMON married

Florence May HUBBACK-- Date: 19 July 1909 Place: Santa Clara, California, USA
Florence May HUBBACK was the child of Charles Austen HUBBACK and Bernadine ENGLEKEN

900103 07-10-1909 DAMON, CHARLES EDELBERT HUBBACK, FLORENCE MAY
900453 07-10-1909 DAMON, CHARLES EDELBERT HULBACH, FLORENCE MAY

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Charles and Florence divorced before 1920

Children of Charles Ethelbert DAMON and Florence May HUBBACK:

Richard E DAMON (b.26 December 1909, Placer, California, USA d. abt. 1920, )

Francis DAMON (b.2 March 1911, Placer, California, USA d. 13 January 1999, , Hawaii, USA)

Charles Ethelbert DAMON married

Estella Lorena MCGUIRE-- Date: abt. 1920 Place:

Children of Charles Ethelbert DAMON and Estella Lorena MCGUIRE:

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1879 Birth
5 December 1879
St Albans, Maine, USA

1880 Palmyra, Somerset, Maine
Name: Charles E. Daman
Age: 1
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Palmyra, Somerset, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Hilliard P. Daman
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Name: Amanda B. Daman
Mother's Birthplace: Maine

Household Members:
Name Age
Hilliard P. Daman 27
Amanda B. Daman 34
Charles E. Daman 1
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Chas E Damon
titles & terms:
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Dec 1878
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother: Amanda Damon
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Amanda Damon
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0014
page: 11
sheet letter: A
family number: 265
reference number: 37
film number: 1240587
image number: 00513
Household Gender Age
parent Amanda Damon F
Chas E Damon M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 U.S. Army Enlistment
Name: Charles E Damon
Birthyear: abt 1879
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Enlistment Age: 21 2/ 12
Enlistment Date: February 16, 1901
Discharge Date: January 26, 1904

Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 Marriage / Partner
Charles Ethelbert DAMON and Florence May HUBBACK 19 July 1909, Santa Clara, California, USA

He was 29 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Richard E DAMON was born 26 December 1909, Placer, California, USA

Charles Ethelbert was 30 years old.

1910 Roseville, Placer, California
name: Charles E Damon
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household:
residence: Roseville Ward 3, Placer, California
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 235
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
N Carson Busby M 50y
Alice E Busby F 42y
Forrest N Busby M 19y
Muriel B Miner F 21y
Von C Miner M 28y
Vess Miner M 1y 8m
Glenn C Brisby M 16y
Opal R Brisby F 14y
Cecil Brisby F 9y
Wallace P Brisby M 3y
James V Brisby M 0y 4m
Kleinsong M 23y
Emily Kleinsong F 34y
George A Meyes M 29y
Alice G Meyes F 26y
Ida B Meyes F 0y 3m
Charles E Damon M 31y
Florence M Damon F 18y
Richard E Damon M 0y 3m
Henry D Eastling M 29y
Prentice Cessna M 28y
Clara M Fleming F 22y
Icy C Fleming F 0y 7m
Harry H Fleming M 31y
G Clay Brett M 25y
Stella G Brett F 20y
Charles H Walter M 26y
Charles J Magunder M 30y
Sidney A Mcgraw M 23y
Mathew E Gulley M 27y
Jay E...Read MORE...

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Birth of Child
Francis DAMON was born 2 March 1911, Placer, California, USA

Charles Ethelbert was 31 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Chas Edelbert Damon
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Contra Costa County no 2, California, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 05 Dec 1879
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1530711
digital folder number: 005240892
image number: 04240

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZVZ-6PN : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Chas Edelbert Damon, .
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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Santa Clara, California
Name: Charles E Damon
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Park Court
House Number: 45
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 89
Occupation: Watchman
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3200
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 72
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1200
Income Other Sources: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Charles E Damon 60
Estella Damon 58
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1942 Death
California, Death Index, 1940-1997
name: Charles Ethelbert Damon
event: Death
event date: 02 Jun 1942
event place: Santa Clara, California, United States
birth date: 05 Dec 1879
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male
father: Damon
mother: Cox
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Death
Name: Charles Ethelbert Damon
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1879
Birth Place: Maine
Death Date: 2 Jun 1942
Death Place: Santa Clara
Mother's Maiden Name: Cox
Father's Surname: Damon

Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
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Grave

ak Hill Memorial Park San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA

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Charles Ethelbert DAMON - Name: Charles E Damon Death Date: 2 Jun 1942 Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery Cemetery Location: San Jose, California Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone A

Name: Charles E Damon
Death Date: 2 Jun 1942
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery
Cemetery Location: San Jose, California

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

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Charles is buried at: ak Hill Memorial Park San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA

Added: 2/22/2012 12:54:55 PM - Updated: 7/8/2025 3:22:50 PM