Person:Charles Krater (1)

• • • • One typewritten family history states that Charles Milton Krater was born in Tamaqua, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania on 7 Mar 1876. All other sources show Mauch Chunk, Carbon, PA

In 1900, when he as 24 yrs old, Charles Krater was shown on the census as living on 1st Street in Lehighton, MI with his sister Alice and her husband Robert Sweeney.

1901: He was married in Philadelphia August 1901.

1905: Battle Creek directory shows Charles and Nora living at 9 Bedford Street, Battle Creek, MI.

1907: Marian said she was born on a fruit farm in Lenark, Lehigh, PA. Then they moved to Perkasie, Bucks, PA about 1912.

1920 Census: 9 Bedford, Battle Creek, MI

1930 Census: 9 Bedford, Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI. Charles M., age 54, Ella, age 56, Marian, age 21, Lillie Trainer, age 60.

Moved to Loma Linda about 1942; he died in 1945.

Address in Loma Linda: 24598 San Marcos Street, Loma Linda. Obituary for Ella Nora Krater states they designed their own home.

Buried at: Montecito Memorial Park 3520 E. Washington Street Colton, CA 92324 Phone: 909-825-3024 Location: Hawthorne, Section 147, Space 1

Poem written by Charles Milton Krater 12 Oct 1898 Lehighton, PA

         MEMORIES OF OCTOBER

All aboard! away we started; While the crisp October air Moved our blood to circulation; Bid us banish every care.

Then alightng at Mauch Chunk, There our vision had its fill; It required a lot of spunk To climb up that great big hill.

Great Mount Pisgah loomed just forward; Oh! the Switchback, reached at last. Then the car, it started upward, Said Miss Martha, "hold on fast!"

Oh, the beauty of Dame Nature, Of the wonderland around; It enchanted; we fair creatures, Found new joys at every bound.

Oh, yes on, we flew together, Nellie, Martha, Nora, I; Passing now the crimson heather, While the sun shone in the sky.

On the homestretch ere we knew, Floating down from cold zero, Saw where the spreading chestnut grew, Caught a glimpse of the world below.

To the lovely Glen Onoko, Was our dearest wish to stray; With that gnawing in our stomachs, They invited me to pray.

There we ate until replenished, With the food to suit a king. There we had our "phiz's" taken: Looked like angels without wings.

Through the glen, with leaves of Autumn, We our weary feet did bring; With our dainty hands we sought 'em, Songs of joy we all did sing.

Homeward bound, we, weary wanderers, Longed for Dreamlands sweet repose. But that fond remembrance lingers, Longer than dew-drops on the rose.

Who were the people mentioned in the poem?

Author:Charles Milton Krater Nora:Ella Nora Trainer (later Charles' wife) Nellie:Probably Charles M. Krater's sister Nellie, born 8 Dec 1880 Martha:Probably Charles M. Krater's sister Martha, born 13 Dec 1878

Letter written by Dr. M.A. Mortensen to Mr. Charles S. Jones, General Agent 705-709 Security National Bank Building Battle Creek, Michigan

18 August 1941

Dear Sir:

At your request, I examined Mr. Charles M. Krater, of 9 Wilkes Street, Battle Creek, Michigan, the other day when he presented himself.

My conclusion is to the effect that he is a little better than he was six months ago, but the fundamental trouble, namely, his cardio-vascular condition is still in evidence and because of this his capacity for physical activity is decidedly limited.

On examination we find his blood pressure between 160-70/90. Apex is noted in the 6th interspace outside the mid-clavicular line. Cardiac dulness extends from the right border of the sternum to this area. There is a prolonged, rough systolic mumur at the apex and a very definite systolic murmer heard over the aortic area, rough in character and transmitted upward. No irregularities were noted during the examination. There is some congestion at the base of the lungs in the nature of crackles, that practically disappears after a few deep inspirations.

My conclusion is to the effect that he has an aortic stenosis in addition to a mitral regurgitation, and with it hypertensive heart disease, which means a rather discouraging combination. While he is more comfortable at this time of the year than in the winter, I feel that it would be impossible for him to carry on and maintain a position in the field of endeavor that he has followed for many years; namely, nursing and physiotherapy. I feel certain that he would falter within a couple of weeks in attempting to do anything of this sort and, as far as I know, he is not fitted for any other type of work.

Yours sincerely,

(Signed) M. A. Mortensen, M.D.

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1. Look for 1880 census records showing Krater in either Mauch Chunk, Carbon, PA or Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA 2. Birth records for Charles Milton Krater 7 Mar 1876 in Mauch Chunk, Carbon, PA, or Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA 3. Look for 1880 census records showing John Trainer in Lehighton, Carbon, PA 4. Why would Charles Milton's birthplace be listed as both Mauch Chunk, Carbon, PA, or Tamaqua, Schuylkill PA? 5. Look for birth records for Gladys in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI 6. Look for birth record for Marian in Lanar, Lehigh, PA 7. Do full search for surname Krater

1. ↑ Paul Milton Krater. F2024 Personal Pedigree including family traits.
2. ↑ Krater, Paul Milton. F2027 Krater, Charles Milton obituary.
3. ↑ C1019 US Census PA East Rockwell, Bucks county.
4. ↑ United States Federal Census. 1930 Census, Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI.

   Krater, Charles M., head of household, $0 Real Estate, $5,000 personal property, white male, 54 years old, married, married at 25 years old, he and both parents born in Pennsylvania. Occupation: Nurse, worked at the Sanitarium. Ella Krater, wife, white female, 56 years old, 27 years old when married, she and both parents born in PA. Lillie Trainer, sister of Ella, white female, 60 years old, single, all born in PA. Marian Krater, daughter of Charles and Ella, white female, 21 years old, single, all born in PA. Address: 9 Wilkes Street, Battle Creek, Michigan.

   Ancestry.com.1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United Sttaes, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

5. ↑ 1850 Census Orwigsburg, P.
6. ↑ 1910 Census: East Rockhill, Bucks, PA.
7. ↑ 1920 Census Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI.

   Charles M. Krater, head of household, address 9 Bedford, Battle Creek, MI, owned free and clear; white male, 43 years old, married, all born in PA, nurse at the sanitarium. Ella N. Krater, wife, white female, 45 years old, married, all born in PA. Gladys M. Krater, daughter, white female, 18 years old, she was born in MI; Marian E. Krater daugher, 11 years old, born in PA; Paul M. Krater, son, white male, 4 years 11 months, born in MI.

8. ↑ 1880 Census; Roaring Brook, Lackawanna, PA.
9. ↑ Paul Milton Krater. F2024 Personal Pedigree including family traits
   p. 9.

   states Charles Milton Krater was born in Tamaqua, Schulkill, PA

10. ↑ 1880 Census; Roaring Brook, Lackawanna, PA.

    4 years old; parents Charles and Sarah Krater

11. ↑ 1910 Census: East Rockhill, Bucks, PA.