↑1930 US Census 1930 IN Allen FtW ward 1, ED 10 sht 18B HH#514.
1124 Francis [sp?] St Charles RANSON, partner, divorced, 40 IN IN US, truck driver, builder supply in HH with James F MASON, 67, widow, hotel elevator operator.
↑ (Alternate birth date 20 Oct 1881, according to D O McCOMB Funeral Home records.)
↑ Hallie was in the process of divorce from Julia when he shot and killed his girlfriend, Mrs Lillian HETRICK on 13 Dec 1930 at 2801 John St, Ft Wayne, in a fit of jealousy. Hallie also shot himself in the head, and died 10 days later.
↑ Fort Wayne News, 1 Feb 1910, page 6, society news: "Mr Charles RANSOM and family, of Edgerton, spent the weekend in this city visiting relatives." Edgerton is "on the edge", right at the border on Highway 14.