Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameCharles Paul HOUSEMAN
Birth14 Jun 1905, Moberly, Randolph, Missouri2699,4239
Death5 Sep 1967, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California2699,4239 Age: 62
OccupationGeneral Agent, Guardian Life Insurance Co.4598
FatherGeorge Charles HOUSEMAN (1877-)
MotherEmma Charlsey ANDREWS (~1888->1967)
Individual Notes
• Mother’s maiden surname is Anderson.2699

• 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.4598
Census
• 1910 Census: Goldsberry Twp., Howell, Missouri. Age 4, b MO.4793
• 1930 Census: Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Age 29, b MO. Single. Lodger. Manager, Manufacturing. Parents b England.5730
Spouses
Birth18 Oct 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois2010,4241
Death19 Nov 1997, Palm Desert, Riverside, California4241 Age: 86
MemoPalm Desert from personal knowledge of DWM
Cremation22 Nov 1997, Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles, California Age: 86
MemoPersonal 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.2010

• 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.5723
• 1930 Census: Highland Park, Lake, Illinois. Age 18, b IL. Father b Canada-English; mother b KS.4787
Marriage28 Apr 1933, Highland Park, Lake, Illinois
Children(Private)
Last Modified 15 Jun 2023Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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