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Homer Lawrence Schrader

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Homer Lawrence Schrader Veteran

Birth
Rulo, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA
Death
9 Feb 1954 (aged 62)
Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Son of Frederick Wilhelm Schrader and Effie Ellen (Butcher) Schrader.

Brother of Belva and Cecil Schrader. Half brother of Gladys Mae and William Griffey.
Grandson of Godfrey and Rose Butcher.

First Marriage - Married Onida Marie Mathas on February 20, 1912, in Parke County, Indiana. Parents of Wilber Eugene and Glethal Irene Schrader.

Second Marriage - Married Blanche Moore on August 4, 1920, in Indiana.
Residence Place: Newport, Indiana

Terre Haute, Indiana, City Directory, 1927 - Schrader, Homer (Blanche) brkmn r -{brakeman railroad] 1335 Woodley Ave, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

Third Marriage - Married Anna Lenora Shirely on April 2, 1930.
Census: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana - Street Address: # 12, 2368 North Gale Street - Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 22.50

Fourth Marriage - Married Laura Agnew in 1942.

In 1917, Homer was 25, he was the bookkeeper for A.C. Butcher & Cooper Lumber, a hard-wood sawmill, located in the central-eastern portion of Clinton, near the Wabash riverfront. Homer was a Lumber Mill Owner and Operator in his younger years in Clinton and Newport, Indiana with his Grandfather Godfrey Butcher and Sister Belva.

U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Homer Schrader
Departure Date: 6 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Address: 639 S Main St
Residence Place: Clinton, Indiana
Next of Kin: Godfrey Schrader
Relationship: Grndf
Ship: Huron
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3092069
Notes: Company "E" 153rd Infantry, 39th Division

Homer Schrader in the U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
After serving in World War l, Homer departed Brest, France on March 5, 1919, on a U.S. Army Transport Service vessel. The U.S.S. North Carolina, brought American soldiers back from Europe and returning to the United States. Homer arrived at Newport News, Virginia. The Military Unit: 49 TH INF. Rank: Private Service Number: 3092069
Notes: SAINT SIGNAN CASUAL COMPANY #957. INDIANA

He worked as a Conductor on the Interurban Railroad running from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, Indiana. For most of his working years, he was a Brakeman and Conductor for the Big Four New York Central Railroad - running from Mattoon, Illinois to Indianapolis, Indiana.

He could play the piano by ear.
He loved his sister Belva very much.
He died of complications of a stroke.
I wish I had known my grandfather longer.
Son of Frederick Wilhelm Schrader and Effie Ellen (Butcher) Schrader.

Brother of Belva and Cecil Schrader. Half brother of Gladys Mae and William Griffey.
Grandson of Godfrey and Rose Butcher.

First Marriage - Married Onida Marie Mathas on February 20, 1912, in Parke County, Indiana. Parents of Wilber Eugene and Glethal Irene Schrader.

Second Marriage - Married Blanche Moore on August 4, 1920, in Indiana.
Residence Place: Newport, Indiana

Terre Haute, Indiana, City Directory, 1927 - Schrader, Homer (Blanche) brkmn r -{brakeman railroad] 1335 Woodley Ave, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

Third Marriage - Married Anna Lenora Shirely on April 2, 1930.
Census: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana - Street Address: # 12, 2368 North Gale Street - Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 22.50

Fourth Marriage - Married Laura Agnew in 1942.

In 1917, Homer was 25, he was the bookkeeper for A.C. Butcher & Cooper Lumber, a hard-wood sawmill, located in the central-eastern portion of Clinton, near the Wabash riverfront. Homer was a Lumber Mill Owner and Operator in his younger years in Clinton and Newport, Indiana with his Grandfather Godfrey Butcher and Sister Belva.

U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Homer Schrader
Departure Date: 6 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Address: 639 S Main St
Residence Place: Clinton, Indiana
Next of Kin: Godfrey Schrader
Relationship: Grndf
Ship: Huron
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3092069
Notes: Company "E" 153rd Infantry, 39th Division

Homer Schrader in the U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
After serving in World War l, Homer departed Brest, France on March 5, 1919, on a U.S. Army Transport Service vessel. The U.S.S. North Carolina, brought American soldiers back from Europe and returning to the United States. Homer arrived at Newport News, Virginia. The Military Unit: 49 TH INF. Rank: Private Service Number: 3092069
Notes: SAINT SIGNAN CASUAL COMPANY #957. INDIANA

He worked as a Conductor on the Interurban Railroad running from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, Indiana. For most of his working years, he was a Brakeman and Conductor for the Big Four New York Central Railroad - running from Mattoon, Illinois to Indianapolis, Indiana.

He could play the piano by ear.
He loved his sister Belva very much.
He died of complications of a stroke.
I wish I had known my grandfather longer.


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