Hoping that someone out there can help provide additional info on Ervin or
Irvin H. GARES, born 1878 in Union City, Randolph Co, IN, son of Amos
Bennett/Barnett GARES (mis-spelled often as GARRIS or GARIS, or even GEHRES,
etc). Listed with family as 2 yrs old in 1880 US Census on
familysearch.com.
Ervin married Frances R. PATTERSON on 06 Mar 1901 in Indiana [Source:
Indiana Marriage Records online at Ancestry.com]and had at least 2
children - Ella S. GARES, born December 17, 1902 in IN and Angus P. GARES,
born 1905 in IN.
This family moved to Illinois sometime before 1920. They appear in the 1920
US Census as living at 427 Indianapolis, Marion, IL where Ervin's occupation
is listed as "painter, auto factory". By the Apr 1930 US Census, they were
in Chicago in Ward 50, block 108, family 618 - an Ervin was still working as
an auto painter.
Thanks to research done by Tom Shawcross, I know that Ella GARES was married
very briefly in 1920 to Roy Shawcross, but they divorced. My guess is that
she re-married, but I haven't found any info about her, either as Ella GARES
or as Ella SHAWCROSS.
No info yet about what happened to any of them - does any of this sound
familiar to anyone on the list?
Many thanks in advance for any help or suggestions,
Kaye Gares Steward