Relatives said he had 2 boys and 1 girl, names unknown, but accordingt o census records below, it was 3 sons.
Residences & events:
4/22/1910 Guyman Twp, Texas Co, OK. At census time Claud B, 32, hadb een married 5 years to Florence E, 26, with 1 child who was stilllivin g, Wayne T, 5. Next door was his mother and her aged father.Claude wa s a general farmer.
Bef 1912 IL Leaving his mother in OK, Claud moved his family backhome b efore son George was born.
1/6/1920 Charleston, Coles Co, IL. The next census taker recordedCla ud B, 42, broom corn broker, with Florence E, 37, and 3 sons,Wayne T, 1 4, George L, 8, and Hugh M, 3 years 8 months. All hadbeen born in IL . They rented their home
4/7/1930 Garden View St, South Gate, San Antonio Twp, Los Angeles Co,C A. Apparently the family couldn't find their niche and had movedagain . The census listed Claude B, 52, married for the first time atage 27 , to Florence E, 46, who had married at 21. Claude was amechanic in a t ile factory, Florence a cutter in a knitting mill andapparently they h ad done well as they owned their home worth $4000, afair amount for th e day, but they did not have a radio. The boyswere still at home, Way ne T, 14 (actually 24), was a knitter in theknitting mill, G Leslie, 1 8, was a clerk in a dry goods store, andHugh M, 13, as at home.
