Orson Welles
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'''Orson Welles''', (1915 - 1985) Actor | '''Orson Welles''', (1915 - 1985) Actor | ||
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Welles was born in 6 May 1915 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the second son of Richard Head Welles, and Beatrice Ives. | Welles was born in 6 May 1915 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the second son of Richard Head Welles, and Beatrice Ives. | ||
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He died 10 Oct 1985 in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, but had been recently living in Las Vegas. | He died 10 Oct 1985 in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, but had been recently living in Las Vegas. | ||
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*[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7488&path=1932.3.15.Olympic.36&fn=Orson&ln=Welles&st=r&pid=2014794677&rc=&zp=75 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957] for the ship Olympic on Mar 15, 1932 stating "Olympic sailing from Southampton, arriving at New York. Orson Welles, age 16, male, single, born May 6, 1915 Kenosha, Wisc., residing at 1928 Groveland avenue, Highland Park, Eavinia, Illinois." | *[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7488&path=1932.3.15.Olympic.36&fn=Orson&ln=Welles&st=r&pid=2014794677&rc=&zp=75 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957] for the ship Olympic on Mar 15, 1932 stating "Olympic sailing from Southampton, arriving at New York. Orson Welles, age 16, male, single, born May 6, 1915 Kenosha, Wisc., residing at 1928 Groveland avenue, Highland Park, Eavinia, Illinois." | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Orson&gsln=Welles&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=74721653&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index], stating "Orson Welles, last residence Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, born 6 May 1915, died Oct 1985, SSN issued by New York before 1951" | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Orson&gsln=Welles&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=74721653&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index], stating "Orson Welles, last residence Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, born 6 May 1915, died Oct 1985, SSN issued by New York before 1951" | ||
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*[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00084581&tree=LEO Entry on genealogics] | *[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00084581&tree=LEO Entry on genealogics] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles Entry on wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles Entry on wikipedia] | ||
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*[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=49024&pageno=58 ''American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales''], by Gary Boyd Roberts & William Addams Reitwiesner. Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore, 1984. page 58-9 [[Orson_Welles_to_Diana|here]] | *[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=49024&pageno=58 ''American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales''], by Gary Boyd Roberts & William Addams Reitwiesner. Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore, 1984. page 58-9 [[Orson_Welles_to_Diana|here]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==2 Richard H Welles== |
| − | Richard | + | Richard H Welles was born about 1872 in Missouri to Richard Jones Welles and his wife Mary Blanche Head. His mother Mary remarried to Fredrick Yotthersen and the family moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where they appear in the 1900 census. |
Beatrice Ives was born about 1871 in Illinois. They married about 1903/4 and had one son Richard I about 1905/6. | Beatrice Ives was born about 1871 in Illinois. They married about 1903/4 and had one son Richard I about 1905/6. | ||
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Wikipedia states that "...his parents divorced when he was six" [so 1921 or 1922], "...Beatrice Welles died of jaundice on May 10, 1924 in a Chicago hospital. Richard Welles became an alcoholic and died when Orson was fifteen....Maurice Bernstein became his guardian." | Wikipedia states that "...his parents divorced when he was six" [so 1921 or 1922], "...Beatrice Welles died of jaundice on May 10, 1924 in a Chicago hospital. Richard Welles became an alcoholic and died when Orson was fifteen....Maurice Bernstein became his guardian." | ||
| − | ==Primary documents== | + | ===Primary documents=== |
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=WIT623_1794-0175&fn=Jacob+R&ln=Yotthersen&st=r&ssrc=&pid=63409375 1900 Census of Kenosha, Wisconsin], transcribed [[RichardWellesC1900|here]] | *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=WIT623_1794-0175&fn=Jacob+R&ln=Yotthersen&st=r&ssrc=&pid=63409375 1900 Census of Kenosha, Wisconsin], transcribed [[RichardWellesC1900|here]] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&ti=0&r=an&db=1910USCenIndex&F2=WIT624_1715-0168 1910 Census of Kenosha, Wisconsin], transcribed [[RichardWellesC1910|here]] | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&ti=0&r=an&db=1910USCenIndex&F2=WIT624_1715-0168 1910 Census of Kenosha, Wisconsin], transcribed [[RichardWellesC1910|here]] | ||
