He owned a 1929 Chevrolet Coach that he purchased from "La Jara Filling Station." The title was recorded 10 Nov 1936. He lived in Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado in 1936.- 3 Sep 1916. Ted was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was confirmed by Christen Jensen.
- 27 Dec 1935. James Edward Bingham was ordained an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This took place in the Manassa Ward.
- April 30, 1937, he was chairman of Troop 273, Romeo Colorado of the Boy Scouts of America.
- 7 February, 1942 He paid a license fee of $5.45 to the State of Colorado to register his 1929 Dodge Sedan. His address at the time was Romeo, Colorado.
- He held a Chauffer's License for the state of Colorado. It was issued on Valentine's Day 1945. It give his birth date as Aug 8, 1998. He had brown hair and blue eyes and was 5' 7" tall.He registered for the selective service board of Manassa, Colorado 16 February, 1942. He was a resident of Romeo, Colorado at the time.
- He paid $2 for a Small Game Fishing and hunting license 16 Feb 1942.
- On March 26, 1945, he paid $7.69 for 148 shares to the Manassa Land and Irrigation Company
- He was Asst. Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 273 Romeo, Colorado 31 December 1942.
- He was a member of the Railroad Union for the D. & R.G.W.R.R. Co. His payroll number was 30434, but no date was given on the card.
- On January 26, 1944, he signed his Union Card for the Santa Fe, New Mexico Local 1353 Brotherhood of Carpenters.
- On June 10, 1944, He purchased a Resident Combined fishing and Small Game hunting license. He was a resident of Romeo.
- On the 21st of January, 1946, he paid a $5.45 license fee to the State of Colorado to register his Chevrolet Coach. His address at the time was Romeo.
I never knew my grandfather personally, but after seeing copies of these documents, many of which were at one time carried in his wallet, I feel that I know him a little better.
The original documents are in the possession of Gatha Wilson. Thanks Mom for sharing them with me.
The original documents are in the possession of Gatha Wilson. Thanks Mom for sharing them with me.
1 comment:
Kent, these are the things that make our blog a very special place to go. Thank you for putting those little things together to make a small history of him. He worked for a small time for the railroad when I was young enough that I don't remember it. That is why he had the railroad thing. He had many different jobs. He had a hard time settling down to one thing until he had the farm. He and Mama worked together and he loved that. He worked in
Los Alamos when he belonged to the union. He was a very capable person. He could do many things. He said he was able to many things but master of none. He was a master of many things. He went to barber school and learned to cut hair, but never practiced it, only on his sons and anyone who wanted a free hair cut.
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