Obituary for Claude Sidney Hall (Aged 53)
The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, March 29, 1937. [16] [17]
1900 Joe A Brenizer (born Apr 1856) was a music teacher and wife Flo E Brenizer (born Oct 1858) was a dressmaker living in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida with daughter Nellie C (age 18, born Nov 1881) born in Indiana. They lived in a rented home. Flo had 1 child, still living. [1] [2]
1907 Ira Wolfe wrote to son Charles Wolfe that Charle's cousin Nellie Brenizer was to be married this Wednesday coming and they had sent out 1000 invitations. Letter dated September 30.
1907 Claude S Hall and Nellie C Brenizer were married on October 2 in Duval County, Florida. [3] [4]
1910 Joseph A Brenizer (age 53) was a barber with wife Flo (age 52) living in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with daughter Nellie Hall (age 27). They had been married for 2 years. [5] [6]
1918 When he registered for the draft, Claude Sidney Hall worked was a salesman for the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company in the Union Terminal Building in Jacksonville, Florida. He lived at 320 West Union Street in Jacksonville. He had blue eyes and light hair and was of medium build. He was married to Nellie C Hall. [7] [8] [9]
History of the biscuit company: "After varied experience in farming and as retail merchants, Jacob L. Loose and Joseph S. Loose started in the baking and confectionery business in 1882. John H. Wiles entered the baking and confectionery business in 1883. These men were the founders of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, which was organized in 1902. The first "Thousand Window" Sunshine Bakery was built in Kansas City, Mo. As the business developed, other bakeries were constructed to take care of the increasing demand for Sunshine Biscuits. In 1914 the latest and largest Sunshine Bakery was completed at Long Island City, N. Y., representing a present value of more than $6,500,000. Now there are bakeries in the following cities: New York (Long Island City), Kansas City, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Dallas and Omaha. The daily output of these bakeries is distributed through more than 100 branch offices, located in principal cities of the United States. The development of biscuit baking has been one of the outstanding industrial accomplishments of the past quarter century. From the first, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company has done its share of the pioneering necessary to effect the outstanding improvements which have resulted in a remarkable increase in biscuit consumption in this country. Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company was the first to go abroad and make a study of the methods and styles of the so-called "hard sweets" of the English style biscuits. They were the first to purchase and employ European machinery for embossing cookies and wafers. The founders of this company originated the practice of placing ovens on the top floor, so as to manufacture under most sanitary and efficient conditions. In Sunshine Bakeries, all ovens are on the top floor, built of white tile and placed so as to receive the maximum daylight available. This company was first to develop variety among "Sugar Wafers." This company was the first to use the slanting shelf metal display rack, which has displaced the old-time horizontal shelf display fixture. This slanting shelf rack, together with the hinged glass display covers, tips the can toward the customer and affords her a clear view of the contents of the can. The former type of "brass front" can allowed only a meager view of a few biscuits, which might or might not be visible through the small "window" on the side. This company was first to develop a better, smaller and salted soda cracker, now known as "Sunshine Krispy Crackers." Advertising occupies a prominent place in the picture of this company's development. For several years Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company advertised Mr. B. L. Hupp, President Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. to popularize Sunshine Biscuits and establish its trade mark and trade names with the public. In short, the company's first advertising was planned to sell the public on the idea that Sunshine Biscuits were better than any other brand. This advertising was successful. The company continued to grow. Sunshine Biscuits sold in steadily increasing quantities. Then this company became impressed with the significance of certain figures. In England the annual average per capita consumption of biscuits was $30.00 per family of five, and in Continental Europe about $15.00. The average American family used only a very few dollar's worth of biscuits per year. Part of this difference was accounted for by the different living habits of the nations. But in view of so large a discrepancy it seemed the opportune time to wage a widespread campaign to educate the American people to eat more biscuits and in this way broaden the market for the entire biscuit industry."
1920 Nellie Hall (age 38, born in Indiana), married, wife, None, lived on West 20th Street, in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida (father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Indiana) with Claude F Hall (age 36), biscuit salesman. They had no children. [10]
1930 Nellie's parents, Joseph and Flo lived in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with Nellie Hall age 48 and Claude Hall from Tennessee age 46. Claude was a salesman at a biscuit company. Nellie and Claude had no children. [11] [12]
1937 Claude Sidney Hall died on March 28, in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. He was married to Nellie Brenizer Hall. [13] [14] [15]
1940 Nellie C Hall (age 58, born Indiana) lived in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, Florida with daughter Freeda Hall (age 17) and her father Joseph A Breniger (age 83). [18] [19]
1941 Charles W Butler and Nellie Hall were married on July 21 in Duval County, Florida. [20] [21] [22] [23]
1942 Nellie lost her husband, Charles Butler, on a tanker in the Gulf, which was torpedoed by a submarine on July 9.
Research Notes:
1967 Nellie C Hall died at age 77 in Miami, Dade County, Florida. [25]
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[2] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
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[6] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
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[16] The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, March 29, 1937, page 5, [NewspapersClip].
[17] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].
[18] United States Federal Census, 1940, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
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[22] Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, certificate 19637, [FamilySearchRecord].
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[24] The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, July 17, 1942, page 7, [NewspapersClip].
[25] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, [FamilySearchRecord].
[26] The Miami News, Miami, Florida, June 24, 1967, page 14, [NewspapersClip].