Yeomans, Charles (1877-1959)

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Hull-House Dramatic Association

Edward Yeomans to Jane Addams, June 1, 1904

The Laura Dainty Pelham Memorial, ca. 1924

Charles Yeomans to Jane Addams, May 4, 1907

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Birth Date

1877-11-16

Death Date

1959-07-28

Birthplace

Orange, NJ

Biographical Text

Charles Yeomans was an active member of Hull-House theater programs and a longtime resident of Illinois. As a younger man, he lived at the Hull-House settlement and was frequently a baritone singer in concerts there. Yeomans was involved in the Hull-House Dramatic Association and was a cast member in a number of the group's plays. He was also a director of Hull-House's Boys' Club, Hiawatha Glee, and Dramatic Club, and Ella Waite Club, which hosted lectures for young people. Yeomans worked as an engineer for electrical pumping systems.

Yeomans was married to Maude Gernon, until her death in 1920. He remarried to Florence Marian White in 1921. They had two children together. Yeomans died in 1959.

Occupation

Actor

Director

Engineer

Settlement house resident

Singer

Source

Image from Charles Yeomans, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Collection

People

Map

Edited By

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Biebrich, Caitlin

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Gender

Male

First appears

1904

Bibliography and Links

Bulletin, Volumes 5-7, Hull House, Chicago Illinois 1902

Charles Veomans, 1940 United States Federal Census

Charles Yeomans, 1880 United States Federal Census

Charles Yeomans, 1930 United States Federal Census

Charles Yeomans, California, Death Index, 1940-1997

Charles Yeomans, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942

Charles Yeomans, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

Charles Yeomans, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Chas Yoeman's, 1920 United States Federal Census

Maud Gernon Yeomans, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988

Citation

“Yeomans, Charles (1877-1959),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed December 4, 2023, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2531.