Yesterday's great new discovery was the death certificate for Charles W. Luse, son of James L and Kate (Mehl) Luce. I was aware that Charles had "died young" and I took that to mean he was a child, but in fact Charles was 28 and married when he died.
Charles was born in Sharpsville PA in May of 1889, the only son of James and Kate Mehl Luce. I have only one picture of Charles that I know of. He appears in the attached photo in the standing row, second from the left. At the time this picture was taken, Charles was about 11 years old.
I know nothing of Charles' life as of this writing. Based only on the death certificate, he lived in Cleveland, OH, and he died on May 18, 1917. He died as the result of surgical shock following an operation at Charity Hospital in Cleveland. The type of operation is illegible on the death certificate, as is the name of the doctor treating. If you'd like to have a look yourself, you can look at the death certificate online at FamilySearch.org. (If this link doesn't take you directly to the record, search for Charles Wilson Luse with exact matching set.)
At the time of his death, Charles was married and lived at 1830 E 81st Street in Cleveland. He was a clerical worker at Carnegie Steel. His parents and their birthplaces are listed on the death certificate so there is no doubt of the correctness of this certificate. His wife signed the death certificate, but signed her name "Mrs C. W. Luse" so we have no information to tell us who she was. There is no mention of whether Charles had children. Charles was buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. I have emailed the cemetery for more information, including whether James and Kate are buried there as well.
Coincidentally, an older woman named Katheron Luce died the same day as Charles in Cleveland and her death certificate is sequential to Charles'. She did not die of the same cause or in the same place, but she was buried in the same cemetery. I did not see any relationship between this person and our family.
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