Harry Charles Underwood & Mary Edith Rider Family

  

 

This page is devoted to all of the documents and records collected for the Harry Charles Underwood family.

HC Underwood and Mary Rider Pictures      Newspaper Articles for HC and Mary Family

Harry Charles Underwood Family Group Sheet

Federal Census Records : 1920   1930   1940

New York State Census Records :  1905   1915

Harry Charles Underwood Birth Certificate       Mary Edith Rider Birth Certificate

Harry's Children of the American Revolution Certificate - Perhaps in deference to his mother's interest in family, Harry joined in 1908.

HC Underwood School of Practice Graduation 1911 - This from the School of Practice at the Buffalo State Normal School. HCU attended this between grade school and high school. It was a prep school for aspiring teachers. Most of the students were older than Harry but his career path was already set in his mind.

HCU in School Play - This is a program from a play at Lafayette HS

HC Underwood Lafayette High School Graduation Program - Harry entered Lafayette following his work at the School of Practice. He was 20 when he graduated and went on to Wesleyan.

Mary Rider HS Graduation Program - Mary graduated from Oswego HS in 1919.     Class Graduation Picture

HCU Draft Registration WWI     HCU Draft Classification WWI

HCU Draft Card WWI - Harry served as an examiner at the US Employment Bureau in Oswego for about six months during the war.

Newspaper Announcement of HCU Entering Wesleyan

Picture of Freshman Class 1920

HCU and Wesleyan Commencement Luncheon Announcement

MRU Commencement Program - Mary attended Oswego Normal School after leaving high school.  Class Graduation Picture      Normal School Picture

HCU Bio at Georgia Tech - Harry's 1st job following graduation was as Asst Sec. of the YMCA at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

HCU Letter of Rec. - Following his year at GT, Harry was going to get married and needed another job. His boss at GT sent a letter of recommendation to the New York YMCA. Harry ended up becoming a HS teacher.

Mary and Harry Engagement Card           Newspaper Announcement of Engagement          Newspaper Article on Wedding

Harry's Valentine to Mary 1922

Description of Harry by a student - This was at Oswego High in 1922.

Mary's 26th Birthday Wishes - This is from her mother. She was obviously tickled by the 26th birthday of 26th of Feb 1926.

Harry's Free Mason Membership Card - Harry had joined while at Georgia Tech and remained a member.

Harry's Certification Card : This confirmed that Harry was a certified teacher. It came from the Calif Dept of Education.

Vmail letters sent during WWII. There is one from Harry to his son George and another to George from his brother.

Mary was honored for her work with the USO on several occasions : Card Honoring 500 volunteer hours   Pamphlet honoring volunteers  

Article 1   Article 2   Article 3   Article 4 (These articles are for being honored in 1952)    USO Poem - About the women volunteers

HCU Draft Classification WWII

Letter to Mary - This is from son Burt while he was in the hospital following surgery.

Card to Mary - 46th birthday wishes from son Burt.

Messages to HCU Announcing Grandchildren :   Announcing first grandchildren   Announcing grandson

Telegram to MRU - From son Burt's family on her 55th birthday.

HCU Commencement - Harry went back to school in 1955 to get a Master's degree in Education from USC

Poster for Night School with a drawing of Harry as Principal

Harry Injured in Auto Accident & Get Well Card - Harry was injured in an accident in Sept 1959.

HCU Retirement Articles and Pictures

HCU Served as President of Kiwanis 1960-1961. Harry was a longtime member of the Kiwanis of Southeast Los Angeles.

Article 1   Article 2   Article 3   Article 4   Article 5   Article 6   Article 7   Article 8

Harry's Humanitarian Award 1963

Home Savings Ad   Silver Circle Ad - Harry, Mary and other family members were featured in some print ads by son George.

50th Anniversary Invitation

60th Anniversary Invitation

Harry Charles Underwood Death Certificate

Harry Charles Underwood Obituary - This is from the church newspaper

Mary Rider Underwood Death Certificate

Mary Rider Underwood Funeral Program

Harry and Mary both made the decision to be cremated and their ashes spread at sea following their deaths. Here are the certificates attesting to that occurring:  HC Underwood   Mary Rider Underwood . Their extended families still miss them very much.

 

 

 

Last updated - 24 January 2015