Underwood, Charles Thomas

1897 -

• Name	Underwood, Charles Thomas
  Birth	9 Mar 1897	London, England
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1899
  Residence	Between 1900 and 1930	Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA
  Immigration	1902
  Family	Abt 1908
  	Elmer Judson Underwood family; date estimated by appearance of youngest child, presumably John.
  	20260210GHLn- ANOWARA13 originally shared this on 10 May 2023 ELMER J UNDERWOOD FAMILY Linked to Elmer Judson UNDERWOOD Pioneer in News Photography, Early Producer & Distributor of Steroscopic Images; Co-Founder of Underwood & Underwood (7x5Fk-M)
  		Underwood, Elmer J fam anc_ 20260210GHLn- ANOWARA13 originally shared this on 10 May 2023 ELMER J UNDERWOOD FAMILY Linked to Elmer Judson UNDERWOOD Pioneer in News Photography, Early Producer & Distributor of Steroscopic Images; Co-Founder of Underwood & Underwood (7x5Fk-M) Elmer Judson, born 1859 Jane Electa Boardman 1875 Ruth Pauline 1895 Charles Thomas 1897 Bert…
  _MILT	24 May 1919	St Louis, Missouri, USA
  Military Draft Registration	16 Feb 1942	New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Race	White
  FSID	LLMH-LJM
  Name	C. Thomas Understood  [1]
  Residence	New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Person ID	I115168	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Underwood, Elmer Judson,   b. 9 Oct 1859, Fulton County, Illinois, USA d. 17 Aug 1947, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Boardman, Jane Electa,   b. Dec 1875, New Jersey, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 18 Jun 1894	Bradford, Stark, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F64537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Mar 1897 - London, England Residence - Between 1900 and 1930 - Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA _MILT - 24 May 1919 - St Louis, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - 16 Feb 1942 - New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Residence - - New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Underwood, Elmer J fam anc_ 20260210GHLn- ANOWARA13 originally shared this on 10 May 2023 ELMER J UNDERWOOD FAMILY Linked to Elmer Judson UNDERWOOD Pioneer in News Photography, Early Producer & Distributor of Steroscopic Images; Co-Founder of Underwood & Underwood (7x5Fk-M) Elmer Judson, born 1859 Jane Electa Boardman 1875 Ruth Pauline 1895 Charles Thomas 1897 Bert…
  		Underwood, Elmer obit News_NY Daily News_19470714 20260210AGHLn- Elmer Underwood, First Newspaper Fotog, OBITUARY St. Petersburg, Fla Daily News New York, New York • Tue, Aug 19, 1947 Page 432 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 10 February 2026 • Obituary ELMER UNDERWOOD First newspaper fotog St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 18 (AP). -Elmer Underwood, 87, a pioneer in development of news pictures and…
  		Underwood, Elmer Death News_EveningStar 19470819_4 20260226GHLn- Elmer Underwood- Death Ends Career, News Photo Pioneer, St Petersburg, FL Evening star Washington, District of Columbia • Tue, Aug 19, 1947 p4 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 26 Fwebruary 2026 • Death Ends Career Of Elmer Underwood, News Photo Pioneer By the Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19. -Elmer Underwood, 87, a…

  
  

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  [S2282] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Evening Star; Publication Date: 19 Aug 1947; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/867982038/?article=0921f6c9-3d6e-467d-a3e0-3cacb66579e6&focus=0.14758356,0.54292417,0.26394096,0.8275252&xid=3355. Record for Elmer Underwood (13) facts 20260226GHLn- 20260226GHLn- Elmer Underwood- Death Ends Career, News Photo Pioneer, St Petersburg, FL Evening star Washington, District of Columbia • Tue, Aug 19, 1947 p4 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 26 Fwebruary 2026 • Death Ends Career Of Elmer Underwood, News Photo Pioneer By the Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19. -Elmer Underwood, 87, a pioneer in development of news pictures and former co-owner of the internationally known photographers' firm of Underwood & Underwood, died at his home here Sunday. Mr. Underwood was credited by his associates with introducing the first news pictures in 1897 & stereoscopic record of the GrecoTurkish war. He encountered opposition to publication of photographs, but finally persuaded the illustrated London News to publish the war pictures. As a partner in Underwood & Underwood, which he had founded wirh his brother, the late Bert Underwood, at Ottawa, Kans., in 1882, Elmer Underwood traveled throughout the world taking photographs. He photographed royalty and other famous personalities as well as major news events. Among his well known pictures was the last photograph ever taken of Henrik Ibsen, the famous dramatist. Underwood & Underwood moved from Kansas to Baltimore, then went to New York about 50 years ago. Elmer Underwood retired in 1925 and has lived here several years. Mr. Underwood is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Boardman Underwood, who was on a visit in North Carolina when he died: three sons, - C. Thomas Underwood of New Canaan, Conn., head of Underwood & Underwood Illustration Studios in New York; - Orland Underwood of Oklahoma City, Okla., and - John Underwood of Wyoming: and daughter, Mrs. Ruth La Rue of Chicago.. Underwood, Elmer Death News_EveningStar 19470819_4 20260226GHLn- Elmer Underwood- Death Ends Career, News Photo Pioneer, St Petersburg, FL Evening star Washington, District of Columbia • Tue, Aug 19, 1947 p4 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 26 Fwebruary 2026 • Death Ends Career Of Elmer Underwood, News Photo Pioneer By the Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19. -Elmer Underwood, 87, a…

  
  

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TNG ID: I115168

FSID: LLMH-LJM