Ethel May Bahwell ^{1 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: LV9W-VGL.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Visalia, Tulare, CA. ⁵ The 1900 census recorded at 208 N. Garden Street: Benjamin A. Bahwell, blacksmith, 35, born Mar 1865, living with wife Minnie L, 30, Sep 1869; Ethel, 7, May 1893; and Blance, 4, Feb 1896. Benjamin and Minnie were married for 10 years and she had birthed 3 children, 2 alive in 1900. Benjamin was born in California and his parents in Germany. Minnie was born in California and her parents in Missouri. Their children were born in California.

2. Newspaper: Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb 1911, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ⁶ Redondo Beach, Feb. 5 - Miss Ethel Bahwell and Harry C. Mervine, two young people of this city, were married today at noon at the M. E. parsonage by Rev. A. C. Welch. Jesse and Clarence Howell witnessed the ceremony.

3. Residence: on 5 Dec 1911 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ⁶

4. Residence: 135 1/2 S. Elena, Redondo Beach, CA on 5 Jun 1917 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ⁷

5. Census in 1920 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ⁸ The 1920 census recorded at 139 Elena Avenue South: George W. Blew, widowed, coal miner, 49, as a stepfather-in-law in the household of Harry C. Mervine, lather, 31, and his wife Ethel M., 26 and their child Vandine M., 6. George and Harry and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Ethel, her parents, and Vandine were born in Calfornia.

6. Newspaper: Redondo Reflex: Divorce of Fuzzy Mervine and Ethel May Mervine, 21 Mar 1924, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ⁹ FUZZY MERVINE LOSES HIS PRETTY WIFE BY DIVORCE
Harry C. Mervine. erstwhile known as "Fuzzy," who formerly conducted a transfer business in Redondo Beach, but lately has been employed in the oil fields, through a divorce action brought by his wife, Ethel May Mervine, was ordered to pay her alimony of $35 every month after she had produced evidence in Judge Summerfield's court at Los Angeles last Tuesday. She was also awarded the custody of a minor child. Mrs. Mervine stated that her husband was ultra-jealous of her and at times employed his father to spy on her and peep in the windows of her room after she had retired. She further testified that on different occasions he had swore at her and accused her of going out with other men, following this up with a tirade of abuse and vile names. On being asked the reason for his calling her vile names by an attorney, Mrs. Mervine replied: "I dont know, but it seems that every time a man came into the house my husband would accuse me." The Mervines resided at 515 Emerald street.

7. Census in 1930 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ¹⁰ The 1930 census recorded renting at 212 S. Elena: Earl Rea, oil field driller, 32, living with wife Ethel, 32, step-daughter Vaudine Mervine, 14; father Enoch E. Rea, widowed, 60; and mother-in-law Minnie Marrow, widowed, private home nurse, 56. Earl was born in Kansas and his parents in Iowa. Ethel, Vaudine, Minnie, and their parents were born in California. Enoch was born in Iowa and his parents in Ohio.

8. Newspaper: Los Angeles Times: Divorce Suits Filed: Rea, Earl A. Against Ethel M., 11 Nov 1938, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹¹

9. Census in 1940 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ¹² The 1940 census recorded owning a $2500 home at 2315 Poppy Street: Earl Rea, oil field pumper, 45, living with wife Ethel, saleslady, 46. He was born in Oklahoma and she in California.

10. Newspaper: Los Angeles Times: Divorce Suits Field: Rea, Ethel against Earl A., 4 Dec 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹³

11. Residence: 212 S. Elena Ave., Redondo Beach, CA on 8 Feb 1945 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA. ¹⁴

12. Newspaper: Los Angeles Times: Divorce Suits Filed: Witt, Ethel M. Against Joseph E., 8 Dec 1948, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹⁵

13. Newspaper: Los Angeles Times: Divorces Granted: Witt, Ethel M. From Joseph E., 21 Jan 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ¹⁶

Ethel married Harry Cleveland Mervine, son of Elias Mervine and Sarah Jane Beacher, on 4 Feb 1911 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, CA.¹ The marriage ended in divorce on 20 Mar 1924. (Harry Cleveland Mervine was born on 18 Mar 1888 in Ringtown, Schuylkill, PA,^{1 7 17 18 19} died on 22 Jul 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ^{17 19} and was cremated on 13 Aug 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ¹⁹.)

Ethel next married Earl Austin Rea on 31 Aug 1925 in , Los Angeles, CA.² The marriage ended in divorce in 1941. (Earl Austin Rea was born on 11 Apr 1894 in Washington, Washington, KS ^{9 10 20} and died on 29 May 1976 in Bellflower, Los Angeles, CA ⁹.)

Ethel next married Joseph Edward Witt on 28 Aug 1944 in , Los Angeles, CA.³ The marriage ended in divorce on 20 Jan 1955. (Joseph Edward Witt was born on 6 Oct 1886 in Dadeville, Dade, MO,^{21 22} died on 31 Dec 1980 in , Kern, CA ²² and was buried in Bakersfield, Kern, CA ²².)