Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameHenry Stephen Rommel 
Birth3 Feb 1886, Inland, Clay Co, NE
Census21 Apr 1910, Denver, Denver Co, CO
Memoroll#118, pg 9
Census14 Apr 1930, Arvada, Jefferson Co, CO
Memoroll#243, pg 2
Death16 Dec 1934, Arvada, Jefferson Co, CO
BurialArvada Cem, Arvada, Jefferson Co, CO
MemoBlock 16, Lot 8, Section 9
OccupationCarpenter, Tile Layer
Misc. Notes
Consular records state that he left Colorado in May 1912 and arrived in Sydney, Australia on 2 Jan 1913 where he worked as a tile layer.
He is next listed in the 1930 census in Arvada, CO, living with his mother and brother, as a gardener.
[Obituary]
Henry Rummel Dies of Heart Attack
Henry S. Rummel, of East Ralston road, dropped dead from a heart attack, while at work at his home on Sunday.
He had lived in Arvada for several years and was 48 years of age. He was born in Nebraska, Feb. 3rd, 1886.
He is survived by a son Dudley P. Rummell of Denver, and two brothers Allan S. Steuerle of Arvada and Karl K. Steuerle of Los Angeles.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Olinger mortuary in Denver, and burial was made in the Arvada cmetery.
He is next listed in the 1930 census in Arvada, CO, living with his mother and brother, as a gardener.
[Obituary]
Henry Rummel Dies of Heart Attack
Henry S. Rummel, of East Ralston road, dropped dead from a heart attack, while at work at his home on Sunday.
He had lived in Arvada for several years and was 48 years of age. He was born in Nebraska, Feb. 3rd, 1886.
He is survived by a son Dudley P. Rummell of Denver, and two brothers Allan S. Steuerle of Arvada and Karl K. Steuerle of Los Angeles.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Olinger mortuary in Denver, and burial was made in the Arvada cmetery.
Spouses
Birth29 Mar 1893, Colorado
Death30 Jan 1946, Denver, Denver Co, CO
BurialCrown Hill Cem, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co, CO
FatherLemuel B. Wells (1865-1918)
MotherDocella Eva Bonnel (1873-1956)
Misc. Notes
Lillian (18) was married to Henry S. Rommel (23) on 2 Jan 1909 in Boulder, Colorado.
They are listed in Denver in 1910 as Henry Rommel (24, NE) a carpenter, Lylian P. (17, IL) and son Dudley Peyton Rommell (8 Jan 1910, CO - Jun 1980 Denver CO).
Then listed as married, with the surname Lewis in 1920 census with her mother and siblings, living with the family of her sister Mary. Also listed in the 1918 -1923 Denver City Directories as Lillian P. Lewis.
By 1930, she was remarried to Clarence Hess (38, CO) a manufacturer of washing machines for 2 years, and is living with her son Dudley (20, CO).
Lillian and Clarence were divorced on 30 Sep 1935 in Arapahoe Co, CO. Many of the subsequent Denver city directories list her as Lylian P. Hess as late as 1945.
They are listed in Denver in 1910 as Henry Rommel (24, NE) a carpenter, Lylian P. (17, IL) and son Dudley Peyton Rommell (8 Jan 1910, CO - Jun 1980 Denver CO).
Then listed as married, with the surname Lewis in 1920 census with her mother and siblings, living with the family of her sister Mary. Also listed in the 1918 -1923 Denver City Directories as Lillian P. Lewis.
By 1930, she was remarried to Clarence Hess (38, CO) a manufacturer of washing machines for 2 years, and is living with her son Dudley (20, CO).
Lillian and Clarence were divorced on 30 Sep 1935 in Arapahoe Co, CO. Many of the subsequent Denver city directories list her as Lylian P. Hess as late as 1945.
Marriage2 Jan 1909, Boulder, Boulder Co, CO
Divorce4 Feb 1911, Denver Co, CO