Charles Lindbergh married Evangeline Lodge Land in Detroit on March 27, 1901. He built her dream house in Little Falls where they lived for several years. Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born in Detroit on February 4, 1902. He was taken to their house in Little Falls when he was 5 weeks old. On August 6, 1905 the house burned down, completely destroying it. Along with the house, the marriage went as well. They temporarily moved into a hotel room while they built another house. Evangeline and Charles (C.A.) tried to keep the family together by separating. In 1909, Evangeline told C.A. that she wanted a divorce but because it was unacceptable to voters, she agreed to just keep living apart. Charles started school at age 8 but was always late starting and early leaving due to various trips they would go on.
             In June of 1912 Charles went to the Aeronautical trials at Fort Myer and there he realized that he wanted to fly. He learned to drive by 11 and drove his dad around helping him with elections. Due to the war, his principle told the students that if they wanted to work on a farm they could, and still receive full academic credit. After that being said, he returned to school only once after that to pick up his diploma on June 5, 1918. He moved to Madison with his mother to attend the University of Wisconsin. There, he joined the rifle and pistol squad and went to artillery school in the summer. On February 2, 1922 he was dropped from the University for his grades.
             Charles moved to Lincoln, leaving Evangeline behind to finish her teaching job, to attend the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation. This was the first time he had ever attended the first day of class. There he fixed planes and eventually learned how to fly. Otto Timm took him on his first flight. In May, he went barnstorming with Erold G. Bahl and continued barnstorming from July until October. For his 21st Birthday, his father agreed to become his business ...