Samuel Chapman1

d. 12 March 1786
Family
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Eleanor Belding.2,1,3 
Death*12 March 1786He died on 12 March 1786 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.4 

Family

 Eleanor Belding b. 1744, d. 26 Aug 1828
Child 1.Lucy Chapman1,3 b. 1 Feb 1769, d. 31 Mar 1800

Citations

  1. [S2614] New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Lucy Chapman, on 1 February 1769 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA, daughter of Samuel Chapman and Elenor. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Eleanor (Belding) Wilson, Memorial# 106825714. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2592] New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Samuel Chapman dated 14 December 1785, Cheshire County, Volumes 1-2, 1771-1793, images 67-68 of 602. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982.
  4. [S2590] New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, 1650-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Samuel Chapman on 12 March 1786 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA, referencing Box# 0942, New Hampshire Archives and Records Management; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, 1650-1969.

Thomas H. Chapman1

b. 15 March 1869, d. 13 January 1948
Family
Father*Thomas J. Chapman1 b. 8 Apr 1839, d. 3 Jun 1921
Mother*Hannah R. Smith1 b. 31 Oct 1846, d. 19 Feb 1934
Birth*15 March 1869Thomas H. Chapman was born on 15 March 1869 in Gentry County, Missouri.1,2 
Name VariationHe was called Henry.2 
Name VariationHis full name was Thomas Henry Chapman.3 
(Son) Census US 187027 August 1870Thomas was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 27 August 1870 in the household of his parents in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. He was one year old.4 
(Son) Census US 188016 June 1880Thomas H. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. He was 1 years old, unable to write, although he could read, and had attended school within the census year.1 
Marriage*22 February 1899He married first Lillie Ruch, daughter of John Ruch and Mary Jane Lewis, on 22 February 1899 in Gentry County, Missouri. They were married at the home of Martin Baker by G. L. Bowman, a Minister of the Gospel.5,2,6 
(Husband) Death21 January 1905Henry became a widower when Mary Lilly (Ruch) Chapman died on 21 January 1905 at age 29.5 
Marriage*20 July 1906He married second Florence McCrery on 20 July 1906 in Gentry County, Missouri.7,2,8 
Death*13 January 1948He died on 13 January 1948 in Ravenwood, Nodaway County, Missouri, at age 782 
Burial* and was buried in Greenridge Cemetery, Gentry County, Missouri.2 
(Son) Family PhotoThis wonderful photo of the family of Thomas Jefferson Chapman and Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman of Gentry County, Missouri, was shared originally by Roxanne Held on 15 March 2022 when she posted it to her Ancestry Tree. We estimate the date of the photo as about 1895, before the death that year of the couple's fourth son, James Woodson Chapman. Their younger daughter, Minnie B. Chapman, who is not in the photo, was likely deceased as we have found no evidence of her after her enumeration with her parents and siblings in the 1880 census. And the couple's second son, William Edmond Chapman, is missing from the photo and we don't know why. He was not deceased; he was enumerated with his wife and son on the 1900 census in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri and he, with his family, relocated to Oklahoma in 1901. We wonder if he was away on a future relocation scouting-trip when the photo was taken.3,9,1,10

Family 1

 Mary Lilly Ruch b. 15 Sep 1875, d. 21 Jan 1905

Family 2

 Florence McCrery b. 1883, d. 1959

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Hannah R. Chapman, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 687; Page: 426C; Enumeration District: 271. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Henry “Henry” Chapman, Memorial# 47292664. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2340] Family Photo of the Thomas J. and Hannah R. (Smith) Chapman Family, with many thanks to Roxanne Held who shared the photo originally on 15 March 2022; viewed online on 19 June 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/155036499/…. Hereinafter cited as Family Photo of the Thomas J. and Hannah R. (Smith) Chapman Family.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Hannah R. Chapman, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 673B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Lilly (Ruch) Chapman, Memorial# 47341464.
  6. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 February 1899 at Martin Baker's, in Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Lillie Ruch of Alanthus Grove, Gentry County, who was over the age of 18 years, and Henry Chapman of Alanthus Grove, Gentry County, who was over the age of 21 years,, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence (McCrery) Chapman, Memorial# 46918717.
  8. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 July 1906 in Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Henry Chapman and D F Mccrery, both of Gentry, Gentry County, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  9. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, citing a lovingly written story, “Susan Ella Nelson was my Grandma”, submitted by Roxanne Plummer on 24 August 2017 which we found attached under Memories for Susan Ella Sissie Dunn, online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L561-67C. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William E. and Mary F. Chapman, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Thomas J. Chapman1

b. 8 April 1839, d. 3 June 1921
Family
Birth*8 April 1839Thomas J. Chapman was born on 8 April 1839 in Randolf, Clay County, Missouri.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Thomas Jefferson Chapman.2 
Marriage*1865He married Hannah R. Smith, daughter of Pleasant F. Smith and Thursey Means, about 1865.1,3,2,4 
Census US 1870*27 August 1870Hannah R. and Thomas J. Chapman were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 27 August 1870 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. Thomas was 32 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $600, and Hannah was 24 years of age, could read and not write, and was keeping house. Three children were enumerated with them in 1870. Robert P. was 4 years old; William E. was age 3; and Thomas was one year old. Hannah's mother, Thursey (Means) Smith, whom we suspect had been widowed, was enumerated with Hannah's two youngest siblings two households below the Chapman's in 1870.5 
Census US 1880*16 June 1880Hannah R. and Thomas J. Chapman were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. Thomas was 39 years of age and a farmer, and Hannah was 34 years of age and was not able to write, although she could read. They were enumerated with their nine children in 1880. Robert P. was 14 years old, able to both read and write and had attended school within the census year. His occupation was recorded as at home. William E. and Thomas H. were ages 12 and 11 years, respectively. They were unable to write, although both could read, and had attended school within the census year. James W., Julia A. and Amos A., were ages 9, 7 and 6 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year; John S. and George W. were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively; and baby Minnie B. was nine months old.1 
Census US 1900*23 June 1900Hannah and Thomas J. Chapman were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 23 June 1900 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. Thomas was 61 years of age and a farmer, and Hannah was 53 years of age. They owned their farm with a mortgage, had been married for 38 years, and Hannah had given birth to ten children, eight of whom were living. Their youngest son, Matthew M., was enumerated with them in 1900. He was 16 years old, was able to both read and write, had attended school for six months of the census year and worked as a laborer on the family farm when not in school. William C. Smith, was also enumerated in the Chapman household in 1900. He was 46 years of age, single, and worked as a laborer on the farm. No relationship to Hannah was identified, and it's possible there was none and he was "just another Smith."6 
Death*3 June 1921He died on 3 June 1921 in Alanthus Grove, Gentry County, Missouri, at age 822 
Burial* and was buried in Jennings Cemetery, Alanthus Grove.2 
Family Photo*This wonderful photo of the family of Thomas Jefferson Chapman and Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman of Gentry County, Missouri, was shared originally by Roxanne Held on 15 March 2022 when she posted it to her Ancestry Tree. We estimate the date of the photo as about 1895, before the death that year of the couple's fourth son, James Woodson Chapman. Their younger daughter, Minnie B. Chapman, who is not in the photo, was likely deceased as we have found no evidence of her after her enumeration with her parents and siblings in the 1880 census. And the couple's second son, William Edmond Chapman, is missing from the photo and we don't know why. He was not deceased; he was enumerated with his wife and son on the 1900 census in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri and he, with his family, relocated to Oklahoma in 1901. We wonder if he was away on a future relocation scouting-trip when the photo was taken.7,8,1,9

Family

 Hannah R. Smith b. 31 Oct 1846, d. 19 Feb 1934
Children 1.Robert P. Chapman+1 b. 22 May 1866, d. 22 Feb 1953
 2.William E. Chapman+1 b. Oct 1867, d. 30 Nov 1939
 3.Thomas H. Chapman1 b. 15 Mar 1869, d. 13 Jan 1948
 4.James W. Chapman+1 b. 1871, d. 1895
 5.Julia A. Chapman1 b. 9 Oct 1872, d. 21 Nov 1959
 6.Amos A. Chapman1 b. 15 Feb 1874, d. 17 Oct 1944
 7.John S. Chapman1 b. 24 Oct 1875, d. 4 Aug 1944
 8.George W. Chapman1 b. 17 Mar 1878, d. 18 Mar 1963
 9.Minnie B. Chapman1 b. Sep 1879
 10.Matthew M. Chapman6 b. 24 Aug 1883, d. 21 Feb 1961

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Hannah R. Chapman, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 687; Page: 426C; Enumeration District: 271. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Jefferson Chapman, Memorial# 41235304. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2313] Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman 1934 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight, (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, 22 February 1934, page 1, Mrs. Hannah R. Chapman, a resident of Gentry County for 80 years, died at her home in Alanthus on Monday morning at 6:25 o'clock. death due to ravages of old age, 87 years, 3 months, 18 days old, born on 31 October 1846 in Platte County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Smith, married T. J. Chapman about 1865, he died in 1921, ten children, eight living: R. P. Chapman of Alanthus, W. E. Chapman of Apache, Oklahoma, Henry Chapman and Mrs. Julia Gage of Gentry, Amos Chapman of Mt. Ida, Kansas, John Chapman of Parnell, Missouri, Willis and M. M. Chapman of Stanberry; also survived by one brother Sam Smith and many other relatives and friends; Funeral Tuesday at the Baptist Church in Alanthus and interment in Jennings Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman 1934 Obituary.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hanna Rebecca (Smith) Chapman, Memorial# 41235143.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Hannah R. Chapman, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 673B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Harrah R. Chapman, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2340] Family Photo of the Thomas J. and Hannah R. (Smith) Chapman Family, with many thanks to Roxanne Held who shared the photo originally on 15 March 2022; viewed online on 19 June 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/155036499/…. Hereinafter cited as Family Photo of the Thomas J. and Hannah R. (Smith) Chapman Family.
  8. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, citing a lovingly written story, “Susan Ella Nelson was my Grandma”, submitted by Roxanne Plummer on 24 August 2017 which we found attached under Memories for Susan Ella Sissie Dunn, online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L561-67C. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William E. and Mary F. Chapman, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1240855.

Viola Irene Chapman1

b. 1905, d. 17 August 1994
Family
Father*Robert P. Chapman2 b. 22 May 1866, d. 22 Feb 1953
Mother*Charlotte E. Power2 b. 24 Jul 1869, d. 16 Jul 1918
Birth*1905Viola Irene Chapman was born about 1905 in Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri.1,3,2 
Name VariationShe was called Irene.1 
Marriage*19 December 1922She married first Raymond Earl Williams, son of Edward C. Williams and Frances E. Bonesteel, on 19 December 1922 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.2 
Marriage*13 April 1925She married second, as his first wife, Mr. Melvin J. Walker, son of Elza Ackert Walker and Bertha Etta Coffey, on Monday evening, 13 April 1925 at 4:30 PM in the parlors of the Grandview Hotel, Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri. Irene married using her maiden name, and the Pastor of the Christian Church performed their ceremony. Melvin was working in Omaha, Nebraska, and the couple planned to live there.4,5 
Divorce*September 1927Irene filed for divorce against Melvin in 1927, and in September 1927, the Circuit Court in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, in the case of Irene Walker, Plaintiff, vs. Melvin J. Walker, Defendant, awarded a Decree of divorce to the plaintiff. Additionally, the care and custody of their minor daughter, Dolores J. Walker, who was ten months old, was also awarded to Irene.6 
(Daughter) Census US 193028 April 1930Irene Walker was enumerated with her daughter, Dolores J. Walker on the 1930 census taken on 28 April 1930 in the household of her widowed father, Price Chapman, in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. Irene was 25 years of age and recorded as a widow, although she was actually divorced. She reported she had been 22 years of age at her first marriage, although our research indicates she was about age 17 when she married Raymond Earl Williams, and about age 20 when she married Melvin James Walker. She was not working outside the home in 1930. Her daughter, Dolores J. Walker, was 3 years old. Everyone in the household, including Dolores, was reported as able to read and write.7 
Marriage*She married third, as his second wife, Whitney Logan Cooper, son of Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan.1 
Census US 1940*8 April 1940Irene and Whitney L. Cooper were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 8 April 1940 on Bartlett Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Whitney was 49 years of age, had completed his education through two years of college, and worked as a carpenter doing building construction for the government. Irene was 35 years of age, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and was doing the housework. Irene's daughter from her second marriage, Dolores J. Walker, was enumerated with the surname Cooper. She was 13 years old, had completed her education through the 6th grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was recorded as having lived in rural Gentry County, Missouri on 1 April 1935. Of note is that nine days after this census was taken, Irene's daughter, Dolores, would be enumerated a second time in the household of her maternal grandfather, Robert Price Chapman, in Wilson, Gentry County, Missouri who lived just five households away, on the next census page, from Dolores's uncle, Martin E. Walker, brother of Dolores's deceased father.8,9,10 
(Daughter) Social NewsDecember 1940The Stanberry, Missouri newspaper's Social News reported that the Coopers, Irene, Whit and their daughter, Charlotte, who lived in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, were visited in December 1940 by Irene's father, Price Chapman, and his granddaughter, Dolores Walker, Irene's other daughter, who lived with her maternal grandfather in Gentry County, Missouri.11 
(Daughter) Social News29 March 1945The Stanberry, Missouri newspaper's Social News reported on 29 March 1945 that Irene's father, Price Chapman, had returned home from a visit of several months with his daughter and son-in-law, Irene and Whitney L. Cooper, in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.12 
Census US 1950*20 April 1950Irene and Whitney Logan Cooper were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 20 April 1950 in Washington, St. Clair County, Missouri.1 
(Wife) Death18 November 1950She became a widow when she shot and killed her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper, during an argument on 18 November 1950 in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. He was 66 years of age.13,14,15,16 
(Wife) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of her husband's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.17,18
 
Death*17 August 1994She died as Viola Irene Cooper on 17 August 1994 at Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, at age 89.3 

Family 1

 Raymond Earl Williams

Family 2

 Melvin J. Walker b. 27 Nov 1904, d. 25 Aug 1932
Child 1.Dolores J. Walker19 b. 19 Jan 1927, d. 15 Aug 1973

Family 3

 Whitney Logan Cooper b. 12 Dec 1883, d. 18 Nov 1950
Child 1.Charlotte Cooper20 b. 11 Mar 1932, d. 7 Jun 1994

Citations

  1. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Whitney L. and Irene Cooper, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, St Clair, Missouri; Roll: 4034; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 93-26. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Viola Irene Chapman, age 18, daughter of Robert Chapman and Charlotte Power, and Raymond Earl Williams, son of Ed Williams and Frances Bonesteel, on 19 December 1922 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1476880, Reference ID: 2:3WV1RNV. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  3. [S2311] Viola Irene (Chapman) Cooper 1994 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Kansas City Star, (Kansas City Missouri), Thursday, 18 August 1994, page 33, Viola Irene Cooper, age 89, died on 17 August 1994 at Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, Services held at Newcomer’s Overland Park Chapel, cremation; born in Stanberry, Missouri, widow of Whitney Cooper, survivors included five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, eight great-great grandchildren. Hereinafter cited as Viola Irene (Chapman) Cooper 1994 Obituary.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Melvin James Walker, Memorial# 65425808. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mr. James Melvin Walker and Miss Viola Irene Chapman on Monday evening, 13 April 1925 in the parlors of the Grandview Hotel, J. F. Bickel, Pastor of the Christian Church officiating, citing The Stanberry Herald - Headlight, published on 16 April 1925 in Stanberry, Missouri, USA, viewed 15 May 2022 online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/222897580/,0.51592475,0.33414394,0.58806413&xid=3398&_gl=1*ff9gwn*_ga*MTMwMTEzNDg0My4xNTc0ODcxNzM1*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MjYyNDMxNy41MS4xLjE2NTI2MjU0MTkuMA..&_ga=2.22642619.1215081614.1651618066-1301134843.1574871735. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  6. [S2296] Irene Walker vs. Melvin J. Walker 1927 Divorce Decree, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Stanberry Herald - Highlight, Stanberry, Gentry County, Ohio, Thursday, 15 September 1927, page 4, report from the court regarding Irene Walker vs. Melvin J. Walker divorce, decree of divorce for the plaintiff, and care and custody of minor child awarded to plaintiff. Hereinafter cited as Irene Walker vs. Melvin J. Walker 1927 Divorce Decree.
  7. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Price Chapman, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340923. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. L. and Irene Cooper, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02088; Pages: 7A and 7B; Enumeration District: 11-55. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. Price Chapman, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02106; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 38-18.
  10. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Martin E. and Hazel I. Walker, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02106; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 38-18.
  11. [S2304] Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 2 January 1941, page 4, Alanthus and Community Social News: Price Chapman and Dolores Walker visited last week with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Whit Cooper, and daughter, Charlotte, in St. Joseph. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman, Dolores Walker, Irene, Whitney and Charlotte Cooper (December 1940) Visit.
  12. [S2305] Price Chapman Visit to Cooper Daughter and Son-in-Law (Winter 1945), online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 29 March 1945, page 9, Social News: Price Chapman has returned home from a visit of several months in the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Cooper, at Kansas City, Kansas. Hereinafter cited as Price Chapman Visit to Cooper Daughter and Son-in-Law (Winter 1945).
  13. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  14. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  15. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  17. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  18. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dolores J. Buck, Memorial# 3652247.
  20. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Charlotte Joan Cooper, born on 1 March 1930 at Alanthus Gen, Missouri, child of Whitney L Cooper and Viola I Chapman, died in 7 June 1994, agency notes: Mar 1946: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN COOPER; Jan 1947: Name listed as CHARLOTTE J HEITZMAN; Jan 1955: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN LESTER; Jul 1956: Name listed as CHARLOTTE JOAN LOHMEIER; 15 Jun 1994: Name listed as CHARLOTTE J LOHMEIER. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Wilhelmina Chapman1

Family
Father*Abraham Chapman1
Mother*Elizabeth __?__1
Marriage*She married Mathias Morris, son of Isaac Morris and Elizabeth Mathias, in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
(Wife) Death9 November 1839Wilhelmina became a widow when Mathias Morris died on 9 November 1839 at age 52.1 

Family

 Mathias Morris b. 12 Sep 1787, d. 9 Nov 1839
Child 1.Mary Ann Morris1

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XVI. The children of Gwently Thomas, pages 62-64, William Morris. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.

William E. Chapman1

b. October 1867, d. 30 November 1939
Family
Father*Thomas J. Chapman1 b. 8 Apr 1839, d. 3 Jun 1921
Mother*Hannah R. Smith1 b. 31 Oct 1846, d. 19 Feb 1934
Birth*October 1867William E. Chapman was born in October 1867 in Missouri.1,2,3 
Name VariationHis full name was William Edmond Chapman.4 
(Son) Census US 187027 August 1870William E. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 27 August 1870 in the household of his parents in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. He was 3 years old.5 
(Son) Census US 188016 June 1880William E. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. He was 12 years old, unable to write, although he could read, and had attended school within the census year.1 
Marriage*6 March 1892He married Mary F. Metzger, daughter of George Lawrence Metzger and Frances L. Maddox, on 6 March 1892 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. William's sister, Julia Ann Chapman, had married Mary's 1st cousin, John Franklin Gage, the previous year.6,7,2 
Census US 1900*21 June 1900Mary F. and William E. Chapman were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 21 June 1900 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. William was 32 years of age and a farmer, and Mary was 28 years of age. Both were able to read and write. They rented their farm, had been married for eight years, and Mary had given birth to one child. Their son, Herbert, was 7 years old, was able to read and write, and had attended school for 8 months of the census year.3 
Relocation*1901William and Mary moved with their son in the Fall of 1901 to Apache, Caddo County, Oklahoma Territory, when it was a town of tents, and the next Spring moved to a farm three miles northwest of town.4 
Death*30 November 1939He died on 30 November 1939 in Oklahoma at age 722 
Burial* and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Apache, Caddo County, Oklahoma.2 
(2nd Son) Family PhotoThis wonderful photo of the family of Thomas Jefferson Chapman and Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman of Gentry County, Missouri, was shared originally by Roxanne Held on 15 March 2022 when she posted it to her Ancestry Tree. We estimate the date of the photo as about 1895, before the death that year of the couple's fourth son, James Woodson Chapman. Their younger daughter, Minnie B. Chapman, who is not in the photo, was likely deceased as we have found no evidence of her after her enumeration with her parents and siblings in the 1880 census. And the couple's second son, William Edmond Chapman, is missing from the photo and we don't know why. He was not deceased; he was enumerated with his wife and son on the 1900 census in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri and he, with his family, relocated to Oklahoma in 1901. We wonder if he was away on a future relocation scouting-trip when the photo was taken.8,9,1,3

Family

 Mary F. Metzger b. 21 Oct 1872, d. 24 May 1955
Child 1.Herbert Chapman3 b. Dec 1892

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Hannah R. Chapman, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 687; Page: 426C; Enumeration District: 271. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William E. Chapman, Memorial# 36810904. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William E. and Mary F. Chapman, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 855; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1240855. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2351] William Edmond Chapman 1939 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Apache Review, (Apache, Oklahoma), Friday, 8 December 1939, page 1, died in his sleep early Thursday morning, William Edmond Chapman, age 72, born near Stanberry, Missouri on 11 October 1867, married Miss Mary Metzger at Stanberry on 6 March 1891, one son, Herbert Ralph who died last July, Baptist; survived by widow, sister, Mrs. John Gage of Stanberry, six brothers, Price, Henry, John, Willis and Matt Chapman, of Stanberry, and Amos Chapman of Mt. Ida, Kansas, and additional relatives. Hereinafter cited as William Edmond Chapman 1939 Obituary.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Hannah R. Chapman, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 673B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 6 March 1892 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of William E Chapman and Mary F Metzgar, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Metzger) Chapman, Memorial# 36811088.
  8. [S2340] Family Photo of the Thomas J. and Hannah R. (Smith) Chapman Family, with many thanks to Roxanne Held who shared the photo originally on 15 March 2022; viewed online on 19 June 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/155036499/…. Hereinafter cited as Family Photo of the Thomas J. and Hannah R. (Smith) Chapman Family.
  9. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, citing a lovingly written story, “Susan Ella Nelson was my Grandma”, submitted by Roxanne Plummer on 24 August 2017 which we found attached under Memories for Susan Ella Sissie Dunn, online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L561-67C. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.

Louisa Clothilda Chapoton1

b. 1741, d. 1762
Family
Birth*1741Louisa Clothilda Chapoton was born about 1741.1 
Marriage*1758She married, as his second wife, Jacques Godfroy, son of James Godfroy de Mauboeuf and Mary St. Onge dit Chene, in 1758 in Detroit, Michigan.1 
Death*1762She died in 1762 at about age 21, and her two baby daughters died that same year.1 

Family

 Jacques Godfroy b. 1722
Children 1.Gabriel James Godfroy2 b. 1758, d. 1833
 2.Mary Catherine Godfroy2 b. 1761, d. 1762
 3.Louisa Godfroy2 b. 1762, d. 1762

Citations

  1. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3295. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  2. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3296

Judith Chardon1

b. 12 October 1735
Family
Father*Peter Chardon1
Mother*Sarah Colman2 b. 20 Feb 1709
Baptism*12 October 1735Judith Chardon was baptized on 12 October 1735 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*9 December 1767She married John Scott on 9 December 1767 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.3 
(Heir) Will9 November 1776Judith Scott, described as his dear friend and kinswoman, was named as a beneficiary of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell in his will dated 9 November 1776 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). Turell's will gave Judith (Chardon) Scott his large silver sugar box finely wrought.4 

Family

 John Scott

Citations

  1. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 158. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 243.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 253.
  4. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Peter Chardon1

Family
Marriage*6 December 1733He married Sarah Colman, daughter of John Colman and Judith Hobbey, on 6 December 1733 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.2 

Family

 Sarah Colman b. 20 Feb 1709
Children 1.Judith Chardon1 b. 12 Oct 1735
 2.Peter Chardon3 b. 11 Sep 1737
 3.Sarah Chardon4 b. 10 Sep 1742

Citations

  1. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 158. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 243.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 160.
  4. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 165.

Peter Chardon1

b. 11 September 1737
Family
Father*Peter Chardon1
Mother*Sarah Colman1 b. 20 Feb 1709
Baptism*11 September 1737Peter Chardon was baptized on 11 September 1737 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 160. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.

Sarah Chardon1

b. 10 September 1742
Family
Father*Peter Chardon1
Mother*Sarah Colman1 b. 20 Feb 1709
Baptism*10 September 1742Sarah Chardon was baptized at one week of age on 10 September 1742 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Name VariationShe was called Sally.2 
(Heir) Will9 November 1776Sally Chardon, described as his kinswoman, was named as a beneficiary of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell in his will dated 9 November 1776 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). Turell's will gave Sally his large silver ladle.2 

Citations

  1. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 165. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  2. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Anna J. Charles1

b. 7 September 1905, d. 4 December 2000
Family
Father*Wilber A. Charles1 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 22 Jul 1932
Mother*Rhoda Halbert1 b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 4 Apr 1958
Birth*7 September 1905Anna J. Charles was born on 7 September 1905 in West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana.2,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Anna Jane Charles.4 
(Daughter) Census US 19102 May 1910Anna was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in the household of her parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. She was 4 years old.5 
Marriage*24 May 1925She married first, as his third wife, Norman W. Jones, son of Silas Jones and Sarah E. Hollowell, on 24 May 1925 in Orange County, Indiana.6 
Divorce*Anna J. Jones and Norman W. Jones were divorced. Norman married his fourth wife in November of 1930, and Anna married a second time in August of 1931.7,8 
(Sister) Census US 19307 April 1930Anna was enumerated with her young son on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 in the household of her brother and sister-in-law, Blanche and Noble Charles, on United States Road #150, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Anna was 24 years of age, had been age 18 when she married for the first time, was able to read, write and to speak English, worked for wages as a saleswoman at a grocers, and had worked the day before the census was taken. Her son, Robert, was 6 years old and had attended school within the census year.9,10 
Marriage*27 August 1931She married second, as his second wife, Elvet L. Runyon, son of James A. Runyon and Sarah H. Owen, on 27 August 1931 in Orange County, Indiana.8 
(Niece) Will31 January 1933Anna and her siblings were all named as legatees of varying amounts in the will of their uncle, John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. The will bequeathed $200 to Anna Jones, and in 1933 when the will was probated, following a divorce and remarriage, her name was Anna Runyon.11,12,13 
Divorce*before 16 April 1940Anna J. Runyon and Elvet L. Runyon were divorced before 16 April 1940, the date they were both recorded as divorced on the 1940 census, both on the same census page in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. They were enumerated separately, two households apart. Elvet was alone, although surrounded by family members, and Anna was with her mother and her three chldren.14,15 
(Divorced Daughter) Census US 194017 April 1940Anna Runyon was enumerated with her three children on the 1940 census taken on 17 April 1940 in the household of her widowed mother on New Orangeville Road, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Anna was divorced, 34 years of age, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school and worked with her mother doing their own housework. Although Anna had received no money from wages or salary in 1939, she had received more than $50 of income from other sources. Anna's son, Robert Charles, was 16 years old, had completed his education through the 1st year of high school, was a student and had attended school within the census year. Anna's two children from her second marriage, Ethel and Clarence Runyon, were ages 8 and 5 years, respectively. Ethel had completed the first grade of elementary school and had attended school within the census year. Anna and her children had lived in a different house, also in rural Orange County, on April 1, 1935. We suspect they had lived with Anna's second husband, Elvet Runyon, the father of Ethel and Clarence. Elvet was enumerated in 1940 two houses above Rhoda and Anna's on the same census page. Elvet was the head, and only occupant, of his house and farm in 1940, and reported he had lived in the same house on April 1, 1935.14,15,16,17 
Death*4 December 2000She died on 4 December 2000 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, at age 952,3 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli.2,3 

Family 1

 Charles W. Palmer Jr. b. Dec 1898
Child 1.Robert V. Charles9 b. 7 Sep 1923

Family 2

 Norman W. Jones b. 27 Jul 1888

Family 3

 Elvet L. Runyon b. 27 Mar 1877, d. 18 Nov 1951

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna J Charles, Memorial# 85712239. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna J Charles, Memorial# 85712239; this memorial links her to her parents and brother, Noble.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Jane (Charles) Runyon, Memorial# 193031950; this memorial links her to her first husband, Norman W. Jones.
  4. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Clarence Elbert Runyon on 5 October 1934 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA, son of Elvet R Runyon and Anna Jane Charles, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Certificates; Year: 1934; Roll: 017, citing Certificate# 42095, Roll# 40474_357189, Volume Range 81 - 85. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 May 1924 in Orange County, Indiana, USA of Anna Charles, age 18, born on 7 September 1905 in and Norman Jones, age 35, born on 25 July 1888, son of Silas Jones and Sarah E. Hallowell. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Norman W. Jones, Memorial# 17428428, reporting his fourth marriage to Lorene Fields on 5 November 1930.
  8. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Anna Jones, age 26, born on 7 September 1905 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of W. A. Charles and Rhoda Holbert, and E L Runyon, age 54, born on 27 March 1877 in Lawrence County, Indiana, son of James A. Runyon and Sarah Owen, married on 27 August 1931 in Indiana, United States, citing page 545 and referencing FHL Film# 001426370. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  9. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clark Mills, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356.
  11. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  12. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  13. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.
  14. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Rhoda Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elvet Runyon, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  16. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  17. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Harry and Mary Love, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.

Azor Charles1

b. 27 November 1796, d. 24 September 1871
Family
Birth*27 November 1796Azor Charles was born on 27 November 1796 in Tennessee.1 
Marriage*17 January 1820He married first Rachel Cobb on 17 January 1820 in Orange County, Indiana.2,1 
(Husband) Death5 October 1855Azor became a widower when Rachel (Cobb) Charles died on 5 October 1855 at age 58.2 
Death*24 September 1871He died on 24 September 1871 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 74.1 

Family

 Rachel Cobb b. 19 Mar 1797, d. 5 Oct 1855
Children 1.John Charles3 b. 20 Jan 1832, d. 2 Oct 1884
 2.Seth Charles+1,4 b. 5 Jan 1834, d. 1 Sep 1907

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Azor Charles, Memorial# 49149319. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Cobb) Charles, Memorial# 49149341.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Charles, Memorial# 85712776.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Seth Charles, Memorial# 125840154.

John Charles1

b. 20 January 1832, d. 2 October 1884
Family
Father*Azor Charles1 b. 27 Nov 1796, d. 24 Sep 1871
Mother*Rachel Cobb1 b. 19 Mar 1797, d. 5 Oct 1855
Birth*20 January 1832John Charles was born on 20 January 1832 in Orange County, Indiana.1 
Census US 1870*13 June 1870John Charles was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 13 June 1870 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 38 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $1,500 and a personal estate valued at $300. We learned from prior research that he had been widowed the previous year. Enumerated with him in 1870 was his brother, Seth Charles, who was 36 years of age and separated from his wife. His twin sons, Wilber A. Charles and William A. Charles, were enumerated with their maternal grandmother, Sarah (Field) Campbell, in 1870.2 
Death*2 October 1884He died on 2 October 1884 in Orange County, Indiana, at age 52.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Charles, Memorial# 85712776. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Charles, Year: 1870; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 12B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Lawrence Charles1

b. September 1889, d. 14 November 1928
Family
Father*Wilber A. Charles1 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 22 Jul 1932
Mother*Rhoda Halbert1 b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 4 Apr 1958
Birth*September 1889Lawrence Charles was born in September 1889 in Orange County, Indiana.1,2 
(Son) Census US 19102 May 1910Lawrence was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 20 years old, reported no occupation, had not attended school within the census year, and was able to read, write and to speak English.1 
Marriage*5 July 1923He married, as her second husband, Rhodella (Painter) Roach, daughter of Alfred Painter and Sarah E. Clements, on 5 July 1923 in Indiana.3 
Death*14 November 1928He died on 14 November 1928 at The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, at age 39. His death was recorded as "General Paralysis of the Insane" and occurred after a lingering illness of several months. He was a World War veteran, having enlisted in Company B, 57th Infantry. While in service he was sent first to Camp Logan at Houston, Texas, and later to Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas. He was honorably discharged from the service of his country in February of 1919. Failing health had forced him to leave his home in French Lick, Orange County, several months before his death, and he had been hopeful for a recovery. His condition seemed to worsen, though, instead of improve, and although not totally unexpected, his death was a sad blow to his friends and relatives in French Lick. He was survived by his wife, Rhodella, his parents, two brothers and two sisters.4,5 
Burial*He was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.4 
(Nephew) Will31 January 1933Lawrence and his siblings were all named as legatees of varying amounts in the will of their uncle, John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. The will bequeathed to Lawrence Charles, who had died in 1928, $100.6,7,8 

Family

 Rhodella Painter b. 22 Oct 1881

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilber A. and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1900; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0094. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lawrence Charles of French Lick, Indiana, age 34, born 2 September 1889 in Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles and Rhoda "Halbut", and Rhodella Roach of French Lick, Indiana, age 40, born 22 October 1883 in Dubois County, Indiana, daughter of Alfred Painter and Sarah Clements, married on 5 July 1923 in Indiana, United States, citing page 348 and referencing no FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lawrence Charles, Memorial# 85711130. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from a General Paralysis of the Insane of Lawrence Charles, age 39, watchman, married to Rodella Roach Charles, died on 14 November 1928 in The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA, born on 3 September 1889 in Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilbur A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, Date Registered 1928, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1928; Roll: 13. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  6. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  7. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  8. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.

Lawrence N. Charles1

b. 18 February 1925, d. 15 July 1944
Family
Father*Noble Overton Charles2 b. 12 Jul 1900, d. 29 Jul 1958
Mother*Blanche Jones3 b. 22 Sep 1906, d. 21 Dec 1984
Birth*18 February 1925Lawrence N. Charles was born on 18 February 1925 in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana. His birth certificate recorded his sex incorrectly as "female", and his name incorrectly as "Estina Ruth Charles". We have found no explanation for the errors. The information for his parents on his birth certificate was correctly recorded, and also that he was his mother's first child.3,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Lawrence Noble Charles.2 
(Son) Census US 19307 April 1930He was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 in the household of his parents on United States Road #150, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 5 years old.4,5 
(Son) Census US 194018 April 1940He was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 18 April 1940 in the household of his parents on State Roads 150 and 56, east of Prospect, Rural, Orange County, Indiana. He was 15 years old, had completed his education through the 7th grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. The family had lived in rural Orange County, although not in the same house, on April 1, 1935.6,7,8 
World War II*8 May 1943His residence was in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, when he enlisted as a Private in Louisville, Kentucky on 8 May 1943 to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was 18 years old and single with dependents, which may, with other clues, indicate his parents had separated and he was living with his mother. Lawrence had completed two years of high school and had worked as an attendant in both gas stations and parking lots.9,10,11 
Marriage*2 September 1943He married, as her first husband, Frances L. Newman, daughter of Seth N. Newman and Frances Williams, on 2 September 1943 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. Four months earlier, Lawrence had enlisted to serve in the Army during World War II.1 
Death*15 July 1944He died on 15 July 1944 at age 19 while serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was admitted to an Army hospital in July 1944 as a battle casualty and died, in the line of duty, in the hospital. His hospital record reported his length of service as 1 year, 2 months.12,10 
World War II*16 September 1944 News of Lawrence's death was slow to reach Indiana. In September of 1944, two months after his death, Washington DC reported through newspapers that Lawrence was missing in action in the Mediterranean combat area. His mother, Blanche N. Charles of R.R. 6, Evansville, Indiana, was identified by the newspaper, although his father and wife were not mentioned.13 
Burial*12 May 1950His body was returned from overseas by the Army Air Corp in 1950 and he was buried as Staff Sergeant Lawrence N. Charles on 12 May 1950 in a group grave, with five other soldiers, in Section 84, Grave Site# 114-116 of the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay Township, St. Louis County, Missouri.12,14 

Family

 Frances L. Newman b. 4 Jan 1923

Citations

  1. [S1589] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2011, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 September 1943 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA, of Lawrence N Charles of West Baden Springs, Indiana, age 22, born about 1921, son of Noble O. and Blanche N. Charles, and Frances Newman of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, age 20, born about 1923, daughter of Seth N. and Frances E. Newman. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2011.
  2. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Lawrence Noble Charles of West Baden Springs, Orange, Indiana, USA, age 18, born on 18 February 1925 at Wast Baden Springs, Indiana, registered on 18 February 1943 in Indiana, USA, describing him as 5 10 in height, weighing 150, Ruddy complexion, Brown eyes and Black hair, other members of his household included Lawrence Noble Charles, Nobel O Charles, Father, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 130; we note that West Baden Springs is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Estina Ruth Charles on 18 February 1925 in French Lick Township, Orange, Indiana, USA, legitimate daughter of Noble O. Charles of West Baden, age 24, merchant, born in Indiana, and Nellie B. Jones of West Baden, age 19, housewife, born in Indiana, her first child, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1925; Roll: 004, citing Certificate# 9285, Roll# 40474_357771, Volume Range 16 - 20; we note that West Baden Springs is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and that the name and sex on this birth certificate are incorrect, and should read, a male child, Lawrence Noble Charles, son of Noble O. Charles and Nellie B. Jones . Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
  4. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clark Mills, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356.
  6. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Harry and Mary Love, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  8. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Rhoda Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  9. [S2148] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, online at www.ancestry.com, record for Lawrence N Charles, Private, Single, with dependents (Single), born in 1925 in Indiana, Citizen, enlisted on 8 May 1943 at Louisville, Kentucky, Residence: Vanderburg County, Indiana, Education: 2 years of high school, Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots, Service Number: 35702826, Branch: No branch assignment, Component Note: Selectees (Enlisted Men), Source; Civil Life, referencing National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946, NAID 1263923, Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007, Record Group: 64, Box Number: 09795, Reel: 41. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
  10. [S2908] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, online at www.ancestry.com, hospital admission in July 1944 of enlisted man Lawrence N. Charles, age 19, born about 1925, serving in the Air Forces, battle casualty, died in the line of duty; his hospital record reported a length of service of 1 year, 2 months; referencing The National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954.
  11. [S2909] Web: Indiana, U.S., World War II Servicemen Database Index, 1941-1946, online at www.ancestry.com, information for Lawrence N. Charles, hometown Evansville, Indiana, USA, news reporting from the Army that he was missing in action; newspaper publication date 20 September 1944 in the Star newspaper of Indiana, page 9, columns 4-5. Hereinafter cited as Web: Indiana, U.S., World War II Servicemen Database Index, 1941-1946.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, SSGT Lawrence N Charles, Memorial# 23649616. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  13. [S2670] Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, September 17, 1944, page 39, notified by Washington DC the previous day, that Staff Sergeant Lawrence N. Charles, son of Mrs. Blanche N. Charles of R.R. 6, Evansville, Indiana, was reported missing in action during World War II in the Mediterranean combat area. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current.
  14. [S1590] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, online at www.ancestry.com, citing Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, burial card information for Staff Sergeant Lawrence N Charles, died on 15 July 1944, returned from overseas by the Army Air Corp in 1950 and buried on 12 May 1950 in a group grave with five other soldiers in Section 84, Grave Site# 114-116 of the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962.

Mary E. Charles1,2

b. 20 February 1903, d. 21 January 1990
Family
Father*Wilber A. Charles1 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 22 Jul 1932
Mother*Rhoda Halbert1 b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 4 Apr 1958
Birth*20 February 1903Mary E. Charles was born on 20 February 1903 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19102 May 1910Mary was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in the household of her parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. She was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
Marriage*4 February 1919She married first, as his third wife, Elmer Ellsworth Lindley, son of William H. Lindley and Mary Elizabeth White, on 4 February 1919 in Orange County, Indiana.3,2,4 
Children*Mary and Elmer had two children together; Ruth was born about 1921, and Elmer about 1923.5 
(Wife) Death4 June 1925Mary became a widow when Elmer Ellsworth Lindley died on 4 June 1925 at age 55 from complications, after sustaining accidental burns.3,6 
Marriage*12 December 1927She married second, as his second wife, Harry Love, son of William Love and Margaret A. Matherly, on 12 December 1927 in Orange County, Indiana.5,7 
Census US 1930*5 April 1930Mary and Harry Love were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 5 April 1930 on United States Road# 150, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Harry was 47 years of age, had been age 35 when he married for the first time, and worked as a general farmer on his own account. Mary was 27 years of age and had been 16 years old when she married for the first time. They rented their farm, and were both able to read, write and to speak English. Mary's two children from her first marriage were enumerated with their mother and stepfather in 1930. Ruth and Elmer A. Lindley were ages 9 and 7 years, respectively, and both had attended school within the census year.5 
(Niece) Will31 January 1933Mary and her siblings were all named as legatees of varying amounts in the will of their uncle, John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. The will bequeathed $1,000 to Mary Lindley, and in 1933, when the will was probated, her name was Mary Love. Her first husband had died in 1925, and in 1930 she had married again.8,9,10 
Census US 1940*18 April 1940Mary and Harry Love were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 18 April 1940 on State Roads 150 and 56, east of Prospect, Rural, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Harry was 58 years of age, had completed his education through the 5th grade of elementary school, and worked as a farmer on his own account. He owned his farm which was valued at $600. He had worked 52 weeks in 1939 and 48 hours the week before the census was taken. Although he had received no money from wages or salary in 1939, he had received more than $50 of income from other sources. His wife Mary was 37 years of age, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and worked doing her own housework. Mary's son from her first marriage, Elmer A. Lindley, was enumerated with the couple in 1940. He was 17 years old, had completed his education through the 1st year of high school, was a student and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the Love household had lived together in the same house on April 1, 1935.

In the first house above Mary and Harry on the same census page, Mary's brother and sister-in-law, Blanche and Noble Charles, were enumerated with their son. And in three houses above Noble and Blanche, Mary and Noble's mother, Rhoda Charles, was enumerated with her other daughter, Anna Runyon, and Anna's three children.11,12,13 
(Wife) Death9 June 1973Mary became a widow for the second time when Harry Love died on 9 June 1973 at age 91.14,15 
Death*21 January 1990She died on 21 January 1990 in Indiana at age 862 
Burial* and was buried with her husband, who had died 65 years earlier, in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.2,3 

Family 1

 Elmer Ellsworth Lindley b. 29 Apr 1870, d. 4 Jun 1925

Family 2

 Harry Love b. 4 Feb 1882, d. 9 Jun 1973

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Charles) Lindley, Memorial# 63821312. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elmer Ellsworth Lindley, Memorial# 63821117.
  4. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary E Charles, age 16, born on 20 February 1903 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of Wilber A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, and Elmer E Lindley, age 49, born on 29 April 1870 in Orange County, Indiana, son of William H. Lindley and Mary Elizabeth White, married on 4 February 1919 in Indiana, United States, citing page 70 and referencing no FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Harry and Mary Love, (their surname transcribed as "Lowe" by Ancestry), Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from complications resulting from accidental burns of Elmer Elsworth Lindley, age 55, farmer, married to Mary Lindley, died on 4 June 1925 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA, born on 29 April 1870 in Orange County, son of William Lindly and Mary E. White, informant his wife, Mary Ellen Lindley, West Baden, Indiana, Date Registered 1925, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1925; Roll: 09. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 December 1927 in Orange County, Indiana, USA of Mary Lindley, age 24, born 20 February 1903, and Harry Love, age 45, born 6 February 1882, son of William Love and Margaret Motherly. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  8. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  9. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  10. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.
  11. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Harry and Mary Love, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  13. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Rhoda Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  14. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Harry Love of French Lick township, R.R.1, West Baden, Orange County, age 91, married to Mary (Charles) Love, died on 9 June 1973 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA, born on 4 February 1882 in Indiana, son of William Love and Margaret Matherly, informant his wife, Mary Love, same home address of R.R.1, West Baden, burial in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Date Registered 1973, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1973; Roll: 09.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harry Love, Memorial# 63822227; reporting his date of death as 8 June 1973.

Noble Overton Charles1

b. 12 July 1900, d. 29 July 1958
Family
Father*Wilber A. Charles1 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 22 Jul 1932
Mother*Rhoda Halbert1 b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 4 Apr 1958
Birth*12 July 1900Noble Overton Charles was born on 12 July 1900 in Orange County, Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 19102 May 1910Noble was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 
Marriage*4 November 1918He married first Evline Palmer, daughter of Charles Palmer and Manerva Mildred Hobbs, on 4 November 1918 in Orange County, Indiana.1,3 
Census US 1920*8 February 1920Eva and Noble O. Charles were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 8 February 1920 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Noble was 19 years old, and was working for wages as a laborer in a factory, and Eva was 24 years of age, They were both able to read, write and to speak English.4 
Divorce*Noble and Eva's marriage ended, although whether by divorce or Eva's death, we don't know. Noble married a second time before 1925.5 
Marriage1923He married second, as her first husband, Nellie B. Jones, daughter of Sherman Lewis Hawhee and Mary Jones, about 1923. On the 1930 census, Nellie, who was calling herself Blanche, reported she had been 17 years old when she married for the first time.1,5,6 
Census US 1930*7 April 1930Blanche and Noble Charles were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 on United States Road #150, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Noble was 29 years of age, had been age 18 when he married for the first time, and worked for wages as a laborer doing road construction, although he had not worked the day before the census was taken. Blanche was 24 years of age, had been age 17 when she married for the first time, worked for wages doing laundry work at a laundry, and had been at work the day before. They rented their house, which was not on a farm, for $10 per month. The couple's son, Lawrence, was 5 years old. Also enumerated with the family was Noble's sister, Anna Jones, and her son, Robert Charles. Anna was 24 years of age, had been age 18 when she married for the first time, worked for wages as a saleswoman at a grocers, and had worked the day before the census was taken. Anna's son, Robert, was 6 years old and had attended school within the census year. All of the adults in the household were able to read, write and to speak English.

In the next household on the same census page, after Noble and Blanche, Clark Mills, the widowed husband of Blanche Charles's deceased mother, and therefore Blanche's stepfather, was enumerated with his 15-year-old son, Clarence. And, in the next household after Clark Mills, on the same census page, Elvet Runyon, whom Noble's sister Anna would marry in 1931 after his first wife's death, was enumerated with his wife. And, going up the same census page, in the second household above Noble and Blanche, Noble and Anna's other sister, Mary Love, was enumerated with her husband, Harry Love, and Mary's two children from her first marriage.6,7 
(Nephew) Will31 January 1933Noble and his siblings were all named as legatees of varying amounts in the will of their uncle, John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. The will bequeathed $200 to Noble Charles.8,9,10 
Census US 1940*18 April 1940Blanche and Noble Charles were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 18 April 1940 on State Roads 150 and 56, east of Prospect, Rural, Orange County, Indiana. Noble was 39 years of age, had completed his education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and worked for wages as an operator in a privately owned saw mill. He was at work the day before the census was taken, had worked 40 hours the week before, and worked 52 weeks in 1939 for a total income of $2,100. Blanche was 33 years of age, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and worked doing her own housework. They owned their house, which was on a farm, and valued at $1,500. The couple's son, Lawrence, was enumerated with them. He was 15 years old, had completed his education through the 7th grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. The family had lived in rural Orange County, although not in the same house, on April 1, 1935.

In the next household after Noble and Blanche on the same census page, Noble's sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Harry Love, were enumerated with Mary's son from her first marriage. And, three houses above Noble and Blanche on the same census page, Noble and Mary's mother, Rhoda Charles, was enumerated with her other daughter, Anna Runyon, and Anna's three children.11,12,13 
Marriage*31 May 1941Noble and Blanche remarried to each other a second time on 31 May 1941 in Fentress County, Tennessee. We have found no reason to explain why.1,14 
Divorce*before May 1943Noble and Blanche separated, probably before May 1943 when their son, Lawrence, who was 18 years old and living in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, enlisted in the Army and indicated he was single with dependents. We suspect his mother was his dependent, as she had also left Orange County and was living in Evansville. Noble and Blanche likely divorced, and both remarried, Noble in June of 1946 and Blanche in October of 1946.15,16,17 
World War II*13 May 1944His wife, Blanche Charles, enlisted on 13 May 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to serve as a Private in the Womens Army Corps during World War II. She was 37 years of age, married, a resident of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, a citizen of the United States and had a grammar school education. Her civil occupation was recorded as "Managers and Officials, N.E.C.", and we learned that an Army NEC, (Nominated Enlisted Classification) refers to a specialized military occupation code used to designate specific skills or qualifications within the Army. These classifications helped assign personnel to roles that matched their expertise, such as technical, medical, or operational specialties.18 
(Father) Death15 July 1944His son Lawrence died on 15 July 1944 at age 19 while serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was admitted to an Army hospital in July 1944 as a battle casualty and died, in the line of duty, in the hospital. His hospital record reported his length of service as 1 year, 2 months.19,20 
(Father) World War II16 September 1944 News of Lawrence's death was slow to reach Indiana. In September of 1944, two months after his death, Washington DC reported through newspapers that Lawrence was missing in action in the Mediterranean combat area. His mother, Blanche N. Charles of R.R. 6, Evansville, Indiana, was identified by the newspaper, although his father and wife were not mentioned.17 
Marriage*13 June 1946He married, as his third wife, Marie Josephine Brown, daughter of Welker T. Brown and Flora E. Brown, on 13 June 1946 in Rossville, Walker County, Georgia.21,22 
Census US 1950*13 April 1950Marie and Noble Charles were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 13 April 1950 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Noble was 49 years of age and worked as a driver of a corn truck on his own account. He had worked 50 hours the week before the census was taken and had worked the day before. Marie was 33 years of age and worked doing her own housework. Their house was on a farm and they had two young sons. Thomas was 2 years old and Willis was age one. Marie's line number was also in the section for supplemental questions where she reported they had lived in the same house a year ago and that both of her parents had been born in the United States. She had completed her education through the 10th grade, had not worked, outside of her home housework, the previous year and had earned no income from any sources.21 
(Father) Burial12 May 1950The body of his son, Lawrence, was returned from overseas by the Army Air Corp in 1950 and he was buried as Staff Sergeant Lawrence N. Charles on 12 May 1950 in a group grave, with five other soldiers, in Section 84, Grave Site# 114-116 of the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay Township, St. Louis County, Missouri.19,23 
Death*29 July 1958He died from acute myelocytic leukemia on 29 July 1958 at Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, at age 581,24 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.1 

Family 1

 Eva Palmer b. 7 Oct 1898

Family 2

 Blanche Jones b. 22 Sep 1906, d. 21 Dec 1984
Child 1.Lawrence N. Charles25 b. 18 Feb 1925, d. 15 Jul 1944

Family 3

 Marie Josephine Brown b. 3 Nov 1916, d. 22 May 2001
Children 1.Thomas Charles21 b. 1948
 2.Willis Charles21 b. 1949

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Noble Overton Charles, Memorial# 85712161. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Noble O Charles, age 18, born on 12 July 1900 in Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilbur A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, and Evline Palmer, age 20, born on 7 October 1898 in Arcola, Illinois, daughter of Charles Palmer and Mildred Hobbs, married on 4 November 1918 in Indiana, United States, citing page 48 and referencing no FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of O. Noble and W. Eva Charles, Year: 1920; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T625_459; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 135. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Estina Ruth Charles on 18 February 1925 in French Lick Township, Orange, Indiana, USA, legitimate daughter of Noble O. Charles of West Baden, age 24, merchant, born in Indiana, and Nellie B. Jones of West Baden, age 19, housewife, born in Indiana, her first child, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1925; Roll: 004, citing Certificate# 9285, Roll# 40474_357771, Volume Range 16 - 20; we note that West Baden Springs is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and that the name and sex on this birth certificate are incorrect, and should read, a male child, Lawrence Noble Charles, son of Noble O. Charles and Nellie B. Jones . Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clark Mills, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356.
  8. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  9. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  10. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.
  11. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Harry and Mary Love, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  13. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Rhoda Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  14. [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 May 1941 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, of Noble Overton Charles, age 40, and Blanche Jones, age 34, referencing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, USA. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002.
  15. [S2148] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, online at www.ancestry.com, record for Lawrence N Charles, Private, Single, with dependents (Single), born in 1925 in Indiana, Citizen, enlisted on 8 May 1943 at Louisville, Kentucky, Residence: Vanderburg County, Indiana, Education: 2 years of high school, Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots, Service Number: 35702826, Branch: No branch assignment, Component Note: Selectees (Enlisted Men), Source; Civil Life, referencing National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946, NAID 1263923, Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007, Record Group: 64, Box Number: 09795, Reel: 41. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
  16. [S2909] Web: Indiana, U.S., World War II Servicemen Database Index, 1941-1946, online at www.ancestry.com, information for Lawrence N. Charles, hometown Evansville, Indiana, USA, news reporting from the Army that he was missing in action; newspaper publication date 20 September 1944 in the Star newspaper of Indiana, page 9, columns 4-5. Hereinafter cited as Web: Indiana, U.S., World War II Servicemen Database Index, 1941-1946.
  17. [S2670] Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, September 17, 1944, page 39, notified by Washington DC the previous day, that Staff Sergeant Lawrence N. Charles, son of Mrs. Blanche N. Charles of R.R. 6, Evansville, Indiana, was reported missing in action during World War II in the Mediterranean combat area. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current.
  18. [S2148] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, online at www.ancestry.com, enlistment record for Blanche Charles, Private, Married, born in 1906 in Indiana, Citizen, enlisted on 13 May 1944 at Indianapolis, Indiana, Residence: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Education: Grammar school, Civil Occupation: Managers and officials, N.E.C., (An Army NEC, or "Nominated Enlisted Classification", refers to a specialized military occupation code used to designate specific skills or qualifications within the Army. These classifications helped assign personnel to roles that matched their expertise, such as technical, medical, or operational specialties.) She enlisted on 13 May 1944 at Indianapolis, Indiana, Service Number: A-514852, Branch: Womens Army Corps, Component Note: Womens Army Corps, Source; Civil Life, referencing National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946, NAID 1263923, Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007, Record Group: 64, Box Number: 00111, Reel: 11.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, SSGT Lawrence N Charles, Memorial# 23649616.
  20. [S2908] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, online at www.ancestry.com, hospital admission in July 1944 of enlisted man Lawrence N. Charles, age 19, born about 1925, serving in the Air Forces, battle casualty, died in the line of duty; his hospital record reported a length of service of 1 year, 2 months; referencing The National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954.
  21. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Marie Charles, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 16; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 59-8. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  22. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Evansville Press, Evansville, Indiana, Sunday, June 30, 1946, page 32, under the title, "Brown-Charles", reporting the marriage on 13 June 1946 of Marie Josephine Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Welker T. Brown of 313 South Weinbach avenue, to Noble O. Charles of West Baden Springs; that they married in Rossville, Georgia, the Reverend Herman Bowman, officiating; that the couple left for a three weeks trip and would return to Evansville for a few days and then make their home in Arizona where Mr. Charles would resume his business; that the groom was the son of Mrs. Rhoda Charles of West Baden Springs, and that Mrs. Charles was formerly employed as an inspector at the Shane Uniform Company. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  23. [S1590] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, online at www.ancestry.com, citing Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, burial card information for Staff Sergeant Lawrence N Charles, died on 15 July 1944, returned from overseas by the Army Air Corp in 1950 and buried on 12 May 1950 in a group grave with five other soldiers in Section 84, Grave Site# 114-116 of the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962.
  24. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from acute myelocytic leukemia of Noble Overton Charles of R.R.1, West Baden, age 58, divorced, laborer, died on 29 July 1958 in Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA, born on 12 July 1900 in Indiana, son of Wilbur A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, informant his sister, Mrs. Harry Love, R.R.1 West Baden, burial in Ames Cemetery, Date Registered 1958, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1958; Roll: 09. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  25. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Lawrence Noble Charles of West Baden Springs, Orange, Indiana, USA, age 18, born on 18 February 1925 at Wast Baden Springs, Indiana, registered on 18 February 1943 in Indiana, USA, describing him as 5 10 in height, weighing 150, Ruddy complexion, Brown eyes and Black hair, other members of his household included Lawrence Noble Charles, Nobel O Charles, Father, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 130; we note that West Baden Springs is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

Robert V. Charles1,2

b. 7 September 1923
Family
Father*Charles W. Palmer Jr.2 b. Dec 1898
Mother*Anna J. Charles1 b. 7 Sep 1905, d. 4 Dec 2000
Birth*7 September 1923Robert V. Charles was born on 7 September 1923 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.1,2 
(Nephew) Census US 19307 April 1930Robert was enumerated with his mother on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 in the household of his aunt and uncle, Blanche and Noble Charles, on United States Road #150, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Robert, was 6 years old and had attended school within the census year.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Blanche Charles, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Robert V. Charles Jr on 7 September 1923 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA, illegitimate son of Charles W. Palmer of West Baden, age 24, born in Orange County, laborer, and Anna Jane Charles of West Baden, age 18, born in Orange County, housework, her first child, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Records; Year: 1923; Roll: 020, citing Certificate# 49495, Roll# 40474_357320, Volume Range 96 - 100. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
  3. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clark Mills, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340356.

Seth Charles1

b. 5 January 1834, d. 1 September 1907
Family
Father*Azor Charles2,1 b. 27 Nov 1796, d. 24 Sep 1871
Mother*Rachel Cobb3,1 b. 19 Mar 1797, d. 5 Oct 1855
Birth*5 January 1834Seth Charles was born on 5 January 1834 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*18 March 1860He married first Sarah E. Campbell, daughter of Maxwell Campbell and Sarah Field, on 18 March 1860 in Orange County, Indiana.4,1,5 
Census US 1860*23 August 1860Sarah E. and Seth Charles were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 23 August 1860 in Columbia, Martin County, Indiana. Seth was 27 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $3,000 and a personal estate valued at 1,200, and Sarah was 20 years old. William Gibson, who was 45 years of age, had been born in England, and worked as a farm laborer, was also enumerated in the couple's household in 1860.6 
(Husband) Research NotesAfter 12 years of marriage, Seth's wife's sister, Caroline, and her husband, Van Renssellaer Noblitt, had no children together, and when Seth's wife, Sarah E. Campbell, gave birth to an illegitimate son in 1860, less than five months after their marriage, the Noblitts agreed to take the child and raise the boy to manhood as a welcome addition to their household in Orangeville, Orange County. John A. Campbell was born in Martin County, Indiana, which is where his mother was enumerated in 1860 with her husband of a few months. The official date of the 1860 U.S. census was 1 June, and since John was not born until August of that year, he wouldn't have been counted even though his mother and her husband were not actually enumerated until November. Reviewing the dates, John's mother and Seth Charles were married on 18 March 1860, the official census date was 1 June 1860 and John was born 3 August 1860. He was probably given to his mother's sister, Caroline M. (Campbell) Noblitt, and her husband, Van Renssellaer Noblitt, well before he was 5 years old. The Noblitts surely welcomed the young boy into their household and, by all accounts, provided him with a loving home and rewarding opportunity for a successful future. We believe the circumstances of his birth were well known and not judged. Twin boys were born to John's mother, Sarah, and Seth Charles in April of 1866. There is much evidence that John and his half-brothers, Wilber A. Charles and William A. Charles, spent a good amount of time together, cared for each other and behaved as brothers throughout their entire lives.7,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 
Divorce*1870Seth and Sarah E. (Campbell) Charles had separated by the 1870 census and then divorced. Their twin sons, Wilber and William, were enumerated on the 1870 census with their maternal grandmother, Sarah (Field) Campbell, and Seth was enumerated that year in the household of his widowed brother, John Charles. We haven't found Sarah in 1870, although she was enumerated with her twin sons again in 1880. Seth married his second wife in February 1873.17,18,19,20 
(Brother) Census US 187013 June 1870Seth was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 13 June 1870 in the household of his brother, John Charles, in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Seth was 36 years of age.18 
Marriage*1 February 1873He married second Martha Ann Beaty, daughter of Walter Beaty and Louisa Frentress, on 1 February 1873 in Indiana.19,21,1 
Death*1 September 1907He died on 1 September 1907 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 731 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, French Lick.1 

Family 1

 Sarah E. Campbell b. 18 May 1840, d. 24 Jan 1892
Children 1.Wilber A. Charles+1,15 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 22 Jul 1932
 2.William A. Charles22 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 8 Sep 1940

Family 2

 Martha Ann Beaty b. 15 Sep 1852, d. 8 Feb 1925

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Seth Charles, Memorial# 125840154. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Azor Charles, Memorial# 49149319.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Cobb) Charles, Memorial# 49149341.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E. (Campbell) Charles, Memorial# 132588265.
  5. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 March 1860 in County, of Seth Charles and Sarah E Campbell, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office Pao; Book: C- 4; Page: 342. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Seth and Sarah E. Charles, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia, Martin, Indiana; Roll: M653_278; Page: 941; Family History Library Film: 803278. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John A Campbel of Orangeville, from influenza complicated by heart disease, age 72, single, retired merchant, died on 26 January 1933 in Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, USA, born on 3 August 1860 in Martin County, Indiana, son of (father not known) and mother Sarah E Campbell, informant was his half-brother, Will Charles, burial at Ames Chapel Cemetery, Date Registered 1933, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1933; Roll: 01. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  8. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Vanrensselaer and Caroline M. Noblitt, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 163; Page: 478b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van Rensselaer and Caroline M. Noblitt, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M653_286; Page: 770; Family History Library Film: 803286.
  10. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline Noblitt, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 79A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline Noblitt, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 164c; Enumeration District: 020. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis of Van R. Charles, age 38, laborer, married to Edith Charles, died on 28 November 1932 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, USA, born on 21 March 1894 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles, born in French Lick, Orange County, and Rhoda Holbert, born in Orange County, informant Noble O. Charles, Date Registered 1932, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1932; Roll: 12.
  13. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline M. Noblitt, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0099. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. Campbell, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilber Azor Charles, Memorial# 60905372.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John A. Campbell, Memorial# 50694890; we note that, while all of the birth, death and burial information on his memorial page is correct, all of the family information included on his memorial page is incorrect.
  17. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sarah Campbell, Year: 1870; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 9A.
  18. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Charles, Year: 1870; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 12B.
  19. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Seth Charles and Martha Ann Beaty on 1 February 1873 in Indiana, United States, citing page 193 and referencing FHL Film# 001316698. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  20. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sarah E. Campbell, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lick Creek, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 132a; Enumeration District: 018.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Ann (Beatty) Charles, Memorial# 125839492.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William A. “Willie” Charles, Memorial# 40625810.

Thomas Charles1

b. 1948
Family
Father*Noble Overton Charles1 b. 12 Jul 1900, d. 29 Jul 1958
Mother*Marie Josephine Brown1 b. 3 Nov 1916, d. 22 May 2001
Birth*1948Thomas Charles was born in 1948 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 195013 April 1950Thomas was enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 13 April 1950 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 2 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Marie Charles, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 16; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 59-8. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.

Van R. Charles1

b. 21 March 1894, d. 28 November 1932
Family
Father*Wilber A. Charles2,3,4,5 b. 17 Apr 1866, d. 22 Jul 1932
Mother*Rhoda Halbert2,3,6,4 b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 4 Apr 1958
Birth*21 March 1894Van R. Charles was born on 21 March 1894 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana.2 
Name VariationHis full name was Van Rensselaer Charles.7 
(Son) Census US 19102 May 1910Van was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 16 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school within the census year.8 
Marriage*28 March 1916He married first, as her first or second husband, Bessie Lillian Rose, daughter of Tillman H. Rose and Florence Hobbs, on 28 March 1916 in Orange County, Indiana. Van was 22 years of age, and Lillian was recorded as 20 years old, although she was actually age 26. Her place of birth was also recorded incorrectly as Kentucky, although she had been born in Tennessee. When she married Patrick Henry Adams in 1918, she reported she had been married once before and that her married surname had been "Dougharty", so we wonder whether her marriage to Van Charles was actually her second, and not her first, marriage.9,10,11 
Divorce*Van and Lillian separated, and were probably divorced very soon after their marriage. Lillian married again in November of 1918, and Van married again in November of 1919.11,12 
Marriage*20 November 1919He married second Mariah B. Underwood, daughter of William C. Underwood and Sallie Matherly, on 20 November 1919 in Orange County, Indiana.13,12 
(Son-in-Law) Census US 192026 January 1920Van and his wife of two months, Marie (Underwood) Charles, were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 26 January 1920 in the household of his wife's widowed mother, Sallie Underwood, in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Van and Marie were ages 25 and 24 years, respectively, able to read, write and to speak English, and Van was reported to be working for wages as a chaffer.14 
Divorce*Van and Marie separated and probably divorced. Van married again in 1922, and Marie married again in 1932.15,16 
Marriage*11 December 1922He married third Bertha M. Hooten, daughter of William A. Hooten and Stella J. Bledsoe, on 11 December 1922 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana.15 
Divorce*Van and Bertha separated, and were probably divorced. They both remarried, Van in September of 1927, and Bertha twice that we know of.17,18 
Marriage*September 1927He married fourth Edith I. Stanfield, daughter of Ercurius A. Stanfield and Carrie E. Jones, in September 1927 in Indiana.17 
Death*28 November 1932He died from pulmonary tuberculosis, after less than five years of marriage, on 28 November 1932 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 384,2 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.4 
(Nephew) Will31 January 1933Van and his siblings were all named as legatees of varying amounts in the will of their uncle, John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. The will bequeathed to Van R. Charles, who had died in 1932, two months before his uncle John, $100.19,20,21 

Family 1

 Bessie Lillian Rose b. 25 Nov 1889

Family 2

 Mariah B. Underwood b. 10 Jan 1896

Family 3

 Bertha M. Hooten b. 26 Feb 1904

Family 4

 Edith I. Stanfield b. 16 Mar 1904, d. 17 Aug 1990

Citations

  1. [S2891] Edith I. Stanfield and Van K. Charles 1927 Marriage, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Herald, (Jasper, Indiana), Friday, September 23, 1927, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 15, 2025), reporting that a marriage license had been issued to Van R. Charles of West Baden and Edith I. Stanfield of French Lick, and that they had been married by the Reverend Walter C. Rasche. Hereinafter cited as Edith I. Stanfield and Van K. Charles 1927 Marriage, Indiana.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis of Van R. Charles, age 38, laborer, married to Edith Charles, died on 28 November 1932 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, USA, born on 21 March 1894 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles, born in French Lick, Orange County, and Rhoda Holbert, born in Orange County, informant Noble O. Charles, Date Registered 1932, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1932; Roll: 12. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilber A. and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1900; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0094. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Van R Charles, Memorial# 85712464. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilber Azor Charles, Memorial# 60905372.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rhoda (Halbert) Charles, Memorial# 85711029.
  7. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card dated 5 June 1917 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, for Van Rensselaer Charles, born on 21 March 1894 in Orange County, Indiana, residence in 1917-1918 in West Baden, Orange County, Indiana, USA, working as a chauffeur, married, wife's name not provided; his physical build was Stout, height was Medium, hair was Black, eyes were Black, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Orange County, Indiana. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Van Charles, age 21, born on 21 March 1895 in Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles and Rhoda Holbert, and Lillian Rose, age 20, born on 26 November 1896 in Kentucky, daughter of Tillman Rose and Florence Hobson, married on 28 March 1916 in Orange County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 1316743, Reference ID Indiana Marriages, page 219. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  10. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 March 1916 in Orange County, Indiana, USA, of Lillian Rose. age 20, daughter of Tillman Rose and Florence Hobbs, and (husband's name not transcribed), referencing the Works Progress Administration, Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940, Orange County, Indiana, index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 Original Record Location County Welfare Office Paoli, Book H-5, Page 107. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  11. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Bessie Lillian Rose of 430 West 4th Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, clerk, age 23 on 25 November 1917, was born in Tennessee, daughter of Tillman H. Rose and Florence Hobbs, that she was married once before, is divorced, and that her married surname was Dougharty, and Patrick Henry Adams of Norwood, Ohio, occupation real estate, age 37 on 4 December 1917, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Charles H. Adams and Margaret Monohan, and that he had not been married before, married on 15 November 1918 in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA, by a Minister of the Gospel, referencing FHL Film# 000384161. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  12. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mariah B Underwood, age 23, born on 10 January 1896 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of William C. Underwood and Sallie Matherly, and Van R Charles, age 25, born on 21 March 1894 in Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, married on 20 November 1919 in Indiana, United States, citing page 202 and referencing no FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  13. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 November 1919 in Orange County, Indiana, USA, of Van R Charles, age 26, born about 1893, son of "William" A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, and (wife's name not transcribed), referencing the Works Progress Administration, Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940, Orange County, Indiana, index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 Original Record Location County Welfare Office Paoli, Book H-6.
  14. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sallie Underwood, Year: 1920; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T625_459; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 135. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Van R Charles, born on 21 March 1894 in Orange County, Indiana, son of W A Charles and Rhoda Halbert, and Bertha M Hooten, born on 26 February 1904 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of W A Hooten and Stella Bledsoe, married on 11 December 1922 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States, married by Charles K Zollewan, citing page 277 and referencing no FHL Film#.
  16. [S2830] Web: Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1925-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Marie Underwood and Emery Hill on 12 June 1932 in Marion County, Indiana, USA. Hereinafter cited as Web: Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1925-2012.
  17. [S2891] Edith I. Stanfield and Van K. Charles 1927 Marriage, Indiana, online at www.newspapers.com, The Herald, (Jasper, Indiana), Friday, September 23, 1927, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 15, 2025), reporting that a marriage license had been issued to Van K. Charles of West Baden and Edith I. Stanfield of French Lick, and that they had been married by the Reverend Walter C. Rasche.
  18. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Bertha Marie Bays, born on 26 February 1904 at French Lick, Indiana, daughter of William A Hooten and Stella J Bledsoe, died in February 1978, agency notes: Dec 1942: Name Listed As Bertha Marie Bays; Aug 1959: Name Listed As Bertha Marie Buuck; 31 Dec 1987: Name Listed As Bertha Buuck. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  19. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  20. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  21. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.

Wilber A. Charles1,2

b. 17 April 1866, d. 22 July 1932
Family
Father*Seth Charles3,4 b. 5 Jan 1834, d. 1 Sep 1907
Mother*Sarah E. Campbell5,4 b. 18 May 1840, d. 24 Jan 1892
Birth*17 April 1866Wilber A. Charles was born on 17 April 1866 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.1,2 
Relationship Note*Wilber and William A. Charles were twins.4,6 
Name VariationHis full name was Wilber Azor Charles.4 
Relationship NoteJohn A. Campbell was a half-brother through their mother, Sarah E. (Campbell) Charles, to biological brothers Wilber and William A. Charles.7 
Name VariationIn some documents his name was spelled Wilbur.8 
(Half-Brother) Research NotesBefore the twins, Wilber A. Charles and William A. Charles, were born, their mother, Sarah E. Campbell, gave birth to an illegitimate son in 1860, less than five months after her marriage to Seth Charles. Their mother's sister, Caroline M. (Campbell) Noblitt, and her husband, Van Renssellaer Noblitt, who after 12 years of marriage had no children, agreed to take the child and raise the boy to manhood as a welcome addition to their household in Orangeville, Orange County. The baby, John A. Campbell, was probably given to his aunt and uncle well before he was 5 years old. The Noblitts surely welcomed the young boy into their household and, by all accounts, provided him with a loving home and rewarding opportunity for a successful future. We believe the circumstances of his birth were well known and not judged. As Wilber and William grew up, there is much evidence that John A. Campbell and his half-brothers spent a good amount of time together, cared for each other and behaved as brothers throughout their entire lives.7,9,10,11,12,13,14,1,15,16,4,17 
(Grandson) Census US 18709 June 1870Wilber Charles and his twin brother were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 June 1870 in the household of their maternal grandmother, Sarah (Field) Campbell, in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. The boys were 4 years old.18 
Marriage*15 September 1887He married Rhoda Halbert on 15 September 1887 in Indiana.1,2,19,20,4 
Census US 1910*2 May 1910Rhoda and Wilbur Charles were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Wilbur was 44 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, and Rhoda was 42 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, were both able to read, write and to speak English, had been married for 23 years, the first marriage for each, and Rhoda had given birth to six children, five of whom were living and in 1910 enumerated with their parents. Lawrence was 20 years old, reported no occupation, had not attended school within the census year, and was able to read, write and to speak English; Van was 16 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school within the census year; Noble and Mary were ages 9 and 7 years, respectively, and had attended school within the census year; and Anna was 4 years old.8 
(Half-Brother) Census US 19304 April 1930Wilber A. Charles was enumerated with his wife on the 1930 census taken on 4 April 1930 in the household of his half-brother, John A. Campbell, in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana. Wilber was 61 years of age, had been age 21 when he married, and reported no occupation. Rhoda was 51 years of age, had been age 19 when she married, and worked for wages as a housekeeper in a private home. Everyone in John's household was able to read, write and speak English.16 
Death*22 July 1932He died after a long illness of intestinal cancer on 22 July 1932 at the home of his half-brother, John A. Campbell, in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, at age 664 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County.4 
(Deceased Half-Brother) Will31 January 1933In the will of John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, Wilber A. Charles and William A. Charles, who were identified as John's half-brothers, were bequeathed real estate owned by John in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000, respectively. (We note that Wilber A. Charles had died six months before John.) The will, additionally, included bequests of varying amounts to each of the children of Wilber A. Charles and his wife, Rhoda (Halbert) Charles.21,22,23 

Family

 Rhoda Halbert b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 4 Apr 1958
Children 1.Lawrence Charles8 b. Sep 1889, d. 14 Nov 1928
 2.Van R. Charles1,2,24,4 b. 21 Mar 1894, d. 28 Nov 1932
 3.Noble Overton Charles+25 b. 12 Jul 1900, d. 29 Jul 1958
 4.Mary E. Charles8 b. 20 Feb 1903, d. 21 Jan 1990
 5.Anna J. Charles+26 b. 7 Sep 1905, d. 4 Dec 2000

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis of Van R. Charles, age 38, laborer, married to Edith Charles, died on 28 November 1932 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, USA, born on 21 March 1894 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles, born in French Lick, Orange County, and Rhoda Holbert, born in Orange County, informant Noble O. Charles, Date Registered 1932, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1932; Roll: 12. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilber A. and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1900; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0094. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Seth Charles, Memorial# 125840154. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilber Azor Charles, Memorial# 60905372.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E. (Campbell) Charles, Memorial# 132588265.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William A. “Willie” Charles, Memorial# 40625810.
  7. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John A Campbel of Orangeville, from influenza complicated by heart disease, age 72, single, retired merchant, died on 26 January 1933 in Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, USA, born on 3 August 1860 in Martin County, Indiana, son of (father not known) and mother Sarah E Campbell, informant was his half-brother, Will Charles, burial at Ames Chapel Cemetery, Date Registered 1933, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1933; Roll: 01.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Rhoda Charles, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 March 1860 in County, of Seth Charles and Sarah E Campbell, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office Pao; Book: C- 4; Page: 342. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  10. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Seth and Sarah E. Charles, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia, Martin, Indiana; Roll: M653_278; Page: 941; Family History Library Film: 803278. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Vanrensselaer and Caroline M. Noblitt, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 163; Page: 478b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van Rensselaer and Caroline M. Noblitt, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M653_286; Page: 770; Family History Library Film: 803286.
  13. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline Noblitt, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 79A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline Noblitt, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 164c; Enumeration District: 020. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline M. Noblitt, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0099.
  16. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. Campbell, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John A. Campbell, Memorial# 50694890; we note that, while all of the birth, death and burial information on his memorial page is correct, all of the family information included on his memorial page is incorrect.
  18. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sarah Campbell, Year: 1870; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 9A.
  19. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wilbur A Charles, son of Seth Charles and Sarah Campbell, and Rhoda Halbert, daughter of Silas Halbert and ____ Bolton on 15 September 1887 in Indiana, United States, citing page 108 and referencing FHL Film# 001316745. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  20. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rhoda (Halbert) Charles, Memorial# 85711029.
  21. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  22. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  23. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Van R Charles, Memorial# 85712464.
  25. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Noble Overton Charles, Memorial# 85712161.
  26. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna J Charles, Memorial# 85712239.

William A. Charles1

b. 17 April 1866, d. 8 September 1940
Family
Father*Seth Charles1 b. 5 Jan 1834, d. 1 Sep 1907
Mother*Sarah E. Campbell1 b. 18 May 1840, d. 24 Jan 1892
Birth*17 April 1866William A. Charles was born on 17 April 1866 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.1 
Relationship Note*William and Wilber Azor Charles were twins.2,1 
Relationship NoteJohn A. Campbell was a half-brother through their mother, Sarah E. (Campbell) Charles, to biological brothers William and Wilber A. Charles.3 
Name VariationHe was called Willie.1 
(Half-Brother) Research NotesBefore the twins, Wilber A. Charles and William A. Charles, were born, their mother, Sarah E. Campbell, gave birth to an illegitimate son in 1860, less than five months after her marriage to Seth Charles. Their mother's sister, Caroline M. (Campbell) Noblitt, and her husband, Van Renssellaer Noblitt, who after 12 years of marriage had no children, agreed to take the child and raise the boy to manhood as a welcome addition to their household in Orangeville, Orange County. The baby, John A. Campbell, was probably given to his aunt and uncle well before he was 5 years old. The Noblitts surely welcomed the young boy into their household and, by all accounts, provided him with a loving home and rewarding opportunity for a successful future. We believe the circumstances of his birth were well known and not judged. As Wilber and William grew up, there is much evidence that John A. Campbell and his half-brothers, spent a good amount of time together, cared for each other and behaved as brothers throughout their entire lives.3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,2,13 
(Grandson) Census US 18709 June 1870William Charles and his twin brother were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 June 1870 in the household of their maternal grandmother, Sarah (Field) Campbell, in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. The boys were 4 years old.14 
Marriage*3 May 1888He married first Sarah Elizabeth Toliver, daughter of George Washington Toliver and Cornelia Wilson, on 3 May 1888 in Orange County, Indiana.15,1 
(Husband) Death27 February 1913William became a widower when Sarah Elizabeth (Toliver) Charles died on 27 February 1913 at age 43.15 
Marriage*18 March 1926He married second, as her second husband, Martha Ann (Cornwell) Kellams, daughter of Harrison C. Cornwell and Mary Catherine Story, on 18 March 1926 in Clark County, Indiana.1,16 
Census US 1930*16 April 1930Martha A. and William Charles were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 16 April 1930 at 116 Ohio Street, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. William was 64 years of age, had been age 22 when he married for the first time, worked for wages as a watchman at the French Lick hotel, and owned his house which was valued at $1,500. Martha was 53 years of age and had been age 30 when she married for the first time. They did not own a radio set. William and Martha were both able to read, write and to speak English. Martha's daughter from her first marriage, Mary L. Kellams, was enumerated with the couple as Mary L. Charles. She was 4 years old. Martha's mother, Mary C. Cornwell, was also enumerated in the Charles household in 1930. She was a widow, 76 years of age, retired, able to speak English, although unable to read and write.17 
(Half-Brother) Death26 January 1933William A. Charles was the informant named on the death certificate of his half-brother, John A. Campbell, who died on 26 January 1933 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, at age 72.3,13 
(Half-Brother) Will31 January 1933In the will of John A. Campbell, dated 20 June 1926 and probated on Tuesday, 31 January 1933 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, William A. Charles and Wilber A. Charles, who were identified as John's half-brothers, were bequeathed real estate owned by John in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $2,000 and $5,000, respectively. (We note that Wilber A. Charles had died six months before John.)18,19,20 
Census US 1940*1 April 1940Martha A. and William A. Charles were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 1 April 1940 at 122 Adams Street, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. William was 73 years of age, had completed his education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and worked for wages as a watchman at a hotel. Martha was 64 years of age and a housewife. They owned their house, which was valued at $3,500. Their daughter, Mary L. Charles, was 14 years old, had completed her education through the first year of high school, and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the family had lived in the same house on April 1, 1935.21 
Death*8 September 1940He died on 8 September 1940 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 74. He was survived by his widow, Martha A. Charles, and a daughter, Mary, who was identified in one notice of his death as his adopted daughter, and in another as his stepdaughter1,22,23 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County.1,15 

Family 1

 Sarah Elizabeth Toliver b. 30 Jul 1869, d. 27 Feb 1913

Family 2

 Martha Ann Cornwell b. 6 Jul 1876

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William A. “Willie” Charles, Memorial# 40625810. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilber Azor Charles, Memorial# 60905372.
  3. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John A Campbel of Orangeville, from influenza complicated by heart disease, age 72, single, retired merchant, died on 26 January 1933 in Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, USA, born on 3 August 1860 in Martin County, Indiana, son of (father not known) and mother Sarah E Campbell, informant was his half-brother, Will Charles, burial at Ames Chapel Cemetery, Date Registered 1933, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1933; Roll: 01. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 March 1860 in County, of Seth Charles and Sarah E Campbell, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office Pao; Book: C- 4; Page: 342. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Seth and Sarah E. Charles, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia, Martin, Indiana; Roll: M653_278; Page: 941; Family History Library Film: 803278. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Vanrensselaer and Caroline M. Noblitt, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 163; Page: 478b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van Rensselaer and Caroline M. Noblitt, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M653_286; Page: 770; Family History Library Film: 803286.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline Noblitt, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 79A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline Noblitt, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 164c; Enumeration District: 020. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis of Van R. Charles, age 38, laborer, married to Edith Charles, died on 28 November 1932 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, USA, born on 21 March 1894 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles, born in French Lick, Orange County, and Rhoda Holbert, born in Orange County, informant Noble O. Charles, Date Registered 1932, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1932; Roll: 12.
  11. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Van R. and Caroline M. Noblitt, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0099. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. Campbell, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John A. Campbell, Memorial# 50694890; we note that, while all of the birth, death and burial information on his memorial page is correct, all of the family information included on his memorial page is incorrect.
  14. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sarah Campbell, Year: 1870; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 9A.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Toliver) Charles, Memorial# 40625839.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Ann (Cornwell) Charles, Memorial# 85713739.
  17. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Martha A. Charles, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340356.
  18. [S2895] John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Mitchell Tribune, (Mitchell, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), forwarded from The Paoli News, under the title, "John Campbell Dies at Orangeville", reporting that John Campbell, age 73, well-known Orange county man, died at his home in Orangeville last Thursday morning the result of a heart attack; that he had been sick for some time with influenza; that he had never married and spent most of his life in Orangeville where he conducted a general store for many years; that he took much interest in that part of the country and was an authority on local history; that he had gathered a valuable collection of antiques of many kinds; that during his life he had amassed an estate estimated to be worth $100,000; that his will, consisting of ten pages, was probated in the county clerk's office in Paoli on Tuesday; that a cousin, George G. Campbell, and the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, were named as co-executors; that the following were some of the bequests made in his will: to Saint Mary's and Elizabeth Infirmaries, Louisville, in appreciation of good care an attention given to an aunt, Caroline Noblitt, $1,000; To Wilber A. Charles, deceased, and William A. Charles, half-brothers, real estate owned by Mr. Campbell in French Lick township, and cash bequests of $5,000 and $2,000; Mary Lindley, a niece, $1,000; Noble Charles and Anna Jones, $200 each; Lawrence and Van R. Charles, $100 each; Paul King and wife, $200; George and Blanche King, $100; Luther and Lorena Ragsdale, $100; Opal Stackhouse, $100. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Obituary, Will and Bequests, Indiana.
  19. [S2896] John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis News, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thursday, February 2, 1933, Page 7, (Downloaded on July 19, 2025), under the headlines, "Hospital is Beneficiary" and "Riley Institution, Indianapolis, Shares in Financier's Will", reporting from Paoli, Indiana that the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, Indianapolis, acting for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was named a beneficiary under the will of John A. Campbell, Orange county financier and business man, who died recently; that the amount designated for the Riley Hospital was $500 and $1,000 was left to Saint Marys and Elizabeths at Louisville; that numerous individual bequests were made; that the Union Trust Company, Indianapolis, was named executor, with George W. Charles as co-executor; that the value of the estate was estimated in excess of $100,000, the greater part of which was in bonds and securities. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell 1933 Estate and Bequests, Indiana.
  20. [S2912] John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/obits5.htm, providing additional information about John A. Campbell, the person, and his will. Hereinafter cited as John A. Campbell in "Orange County Obituaries" on the Indiana GenWeb Project.
  21. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William A. and Martha A. Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 59-1. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  22. [S2898] William A. Charles 1940 Death Notice, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Indianapolis Star, (Indianapolis, Indiana), Sunday, September 15, 1940, Page 6, (Downloaded on July 28, 2025), reporting from Paoli that William A. Charles, 74, died at his home in French Lick; that the widow and a stepdaughter survived. Hereinafter cited as William A. Charles 1940 Death Notice, Indiana.
  23. [S2901] William A. Charles 1940 Obituary, Indiana, online at http://ingenweb.org/inorange/obituaries/svobits29.htm, Springs Valley Herald, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, (September 12, 1940), reporting that William A. Charles, 74, died at his home on Adams Street Sunday, September 8th after a long illness; that Mr. Charles was born in Orange County, the son of Seth and Susan E. Charles; that he served as night watchman at the French Lick Springs Hotel for several years; that funeral services were held at Ames Chapel the previous Tuesday afternoon, September 10, followed by interment in the church cemetery; that he left a wife and adopted daughter. Hereinafter cited as William A. Charles 1940 Obituary, Indiana.

Willis Charles1

b. 1949
Family
Father*Noble Overton Charles1 b. 12 Jul 1900, d. 29 Jul 1958
Mother*Marie Josephine Brown1 b. 3 Nov 1916, d. 22 May 2001
Birth*1949Willis Charles was born about 1949 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 195013 April 1950Willis was enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 13 April 1950 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was one year old.1 

Citations

  1. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Noble and Marie Charles, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 16; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 59-8. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.

Wilmot Robertson Gertrude Charlton1

b. 13 February 1875, d. 6 August 1960
Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Birth*13 February 1875Wilmot Robertson Gertrude Charlton was born on 13 February 1875 in County Westmeath, Ireland.1 
Marriage*1901She married John Gerrard Collins, son of Joseph Clarke Collins Esq. and Eleanor Gerrard, in 1901 in Sitapur, Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh Province, India.1 
(Niece) Census Ireland 19112 April 1911Wilmot Robertson Gertrude Collins was enumerated with her husband, daughter and mother-in-law, on the 1911 census taken as of the night of 2 April 1911 in the household of her husband's uncle, Thomas Gerrard, at Gibbstown Demesne, Donaghpatrick, County Meath, Ireland. Wilmot was 36 years of age and reported that she and her husband had been married for ten years. John was 43 years of age and his occupation was recorded as "Reserve of Officers", and their daughter Eleanor was 2 years old. In addition to the family members, the household included nine domestic servants.2 
(Wife) Death27 September 1915Wilmot became a widow when Major John Gerrard Collins died at the Battle of Loos, Loos, France, on 27 September 1915 at age 48.3,1 
(Widow) Probate3 November 1916Probate of her husband's will was granted to his brother, Major Thomas Gerrard Collins Gerrard, on 3 November 1916 at Dublin. The value of his effects was estimated at £6,502 13s 4d.3 
Death*6 August 1960She died on 6 August 1960 in County Meath at age 85.1 

Family

 John Gerrard Collins b. 11 Jul 1867, d. 27 Sep 1915
Child 1.Eleanor Wilmot Letitia Collins1 b. 1901

Citations

  1. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.
  2. [S1536] 1911 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Thomas Gerrard, house# 11 in "Gibstown" Demesne, Donaghpatrick, Meath, online at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Meath/…. Hereinafter cited as 1911 Ireland Census.
  3. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, will proved on 3 November 1916 of John Gerrard Collins, late of Navan, County Meath, Major, who died 27 September 1915 at Loos, granted at Dublin to Thomas G. C. Gerrard, Major, Effects £6,502 13s 4d, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…. Hereinafter cited as National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922.

Francis Charstow

(Witness to Will) Will21 September 1766John Carr, Francis Charstow and William Johnston witnessed the will of John Hinds of Kilmainham, County Cavan, Ireland, dated 21 September 1766 and proven on 7 Feb 1769.1 

Citations

  1. [S342] John Hinds will (21 Sep 1766), Copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Hinds, late of Kilmainham (County Meath), proven 7 Feb 1769, National Archives of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Will of John Hinds, proven 1769.

Margaret Charters1

b. 1816, d. 10 April 1881
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Birth*1816Margaret Charters was born, as calculated from her recorded age at death, about 1816 in Ireland.2,3,4 
Marriage*circa 1844She married Walter Thomas Hinds, son of Walter Hinds and Jane Smith, circa 1844 in Ireland.1 
(Wife) Death26 June 1879Margaret became a widow when Walter Hinds died on 26 June 1879.5,6 
Death*10 April 1881Margaret (Charters) Hinds died on 10 April 1881 in Bellananagh, County Cavan, at age 65. Her death was certified and the cause was paralysis of "something" for ten days and "hemophilia" for 6 days. Her daughter, Bella Hinds of Ballinagh, was present at her death, which was officially registered on 14 May in the Registrar's District of Ballinagh, in the Union of Cavan in the County of Cavan.7 
Burial*12 April 1881She was buried on 12 April 1881 at Ballintemple Church (St. Patrick's), Bellananagh. Her burial ceremony was performed by the Reverend Edward Potterton.8 

Family

 Walter Thomas Hinds b. 1799, d. 26 Jun 1879
Children 1.John Hinds+1 b. c 1844
 2.James Hinds+1 b. May 1844, d. 22 Oct 1922
 3.Robert Hinds+1 b. c 1845
 4.Bella Hinds1 b. c 1850
 5.Fanny Hinds1 b. b 2 Jan 1851, d. 2 Jan 1920
 6.Henry Hinds+1 b. 1855, d. 22 Feb 1936
 7.Edward Charters Hinds+1 b. 1859, d. Apr 1924
 8.Richard Hinds1 b. b 3 Jul 1861, d. 3 Jul 1901

Citations

  1. [S24] Florence Black, History of the Family of James and Margaret Black and Relatives, November 1987. Hereinafter cited as James & Margaret Black Family.
  2. [S24] Florence Black, James & Margaret Black Family, noting her year of birth as 1819.
  3. [S1498] Margaret Hinds, Parish of Ballintemple Burial Records on microfilm, Church of Ireland, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, Ireland , 12 April 1881, recording her age as 65 in 1881.
  4. [S209] Margaret Hinds, Certified Death Registration number 45 (14 May 1884), General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland, reporting her age as 65 in 1881. Hereinafter cited as Margaret Hinds Death Registration.
  5. [S208] Walter Hinds, Certified Death Registration number 105 (4 Jul 1879), General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland, recording his age as 79. Hereinafter cited as Walter Hinds Death Registration.
  6. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection" (Research results and analysis, letters and photos, in the possession of Shirley Ertz of Nebraska), Family Tree prepared by Rev. Edward "Joe" Isaac, grandson of Walter Hinds (1800-1879) and Margaret Charters (1815-1881). Hereinafter cited as "Hinds Family Research Collection."
  7. [S209] Margaret Hinds, Margaret Hinds Death Registration.
  8. [S1498] Margaret Hinds, Parish of Ballintemple Burial Records on microfilm, Church of Ireland, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, Ireland.

Augustus Chase

(Neighbor) Land Transfer20 December 1796Jonathan Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, purchased land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, with his son John Bolton of Freetown, a yeoman, from Beuthal Borden, a yeoman, for the sum of $275. The deed was dated on 20 December 1796, signed and delivered on 3 Jul 1799, but not recorded until 15 Dec 1805. The land was described as a certain tract of land lying in Freetown, bounded Westerly by the land of Perigrine White, Southeasterly by the highway, Easterly by the land of Francis Pigsley and Nehemiah Donnerswilde and Northerly by the land of Augustus Chase. It was recorded as "containing 50 acres, be it more or less," and was signed by Beuthal Borden and Mary Borden with John Borden and Thomas White as witnesses.1 
(Neighbor) Land Transfer31 October 1806Jonathan Bolton, a yeoman of Freetown, and his wife Thankful (Borden) Bolton signed a deed agreement on 31 October 1806 to sell land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to Thomas White, a yeoman of Dartmouth, for the sum of $200. The deed was dated and signed on 31 October 1806, and recorded on 1 Nov 1806. It described the tract or parcel of land situated in Freetown, bounded as follows: Containing twenty-six acres ___________ and bounded Northerly by land belonging to Augustus Chase, Easterly and Southerly by Calvin Reynolds' land, Westerly by Peregrine White's land and is the one-half of that lot of land, taken off at the North end, which he, Jonathan Bolton, and his son, John Bolton, bought from Bethuel Borden. It was signed with the marks of Jonathan Bolton and Thankful Bolton, with Thomas Bolton and David Bolton as witnesses.2 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 85, pages 442-443; on microfilm volume 84-85 for 1804-1805, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).
  2. [S597] Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900), volume 86, page 501; on microfilm volumes 86-87 for 1806-1807.

Ella Chase1

b. 30 March 1856
Family
Birth*30 March 1856Ella Chase was born on 30 March 1856.1 
Marriage*30 March 1874She married Arthur Willis Conger, son of Crayton Hall Conger and Elizabeth Hasbrook, on 30 March 1874.1 
(Daughter-in-law) Relocation12 April 1878Ella moved with her husband, children and parents-in-law to Fort Union, Mora County, New Mexico, in 1878.2,3,4
(Wife) Death18 December 1889Ella became a widow when Arthur Willis Conger died on 18 December 1889 at age 38.5 
Marriage*1896She married second Howard Knowles in 1896.6 

Family 1

 Arthur Willis Conger b. 20 Jun 1851
Children 1.Lucy Minerva Conger b. 22 Jan 1875
 2.Delia Chase Conger b. 18 Dec 1885
 3.Ethelin Weston Conger+ b. 4 Oct 1887

Family 2

 Howard Knowles

Citations

  1. [S9] Compiled by Mary Lou Heaton Skinner Ross, transcribed from the original Conger Volumes published by Helen Maxine Cromwell in 1973, "Notes Taken From: The Conger Family of America", compiled on 10 Aug 1982 (Issaquah, Washington 98029). Hereinafter cited as "Conger Family Outline."
  2. [S258] James Ivey, "'The Best Sutler's Store in America': James E. Barrow and the Formation of Trader's Row at Fort Union, New Mexico, 1867-1891", New Mexico Historical Review volume 70, number 3, pages 299-327 (July 1995): pages 229-327. Hereinafter cited as "Trader's Row (and the Congers) at Fort Union."
  3. [S21] Alice Shove (Conger) Hunter, "(Autobiographical Notes of) Alice Shove Conger-Hunter, c1935", first of two writings obtained, (untitled with the exception of her name, undated and probably written around 1935). Hereinafter cited as "Autobiographical Notes of Alice Shove Conger-Hunter, c1935."
  4. [S22] Alice Shove (Conger) Hunter, "(Autobiographical Notes of) Alice Shove Conger-Hunter, c1950", second of two writings obtained, (undated and probably written around 1950). Hereinafter cited as "Autobiographical Notes of Alice Shove Conger-Hunter, c1950."
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Arthur Willis Conger, Memorial# 51730356. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Howard Knowles, Galesburg Ward 3, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 313; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1240313. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.