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Oliver Charles
born about 1762
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1790 U.S. Census Record |
17 May 1791 |
Pendleton District, South Carolina |
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Oliver
CHARLES, 1 free white male 16 and over, 2 free white males under 16, 3
free white females, 1 slave
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Melchizadeck Charles
1800 - 1880
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1820 U. S. Census Record |
28
Dec 1820 |
Warren County, Tennessee |
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Melchisadeck CHARLES, 2 males under 10, 2 males 16 - 25, 1 female 16 -
25, 1 person engaged in agriculture
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1830 U. S. Census Record |
5 Dec 1830 |
Habersham County, Georgia |
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Melchisidich CHARLES, 1 male 5 - 9, 1 male 10 - 14, 1 male 30 - 39, 1
female 5 - 9, 1 female 30 - 39
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1840 U. S. Census Record |
1840 |
Gilmer County, Georgia |
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Melchisadec
CHARLES, 1 male 0 - 4, 1 male 5 - 9, 1 male 20 - 29, 1 male 40 - 49, 1
female 0 - 4, 1 female 15 - 19,
1 female 40 - 49
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1850 U. S.
Census Record |
24 Sep 1850 |
Gilmer
County, Georgia |
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1)
Malchizodeck CHARLES, age 50, male, white, farmer, value of real estate
$2000, South Carolina
2) Mary, age 50, female, white, North Carolina, cannot read or write
3) Sarah, age 15, female, white, Georgia, attends school
4) John W, age 13, male, white, Georgia, attends school
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1860 U. S.
Census Record |
27 Jul 1860 |
Jackson
County, Georgia |
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1)
Melchizideck CHARLES, age 60, male, farmer, value of real estate $1600,
personal estate $3425,
South Carolina
2) Mary, age 60, female, North Carolina
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1870 U. S.
Census Record |
5 Jul 1870 |
Jackson
County, Georgia |
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1) M.
CHARLES, age 70, male, white, retired farmer, value of real estate $400,
personal estate $250,
South Carolina, male over 21
2) R. CHARLES, age 70, female, white, keeping house, South Carolina,
cannot write
3) Mary A. BRYANT, age 20, female, white, housekeeper, Georgia
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Mary Jay Charles
1800 - After 1880
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1880 U. S.
Census Record |
21 Jun 1880 |
Jackson
County, Georgia |
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1)
Mary CHARLES, white, female, age 80, head, widow, farmer, cannot write,
South Carolina, North Carolina,
North Carolina
2) James ALLEN, white, male, age 27, Grandson-in-law, married, farmer,
cannot read or write, Georgia,
South Carolina, Georgia
3) Emily ALLEN, white, female, age 20, granddaughter, married, keeping
house, cannot read or write, Georgia,
Georgia, Georgia
4) Joseph ALLEN, white, male, age 4, great-grandson, single, Georgia,
Georgia, Georgia
5) Martha J ALLEN, white, female, age 1, great-granddaughter, Georgia,
Georgia, Georgia
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Note:
Mary Charles is the widow of Melchizadeck Charles
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William
Charles
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Note:
William Charles has been a real challenge. I have not found him on
any census records at all. Although there is a vacant house beside
the home of his wife Sarah's father, Robert Ray on the 1850 Census
that could possibly be them. I found a marriage record for him and Roberta
(Sarah) Ray in 1850 at the Gilmer County Courthouse. This
is the only real record I have found for him.
According to a family story, he was an early Methodist
preacher in Gilmer County, as were his father, Melchesadec
and brother, Jesse. After
William Charles' church was burnt down by vandals
for the second time, William disappeared and was never heard from again.
No one knows what happened to him. The "Annuals of Upper Georgia"
states William died while still a young man. I
found his wife, Sarah (Ray) Charles on census
records from 1860 - 1910 living with various relatives including her
father, Robert Ray and then later with her son
William H. Charles. It seems William left or disappeared sometime after
they were married 1850.
My great-grandmother told me that her daddy never saw his father so
I assume he disappeared or died sometime before he was born in
October of 1851.
Another interesting note is on March 29, 1840 in Gilmer County,
Melchesadec Charles (William's father) was charged with Simple
Larceny and sentenced to 1 year. According to court records he
was 40 years old at the time. He was pardoned a few months
later on May 22, 1840. It is not known whether he actually
served any of this sentence.
After the death of son, James and presumed death of son, William,
Melchesadec Charles left Gilmer County. On
October 24, 1856, Melchesadec Charles sold the bulk of his
land holdings in Gilmer County, Georgia to C. W. Conley for
the sum of $3000. Melchesadec and Mary moved to Jackson
County, Georgia where they spent the remainder of their lives.
In 1860, Melchesadec is living in Jackson County,
Georgia but William is not in the household. With
the exception of Jesse, who lived to be 87 years old, the
other children of Melchesadec Charles did not live long
lives. James died in June of 1856 according to probate
records. William disappeared and was presumed dead
sometime around the early 1850's, Zilpha died sometime
between May 1868 and when the 1870 Census was taken as several of
her children are living in the homes of relatives on the 1870
Census. Sarah died sometime before 1870. And as
for John W. Charles, Melchesadec and Mary's
last child. no record has been found for him after the 1860 Census. No wonder
Melchizadec
moved away, Gilmer County had to be a heartbreaking place for him.
Also of note, many years later in 1893, William's son, William H.
Charles, reported that his barn and stables were
burnt down by vandals. It seems the Charles family had some real
enemies in Gilmer County.
For Records on William's wife, Sarah Charles, you will find her in
the 1860 Census living with her brother, Newton Ray
in Pickens County, in the 1870 Census for Gilmer County she is living in the household of her
father, Robert Ray. In 1880 Census for Gilmer County, Sarah is
living in the household of her nephew, John Robert Ray and in the
1900 and 1910 Census for Gilmer County she has moved into the
household of her son, William H. Charles.
DO
YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WILLIAM CHARLES?
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William H.
Charles,
Jr.
1851 - 1930
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1900 U. S.
Census Record |
19 Jun 1900 |
Gilmer
County, Georgia |
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1)
William CHARLES, head, white, male, born Oct 1851, age 48, married 14
years, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia,
farmer, farm owned free
2) Celia M, wife, white, female, born Jul 1868, age 31, married 14
years, mother of 2, 2 living, Georgia,
South Carolina, South Carolina
3) Sarah E, daughter, white, female, born Jun 1888, age 12, single,
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
4) Mary M, daughter, white, female, born Oct 1893, age 6, single,
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
5) Sarah, mother, white, female, born March 1822, age 78, widow, mother
of 1, 1 living, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina
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1910 U. S.
Census Record |
16 Apr 1910 |
Gilmer
County, Georgia |
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1) William H. CHARLES, head, male, white,
age 58, married 23 years, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, farmer,
farm owned free
2) Celia M, wife, female, white, age 52, married 23 years, mother of 2,
2 living, Georgia, Georgia,
South Carolina
3) Sarah E, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, Georgia, Georgia,
Georgia
4) Mary F. BURNETT, daughter, female, white, age 16, married, Georgia,
Georgia, Georgia
5) Benjamin BURNETT, son-in-law, male, white, age 21, married, Georgia,
Georgia, Georgia, farmer
6) Sarah CHARLES, mother, female, white, widow, mother of 1, 1 living,
Georgia, South Carolina, South Carolina,
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1920 U. S.
Census Record |
2 Jun 1920 |
Gilmer
County, Georgia |
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1)
W. H. CHARLES, head 2, home owned, male, white, age 68, married,
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, farmer
2) Maude CHARLES, wife, female, white, age 51, married, Georgia,
Georgia, Georgia
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Note:
Maude Charles is living in the household of her daughter, Mary Burnett,
on the 1930 and 1940 U. S. Census Records for Gilmer County,
Georgia.
See Burnett Census Records
for 1930 and 1940 Census Data. |
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