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Melissa Charles 1848–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1848

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 11 Jun 1915

Death Location: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Father: Thomas Charles

Mother: Charlotte Johnson

Spouse(s): Henry Johnson

Children(s): Charlotte Johnson, Celestia Johnson, Gilbert Johnson, Olivia Johnson, Jervis Johnson, Warren Johnson, Beulah Johnson, DeVerne Johnson, Lelah Johnson, Leland Johnson

Melissa Charles was born in 1848 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA, the child of Thomas L Charles And Charlotte Johnson. Melissa Charles married Henry Johnson, and had children including Beulah Johnson, Celestia Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Deverne Johnson, Gilbert Johnson, Jervis Charles Johnson, Lelah Johnson, Leland Stanford Johnson, Olivia C Johnson, Warren Thomas Johnson. Melissa Charles passed away in 1915 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Melissa Charles was born in 1848 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA, the child of Thomas L Charles And Charlotte Johnson.
  • Melissa Charles married Henry Johnson, and had children including Beulah Johnson, Celestia Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Deverne Johnson, Gilbert Johnson, Jervis Charles Johnson, Lelah Johnson, Leland Stanford Johnson, Olivia C Johnson, Warren Thomas Johnson.
  • Melissa Charles passed away in 1915 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

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Melissa Charles's Ancestors

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Melissa Charles
1848–1915
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Thomas L Charles
1817–1896
Richmond,Ind
Charlotte Johnson
1821–1910
Highland City, Highland, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
John Charles
1786–1826
Center, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Elvira Peacock
1785–1827
Contentnea MM, Wayne County, NC
Barclay (F.) Johnson
1792–1876
Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Barrett
1796–1878
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel IV
1759–1849
Gulielma SAINT
1761–1847
Abraham Peacock
1761–1832
Sarah Elliott
1765–1798
James JOHNSON
1758–1839
Rachel Moorman
1763–1812
Richard Barrett
1760–1844
Sarah George
1763–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel CHARLES
1733–1780
Abigail Anderson
1736–1780
Daniel Saint
1735–1781
Elizabeth Newby
1738–1817
John Peacock
1716–1781
Patience Rayford
1724–1808
Benjamin Elliott
1715–1774
Sarah White
1703–1782
John III
1732–1816
Lydia Watkins
1735–1806
Micajah Moorman
1735–1806
Susannah Chiles
1738–1782
Benjamin I
1726–1778
Eleanor Rogers
1735–1807
Ellis George
1733–1810
Lydia Lewis
1733–1821

Melissa Charles's Descendants

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Melissa Charles (19 Oct 1848–11 Jun 1915) m. Henry Johnson (13 MAY 1847–7 MAY 1945)
  1. 1. Charlotte Johnson 1870–1951
  2. 2. Celestia Johnson 1871–1872
  3. 3. Gilbert Johnson 1873–1873
  4. 4. Olivia (C) Johnson 1876–1980
  5. 5. Jervis (Charles) Johnson 1879–1959
  6. 6. Warren (Thomas) Johnson 1881–1958
  7. 7. Beulah Johnson 1884–1968 m. John (Henry) Renaud 1880–1956
    1. 1. Esther (Lucile) Renaud 1911–
    2. 2. Donald (Johnson) Renaud 1916–2007
  8. 8. DeVerne Johnson 1888–1919
  9. 9. Lelah Johnson 1891–1917
  10. 10. Leland (Stanford) Johnson 1891–1979

Melissa Charles's Timeline

3 Records

1848
19 Oct 1848
Birth of Melissa Charles in Clay, Hamilton, Indiana
Clay, Hamilton, Indiana
1848
19 Oct 1848
Birth of Melissa Charles in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
1915
11 Jun 1915
Age 67
Death of Melissa Charles in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States
Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1915
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

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