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Sarah C Charles 1846–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 5, 1846

Birth Location: Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States

Death Date: Dec 12, 1913

Death Location: Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: Thomas Charles

Mother: Charlotte Johnson

Spouse(s): Thomas Bufkin

Children(s): Rinaldo Bufkin, Edmond Bufkin, Mary Bufkin, Charles Bufkin, Nellie Bufkin, Geneva Bufkin, Myrtle Bufkin, Montford Bufkin

In 1846, Sarah C Charles entered the world in Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States, born to Thomas L Charles And Charlotte Johnson. In 1850, Sarah C Charles resided in Clay, Hamilton, Indiana, USA. Sarah C Charles married Thomas Kirk Bufkin, and had children including Charles Cleonore Buff Bufkin, Edmond Renayne Bufkin, Geneva Lizzie Bufkin, Mary Anne May Bufkin, Montford Thomas Bufkin, Myrtle Alice Bufkin, Nellie Eleanor Bufkin, Rinaldo Charles Bufkin. Sarah C Charles passed away in 1913 in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Sarah C Charles entered the world in Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States, born to Thomas L Charles And Charlotte Johnson.
  • In 1850, Sarah C Charles resided in Clay, Hamilton, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah C Charles married Thomas Kirk Bufkin, and had children including Charles Cleonore Buff Bufkin, Edmond Renayne Bufkin, Geneva Lizzie Bufkin, Mary Anne May Bufkin, Montford Thomas Bufkin, Myrtle Alice Bufkin, Nellie Eleanor Bufkin, Rinaldo Charles Bufkin.
  • Sarah C Charles passed away in 1913 in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Charles
1817–1896
Birth Location: Richmond,Ind
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Charlotte Johnson
1821–1910
Birth Location: Highland City, Highland, Ohio, United States
CJ

Spouses(s)

Thomas Bufkin
1840–1927
Birth Location: Greensboro, Henry, Indiana, USA
TB

Children(s)

Rinaldo Bufkin
1867–1938
Birth Location: Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa
RB
Edmond Bufkin
1880–1938
Birth Location: Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa
EB
Mary Bufkin
1878–1966
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
MB
Charles Bufkin
1889–1976
Birth Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
CB
Nellie Bufkin
1869–1955
Birth Location: Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa
NB
Geneva Bufkin
1866–1954
Birth Location: Lynnville, Jasper, Iowa, USA
GB
Myrtle Bufkin
1873–1951
Birth Location: Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America
MB
Montford Bufkin
1875–1960
Birth Location: Lynnville, Jasper, Iowa, USA
MB

Sarah Charles's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Charles
1846–1913
Birth Place: Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
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

Sarah Charles's Descendants

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Sarah (C) Charles (Aug 5, 1846–Dec 12, 1913) m. Thomas (Kirk) Bufkin (02/26/1840–24 DEC 1927)
  1. 1. Rinaldo (Charles) Bufkin 1867–1938 m. Anna Stratton 1869–1961
  2. 2. Edmond (Renayne) Bufkin 1880–1938
  3. 3. Mary (Anne "May") Bufkin 1878–1966 m. Harold (Marriage) Ashby 1871–1961
    1. 1. Hasel (Marie) Ashby 1901–1928
    2. 2. Helen (Lucille) Ashby 1916–1989 m. Philip (Ellsworth) NewMyer 1915–1965
      1. 1. James (Philip (Jimmie)) NewMyer 1949–1999
    3. 3. Kenneth (Harold) Ashby 1910–1997
  4. 4. Charles (Cleonore (Buff)) Bufkin 1889–1976 m. Isabel (Neva) Kenyon 1902–1967 m. Ruth (Elva) Starbuck 1895–1970
    1. 1. Allan (Starbuck) Bufkin 1923–1989 m. Clara (Elizabeth) Kinsman 1922– m. Meredith Lainhart 1923–
    2. 2. Barbara Bufkin 1920–2011 m. Bush 1914–1993
  5. 5. Nellie (Eleanor) Bufkin 1869–1955 m. Wilson (Franklin) Bundy 1867–1951
    1. 1. Margaret (Evalyn) Bundy 1908–1969 m. Paul (Biddle) Ladd 1905–1987
      1. 1. John (Paul Ladd) Jr 1933–1973
    2. 2. Leah (May) Bundy 1896–1896
  6. 6. Geneva (Lizzie) Bufkin 1866–1954 m. Wilbur (Henry) Dickey 1865–1943
    1. 1. Leora (Maude) Dickey 1886–1965
    2. 2. Neita (Luticia) Dickey 1889–1990 m. Raymond (Milton) Newman 1884–1976
      1. 1. Norma (Raye) Newman 1917–1987 m. Arthur (Henry Goldwin) Grossman 1915–2012
        1. 1. Dean (Arthur) Grossman 1939–2011
    3. 3. Nellie (May) Dickey 1891–1974 m. Elmer (C) Danz 1887– m. Harry (Ellsworth) Tuttle 1895–1967
      1. 1. Kathleen Tuttle 1919–
    4. 4. Claude (Charles) Dickey 1896–1921 m. Marguerite (E) Francisco 1899–1959
      1. 1. Louise (Alice) Dickey 1919–1982 m. Trilton ('Ted' Ellis) Donaho 1910–1981 m. Gordon (Charles) Prentice 1920–1993
        1. 1. Donald (Neal) Donaho 1942–2019
    5. 5. Glenn (Bufkin) Dickey 1901–1983
    6. 6. Dwight (DeWitt) Dickey 1894–1905
  7. 7. Myrtle (Alice) Bufkin 1873–1951 m. James (Thomas Morgan Allan) Dr 1870–1945
    1. 1. Janet (E) Allan 1910–2000 m. Paul (Allen Crippen) Jr. 1908–1992
      1. 1. Craig (Allan) Crippen 1945–2022
      2. 2. Paula (Allan) Crippen 1947–2006 m. Larry (E.) Cope 1938–2012
    2. 2. Dorothy Allan 1907–2001 m. Henry (Arthur Desmond) Drennan 1907–1950
  8. 8. Montford (Thomas) Bufkin 1875–1960 m. Harriet ((Hattie) Louise) Chamberlain 1880–1954
    1. 1. Donald (Montford) Bufkin 1901–1962 m. Helen (Mae) Cowdrey 1906–1989
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Bufkin 1930–1968
      2. 2. Donald (Herbert) Bufkin 1927–1994 m. Ethel (Marlene) Olson 1933–2009
    2. 2. Kathryn (Louise) Bufkin 1911–2002 m. Paul (Westphal) Thomas 1894–1972 m. Armor Peisker 1907–2003
    3. 3. Richard (Chamberlain) Bufkin 1905–1978 m. Goldie (Ida) Butler 1905–2002
      1. 1. Paul (Robert) Bufkin 1931–2014 m. Betty (Jean) Reece 1935–2008
      2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Bufkin 1929–2018 m. Ralph (Stanley) Miller 1929–2019
      3. 3. Ruth (Edna) Bufkin 1943–2024

Sarah Charles's Timeline

10 Records

1846
Aug 5, 1846
Birth of Sarah C Charles in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1846
Aug 5, 1846
Birth of Sarah C Charles in Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
1850
1850
Age 4
Sarah C Charles resided here in Clay, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Clay, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
1856
1856
Age 10
Sarah C Charles resided here in Jefferson, Iowa
Jefferson, Iowa
1860
1860
Age 14
Sarah C Charles resided here in Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1870
1870
Age 24
Sarah C Charles resided here in Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Sarah C Charles resided here in Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Sarah C Charles resided here in Pasadena Precinct 1, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena Precinct 1, Los Angeles, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
Sarah C Charles resided here in Pasadena Ward 1, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena Ward 1, Los Angeles, California, USA
1913
Dec 12, 1913
Age 67
Death of Sarah C Charles in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 5, 1846
    Event Place: Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records
    [3] U.S., Quaker Periodicals, Quaker Periodicals, Haverford College; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The American Friend; Volumes: 1914 Jan - 1915 Dec (Vol 2 - 3)
    [4] California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    [5] U.S., Index to Quaker Obituary Notices
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: 346; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 100
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_398; Page: 334A; Image: 308; Family History Library Film: 545897
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pasadena Precinct 1, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 91; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240091
    [10] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 76; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 803328
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pasadena Ward 1, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_86; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0309; FHL microfilm: 1374099
    [12] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: M432_148; Page: 28B; Image: 382
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [14] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [15] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 5, 1846
    Event Place: Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: M432_148; Page: 28B; Image: 382

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Jefferson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 76; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 803328

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_398; Page: 334A; Image: 308; Family History Library Film: 545897

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: 346; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pasadena Precinct 1, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pasadena Precinct 1, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 91; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240091

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pasadena Ward 1, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pasadena Ward 1, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_86; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0309; FHL microfilm: 1374099

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_398; Page: 334A; Image: 308; Family History Library Film: 545897

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 12, 1913
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Periodicals, Quaker Periodicals, Haverford College; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The American Friend; Volumes: 1914 Jan - 1915 Dec (Vol 2 - 3)
    [2] California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    [3] U.S., Index to Quaker Obituary Notices
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012
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