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Thomas L Charles 1817–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 FEB 1817

Birth Location: Richmond,Ind

Death Date: 23 AUG 1896

Death Location: Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA

Father: John Charles

Mother: Elvira Peacock

Spouse(s): Charlotte Johnson

Children(s): Sarah Charles, Elvira Charles, Barclay Charles, Melissa Charles, Mary Charles, John Charles

The story of Thomas L Charles began in 1817 in Richmond,Ind. Thomas L Charles married Charlotte Johnson, and had children including Barclay Johnson Charles, Elvira Charles, John Henley Charles, Mary C Charles, Melissa Charles, Sarah C Charles. Thomas L Charles passed away in 1896 in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas L Charles began in 1817 in Richmond,Ind.
  • Thomas L Charles married Charlotte Johnson, and had children including Barclay Johnson Charles, Elvira Charles, John Henley Charles, Mary C Charles, Melissa Charles, Sarah C Charles.
  • Thomas L Charles passed away in 1896 in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Charles
1786–1826
Birth Location: Center, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
JC
Elvira Peacock
1785–1827
Birth Location: Contentnea MM, Wayne County, NC
EP

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Johnson
1821–1910
Birth Location: Highland City, Highland, Ohio, United States
CJ

Children(s)

Sarah Charles
1846–1913
Birth Location: Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
SC
Elvira Charles
1842–1855
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
EC
Barclay Charles
1844–1926
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
BC
Melissa Charles
1848–1915
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
MC
Mary Charles
1853–1915
Birth Location: Pleasant Plain, Iowa
MC
John Charles
1857–1917
Birth Location: Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
JC

Thomas Charles's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Charles
1817–1896
Birth Place: Richmond,Ind
Parents
John Charles
1786–1826
Center, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Elvira Peacock
1785–1827
Contentnea MM, Wayne County, NC
Grandparents
Samuel (Charles) IV
1759–1849
Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Gulielma SAINT
1761–1847
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Abraham Peacock
1761–1832
Wayne Co, , North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Margaret) Elliott
1765–1798
Back Creek, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Charles
1703–1780
Hannah Davis
1705–1751
John Anderson
1694–1760
Elizabeth Nicholson
1697–1757
Thomas Sr
1707–
Elizabeth
1707–
Samuel Newby
1704–1770
Elizabeth Albertson
1708–1747
Samuel Peacock
1671–1738
Mary Stringfellow
1675–1729
Phillip Raiford
1687–1752
Thomas Elliott
1654–1729
Sarah Winslow
1680–1734

Thomas Charles's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (L) Charles (2 FEB 1817–23 AUG 1896) m. Charlotte Johnson (12 OCT 1821–26 Sep 1910)
  1. 1. Sarah (C) Charles 1846–1913 m. Thomas (Kirk) Bufkin 1840–1927
    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
      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
      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
  2. 2. Elvira Charles 1842–1855
  3. 3. Barclay (Johnson) Charles 1844–1926
  4. 4. Melissa Charles 1848–1915 m. Henry Johnson 1847–1945
    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
  5. 5. Mary (C) Charles 1853–1915 m. Aaron Stalker 1843–1921
    1. 1. Maud Stalker 1874–1961
  6. 6. John (Henley) Charles 1857–1917 m. Jennie Mahon 1854–1885 m. Laura Charles 1865– m. Priscie Cowan –1890
    1. 1. Raymond (J.) Charles 1884–1964

Thomas Charles's Timeline

15 Records

1817
3 Feb 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
1817
3 Feb 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, USA
1817
3 Feb 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Whitewater, Wayne Co, IN
Whitewater, Wayne Co, IN
1817
3 Feb 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, United States
1817
2 FEB 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
1817
3 Feb 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
1817
2 FEB 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
1817
2 FEB 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Highland, Ohio, USA
Highland, Ohio, USA
1817
2 FEB 1817
Birth of Thomas L Charles in Richmond,Ind
Richmond,Ind
1850
1850
Age 33
Thomas L Charles resided here in Clay, Hamilton, Indiana
Clay, Hamilton, Indiana
1870
1870
Age 53
Thomas L Charles resided here in Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
Thomas L Charles resided here in Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1885
1885
Age 68
Thomas L Charles resided here in Keokuk, Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
1895
1895
Age 78
Thomas L Charles resided here in Penn, Jefferson, Iowa
Penn, Jefferson, Iowa
1896
23 AUG 1896
Age 79
Death of Thomas L Charles in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Richmond, Wayne Co, IN
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994
    [3] U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records
    [4] U.S., Index to Quaker Obituary Notices
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: 347; Family History Film: 1254347; Page: 321D; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0064
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M593_399; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 545898
    [7] Iowa, State Census
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: M432_148; Page: 28B; Image: 382
    [9] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Whitewater, Wayne Co, IN

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1817
    Event Place: Richmond, Wayne Co, IN

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Richmond, Wayne Co, IN

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1817
    Event Place: Richmond, Wayne Co, IN

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1817
    Event Place: Highland, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1817
    Event Place: Richmond,Ind
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Periodicals, Quaker Periodicals, Haverford College; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The American Friend; Volumes: 1896 Jan - 1896 Dec (Vol 3)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clay, Hamilton, Indiana; Roll: M432_148; Page: 28B; Image: 382

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M593_399; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 545898

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: 347; Family History Film: 1254347; Page: 321D; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0064

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Keokuk, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Penn, Jefferson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Martin County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitewater, Wayne County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 AUG 1896
    Event Place: Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records
    [2] U.S., Quaker Periodicals, Quaker Periodicals, Haverford College; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The American Friend; Volumes: 1896 Jan - 1896 Dec (Vol 3)
    [3] U.S., Index to Quaker Obituary Notices
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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