John Louis CHARLES

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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: John E Charles
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1935
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son in household of John and Sarah Charles
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia

John married Lelia Marguerite Earls 14 Feb 1953, McDowell Co. WV. Lelia was born ca 1935, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11384258&Type=Marriage

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CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: John M. Charles
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's Name: Sarah Charles
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John Charles
Age: 23
Birth Date: Apr 1877
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lucindia Charles
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
John Charles 23
Lucindia Charles 21

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: John Charles
Age in 1910: 33
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Sally Charles
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

John married Sarah Rasnake 13 Feb 1919, McDowell Co. WV. Sarah was born 20 Apr 1903, Buchanan Co. VA; died 03 Jan 1974, Berwind, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah Charls [Sarah Charles]
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Charles
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John Charles 48
Sarah Charles 18
Henry Charles 14
James Charles 8

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarrah Charles [Sarah]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: John M Charles
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
John M Charles 52
Sarah Charles 27
Henry W Charles 23 [stepson]
James G Charles 21 [stepson]
George W Charles 5
Lawrence Charles 3 years 6 months
Gertrude Charles 2 years 3 months


1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah Charles
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Household Members:
John Charles 62
Sarah Charles 40
George Charles 14
Gertrude Charles 12
Lawrence Charles 8
John E Charles 5
Landon Charles 2
Claude Parker 31 [Lodger]
Fannie Parker 22 [lodger]


Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Sarah Charles
SSN: 234-64-2420
Last Residence: 24815 Berwind, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Born: 20 Apr 1903
Died: Jan 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1957-1958)

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Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11404088&Type=Marriage

Other Events:

• _UID: 944BC99C47344289B6AFD9120B5AAB291326

William married Sally CHRISTIAN 23 Mar 1876, McDowell Co. W. Va.. Sally (daughter of John CHRISTIAN and Clementine (Clemy) HARMAN) was born 1859, McDowell Co., WV; died Aft 1910. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 9033EDFA468E497EB89A365FC532B06235D0

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NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DISCOUNTED

Sallie Christian Charles applied to the Eastern Cherokee in 1908, claiming Cherokee ancestry from her grandfather, Moses Christian. Application #10464. In her application she spells his name "Mose." Her application was rejected.

For more information about Cherokee genealogy, check out http://www.pollysgranddaughter.com. The following is from her article about Cherokee Wannabes. Since so much has been written about her great-grandfather, Thomas Bailey Christan, having Native American heritage, which has NOT been borne out by Y-DNA results or autosomal DNA results by any of his descendants.

This site has excellent articles on how to prove Cherokee ancestry. http://www.pollysgranddaughter.com/2011/06/fortune-hunters-guion-miller-roll-and.html#comment-form

The Guion Miller Roll is a list of Eastern Cherokee Indians who applied for compensation because of a 1906 lawsuit, and judgment in the tribe's favor in the United States Court of Claims on May 28, 1906, for them. This resulted in the appropriation of $1 million to the Tribe's eligible individuals and families. Newspapers were full of announcements that the Cherokees and/or Cherokee heirs would be receiving money anywhere from $5,000,000 to $11,000,000. Many times it was not made clear this was money for nearly the entire tribe but instead gave the impression that it was for specific families.

To be approved for funds the individual must have:
1. Been alive as of May 28, 1906
2. Established that he/she was a member or descendants of a person that had been included in the forced removal to Indian Territory, known as the Ross Party.
3. Not been affiliated with a tribe other than the Cherokee
4. Been members of the Eastern Cherokee tribe at the time of the treaties of 1835,1836, and 1845 between the United States and Eastern Cherokee.

There were 45,857 applications filed for about 900,000 claimants. 30,254 of those claimants were entitled to share in the funds. This means nearly 2/3 of all claimants were NOT entitled and therefore rejected.

A common assumption of those who descend from people who were rejected on the Miller Roll is that their ancestors were Cherokee, but they just couldn't prove it at that time. These families were usually always listed as white in vital records and were never listed in the Cherokee records or on any Cherokee rolls. They simply had no documentation or proof.

People applied for the Miller Roll who had never heard they were Cherokee before the money or land topic came up. They were suddenly informed by someone that they were Cherokee or related to a specific family and should apply. There were families who had heard they were Indian or "kin" to them, so they applied even though they had never heard what tribe of Indians they might be "kin" to. There were people who were notified by "claim agents" and lawyers that they were entitled to lots of money so they applied. There were people who were told they would be receiving both land and money, so they applied. There were people who applied because they thought they were enrolling in the Eastern Cherokee tribe and then would be entitled to land and money.

Many of the rejected claimants, for one reason or another, filed a claim believing they were going to come into money. One has to be careful of not basing claim to Cherokee ancestry based on a rejected claim from the Miller Roll. Though these applications often offer a lot of genealogical information, they don't necessarily offer any proof of Cherokee ancestry.



CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census about Sarah Charles
Name: Sarah Charles
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
William Charles 24
Sarah Charles 21
John M. Charles 3
George Charles 3 months

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah Charles
Age: 42
Birth Date: Jan 1858
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wilkins Charles [William]
Marriage Year: 1873
Years Married: 27
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 11
Household Members:
William Charles 42
Sarah Charles 42
George Charles 20
Rose Charles 11
Adam Charles 9
Lucinda Charles 6
William Charles 3

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sally Charles
Age in 1910: 51
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
William Charles 52
Sally Charles 51
John Charles 33
George W Charles 30
Mary Charles 26
Rosa Charles 22
Adam Charles 19
Lucinda Charles 17
William Charles 13
Levicy Charles 10

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Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11390670&Type=Marriage
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Other Events:

• _UID: BF648487136C42E18BF8A85E0AAE790A94F8

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CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census about Jno Christian
Name: Jno Christian
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male in household of Moses and Polly Christian

1870 United States Federal Census
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Tug River
Household Members:
John Christian 35
Clemey Christian 37
Sally Christian 11
Mary Christian 9
Levicie Christian 7
Martin Christian 5
Moses Christian 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: John Christian
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clemy Christian
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
John Christian 46
Clemy Christian 47
Vicy M. Christian 17
Masten Christian 14
Moses Christian 12
Jacob Christian 10
Shone Christian 6
Daniel Christian 5

CIVIL WAR SERVICE

Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John Christian
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 34 Batt'n Virginia Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles)
Company: C&E
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private

John married Clementine (Clemy) HARMAN 7 Jan 1857, Tazewell Co. VA. Clementine was born ca 1834, Tazewell Co. VA; died ca 1885, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: A6FA976A0AF4407386FEECDEF71583F5243F

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CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Clemon Harman
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female in household of Charter and Betsy Webb Harman.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Clemey Christian
Age in 1870: 37
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female, wife of John Christian
Post Office: Tug River
Household Members:
John Christian 35
Clemey Christian 37
Sally Christian 11
Mary Christian 9
Levicie Christian 7
Mastin Christian 5
Moses Christian 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Clemy Christian
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Christian
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
John Christian 46
Clemy Christian 47
Vicy M. Christian 17
Masten Christian 14
Moses Christian 12
Jacob Christian 10
Shone Christian 6
Daniel Christian 5

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: John Christian
Birth Date: 1836
Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Clemantine Harman
Spouse's Birth Date: 1834
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Spouse's Age: 23
Event Date: 07 Jan 1857
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: Moses Christian
Mother's Name: Mary
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Harmon
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 6 line 4