Hi all- I am really interested in the will from 1821 in which Andrew Charles says that George Charles is not his son. Does that mean that he is really not his son, or that he is just being disowned from his father?! I would love to know if that will names the 5 children of Andrew and Elizabeth. Meanwhile here is some more CHARLES info to throw into the mix. Have to be careful, these CHARLES folks used a lot of the same names repeatedly. Hope it helps - Elaine there is one Andrew Charles on the 1820 census: 2 males under 10 1 male 26-45 1 female 16-26 Also there is a document in 1827 where custody of the minor children of Andrew Charles Jr. were given to Elizabeth Charles and Andrew Hatter. The 2 minor children were named James and Andrew. (There is an Andrew Charles on the 1810 census for Highland County OHIO, but I don't have the breakdown of that family yet. If anyone has it, please share! George Charles is not seen on the 1810 census for Highland County, but he married Sarah Sally Dempsey in Highland County in 1807) George Charles on the 1820 census is the only other Charles head of household: 1820 census Highland County OH, New Market George Charles: 3 males under 10 1 male 26-45 3 females under 10 1 female 10-16 1 female 26-45 1830 census Highland County OH - only 1 CHARLES family found: George Charles: 1 male under 5 2 males 5-10 1 male 20-30 1 male 40-50 1 female under 5 1 female 5-10 1 female 10-15 1 female 30-40 1840 census Highland County George Charles 1 male 10-15 1 male 20-30 1 male 50-60 1 female 15-20 1 female 50-60 "1850 Census Highland County, Ohio" New Market Township page 443 CHARLES, George, 69, M, farmer, 2000, PA Sarah, 63, F, VA George, 21, M, farmer, OH Sarah, 16, F, OH 1860 census, highland County OH Sarah Sally Dempsey died in 1852. George Sr. married Anna Charles Aug 5 1853. Anna died in 1858. George Sr. died in 1861. On the 1860 census, Nancy Barrow, wife #3. CHARLES, Geo. W., 79, M, Farmer, 5600/200, PA Nancy, 50, F, OH Cyntha, 23, F, OH James, 5, M, OH George, 17, M, OH CARUTHERS, George, 10, M, OH -----Original Message----- From: CYLGowdy@aol.com [mailto:CYLGowdy@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 12:57 PM To: OHHIGHLA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHHIGHLA-L] Charles family Welcome to the group! I'm sure many people will try to help. CHARLES Nancy, wife of George, died Sept. 27, 1863, age 52-9-25; buried Presbyterian Cem in New Market CHARLES Sarah, wife of G., Sr., died Nov. 2, 1852, a. 64-6-4 George died Nov. 22, 1861, age (80?) 11-10 Ann, wife, died Sept. 15, 1858, age 42-9-11 W. A. 1819-1857 Lydia, wife, 1822-1898 single stone Mary, dau., d. May 26, 1850, age 1m 24d Harriet, dau., d. Aug. 21, 1844, a. 2-9-9 George W., son, d. Feb. 5, 1878, a. 27-4-25 also buried here are Eliza Jane, d/o Nelson & Anna; Andrew & wives Sarah and Mahala all buried Mt. Zion Cem. in New Market Hamer Cemetery in Hamer Township: George Charles, 1847-1901 Rebecca Ellen, wife, 1865-1949 Florence Cem. in Clay Twp: Elizabeth Charles May 17, 1865 - Feb. 15, 1915 Dunkard Ridge Cem. in Brushcreek Twp: Geo. W. Charles d. July 11, 1896 a. 58-9-4 Frances, wife, 1839-1923 source: Cemetery Inscriptions of Highland Co., Ohio by David and Jane McBride _______ Source: Wills, Administrations, Guardianships and Adoptions of Highland Co., Ohio (1805-1880) by David and Jane McBride CHARLES, Andrew. Date: Sept. 7, 1821. Wife, Elizabeth. Children: "Divided among my five children or their heirs. There is one that goes by the name of George Charles. That is not my son whome I disown as my legal heir." Witnesses: Joel Wolf, James Dutton Proved: Oct. term 1821 Recorded: Nov. 10, 1821 CHARLES, William Andrew. Date: Sept. 23, 1857. Wife, Lydia. Children: Rachel Ann, Philip, Sarah Catharine, George, Polly, Louisa. Executor: David Wilkins Witnesses: Thomas Berryman, George Pence, Samuel Nolder Proven Oct. 8, 1857 Sureties: George Pence, Samuel Nolder Appraisers: William Purdy, Peter Pence, Philip Trop The widow elected to take under the will. March 21, 1821. John Calvin appointed Administrator of the estate of Andrew Charles, dec'd. Sureties: James Morrow, Nath'l Pullam Appraisers: James Morrow, Joel Berriman, Robert Neasbit April 7, 1860. Elizabeth Charles, widow of George D. Charles, dec'd., relinquished her right to administer his estate and the court appointed John Florence, Administrator. Sureties: John Brown, Christopher Mathews Appraisers: James Brown, William Wall, John Wallace Nov. 27, 1861. Nancy Charles, widow of George Charles, dec'd., relinquished her right to administer his estate and the court appointed Benjamin Cochran Administrator. Sureties: James C. Sanderson, Joseph S. Cochran Appraisers: M. M. Barrere, William Purdy, Henry Roush Dec. 30, 1861. Elizabeth Charles appointed Guardian of Lewis Charles aged 4 years on Nov. 6, 1861, minor child and legal representative of George D. Charles, dec'd. Sureties: John Florence, John S. Cook Jan. 21, 1862. Joseph S. Charles appointed Guardian of James Charles aged 7 years on Aug. __, 1861, minor child and legal representative of George Charles, dec'd. Sureties: James C. Sanderson, Benjamin Cochran March 24, 1863. Albert G. Swearingen appointed Guardian of George William aged 12 years on the _ day of _, 1862 and Margaret Carothers aged 10 years on the _day of _, 1862, minor children and legal representatives of Moses Carothers of the State of Indiana, and heirs and legal representatives of George Charles, dec'd., late of Highland County, Ohio. Sureties: James H. Anderson, George W. Lawrence Hope this helps and no, I'm not a researcher of the family. Cathy "Time spent with cats is never wasted." --Colette ==== OHHIGHLA Mailing List ==== Visit "Highland County, A Place For Genealogy" - a part of the US GenWeb/ Ohio GenWeb, GenRoots & OHN Projects at: http://www.usgennet.org/~ohhighla/index.htm