Charles Lee Sights

Brief Life History of Charles Lee

When Charles Lee Sights was born on 18 October 1865, in Henderson, Kentucky, United States, his father, John David Sights, was 27 and his mother, Lucy Ann McClarney, was 26. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Maude Batte. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 December 1928, in Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Charles Lee Sights
1865–1928
Maude Batte
1872–1953
Beulah Sights
1891–1960
Charles Bennette Sights
1898–1963

Sources (12)

  • Charles L Sights, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Charles Lee SIGHTS - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth: 18 October 1865; Henderson, Kentucky, United States
  • Chas. Lee Sights, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

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Name Meaning

From a Germanic word, karl, meaning ‘free man’, akin to Old English ceorl ‘man’. The name, Latin form Carolus, owed its popularity in medieval Europe to the Frankish leader Charlemagne ( ?742–814 ), who in 800 established himself as Holy Roman Emperor. His name (Latin Carolus Magnus) means ‘Charles the Great’. Carolus—or Karl, the German form—was a common name among Frankish leaders, including Charlemagne's grandfather Charles Martel ( 688–741 ). Charles is the French form. The name occurs occasionally in medieval Britain as Karolus or Carolus; it had a certain vogue in West Yorkshire from the 1400s, particularly among gentry families. The form Charles was chosen by Mary Queen of Scots ( 1542–87 ), who had been brought up in France, for her son, Charles James ( 1566–1625 ), who became King James VI of Scotland and, from 1603 , James I of England. His son and grandson both reigned as King Charles , and the name thus became established in the 17th century both in the Stuart royal house and among English and Scottish supporters of the Stuart monarchy. In the 18th century it was to some extent favoured, along with James , by Jacobites, supporters of the exiled Stuarts, opposed to the Hanoverian monarchy, especially in the Highlands of Scotland. In the 19th century the popularity of the name was further enhanced by romanticization of the story of ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’, leader of the 1745 rebellion.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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