Brief Life History of Charles Columbus
When Charles Columbus Kelley was born on 24 April 1872, in Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States, his father, Christopher Columbus Norwood, was 30 and his mother, Carrie Caroline Young, was 16. He married Agnes H Love on 3 January 1900, in Barham, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Taylor Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States in 1910 and Lamartine, Columbia, Arkansas, United States in 1920. He died on 6 December 1943, in Talco, Titus, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Lamartine, Columbia, Arkansas, United States.
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- Robert P Norwood in household of Columbus Norwood, "United States Census, 1880"
- Chas Kelley, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- R P Norwood, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
Name Meaning
Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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