Brief Life History of Charles Alfred
When Charles Alfred Colwell was born on 31 July 1917, in Sharpsville, Liberty Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States, his father, Henry Albert Colwell, was 33 and his mother, Kathryn Carver, was 28. He married Ruth Louise Adams on 13 March 1945, in Brown Land District, Texas, United States. He lived in Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1935 and West Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States in 1940. He died on 27 April 1999, in Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor Township, Henry, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Charles Colwell in household of Willard Colwell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Charles A Colwell, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Charles Alford Colwell, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1917–1999 Male
1912–2002 Female
Parents and Siblings
1884–1918 Male
1889–1988 Female
Siblings (6)
1909–1985 Male
1910–2003 Female
1912–1971 Male
1915–2014 Female
1915– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 1
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Age 17
1941
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (southern England and West Midlands): habitational name from any of the places in Northumberland and Devon named Colwell. The former is named with Old English col ‘(char)coal’ or cōl ‘cool’ + well(a) ‘spring, stream’; the latter has as the first element a Celtic river name, Coly, apparently meaning ‘narrow’. Alternatively, a habitational name from Colwall (Herefordshire), or Colwell House in Wivelsfield (Sussex).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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