Charles Henry Southwood

Male24 May 1884–1957

Brief Life History of Charles Henry

When Charles Henry Southwood was born on 24 May 1884, in Cleveland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Albert Southwood, was 21 and his mother, Catherine Rowling, was 21. He married Myrtle Reaphy McClain on 27 January 1912, in Shelburn, Curry Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States. He registered for military service in 1884. He died in 1957, in Shelburn, Curry Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Little Flock Cemetery, Shelburn, Curry Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.

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Charles Henry Southwood
1884–1957
Myrtle Reaphy McClain
1889–1949
Marriage: 27 January 1912

Sources (13)

  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, Charles H Southwood
  • Charles Henry Southwood, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Charles Henry Southwood, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 January 1912Shelburn, Curry Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 2

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

    Age 2

    The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

    1904

    Age 20

    St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    habitational name from one or more of several places in southern England, especially in Devon, named with Middle English bi southe wode ‘(place) to the south of the wood’.

    habitational name from one or more minor places called Southwood or Sowood, from Middle English south(e) + wode ‘south wood’. Sowood in Osset (Yorkshire) is the most likely source of the Yorkshire name. There may have been confusion with Southworth .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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