Winnie Charles

12 May 1897–8 April 1953 (Age 55)
Ogden, Champaign, Illinois, United States

The Life of Winnie

When Winnie Charles was born on 12 May 1897, in Ogden, Champaign, Illinois, United States, his father, John William Charles, was 27 and his mother, Edith Rose Tudor, was 21. He married Pearl Morris on 27 October 1915. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Fairmount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Vance Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 8 April 1953, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Winnie Charles
1897–1953
Pearl Morris
1899–1971
Marriage: 27 October 1915
Winnie Charles
1928–1986

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
27 October 1915
children

(1)

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(12)

    Carl William Charles

    Male1892–1940Male

    Grant N Charles

    Male1894–Male

    Winnie Charles

    Male1897–1953Male

    Bessie R Charles

    Female1900–Female

    Theodore Charles

    Male1901–1933Male

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America

Age 13

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1912 · The Girl Scouts

Age 15

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

1 French, Welsh, and English: from the French form of the Germanic personal name Carl ‘man’ (which was Latinized as Carolus). In France the personal name was popular from an early date, due to the fame of the Emperor Charlemagne ( ?742–814 ; Latin name Carolus Magnus, i.e. Charles the Great). The Old French form Charles was briefly introduced to England by the Normans, but was rare during the main period of surname formation. It was introduced more successfully to Scotland in the 16th century by the Stuarts, who had strong ties with France, and was brought by them to England in the 17th century. Its frequency as a Welsh surname is attributable to the late date of Welsh surname formation. Old English Ceorl ‘peasant’ is also found as a byname, but the resulting Middle English form, Charl, with a patronymic in -s, if it existed at all, would have been absorbed by the French form introduced by the Normans. Compare Carl . English variants pronounced with initial k- for the most part reflect the cognate Old Norse personal name Karl, Karli.2 Swedish: ornamental form of a Frenchified form of the Old Norse personal name Karl.

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

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Sources (2)

  • Winnie Charles in household of John Charles, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Winnie I Charles in household of John W Charles, "United States Census, 1910"

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