Charles B. Darner ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

[Family Tree Maker WFT 701, Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1276 submitted by Dorothy Danner]

They had no children. Charles B. Darner numbered among the thrifty and prosperous farmers of Middletown district, resides two miles west of Middletown on the road that leads from the old national pike to Burkittsville. He was born on a farm near Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland 31 Jan 1866 and is the son of Henry and Mary Darner.

Charles B. Darner was reared on the farm near Burkittsville, Maryland. He received his education in the public schools of the neighborhood. He chose farming as his life's work and has also followed that occupation. In 1895, he purchased his present farm of 61 acres, one of the most fertile tracts in Middletown valley. This farm has a new barn, with a first class silo, and a good two-story frame dwelling house. Mr. Darner is a progressive agriculturist, and has his place under a good state of cultivation. The farm is situated six hundred feed above sea level, and the house is furnished with water by a wind mill. In politics, Mr. Darner is a stanch adherent of the Republican party, but he has never aspired to office. In church circles, he is a consistent member of Christ Reformed Church of Middletown.

Mr. Darner was married 3 Jan 1893 to Alta may Zecher, daughter of Daniel D. and Catharine (Dutrow) Zecher of Burkittsville, Maryland.

Executor of will for Charles B. Darner is Alta M. Dated 22 Oct 1934.

This information was extracted from the history of Frederick county by Schraf.
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  Medical Notes:

Stroke

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Petersville District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 399A, District 85, Dwelling 67, Family 70, Roll 510
Petersville District, Frederick County, Maryland
Charles B. Darner..Son..14..MD..Works On Farm
(Living with parents.)

2. Cemetery: Reformed Church Cemetery, After 29 September 1934, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

Charles married Alta May Zecher, daughter of Daniel D. Zecher and Amanda C. Dutrow, on 3 January 1893 in Burkittsville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. (Alta May Zecher was born on 9 September 1869 in Burkittsville, Frederick, Maryland, United States and died on 29 May 1937 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.)