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John Runnels
(1826-)
Caroline Kelly
(1830-)
Jefferson Davis Moses
(1835-1870)
Elizabeth Halferty
(1832-1892)
Oliver Perry Runnels
(1850-1911)
Lucy Francis Moses
(1864-1909)
Charles Tasville Runnels
(1882-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain

Charles Tasville Runnels 1 2 3

  • Born: 11 April 1882, Manning, IA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain on 2 September 1908 in Battle Creek, MI 1
  • Died: 9 December 1937, Detroit, MI at age 55 4
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Charles Runnels
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Dec 1937
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Divorced
Birthplace: Nebraska
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Father's Name: Oliver Runnels
Mother's Name: Lucy F Moses

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFW3-6PB : 13 March 2018), Lucy F Moses in entry for Charles Runnels, 09 Dec 1937; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,883.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Manning, IA on 1 January 1885. 2

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 30, Dwelling 215, Family 221
Manning, Carroll County, Iowa
May Street
Charles T. Runnels..2..Carroll County, IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 20 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 64, Dwelling 84, Roll 803
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, Ward 2
78 Columbia Street West; Boarding House
Charles T. Runnels..Lodger..38..IA..Single..Bricklayer, Bldg. Construction

(Charles was living at a boarding house or hotel. His marital status was given as single.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Apr 1882, then his age should have been 37 instead of 38.
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Charles married Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain, daughter of George W. Chamberlain and Emma G. Ingersoll, on 2 September 1908 in Battle Creek, MI.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain was born on 5 March 1889 in Schoolcraft, MI 1 5 6 and died after 1 January 1920.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 2 September 1908, in Battle Creek, MI. 1

• Charles Tasville Runnels and Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain were divorced on an unknown date. 4


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Charles Runnels
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Sep 1908
Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 26y
Birth Date: 1882
Birthplace: Iowa
Father's Name: Oliver Runnels
Mother's Name: Lucy Moss
Spouse's Name: Bessie B. Chamberlain
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1889
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: George Chamberlain
Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma G. Ingersoll

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3VC-ZM1 : 15 January 2019), Emma G. Ingersoll in entry for Charles Runnels and Bessie B. Chamberlain, 1908.
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Sources


1 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 Sep 2019), Charles Runnels and Bessie B. Chamberlain, 1908.

2 1885 Iowa State Census, Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, dwelling 215, family 221, line 6, Oliver Perry Runnels and Lucy Francis Moses; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 5 Sep 2019); citing citing p. 30, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,448.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 14B, dwelling 84, Charles Tasville Runnels; index and images (accessed 5 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 803.

4 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Sep 2019), Charles Runnels, 09 Dec 1937; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,883.

5 "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1923472 : accessed 5 Sep 2019), Bessie Chamberlain, 5 Mar 1889; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 9A, dwelling 150, family 186, Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain; index and images (accessed 5 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 759.


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