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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, Carroll, Iowa, United States 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain on 2 September 1908 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States 1
  • Died: 9 December 1937, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States 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:

1. 1885 Iowa State Census, 1 January 1885, Manning, Carroll, Iowa, United States. 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.)

2. 1920 US Census, 20 January 1920, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. 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, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Bessie Beatrice Chamberlain was born on 5 March 1889 in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 1 5 6 and died after 1 January 1920.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



1. Marriage Image, 2 September 1908, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States. 1

2. Divorce, Unknown. 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; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 5 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 803.

4 "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1968532 : 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; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 5 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 759.


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