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Charles WINDON

Charles WINDON

Male 1838 - 1919  (81 years)

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  • Name Charles WINDON 
    Born 26 Jul 1838  Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Co K, 52nd Virginia Infantry, CSA, Civil War  [2] 
    • Charles Windon was a Private in Co. K, 52nd Virginia Infantry, CSA during Civil War. He was wounded in action in the face at Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862. Deserted to the enemy (Union) in Clarksburg, WV on April 8, 1865. Took oath to Union and was released. [Findagrave]
    Census 1850  Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [3] 
    laborer 
    Died 16 Dec 1919  Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6] 
    Cause: kidney trouble 
    Buried Reynolds Cemetery, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Inscription:
      CHARLES WINDON - "Born in Bath County, VA. Died Dec. 16, 1919. Age 82 years. Confederate soldier under Stonewall Jackson. Was a tenant on this farm 52 years. An honest man and a Christian. May he rest in peace. Erected by T. P. Reynolds as a tribute of respect."
    Person ID I105341  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2021 

    Father James WINDON,   b. CA 1800, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1858, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sally" PUTNAM,   b. CA 1800, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F37985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Kathern ANDERSON,   b. 9 May 1833, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1913, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. James William WINDON,   b. 10 Apr 1867, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1940, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +2. John Wesley WINDON,   b. 1 Oct 1868, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1941, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +3. Sarah WINDON,   b. 25 Nov 1870, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1941, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. Charles Edward WINDON,   b. 9 Aug 1874, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1948, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +5. Margaret "Maggie" WINDON,   b. 6 Aug 1879, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1948, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F43959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1987] 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR p. 230, Line 18 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=782138&Type=Death.

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.