Compiled by David A. Crouse, February 2000, from various sources.

RUSSELL CHARLES;

son of Solomon & Susanna (Charles) Charles [See family of Solomon

Charles];

born 7 Feb. 1798, in Fryeburg, ME;

died 11 January 1881, in Chatham; buried with wife at

Eastman/Charles Cem., N. Chatham;

married, 2 August 1818:

MELINDA AMES;

daughter of Stephen & Lydia (Head) Ames of Chatham;

born 27 June 1801, in Epsom, NH;

died 25 March 1866.

Russell and Melinda first settled in Fryeburg, then moved to Chatham

in the 1820's. Russell took over his father's homestead at North

Chatham.

Twelve children of Russell & Melinda (Ames) Charles, as follows:

(1) PETER CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 5 Feb. 1819, in

Fryeburg, ME; d. 25 Nov. 1898; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham; m., 6 April 1855,

SARAH CHANDLER

(b. 1 May 1836 or 1837, in Chatham; d. 25 Aug. 1901, in Conway, NH), dau.

of Daniel & Jane (Walker) Chandler. (See family of Paul Chandler). Peter was a farmer and

they settled east of the Cold River in Stow, ME, about one and one-half miles southeast of the

Charles homestead at North Chatham. Nine children, as follows:

(1.1) CELISSA (or Celissia or Celicia) C. CHARLES, dau. of Peter &

Sarah, b. 5 Feb. 1856 (from Chandler Genealogy) or 15 Feb. 1857 (from gravestone in Stow, ME)

or 11 Feb. 1857 (from gravestone in No. Chatham); d. 21 or 24 Oct. 1863; probably buried

first at a family site near the Peter Charles homestead in Stow, ME, then later moved to

parents' lot at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham.

(1.2) LUCINDA FLINT CHARLES, dau. of Peter & Sarah, b. 9 or 19 Feb.

1859; d. 1 May 1862; probably buried first at a family site near the Peter Charles

homestead in Stow, ME, then later moved to parents' lot at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham.

(1.3) FRANK LESLIE CHARLES, son of Peter & Sarah, b. 17 March 1861; a

farm laborer, living with his parents in Stow, ME, in 1880. No further information.

(1.4) DAVID PERRY CHARLES, son of Peter & Sarah, b. 26 Dec. 1864 or

1865, in Stow, ME; d. 1936; buried with his parents, his wife, and his wife's parents at

Chandler Cem., No. Chatham; m., 26 January 1895, his first and second cousin, VILETTIE CHARLES (b. 4

May 1863, in Chatham; d. 1 July 1937), dau. of Benjamin & Lydia (Charles) Charles.

David was a farmer, residing on his father's homestead at Stow in 1900. At least one child:

HAROLD D. CHARLES (b. Dec. 1896; d. 1924).

(1.5) MABEL JANE CHARLES, dau. of Peter & Sarah, b. 1 June 1867, in

Stow, ME; d. Nov. 1931; m. JAMES WALLACE of California. Mabel was residing, unmarried, in

Stow, with her brother, David Charles, in 1900. No further information.

(1.6) LOTTIE GORDON CHARLES, dau. of Peter & Sarah, b. 4 Aug. 1870, in

Stow, ME; d. 11 May 1955; m., 1 January 1894, GEORGE HENRY HEATH (b. 9 Nov. 1860, in

Conway, NH; d. 13 April 1944), son of George A. & Elizabeth (Harriman) Heath. They

resided in Conway Village; one child: Ray A. Heath, who d. 1943.

(1.7) SUSAN N. CHARLES (or NETTIE S. CHARLES), dau. of Peter & Sarah, b.

23 May 1873; d. 9 Oct. 1888; buried with parents at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham.

(1.8) RODNEY PETER CHARLES, son of Peter & Sarah, b. 27 or 29 Feb. 1876;

d. January 1946. Residing, unmarried, in Stow, ME, with brother, David Charles in

1900. No further information.

(1.9) EFFIE ELLA CHARLES, dau. of Peter & Sarah, b. 18 Feb. 1879, in

Stow, ME; d. March 1947; m. BENJAMIN JENKINS of California. Effie was residing, unmarried,

in Stow, with her

brother, David Charles, in 1900. No further information.

(2) DEAN CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 20 Aug. 1820, in

Fryeburg, ME; d. 17 Feb. 1881, in Chatham; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham; m.,

about 1850, ESTHER C. EASTMAN (b. 18 Nov. 1823, in Stow, ME; d. 30 Nov. 1921, in Chatham),

dau. of Jeremy Jr. & Cynthia (Abbott) Eastman. (See Eastman data at

www.oocities.org/Heartland/Grove/9111/).

Dean was a farmer, and they lived in Stow until the 1870's, when they

moved to the Solomon Charles homestead at North Chatham. Five children (1900 census indicates

they had six children, three living in 1900), as follows:

(2.1) WILSON O. CHARLES, son of Dean & Esther, b. about 1851, probably

in Stow, ME; residing in Rochester, NH, about 1907. No further information.

(2.2) SUMNER F. CHARLES, son of Dean & Esther, b. about 1854, probably

in Stow, ME; probably died before 1870. No further information.

(2.3) MADISON OMER CHARLES (known as Omer), son of Dean & Esther, b.

January 1859, in Stow, ME; d. 1939; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham; m.,

11 Nov. 1893, in Fryeburg, ME, LILLIAN B. CHARLES (b. 13 August 1874, in Fryeburg; d.

1967), dau. of Simeon & Rebecca (Woodman) Charles of Fryeburg. Omer was a farmer who succeeded

to his father's farm at North Chatham. Lillian served as Postmistress at North Chatham

for many years and was succeeded by her son Walton's wife, Mary Ellen (Webster) Charles.

Nine children, as follows: (2.3.1) MERTON A. CHARLES, son of M. Omer & Lillian, b. 28 January 1895,

in Chatham; d. 31 July 1960; buried with wife at Pine Grove Cem, Fryeburg, ME; m., 11

January 1920, in No.

Conway, NH, MABEL ROGERS (1898-1974) of Barre, VT. Merton was a veteran

of the First World War. They resided in Fryeburg Ctr., where he was town road

commissioner for many years. No children.

(2.3.2) GLADYS V. CHARLES, dau. M. Omer & Lillian, b. 14 March 1896, in

Chatham; m., 16 May 1916, in Fryeburg, ME, EARL C. BELL (1891-1973; buried at Pine Grove

Cem., Fryeburg), son of David & Rosabel (Kennison) Bell of Fryeburg. Two children: David

Bell (m. Dorothy

Harring); and Lillian Bell (c.1921-1995; m1, Lawrence Eastman; m2, Aubrey G. Edgecomb).

(2.3.3) REBEKAH E. CHARLES, dau. M. Omer & Lillian, b. 17 April 1898, in

Chatham; d. 1965; buried with both her husbands at Chatham Ctr. Cem.; m. (1st), 1

Oct. 1818, in Stow, ME, EDWIN L. McKEEN (1884-1937), son of Walter & Sarah (Eastman) McKeen;

resided in Stow, where Rebekah served as town treasurer and member of the town school

board for several years; no children. (See family of Henry C. McKeen). Rebekah m. (2nd),

15 Nov. 1940, CHARLES CLYDE WHITEHOUSE (1900-1975), son of Elden & Mary (Robinson)

Whitehouse of Bridgton, ME; resided in Bridgton; no children.

(2.3.4) CARRIE E. CHARLES, dau. M. Omer & Lillian, b. 19 Nov. 1899, in

Chatham; d. 1939; buried with husband at Chatham Ctr. Cem.; m., 10 May

1920, in Rochester, NH, EVERETT EASTMAN (b. 1 Dec. 1890, in Chatham; d.

1970), son of Loren & Eliza (Rollins) Eastman. Resided at Chatham

Center; seven children. [See family of Lorenzo Eastman for further data].

(2.3.5) DEAN MADISON CHARLES, son of M. Omer & Lillian, b. 2 Dec. 1901,

in Chatham; d. 1968; buried with wife at Riverside Cem., No. Fryeburg,

ME; m., 7 Oct. 1924, in No. Conway, NH, EVANGELINE O. DYER (b. about

1907, in Vinalhaven, ME; d. 26 April 1995, in Fryeburg), dau. of Thomas

E. & Mary (Lawry) Dyer. They lived at North Chatham until the 1950's,

when they moved to North Fryeburg; eleven children: (1) MADISON F.

CHARLES (b. 24 Jan. 1926, in Fryeburg; died in the Korean War in the

1950's);

(2) ANITA REBEKAH CHARLES (b. 16 Feb. 1927, in Chatham; m1,

__________, who died; m2, Ronald Buswell of Stow, ME);

(3) DORIS MAE CHARLES (b. 12 Nov. 1928, in Chatham; m. Donald Ela of Fryeburg);

(4) RUTH ELAINE CHARLES (b. 28 April 1930, in Chatham; m. Walter Dyer of

Sweden, ME);

(5) DEAN ROGERS CHARLES (b. 5 Jan. 1932, in Chatham);

(6) NORMA LOUISE CHARLES (b. 24 July 1934, in Chatham; m. Joseph Diperrio);

(7) GEORGE DEXTER CHARLES (b. 19 July 1935, in Chatham);

(8) LORRAINE CHARLES (b. about 1939, in Chatham; d. 11 Dec. 1998, buried at Brooklawn

Cem., Portland, ME; m. Gareth Guy);

(9) BETTY CHARLES (m. __________ Arnold);

(10) SADIE CHARLES (m. __________ Day); and

(11) MARY E. CHARLES (m. William D. Moore).

(2.3.6) SIMEON HENRY CHARLES, son of M. Omer Lillian, b. 10 Sept. 1905,

in Chatham; d. 6 Dec. 1986; buried with wife at Hillcrest Cem., Stow, ME;

m., 6 July 1933, in East Providence, RI, LOUISE M. CORRIVEAU (b. 12 Aug.

1904, in Fall River, MA; d. 10 Nov. 1974), dau. of Fred & Amanda (Lahey)

Corriveau. Louise m. (1st), a Bedard and had three children: Armand

Bedard (res. Rhode Island); Adrian "Sis" Bedard (m1, Charles Hile; m2,

William Robbins); and Doris Bedard (m. George Braga; res. Florida).

Simeon lived at several places in Stow, and he ran a store at Stow Corner

from the 1950's until it burned in 1977. Another store was built in 1977

on the same site by his step-daughter, Adrian, who later sold to Alfred

Wright of Chatham. Louise was Postmistress at Stow for several years

until the Post Office closed in 1959. Simeon and Louise had no children.

(2.3.7) ALBERT CLINTON CHARLES, son of M. Omer & Lillian, b. 14 June

1907, in Chatham; d. 1992; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., No.

Chatham; m., 5 Feb. 1936, MARION EVELYN HEAD (b. 8 April 1913, in So.

Chatham; d. 23 Aug. 1997), dau. of Perley & Amy (Hill) Head. They

resided at the Charles homestead in North Chatham, then later moved to

Fryeburg, ME. Two children: (1) REBECCA JANE CHARLES (m1, Gordon Hill;

m2, _________ Dewitt); and NANCY CHARLES (m. Bruce Layne).

(2.3.8) LILLIAN ANNA CHARLES (known as Anna), dau. of M. Omer & Lillian,

b. 8 Feb. 1909, in Chatham; now residing with her children in Lovell, ME

and Ashland, NH; m., 19 Nov. 1931, in Lovell, MILLARD H. CHANDLER (b. 22

Dec. 1905, in Chatham; d. 5 Sept. 1987; buried at Chandler Cem., No.

Chatham), son of John & Henrietta (Brickett) Chandler. Two children.

[See family of David H. Chandler].

(2.3.9) EVERETT WALTON CHARLES (known as Walton), son of M. Omer &

Lillian, b. 20 June 1914, in Chatham; resides on the Charles homestead at

North Chatham; m. MARY ELLEN WEBSTER, dau. of Richard & Fannie (Ballard)

Webster of East Conway, NH. Mary Ellen succeeded her mother-in-law,

Lillian, as Postmistress at North Chatham and served in that position

until the Post Office closed in 1958. Four children: (1) THAYER

CHARLES, m. George Colbath; (2) RICHARD OMER CHARLES; (3) RUSSELL

D. CHARLES; and (4) KIMBERLY A. CHARLES.

(2.4) WILLIE CLINTON CHARLES, son of Dean & Esther, b. 26 April 1863, in

Stow, ME; d. 18 January 1934, in No. Chatham; buried at Chandler Cem.,

No. Chatham; m., 8 June 1907, in Bartlett, NH, Mrs. MINNIE F.

(GILPATRICK) DROWN (b. about 1879, in Hiram, ME), dau. of Oris & Emily J.

(Sawyer) Gilpatrick. Minnie had at least one child, Alice May Drown, by

her first marriage. No further information.

(2.5) MELINDA CYNTHIA CHARLES (known as Lynn), dau. of Dean & Esther, b.

14 May 1867, probably in Stow, ME; d. 6 April 1887; buried at North

Fryeburg, ME, Cem.; m., 16 Sept. 1884, in Chatham, ELDEN DRESSER CHARLES

(b. 22 Nov. 1855), son of Oscar & Mattie F. (Emery) Charles of Stow. At

least two children: (1) Grover Clinton Charles (b. 13 Dec. 1884

[gravestone], or 16 Oct 1884 [VR Chatham]; d. 19 or 20 Apr. 1885; buried

with mother at No. Fryeburg Cem.); and (2) Arthur L. Charles (b. Apr.

1887; res. in family of Ezra Heald in Stow in 1900).

(3) SOLOMON CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 31 Aug. 1822; m.

(1st), JULIANN (or JULIA) JACK (b. about 1828; d. shortly after 1850);

living in Stow, ME, in 1850; four children. Solomon moved to Cambria

County, Pennsylvania in the 1850's, where he was engaged in the shook

business. He m. (2nd), SARAH JAMES, and they had ten children. The

known children of Solomon Charles are as follows:

(3.1) ANNETT CHARLES, dau. of Solomon & Juliann, b. about 1845, probably

in Chatham.

(3.2) JASON CHARLES, son of Solomon & Juliann, b. about 1848, probably

in Stow, ME; living in the family of Jacob C. Eastman in Chatham in 1860,

and in the family of Philip Pitman in Chatham in 1870. No further

information.

(3.3) WARREN CHARLES, son of Solomon & Juliann, b. 1849, probably in

Stow, ME.

(3.4) JOHN WESLEY CHARLES, son of Solomon & Sarah, b. 16 March 1883, in

Chest Springs, Cambria County, PA; d. 25 Jan. 1962, in Punksutawney, PA;

m., 28 June 1903, MALINDA REBECCA MERCER; nine children, including

RICHARD KENNETH CHARLES, b. 1917.

(3.5) LAURA CHARLES, dau. of Solomon & Sarah, m. JOHN BRISSLER.

(3.6) ETTA CHARLES, dau. of Solomon & Sarah.

(3.7) ROSE CHARLES, dau. of Solomon & Sarah.

(3.8) JULIA CHARLES, dau. of Solomon & Sarah.

(3.9) FRANK CHARLES, son of Solomon & Sarah.

(3.10) NELSON CHARLES, son of Solomon & Sarah.

(4) STEPHEN A. CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 16 Sept. 1824; d. 4

June 1902; buried at Eastman/Charles Cem., No. Chatham. Stephen was

unmarried and lived with his family on the Charles homestead at North

Chatham. He is listed in the 1900 census as deaf and dumb.

(5) BENJAMIN E. CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 22 Feb. 1827, in

Fryeburg, ME; d. 1895; buried with wife at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham;

m., 23 Sept. 1862, his first cousin, LYDIA A. CHARLES (b. 29 March 1837;

d. 25 Nov. 1873), dau. of Bliss & Sarah (Ames) Charles of No. Chatham.

In 1870 they were living with his father in North Chatham. At least five

children, as follows:

(5.1) VILETTIE CHARLES, dau. of Benjamin & Lydia, b. 4 May 1863, in

Chatham; d. 1 July 1937; buried with husband and parents at Chandler

Cem., No. Chatham; m., 26 January 1895, her cousin, DAVID P. CHARLES [See

#1.4, above].

(5.2) PERLEY CHARLES, son of Benjamin & Lydia, b. 1865; d. 1870; buried

with parents at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham.

(5.3) LAURA CHARLES, dau. of Benjamin & Lydia, b. 25 Feb. 1868; d. 26

April 1931; m. FRED EMERY, son of George Emery of Bridgton, ME; one

child: Ruth Emery, m. Leon Felton of Bridgton.

(5.4) MINNIE E. CHARLES, dau. of Benjamin & Lydia, b. 1871; d. 1872;

buried with parents at Chandler Cem., No. Chatham.

(6) BLISS CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 10 May 1829, in Chatham;

m., 14 May 1859, LEMIRA JANE RICHARDSON (b. 14 Nov. 1837), dau. of Mark &

Betsey (Shackford) Richardson of Pembroke, NH. Bliss moved to Pembroke

in May of 1850. Three children, as follows:

(6.1) LORIN EDSON CHARLES, son of Bliss & Lemira, b. 5 July 1861; m., 7

Nov. 1888, EVA LETTA CLEVELAND of Goffstown, NH; one child who died

young.

(6.2) FRANK LOCKE CHARLES, son of Bliss & Lemira, b. 13 Feb. 1871.

(6.3) IDA LENORA CHARLES, dau. of Bliss & Lemira, b. 4 Aug. 1874; m.,

Aug. 1890, WALTER LIBBEY of Epsom, NH.

(7) HENRY CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 10 Sept. 1831, in

Chatham; m. CYNTHIA __________ (b. about 1833 in ME). Henry served in

the Civil War (Co. E, 12th Maine Regiment; res. Lovell, ME), and was

living with his uncle, Samuel Charles, in Lovell, in 1860. No further

information.

(8) LAURA CHARLES, dau. of Russell & Melinda, b. 20 January 1834, in

Chatham; d. in Wisconsin; m., 9 January 1859, in Stow, ME, BENJAMIN W.

EASTMAN (b. 29 Aug. 1827, in Stow), son of Jeremy Jr. & Cynthia (Abbott)

Eastman. They were living in Stow in 1860, and probably moved to

Wisconsin before 1870. [See family of Jeremy Eastman Jr at:

(9) MARY A. CHARLES, dau. of Russell & Melinda, b. 11 July 1837; d. 26

May 1853; buried at Eastman/Charles Cem., No. Chatham.

(10) HANNAH CHARLES, dau. of Russell & Melinda, b. 29 June 1839, in

Chatham; d. 18 March 1907; buried with husband at Hillcrest Cem., Stow,

ME; m., 25 Dec. 1864, as his second wife, MOSES KILGORE EASTMAN (b. 19

May 1815, in Lovell, Me; d. 19 April 1905), son of Jeremy & Betsy

(Kilgore) Eastman. They lived in the Union Hill section of Stow, and had

three children, as follows:

(10.1) MARIA C. E. EASTMAN, dau. of Moses & Hannah (Charles) Eastman, b.

9 Oct. 1872, in Stow, ME; d. __________; m. (1st) CALVIN HEALD (b. 1861,

in Lovell, ME), son of Calvin & Lydia (McDaniels) Heald. Maria had three

children born in Stow, as follows: (1) Louville Leonard Heald,

1891-1952, m. and divorced Sybil Sanborn, two children. (2) Lois Ivy

Heald, 1894-1975, m. Harry E. Charles, three children. (3) a daughter,

b. out of wedlock on 25 April 1901. Maria divorced Calvin Heald, and m.

(2nd), 24 Sept. 1911, in Chatham, GEORGE SHERMAN DREW (b. 3 Sept. 1870,

in Chatham; d. 15 Jan. 1912, in Chatham; buried with parents at Hillcrest

Cem., Stow), son of Frank & Abigail (McIntire) Drew.

(10.2) MILDRED W. EASTMAN, dau. of Moses & Hannah (Charles) Eastman, b.

20 May 1875, in Stow, ME. No further information.

(10.3) MAURICE M. EASTMAN, son of of Moses & Hannah (Charles) Eastman,

b. 20 July 1881, in Stow, ME; d. 28 October 1950, in Stow; buried with

wife at Hillcrest Cem., Stow; m., 18 Sept. 1904, BERTHA MAY CHARLES (b.

13 June 1877, in Stow; d. 17 Jan. 1963, in Fryeburg, ME), dau. of Olden

P. & Almira (Morrison) Charles. Resided in Stow; two children: (1)

Linwood C. Eastman, 1906-1919; and (2) Mildred M. Eastman, 1908-1911.

(11) RODNEY CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 1 January 1842, in

Chatham; d. after 1892, probably in Pennsylvania; m., 1875, in Bloom

Township, Clearfield County, PA, SAMANTHA ANDERSON (d. 1892). Rodney

went to Cambria County, PA, in 1864, where he enlisted in the 209th

Pennsylvania Regiment and served until the end of the Civil War. He then

returned to Cambria County, where he was in the shook business until

1878. He then became a farmer in Bloom Township, where he served as town

treasurer and school director. Four children: (1) PERLEY CHARLES; (2)

HORACE CHARLES; (3) LAURA CHARLES; and (4) EDNA CHARLES.

(12) RUSSELL CHARLES, son of Russell & Melinda, b. 10 January 1848, in

Chatham; d. 7 March 1885, in Chatham; buried with wife at South Chatham

Cem.; m., 31 May 1874, IZA GORDON (b. 1844, in Chatham; d. 1896), dau. of

John H. & Mary D. (Webb) Gordon of So. Chatham. At least two children:

(1) RODNEY CHARLES, d. 5 Sept. 1871(?); age 5 weeks; buried with parents

at So. Chatham Cem.; and (2) DORA CHARLES, b. Jan. 1880.