Charles Hartwell left Calista some time after they filed for a homestead in 1871. According to one source Charles ran off with a young girl; yet Calista’s homestead papers state that she was a widow and that Charles had died May 1, 1874.
On August 2, 1874 Charles married Susan N. Winkworth in Hersey, Michigan. Charles and Susan had five children:
Albertus N. Hartwell, born December 24, 1876, married (1) Alice Barnes 1 January, 1902, married (2) Mary Bartels June 27, 1925
Quincey Hartwell, born August 10, 1882. Died prior to 1919.
Charlotte E. (Lottie) Hartwell, born October 6, 1885, married Buell Shelley January 6, 1905
George W. Hartwell, born February 22, 1888, married Pearl Williams July 1, 1909, died in August, 1969
William H. Hartwell, born April 23, 1891; married Una Mabel Bonn 6 December, 1913, died in October, 1977
In addition to these children, Charles had fathered two children with Calista: Isabella, born about 1858 and George N. born in May, 1861. George N. Hartwell is my husband’s GGrandfather; his story will be told in another post.
Susan (Winkworth) Hartwell died October 3, 1907, Charles Warren Hartwell died November 5, 1919.
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SOURCES:
NARA Form 85A Full pension file for Charles Warren Hartwell
Family Search Labs, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925, Michigan Marriages 1822-1995, Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995
U.S. Social Security Death Index
Please feel free to contact me for additional information: susaned@me.com
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Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls, Washington February 25, 2011, All Rights Reserved
