Charles L Cullins (1878 - 1897)

Born 1 Nov 1878 in Fayette, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Sep 1897 at age 18 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States

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Biography

1878 BIRTH
Name: Charles Cullins ^[1][2]
Birth: 1 Nov 1878^[1]
Place: probably West Union Township, Fayette County, Iowa ^[2]

Father: George Cullins ^[1][2]
Mother: Abigail J. "Aby"Butler^[2]

1880 US Census
West Union Township, Fayette, Iowa^[2]

George Collins, 39, b Ohio

Abby J Collins, 38, b Wisconsin, wife

Henriett Collins, 14, b Iowa, daughter

Edward Collins, 12, b Iowa, son

Florence M Collins, 10m, b Missouri, daughter

Nora Collins, 7, b Missouri, daughter

Hattie Collins, 3, b Iowa, daughter

Charles Collins, 1, b Iowa, son

1885 Iowa Census
Union Township, Fayette, Iowa^[3]

1885 Iowa Census - West Union Township, Fayette, Iowa

1895 Iowa Census
Fayette, Iowa^[4]

1897 DEATH AND BURIAL
Charlie L Cullins, 19, died of typhoid fever on 20 September 1897 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lon Wilbur, in West Union, Iowa. ^[5]Funeral services were at the United Brethran church, burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa. ^[1][6]

His death occurred two weeks before the death of his sister Hattie.
They share the same gravestone.

The attached photos show the large Cullins headstone with an inscription for Hattie and Charles Cullins who died while their parents, George and Aby Cullins, were still living.

Cullins Family Cemetery Plot

Gravestone Inscription: ^[1]

CHARLES M

SON OF GEO & A.J.CULLINS

BORN NOV 1, 1873

DIED Sept 20, 1897

Charles Cullins Grave

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137976869/charles-l-cullins: accessed 08 September 2022), memorial page for Charles L Cullins (1878-20 Sep 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137976869, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Harold & Bonita Meier (contributor 46974567)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2D-SK4 : 14 August 2017), Charles Collins in household of George Collins, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 216B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,340.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1885, obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.[George Cullens, 44, b OH, NE SW farmer; Aby Cullens, 43, WI Henrietta Cullens, 19, Fayette; Edward Cullens, 17, Fayette; Florence Cullens, 14, MO; Nora Cullens, 12, MO; Hattie Cullens, 8, Fayette; Charles Cullen, 6, Fayette; Walter Cullens, 4, Fayette; Harry Cullens, 1, Fayette]
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3M-QX4 : 10 March 2018), Charles Cullins in household of George Cullins, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing p. 355, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,350.
5. ↑ The Argo, West Union, Iowa, September 22th, 1897
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d..[Name:Chas L Cullins; Birth Date:1878; Death Date:20 Sep 1897; Age:19; Burial Location:Fayette; Cemetery:Mt Pleasant; Source:Grave Records of Fayette County, Iowa; Page Number:39]

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