Charles William Mackie (1910 - 1975)

Born 24 Sep 1910 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

Husband of Una Mae (Hinde) Mackie — married Apr 1964 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

Died 15 Feb 1975 at age 64 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

Biography

The son of Frederick Forest Mackie (1865-1921) and Lenora Lillian Thompson (1883-1945), Charles Mackie was born in Key West, Florida^{[citation needed]} in 1910, residing there with his family.^[1] His father passed away in 1921 and in 1930, Charles lived in Key West with his mother and his sister, Mae, working there as a laborer.^[2] In 1935, Charles lived in Key West with his sister, Florence Solomon, and her family.^[3] His siblings included:

1. Irma Mackie (1902-)
2. Florence Edith Mackie (1904-1985)
3. Edna M. Mackie (1909-2005)
4. Mae Mackie (1914-)

Charles married Mary Angela Baldwin (1905-1973), the daughter of Joseph Henry Baldwin and Mariah Jane Peacon, marrying in Key West in 1937.^{[citation needed]}

Charles registered for the World War II draft when he was 30, registering in Key West, Florida on November 27, 1940.^[4] He stated that he lived at 112 Ann Street in Key West and that he worked for the United States Coast Guard, working as the First Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at the American Shoals Lighthouse in Key West. Charles was described as 6" tall and 158 pounds with brown hair and eyes, and noted that he had tattoos on each of his forearms. He changed his Military Occupational Specialty with the outbreak of World War II, beginning in the United States Coast Guard on July 18, 1941 as a Boatswain's Mate First Class, serving in both World War II and in the Korean Conflict. He was discharged on February 28, 1957.^[5]

His marriage ended in divorce in 1949^[6] and Charles remarried later that year, marrying Grace L. Connelly, about whom nothing is know, on April 20, 1949, after receiving their marriage license the same day.^[7] The marriage did not last; in 1950, Charles lived alone at 524 Rose Lane in Key West, working for the Coast Guard.^[8] Charles and Grace divorced in April of 1956.^[9]

Charles remarried the next month, marrying Mary Thompson, about whom nothing is known, in May of 1956.^[10] The marriage ended in divorce and Charles remarried his first wife in March of 1958.^{[citation needed]} That marriage also ended in divorce and Charles married a fifth time, marrying Una (Hinde) Mackie, in Key West, Florida in April of 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Charles Mackie passed away in Miami, Florida^[11] at the age of 64^[12] and is buried at Key West Cemetery.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNY1-2ZH : 1 February 2021), Charles Mackie in entry for Fred F Mackie, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SYJJ-26Z : accessed 7 May 2022), Charles W Mackey in household of Leonoro L Mackey, Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5B, line 55, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 325; FHL microfilm 2,340,060.
3. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVL-CV1 : 6 May 2022), Charles Mackie in household of Noel L Solomon, , Monroe, Florida; citing line 49, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,165.
4. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 280; Serial No. 1545; Order No. 1151. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #12292671 with attached Image
5. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2375 #4195569 with attached Image
6. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X27-R5HX : Thu Oct 05 15:29:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles W Mackie, 10 April 1950. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record 8837 #293599 with attached Image
7. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23HH-BFY : 22 February 2021), Charles W Mackie and Grace L Connelly, 1949; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,817.
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X27-R5HX : Thu Oct 05 15:29:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles W Mackie, 10 April 1950.
9. ↑ Florida Department of Health. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001. Jacksonville, FL, USA: Florida Department of Health. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record 8837 #609456 with attached Image
10. ↑ Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.Marriages records from various counties located in county courthouses and/or on microfilm at the Family History Library.Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 8784 #1867714 with attached Image
11. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV7S-4RM : 25 December 2014), Charles W Mackie, 15 Feb 1975; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 11024, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
12. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2VF-2J3 : 8 January 2021), Charles Mackie, Feb 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
13. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKV-R5M3 : 30 May 2020), Charles W Mackie, 1975; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #51723023