Vernon
Charleston
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Eli Thomas Charleston
and Ida Rose (Allen) Charleston
Brother of
Carl Elijah Charleston, Lemuel Charleston, Amroe Charleston and Estella Etta (Charleston) Horne
Husband of
Marian Katherine (Watt) Charleston
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2023
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Biography
Vernon Charleston is a part of US Black heritage.
Vernon was born in 1924. He was the son of Eli Charleston and Ida Rose Allen.
In 1940 he was living with his widowed mother, married sister and a brother in St Louis, Missouri.[1]
Vernon served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict as a Private.
By 1950 Vernon had married Marian Katherine Watt and they were living in St Louis with three small chlldren.[2]
According to his obituary, Vernon "was a pioneer in the computer field during the start of that technology. He rose to the level of Chief of Computer Operations at Defense Mapping Agency."
He passed away in 2011 in Missouri.[3] He was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.[4]
Sources
- ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02201; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96-486
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #88661151 (accessed 12 April 2023)
Vernon Charleston (17), single son, in household of Ida Charleston (48) in St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri. Born in Missouri. - ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 1017; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 96-776
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #139650412 (accessed 12 April 2023)
Verman Charleston (26), married, Shipping Clerk, head of household in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri. - ↑
Death:
"Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015"
Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015
Ancestry Record 62145 #2348244 (accessed 12 April 2023)
Vernon Charleston death 30 Oct 2011 in Missouri, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #81667488 (accessed 12 April 2023)
Memorial page for Vernon Charleston (26 Jan 1924-30 Oct 2011), citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Reynolds (contributor 46848991).
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