Charles Edwin Haralson (1917 - 1979)

Born 13 May 1917 in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ethel (Sartain) Childress — married 20 May 1939 in San Benito, Cameron, Texas, United States

Died 4 Sep 1979 at age 62 in Laredo, Webb, Texas, United States

Biography

Charles Edwin Haralson was born in Conroe, Texas on 13 May 1917 to Charles Cleveland Haralson and Willie Mae Gwin.^[1] He married Nancy Ethel Sartain on 20 May 1939 in San Benito, Texas. They had 3 known children. Charles worked as a supervisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He died of carcinomatosis and lung cancer on 4 September 1979 in Laredo, Texas.^[2][3] He is buried in the Masonic section at Laredo City Cemetery.^[4]

Wedding Announcement

Couple Wed In San Benito On Saturday

MERCEDES — Miss Nancy Dickinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dickenson, became the bride of Charles E. Harrelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Harrelson, Saturday evening in rites read in San Benito at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Grant Wagner. Mr. Wagner, former pastor of the Mercedes First Christian church, officiated.

The bride wore a peach colored frock with teal blue accessories and a corsage of peach colored gladioli. Mrs. Alfred Schroeder of Mercedes, was matron of honor and Mr. Schroeder was best man to the groom.

Attending the wedding were the bride’s parents, and Freddie Sartain, and Patsy Schroeder. After the ceremony the wedding party returned to Mercedes for a reception at the Alfred Schroeder home, where other friends were received.

The bride cut the large wedding cake which was served with ices. Mrs. Harrelson. who has lived in Mercedes for the past two years, is a graduate of the Corpus Christi high school. Mr. Harrelson is a local cattleman. The couple are residing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schroeder.^[5]

Sources

• FamilySearch ID: LYZ4-Q8G

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/36880?token=4BPmTKMaC0XxbnFee%2Be7USBUCETpqKHf%2F412y8ExvDM%3D
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/36844?token=N9EIhnFMQR%2BHzXkbAFr66MHQCosSHG4ax2Knx44K%2FF4%3D
3. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVZQ-GXQ : 5 December 2014), Charles E Haralson, Webb, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46297225/charles-edwin-haralson: accessed 04 August 2022), memorial page for Charles Edwin Haralson (13 May 1917–4 Sep 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46297225, citing Laredo City Cemetery, Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA; Maintained by KLT (contributor 46815748).
5. ↑ 23 May 1929. Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas). Page 9. Accessed on 5 September 2022 via: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/158347718?cid=mem_copy.

Acknowledgement

The profile was created and researched by Melissa Arjona.