Charles Magers

1894 - 1975  (81 years)    Has 50 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.   Has -1 ancestors and -1 descendants in this family tree.
Coal Miner/Stock Clerk/RR Crossing Gateman

• Name	Charles Magers
  Gender	Male
  Birth	8 Feb 1894	Mud River, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Death	24 Jul 1975	Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois   [6, 7]
  Military	World War I  [8]
  Occupation	Coal Miner/Stock Clerk/RR Crossing Gateman  [2, 3, 5, 8]
  Residence	KY>IL>WV>IL
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Mattie Magers,   b. 26 Sep 1870, Kentucky d. 25 Sep 1908, Illinois
  2. Thomas Henry Magers,   b. 14 Jan 1873, Kentucky
  3. Sally Magers,   b. 22 May 1876, Butler Co., Kentucky d. 6 Dec 1964, Herrin, Williamson Co., Illinois
  4. Eddie Magers,   b. Apr 1879, Butler Co., Kentucky
  5. William (Willie) Magers,   b. 3 May 1881, Butler Co., Kentucky
  6. Elsie D. Magers,   b. 9 Mar 1888, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky d. 7 Apr 1975, Graham, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
  Person ID	I24056	All Data
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	William Lewis Magers,   b. Dec 1851, Rocky Hill, Edmonson Co., Kentucky d. Abt 1905, ??Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Nancy Catherine Arnold,   b. Nov 1851, Kentucky
  Marriage	14 Jan 1869	Barren Co., Kentucky   [9]
  Family ID	F3367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Morson,   b. Abt 1912, Minnesota
  Marriage	Abt 1929	Probably in Illinois   [8]
  Children	1. Living   2. Robert Johnson (Bob) Magers,   b. 21 Jan 1932, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois d. 6 Apr 2015, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F17962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Feb 1894 - Mud River, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky Marriage - Abt 1929 - Probably in Illinois Death - 24 Jul 1975 - Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Muhlenberg Co., KY Census -- 1910 Williamson Co., IL Census -- Charles lived in Chicago, IL in 1964 per sister's obit -- Interview with Jewell Miles, Johnston City, IL (1995) -- Charles lived in Johnston City, IL area - SSDI has following entry Charles Majors, b. 8 Feb 1894; d. Jul 1975 60201 Evanston, Cook, IL; issued in IL before 1951 (I suspect this is mine) -- In 1920 Williamson Co., IL Census Charles was enumerated with the Ben Crafton Family -- 1930 census indicates that Charles had a previous marriage Abt 1925 -- Charles was hired by the "Chicago & North Western RR" as a crossing guard in May 1951

  
  

• Sources

  [S53454] 1930 Cook Co., IL Census. [S325] WWI Draft Registration Card. [S49877] 1940 Cook Co., IL Census. [S31336] WWII Draft Registration Card. [S53452] Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970. [S53453] Veterans Affairs Death File. [S177] SSDI. [S1811] 1930 Cook Co., IL Census. [S22107] Barren Co., Kentucky Marriage Records.