Family Profile
of
Charles Shoultes
WRITTEN BY:
Terrell Wayne Shoultes
17582 123rd Terrace
Jupiter, Florida 33478
Source: This information was contibuted by Terrell Wayne Shoultes, the owner of the original receipt.
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Charles Shoultes was born near the village of Fountain Prairie, Wisconsin around the year 1861. He was the second child born to Elias Shoultes (1835-1862) and Rhuhanna McElroy (1837-1892). Very little is known about his early years. It is interesting to note that the names of Charles and his older brother Seymour (1860-1924) closely coincide with their counterparts in New York State. Their Uncle Seymour L. Shoultes (1841-1915), a brother of Elias, lived in Wisconsin during the 1860s and 1870s. In addition, another brother of Elias, Ira Jacob (1827-1905) of New York named one of his sons Charles (1863-1934). Elias Shoultes died of "consumption" as a soldier of the Civil War on October 20, 1862. The family story states that his widow was unable to care for her two sons and had them placed in an orphanage. Records indicate that she remarried in 1865 but did not reclaim her sons. Thus Charles and his brother grew to manhood as residents of the Wisconsin orphanage. It is difficult to determine why other members of the Shoultes family did not attempt to gain custody of these children. As previously stated, their Uncle Seymour lived in Maxville, Wisconsin until the early 1870s. In later years, the family legends state that Rhuhanna (their mother) attempted to secure a widows pension from her husbands military service. When a verification letter was sent to the brothers to sign, they refused to acknowledge their mother. In the middle 1880s after leaving the orphanage in Wisconsin, Charles and his brother moved west and established a homestead near the settlement of Marysville (Snohomish County), Washington Territory. Seymour journeyed back to Wisconsin in 1887 and returned with his bride. There is no record of a marriage for Charles. The family remembers the stories of Charles from his brother. During a visit to the area in May of 1981, the researcher recalls a 93 year old nephew saying that Charles had contracted tuberculosis and died as a young man. Little is remembered about his adult life.
It is believed that Charles Shoultes died of TB in the early 1890s. The
93 year old nephew stated that he was buried in the Marysville Village Cemetery
near the grave of his brother. It is said that the stone for Charles Shoultes
crumbled many years ago and was never replaced. |
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