Name: Charles William Southern
Born: 28 Apr 182932
Place: Pearisburg, Giles Co., VA
Died: 7 Dec 1921
Place: near Viola, Mercer Co., IL
Buried: 10 Dec 192132
Place: Bethel Cememtery, Mercer Co., IL
Married: 6 Aug 1851
Place: New Boston, Mercer Co., IL
Charles Southern and Ruth Hoover had the following children.
| Catherine E Southern |
1853- |
She was born 28 Mar 1853 in Mercer county IL and married Geroge W Martin. |
| Sarah Eva Southern |
1855-1935 |
Married Oliver Taylor Ashenhurst |
| William Southern |
1856-1884 |
Born 28 Oct 1856 in Mercer county IL and died 27 Sep 1884 Mercer county IL. Married Hannah ___. |
| Martha Southern |
1860- |
Born 23 Jul 1860 in Mercer county IL. |
| Marion Levi Southern |
1862-1937 |
Born 23 April 1862 in Mercer county IL, died there in 1937, He married Henrietta ___. |
I copied and pasted the following from
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dobson/va/vagiles.htm
"Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Mercer Co." by William
A. Marsh; ed. by Newton Bateman & Paul Selby, Mercer Co. Hist. ed. by Wm. A.
Lorimer; pub. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1903, 860 pgs. (LH5463,
HeritageQuest images 4/2007; FHL fiche 6,078,640)
Pg.742-743: CHARLES W. SOUTHERN, farmer, Green Township, Mercer County,
was born in Giles County, Va., April 8, 1829, a son of John and Elizabeth
(Duncan) Southern. In 1848 Mr. Southern located on a farm in Duncan
Township, and, in 1852, moved to his present farm ... Enlisted in the Union
Army ... On Jan. 16, 1848, he was married to Sarah Duncan, who died April
16, 1849, and Aug. 6, 1851, he was married to his present wife, Mrs. Ruth
McManus, and of their children, Catherine E., Sarah E., and Marion L., are
living, and two - William and Martha - are deceased. Republican,
Commissioner of Highways for 21 years, member of the United Presbyterian
church at Viola.
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