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This will be added to as I learn more. Note to self: Papa Charles's obituary in 1916 says he retired from teaching 12 years before - i.e. in 1903 or 1904. This doesn't fit with my other information. I need to keep an eye out for more information about it...as well as about everything else.
I plan to do timelines for all 12 major characters (5 siblings, 2 parents, and 5 spouses) on this website and maybe more, and then take the important events and put them together for an overview timeline. So far I've done Will, Alma, Fred, Laura, Eva, Mama Margaret, Papa Charles, and Will's wife Margaret.
I plan to do timelines for all 12 major characters (5 siblings, 2 parents, and 5 spouses) on this website and maybe more, and then take the important events and put them together for an overview timeline. So far I've done Will, Alma, Fred, Laura, Eva, Mama Margaret, Papa Charles, and Will's wife Margaret.
PAPA CHARLES'S TIMELINE: ---introduction---~TIMELINE~---related pages---site navigation
1845
- January 20: Charles Frederick Stokey is born at 2:30 in the morning in Milton Township, Ohio.
- March 4: Papa Charles enlists in the Union Army.
- December 18: Papa Charles is discharged from the Union Army.
- June 1872: Papa Charles graduates from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
- Fall: Papa Charles starts a year of teaching in Pennsylvania.
- Fall: Papa Charles starts a year of teaching at a military school in Poughkeepsie, NY. This might have been Riverview Military Academy.
- Fall: Papa Charles starts a year as principal of a high school in East Liverpool, Ohio.
- December 23: Papa Charles marries Margaret Gracey Provines (a.k.a. Mama Margaret) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Fall: Papa Charles starts two years as chairman of the modern languages (French and German) department in Mount Union College, in Alliance, Ohio.
- November 3: Papa Charles's first child, William Provines Stokey, is born at 7:30 am in Mount Union, Washington Township, Ohio. Papa Charles reports: "A full arc Rainbow was visible in West. Rained later that day."
- June 17: Papa Charles's second child, Alma Gracey Stokey, is born at 1:30 pm at the southeast corner of Poplar + Wade Streets, Canton, Ohio. Papa Charles reports: "Clear, cool day."
- Fall: Papa Charles becomes head of the special department of the public schools in Canton.
- August 5: Papa Charles's third child, Fred Eicher Stokey, is born at 11:00 am at 111 East Third Street, Canton Ohio. Papa Charles reports:"Clear, moderately warm day."
- Year approximate. Papa Charles is appointed weather observer for the federal government.
- January 29: Papa Charles's fourth child, Laura Euphemia Stokey, is born at 4:20 pm, at 140 W. 8th St., Canton, Ohio. Papa Charles says: "Mod. cold, Snowing; 6 ins. on ground."
- April 3 (Good Friday): Papa Charles's fifth and last child, Eva Christine Stokey, is born at 2:30 pm, at 140 West 8th Street, Canton, Ohio. Papa Charles reports: "Snow falling in large flakes."
- Year approximate: Papa Charles loses his job in the Canton public schools.
- January: Papa Charles applies for a federal disability pension, to which he is entitled due to to his Civil War service.
- April: Papa Charles testifies as an expert weather witness for the defense in the trial of Annie George for the murder of President McKinley's brother-in-law.
- May: Papa Charles is approved for his disability pension.
- October: Papa Charles gives a speech opposing the US acquisition of the Philippines.
- January: Mama Margaret files for divorce from Papa Charles.
- June: Papa Charles applies for an increase in his disability pension.
- Late 1900: I think the divorce becomes final around this time.
- December: Mama Margaret's mother dies, and Papa Charles becomes the executor of her will.
- April: Papa Charles testifies as an expert weather witness in a civil trial.
- June: Papa Charles gives Eva a Canton High School spoon when she graduates from high school.
- Late August: Papa Charles gives two lectures at the Teachers Institute in Canton on the Nebular hypothesis. Fred had helped him with an experiment for this.
- April: Mama Margaret reports to Will that Papa Charles is renting out rooms in his house.
- Papa Charles hands over the government weather observer job to Carl Meyer.
- November: Papa Charles sends Will a condolence letter on the death of Will's wife. Laura had given him the news. He gives his address as 403 Tuscarawas street, West, in Canton.
- March: Mama Margaret mentions, in a letter, Laura being tormented by Papa Charles.
- June: Laura moves her office from 403 Tuscarawas street, W., (where Papa Charles was living in 1912, and may still be living for all I know) to 210 High avenue, N. W., in Canton.
- January 5: Papa Charles dies, around 6pm. The Canton Repository says: "Following an illness of several years, a sudden change in the condition..." and that he was at his home at 909 Fourth St. SW. Laura holds a funeral for him in her home at 210 High Avenue SW.
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