Charles L Stockton (1812 - 1886)

Born 6 Nov 1812 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane Eastburn — married 3 Dec 1846 in Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States***Data is already there***

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1886 at age 73 in Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

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Biography

When only four years of age, Charles L. Stockton was brought by his parents to Wayne County, this State, and a few years later, in 1822, to Tippecanoe County, then an unbroken wilderness. There his father entered a large tract of land-the same on which the city of La Fayette now stands-and when a lad of ten or twelve Mr. Stockton carried water for the men who erected the first log cabin on the site of that city. On reaching his majority, he followed teaming for several years, after which he bought 240 acres of land in the northwest part of the township, then quite wild, built a log cabin of the most primitive character, but subsequently developed the farm on which he yet resides. He began life with no capital, save an ax and a stout heart, but acquired property, outside his homestead, amounting to 1,340 acres; he was married when thirty-five years old, and is now seventy-one, and has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for many years.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 July 2020), memorial page for Charles L. Stockton (5 Nov 1812–2 Feb 1886), Find a Grave Memorial no. 43651635, citing Montmorenci Cemetery, Montmorenci, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Jerry J. Stockton (contributor 47154107) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Monica Christopher for creating WikiTree profile Stockton-812 through the import of Christopher Family Tree.ged on Aug 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Monica and others.