Charles Stewart Thurber (1826 - 1890)

Born 1826 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, USA

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Died 1890 at about age 64 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA

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Biography

Charles left New York for Illinois & later Iowa. He was a farmer, Justice of the Peace & County Auditor in Howard county, Iowa. In the late 1870s he moved to New York City to work in his brothers' worldwide wholesale grocery company, H.K. & F.B. Thurber & Company.

10 children of Charles Stewart Thurber and Adaline Mary Rogers Thurber: #Adaline died in Cresco, Iowa, in about 1899

1. Lois Elizabeth "Libby" Thurber, born, I think, about 1848+/- in Ogle County, Illinois, married David Chester Garver, died in Inwood, Lyon County, Iowa on January 28, 1892
2. Thomas Rogers Thurber, born in Ogle County, Illinois, died in Howard County Iowa, in the early 1860's; died in his early teens
3. Lucy Dunham Thurber, claimed to have been born in Howard County, Iowa, but may have been born before family settled in Howard County
4. Charles Stewart Thurber, Jr. died in Florida May 17, 1888
5. Abner Thurber (lived to adulthood, married, left Iowa...)
6. John Rogers Thurber, born Dec. 12, 1869 in Iowa. As a boy he moved with father from Iowa to NY where he worked in the HK and FB Thurber wholesale grocery firm. He then went to Florida, where worked as a comptroller and county assessor.

The following Thurber children died in infancy or early childhood:

• Millicent (1851-1864)
• Abram Edick (1856-1856).
• Nettie (1858-1863),
• Horace (1862-1863)

"Libby," Lucy, Charles and John married and had children. Don't know whether Abner had children.

Disambiguation

Charles should not be confused or conflated with Charles Thurber, who was born around the same time and place. They are easily distinguished in census records. That Charles stayed in New York and married Helen _____.

Censuses

Chas S Thurber: United States Census, 1870

Event Place Iowa, United States

Gender Male, Age 44, Race White

Birth Year (Estimated) 1825-1826, Birthplace New York

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Chas S Thurber M 44 New York

A R Thurber F 49 New York

Lucy D Thurber F 18 Illinois

Abner G Thurber M 16 New York

Chas S Jr Thurber M 14 Iowa

John F Thurber M 10 Iowa

Ida Andersen F 18 Norway^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ CITING THIS RECORD Page Number 3: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVW-661 : 17 October 2014), Chas S Thurber, Iowa, United States; citing p. 3, family 43, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,895.

See also:

• Carol L. Ferguson, Family Member

• Al Adams for creating Thurber-157 on 2 Oct 13.