Charles was born in 1896. He was the son of James Abrell and Harriet Reed. Ran away to join the circus at age 14 and later moved to Greenburg in 1924.
Married Iva Katherine Metz in 1930. Three children were born, Ivan, who lives in Greensburg, Garth who died in 1961, and Rilla who lived in Florida. He passed away in 1947.
Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Greensburg Daily News April 11, 1985
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