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Charles was born on 31 Jan 1885 in Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of John Adolphus Nelles and Priscilla C Pearson. [1][2][3][4]
Charles was married to Edith May McMeekan[5][6] on 14 Oct 1908 in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at the house of his bride's parents.[4] Their marriage was witnessed by Charles' brother, John A. Nelles Jr. and Edith's father, James McMeekan.[4]
Charles was father of Gertrude Margery[5][6] and Bruce Eden[6]. His wife, Edith May McMeekan died of a stroke in 1927.[7] He remarried.[8]
Charles worked as a teamster at a stave mill at the time he was married[4][5], perhaps owned by his father.[4] Within a few years, he was working at the Grand Trunk Railway as a brakeman[6], which was where his father in law worked as a conductor.[4]
1885: Nellis, Charles Chester; male; father: John A Nellis; mother: Priscilla Pearson; profession of father: farmer; description of informant: father of child; when registered: Feb 20 1885.[1]
1891: In the household of: Nelles, John A.; Nelles, Charles C.; male; 6 years old; son; province of birth: Ontario; place of birth of father: Ontario; place of birth of mother: Ontario; religion: Baptist F.[2]
1901: in the household of: Nellas, John A.; Nellas, Charles C.; male; white; son; single; born: Jan 31 1885; 16 years old; born in: Ontario rural; race: Dutch; nationality: Canadian; religion: Baptist; can read; can write; speaks English; mother tongue: English.[3]
1908: husband: Nelles, Charles Chester; profession: teamster; bachelor; 23 years old; religion: Baptist; usual residence: 113 Perth Street, Stratford; father: Nelles, John Adolphus; profession: mill owner; mother: Pearson, Priscilla; spouse: McMeekan, Eva May; spinster; 19 years old; religion: Baptist; usual residence: 14 Ross Street, (Stratford?); father: McMeekan, James; profession: railway conductor; mother: Eaves, Sarah; married: 14 Oct 1908 at 14 Ross Street, Stratford by license; witnesses: James McMeekan, 14 Ross Street, Stratford and John A. Nelles Jr., 104 Perth Street, Stratford.[4]
1911: Nelles, Charles Chester; 129 Perth St; Male; Head; Maried; January 1885; 26 years old; Ontario born; Canadian race; Canadian citizen; Baptist; Teamster; occupation: 5-9-68 [Forestry and lumbering - Mill Work and Manufactures of Wood / Employees, workers, operators, skilled workers / Stave factory employee]; wage earner; employer: Stave Mill; Weeks employed in 1910 at chief occupation: 44; Hours of working time per week at chief occupation: 60; Total earnings in 1910 from chief occupation or trade: 528; Insurance Held at Date Upon life $1450; Against accident or sickness $128; Cost of insurance in census year $20.89; Can read: Yes; Can write: Yes; Language: English.[5]
1921: Nellis, Charles C.; residence: 39 Perth St; municipality: Romeo Ward; Home owned; Single home; Wood construction; Rooms occupied by family: 6/7; head of house; male; married; 35 years old; nativity: Ontario; father's nativity: Ontario; mother's nativity: Ontario; nationality: Canada; racial origin: English; can speak English; can not speak French; religion: Baptist; can read; can write; occupation code: 90-33 [Transportation: Steam Railways / Brakeman]; wage-earner; employer: G T R B [Grand Trunk Railway]; total earnings: 2000; out of work: no; weeks unemployed: 6; weeks unemployed (illness): 6.[6]
1940: Charles Nelles; occupation: brakeman; 294 Albert Street, Romeo Ward, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.[8]
Information on his second marriage has not been found. His wife, Eva, died in 1927.[7] The 1940 voter list records a "Mrs. Chas. Nelles."[8]
Information on Charles' death has not been found. Charles' date of death is not listed on his Ancestry profile; no record was found searching newspapers.com; no record was found searching Find a Grave; although his wife and son are buried in Avondale Cemetery in Stratford, there is no record of his burial there according to http://geneofun.on.ca/cems//ONPER13336?filter=nelles
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