Charles Bias (1824)

Born 1824 in Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Charles "Jock Big Charlie" Bias was born about 1824 in Louisiana, to unknown parents.

Charles married Disy Unknown. Their children were:

1. Emily (Bias) Wooridge (1840–1923) ​^[1]
2. Giles Bias (1843– )
3. Zelphia Bias (1847– )
4. Solomon Bias Sr. (1847–1924)​​
5. Henderson Bias (1848– )
6. John S. Bias (1848–1935)
7. Ada Bias (1850–1935)
8. Avery Bias (1868–1938)

It is unknown when Charles passed away although ancestry record indicates Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United State (without primary citation).

Notes

Although there are records that a Charles Bias enlisted in 1864 for the Civil War with the U. S. Colored Troops 39th Regiment, Company C, he was age 24, too young for our Charles considering his children's ages. I attached that record anyway as well as a record that an Emily Bias (same name as our Charles' daughter) applied for veteran's pension based on Charles Bias Civil War service in 1883. However the soldier was from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, also making it unlikely this is our Charles Bias from Louisiana. I attached these two records as sources anyway.

Sources

1. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3MG-LG3 : 4 March 2021), Jock Bias in entry for Emily Woolridge, 18 Dec 1923; citing Costille, Acadia, Louisiana, certificate number 13412, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,367,539.