Charles Hial Darling (1859 - 1944)

Born 9 May 1859 in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Oct 1944 at age 85 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States of America

Biography

Charles Darling was a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Charles Hial Darling was born on 9 May 1859 in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States, son of Jason Lewis Darling (~1829 - 1897) and Ellen L. (Paul) Darling (~1836 - 1888). He was a judge.

In the 1870 census Chas (age 11) was in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont.^[1]

Charles married Agnes Christmas Norton (~1861 - 1941) Their children were:

1. Margaret (Darling) McNulty (1890 - )
2. Alice Godfrey Darling (1896 - 1974)
3. Elizabeth Paul Darling (1899 - 1952).

Charles Hial Darling was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1901 to 1905.

He attended Green Mountain Perkins Academy and Montpelier Seminary before earning an A.B. from Tufts in 1884. He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and practiced with Orion M. Barber in Bennington, Vermont. He was appointed as a municipal judge in 1887 by Governor Ebenezer J. Ormsbee in 1887 and reappointed by each governor until 1901.

Darling served as president of the village of Bennington in 1895 and as a representative in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1896-97. In 1900, he presided over the Vermont Bar Association.

Darling was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. The term of office was December 17, 1901 to October 30, 1905.

Charles married Agnes Christmas Norton (~1861 - 1941) and had three daughters: Margaret, Alice, and Elizabeth .

In the 1900 census Chas (age 41), Lawyer, was the married head of household in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont.^[2]

Daughter Margaret married Jrhr Randall Roberts on 19 February 1923 in Burlington, Vermont, United States.^[3]

Charles died on 31 Oct 1944 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States of America aged 85.^[4][5]

Darling was a life member of the Vermont Historical Society and a Sons of the American Revolution officer in 1908. He was a Freemason.

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M593_1629; Page: 657A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #36719845 (accessed 26 March 2022)
   Chas H Darling (11) in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont. Born in Vermont.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Jason Darling		41
   Ellen Darling		34
   Sumner Darling		14
   Chas H Darling		11
   Willie J Darling		7
   Frank V Darling		5
   Addie Lampson		17
   George Fleming		18

2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: 1689; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241689
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61887722 (accessed 26 March 2022)
   Chas Darling (41), married, Lawyer, head of household in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont. Born in Vermont, USA.

   Name	Age	Relation
   Chas Darling	41	Head
   Agnes C Darling	38	Wife
   Margaret Darling	7	Daughter
   Alice Darling	4	Daughter
   Elizabeth Darling	1	Daughter
   Mary Morrissey	42	Servant
   Mary Flynn	20	Servant

3. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Caledonian-Record; Publication Date: 14/ Feb/ 1923; Publication Place: St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA;Ancestry Record 62116 #18389034 (accessed 26 March 2022)
   Margaret Norton Darling marriage to Jrhr Randall Roberts on 19 Feb 1923 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
4. ↑ Death: "Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008:" Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; User Box Number: PR-01561; Roll Number: S-31141; Archive Number: M-1984781 Ancestry Record 1607 #67373

   Name:	Charles Hall Darling
   Gender:	Male
   Race:	White
   Age:	86
   Birth Date:	19 May 1859
   Birth Place:	Woodstock, Vermont, USA
   Death Date:	31 Oct 1944
   Death Place:	Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
   Cause of Death:	Generalized Arterio Sclerosis
   Father:	Jason Louis Darling
   Mother:	Ellen Louise Darling
   Spouse:	Agnes Norton

5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24853084/charles-hial-darling : accessed 30 March 2022), memorial page for Charles Hial Darling (9 May 1859–31 Oct 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #24853084, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064) .

   Name:	Charles Hial Darling
   Birth Date:	9 May 1859
   Birth Place:	Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
   Death Date:	31 Oct 1944
   Death Place:	Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
   Cemetery:	Lakeview Cemetery
   Cemetery Address:	Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

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