Charles M. Distler Sr. (abt. 1870 - 1941)

Born about 14 Nov 1870 in O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

Died 19 Dec 1941 at about age 71 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Charles M. Distler ^{[1] [2]} was born on 14 November 1870 in O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois ^[2], or possibly on 14 November 1869 ^[1].

He was the son of John Distler and Sarah Powell. ^[1][2]

Charles was enumerated as a son of John Distler in the census on 1 June 1880 in O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois as a son named Charles, age 11, born in IL. ^[1]

Charles married, first, Cecilia Guetterman, on 20 July 1893 in St. Clair County, Illinois..
There may have been one child resulting from this union. ^[3]

Charles married, second, Mabel Parker on 16 October 1913 in St. Louis City, Missouri.
It is not known at this time if they had any children together.

Charles died at the age of 71 on 19 December 1941 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois. ^[2]
He was buried in Shiloh Valley Township Cemetery, Shiloh, St. Clair County, Illinois. ^[2]

Notes

^[2] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

• Name: Charles Distler Sr.
• Birth Date: 14 Nov 1870
• Birth Place: O'Fallon, Illinois
• Death Date: 19 Dec 1941
• Death Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois
• Burial Date: 21 Dec 1941
• Burial Place: Shiloh, St. Clair, Illinois
• Death Age: 71
• Occupation: Practical Miner
• Race: White
• Marital status: M
• Gender: Male
• Residence: O'Fallon, St. Clair, Illinois
• Father Name: John Distler
• Father Birth Place: Germany
• Mother Name: Sarah Powell
• Mother Birth Place: Penn.
• Spouse Name: Mabel Parker
• FHL Film Number: 1851351

To-Do List

• spouse?
• children?
• birth and/or baptism record
• determine / verify parentage with primary source
• census: 1850
• census: 1860
• census: 1870
• census: 1900
• census: 1910
• census: 1920
• census: 1930
• census: 1940
• exact date of marriage
• exact place of marriage
• original marriage record
• exact date of marriage #2
• exact place of marriage #2
• second original marriage record
• land records
• voter records
• church records
• military records
• obituary
• death certificate
• will and/or probate file
• Social Security Application

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK8-15S : 24 February 2020), Charles Distler in household of Sarah Distler, O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 39, sheet 182B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,247.

   1880 census of Distler household

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, database (accessed 25 February 2020), entry for Charles Distler Sr; citing FHL Film Number: 1851351; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
   Ancestry Record 2542 #2001126 (behind paywall)
3. ↑ On the 1900 census, Charles indicated that he had one child, still living. This child was not enumerated with him, and to date nothing else is known.