Charles Edward Tomlinson (1846 - abt. 1923)

Born 14 Jun 1846 in Ausable Forks, NY

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Died about 19 Mar 1923 at about age 76 in Topeka Twp, Shawnee Co, KS

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Biography

Charles was the 10th child born to William and Mary Tomlinson. He was born in Clinton Co, NY in 1846, probably at Keeseville where the family was living in the 1850 census. His father (born in Ireland) was a blacksmith.

In 1856, when Charles was 9, the family moved to the newly opened state of Iowa, ending up in Mitchell where Charles grew up. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was 18 when he enlisted on 29 March 1864 and served as a private in Company M, Iowa 7th Cavalry Regiment on 20 Apr 1864. He was mustered out on 22 Jun 1866 at Sioux City, IA.

He became a traveling salesman dealing in farm machinery. Sometime between 1885 and 1888, he moved to Kansas where he met and married Emma Charlotte Campbell on 19 Dec 1888. He was 42 and Emma 25. The couple had 4 children: 3 girls and one son.

Census records shows that Charles continued to work as a traveling salesman. He was living in Manhatten Kansas in Sept 1889 when he wrote an affadavit on behalf of Flint Boynton's request for a Civil War pension.

An affadavit by Charles E. Tomlinson of Manhatten, Riley Co, Kansas states that "from ten to twelve years before the late war of the rebellion, I first became well acquainted with and knew the claimant Flint S. Boynton, now of La Porte City, Black Hawk County, Iowa. He further states that he is related to Flint "by his marriage to my sister." Charles by his own description was "for a number of years a commercial traveler (traveling salesman?) and often visited the Boyntons in La Porte City." From Flint Boynton's Civil War records file at the Natl Archives.

A photo of Mary Ann with her brothers Charles and William in 1920 shows he was still alive. 1920 census shows him living in Topeka, KS, age 73.

1850 Clinton Co, Ausable Twp, NY Census p. 209 William -49 Eng (1800-01) Mary -44 NY (b. 1805-06) Mary Ann -22 NY (b. 1827-28) Emily -15 NY (b. 1834-35) Lydia -13 NY (b. 1836-37) Catherine- 12 NY (b.1837-38) William H. -7 NY (b. 1842-43) Charles E. -4 NY (b. 1845-46) Alfred C. -1 NY (b. 1848-49)

1860 Mitchell Co, Mitchell Twp, IA p. 63 June 26, 1860 #558/471 William Tomlinson -59 Blacksmith b. Ireland $500 personal property Mary A. Tomlinson -55 NY William Jr. " -17 NY Farm laborer School Charles " -14 NY school Alfred " -11 NY School

1880 Mitchel Twp, Osage Twp, IA - 3rd Ward. p. 514 D. Wm D. -79 (1800-01) b. IR father b. Ireland; Mother b. Ireland ret. Machinist Mary A. -75 (1804-05) b. NY father b. England; mother b. England Charles E. -33 NY son (1846-47) Sons dealers in farm machinery Alfred J -31 NY son (1848-49) Lucy -23 WI VT VT daughter in law b. 1856-57) Gerty Toby-20 Prussia-housekeeper.

1900 Shawnee Co, Topeka KS p. 199 6-7 June #104/110 very faded 113 Woodlawn Ave. Tomlinson, Charles b. June 1846 -53 NY md 12? yrs. ----salesman Eng Eng ", Emma E/C b. Aug 1863 -36 NY 4 births/4 children living wife ", Emma A. b. Sep 1891 -8 KS dau ", Carrie M. b. Jan 1893 -7 KS dau ", William A? b. Feb? 1795 -5 KS son ", Ruth G? b. May 1897 -3 KS dau

1910 Shawnee Co, Topeka KS p. 207 #174/175 113 Woodlawn Ave. Tomlinson, Chas. E. -63 NY md. 21 yrs Traveling sales-Murphy Chair Eng CT ", Emma -46 NY wife ", Emma -18 KS dau ", Mary 17 KS dau ", Wm. 15 KS son ", Ruth - 12 KS dau

1920 Shawnee Co-Topeka Twp, KS p. 177 113 Elmwood Ave #188/189 Tomlinson, Charles E. -73 NY Married Traveling salesman-furniture Eng Conn ", Emma C -56 NY wife England VT ", Ruth -22 KS single dau Bolton, Arch L. - 4 1/2 MO granddau ", Charles W. -2 ½ MO grandson Bolton, Arthur -29 KS widowed son in law (It appears that daughter Emma or Mary was married to Arthur Bolton and the mother of the two Bolton children. She apparently died and her family was living with her parents.)

SAR Membership gives death date. Name: Charles Edward Tomlinson SAR Membership: 93762 Birth Date: 14 Jun 1846 Birth Place: Ausable Forks, New York Death Date: 19 Mar 1923 Death Place: Topeka, Kansas Spouse: Emma Campbell Children: William Alfred Tomlinson

Sources

Census records Topeka KS 1916 City directory Civil War records SAR membership of son William