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Charles Lafayette Mecham

Birth	:	18 Dec 1858 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death	:	30 Jul 1926 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial	:	Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Stevens County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.3394012, -101.1917038
Plot	:	Block 15
Description	:	Charles's parents were: Charles Lafayette Mecham, b. Sep. 20, 1829 in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, NY. and d. Jul. 24, 1914 & Letitia Ann Yager, b. Apr. 23. 1831 in IN. and d. Jan. 18, 1902 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. On Mar. 20, 1852, Charles Lafayette Mecham and Letitia Ann Yager were married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake county, UT. Charles & Letitia Mecham's children were: 1. William Edwin Mecham, b. Dec. 22, 1853 in Springville, Utah County, UT. and d. Mar. 24, 1933 in San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Huldah James. 2.... Read More	Charles's parents were: Charles Lafayette Mecham, b. Sep. 20, 1829 in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, NY. and d. Jul. 24, 1914 & Letitia Ann Yager, b. Apr. 23. 1831 in IN. and d. Jan. 18, 1902 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. On Mar. 20, 1852, Charles Lafayette Mecham and Letitia Ann Yager were married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake county, UT. Charles & Letitia Mecham's children were: 1. William Edwin Mecham, b. Dec. 22, 1853 in Springville, Utah County, UT. and d. Mar. 24, 1933 in San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Huldah James. 2. George Franklin "Frank" Mecham, b. Jan. 19, 1855 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 18, 1938 in San Bernardino County, CA. Frank marr. Ellen Louisa Gilbert. 3. Charles LaFayette Mecham, Jr., b. Dec. 18, 1858 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. and d. Jul. 30, 1926 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Charles marr. Eliza Ann Wixom. 4. Henry Denver Mecham, b. 1858 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. in 1858 in San Bernardino, CA. 5. Alida Ann Mecham, b. 1861 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Mar. 21, 1863 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, CA. 6. Ransom "Rance" Marshall Mecham, b. Mar. 15, 1863 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jun. 8, 1936 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Rance marr. Minnie May Reed. 7. Stephen Clarence Mecham, b. Apr. 29, 1865 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jun. 17, 1922 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Stephen marr. Miss Lucy Preciado. 8. Isaac Augustus Mecham, b. Dec. 25, 1867 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 12, 1953 in Orange, Orange County, CA. Isaac marr. Delina Van Leuven and Clara Bell Garnsey. In the 1860 U. S. census, 4 yr. old Charles Meechan, b. in CA., was living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, CA. with his 29 yr. old (inferred) father, Lafayette Meechan (Mecham), a farmer, b. in NY. 26 yr. old (inferred) mother, Letitia Meechan (Mecham), b. in IN. 7 yr. old (inferred) brother, William E Meechan (Mecham), b. in UT. 6 yr. old (inferred) brother, Wanklin Meechan (Franklin Mecham), b. in CA. Lafayette's real estate was valued at $4,000 and his personal property at $800. In the 1870 U. S. census, 13 yr. old Charles Meecham (Mecham), b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his 40 yr. old (inferred) father, Lafayette Meecham (Mecham), a carpenter, b. in NY. 38 yr. old (inferred) mother, Latitia Meecham (Letitia Mecham), keeping house, b. in IN. 17 yr. old (inferred) brother, William Meecham (Mecham), b. in UT. 15 yr. old (inferred) brother, Franklin Meecham (Mecham), b. in CA. 7 yr. old (inferred) brother, Ransom Meecham (Mecham) b. in CA. 5 yr. old (inferred) brother, Stephen Meecham (Mecham), b. in CA. 2 yr. old (inferred) brother, Augustus Meecham (Mecham), b. in CA. Lafayette's real estate was valued at $2,000 and his personal estate at $1,500. In the 1880 U. S. census, 23 yr. old Charles L. Mecham, a Well Borer, b. in CA., was unmarried and living on G and Ninth in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his 50 yr. old father (and head of household), Lafyette (Lafayette) Mecham, Working on the farm, b. in IL. 49 yr. old mother, Lettcia (Letitia) Mecham, Keeping house, b. in IN. 16 yr. old brother, Ransom M. Mecham, attending school, b. in CA. 15 yr. old brother, Stephen C. Mecham, attending school, b. in CA. 12 yr. old brother, Isaac A. Mecham, attending school, b. in CA. Lafayette's parents were both b. in VT. Letitia's parents were both b. in KY. On Sep. 30, 1886, Chas L. Mecham and Eliza Wixom were married in Los Angeles, CA., according to CA. Marriage Records for 1849-1980. Charles & Eliza Mecham's children were: 1. Lillie Faye Mecham, b. Dec. 22, 1887 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Dec. 13, 1969 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Lillie marr. Dwight Louis Bryant in 1912. 2. James Mecham, b. May 4, 1895 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Jul. 2, 1895 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. In the 1900 U. S. census, 43 yr. old Charles Mecham, a Laborer, b. Dec. 1856 in CA., was living in a home he owned free and clear, at 1196 E St. in San Bernardino Ward 4, San Bernardino county, CA. with his 37 yr. old wife, Eliza Mecham, b. May 1863 in CA. 12 yr. old daughter, Lillian Mecham, attending school, b. Dec. 1887 in CA. Charles & Eliza had been marr. for 14 years. Eliza was the mother of 2 children, only one still alive by this census. Charles' father was b. in NY. and his mother in IN. Eliza's parents were both b. in IL. Charles had been unemployed for 10 months. The Weekly Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 2, last column Fri., May 9, 1902 A crazy man jumped through a window at Charles Mecham's home at Base Line and E street at an early hour this morning and before he was finally subdued he succeeded in giving two mighty policemen a tussle such as only a mad man can give. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning Policemen Poppett and Wixom were notified that a crazy man was walking on D street between Tenth street and Base Line, The police immediately started up D street. They reached Base Line without seeing anything of the man. Just as they were considering the advisability of returning to the city, they heard a woman's scream coming from the direction of E street. When they arrived at E street they saw Mrs. Charles Mecham talking to a man at the front door of her house. Mrs. Mecham was noticeably nervous, while the man was jabbering away in an insane manner. When he saw the policemen he grabbed two flower pots and hurled them at the officers. One went wild of its mark, but the other struck Policeman Wixom on the ankle, but it was not thrown with enough force to do any damage. The crazy man then made a sudden jump through a window and he landed in the front room. The police rushed to the back of the house and entered the room where the man was, just as Mr. Mecham grappled with him. The fight that ensued was worthy of a better cause. The mad man bit, kicked, spit and did everything in his power to gain his liberty, and it was nearly half an hour before the officers succeeded in securing control of him. His hands and legs were tightly bound and the officers then telephoned for a wagon. The man was taken to the County Hospital, where he will be held pending an examination for insanity. Who the crazy man is, is not known but he is believed to be Frank Shepherd, who escaped from Riverside while out on parole from the Southern California State Hospital for the insane at Highland several weeks ago. The man answers Shepherd's description, but there was nothing upon his person by which he might be identified. The Weekly Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 7, last column Fri., May 9, 1902 HE IS NOT PARTICULAR The insane man who created a rumpus at Charles Mecham's home Friday night was calmer yesterday, and the County Hospital authorities endeavored to find out something about him. When asked what his name was he replied, "Oh, call me Ed Beck, Brown or anything you like," and then he started mumbling some jargon that sounded like a mixture of Chinese and Russian, with a little Italian and French thrown in for spice. He will be examined for insanity Monday. On May 31, 1908, Charles' wife, Eliza (Wixom) Mecham, died at the age of 45 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. In the 1910 U. S. census, 53 yr. old widower, Charles Meacham (Mecham), a Laborer for the City Park, b. in CA., was living in a home he owned free and clear at 1196 E St. in San Bernardino Ward 4, San Bernardino county, CA. with his 22 yr. old unmarried daughter, Lillie Meacham (Mecham), b. in CA. Charles' father was b. in NY. and his mother in IN. San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 7, Col. 2 Sun., Nov. 9, 1919 Excerpt from: Doings of the Pioneers Mountain Lion Brother Charles Mecham invites the Pioneers to meet at his ranch north of Devore on Tuesday to join him in capturing a mountain lion, trapped at his place during the week and is dragging the steel trap through the brush near his house. Several volunteered to go, among them being that well known hunter and trapper of Highland, George Miller, formerly from the Rocky Mountains. This invitation brought Sisters Smithson, Miller, Wiltfong, Crandall, Alexander and Brothers Miller, Blackburn, Mecham, Jones, Bemis, the secretary and others, to their feet to relate early recollections of trapping wild animals, which art had to be learned by these frontier people to protect their stock and poultry. Brother Bemis was awarded first prize when he stated that he trapped eight skunks in one day. In the 1920 U. S. census, 63 yr. old widower, Charles L. Mecham, a self-employed Rancher on a ranch he owned, b. in CA., was living on E St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his 30 yr. old son-in-law (and head of household), Dwight Bryant, a Clerk for the Santa Fe railroad, b. in CA. 32 yr. old daughter, Lillie Fay Bryant, b. in CA. 6 yr. old granddaughter, Frances Lida Bryant, attending school, b. in CA. 6 yr. old granddaughter, Katherine Lucile Bryant, b. in CA. Charles' father was b. in NY. and his mother in IN. Dwight's parents were both b. in CA. In 1924, Charles Mecham was President of the Pioneer Society in San Bernardino. San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P.5, Col. 2 Mon., Aug. 1, 1927 CHARLES L. MECHAM The funeral of Charles L. Mecham, pioneer San Bernardino county prospector and rancher, and native son of California, will be held from the family residence at 537 Base Line at 3 p.m. Tuesday, it was announced yesterday. Death claimed Mr. Mecham Saturday, following a long illness. He was 70 years old. He was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 1856. When he was a small boy his parents, Lafayette and Leticia Mecham, removed to San Bernardino. Growing to manhood here, Mr. Mecham in September of 1886 married Miss Eliza Ann Wixom, daughter of another pioneer family. During his early days, Mr. Mecham spent much of his time in prospecting, and it was he who found the Silver King mine at Calico. Subsequently, many millions of dollars in silver were taken from this mine. He made the discovery while working for the Silver King Mining Co. Surviving him is a daughter, Mrs. Dwight L. Bryant; two granddaughters, Frances and Katherine Bryant, and four brothers, Edwin, Frank and Ransom of San Bernardino and Isaac of Santa Ana.  His wife died about 20 years ago.

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Where is Charles Lafayette Mecham's memorial?
Charles Lafayette Mecham's memorial is located at: Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Stevens County, USA.
When did Charles Lafayette Mecham death?
Charles Lafayette Mecham death on 30 Jul 1926 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Latitude: 37.3394012
Longitude: -101.1917038

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Lafayette Mecham

(1829 - 1914)

Letitia Ann Yager Mecham

(1831 - 1902)

Spouse

Eliza Ann Wixom Mecham

(1863 - 1908)

Siblings

William Edwin “Ed” Mecham

(1853 - 1933)

George Franklin Mecham

(1855 - 1938)

Ransom Marshall Mecham

(1863 - 1936)

Children

Lillie Fay Meecham Bryant

(1887 - 1969)

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