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Charles Pease Geer Church

Birth	:	29 Oct 1863 Sattley, Sierra County, California, USA
Death	:	12 Sep 1944 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
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Inscription	:	CHURCH Father Charles P. Geer 1863 - 1944 Native of Sattley, Calif. Mother Harriet Wiltse 1869 - 1947 Native of N.Y.
Description	:	Extract from the 1870 Census: Name: C P G Church Age in 1870: 6 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Gender: male Home in 1870: Sierra, Sierra, California Post office: Sierraville Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: F S (age 9), M P (4), and C A (3) Census place: Sierra, Sierra, California; Roll: M593_89; Page: 569; Image: 460 Date: 28 Jul 1870 Extract from the 1880 Census: Name: Charles G Church Age: 16 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head-of-household: son Home in 1880: Sierra Valley, Sierra, California Marital... Read More	Extract from the 1870 Census: Name: C P G Church Age in 1870: 6 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Gender: male Home in 1870: Sierra, Sierra, California Post office: Sierraville Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: F S (age 9), M P (4), and C A (3) Census place: Sierra, Sierra, California; Roll: M593_89; Page: 569; Image: 460 Date: 28 Jul 1870 Extract from the 1880 Census: Name: Charles G Church Age: 16 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head-of-household: son Home in 1880: Sierra Valley, Sierra, California Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: Vermont Occupation: farm laborer and attending school Siblings living at home: Frank S (age 19), Mary P (14), Charlotte A (12), Albert B (9), Roxie L J (7), and Hattie (4) Census place: Sierra Valley, Sierra, California; Roll: T9_82; Family History Film: 1254082; Page: 123.1000; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 0781 Date: 23 Jun 1880 Extract from the 1900 Census: Name: Charles G Church Age at last birthday: 35 Date of birth: Oct 1864 [sic] Birthplace: California Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head-of-house: head Home in 1900: Beckwith, Plumas, California Marital status: married Number of years of marriage: 7 Able to read, write and speak English: yes Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: Vermont Farm or home: farm Home owned or rented: owned Mortgage: yes Occupation: farmer Months not employed: 0 Census place: Beckwith, Plumas, California; Roll: T623 96; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 99 Date: 11 Jun 1900 Extract from the 1910 Census: Name: Charles G Church Age in 1910: 46 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Sex: male Home in 1910: Beckwourth, Plumas, California Marital status: married Number of years of present marriage: 16 Able to speak English: yes Able to read and write: yes Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: Vermont Farm or house: farm Home owned or rented: owned; has mortgage Occupation: farmer Type of industry: general farm Salary or wage worker: employer Census place: Beckwourth, Plumas, California; Roll: T624_91; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 441 Date: 15 Apr 1910 Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Charles G Church Age: 66 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: head Home in 1930: Beckwourth, Plumas, California Marital status: married Age at first marriage: 29 Education: able to speak English Education: able to read and write Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: Vermont Military service: no Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; live on farm Owned a radio: no Occupation: farmer Industry: general farm Salary or wage worker: working on own account Census place: Beckwourth, Plumas, California; Roll: 183; Page: ; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 6.0 Date: 5 Apr 1930 Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Charles G Church Age: 76 Estimated birth year: 1864 Birthplace: California Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: head Home in 1940: Loyalton, Sierra, California Marital status: married Highest grade of school completed: high school 1 year Living on farm: no Home owned or rented: rented Monthly rental: not listed City of residence in 1935: rural, Plumas, California Resident on farm in 1935: yes Occupation: other Number of weeks worked in 1939: 0 Amount of money wages or salary: $0 Has other income of more than $50: yes At work during week of March 24-30: no Assigned to emergency work: no Seeking work: no Census place: Loyalton, Sierra, California; Roll: T627_345; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 46-4 Date: 15 Apr 1940 Extract from "Ancestors of Ezra Bliss Church of Ferrisburgh, Vermont" by Lorraine McElroy Peirce (1964): Charles Geer Church was born October 29, 1863 in Sierra Valley, Sierra County, California. As a young man he drove oxen teams in logging camps and in the woods in Sierra and Plumas Counties. In 1898 he purchased a ranch near Loyalton where he lived the remainder of his life. On May 3, 1893 he was married to Harriet Wiltse, who was born September 1, 1869 in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of Albert and Emmaline Wiltse. Charles Church was an enthusiastic lodge worker, being a charter member of the Loyalton I.O.O.F. Lodge, and he was also a member of the Sierra Valley Grange at Vinton. He died in a Reno hospital on September 12, 1944 at the age of 80 years. His wife Harriet Wiltse Church died January 10, 1947 in Portola. Obituary from the "Evening Gazette" of Reno, Nevada dated 13 Sep 1944: Portola Resident Dies in Hospial Charles Church, eighty year old retired farmer, died Tuesday evening at a local hospital where he had been a patient for a day. He was a native of Sattley, Calif., and had come to the local hospital for treatment. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Harriet Church of Portola. The body was accompanied to Portola for funeral services and burial, with the Ross-Burke company in charge of arrangements. Obituary from the "Nevada State Journal" of Reno, Nevada dated 14 Sep 1944" Portola Resident Dies in Hospital Charles Church, retired farmer of Portola, Calif., died late Tuesday in a Reno hospital, and the body was accompanied yesterday to Portola for funeral services, it was announced by the Ross-Burke Company. Eighty years old, he was a native of Sattley, Calif., and had come to the local hospital for treatment. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Harriet Church of Portola. Vital statistics notice from the "Reno Evening Gazette" of Reno, Nevada dated 13 Sep 1944: Church - In Reno, September 12, 1944, Charles Church, husband of Mrs. Harriet Church of Portola, Calif. The body was accompanied to Portola for funeral services and burial. Ross-Burke Co. in charge of arrangements. Obituary from the "Reporter" of Portola, California dated 21 Sep 1944: Charles G. Church Charles G. Church was born in 1863 at Sattley, Sierra Nevada, California, and passed away in a Reno hospital on Tuesday September 12, 1944. He lived in Sierra Valley all of his life. In his younger days he drove oxen in logging camps and in the woods, and in his later years he enjoyed telling of his early experiences, and often wrote interesting items for the Sierra Valley News, which every one enjoyed. He was married in the early 90s to Harriet Wiltse at the Wiltse ranch at Vinton. California. In 1898 he purchased a ranch near Loyalton and lived there until the last few years, which he and his wife spent in Loyalton. Mr. Church had been a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge for 55 years. He withdrew from the lodge at Sierraville in 1904 to become a charter member of the Loyalton lodge. He was a fervent lodge worker and used to ride horses through deep snow to attend the meetings. He was also a member of the Sierra Valley Grange at Vinton. He is survived by his wife and seven children: Mrs. George Gere of San Jose, Mrs. Elma Howes and Ezra Church of Sacramento, Mrs. Maude Fulcher of Portola, and Mrs. Edith Huntley and John Church of Loyalton. Another son, Ward, was killed in World War 1. He had eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Community church in Loyalton Saturday, September 16 under auspices of the Odd Fellows lodge, and interment was in the Loyalton cemetery. He married Harriet Wiltse 3 May 1893 at the Wiltse Ranch in Summit, Plumas, California. Children: (1) Edna Emeline Church (2) Elma Sara Church (3) Ward Isaac Church (4) Ezra Bliss Church (5) John Charles Church (6) Maude Harriet Church (7) Edith Wiltsie Church.

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Charles Pease Geer Church death on 12 Sep 1944 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA