Charles B. WISE

• General Notes
  • b. IN (alt date Dec 1854), f b. Fayette County, IN, m. b. IN
    residing in Greensburg, Decatur, IN in 1880
    prob. residing in IN in May 1882 and Sep 1884 (births of children)
    residing at 115 F St. NE, Washington, DC on 11 Jun 1900 (census)
    residing in Washington, DC on 3 Jun 1904 per father's obituary
    
    1904 obit citation for father Jonathan (Shelton-Anderson):
    Title: The Greensburg News
    Author: Greensburg, Indiana,
    Repository [Decatur County]
    Note: Personal library
    Call Number:
    Media: Newspaper
    Page: Fri 3 June 1904, p 5 col 2
    “Jonathan Wise, aged 76 years, died at his home near Newpennington at
    one o’clock Sunday morning after an illness of about six weeks with a
    complication of lung and heart troubles.  The deceased was born in
    Fayette county, but came to this county, but came to this county when a young man and has resided in Saltcreek township for over fifty years.  He was one of the best known citizens of the county and was highly respected.  He was a veteran of the civil war and was a member of the G.A.R.  His wife and three children, Mrs. J.B. Moody of this city, C. B. Wise of Washington D.C., and Ray a younger son who lives at home, survive him.  The funeral services
    will be held at Newpennington at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and the
    interment will be at the Rossburg cemetery.”
    
    Title: Decatur County, Indiana Cemetery Inscriptions
    Author: Wirt, James B, copied 1955-1956
    
    1900 US Census (11 Jun), residing at 115 F St. NE, Washington, DC, dw/fam 312/334, head of h/hold is Charles WISE, white, male, b. Dec 1854, age 45, married, married for 24 years (est m yr 1876), b. IN, f/m b. IN/IN, census clerk, able to read/write/speak Eng, rents home, living with wife Anna B., white, female, b. Dec 1857, age 42, married, married for 24 years, 2/2 children surviving, b. OH, f/m b. OH/OH, able to read/write/speak Eng, son Albert (G.?), white, male, b. May 1882, age 18, single, b. IN, at school, and dtr Clara H. white, female, b. Sep 1884, single, b. IN, at school.
    
    Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T623 162; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 109.
    
    1880 US Census (8 Jun), residing in Greensburg, Decatur, IN, dw/fam 231/231, head of h/hold is Charles B. WISE, white, male, age 24 (b est 1856), married, lawyer, b. IN, f/m b. PA/PA (sic), living with wife A. B., white, female, age 21, b. IN, f/m b. OH/OH.
    
    Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: T9_273; Family History Film: 1254273; Page: 478.1000; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 0787.