Charles W. Northam

1875 - 1947  (71 years)

• Name	Charles W. Northam  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Dec 1875	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1880	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as Charley W. Colins, age 4 in HH headed by G.W. Northam, a 41 year old farmer. Also listed was Sarah Annis, a 45 year old house keeper, who was evidently his mother. (Note: Charley W. Collins later went by Charles W. Northam, son of Sarah Annis, on his marriage record, and was shown as Charles W. Northam, a son of G.W. Northam when G.W. died.)
  Census head of household	1900	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as Charles W. Northam, the head of HH#163, age 24, born Dec 1875. Listed with him were Bessie Northam, a 29 year old wife, born Mar 1877 and Mattie M. Northam, a 2 year old daughter, born Feb 1898.
  Obituary - Named in Fathers obituary	4 Jan 1908	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as a son Charles W. Northam in the obituary of Geo. W. Northam, who died on Christmas Day, aged 69, near Hallwood. He was interred in family burying ground at his late home. He was survived by 1 son, Charles W. Northam and 3 daughters - Deaths - PE 4 Jan 1908.
  Record ID	62681
  Death	4 Oct 1947  [3]
  Burial	Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	His tombstone shows him as Charles W. Northam, buried next to Bessie M. Northam, 11 Dec 1875 - 4 Oct 1947.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Northam,   b. 1656   d. Bef 7 Mar 1703/04, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 48 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah E. Collins,   b. Abt 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Half-siblings	3 half sisters (family of George W. Northam and Elizabeth Landing)
  > 1. Arinthia Jane Northam,   b. 27 May 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Sep 1909  (Age 49 years) ╚═ John W. Lewis,  m. 10 Jul 1886 ;   John D. Hall,  m. 14 Oct 1894 + 2. Henrietta Northam,   b. 3 Oct 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John Onley,  m. 7 Jan 1885   3. Pleasy Northam,   b. Abt 1867, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	6 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of "Unknown" and Sarah E. Collins)
  1. Samuel S. Collins,   b. Abt 1852, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lloyd Frank Collins,   b. Abt 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann Collins,   b. Abt 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Collins,   b. Abt 1864, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. James William T. Collins,   b. 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1941  (Age 75 years) ╚═ Willie Anna Stant,  m. 24 Dec 1889   6. Sarah Collins,   b. Abt 1868, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Henry Collins,   b. Abt 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ernest L. Collins,   b. Abt 1873, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I62681	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	George W. Northam,   b. 19 Sep 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Dec 1907 (Age 69 years) Other Partners: ╚═Elizabeth Landing,   b. 19 Dec 1839, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 May 1918, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)  m. 20 May 1859    ╚═Rosanna Bunting,   b. Abt 1854, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 6 Feb 1871
  Mother	Sarah E. Collins,   b. Abt 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Levi Annis,   b. Abt 1802, Ames Ridge, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown  m. 6 Jul 1856
  Family ID	F43671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie M. Northam,   b. 6 Mar 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Mar 1930 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1897	Mappsville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as Charles W. Northam, a 21 year old farmer, the son of Sarah Annis and she was shown as Bessie M. Northam, age 18, the daughter of Henry B. & Hettie Northam.
  Children	+ 1. Mattie May Northam,   b. 1898, Hallwood, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1962 (Age 64 years) ╚═ Selby G. Bloxom  (Age 72 years)  m. 25 Dec 1920
  Family ID	F20157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Dec 1875 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Census head of household - 1900 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Obituary - Named in Fathers obituary - 4 Jan 1908 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S772] Barnes & Miles, Deaths from Newspapers 1881-1912, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, VA, 1 Sep 2002), 772. [S43] Acc Co Marriage Register #4, 1896-1925, 43. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1880 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1900 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802.