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| Charles and Dora |
Charles Leslie Skone Hodges was born on December 2, 1865 to James Hodges (1843-1881) and Martha Maria Thomas (1846-1927) in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the 1900 census, Charles arrived in the US in 1869 but the 1910 census says 1871. Charles had five siblings:
- Maria Edith (1867-1934)
- James Frederick (1871-1962)
- Anna Nora (1874-1960)
- Arthur Jones (1879-1959)
- Fannie Mabel (1881-1960)
Charles also had two half siblings when his mother remarried after his father's death:
- George Howard Whittow (1885-1960)
- Luella M. Whittow (1888-1967)
Charles married Dora Allen Haskin (1873-1952) on August 12, 1894. They were married in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Charles and Dora had ten children:
- Leslie (1895-1895)
- Oral Marie (1896-1980; my 2nd great grandmother)
- John (1898-1898)
- Mila Lulu (1900-1903)
- Esther Adelle (1903-1994)
- Charles Howard (1904-1970)
- George Clark (1906-1974)
- Dean Allen (1908-1972)
- Ada Margaret (1911-1974)
- Laura Juanita (1914-1970)
Charles became a naturalized citizen on October 5, 1937.
Charles died on February 25, 1940 at age 74 in Rockford, Illinois. He is buried at Byron Cemetery in Byron, Illinois.
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