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If only we could talk to our ancestors, I wonder what they would say. The history they saw in the making, we can only imagine. I feel very fortunate to have found this detailed obituary of my great great grandfather Charles Amos, because part of it was from an interview the newspaper had with him prior to his death.
PARNELL SENTINEL
Charles Amos was born December 25, 1805 and died at his home in Parnell, MO., Thursday morning March 8, 1906, at 9 a.m., aged 100 years, 2 months and 11 days. Services were held in the M. E. church Monday morning, by Rev Stoke and internment took place in the Parnell cemetery.
Charles Amos was born in Bedford County, Virginia, on Christmas day 1805 where he resided until 1812 when his father was killed at Norfolk in the war of that year. A short time after his father's death he moved with his mother to Kentucky. He remembered distinctly the war between the Americans and the Britishers in their scarlet uniform. He often recalled the great enthusiasm awakened by General Jackson's victory over the enemy under Pakenham at New Orleans.
At the age of 18 years he moved to Indiana and when the Black Hawk Indian war broke out in 1832 he enlisted and served until it's close. He drew a pension as a veteran of that war. During this war he visited the present site of Chicago, the troops being camped for a short time on the shore of the lake. Not a white family was then living there.
He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson but was a Republican for many years prior to his death.
He came to Missouri in 1869 and he and his wife have resided in Parnell with their son Frank and family for the last seven or eight years. He has been married twice, and twelve children and a widow survive him. His mother was 103 at the time of her death. He has a sister who lives at Omaha at the age of 92 years. His wife is 78 years old and was formally Miss Catherine Price.
Mr. Amos was a member of the Dunkard church which he joined when a young man and had remained in that faith to the time of his death.
Few people who saw Mr. Amos for the first time would think he was as old as he was. He stood erect, had a thick head of hair, which was only partially gray, and a fairly strong voice. He had a strong memory and could talk entertainingly on early happenings. His eyesight and hearing were somewhat impaired. About three years ago he had an attack of small pox. His sickness was of short duration, being sick only an hour or two.
Tue St. Louis Post Dispatch had a representative here three or four weeks ago who had a long interview with Mr. Amos regarding his long life which will soon be published together with his picture.
(The rest of the obit names all the children and where they live etc.)
PARNELL SENTINEL
Charles Amos was born December 25, 1805 and died at his home in Parnell, MO., Thursday morning March 8, 1906, at 9 a.m., aged 100 years, 2 months and 11 days. Services were held in the M. E. church Monday morning, by Rev Stoke and internment took place in the Parnell cemetery.
Charles Amos was born in Bedford County, Virginia, on Christmas day 1805 where he resided until 1812 when his father was killed at Norfolk in the war of that year. A short time after his father's death he moved with his mother to Kentucky. He remembered distinctly the war between the Americans and the Britishers in their scarlet uniform. He often recalled the great enthusiasm awakened by General Jackson's victory over the enemy under Pakenham at New Orleans.
At the age of 18 years he moved to Indiana and when the Black Hawk Indian war broke out in 1832 he enlisted and served until it's close. He drew a pension as a veteran of that war. During this war he visited the present site of Chicago, the troops being camped for a short time on the shore of the lake. Not a white family was then living there.
He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson but was a Republican for many years prior to his death.
He came to Missouri in 1869 and he and his wife have resided in Parnell with their son Frank and family for the last seven or eight years. He has been married twice, and twelve children and a widow survive him. His mother was 103 at the time of her death. He has a sister who lives at Omaha at the age of 92 years. His wife is 78 years old and was formally Miss Catherine Price.
Mr. Amos was a member of the Dunkard church which he joined when a young man and had remained in that faith to the time of his death.
Few people who saw Mr. Amos for the first time would think he was as old as he was. He stood erect, had a thick head of hair, which was only partially gray, and a fairly strong voice. He had a strong memory and could talk entertainingly on early happenings. His eyesight and hearing were somewhat impaired. About three years ago he had an attack of small pox. His sickness was of short duration, being sick only an hour or two.
Tue St. Louis Post Dispatch had a representative here three or four weeks ago who had a long interview with Mr. Amos regarding his long life which will soon be published together with his picture.
(The rest of the obit names all the children and where they live etc.)
