Charles Horace PRIEST

Father: Frederick Joshua PRIEST
Mother: Lydia Jane GREENMAN

Family 1: Sarah Ann FLETCHER

(1) Johnston family records; "Descendants of Lewis PRIEST," February 14, 2002.

  1. Lydia Ann PRIEST
  2. Mary Jemima PRIEST
  3. Horace Frederick PRIEST
  4. Gladys Rose PRIEST
  5. Florence Bertha PRIEST
  6. Doris Evelyn PRIEST
  7. Loren Fletcher PRIEST

Family 2: Ruby SINCLAIR 

                                                            _Lewis PRIEST ___
                            _Joshua Van Renssalaer PRIEST _|
                           |                               |_Nancy M. HAIRE _
 _Frederick Joshua PRIEST _|
|                          |                                _Moses PLANT ____
|                          |_Louisa A. E. PLANT ___________|
|                                                          |_Eliza NAIDEN ___
|
|--Charles Horace PRIEST
|
|                                                           _________________
|                           _______________________________|
|                          |                               |_________________
|_Lydia Jane GREENMAN _____|
                           |                                _________________
                           |_______________________________|
                                                           |_________________

Notes

Updated December 24, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles H PRIEST
- Rank: Private
- Enlistment Date: 14 Jun 1906
- Jun 1906; Rectg, District of Michigan
- Jun 1906; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 1906; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 1906; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia
- Sep 1906; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina
- Sep 1906; Uss Newark
- Nov 1906; Company C, 1st Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Dec 1906; Company "C" 1st Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Jan 1907; CO "C" 1st Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana Cuba
- Feb 1907; CO "C" 1st Provisional Regiment, Camp Columbia Havana Cuba
- Mar 1907; Company C 1st Provisional Regtiment At Camp Columbia, Havana Cuba
- Apr 1907; Company "C", 1st Provisional Regiment At Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Jun 1907; Company "C" 1st Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Jul 1907; Company "C" First Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Nov 1907; Company "C" First Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Dec 1907; Company "C" First Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba
- Jan 1908; CO "C"-1" Prov Regt U S M C At Target Range, Guanajay, Cuba
- Feb 1908; Company "C" 1" Provisional Regiment Camp Columbia, Havana Cuba
- Mar 1908; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA

(2) WWI Civilian Draft Registrations via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles Horace PRIEST
- Address: Conrath, Rusk Co., WI
- Age: 32; b. November 13, 1885
- Occupation: Section Foreman, Soo Line Railroad, Conrath, Rusk Co., WI
- Nearest Relative: Mrs. Charles PRIEST
- Description: height - tall, build - medium, eyes - blue, hair - dark
- Date: Sept. 12, 1918

(3) 1920 United States Census for Wisconsin, Rusk Co., Conrath Village: Supervisor's District 10; Enumeration District 184; Sheet 2A; January 2, 1920.

Charles H. PRIEST is head of household, married to Sarah A. [FLETCHER] PRIEST. Children in the household include Lydia N., Mary J., Horace F., Gladys R., Florence B., and Doris E. PRIEST.

- Age: 34
- Home Ownership: Owns his house with a mortgage
- Birthplace: South Dakota with his father from Michigan and his mother from Canada - English
- Occupation: Foreman, Railroad

(4) U.S., City Directories via Ancestry.com; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

- 1929: PRIEST Chas H (Sarah) formn h404 W Canal

(5) 1930 United States Census Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., Chippewa Falls City, Ward 10: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 9-18; Sheet 5A; April 7, 1930.

Charles PRIEST is head of household, married to Sarah [FLETCHER] PRIEST. Children in the household include Lydia, Mary, Horace, Gladys, Florence, Doris and Loren PRIEST

- Address: 404 West Canal Street
- Home ownership: Renting at $18 per month
- Radio ownership: no
- Age: 44 years old at time of census; 24 when first married
- Birthplace: South Dakota, with his parents from Michigan
- Occupation: Track Foreman, Railroad (code 7477)

(6) 1940 United States Census for Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., Chippewa Falls, Ward 10: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 9-18; Sheet 1B; April 3, 1940.

Charles PRIEST is head of household, married to Sarah [FLETCHER] PRIEST. Children in the household are Mary, Doris and Loren. Sarah furnished information to the census taker for this household.

- Address: 404 Canal St.
- Home: Renting at $10 per month, it is not a farm
- Age: 54, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: Elementary School - 8th Grade
- Birthplace: So. Dakota
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked previous week: 48
- Occupation: Section Foreman; Railroad
- Occupation Code: 316-47-1 (Foremen; Railroads)
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $1,600
- Income Other Than Salary: No

(7) WWII Civilian Draft Registrations via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles Horace PRIEST
- Residence: 404 W. Canal St., Chippewa Falls, Wis.
- Telephone: 760 J.
- Age: 56 (b. Nov. 13, 1884; Twin Brook, South Dakota)
- Contact: Mrs. PRIEST (wife), 404 W. Canal St., Chippewa Falls
- Employer: Soo Line Railroad, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin
- Description: height - 6'; weight - 193; eyes - blue; hair - brown; complexion - light
- Date: April 25, 1942

(8) 1950 United States Census for Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., Chippewa Falls Part of Ward 10: Enumeration District 9-31; Sheet 71; April 3, 1950.

Charles Horace PRIEST is head of household, married to Sarah ANN [FLETCHER] PRIEST.

- Address: 404 Canal
- Farm: No; Acres: No
- Age: 64; married
- Birthplace: S. Dakota
- Occupation Category: Worker
- Hours Worked: 40
- Occupation: Section Foreman - Track Work
- Industry: Railroad
- Worker Class: Private Company
- Occupation Code: 523 506 1 (Foremen, Railroads and railway express service)
- Same House a Year Ago: Yes
- Living On a Farm a Year Ago: No
- Living in the Same County a Year Ago: Yes
- What County a Year Ago: Chippewa Co., Wisconsin
- Birthplace of parents: Father - United States; Mother - Canada Ontario
- Highest Grade of School Attended: S8 (Junior High)
- Finish This Grade: No
- Attended School Since February 1: No; 30 or over
- Weeks Worked Previous Year: 52
- Salary in 1949: $2,580
- Money Earned Working on Own Account: None
- Other Income: None
- Salary of Relatives in Home: None
- Money Earned Workin on Own Account by Relatives in Home: None
- Other Income of Relatives in Home: None
- Served in World War 2: No
- Served in World War 1: No
- Military Service at Any Other Time: No

(9) Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Certificate: 000154
- Name: PRIEST Charles H
- Death Date: 04 Jan 61
- County: Chippewa
- City: Chippewa Falls
- Age: 75

(10) Obituary via Newspapers.com. Leader-Telegram; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; 05 Jan 1961, Thu; Page 2.

Charles PRIEST, 75, of Chippewa, Dies. CHIPPEWA FALLS -- Charles H. PRIEST, 75. Chippewa Falls, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital after a short illness. Mr. PRIEST was born at Twin Brooks, S. D. He started to work for the railroad when he was 16. He married Mlss Sarah FLETCHER of Ottawa, Canada on Oct. 19, 1910. She died In 1956. In 1913 he began work for the Soo Line Railroad as section foreman, retiring in November, 1957. They lived in Conrath, and in Owen, coming to Chippewa Falls in 1925 where he had since resided. In May, 1958 he married Mrs. Ruby CURTIS of this city. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Nick HOEPNER of Lemlngton. Wis., Mrs. Charles LeDUC of Greenwood, and Mrs. Charles PRIEST of Wistary, British Columbia, Canada; two sons; Horace of Fond du Lac and Loren of Rt. 1 Cadott; 28 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; one brother, Loren of Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada; two sisters, Mrs. Clara ALDRIDGE, and Mrs. Harley MULLEN, both of Grand Rapids. Friends may call at the Hogseth - Pederson Funeral Chapel from Friday afternoon until Saturday noon and then at the First Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 2 p. m. with Rev. Allen S. Van CLEVE officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in Prairie View Cemetery.

(11) U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles H PRIEST
- Record Type: Military Service
- Birth Date: 13 Nov 1884
- Military Date: 28 Mar 1908
- Residence Place: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
- Death Date: 4 Jan 1961

(12) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans via Ancestry.com

- Name of Deceased: PRIEST, Charles Horace
- Service Number: none - Cuban [handwritten addition says "25414"]
- Enlistment Period: June 14, 1906 - March 28, 1908
- State: Michigan
- Medals: No personal decorations
- Service: Pvt., U.S. Marine Corps
- Birth/Death: Nov. 13, 1884 - Jan. 4, 1961
- Religious Emblem: Latin Cross (Christian)
- Type: Flat Granite Marker
- Cemetery: Prairie View - Chippewa Falls, Wis.
- Applicant: Ruby PRIEST, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (widow)

(13) Find a Grave

- Name: Charles Horace PRIEST
- Birth: 15 Nov 1884
- Death: 4 Jan 1961 (aged 76)
- Burial: Prairie View Cemetery; Hallie, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
- Memorial ID: 113883787

(14) Johnston family records; "Descendants of Lewis PRIEST," February 14, 2002.

- Provides date/place of birth and passing.