GODCHARLES, Charles Aiken

1843 - 1903  (59 years)

• Name	GODCHARLES, Charles Aiken
  Born	8 Dec 1843	Farrandsville, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Biography	CHARLES AIKEN GODCHARLES, son of Henry and Esther (Price) Godcharles, was born at Farrandsville, Clinton Co., Pa., Dec. 8, 1843. He attended the public schools for a few years, and learned the trade of nailmaker, under his father, who was a pioneer nailmaker in this country, traveling all the way from his native place in Canada by foot. At a very tender age Mr. Godcharles enlisted for service in the Civil war in Company G, 131st Pennsylvania Volunteers, and reenlisted in Company A, 201st Pennsylvania Volunteers. After the close of the war he followed his trade at Duncannon, Pa., and later removed to Northumberland, where he accepted a similar position with Van Alen & Co. In 1874 he headed a company which built a nail mill at Milton, later one at Towanda, and then a third at Northumberland. He retired from active business a few years before his death, which occurred January 17,1903. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, belonging to all the bodies, and was a prominent member of the Republican party.
  Biography	Charles Aiken Godcharles, son of Henry and Esther (Price) Godcharles, was born at Farrandsville, Clinton Co., Pa., December 8, 1843. He attended the public schools for a few years, and learned the trade of nail maker under his father, who was a pioneer nail maker in this country. At a very tender age Mr.Godcharles enlisted during the Civil War in Company G, 131st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and again re-enlisted as a sergeant in Company A, 201st Regiment. After the war he followed his trade at Duncannon, Pa., and later removed to Northumberland, where he accepted a similar position for Van Allen & Company. In 1874 he headed a company which built the nail mill at Milton, later the one at Towanda and a third at Northumberland. A few years before his death, which occurred January 17, 1903, he retired from active business, which his three sons, Brothers Fred. A., William B. and Walter A., are now conducting. He was a brother of William H. and Johnson B. Godcharles.
  Census (desc)	1860	Hepburn Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
  	living with his parents and working as a nail cutter
  Census (desc)	1870	Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	living with his brother William and working as a nailor
  Census (desc)	1880	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	living on Center St. and working as a nail manufacturer
  Census (desc)	1900	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	living at 125 N Front St. and working as the proprietor of a nail mill
  _UID	5B02340ABC6F8444BACAAFFC83DFFD203C68
  Died	17 Jan 1903	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  Buried	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Harmony Cemetery
  Person ID	I68	Milton Families
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	GODCHARLES, Henry,   b. 15 Sep 1817, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1894  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	PRICE, Esther,   b. 1820, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BURKENBINE, Elizabeth Bird,   b. 1852, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 5 Aug 1929, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1871
  Children	1. GODCHARLES, Frederic Antes,   b. 3 Jun 1872, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 30 Dec 1944, Leonardtown, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States  (Age 72 years) + 2. GODCHARLES, William Burkenbine,   b. 13 Mar 1874, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 12 Aug 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 81 years)   3. GODCHARLES, Mary B.,   b. 1878,   d. 1952, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 74 years)   4. GODCHARLES, Charles C.,   b. Jan 1880, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Aug 1880, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age ~ 0 years) + 5. GODCHARLES, Walter Aiken,   b. 13 Jan 1881, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 15 Aug 1954, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 73 years) + 6. GODCHARLES, Elizabeth H.,   b. 21 Aug 1882, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 15 Jun 1956, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 73 years)   7. GODCHARLES, Esther L.,   b. Aug 1883, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1978  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911. [S128] Freemasonry in Northumberland & Snyder counties, Pennsylvania, Volume 1, 414. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 19 South Ward. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 11 Ward 2. [S4] Gravestone.