Person:Charles Nowlin (2)

CHARLES WHITFIELD NOWLIN^S2, a farmer in Miller township, Dearborn county, Ind., was born near where he now lives, Sept. 16, 1855, and is the son of Silas and Martha (Hargitt) Nowlin. The father was born in Kentucky but came with his parents to Indiana when a small boy, grew to maturity in Dearborn county, and there passed his entire life as a farmer and flatboatman on the Ohio river, following the latter occupation for a number of years when he was a young man. After giving all his attention to farming he became quite successful, but met with reverses in later life. He was twice married and reared a family of seventeen children seven by his first and ten by his second wife Charles W. being the fourth child by the second marriage. Both parents died in the spring of 1891, the father on March 26, and the mother on May 17. Charles W. Nowlin attended the common schools during his boyhood days, there receiving the major portion of his education. He remained on the farm with his father until he was twenty-four years of age, when he bought the farm in Miller township where he now lives. This he has improved until he has one of the nicest and most productive farms in that part of the county. On Feb. II, 1880, soon after purchasing this farm, he was married to Miss Anna Judd, a daughter of Orin and Mary J. (Cook) Judd, both natives of Dearborn county, where Mrs. Nowlin's grandfather, Job Judd, was one of the pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Nowlin have four children: Guy L., born on Nov. n, 1881, is now married, his wife having been Maude Boxell ; Lulu B., born April 19, 1884; Ciinton Otis, born Dec. 20, 1885; and Eva L., born May 27, 1886. The three younger children are at home with their parents. All have good educations and Eva is proficient in music. Both parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Nowlin believes in the farmer having some of the good things of this life as well as his city cousins. He has therefore managed to have many of the modern conveniences introduced into his home. He lives on one of the rural free delivery mail routes, giving him an opportunity, which he is not slow to improve, to read the daily papers and thus keep in touch with the outside world.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Silas Nowlin household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
   7 Jul 1870.

   The Richard Hargit family was enumerated 3 households before the family of Silas Nowlin. Silas was enumerated as a farmer, and Martha was keeping house.

   Silas Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1809 Kentucky White Male
   Martha Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1830 Indiana White Female
   Jerry Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1854 Indiana White Male
   Charles Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1856 Indiana White Male
   Lilas (sic - s/b Silas) W Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1858 Indiana White Male
   Anna Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1860 Indiana White Female
   Everett Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1865 Indiana White Male
   Robert Nowlin Miller, Dearborn, IN abt 1867 Indiana White Male

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Charles Whitfield Nowlin, in Memoirs of the lower Ohio Valley : personal and genealogical with portraits. (Madison, Wisconsin: Federal Publishing Company, 1905)
   Page 132, 1905.

   See Personal History section for transcript

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Silas Nowlin household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
   13 Jul 1860.

   Name: Silas Nowlin
   Age in 1860: 50
   Birth Year: abt 1810
   Birthplace: Kentucky
   Home in 1860: Miller, Dearborn, Indiana
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Lawrenceburg
   Household Members: Name Age
   Silas Nowlin 50
   Martha J Nowlin 30
   Jona Nowlin 19
   Mary Nowlin 17
   Emma Nowlin 10
   Jerry Nowlin 7 {not Perry]
   Witfield Nowlin 5
   Wm Nowlin 3
   Anna Nowlin 3.12

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Whitfield C Nowlin household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
   16 Jun 1900.

   Charles was enumerated as a farmer, with his sons Guy and Otis listed as farm laborers

   Name: Whitfield C Nowlin
   Home in 1900: Miller, Dearborn, Indiana
   Age: 44
   Estimated birth year: abt 1856
   Birthplace: Indiana
   Relationship to head-of-house: Head
   Spouse's name: Anna
   Race: White
   Household Members: Name Age
   Whitfield C Nowlin 44
   Anna Nowlin 40
   Guy L Nowlin 18
   Lulu B Nowlin 16
   Otis C Nowlin 14
   Eva L Nowlin 12

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Charles (Silas) Nowlin, in Andrea Nowlin. Nowlin's Homestead, The. (viewed July 17, 2004, reviewed May 2007). gencircles.com.

   Birth: 15 Sep 1855; Death: 27 May 1943

6. ↑ Silas Nowlin, in History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: from their earliest settlement : containing a history of the counties, their cities, townships, towns, villages, schools, and churches, reminiscences, extracts, etc., local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, preliminary chapters on the history of the North-west Territory, the state of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885)
   Page 858, 1885.

   Seven children are living as a result of this marriage: Emma, Jeremiah T., Charles W., Silas W., Anna J., Everett and Robert S.