1. CHARLES WASHBURN1 WAHLQUIST (NELSONHAWKINSA, JOSEPHNELSONBHAKAN) was born Abt. 1872 in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, and died in Texas. He married (1) CORA E. ANDIS 04 Apr 1894 in Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, Arkansas, daughter of HENRY ANDIS and MILLIE LUALLEN. She was born 18 Nov 1877 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois, and died 17 Feb 1897 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. He married (2) MONTE SESLER ROBINSON 19 Jun 1904 in Newport, Arkansas. She was born Abt. 1888 in Tennessee, and died 01 Nov 1985 in Dallas County, Texas.
Notes for CHARLES WASHBURN WAHLQUIST:
William HV writings say Nelson married Ruth when Charles Washburn was 6 weeks old. We have that marriage date, so Charles was born in August 1873???????? We aren't going to use that because it doesn't seem like long enough to get over a death and find another wife.
In 1910 shown on a Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, census as a Collector/Solicitor for an Insurance Company, age 38. Wife, Monte, age 22.
In 1913 was a resident in Binghamton, Tennessee.
In 1928 story in Mammoth Spring Democrat, he was visiting from Houston, TX, where he was in the real estate business (according to Wm. HV).
In 1930 listed on census in Houston, TX.
In 1943 "Wahlquist News" from Woody, he was 71 and living in Houston, TX.
In 1951 obit, resided in Nacogdoches, TX. age 79.
We know he never had children with Monte.
Notes for CORA E. ANDIS:
OBITUARY -- Mrs. C. W. Wahlquist died on Wednesday evening, February 17, at her home at No. 909 West Eldorado St., Decatur. She was 19 years 3 months and 29 days of age, and leave a husband and two small children. The body was brought to this city on Friday and the funeral took place from the Christian church at three o'clock, conducted by Elder Lloyd Newcomer. The interrment was in the Maroa cemetery. Mrs. Wahlquist was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andis, now residing in Maroa. She was born at Xenia, Clay county Illinois, November 18, 1877. Soon after the family moved to Decatur where they resided until she was nine yearss of age, when they moved to Fulton county, Ark. On April 4, 1894, she was married to C. W. Wahlquist. They moved to Maroa soon afterwards, and resided here until the spring of 1896. Mr. Wahlquist was away from home at the time traveling in the interest of a road grader. A dispatch was sent him to Arthur, notifying him of his wife's illness, but as he was in the country it did not reach him for several hours. On receiving the telegram he took the first train home but did not arrive there until after his wife's death. Mr. Wahlquist has secured a home for the young child with a respectable family in Decatur. -- END OF OBIT.
More About CORA E. ANDIS:
Burial: Maroa Cemetery, Maroa, Illinois
Cause of Death: Died 12 hours after birth of Lillian
More About CHARLES WAHLQUIST and CORA ANDIS:
Marriage: 04 Apr 1894, Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, Arkansas
Marriage Notes for CHARLES WAHLQUIST and MONTE ROBINSON:
Charlie and Dot returned to Mammoth Springs in the early 1930s and bought a farm outside town and were there for several years. He had an ad once for pears (50 cents a bushel or 75 cents delivered).
More About CHARLES WAHLQUIST and MONTE ROBINSON:
Marriage: 19 Jun 1904, Newport, Arkansas
Children of CHARLES WAHLQUIST and CORA ANDIS are:
