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Charles Decatur Searle

Male 1836 - 1909  (72 years)


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  • Name Charles Decatur Searle 
    Born 26 Oct 1836  Butler, Wayne, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Aug 1909  Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Aug 1909  Dry Fork Cemetery, Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1350  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Permelia Jane Adair,   b. 27 Jun 1837, Fulton, Clarke, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1883, Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1855  Payson, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Censuses:
      1870 US: Washington, Washington, Utah, 6 Jul 1870, Roll 1613 Book 1, p. 411b, household 37, family 37 (related neighbors out of a total of 108 homes include the following heads of households: John Wesley Adair, Charles Searles, John Milton Adair, Valentine Carson, William Mangum, Jeremiah Stayner, and Samuel J. Adair):
      Charles Searle, 35, Teaming, $250 real estate, $275 personal property, MI.
      Pamelia, 34, keeping house, AL.
      Rebecca J., 13, UT.
      Sarah C., 12, UT.
      Charles, 10, UT.
      William, 7, UT.
      George A., 4, UT.
      John C., 1, UT.

      1880 US: Clover Valley, Lincoln, Nevada, FHL film 1254758 (National Archives Film T9-0758), p. 362C (neighbors to John Milton Adair family):
      Charles Searle, Farmer, Self, 43, NY CT CT.
      Jane [Permelia] Searle, Keeping House, Wife, 42, AL AL AL.
      Charles Searle, At Home, Son, 20, UT.
      William N. Searle, At Home, Son, 18, UT.
      George A. Searle, At Home, Son, 16, UT.
      John C. Searle, Son, 10, UT.
      James O. Searle, Son, 8, UT.
      Charlotte Searle, Dau., 5, NV.

      1900 US: Mountain Dell Precinct, Uintah, Utah, p. 16a:
      Charles D. Searle, Oct 1835, 64, m. 26 years, NY CT NY, stockraiser.
      Sarah A., wife, Jun 1855, 45, m. 26 years, 5 total children all living, UT NY ___.
      Albert W. Nielson, stepson, Dec 1876, 23, S, UT Nor UT, day laborer.
      Carrie S. Nielson, step-dr., Mar 1879, 21, S, UT Nor UT, servant.
      Sarah A. Nielson, step-dr., Mar 1882, 18, S, UT Nor UT.
      Archie L. Searle, son, May 1889, 11, UT ___ ___.
      Hyrum Richardson, boarder, S, UT ___ ___, day laborer.

      2. Parents per Ancestral File v4.19 are Breed Searle and Rebecca Ann Saxton.

      3. Temple sealing extracted record for Endowment House in 1868 shows names of Charles Decatur Searle and Permelia Jane Adair. Many family group sheets use Decater and Pamelia. I will use Decatur and Permelia based on the sealing record being contemporaneous to both individuals while they were living.

      4. At time of sealing to parents in 1879; children per Ancestral File:
      a. Rebecca Jane Searle, b. 11 Nov 1856, Payson, Utah, UT, m. George Thomas Price, 18 Jun 1884, d. 24 May 1885, Vernal, Uintah, UT.
      b. Sarah Catherine Searle, b. Salem, Utah, UT, m. David Leach Bills, 5 Nov 1873, Clover Valley, Lincoln, NV, d. 15 Feb 1920, Lapoint, Uintah, UT. [Mangum book says birthplace was Payson, birth date was 25 May 1858, and death date 16 Feb 1920.]
      c. Charles Decatur Searle, b. 11 Apr 1860, Salem, Utah, UT, m. Julia Ette Wilson, 14 Mar 1882, Payson, Utah, UT, d. 25 Aug 1943 SLC, Salt Lake, UT. [Death should be 21 Aug 1943 per obituary.]
      d. William Newton Searle, b. 1 Mar 1862, St. George, Washington, UT, m. Julia Ellen Taylor, 5 Sep 1880, St. George, Washington, UT, d. 15 Mar 1890, Dry Fork, Uintah, UT.
      e. George Adelbert Searle, b. 16 Sep 1864, Salem, Utah, UT, m. Sina Myrza Alexander, 9 Sep 1884, Vernal, Uintah, UT, d. 13 Jan 1953, SLC, Salt Lake, UT.
      f. Joseph Almon Searle, b. 22 Dec 1866, Nephi, Utah, UT, d. 18 Apr 1868. [Mangum Book says birth date was 22 Dec 1867.]
      g. John Courtland Searle, b. 23 Mar 1869, Washington, Washington, UT, m. Julia Emily Adams, 10 Apr 1889, Dry Fork, Uintah, UT, d. 20 Nov 1952, Oakland, Alameda, CA.
      h. James Orin Searle, b. 22 Sep 1871, Washington, Washington, UT, m. Mary Catherine Alexander, 26 Jun 1892, d. 26 Sep 1922. [Mangum Book has middle name as Oran.]
      i. Charlotte Jenett Searle, b. 29 Oct 1874, Clover Valley (Hebron), Lincoln, NV, m. (1) George G. Murry, m. (2) Clarence Bird, d. 24 Jun 1931. [Mangum Book has birth date as 29 Oct 1875.]
      j. Alonzo Lewis Searle, b. 18 Oct 1880, Clover Valley (Hebron), Lincoln, NV, d. 14 Mar 1882, Dry Fork, Uintah, UT. [Mangum Book has name as Lewis Alonzo and death date as 18 Mar 1882.]

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. Biographical info per the book "John Mangum, American Revolutionary War Soldier and Descendants," 1986, pp. 670 by Delta Ivie Mangum Hale: "Parmelia Jane Adair...was born June 27, 1837 at Pickens Co., Alabama. She married Charles Decatur Searle Dec. 25, 1855. He is the son of Breed Searle and Rebecca Ann Saxton, born Oct. 26, 1836 at Butler, Wayne, New York. He died Aug. 9, 1909 at Payson, Utah, Utah. Parmelia died Dec. 16, 1883. Charles and Parmelia had ten children."

      BIRTH:
      1. Per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database 1 Jan 2002. Website shows middle name as "Decanter" which I believe to be a mispelling. See son's obituary in Biography above for "Decatur".

      2. 1900 census has variant year of 1835.

      3. FHL film 26401 "Early LDS Church Records of Payson, Utah; Baptisms at Payson":
      #43 Charles Decator Searle, b. 26 Oct 1836 at Butter, Wayne, N. York, rebapt. 24 May 1851 by L.W. Handcock, reconf. same date by E. Gardner, Jam. C. Clellan, B. Cross, J. Pace.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Permelia Adair: Per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database 1 Jan 2002.

      2. Sarah A. ____: Per 1900 census. Family Tree accessed 2 Jan 2014 indicates this person as Sarah Ann Searle, dau. of John Courtland Searle and Jerusha Morrison Hill.

      DEATH:
      1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database online: Charles Decanter Searle, b. 26 Oct 1836 at Butler, Wayne, NY, d. 24 Aug 1909, bur. Dry Fork Cemetery B1, L25, S12, married 25 Dec 1855 at Payson, Utah, Utah, father Breed Searle, mother Rebecca Ann Saxton Searle, spouse Pamelia Adair. Alternate death date without source is given in "John Mangum - American Revolutionary War Soldier," book by Delta Hale as 9 Aug 1909 but does give a death place as Payson, Utah. Per website of Paul Price http://www.softcom.net/users/paulandsteph/gtp/ancestors.html 2 Jan 2002: "Died 9 Aug 1909 in Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah."

      BURIAL:
      1. 30 Aug 1909 in Dry Fork per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database 1 Jan 2002. Noted as B1, L25, S12 with source as Uintah County Library Regional History Center.

      2. Not found in the "Index to the Utah County Cemeteries, 1850's to 1996," compiled by Diane R. Parkinson and located at the family history center at the BYU Provo library.

      3. Per website www.lofthouse.com/USA/Utah/uintah/cemetaries/dryfork.txt there is the following from records recorded from 1881 - 1953 and filmed in 1956 by the FHL. The cemetery was formerly known as Mountain Dell and is in Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah:
      Charles D. Searle, b. 26 Oct 1836, d. 24 Aug 1909, wife is Permelia Jane Adair.
      Permelia Jane Adair, b. 27 Jun 1837, d. 16 Dec 1883, husband is Charles D. Searle.
      Several other Searles are shown.

      4. Per on file photo of modern family memorial stone of Searle family erected by Woodey B. and Vonetta S. Searle, 1986:
      Father: Charles Decatur 1836-1909
      Mother: Permelia Jane Adair 1837-1883
      Children:
      Rebecca Jane 1856-1884
      Sarah Catherine 1858-1920
      Charles Decatur 1860-
      William Newton 1862-1890
      Joseph Almond 1866-1868
      George Adelbert 1864-1953
      John Courtland 1869-1952
      James Orin 1871-1922
      Charlotte Jenette 1874-1931
      Alonzo Lewis 1880-1882
      2nd Wife: Sarah Ann Nielson
      Child: Archie Searle
      Father: George Adelbert 1864-1953
      Mother: Zina Alexander 1864-1932
      Children:
      George Adelbert 1885-1957
      Raymond Milton 1887-1923
      Maybell 1890-1890
      Maude 1891-1911
      Claudus 1893-
      Myrle 1896-1956
      Thelma 1900-1984
      Father: Raymond Milton 1887-1923
      Mother: Zina Batty 1890-1962
      Children:
      Raymond 1908-
      Carl Edward 1912-
      Maude 1913-1913
      Jay Lincoln 1914-
      Woodey B. 1919-
      Milton Harold 1923-
      Father: Woodey B. 1919-
      Mother: Vonetta Schanno 1921-
      Children:
      Rance W. 1945-
      Sonja E. 1946-
      Rhett A. 1948-
      Randy B. 1949-
      Husband: Rance W. Searle 1945-
      Wife: Janet Gail Cobb 1949-
      Father: Lon P. Seeley 1941-
      Mother: Sonja E.Searle 1946-
      Children:
      Angela 1965-
      Lon Chlarson 1969-
      Dawson P. 1971-
      Saylee E. 1972-
      Lasson Lon 1980-
      Father: Rhett A. Searle 1948-
      Mother: Toni M. Torrence 1957-
      Children:
      Michel Annette 1968
      Curry Lee 1974-
      Alana T. 1980-
      Shalyn Sophia 1983-
      Father: Randy B. Searle 1949-
      Mother: Vickie Ann Calder 1951-
      Children:
      Woodey B. II 1970-1982
      Brandy Lyn 1972-
      Jason Travis 1975-

      OBITUARY:
      1. The following is just a partial of Charles Decatur Searle, b. 11 Apr 1860 at Salem, Utah, Utah and died 21 Aug 1943 at SLC. I will transcribe the whole thing for anyone who really needs it but it is too far downline for my database. The part transcribed confirms his mother's name as Permelia Jane Adair, not Pamelia. Permelia was a daughter of Samuel Jefferson Adair and twin sister to George Washington Adair. Also we have correct spelling of the father as also Charles Decatur Searle. The obit also gives Childhood history germaine to Permelia:
      The Salt Lake Tribune, Mon., Aug. 23, 1943, with photo; partial transcription: "...Mr. Searle was born at Salem, April 11, 1860, a son of Charles Decatur and Permelia Jane Adair Searle. He married Julia Ette Wilson. She died in 1936. While a child, he moved from Salem to Washington with his parents, who were among colonizers of Dixie, Wash. Several years later the family moved to Clover Valley, Nev.; then to Vernal, and finally to Magrath, Alberta, Canada, where he engaged in ranching until 1909. From Magrath he moved to Provo, where he farmed until 1920, when he moved to Salt Lake City..."