Individual Details

Charles Titsworth

(25 Apr 1871 - 17 Jun 1965)



Charles was first married to Lavonia:
1900 Census. Van Buren, Crawford, AR, Hh 228
Charles Titsworth, b. Apr 1871, age 29, married 7 years
Lovonia, wife, b. Oct 1873, age 27, 1 child
Homer, son, b. Oct 1898, age 1, b. AR

1910 Census. Richland, Crawford, AR, Hh 218
Charles Tittsworth, 38, married once for 16 years
Livonia, 36, 3 children
Homer, son, 11. Nelle, dau, 7. Luciele, dau, 4

Charles is buried Knights Landing Cemetery, Yolo Co, CA.
Find A Grave Memorial# 36313437
Charles Titsworth, of Davis, California, age 94, died Thursday, June 17, 1965, at Yolo General Hospital in Woodland, Yolo County, California. He had been a California resident for 22 years. Formerly, Charles Titsworth was of the Kibler Community in Arkansas.
Survivors include his widow, Dealie, two sons, Ralph of Fort Smith and Homer of Fort Smith, two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Stewart of Kibler and Mrs. Lucille Kensheloe of Davis; and several grandchildren.
Funeral will be held at Davis, California, under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel. (End of Obit).
Charles Titsworth was preceded in death by his first wife, Sarah Livona (Cromwell)Titsworth; his parents, Darcas (aka Dorcus) Kilgore Titsworth and Chistopher Columbus Titsworth; his paternal grandparents, William Peyton and Sarah A. (Blackwell) Titsworth; and paternal great grandparents, John and Sarah (Thompson) Titsworth.
Charley Titsworth, age 22, married Miss Livona Cromwell, age 21, on December 24, 1893, in Crawford County, Arkansas, as per marriage record.
Sarah Livona Cromwell Titsworth died on July 6, 1936, and is buried in Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas.
Charles Titsworth's second wife, Dealie (Vandergriff) Titsworth-McCullough, was the sister to Charles's sister-in-law, Matilda "Mattie" (Vandergriff) Cromwell-Titsworth, who was the wife of Homer Titsworth.
After the death of Charles Titsworth, Dealie (Vandergriff) Titsworth, married Claude M. McCullough, on December 12, 1970, in Yolo County, California. Dealie died February 8, 1988, in Yolo County, California.
As per Death Certificate: Charles Titsworth died of Purulent Peritonitis due to Gangrenous Cholecystitis.


Son Homer has an Arkansas Delayed Birth Certificate #12432. Homer Titsworth, b. Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR on 7 Oct 1898 to Charley Titsworth, age 37 and Sarah Livonia Cromwell, age 25. He was the first child. His Uncle, Wallace T. Smith, age 73, made affidavit, 5 Aug 1954.

Son Ralph was married to Lucille Mott.
1950 Census. Grover, Franklin, AR, Hh 54
River Road
Ralph Titsworth, 39, b. AR, Gas Well Driller, Natural Gas Company
Lucille S., wife, 54, b. MO

Here is Livonia: Find A Grave Memorial# 28669289
Buried Gill Cemetery, Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR. Born 1 Oct 1873, Benton Co, AR; died 6 Jul 1936 at Kibler in Crawford Co.
OBITUARY - MRS. SARAH L. TITSWORTH SUCCUMBS AT KIBLER MONDAY
Mrs. Sarah Livonia (Cromwell) Titsworth, 63 years old, wife of Charles Titsworth, died at 4:40 p.m. Monday at her home in the Kibler community.
Mrs. Titsworth was born in Benton County, Arkansas, in 1873, and had lived most of her life in the Kibler vicinity.
Mrs. Titsworth is survived by her husband, Charles, two daughers, Mrs. Nellie (Titsworth) Steward and Mrs. Lucille (Titsworth) Kincheloe, both of Haroldton; two sons, Homer and Ralph Titsworth, both of Kibler; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca (Cromwell) Smets of Glendale, California; one brother, Price Cromwell of Kibler; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday at the Kibler Methodist Church with Mrs. Billie Winn, Pentecostal pastor, officiating.
urial will be in the Gill Cemetery with the Edwards Funeral Home directing arrangements. (End of Obit)
Sarah Lovonia (Cromwell) Titsworth was the daughter of John Wesley Cromwell and Mary Elizabeth (May) Cromwell. Her nephews were Claud Aaron Cromwell, Kenneth King Titsworth and Homer "Ray" Titsworth.
Charley Titsworth, age 22, married Miss Livonia Cromwell, age 21, on December 24, 1893 in Crawford County, Arkansas, as per County Clerk marriage records.


Daughter Lucille in 1950
Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 201
Julian G. Kinchloe, 48, b. AR, Farmer
Lucille, wife, 44, b. AR
Ruth Ann, dau, 17, Packer, Cup Factory
Edna L,, dau, 14
Robert S., son, 10

Daughter Nellie in 1950
Richland, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 59
Robert J. Steward, 55, b. AR, Farmer
Nellie, wife, 47, b. AR
Ora L., dau, 16, b. AR

Events

Birth25 Apr 1871Arkansas
Marriage24 Dec 1893Crawford County, Arkansas - Sarah Livonia Cromwell
Marriage4 Nov 1936Crawford County, Arkansas - Cordelia "Dealie" Vandergriff
Death17 Jun 1965Woodland, Yolo County, California

Families

SpouseCordelia "Dealie" Vandergriff (1894 - 1988)
SpouseSarah Livonia Cromwell (1873 - 1936)
ChildHomer Titsworth (1898 - 1991)
ChildLucille Titsworth (1905 - 1998)
ChildRalph Titsworth (1910 - 1987)