Individual Details

Benjamin Charles was a miller and farmer in Clearspring, Maryland. He graduated from a commercial college in Baltimore, Maryland. For a few years, Benjamin ran a general merchandise store and, later, a spoke factory and saw mill. The firm's name was Beard, Charles & Company. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was an elder in the Clearspring Lutheran Church.

Birth	18 Aug 1850	Clear Spring, Washington, MD
Marriage	30 Sep 1875	Mary E. Gardner

Spouse	Mary E. Gardner ( - )
Child	Grace Louise Charles (1876 - )
Child	Katie Charles ( - )
Child	Iola Charles ( - )
Child	Roger D. Charles ( - )
Child	Frederick Charles ( - )
Child	Louis Charles ( - )
Child	B. Gilpin Charles ( - )

Father	Joel Charles (1818 - )
Mother	Christiana Elizabeth Kreps (1827 - 1887)
Sibling	Samuel Charles ( - 1906)
Sibling	Milton Charles ( - )