Joseph Jones Charlton of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.
- Identifier:
- 049668
- Collection Number:
- A&M 3762
- Title:
- Joseph Jones Charlton of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- Charlton is a Civil War veteran who fought on the side of the Confederacy. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. in 1864. He later went on to become the first school teacher in Madam's Creek, a town near Hinton, W. Va.Charlton first married Nancy Parker. Together, Parker and Charlton had a daughter, Mary Jane Charlton. Mary Jane would later marry Silas Hinton.
- Acquisition Source:
- Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
- Acquisition Method:
- Gift
- Medium:
- print
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView