Taken from "The Kansas Telephone" vol. IX No. 10.
Manhattan, Kansas -- Dated May 1889:

Charles was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He was compelled to care for himself from thirteen years of age, and went for a time as a sailor boy, but the foundation of his wonderfully successful and useful life was laid a the age of seventeen, when he became a Christian and adopted those principles of self-sacrifice and ministering to others that marked his whole career.

As he sought the advice of a minister in his search, the young lady who met him at the door impressed him as a suitable companion. On July 15, 1829 he married this lady, Maria Woodson.

He learned the trade of cabinet maker, in connection with which was the undertaking business, and it fell to his lot to put Noah Webster into his coffin, also Jonathan Trumbull, the Secretary of General Washington. He was a mechanic who had ideas and ability to defend them and was soon recognized as a public spirited citizen of growing influence. Although himself deprived of school privileges, her grew up under the shadow of Yale College, and being of a vigorous and combative spirit, his daily contact with men became the best schooling. When the Washington temperance movement began he immediately aided in starting a society in New Haven: and the little brown, worn, weather-stained pledge book that he carried and upon whose pages are recorded the names of twenty-six drunkards whom he reclaimed, is treasured as an heirloom in his family.

His energy and directness in discussing temperance led to his election to the Legislature of Connecticut, where he proved himself one of the most alert and successful workers. Then he was chose and Elector, and spending some time in Washington, made the acquaintance of such men as J. Q. Adams, President Monroe, Clay, Webster, J. Jackson. Of his intercourse with these men, he had a fund of interesting antidotes.

In 1854, Mr. Lines was much before the public discussing the question of the hour, slavery. He was a firm believer in abolition. After hearing Horace Greeley's speech in which he said, "Go west, young man go west," and the thought crosses his fertile mind that speeches and passing resolutions alone would not save Kansas to freedom. It was hard to uproot and remove a tree that had been planted nearly fifty years and was interlinked with so many Eastern Interests, but he announced his intention to go, and in five weeks the Beecher Bible and Rifle Company was on its way with him as leader. This name was given them because it was through Beecher's efforts that each man of the company was given a rifle and a bible.

[They immigrated to Kansas]

Only a few women and children went with the first group, but after the settlement was made on the south bank of the Kansas river at Wabaunsee, named for an Indian Chief, the other families came.

Maria Woodson [Wooden] Lines, Grandma Lines, as she so lovingly became known, and her daughters came in 1857. When Grandma Lines was first married, she kept house in three rooms, one above the other, connected with ladders, but later they had a lovely brick home which it was very difficult to leave behind for the unknown wilderness of Kansas.

When they left New Haven on April 23, 1867, it was the thirteenth birthday of Louisa, the youngest of the family.

Their children's names were:

Cornelia "Nellie" (married Silas Thomas)

Elizabeth "Libby" (married J. P. Evans)

Harriet (married I. H. Isbel)

Elford J (came with the first colony and brought his family the next year)

Elsworth D.

Edward C.D. (a captain in the Union Army -- was killed during a battle near Fort Smith, Arkansas.)

Louisa "Lulu"

TO READ MORE ABOUT HIS INTERESTING LIFE, SEE THE SOURCE BELOW


Source: "Blenkarn Tapestry" by Dorothy L. Taylor pgs 244-246
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"Connecticut, Marriages, 1729-1867," Charles B. Lines, 1829

groom's name: Charles B. Lines
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Maria Wooden
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 27 Jan 1829
marriage place: New Haven, Connecticut
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01535-0
system origin: Connecticut-EASy
source film number: 3251
reference number: pg. 436

Source Citation
"Connecticut, Marriages, 1729-1867," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7LX-S2V : accessed 03 Aug 2012), Charles B. Lines and Maria Wooden, 27 Jan 1829; citing reference pg. 436, FHL microfilm 3251.
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"United States Census, 1850," Charles B Lines in household of Charles B Lines, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

name: Charles B Lines
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
gender: Male
age: 43
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1807
dwelling house number: 2040
family number: 2967
line number: 21
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 47
film number: 3075
digital folder number: 004181029
image number: 00370

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Charles B Lines M 43 Connecticut
Maria Lines F 42 Connecticut
Elford I Lines M 20 Connecticut
Elizabeth Lines F 16 Connecticut
Cornelia M Lines F 12 Connecticut
Harriet D Lines F 8 Connecticut
Louisa B Lines F 6 Connecticut
Mabel Alling F 9 Connecticut
Olive Wooding F 69 Connecticut
John Heman M 21 Ireland
John Sewell M 35 Ohio

Source Citation
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M685-Y3L : accessed 03 Aug 2012), Charles B Lines in household of Charles B Lines, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing dwelling 2040, family 2967, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 47.
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"United States Census, 1860," Chas B Lines, , Wabaunsee, Kansas

name: Chas B Lines
residence: , Wabaunsee, Kansas
ward: Wabaunsee
age: 53 years
estimated birth year: 1807
birthplace: Conn
gender: Male
page: 5
family number: 36
film number: 803352
dgs number: 4230631
image number: 00255
nara number: M653

Source Citation
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M667-5YG : accessed 03 Aug 2012), Chas B Lines, , Wabaunsee, Kansas; citing p. 5, family 36; NARA microfilm publication M653, FHL microfilm 803352.
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"United States Census, 1880," Chas. B. Lines, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas

name: Chas. B. Lines
residence: Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas
birthdate: 1807
birthplace: Connecticut, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Maria Lines
spouse's birthplace: Connecticut, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Connecticut, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Connecticut, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 73 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0398
page: 353
page character: C
entry number: 1559
film number: 1254398

Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Chas. B. Lines M 73 Connecticut, United States
wife Maria Lines F 72 Connecticut, United States
Albert Robinson M 25 Ohio, United States
John Heil M 25 New York, United States
James Willer M 19 Denmark
Edward Kidney M 21 New York, United States
James B. Coats M 37 New York, United States

Source Citation
"United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF55-WYH : accessed 03 Aug 2012), Chas. B. Lines, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas; citing sheet 353C, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-0398.
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"Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930," C. B. Lines, 1806

name: C. B. Lines
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 31 Mar 1889
death place: Wabaunsee, Ks
age: 83
birth date: 1806
birthplace: C.
occupation: Farmer
race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B54503-3
system origin: Kansas-EASy
source film number: 1673246
reference number: item 4 p 221 cn 15

Source Citation
"Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW2S-TZG : accessed 03 Aug 2012), C. B. Lines, 1806.
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Find A Grave contributor Cheryl White has made a suggestion to you (3-15-14) regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Charles Lines.

There is an obit for Charles in the Wabaunsee County News, April 4, 1889, page 3.
It cites his political career and his involvement with the Beecher Bible Church...