He Believes in ‘Em
Father of Year Big Family Man
The old woman who lived in the shoe had nothing on one of Charlotte’s more productive fathers. Ernest J. Stogner, a 75-year-old Chadbourn Mills area resident, has so many children he finds it hard to recall all their names. In 56 years of married life, he has fathered 24 children; fourteen girls and ten boys. The boys all took after him, becoming carpenters. The girls got married. His first child came when he was 19; his last, at 63. Today, he lives with his second wife who is the mother of ten (three boys, seven girls) at 154 Carolina Ave. He and some of his carpenter sons constructed the small, one-floor dwelling three years ago. Father’s Day for Mr. Stogner will be a little anti-climatic. His real day comes on May 16, his birthday. This is when his sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters and even a few great-grandchildren gather. Even Mr. Stogner has no idea how many grandchildren he has, but the family get-togethers often approach the 100 mark in attendance.
He Believes in ‘Em
Father of Year Big Family Man
The old woman who lived in the shoe had nothing on one of Charlotte’s more productive fathers. Ernest J. Stogner, a 75-year-old Chadbourn Mills area resident, has so many children he finds it hard to recall all their names. In 56 years of married life, he has fathered 24 children; fourteen girls and ten boys. The boys all took after him, becoming carpenters. The girls got married. His first child came when he was 19; his last, at 63. Today, he lives with his second wife who is the mother of ten (three boys, seven girls) at 154 Carolina Ave. He and some of his carpenter sons constructed the small, one-floor dwelling three years ago. Father’s Day for Mr. Stogner will be a little anti-climatic. His real day comes on May 16, his birthday. This is when his sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters and even a few great-grandchildren gather. Even Mr. Stogner has no idea how many grandchildren he has, but the family get-togethers often approach the 100 mark in attendance.
Family Members
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Cora Jane/Estelle Stogner Stewart
1893–1982
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William Crawford "Willie" Stogner
1895–1964
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Ernest Marion Stogner
1897–1973
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James B. Stogner
1899–1909
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Fred Ervin Stogner
1901–1970
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Lloyd Evans Stogner
1903–1965
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Beulah Stogner Lee
1905–1983
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Eula Christine Stogner Outlaw
1905–1995
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Coleman Brown Stogner
1909–1995
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Minnie Ruth Ivey Stogner Stewart
1909–2004
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Daisy Idell Stogner
1911–1928
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Robert Homer Stogner
1913–1968
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Gladys Stogner
1917–1917
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Carl Haywood Stogner
1918–1989
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Margaret Bell Stogner Askew
1919–1996
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Ernest Ross Stogner
1922–1993
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Infant Son Stogner
1923–1923
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Ernest Jackson Stogner Jr
1925–1933
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Freda Elizabeth Stogner Reynolds
1928–2013
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Daisy Lee Stogner Fisher
1930–2018
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Betty Jo Stogner
1935–1935
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Patsy Ann Stogner
1935–1935
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