Sometime between 1895 and 1900 Mr. Earhart changed his name from "Ben McD. Earhart" to "Charles B. Earhart." According to a contemporary news report (/Weekly Democrat/, Natchez, Miss., 8 May 1895, page [3], col. 1.), he married Annie E. Williams on 24 April 1895 in Hanford, California, as "Ben McD. Earhart":
"Brought Back a Bride With Him
Mr. Ben McD. Earhart, the popular and efficient depot agent of the New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad at Winnsboro, La., and so well and favorably known in Natchez, returned to Winnsboro on Tuesday last from California, bringing back with him a fair and lovely bride. The wedding took place at the residence of John F. Mickle at Hanford, Cal., on Wednesday April 24, 1895, and the bride was Miss Annie E. Williams of Dinuba, Cal. This announcement will no doubt be a surprise to many of Mr. Earhart's friends in Natchez, but all will hasten to tender congratulations and with them the DEMOCRAT hartily [/sic/] joins."
Mr. Earhart was enumerated in Tampa, Florida, in the 1900 federal census as "Charles Airheart" (born September 1861 in Mississippi). His household included his California-born wife, Annie, and two sons, including "Harrold Airheart," born June 1897 in Louisiana. (1900 U.S. census, Hillsborough Co., Fla., pop. sch., Tampa City, ward 2, ED 67, sheet 16-A, dwell. 319, fam. 345, Charles "Airheart" household; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 170.
"Brought Back a Bride With Him
Mr. Ben McD. Earhart, the popular and efficient depot agent of the New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad at Winnsboro, La., and so well and favorably known in Natchez, returned to Winnsboro on Tuesday last from California, bringing back with him a fair and lovely bride. The wedding took place at the residence of John F. Mickle at Hanford, Cal., on Wednesday April 24, 1895, and the bride was Miss Annie E. Williams of Dinuba, Cal. This announcement will no doubt be a surprise to many of Mr. Earhart's friends in Natchez, but all will hasten to tender congratulations and with them the DEMOCRAT hartily [/sic/] joins."
Mr. Earhart was enumerated in Tampa, Florida, in the 1900 federal census as "Charles Airheart" (born September 1861 in Mississippi). His household included his California-born wife, Annie, and two sons, including "Harrold Airheart," born June 1897 in Louisiana. (1900 U.S. census, Hillsborough Co., Fla., pop. sch., Tampa City, ward 2, ED 67, sheet 16-A, dwell. 319, fam. 345, Charles "Airheart" household; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 170.
Sometime between 1895 and 1900 Mr. Earhart changed his name from "Ben McD. Earhart" to "Charles B. Earhart." According to a contemporary news report (/Weekly Democrat/, Natchez, Miss., 8 May 1895, page [3], col. 1.), he married Annie E. Williams on 24 April 1895 in Hanford, California, as "Ben McD. Earhart":
"Brought Back a Bride With Him
Mr. Ben McD. Earhart, the popular and efficient depot agent of the New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad at Winnsboro, La., and so well and favorably known in Natchez, returned to Winnsboro on Tuesday last from California, bringing back with him a fair and lovely bride. The wedding took place at the residence of John F. Mickle at Hanford, Cal., on Wednesday April 24, 1895, and the bride was Miss Annie E. Williams of Dinuba, Cal. This announcement will no doubt be a surprise to many of Mr. Earhart's friends in Natchez, but all will hasten to tender congratulations and with them the DEMOCRAT hartily [/sic/] joins."
Mr. Earhart was enumerated in Tampa, Florida, in the 1900 federal census as "Charles Airheart" (born September 1861 in Mississippi). His household included his California-born wife, Annie, and two sons, including "Harrold Airheart," born June 1897 in Louisiana. (1900 U.S. census, Hillsborough Co., Fla., pop. sch., Tampa City, ward 2, ED 67, sheet 16-A, dwell. 319, fam. 345, Charles "Airheart" household; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 170.
"Brought Back a Bride With Him
Mr. Ben McD. Earhart, the popular and efficient depot agent of the New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad at Winnsboro, La., and so well and favorably known in Natchez, returned to Winnsboro on Tuesday last from California, bringing back with him a fair and lovely bride. The wedding took place at the residence of John F. Mickle at Hanford, Cal., on Wednesday April 24, 1895, and the bride was Miss Annie E. Williams of Dinuba, Cal. This announcement will no doubt be a surprise to many of Mr. Earhart's friends in Natchez, but all will hasten to tender congratulations and with them the DEMOCRAT hartily [/sic/] joins."
Mr. Earhart was enumerated in Tampa, Florida, in the 1900 federal census as "Charles Airheart" (born September 1861 in Mississippi). His household included his California-born wife, Annie, and two sons, including "Harrold Airheart," born June 1897 in Louisiana. (1900 U.S. census, Hillsborough Co., Fla., pop. sch., Tampa City, ward 2, ED 67, sheet 16-A, dwell. 319, fam. 345, Charles "Airheart" household; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 170.
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