Born in 1889 in Knoxville TN, it's unknown why his parents were in Knoxville or how long they were in TN. Both parents were from and married in Albion MI. Charles grew up on the south side of Chicago in Hyde Park in a rented house at 5758 S Stony Island in Chicago where his father was a milkman. Charles attended Hyde Park high school on 55th and Kimbark in Chicago and graduated in 1907. His parents divorced in 1915, Charles would have been 26 and not a minor, but he and his brother continued to live with their mother who moved to an area called Clearing, which is now on the SW side of Chicago, but at that time was a town and mostly farmland with Midway airport not yet a reality. The 3 flat she bought was at 6149 S Parkside Ave. His father went back to Albion MI to live with his sister.
Charles started his working career as a buyer for Maurice L. Rothchild, a clothing retailer on State and Van Buren in downtown Chicago. However, WWI happened and Charles went into the army. He spent the war in France in a repair unit, which is the group that took care of and managed army vehicles.
After returning from the war he met Teckla Fykerud at White City, a popular dance hall on the south side of Chicago. They were married on Feb 4, 1922 on the 3rd floor of a 3 flat on South Major in Clearing. They initially lived at Charles' mother's 3 flat and their only child Tom was born there in 1923. Charles worked as a milkman (as did his father) and eventually had a house built at 6205 S Major which he, Teckla and Tom moved in 1928.
In the ensuing 12 years, Charles continued to work as a milkman, was active in the Clearing American Legion post becoming commander. He and Teckla owned a farm in Albion that was rented to a local farmer, but was intended to be a retirement location. They also owned a lot on Hudson Lake near LaPorte Indiana where they intended to build a summer get away, but Charles died before any of that materialized. He also kept bees in their backyard. The hives were given to him in lieu of payment of a dairy bill owed him by a customer. He supplied honey to the entire neighborhood. In 1939 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and in 1940 underwent surgery at the VA in Maywood. He died due to complications from the surgery on Feb 28 1940. After funeral services in Chicago, he was transported to Albion MI for burial next to his mother.
Charles started his working career as a buyer for Maurice L. Rothchild, a clothing retailer on State and Van Buren in downtown Chicago. However, WWI happened and Charles went into the army. He spent the war in France in a repair unit, which is the group that took care of and managed army vehicles.
After returning from the war he met Teckla Fykerud at White City, a popular dance hall on the south side of Chicago. They were married on Feb 4, 1922 on the 3rd floor of a 3 flat on South Major in Clearing. They initially lived at Charles' mother's 3 flat and their only child Tom was born there in 1923. Charles worked as a milkman (as did his father) and eventually had a house built at 6205 S Major which he, Teckla and Tom moved in 1928.
In the ensuing 12 years, Charles continued to work as a milkman, was active in the Clearing American Legion post becoming commander. He and Teckla owned a farm in Albion that was rented to a local farmer, but was intended to be a retirement location. They also owned a lot on Hudson Lake near LaPorte Indiana where they intended to build a summer get away, but Charles died before any of that materialized. He also kept bees in their backyard. The hives were given to him in lieu of payment of a dairy bill owed him by a customer. He supplied honey to the entire neighborhood. In 1939 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and in 1940 underwent surgery at the VA in Maywood. He died due to complications from the surgery on Feb 28 1940. After funeral services in Chicago, he was transported to Albion MI for burial next to his mother.
Born in 1889 in Knoxville TN, it's unknown why his parents were in Knoxville or how long they were in TN. Both parents were from and married in Albion MI. Charles grew up on the south side of Chicago in Hyde Park in a rented house at 5758 S Stony Island in Chicago where his father was a milkman. Charles attended Hyde Park high school on 55th and Kimbark in Chicago and graduated in 1907. His parents divorced in 1915, Charles would have been 26 and not a minor, but he and his brother continued to live with their mother who moved to an area called Clearing, which is now on the SW side of Chicago, but at that time was a town and mostly farmland with Midway airport not yet a reality. The 3 flat she bought was at 6149 S Parkside Ave. His father went back to Albion MI to live with his sister.
Charles started his working career as a buyer for Maurice L. Rothchild, a clothing retailer on State and Van Buren in downtown Chicago. However, WWI happened and Charles went into the army. He spent the war in France in a repair unit, which is the group that took care of and managed army vehicles.
After returning from the war he met Teckla Fykerud at White City, a popular dance hall on the south side of Chicago. They were married on Feb 4, 1922 on the 3rd floor of a 3 flat on South Major in Clearing. They initially lived at Charles' mother's 3 flat and their only child Tom was born there in 1923. Charles worked as a milkman (as did his father) and eventually had a house built at 6205 S Major which he, Teckla and Tom moved in 1928.
In the ensuing 12 years, Charles continued to work as a milkman, was active in the Clearing American Legion post becoming commander. He and Teckla owned a farm in Albion that was rented to a local farmer, but was intended to be a retirement location. They also owned a lot on Hudson Lake near LaPorte Indiana where they intended to build a summer get away, but Charles died before any of that materialized. He also kept bees in their backyard. The hives were given to him in lieu of payment of a dairy bill owed him by a customer. He supplied honey to the entire neighborhood. In 1939 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and in 1940 underwent surgery at the VA in Maywood. He died due to complications from the surgery on Feb 28 1940. After funeral services in Chicago, he was transported to Albion MI for burial next to his mother.
Charles started his working career as a buyer for Maurice L. Rothchild, a clothing retailer on State and Van Buren in downtown Chicago. However, WWI happened and Charles went into the army. He spent the war in France in a repair unit, which is the group that took care of and managed army vehicles.
After returning from the war he met Teckla Fykerud at White City, a popular dance hall on the south side of Chicago. They were married on Feb 4, 1922 on the 3rd floor of a 3 flat on South Major in Clearing. They initially lived at Charles' mother's 3 flat and their only child Tom was born there in 1923. Charles worked as a milkman (as did his father) and eventually had a house built at 6205 S Major which he, Teckla and Tom moved in 1928.
In the ensuing 12 years, Charles continued to work as a milkman, was active in the Clearing American Legion post becoming commander. He and Teckla owned a farm in Albion that was rented to a local farmer, but was intended to be a retirement location. They also owned a lot on Hudson Lake near LaPorte Indiana where they intended to build a summer get away, but Charles died before any of that materialized. He also kept bees in their backyard. The hives were given to him in lieu of payment of a dairy bill owed him by a customer. He supplied honey to the entire neighborhood. In 1939 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and in 1940 underwent surgery at the VA in Maywood. He died due to complications from the surgery on Feb 28 1940. After funeral services in Chicago, he was transported to Albion MI for burial next to his mother.
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b. Knoxville, TN. d. Chicago age 50. WWI, Sgt. 308 Repair Unit MTC. Parents James & Fannie (Brownell) McKinney. Wife Teckla Fykerud.
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