Civil War: Quartermaster, 7th California Infantry
Charles Pratt Dudley was born at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, December 26, 1822. He married Lydia J. Davis at Lowell, Massachusetts, May 14, 1846. Lydia was born at Lowell in April 1828, the daughter of Moses and Persis Dudley. The couple was still in Massachusetts when their first child, Ellen Maria, was born in 1847. Charles moved his family to Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1848 before he departed for California. Charles arrived at San Francisco February 21, 1849, aboard the brig Mary that had sailed from New York City. He returned to New Hampshire in 1851 where a second daughter, Anna Gertrude, was born April 5, 1852. Soon thereafter Charles relocated his family to California where he opened a store at Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County. Charles suffered a $600 property loss when a fire swept through Mokelumne Hill on Sunday morning, August 20, 1854. Two sons were born at Mokelumne Hill, Charles Davis on November 14, 1855, and William Moses in April 1858. Charles was appointed Postmaster of the Fourth Crossing Post Office, Calaveras County, April 14, 1860. Next came two daughters; Emma Eunice, born at Mokelumne Hill November 2, 1860, and Hannah A., born there on February 11, 1863. Charles was appointed Deputy Provost Marshal for Calaveras County in October 1863 and by year's end he had enrolled 2,394 men for the draft. He was commissioned by the Governor of California as a 1st Lieutenant at San Francisco November 29, 1864, and assigned as Quartermaster, Field & Staff, 7th California Infantry, at the Presidio of San Francisco January 4, 1865. 1st Lieutenant Dudley was posted to Tubac, Arizona Territory, and opted to take his family with him. He was present at the establishment of Fort Mason late that same year. Charles and his two youngest children, Emma and Hanna, came down with the fever during the deadly epidemic that struck Fort Mason during the fall and winter of 1865-66. Charles survived, but his youngest daughter Hannah did not. She died November 25, 1865 and was buried in the post cemetery. He returned to California with his family and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco May 22, 1866. His daughter Emma never quite recovered from her bout with the fever and was only 6 1/2 when she died June 6, 1867. Emma was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery. Charles settled in Oakland and eventually secured a position as a clerk at the U.S. Customs house in San Francisco, where he was employed from 1868 until 1881. Charles oldest daughter Anna married Hall William Baxter in 1872, and the year 1880 found Charles, Lydia, and William, then 22 and still single, living at the Baxter household in Oakland. Charles moved Lydia and William into a residence at 1230 (death note: 1296) Adeline in Oakland in 1882, about the same time he began working as a bookkeeper for the Amos J. Bailey Company in San Francisco. He remained with the Bailey firm until 1886, at which time he opened a small grocery store at 1207 Adeline, just down the block from his residence. Charles was also keeping the books for a Mr. Henry Tophan. His son William married Grace Pomeroy Keeler in 1887 and continued to help his parents operate the grocery store while Charles kept Mr. Tophan's books. Less than a year before his death, Charles filed for a Civil War veteran's pension May 24, 1890, and received application No. 778,041 and certificate No. 535,042. Charles died of "congestion of the lungs" at his home on Adeline Saturday, March 28, 1891. According to his death certificate Charles was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery, probably near his daughter Emma. Lydia filed for a widow's pension May 5, 1891, and received application No. 511,714 and certificate No. 356,853. Lydia moved out of the house on Adeline in 1893 and took up residence at 1364 11th Street, Oakland, where she lived until 1897. Lydia was living in Oakland with her son William in 1900, and moved with him to Pacific Grove sometime before 1910. William and and his wife Grace had a home at 520 19th Street in Pacific Grove (1900, 1910 US Census).
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, November 14th, to the wife of Mr. Charles P. Dudley, a son [Charles Davis].
(Sacramento Daily Union, Vol. 10, No. 1451; November 19, 1855)
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, February 11th, to the wife of Charles P. Dudley, a daughter [Hannah A.].
(Stockton Daily Independent [Stockton, CA], Monday, February 23, 1863)
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DEATHS.
CHARLES P. DUDLEY.
Charles P. Dudley, an old resident of Oakland, died Saturday night from congestion of the lungs at his residence, 1236 Adeline street, in that city. he was 68 years of age.
(The San Francisco Call, March 30, 1891; 8:7)
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Children:
- Ellen Maria (1847-bef. 1850?)
- Anna Gertrude (1852-1936; m. 1872 to Hall Wm. Baxter; ch: Arthur Charles [Sep. 1872], Hiram Dudley [Sep. 1876-Jan. 24, 1930])
- Charles Davis (Nov. 14, 1855-after 1900)
- William Moses (Apr. 1858-bef. 1940; m. 1887 to Grace Pomeroy Keeler [Sep. 3, 1863, NY-Jul. 21, 1940, CA])
- Emma Eunice (Nov. 2, 1860-Jun. 6, 1867)
- Hannah A. (Feb. 11, 1863-Nov. 25, 1865)
Charles Pratt Dudley was born at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, December 26, 1822. He married Lydia J. Davis at Lowell, Massachusetts, May 14, 1846. Lydia was born at Lowell in April 1828, the daughter of Moses and Persis Dudley. The couple was still in Massachusetts when their first child, Ellen Maria, was born in 1847. Charles moved his family to Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1848 before he departed for California. Charles arrived at San Francisco February 21, 1849, aboard the brig Mary that had sailed from New York City. He returned to New Hampshire in 1851 where a second daughter, Anna Gertrude, was born April 5, 1852. Soon thereafter Charles relocated his family to California where he opened a store at Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County. Charles suffered a $600 property loss when a fire swept through Mokelumne Hill on Sunday morning, August 20, 1854. Two sons were born at Mokelumne Hill, Charles Davis on November 14, 1855, and William Moses in April 1858. Charles was appointed Postmaster of the Fourth Crossing Post Office, Calaveras County, April 14, 1860. Next came two daughters; Emma Eunice, born at Mokelumne Hill November 2, 1860, and Hannah A., born there on February 11, 1863. Charles was appointed Deputy Provost Marshal for Calaveras County in October 1863 and by year's end he had enrolled 2,394 men for the draft. He was commissioned by the Governor of California as a 1st Lieutenant at San Francisco November 29, 1864, and assigned as Quartermaster, Field & Staff, 7th California Infantry, at the Presidio of San Francisco January 4, 1865. 1st Lieutenant Dudley was posted to Tubac, Arizona Territory, and opted to take his family with him. He was present at the establishment of Fort Mason late that same year. Charles and his two youngest children, Emma and Hanna, came down with the fever during the deadly epidemic that struck Fort Mason during the fall and winter of 1865-66. Charles survived, but his youngest daughter Hannah did not. She died November 25, 1865 and was buried in the post cemetery. He returned to California with his family and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco May 22, 1866. His daughter Emma never quite recovered from her bout with the fever and was only 6 1/2 when she died June 6, 1867. Emma was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery. Charles settled in Oakland and eventually secured a position as a clerk at the U.S. Customs house in San Francisco, where he was employed from 1868 until 1881. Charles oldest daughter Anna married Hall William Baxter in 1872, and the year 1880 found Charles, Lydia, and William, then 22 and still single, living at the Baxter household in Oakland. Charles moved Lydia and William into a residence at 1230 (death note: 1296) Adeline in Oakland in 1882, about the same time he began working as a bookkeeper for the Amos J. Bailey Company in San Francisco. He remained with the Bailey firm until 1886, at which time he opened a small grocery store at 1207 Adeline, just down the block from his residence. Charles was also keeping the books for a Mr. Henry Tophan. His son William married Grace Pomeroy Keeler in 1887 and continued to help his parents operate the grocery store while Charles kept Mr. Tophan's books. Less than a year before his death, Charles filed for a Civil War veteran's pension May 24, 1890, and received application No. 778,041 and certificate No. 535,042. Charles died of "congestion of the lungs" at his home on Adeline Saturday, March 28, 1891. According to his death certificate Charles was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery, probably near his daughter Emma. Lydia filed for a widow's pension May 5, 1891, and received application No. 511,714 and certificate No. 356,853. Lydia moved out of the house on Adeline in 1893 and took up residence at 1364 11th Street, Oakland, where she lived until 1897. Lydia was living in Oakland with her son William in 1900, and moved with him to Pacific Grove sometime before 1910. William and and his wife Grace had a home at 520 19th Street in Pacific Grove (1900, 1910 US Census).
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, November 14th, to the wife of Mr. Charles P. Dudley, a son [Charles Davis].
(Sacramento Daily Union, Vol. 10, No. 1451; November 19, 1855)
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, February 11th, to the wife of Charles P. Dudley, a daughter [Hannah A.].
(Stockton Daily Independent [Stockton, CA], Monday, February 23, 1863)
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DEATHS.
CHARLES P. DUDLEY.
Charles P. Dudley, an old resident of Oakland, died Saturday night from congestion of the lungs at his residence, 1236 Adeline street, in that city. he was 68 years of age.
(The San Francisco Call, March 30, 1891; 8:7)
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Children:
- Ellen Maria (1847-bef. 1850?)
- Anna Gertrude (1852-1936; m. 1872 to Hall Wm. Baxter; ch: Arthur Charles [Sep. 1872], Hiram Dudley [Sep. 1876-Jan. 24, 1930])
- Charles Davis (Nov. 14, 1855-after 1900)
- William Moses (Apr. 1858-bef. 1940; m. 1887 to Grace Pomeroy Keeler [Sep. 3, 1863, NY-Jul. 21, 1940, CA])
- Emma Eunice (Nov. 2, 1860-Jun. 6, 1867)
- Hannah A. (Feb. 11, 1863-Nov. 25, 1865)
Civil War: Quartermaster, 7th California Infantry
Charles Pratt Dudley was born at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, December 26, 1822. He married Lydia J. Davis at Lowell, Massachusetts, May 14, 1846. Lydia was born at Lowell in April 1828, the daughter of Moses and Persis Dudley. The couple was still in Massachusetts when their first child, Ellen Maria, was born in 1847. Charles moved his family to Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1848 before he departed for California. Charles arrived at San Francisco February 21, 1849, aboard the brig Mary that had sailed from New York City. He returned to New Hampshire in 1851 where a second daughter, Anna Gertrude, was born April 5, 1852. Soon thereafter Charles relocated his family to California where he opened a store at Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County. Charles suffered a $600 property loss when a fire swept through Mokelumne Hill on Sunday morning, August 20, 1854. Two sons were born at Mokelumne Hill, Charles Davis on November 14, 1855, and William Moses in April 1858. Charles was appointed Postmaster of the Fourth Crossing Post Office, Calaveras County, April 14, 1860. Next came two daughters; Emma Eunice, born at Mokelumne Hill November 2, 1860, and Hannah A., born there on February 11, 1863. Charles was appointed Deputy Provost Marshal for Calaveras County in October 1863 and by year's end he had enrolled 2,394 men for the draft. He was commissioned by the Governor of California as a 1st Lieutenant at San Francisco November 29, 1864, and assigned as Quartermaster, Field & Staff, 7th California Infantry, at the Presidio of San Francisco January 4, 1865. 1st Lieutenant Dudley was posted to Tubac, Arizona Territory, and opted to take his family with him. He was present at the establishment of Fort Mason late that same year. Charles and his two youngest children, Emma and Hanna, came down with the fever during the deadly epidemic that struck Fort Mason during the fall and winter of 1865-66. Charles survived, but his youngest daughter Hannah did not. She died November 25, 1865 and was buried in the post cemetery. He returned to California with his family and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco May 22, 1866. His daughter Emma never quite recovered from her bout with the fever and was only 6 1/2 when she died June 6, 1867. Emma was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery. Charles settled in Oakland and eventually secured a position as a clerk at the U.S. Customs house in San Francisco, where he was employed from 1868 until 1881. Charles oldest daughter Anna married Hall William Baxter in 1872, and the year 1880 found Charles, Lydia, and William, then 22 and still single, living at the Baxter household in Oakland. Charles moved Lydia and William into a residence at 1230 (death note: 1296) Adeline in Oakland in 1882, about the same time he began working as a bookkeeper for the Amos J. Bailey Company in San Francisco. He remained with the Bailey firm until 1886, at which time he opened a small grocery store at 1207 Adeline, just down the block from his residence. Charles was also keeping the books for a Mr. Henry Tophan. His son William married Grace Pomeroy Keeler in 1887 and continued to help his parents operate the grocery store while Charles kept Mr. Tophan's books. Less than a year before his death, Charles filed for a Civil War veteran's pension May 24, 1890, and received application No. 778,041 and certificate No. 535,042. Charles died of "congestion of the lungs" at his home on Adeline Saturday, March 28, 1891. According to his death certificate Charles was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery, probably near his daughter Emma. Lydia filed for a widow's pension May 5, 1891, and received application No. 511,714 and certificate No. 356,853. Lydia moved out of the house on Adeline in 1893 and took up residence at 1364 11th Street, Oakland, where she lived until 1897. Lydia was living in Oakland with her son William in 1900, and moved with him to Pacific Grove sometime before 1910. William and and his wife Grace had a home at 520 19th Street in Pacific Grove (1900, 1910 US Census).
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, November 14th, to the wife of Mr. Charles P. Dudley, a son [Charles Davis].
(Sacramento Daily Union, Vol. 10, No. 1451; November 19, 1855)
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, February 11th, to the wife of Charles P. Dudley, a daughter [Hannah A.].
(Stockton Daily Independent [Stockton, CA], Monday, February 23, 1863)
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DEATHS.
CHARLES P. DUDLEY.
Charles P. Dudley, an old resident of Oakland, died Saturday night from congestion of the lungs at his residence, 1236 Adeline street, in that city. he was 68 years of age.
(The San Francisco Call, March 30, 1891; 8:7)
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Children:
- Ellen Maria (1847-bef. 1850?)
- Anna Gertrude (1852-1936; m. 1872 to Hall Wm. Baxter; ch: Arthur Charles [Sep. 1872], Hiram Dudley [Sep. 1876-Jan. 24, 1930])
- Charles Davis (Nov. 14, 1855-after 1900)
- William Moses (Apr. 1858-bef. 1940; m. 1887 to Grace Pomeroy Keeler [Sep. 3, 1863, NY-Jul. 21, 1940, CA])
- Emma Eunice (Nov. 2, 1860-Jun. 6, 1867)
- Hannah A. (Feb. 11, 1863-Nov. 25, 1865)
Charles Pratt Dudley was born at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, December 26, 1822. He married Lydia J. Davis at Lowell, Massachusetts, May 14, 1846. Lydia was born at Lowell in April 1828, the daughter of Moses and Persis Dudley. The couple was still in Massachusetts when their first child, Ellen Maria, was born in 1847. Charles moved his family to Chesterfield, New Hampshire, in 1848 before he departed for California. Charles arrived at San Francisco February 21, 1849, aboard the brig Mary that had sailed from New York City. He returned to New Hampshire in 1851 where a second daughter, Anna Gertrude, was born April 5, 1852. Soon thereafter Charles relocated his family to California where he opened a store at Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County. Charles suffered a $600 property loss when a fire swept through Mokelumne Hill on Sunday morning, August 20, 1854. Two sons were born at Mokelumne Hill, Charles Davis on November 14, 1855, and William Moses in April 1858. Charles was appointed Postmaster of the Fourth Crossing Post Office, Calaveras County, April 14, 1860. Next came two daughters; Emma Eunice, born at Mokelumne Hill November 2, 1860, and Hannah A., born there on February 11, 1863. Charles was appointed Deputy Provost Marshal for Calaveras County in October 1863 and by year's end he had enrolled 2,394 men for the draft. He was commissioned by the Governor of California as a 1st Lieutenant at San Francisco November 29, 1864, and assigned as Quartermaster, Field & Staff, 7th California Infantry, at the Presidio of San Francisco January 4, 1865. 1st Lieutenant Dudley was posted to Tubac, Arizona Territory, and opted to take his family with him. He was present at the establishment of Fort Mason late that same year. Charles and his two youngest children, Emma and Hanna, came down with the fever during the deadly epidemic that struck Fort Mason during the fall and winter of 1865-66. Charles survived, but his youngest daughter Hannah did not. She died November 25, 1865 and was buried in the post cemetery. He returned to California with his family and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco May 22, 1866. His daughter Emma never quite recovered from her bout with the fever and was only 6 1/2 when she died June 6, 1867. Emma was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery. Charles settled in Oakland and eventually secured a position as a clerk at the U.S. Customs house in San Francisco, where he was employed from 1868 until 1881. Charles oldest daughter Anna married Hall William Baxter in 1872, and the year 1880 found Charles, Lydia, and William, then 22 and still single, living at the Baxter household in Oakland. Charles moved Lydia and William into a residence at 1230 (death note: 1296) Adeline in Oakland in 1882, about the same time he began working as a bookkeeper for the Amos J. Bailey Company in San Francisco. He remained with the Bailey firm until 1886, at which time he opened a small grocery store at 1207 Adeline, just down the block from his residence. Charles was also keeping the books for a Mr. Henry Tophan. His son William married Grace Pomeroy Keeler in 1887 and continued to help his parents operate the grocery store while Charles kept Mr. Tophan's books. Less than a year before his death, Charles filed for a Civil War veteran's pension May 24, 1890, and received application No. 778,041 and certificate No. 535,042. Charles died of "congestion of the lungs" at his home on Adeline Saturday, March 28, 1891. According to his death certificate Charles was buried in San Francisco's old Masonic Cemetery, probably near his daughter Emma. Lydia filed for a widow's pension May 5, 1891, and received application No. 511,714 and certificate No. 356,853. Lydia moved out of the house on Adeline in 1893 and took up residence at 1364 11th Street, Oakland, where she lived until 1897. Lydia was living in Oakland with her son William in 1900, and moved with him to Pacific Grove sometime before 1910. William and and his wife Grace had a home at 520 19th Street in Pacific Grove (1900, 1910 US Census).
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, November 14th, to the wife of Mr. Charles P. Dudley, a son [Charles Davis].
(Sacramento Daily Union, Vol. 10, No. 1451; November 19, 1855)
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BIRTHS.
At Mokelumne Hill, February 11th, to the wife of Charles P. Dudley, a daughter [Hannah A.].
(Stockton Daily Independent [Stockton, CA], Monday, February 23, 1863)
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DEATHS.
CHARLES P. DUDLEY.
Charles P. Dudley, an old resident of Oakland, died Saturday night from congestion of the lungs at his residence, 1236 Adeline street, in that city. he was 68 years of age.
(The San Francisco Call, March 30, 1891; 8:7)
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Children:
- Ellen Maria (1847-bef. 1850?)
- Anna Gertrude (1852-1936; m. 1872 to Hall Wm. Baxter; ch: Arthur Charles [Sep. 1872], Hiram Dudley [Sep. 1876-Jan. 24, 1930])
- Charles Davis (Nov. 14, 1855-after 1900)
- William Moses (Apr. 1858-bef. 1940; m. 1887 to Grace Pomeroy Keeler [Sep. 3, 1863, NY-Jul. 21, 1940, CA])
- Emma Eunice (Nov. 2, 1860-Jun. 6, 1867)
- Hannah A. (Feb. 11, 1863-Nov. 25, 1865)
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