Charles is husband of Bertha Inez Gelvin Memorial# 30753745
they came from Indiana to Mich for work and family association
as are part of my Carver/Smothers group of Ill and Ind and Ohio.

Charles was mrd 2x once before Bertha and did have some kids w/her but none far as I can find w/Bertha.

Bertha was his last wife so is bur w/her/also her stone dob is not correct far as I can tell from her DC and other data, it happens- believe she's born 1880 not 1870/76 hard to read

FIRST WIFE
Charles Clarage Michigan Marriages 1822-1995
marriage:15 October 1884 Kalamazoo, Michigan
spouse:Ella M. Southworch

FIRST WIFE AND LST CHILD W/HER
Charles Clarage Head Michigan State Census 1894
birth: 1860
census: 1894 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
WIFE:Ella Clarage, DAU Carrie Clarage B 1894

Charles Clarage Head United States Census 1900
birth: August 1860 Michigan
residence:1900 ED 114 Kalamazoo city Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
spouse:Ellen N Clarage child:Harry R Clarage B 1889
other:Grace Bredeney<<>> spouse:Bertha Inez Gelvin Thorpe <>HER PARENTS:George W Gelvin, Fidelia Carver

Charles C Clarage Head United States Census 1920
birth: 1861 Michigan
residence:1920 Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan
spouse:Bertha I Clarage
other:Dora Borchers<
Charles Clarage Head United States Census 1930
birth: 1861 Michigan
residence:1930 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
spouse:Bertha Clarage other:Fannie Meyers<
Charles Clarage Head United States Census 1940
birth: 1861 Michigan
residence:1940 Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo City, Kalamazoo, Michigan
other:Fannie Garbeth <
NO KIDS W/BERTHA 2ND WIFE/2 KIDS W/1ST WIFE HARRY IS BUR HERE

other census for Charles w/his parents/siblings

Charles Clarage Son United States Census, 1880
birth: 1860 Michigan
residence:1880 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
father:Thomas Clarage mother:Elizabeth Clarage
other children:Edson Clarage, Ernest Clarage, Anna Kline

Charles Clarage United States Census, 1870
birth: 1860 Michigan
residence: Michigan
parents:Thomas Clarage, Elizabeth Hooker Clarage
Ernest Clarage, Edson Clarage, Ida Hooker <
From contributor Nena Smothers