This appears to be Sallie Adair's first husband, who died young. He and Sallie had a son named William Venable.∼He married Sarah "Sally" Adair, daughter of Col. G. W. Adair, circa 1885.
He lived in 1889 at Stone Mtn., DeKalb Co., GA;
listed as Charles Venable
Location 2: r Stone Mountain, Ga
Business Name: Venable Bros & Co
Year: 1889 City: Atlanta State: GA.

Wm H; Samuel H; Charles Venable
Location 1: Ga R R near West Point depot
Business Name: Venable Bros.
Occupation: granite contractors, monumental and architectural work and street paving
Year: 1890
City: Atlanta
State: GA.

He lived in 1890 at 19 Forest Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; is listed as Charles Venable Location 2: r 19 Forest avenue
Business Name: Venable Bros.
Year: 1890
City: Atlanta
State: GA.

He died on 12 Jul 1890 at Lithonia, DeKalb Co., GA, at age 26. He had a funeral held at the home of Col. G. W. Adair on West Peters St. at 3 pm, by Dr. Barrett of the Presbyterian Church and Dr. Heidt of Trinity. He was survived by one child, wife, mother and siblings. He was buried on 13 Jul 1890 at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA.

He had this obituary in the Atlanta Weekly Constitution, 15 Jul 1890: Mr. Charles Venable, one of Georgia's most promising, energetic and progressive young men, met a horrible death near the Venable granite quarries at Lithonia yesterday....Mr. Venable was killed by a train on the Venable railroad leading from Lithonia to the quarries. Atlanta Constitution 1868-1884, 1887, 1891, by Jeanette H. Austin, pub. by same, Riverdale, GA, 1994.

1882 Atlanta Directory lists Charles, clerk, boards 1 Forest Ave. (his mother's house); 1883 Directory lists him as travel agent, r 9 Forrest Ave (mother's); 1884 Directory has Charles, grain elevator, residing 260 Peachtree (mother's) on 15 Jul 1890 at Atlanta, GA.