Charles DeKalb Todd

Charles DeKalb Todd b. 7 Feb 1839 in Tattnall Co, d. 21 Jun 1921 Ware Co. (his death certificate)
m. abt 1865 Charity C. Dobson b. 1831 SC
source for maiden name from her son, Richard Knight's death certificate. Parents: William H. Knight and Charity C. Dobson.

Charles's middle name comes from the muster roll of Company B, 61st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, aka Tattnall Rangers, and also from the 1920 census where his middle name is partially recorded as DeK.

Militiary service: He enlisted as a private on 31 Aug 1961 in the Tattnall Rangers, and was discharged due to disability 16 Mar 1864. See muster roll link above. He was wounded three times:

• 17 Sept 1862 Sharpsburg, Md
• 13 Dec 1862 Fredricksburg, Va
• 1 Jul 1863 Gettysburg, Pa- wound caused a disabled foot
  (yes, that's the infamous Battle of Gettysburg. link to Wikepedia)
  

He was in his father's household in the 1850 Tattnall Co. Ga. census:

#	name	age	place of birth
100	Edward D. Todd	45	McIntosh
	Mary	50	S. Carolina
	Mary	23	Tattnall
	Jacob	21	ditto
	James	19	ditto
	Joseph	17	ditto
	Margaret	15	ditto
	Gemamy (Jemima)	13	ditto
	Charles	11	ditto
	Harrietta	9	ditto
	Cornelius	9	ditto
	Sarah	5	ditto
	Martha	2/12.	ditto

He appears to be missing in 1860, but shows up in 1870 Charlton Co. Ga.,, along with his brother, Jacob, though in different households.

name	age
Todd, Charles D.	31
Charity	39
Robert	3
Malissa	2
Knight, Richard	16
Laura C.	14
Arabella	11

He was a farmer with $490 worth of real estate and $300 in personal estate.

Charity was residing in Tattnall Co. in 1860 with her husband, William Knight and children: Calvin age 8, Richard age 6, Laura age 4, and Arabella age 1. So, Charity was previously married with children. All their children were born in Tattnall Co. Her entry in the 1900 census indicates that she was the mother of 8 and 6 were living as of the census. I couldn't find Calvin Knight in 1870 in Georgia.

So to recap, as far as we know, her children were:

1. Calvin Knight
   
2. Richard Knight
   
3. Laura Knight
   
4. Arabella Knight
   
5. Robert Todd
   
6. Malissa/Melissa Todd
   
7. Mary Eda Todd
   

1880 Ware Co. Ga census:

name	age
Todd, Charles D.	42
Charity	49
Malissa	12
Mary Eda	7
Knight, Bell (Arabella)	22
Hendrix, Dave	17

Dave Hendrix was a boarder.

Where the other children were:

• Robert Todd would have been 13 years old and appears to be missing; presumed deceased.
• Richard Knight- unknown.
• Laura Knight- unknown

1900 Ware Co. Ga census:

name	DOB	relationship
Todd, Charles D.	Feb 1839	head
Charity	? 1831	wife
Smith, Arthur	Dec 1887	boarder

Where the other children were:

• Arabella is now married to Thomas J. Colson (Charlton Co. Marriages- name is Anabella Knight in their list). Their household is the one before the Johns in Ware Co.
  
• Mary Eda Todd is now married to Robert D. O'Berry and their household is the one before her parents. Their daughter's death certificate indicates her parents as R.D. O'Berry and Miss Mary Todd.
• Melissa is now married to Frank Johns and they are residing in Ware Co. (Charlton Co. Marriages- Melissa V. Todd) They were two households away from her sister, Mary.
  
• Where the others were is unknown, though Richard Knight was living in 1900. He might be the one in Hillsborough Co., FL, boarder, DOB Nov 1853 (same as his death certificate), place of birth: self-Ga, father- Ga, and mother- SC.

1910 Ware Co. Ga census:

I'm not sure if that's him, but there is a C.D. Todd, boarder, widowed, age 65, and place of birth for himself and his parents all indicate Virginia. He appeared to have resided in Ware County until his death, so I have to assume that is him.

• Melissa and her family are now in Bradford Co., Fl.
• Mary Eda and her family are still in Ware Co.
• Richard Knight appears to be in Dade Co. Fl, same data as in 1900 Hillsborough Co. Fl census.
• Arabella's family is now in Charlton Co.
  

1920 Ware Co. Ga. census:

name	age	relationship
Todd, Charles DeK.	80	head
Harriett J.	77	sister

Charles was widowed and his sister was single. Their place of birth is Georgia, as is their father's, and SC for their mother. His brother, Jacob's stepson, Robert P. Rowland and Robert's son, Manning Rowland occupy the two houses before him.

• Mary Eda's family is still in Ware Co.
  
• Melissa's family is still in Bradford Co. Fl.
• Arabella's family is in Charlton Co., along with her brother, Richard Knight.

This is the last time Charles is found in census records.