Charles M. Meily ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: LV48-JGF.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of The 1900 census indicated Dec 1865 as birth date., Dec 1865 and Marion, Marion, OH. ^{1 2}

2. Census in 1870 in Marion, Marion, OH. ^{1 2} The 1870 census recorded Mahlon E. Miley [indexed on FamilySearch as Miller], 32, living with wife Magge, 27; Grace M., 6; Charles M., 4; and Edgar, 1. With them is Mahlon's mother, Lydia, 62, with her son Hiram, 28. Children Grace, Charles and Edgar were born in Ohio, and all the adults in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1880 in Marion, Marion, OH. ^{2 4} The 1880 census recorded Malen E. Meily, restaurant and boarding, 42, living with wife Margret, 38; Grace, 16; Charles, 14; Edgar, 10; Isabella, 8. Also in the home was Malen's brother, Alfred Meily, 32. Everyone was born in Ohio, except Malen, Alfred, their parents, and Margret's parents who were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in Peoria, Peoria, IL. ^{2 5} The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 1121 N. Monroe St: Malan E. Meily [indexed wrong in census as Mily], laborer, 62, born Jan 1838, living with wife Margaret, 53, Dec 1847; son Charles, laborer, 35, Dec 1865; and brother Alfred, 53, Sep 1847. Malan and Margaret were married for 37 years and she had birthed 4 children by 1900, all alive then. Malan and Alfred were born in Pennsylvania and their parents in Germany. Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, her father in France, and mother in Germany. Charles was born in Ohio, his parents in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1910 in Richwoods Township, Peoria, IL. ^{2 6} The 1910 census recorded Chas. M. Meily, farmer, 44, living with wife Annie S., 44. They were married for 5 years and she had birthed no children. Chas. was born in Ohio and his parents in Pennsylvania. Annie was born in Illinois and her parents in New Hampshire.

6. Census in 1940 in Richwoods Township, Peoria, IL. ⁷ The 1940 census recorded owning a $9000 home at 111 North University Street: Charles M. Meily, widowed, 74, living alone. He was born in Ohio.

Charles married Anna Sargent Wright, daughter of Charles Wright and Mary Sargent, about 1905 in , Peoria, IL. (Anna Sargent Wright was born on 14 May 1865 in Peoria, Peoria, IL,^{6 8 9} died on 12 Dec 1937 in Richwoods Township, Peoria, IL ^{8 9} and was buried on 15 Dec 1937 in Peoria: Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, IL ^{8 9}.)