Charles Meily ¹

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census on 10 Mar 1850 in Sugar Creek Township, Wayne, OH. ^{1 2} The 1850 census recorded Charles Mely [sic], weaver, 44, living with wife Mary, 44; Adam, shoemaker, 19; George, weaver, 16; Catharine, 14; Lydia, 12; and Mary, 6. The parents and Adam were born in Pennsylvania and the others in Ohio. Charles' real estate was valued at $600.

2. He was employed. A Master Weaver: Charles Meily (1806\endash 1877), the husband of George A. Michael's daughter Mary, was a well-known professional weaver of jacquard coverlets in Ohio.

Museum Collections: He traveled through Ohio making these beautiful bed coverings during the 1830s and 1840s. Today, his surviving textiles are highly sought after by antique collectors and are held in major museum collections, including The Art Institute of Chicago. His coverlets are famously signed in the corner blocks with text such as "Charles Meily / Wayne County / Ohio" alongside the year they were woven (e.g., 1835 or 1837).

Charles married Mary Michael, daughter of George A. Michael and Anna Barbara, on 4 Sep 1827 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. (Mary Michael was born about 1806 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA ^{1 2} and died in , Wayne, OH ¹.)