Charles was a blacksmith in Fontanelle NE. He invented many tools for the blacksmith trade. May have served in the Civil War. This information from Bert Ladd, his grandson. Marriage info from Nebraska Ancestree. It listed newspaper, The Weekly Burtonian, Tekamah, Polk Co. as the source of info. He was found dead in a wagon at the home of his son where he had gone for a visit. He was a member of Woodmen of the World.