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Charles Franklin Kilgore

13 May 1855 – 24 Mar 1922

Birth13 May 1855
Death24 Mar 1922
CemeteryOld Coeburn Cemetery
Coeburn , Wise County , Virginia , USA
Added byMargaret Sturgill on 14 Mar 2021
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Charles Franklin Kilgore was the son of Rev. Hiram H. and Anna E. (Bond) Kilgore. On July 4, 1870 (Federal Census), Charles, age 15, lived in Gladeville, Wise Co, VA with his parents. Their land and personal estate, was valued at $1500 and $1135. Their post office was at the Wise Court House. His father was a minister of the gospel. Household Members: Everyone born in VA Hiram H Kilgore 47 - Head Elizabeth Kilgore 33 - Wife Mary M Kilgore 19 Phebe H Kilgore 17 Charles F Kilgore 15 Hiram E Kilgore 11 Anna E L Kilgore 9 Morgan S Kilgore 4 John W Kilgore 2 Eliza R F Kilgore 3/12 David P Horn 10 Nacy P Horn 8 ----- Charles married Eva Caroline Counts, the daughter of John & Elizabeth "Betsy" Smyth Counts in Wise Co, VA on May 18, 1876. Their children were: William Lee Kilgore 1877–1878 Ida Lauretta Kilgore 1878–1884 John Hiram Kilgore 1881–1884 Caroline Belle "Carrie Kilgore 1884–1966 Lelia Edith Kilgore 1887–1949 Willard Stratton Kilgore 1890–1967 Verna Margaret Kilgore 1892–1970 Carl Judson Kilgore Sr 1898–1986 On June 30, 1880, Charles and Eva lived in Gladeville, Wise Co, VA where he had a practice as a Lawyer. Household Members: Charles F. Kilgore 25 Eva C. Kilgore 21 Ida L. Kilgore 1 ----- On April 11, 1910, Charles and Eve owned a home, mortgage free, in Lipps, Wise Co, VA. They had been married 31 years; Eva had given birth to 10 children - only 5 were living. Charles was a Merchant in a Furniture store. Household Members: all born in VA Charles F Kilgore 51 Eve C Kilgore 51 Willard S Kilgore 19 - son - salesman in dry goods store Vennie M Kilgore 17 - daughter Cosel J Kilgore 11 - son ----- Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA) Friday, January 7, 1921 "$50,000 FIRE AT COEBURN Central Hotel and Vickers Building Wiped Out Tuesday Night - Other Buildings Burned. The town of Coeburn was threatened with destruction by fire which broke out in the heart of the business section Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. Volunteers formed a bucket brigade and subdued the flames after an estimated loss of $50000 had been done. The Central Hotel, a two-story frame building, the Vickers building, two-story, occupied by T.R. Gray's clothing and pressing establishment, the Hutchinson building, two-story, used as a tenement house, and the one-story office building of Judge C.F. Kilgore were destroyed. Judge Kilgore, it is believed, lost a number of valuable records. Stocks of goods were removed from the Addington Mercantile Company's store, Perry Brothers store and the Addington Jewelry Company's store, and in being removed were considerably damaged. The local system of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company was damaged about $1,000. No one was injured during the fire, but the inmates of the buildings lost considerable of the personal property." ----- Charles was living in Coeburn, Wise Co, VA when he was seen by the doctor on March 22, 1922, apparently for heart problems. Two days later he died from Angina Pectoris at 6:30 a.m. on March 24, 1922. He had lived 66 years, 10 months, and 11 days. He was buried on March 26, 1922. On his death record he was shown as an "Officer of the Law" and "Justice of the Peace." ----- Roanoke World News - Roanoke, VA April 25, 1922 "R.O. Bray, former mayor of Coeburn, but for more than a year has resided in Norton, has moved back home. He has been appointed justice to take the place of C.F. Kilgore, who died recently."

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