Charles CAUNTER

1819 - 1887  (68 years)

• Name	Charles CAUNTER  [1]
  Born	3 Mar 1819	Kingsbridge, Devon, England   [1, 2]
  Christened	13 Apr 1819	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [1]
  	Charles CAUNTER, son of George and Alice of Bittleford, carpenter, 13 April 1819.
  Gender	Male
  Witness	1853  [3]
  	He witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth NORSWORTHY to John H. WATTS on 27 June 1853.
  Witness	1854	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	He appeared as Charles COUNTER, witness at the marriage of George INGRAHAM to Sophia M. WALTON, on 4 May 1854; Henry NOSWORTHY was the other witness.
  Died	19 Jun 1887	Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.   [2]
  	"Being one of the early settlers here he did much toward building up the community, ever exerting an influence in favor of the right. The Methodist Episcopal Church in this place, of which he was a member from the time of its organization, owes a great deal to Father Counter. No one contributed more to the upbuilding and sustaining of that society than he. Here where he has lived for so many years he has ever been held in high esteem, as a worthy citizen and an exemplary member of the community - no one in the community whose loss would be more sincerely regretted. Up until a few weeks since, he had been in good health for one of his years, and his death was unexpected, as few outside of the immediate friends of the family knew of his sickness. The funeral services were held Monday at the M.E. Church, Rev. George W. Wood, the pastor, preaching the sermon from Acts 13:36. The attendance at the funeral was large, said by old residents to have been the largest ever seen on an occasion of the kind in Belleville. Father Counter leaves five sons and three daughters to mourn his loss, his wife having died about two years since. The sons are: Charles who resides in Toledo, Ohio, Fred in Montana, Henry in Oberlin, Kansas, James in Wray, Colorado, and Theo in Belleville. The daughters are Mrs. J. C. HUMPHREY, Mrs. C. PERRY, and Mrs. A.W. LAWRENCE of Belleville. To the bereaved ones the sympathy of those who knew and loved their kind father are given".
  Buried	Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.   [2]
  	He and his wife are buried in a cemetery near Belleville. There is a two column marble monument. Beneath Charles' name the inscription reads: Father thou art gone to rest / we will not weep for thee/ For thou is now where oft on earth/ The spirit longed to be. Beneath his wife's name it reads: Mother thou were mild and lovely/ Gentle to your children dear/ Oh, how we miss thee/ When the evening shades draw near.
  Person ID	I4413	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	George CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1782, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 1862, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Alice CLEAVE,   b. Abt 1782, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 1854  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1801	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [1]
  	George CAUNTER and Alice CLEAVE, both of this parish, were married in this church by Banns on 4 October 1801. Both signed the register. Witnessed by John TREMILLS (signed others) and the mark of John POTTER. [5]
  Address	1814  [1]
  	Ponsworthy, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the time of Richard's baptism.
  Address	1814-1821  [1]
  	Bittleford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  Address	1841  [6]
  	Lynchaford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  Address	1851  [7]
  	Lynchaford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	They were living beside their married son, John.
  Family ID	F1193	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jane Adelaide WATTS,   b. 11 Apr 1826, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1884, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1843	Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Address	1843-1856	Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Address	1861	Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	They were living beside Henry NORSWORTHY.
  Address	1856-1870	Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Address	1875	Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.   [4]
  	In that year his name was added to the list of advertisers in Belleville: Chas. COUNTER, Manufacturer and Dealer in Boots and Shoes.
  Children	1. William George COUNTER,   b. 4 Dec 1844, Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1871, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 26 years)   2. Charles Walton COUNTER,   b. 11 Oct 1846, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1933, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)   3. Frederick Theophilus COUNTER,   b. 10 Nov 1848, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1936, Twin Bridges, Madison, Montanta, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   4. Eliza Jane COUNTER,   b. 10 May 1850, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1870, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 20 years)   5. Henry Edward COUNTER,   b. 8 Feb 1852, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 1920, Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   6. Annie Sophia COUNTER,   b. 30 Jan 1854, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1927, Mountain View, Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years)   7. Elizabeth Adela COUNTER,   b. 25 Jan 1856, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1919, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years)   8. James Nicholas COUNTER,   b. 10 Jan 1858, Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1922, Brighton, Adams, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years)   9. Theophilus Watts COUNTER,   b. 6 Feb 1860, Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1951, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years)   10. Mary Margaret COUNTER,   b. 30 Mar 1862, Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1918, Wray, Yuma, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)   11. John Franklin COUNTER,   b. 4 Apr 1864, Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Dec 1866, Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F1429	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S208] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, Rev. E. C. WOOD; H. TAPLEY- SOPER, (Exeter, Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1938.). [S328] Book: Genealogy of the Counter Family, William Charles Counter, (Published by Edward F. Counter Co.; Reprinted by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass. Full text online at Brigham Young University; microfilmed 24 June 2000.). [S317] Ontario Archives. [S676] Personal communication. [S246] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon. [S137] Census of England, 1841. [S696] Census of England, 1851. [S429] Ontario Genealogical Society - Huron County.