Son of Thomas Charlton & Eleanor Scott

Adam Charlton b1806Feb19NewCastleOntyne NorthumberlandEngland m1828 d1891Mar14 BuriedLynedochOntario English/Presbyterian Carolyn Mueller of Texas has a biography of Adam 1881age75 All this information comes from their son's, Thomas's, 1914 obituary notice. They had 8 children, 4 boys & 4 girls. I don't have much on the girls because of the old way of referring to a married woman by her husband's name & because a piece of the obituary notice is missing. They  were: Miss Minnie E. Lyndoch Ontario, Mrs. J. H. North Tonawanda NY; Mrs. J. R. Wyman, Iowa; Mrs. Annie   Muscatine, Iowa. Minnie is referred to as "Miss" in 1914 and Thomas was 75 at the time so she probably never married.  The cities listed are where they lived in 1914. The boys were: Thomas; George Los Angles California; William A. Toronto, Ontario, John M. Died 1910. This information has been verified and updated by records found at the FHS in October 1996 by Sheila Charlton Spencer. Adam Charlton is buried in Old Norfolk Cemetery Ontario			CG Information found by Sheila Charlton Spencer on trip to Lynedoch, May 20-22, 1997.  Adam, his father Thomas, stepmother, Eleanor Potts and entire family came to the United States in 1824 and probably went to Caledonia, NY where the family of George & Agnes Gray settled.
Spouse	1^st Generation	Second Generation	Third Generation
Anne Gray b1806GorhamOntarioCountyNY d1844Jul13Ellicottville CattaraugusCountyNY  English/Presbyterian from Portrait and Biographical Album Muscatine Cty Iowa 1889 on page 332 WILLIAM STEPHENSON ROBERTSON, M. D., late Professor of theory and practice of medicine and chemical medicine in the Iowa State University, was born at Georgetown, Lancaster Co., Pa., June 5, 1831, and was a son of James M. and Maria (Armstrong) Robertson, the former of Scotch parentage, and the latter of English origin.  His early education was obtained in the common schools, while he pursued the more advanced branches in the preparatory department and freshman class of Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. Being an ardent student, he applied himself with such diligence to his studies as seriously to affect his health, so that in the third term of his freshman year he was obliged to discontinue attending school, and spent a year at home in recuperation.  Returning to the college, six months' incessant mental application again caused his health to fail, and he was compelled to return to his home a second time, after which he did not again attempt a college course.  In 1852 he entered the office of his father as a medical student, and during the autumn of 1854 attended his first course of lectures in Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.  The ensuing summer he spent in his father's office, assisting him in his practice, and in September, 1855, returned to Jefferson College, and was graduated from that institution on the 8th of March, 1856.  In the same year he located at Columbus City, Iowa, his old home, where he entered upon his career as a physician.  His studies had led him to cultivate a fondness for surgery, and while attending faithfully to his general practice he was especially careful to treat all the surgical cases that came legitimately within its scope.  His senior professional friends, seeing his inclination in this direction, sent him many interesting and important cases.  After spending twelve years at Columbus City, enjoying a large general and surgical practice, Dr. Robertson went to New York City, where he spent the winter of 1868--69 in the hospitals under the special direction of Prof. Frank H. Hamilton, M. D., and the following spring sold his property at Columbus Junction, and removed to Muscatine.  At the opening of the medical department of the Iowa State University, he was offered the chemical medicine, which he accepted, and was commissioned accordingly on the 22d of December, 1869.       At the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861, Dr. Robertson raised the first company of volunteers that was recruited in Iowa, and tendered them to the Governor, but for some reason which has never been made public they were not accepted.  On the 13th of June, 1861, he was mustered into the army as Major of the 5th Iowa Infantry, being present at and participating in every march and siege, skirmish and battle of that gallant regiment, until the 23d of July, 1862.  On the 22d of May, previously, the brave Commander of the regiment, Col. W. H. Worthington, was killed, and at a meeting of the officers of the regiment called to nominate his successor, an informal ballot gave Maj. Robertson every vote for the vacancy, and he was accordingly nominated by acclamation.  Duly appreciating this expression of confidence from his fellow officers, he resolved to accept the position to which he had been so flatteringly nominated, and desiring to arrange his affairs at home, applied for a thirty-days leave of absence, which he was refused, however, in consequence of orders issued from department headquarters, detaining all officers able for duty in the field. Having some important business imperatively demanding his presence at home, by the advice of Gen. Halleck, and with the district understanding that he would rejoin his command on receipt of his commission as Colonel, his resignation as Major was tendered, and accepted July 23, 1862. Notwithstanding the fact that the officers of the regiment were asked by the Governor why they did not recommend promotion in their regiment according to seniority of rank, they reiterated their demand for this appointment by a unanimous vote, giving good and sufficient reasons for the same.      In his political sentiments Dr. Robertson was always recognized as one of the strongest Republicans, never swerving an inch from his allegiance to that party. He was one of the original stockholders, and a member of the first Board of Directors of the Muscatine Water Works Company.  In 1873, while acting as City and County Physician, his attention was called in the sad condition of the feeble-minded children in the county poor house, and for the first time he realized the fact that the State had made no provisions for the care, education or maintenance of this unfortunate class.  On visiting other parts of the State, he found the same condition of affairs existing. and when contrasting this state of things with the manificent arrangements which had been made for the education of other classes of unfortunates, less helpless and forlorn than these, it occurred to him that it was time the subject  was forced upon the attention of the people and their legislators, and that it was the bounden duty of the State to make some provision for them.  Deeply impressed with this idea, he brought up the subject before the State Medical Society in his annual address as its President, in January, 1874, and asked the co-operation of that  body to that end.  The society "resolved",  but took no further action at the time.  The subject was again brought forward at the next meeting, and Dr. Robertson appointed a special committee of one to present the subject to the Legislature.  He accordingly drafted a bill as a guide in the formation of a law, and prepared a "Plea for the Feeble-minded Children of the State of Iowa", which he had printed at his own expense, and a copy placed upon the desk of each member of the Legislature. The subject was subsequently presented to the respective Houses by Hon. C. C. Horton, of Muscatine, and Hon. J. Y. Stone, of Glenwood.  To the action of Dr. Robertson, seconded by the gentlemen named, is due the fact that Iowa now has a magnificent institution in successful operation, located at Glenwood, Mills County, for the education and maintenance of this lowest  class of unfortunates, and Dr. Robertson very properly was the President of its Board of Trustees.  He was also a member of the Muscatine County Medical Society, late President of the Iowa State Medical Society, late President of the Eastern Iowa District Medical Society, of which he was a member of the Judicial Council, and was also for many years a distinguished member of the Masonic fraternity.  The Trustees of Knox College, situated at Galesburg, Ill., conferred on him the honorary A. M.      On the 10th of June, 1856, Dr. Robertson was united in marriage with Miss Annie E. Charlton, a lady of high culture and refinement, born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., but of English parentage.  To them were born five children, three sons and two daughters, but only two are now living. The death of Dr. Robertson occurred in Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 20, 1887.  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.  As a physician, he was prompt to respond to the calls of duty, was skillful in surgery, and was numbered among Muscatine County's best citizens. from Portrait and Biographical Album Muscatine Cty Iowa 1889 on page 320  CHARLES MOORE ROBERTSON, a prominent young physician, was born in Louisa County, Iowa, on the 1st day of February, 1865, and is a son of Dr. W. S. Robertson, whose sketch appears in this work.  In the month of June 1869, he came with his parents to Muscatine, where he was reared to manhood.  His father was a physician, and as Charles had access to his library, he commenced reading medicine when quite young, desiring to make its practice his profession through life.  His literary education was received in the High Schools of Muscatine, from which he was graduated in the class of '82, and subsequently attending the literary department of the State University at Iowa City, he was graduated in January, 1885.  He then attended the medical department of the same institution, receiving his degree in March, 1888, since which time he has been in practice at Chicago, Ill.  He is a member of the County Medical Society and also of the State Medical Society, and is known as a man of sterling integrity, decided character, and untiring energy, and has every promise of a prosperous and honorable career.  It will be generally found that similar cases lead to like results in whatever branch of human activity a man's genius and enterprise may be employed.  The essentials of success are courage, patience and perseverance.  Success brings honor in every honest occupation, and when achieved by a man as young as Dr. Robertson, the fact deserves especial mention, and may well be cited as an example worthy to be followed by anyone.	John M. Charlton Presbyterian b1829Feb3GarbuttsMillsNY d1910Feb11LynedochOntario 1894drainedCrescentBluffFarm =Ella Gray b1838Aug12 d1905 =Cora Jenet Owen m1907Apr	Addie Charlton
		Adam Charlton b1855Jun6Lynedoch
		Olive B. Charlton b1885Lynedoch d1955Lynedoch =James William Fraser bc1863 son of Hugh & Elizabeth Fraser carriageManufacterer of Pembroke m1905Apr19Lynedoch	Hugh Charlton Fraser b1911Nov23 Pembroke d1977Oct21Toronto
	Eleanor M. Charlton b1831Jan12MumfordsvilleNY d1910Nov25WymanIowa	=Francis Samson no children
	George Gray Charlton b1833Jan21 CattaraugusHill CattaraugusCoNY d1924Feb24age91LosAngeles Arteriosclerosis stateFile24-7542 =Mary E. Adair b1847May23Illinois mWashingtonCoIowa d1932Mar23age84LosAngelesCo ChronicMyocarditis stateFile14996 1910censusSanFernando living with widowed sister Eleanor. To Lynedoch in1858 to work with Gray&Charlton, partner in 1862 & sole owner in 1864	Oliver Adair Charlton b1874Mar8Iowa TulareCA d1942Aug25VenturaCA RosedaleCemeteryLACA SpanishAmericanWarVetran signalSupervisorSouthrnPacificTulareCA =Elsie Gertrude Elliott daughter of Henry N Elliott & Susan J Benson b1878Apr25NewYork d1974Dec1VenturaCAcancer	George G. Charlton owned 50 acres of orange, lemon & prune orchard near Claremont in Los Angeles County California.  Mortgage dated July 2, 1895 & recorded on July 15, 1895 in book 460 of mortgages of Los Angeles County records at page 201
		Anna Jane Charlton 1880-1899
		Frederick G Charlton 1873-1906
		Robert Charlton of New York
	=Mary Ann Cattle of Walsingham CanW	m1861May3 d1861Sep9
	Ann Elizabeth Charlton b1835Feb5EllicottvilleNY d1922Jul20MuscatineIowa =William Stephenson Robertson m1856Jun10ColumbusCity LouisaCounty Iowa Presbyterian d1887Jan20MuscatineIowa 1869movedToMuscatineIowa medicalProfessorIowaStateU son of James M. Robertson & Maria Armstrong 1856gradJeffersonCollegePhiladelphia practiceColumbusIowa 1862Major5^thIowaInfantry PresidentIowaStateMedicalSociety	Will S Robertson d1875Nov27	b1870AprMuscatineIowa
		Nettie Robertson b1868Columbus City LouisaCoIowa dc1870Jul7
		Robert Armstrong Robertson diedChild	b1865Feb25 ColumbusCity LouisaCoIowa
		Charles Moore Robertson b1865Feb5 ColumbusCityIowa d1926Oct31 HighlandParkIL appendicitis 1885gradIowaStateU 1888medicalDegree practiceChicago =Mary Fox Van Houten b1869Texas d1955Feb10 SanAntonioTX	Martha Elizabeth Robertson b1918Sep8Chicago d1987Jun10 =Herbert Theodore Mueller b1907Jul9SanAntonioTX d1987Jun10SanAntonioTX
			Mary Moore Robertson b1924Nov5 Chicago d1987Dec23
			Ms.Robertson
		Nell E Robertson b1871Oct27 MuscatineIowa d1966Nov26 MuscatineIowa Cerebral Thrombosis	=John Howard Conrad bc1874 m1910Mar10 MuscatineIowa divorced
	Margaret Charlton b1837Mar29EllicottvilleNY d1830-40 WashingtonCoIowa =John Renwick Cannon m1858Oct21 south½section23 township74 range6 westWashingtonCo Iowa	Eliza Cannon Adam Charlton’s journal 1885 May 5-6-7  Wrote to Margaret, Eliza, Johnnie and Willie Cannon
	Thomas Charlton =Mary McKenry	See Separate Family Page
	William Andrew Charlton 1871age30 1881age39 b1841May29 EllicottvilleCattaraugusCntyNY d1930Nov9LynedochOntario MemberOfCanadianParliament SpeakerOfOntarioLegislature postmasterLynedoch1874-1911 =Eleanor Rockwell b1846Ontario d1938Feb22age92Toronto m1869 1871age24 1881age34 Usmerchant Geo.Charlton age38 was living with family in 1871census Ethel was age1 LumberCo.Pitts&Charlton	Ethel Charlton b1869Lynedoch d1926Aug5Toront 1881age11	cemeteryLynedochEvergreen
		Maud Charlton  b1872LynedochOnt d1936LynedochOnt 1881age8 studiedMusic m1906Apr30Toronto =John James Gibson son of Alexander Gibson Registrar of Huron County viceChairBoardOfGovernersToUniversity d1948Sep2 cemeteryMountPleasant	Eleanor Gibson =Rev.Crossley W.Krug 1934-5ofChatsworthOnt m1934July resTeddingtonParkToronto
		William Andrew Charlton b1874Dec28 LynedochOnt d1902Jan26TorontoOnt	1881age6
		J.Paul Charlton b1876Dec3Lynedoch d1894Nov30Lynedoch	1881age4
		Stanley R. Charlton b1879Apr18 LynedochOnt d1899Apr24TorontoOnt	1881age1
		Elsie Charlton b1882 ofToronto	d1958Mar10Toronto
	Agnes Jane Charlton m1862Apr29 b1843Jul5EllicottvilleNY 1880age36IA d1933Jun30PensacolaFlorida =Jacob Hortter Rex hdweStoreClerk b1833Aug29PottsvillePA 1880age46IA d1908Jul6NorthTonawandaNY	Minnie I. Rex bIowa 1880age16IA =Linton Latta	Ancestors of Steve Latta of S.Carolina
		Mary Lula Rex b1872Dec25 1880age8IA
Ann Eliza McKallor b1816Feb7ArgyleNY d1902Sep9LynedochOntario 1881age65	Amelia Minnie Charlton 1881age33 b1845Aug5CattaraugusCntyNY	d1926Nov10LynedochOntario

20030903