Charlotte Melissa West1

b. 18 February 1833, d. 7 December 1910
Birth18 Feb 1833 Charlotte Melissa West was born on 18 Feb 1833 in Surry County, North Carolina.2,1 
Marriage20 Nov 1855 She married James McCall, son of Thomas McCall and Agnes Montgomery, on 20 Nov 1855 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
  James was a widower in his mid thirties whose wife had died earlier that same year. Charlotte was in her early 20s when she married James and took on the responsibility of raising his 8 children.  
Cens-18609 Aug 1860  Charlotte and James added their own children to the family. In 1860, at age 40, James was recorded owning real estate valued at $3000 and personal property worth $500. Charlotte was 28. The combined family included: John, William, Samuel, Mathew, Sarah, Thomas, Robert, Nancy [all from James's first marriage], Elisa (3) and Andrew (1).3 
Cens-188018 Jun 1880 The 1880 census clarified that the family farm was located in the Holston District of the county. Although the older children had left home, James and "Melissa" [Charlotte] had added 5 additional children to the family [making James the father of 15 known children].4 
Widowed1891  James died in 1891. 
Death7 Dec 1910 Charlotte died on 7 Dec 1910 at age 77.2 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Charlotte's headstone (before and after cleaning)
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

James McCall b. 14 Aug 1819, d. 11 Apr 1891
Children
Last Edited5 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 224. James McCall, 35y, wid, b. WCV, resid WCV, farmer, s/o Thomas & Nancy McCall AND Charlotte Melissa Wees [?], 24y, sgl, b. Surry Co., NC, resid WCV, d/o Nathan & Charlotte West [?]; marr: 20 Nov. 1855.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 208. Stone reported to read: Charlotte M. McCall, w/o James McCall, 18 Feb. 1833-7 Dec. 1910.
  3. [S234] James McCall household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 175 (original script), dwelling 1303, family 1250, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2007, image 177 of 361. Household includes: James McCall, 40, farmer, owns real estate valued at $3,000 and personal prop of $500, b. VA; Charlotte, 28, b. NC; John, 18, farmer; William, 16; Samuel, 13; Mathew, 12; Sarah, 11; Thomas, 10; Robert, 8; Nancy, 5; Elisa, 3; Andrew, 1; all children b. VA.
  4. [S163] James McCaul household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, p. 33A (257 stamped), dwelling 283, family 283. Jul 2007, image 33 of 54. Household includes: James McCaul, 59, farmer, b. VA, parents b. PA; Melissa, wife, 39, b. NC; Eliza, dau, 23; Andrew, son, 21, farm laborer; Rachel, 19, dau; James, 16, son; Lew_ N, son, 12, farm laborer; Arthur, 10, son, farm laborer; Betsey, 6, dau; all children b. VA; all listed with both father and mother b. VA.
  5. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 21. W.B.H. Colegate, 60, wid, b. Baltimore, MD, laborer, s/o Edw & A.E. Colegate AND Eliza J. McCall, 38, d/o James & C.M. McCall; 19 Jun 1894.
  6. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 71. A.A. McCall, 26, s/o James & Malissie McCall, farmer AND Ora A. Mountain, 19, d/o David & F. Mountain, 10 Dec. 1896.