THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT

Eighteenth Year - Number 8

Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April 18, 1907

FALLS COUNTY NEWS.

By Special Correspondents.

BLEVINS BUDGET.

Death has again visited this community and taken away Mr. Charlie Campbell, better known as Uncle Charlie, and I will give a short history of his past life. He has resided in Falls, county fifty years. He was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, he was an honored citizen, and a great old man, he has been very feeble for a number of years but his health has been fine for a man of his age. He was 107 years, 2 month and 28 days old when he died, and was well known to a great many Falls county people. He joined the M. E. Church about 18 years ago. He leaves a wife and daughter. Uncle Charlie was burried (sic) in the Blevins cemetery Saturday, at 4 o'clock, followed by a large crowd of friends. There was nearly 500 people present to attend the funeral. Bro G. G. Gibson of Durango conducted the funeral service. We suppose Uncle Charlie to be the oldest man in the county.

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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas.

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Born May 28, 1800

Died April 12, 1907

Aged 107

Note
He also fought in the Black Hawk (1830) Indian and Mexican wars.
His wife, half Comanche Indian is buried beside him in Blevins Cemetery, Falls County, Texas – From Lena Stone Criswell
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