Saint Joseph County MI Archives Biographies.....Timmis, Charles October 27, 1797 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers 

CHARLES TIMMIS, late a highly esteemed resident of White Pigeon, was a native 
of Stafforshire, England, and born Oct 27, 1797.  His father, Josiah Timmis, 
was also of English birth and parentage, and spent his entire life upon his 
native soil.  There were indicated in the life of Charles Timmis the many 
excellent traits of his substantial ancestry, which resulted in the rounding 
up of a useful and praiseworthy career.

Our subject completed his education in a private school at Stowe, seven miles 
from the town of Stafford, and afterward engaged in agricultural pursuits 
until coming to America.  In crossed the Atlantic in 1844, settling first in 
the vicinity of Buffalo, N.Y., where he sojourned a period of eight years, and 
came in the summer of 1852 to this county.  Here he selected a tract of land 
along the western line of White Pigeon Township, near the bank of Fish Lake 
where he lived until his demise.

Mr. Timmis was married in his native England, in February 1824, to Miss Eliza 
Timmis, a distant relative, and a grand-daughter of the Earl of Vernon.  The 
latter and his family for several generations had been distinguised as 
successful in the tilling of the soil, and the building up of estates.  To 
Charles and Eliza Timmis there were born nine children, namely:  Frances E., 
now Mrs. Roberts; Harriett; Louise, Mrs. Stevens; Maria, Josiah, Charles, 
William, Thomas and Laura.  Mr. Timmis became very successful in his 
agricultural operations, and at the time of his death, Oct 31, 1881, was the 
owner of 300 acres of land.

The first wife of our subject died in England, and he was subsequently married 
to Miss Harriet, daughter of Dr. Henry DeWitt.  This lady died Aug. 23, 1874, 
at the homestead in White Pigeon Township.  Of this last union there were no 
children.  Mr. Timmis was an Episcopalian in religious belief.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from the Portrait & Biographical Album of St. Joseph Co. Chapman 
Brothers 1889

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