History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889.  
Published by Goodspeed; Pg. 727, 728--Cedar County Section

Charles R. Church, editor and publisher of the Stockton Journal, is a native of 
Cedar County, Mo., and was born in 1861, being a son of Hardy J. and Mary A. 
(Corbin) Church, who were born in Maury County, Tenn., and Adair County, Ky., 
August 26, 1836, and July 22, 1839, respectively.  Hardy J. Church came to 
Cedar County, Mo., with his parents, William Carroll Church and Mazey (Petty) 
Church (for their history see sketch of William Carroll Church), and was here 
reared to manhood, and married Miss Mary A. Corbin, who is now residing in 
Stockton, Mo.  His early life was spent in farming, and, from 1870 to 1874, he 
acted as deputy sheriff and collector of Cedar County, and at the latter date was 
elected sheriff, and re-elected in 1876.  He died in 1880, leaving, besides his 
widow, the following children to mourn their loss; Jennie M., wife of James L. 
Mitchell, a druggist, of Stockton; Charles R., Gertrude, William P., Frank L. and 
Fannie.  Charles R. Church was educated in the schools of Stockton, and at the 
age of thirteen years entered the printing office of the Stockton Tribune, in which
office he remained until about 1876, when the Journal and Tribune were 
consolidated.  He continued in the same capacity three years, then filled the 
position of local editor two years, and, in 1881, became manager of the Stockton
Journal for Hon. D. P. Stratton, the present circuit judge.  He continued in this 
capacity until January, 1887, when he became editor and publisher of the same. 
He supports the principles of the Democratic party through the columns of his 
paper, and expresses his opinions in a fearless and straight-forward manner.  
The Stockton Journal is ably edited, and is a bright and newsy sheet, and has the 
largest circulation of any paper ever published in the county.  It advocates the 
interests of Cedar County and her citizens, and deals largely and very fully with 
local news in all sections of the country.  In April, 1882, Mr. Church was married to 
Miss Sarah C. Cheek, a daughter of ex-Judge W. A. Cheek, of Cedar County.  She 
was born in Caldwell County, Mo., in 1863, and she and Mr. Church are the parents 
of two interesting little children; Raymond F. and Mildred I.  They are worthy 
members of the Christian Church, and he belongs to the Knights of Pythias, 
Cedar Lodge No. 103, which he represented in the Grand Lodge at Hannibal in 
October, 1888.

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