Birth Date: 11 August 1760
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia
Death Date: April 1843
Death Location: Cedar County, Iowa
Charles enlisted in Washington County, PA in 1779 to spy on Indian movement between the Allegheny and York Rivers in western Pennsylvania. He served three months under Captain Mabray Evans in Colonel Marshall's Regiment, then volunteered and served six months from April 1780 in the same company and regiment. Marched from Fort Pitt to Wheeling West Virginia and served under Lt. Joseph Ackley. In 1781 he served two months at the station at Mingo Bottoms. He also served on Captain Cunningham's Company at Fort Henry in 1782, and one month at Welles Fort beginning April 18, 1782, under the command of Lt. James Wilson. He came to Iowa in 1843.
Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/
Cemetery Name: Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Cemetery Location: 1093-1095 Cedar Valley Rd. Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa (Coordinates: 41.75881, -91.15058)
Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82037530/charles-harry
Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025