The March 15th, 1906 Parnell Sentinel ran the story of Charles Amos (1805-1906), who remembered the War of 1812 and who later fought in the Indian Wars. He is buried in the Parnell Cemetery.
Charles Amos was born December 25th, 1805 and died at his home in Parnell Thursday morning, March 8th, 1906 at 9 am aged 100 years, 2 months, and 11 days. Services were held in the Methodist Church Monday morning by Rev. Stoke and interment took place in the Parnell Cemetery.
Charles Amos was born in Bedford County (VA) on Christmas Day 1805, where he resided until 1812, when his father was killed at Norfolk in the War of 1812. A short time after his father’s death, he moved with his mother to Kentucky. He remembered distinctly the war between the Americans and the Britishers in their scarlet uniforms. He often recalled the great enthusiasm awakened by General Jackson’s victory over the enemy under Pakenham at New Orleans.
At the age of 18, he moved to Indiana, and when the Black Hawk Indian War broke out in 1832, he enlisted and served until its close. He drew a pension as a veteran of that war. During this war, he visited the present site of Chicago, the troops being camped for a short time on the shore of the lake. Not a white family was living there.
He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson, but was a Republican for many years prior to his death.
He came to Missouri in 1869 and he and his wife have resided with their son Frank and family for the last seven or eight years. He has been married twice and twelve children and a widow survive him. His mother was 103 years old at the time of her death. He has a sister who lives in Omaha at the age of 92. His wife is 78 years old and was formerly Miss Catharine Price.
Mr. Amos was a member of the Dunkard church which he joined when a young man and had remained in that faith to the time of his death.
Few people who saw Mr. Amos for the first time would think he was as old as he was. He stood erect, had a thick head of hair, which was only partially gray, and a fairly strong voice. He had a strong memory and could talk entertainingly on early happenings. His eyesight and hearing were somehow impaired. About three years ago, he had an attack of smallpox. His sickness was of short duration, being sick only an hour or two.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch had a representative here three or four weeks ago who lad a long interview with Mr. Amos regarding his long life, which will soon be published together with his picture.
There were 15 children in all, and of the 12 living, Mrs. Mattie Bowser and another daughter live in Michigan, E.C. and C.H. Amos at Poteau, I.T., Mrs. Ella Hall, and Mrs. Allie Hall at Council Bluffs, Mrs. Anna Huntsinger, Osborn (KS), Oren L. Amos, Darlington, Mrs. Kate Martin, Lima (OH), Mrs. Henrietta Ginter, St. Joseph, Mrs. Ida McCarroll, Ottumwa (IA), and Frank Amos of Parnell.
There were but four children present at the funeral as follows: E.C. Amos, O.L. Amos, Mrs. Henrietta Ginter, and Frank Amos.
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