Fourth Generation
Charles B. Tharnish was born on October 13, 1916, the third child of William Tharnish and Bessie Skinner51. In 1920, he was living in Sardinia, New York on the family farm, with his parents and other family members30. What happened next is best described by the following item reported in the Naples NY News of 1924-1925:
A slight scratch on the finger, which later caused lockjaw, resulted in the death at the Emergency hospital of Charles Tharnish of East Aurora, 47 years old. Tharnish cut his finger on Christmas Eve. Lockjaw developed New Year's Day.
Charles died at Buffalo, New York on January 7, 192452. Note the mistaken age in the newspaper article. Charles was 7 years old, not 47 years old.
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