Crainey School, Rowan County, Kentucky (circa 1905)
(back L-R) 3rd lady with child: Julia Mae (Sargent) Hargis *1883-1962, holding Lila Hargis *1904-????, 4th lady with child: Nancy (Gearhart) Hargis 1871- 1959, holding Thomas Allen Hargis 1904-1982, row 2, 8th person: Eugena E. Hargis 1895-???? , 3rd row 4th person: Sally A. Hargis 1898-1995 , 3rd row 7th person: Charles Ottis Hargis 1896-1976
Hargis Family
(back L-R) William Ottis Hargis 1924-2005, William Norvel Hargis 1869-1946, Jack Gordon Hargis 1927- , Nancy (Gearhart) Hargis 1871-1959 , Vernon Lee Hargis 1925- , Charles Ottis Hargis 1896-1976, Maudie Marie (Chapman) Hargis 1901-1985, Patricia Nell Hargis, (front L-R) Robert Elmo Hargis 1929-1996, Sally Jean Hargis , Randell Delano Hargis 1933-1990, Thomas Clark Hargis, Thomas Allen Hargis 1904-1982
Charles Ottis Hargis 1896-1976
Charles Ottis Hargis was born 4 Sep 1896 in Rowan County, Kentucky, the son of William Norvel Hargis and Nancy (Gearhart) Hargis. He was raised on a farm in Rowan County along with 6 siblings, Eugenia E., Sally Ann, Lottie M.1902-1903, Thomas Allen, Jack Earl and Mary Avonelle. Charles Ottis Hargis ("Ottis") was a WWI veteran and entered the U.S. Army on 12 Sep 1918. At some time after returning home from the service he hired on with the B & O Railroad. The job required travel and while in West Virginia he met his future wife Maudie Marie Chapman. Maudie was working in a diner at the time. They were married on 1 Sep 1923 in Rowan County, Kentucky. Together they raised 8 children, William Ottis, Vernon Lee, Jack Gordon, Robert Elmo, Sallie Jean, Randell Delano, Thomas Clark and Patricia Nell.
In the 1950's Charles and Maude moved to Southerland, Oregon where his 2 sons Vernon and Robert were living, and one of his brothers Thomas Allen. He got a job in a plywood mill and Maudie got a job managing a motel. They lived there a few years before relocating to Ashland County, Ohio and settling near their 2 sons Jack and Randell Hargis and daughter Patricia (Hargis) Rook. That is where Charles and Maud were living when he died on 1 Jul 1976. Maudie Marie (Chapman) Hargis later decided to move to Milford, Ohio where she had 3 children living, Vernon, Sally "Peggy" and William, along with grandchildren. Maude Marie (Chapman) Hargis died on 9 Oct 1985 in Mercy Hospital, Clermont County, Ohio. Charles and Maudie Hargis are buried in Brown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky.
Charles Ottis Hargis, Maudie Marie (Chapman) Hargis 1901-1985, holding granddaughter Caroline Kay Hargis 1948-
Ottis and Maud