Charles Denver Balthrop

1921 - 2020  (99 years)

• Name	Charles Denver Balthrop  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	8 Jan 1921	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 7, 8, 9, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Pearl and John Balthrop
  Census	1940	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of John Balthrop (stepson of Thelma)
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Ira Mai
  _MILT	26 Jun 1944  [4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  	US Marine Corps - WWII; PFC, 2nd Marines at the Battle of Okinawa
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ira
  Residence	1955	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Ira Mai and Charles Balthrop
  Obituary	Dec 2020	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	Obituary of Charles Balthrop in The Leaf Chronicle
  		Obituary-BALTHROP Charles Denver
  Death	13 Dec 2020	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [7, 16]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [16]
  		Cemetery-Greenwood (Clarksville TN)
  Person ID	I23794	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Petty Balthrop,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Jun 1970, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Pearl Lee Davis,   b. 16 Jan 1897, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Dec 1936, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1916
  Family ID	F8299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Elizabeth Bryant,   b. 21 Aug 1944, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Mar 2021, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1983  [17]
  Family ID	F9325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ira Mai Hicks,   b. 2 Dec 1921, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Apr 2011 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1940	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [3, 8]
  	Cumberland Presbyterian parsonage
  Children	1. Cathy Leah Balthrop   2. Lydia Susan Balthrop   3. Charles David Balthrop
  Family ID	F9326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1921 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Pearl and John Balthrop - 1930 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of John Balthrop (stepson of Thelma) - 1940 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage - Nov 1940 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Ira Mai - 1942 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ira - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - Ira Mai and Charles Balthrop - 1955 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Obituary of Charles Balthrop in The Leaf Chronicle - Dec 2020 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 13 Dec 2020 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  Obituary-BALTHROP Charles Denver

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341999. [S230] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 12/ Nov/ 1940; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/353357151/?article=2aeb8e7c-dc52-4c11-9394-9538841ca8bf&focus=0.14405799,0.025951464,0.37871677,0.38666347&xid=3356. [S1169] Ancestry.com, U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; Series: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; National Archives Publication: Ship Muster Rolls; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 1/ Apr/ 1970; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/353507929/?article=2d9ad898-3fdf-4a6c-af60-c81f6468296b&focus=0.2784965,0.043657843,0.6216753,0.5420125&xid=3356. [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Tennessean; Publication Date: 9/ Jun/ 1963; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/112910540/?article=16a1edb5-ba45-4dfd-87ce-ee8e06f91b2f&focus=0.21512617,0.056004778,0.38639766,0.31690755&xid=3356. [S2311] Obituary of Charles Balthrop - Legacy - 2020, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 14 Dec 2020;), Charles Denver Balthrop Obituary. Charles D. Balthrop, age 99, of Clarksville, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his residence. Charles was born January 8, 1921 in Clarksville, TN to the late John P. Balthrop and Pearl Leah Davis Balthrop. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his brothers, John T. Balthrop, Ray T. Balthrop and Carlton Balthrop; sisters, Frances Bokesch, Betty Harvey and Dana McHarque. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Balthrop; two sons, Charles David Balthrop, Kenneth Michael Seay; four daughters, Kathryn Leah Downs, Susan Teague, Kimberly Hewell, Melissa Seay and 9 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Charles was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a U.S. Marine Veteran, First Degree mason with Lodge # 89, and he was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. A graveside service will be held Friday, December 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. John Mark Thomas officiating. Pallbearers will be Shane Cardwell, Chris Hewell, Bryson Hewell, Kelly Downs, Jesse Zumbro and Mark Chester. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theleafchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=charles-d-balthrop&pid=197297454&fhid=6021 Obituary-BALTHROP Charles Denver [S304] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 13. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-17. 1940 United States Federal Census [S35] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States of America;. Charles D. Balthrop, age 99, of Clarksville, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his residence. Charles was born January 8, 1921 in Clarksville, TN to the late John P. Balthrop and Pearl Leah Davis Balthrop. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his brothers, John T. Balthrop, Ray T. Balthrop and Carlton Balthrop; sisters, Frances Bokesch, Betty Harvey and Dana McHarque. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Balthrop; two sons, Charles David Balthrop, Kenneth Michael Seay; four daughters, Kathryn Leah Downs, Susan Teague, Kimberly Hewell, Melissa Seay and 9 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Charles was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a U.S. Marine Veteran, First Degree mason with Lodge # 89, and he was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. A graveside service will be held Friday, December 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. John Mark Thomas officiating. Pallbearers will be Shane Cardwell, Chris Hewell, Bryson Hewell, Kelly Downs, Jesse Zumbro and Mark Chester. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theleafchronicle/obituary.aspx?pid=197297177 [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census [S1854] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Page 28 - U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 May 1945. https://www.fold3.com/image/308991176?rec=292400367&terms=war,balthrop,world,charles,ii&xid=1945 Military-BALTHROP Charles (Muster) [S2312] Wikipedia: USS Kershaw (APA-176), (Name: Wikipedia;), USS Kershaw (APA-176) Attack Transport Ship. During March she loaded equipment and troops of the 2d Marine Division; then, following amphibious exercises off Tinian, she sailed for the assault area 27 March. -- Troops from Kershaw hit the beach at Okinawa -- The invasion got underway as the troops hit the beach at Okinawa 1 April. After troops from Kershaw landed on the southeastern shore of the island, the transport stood by for the next 10 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kershaw_(APA-176) Ship-USS Kershaw (APA-176) [S2313] Wikipedia: Battle of Okinawa, (Name: Wikipedia; Date: 1 Apr 1945;), Battle of Okinawa. on April 13, the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, reached Hedo Point (Hedo-misaki) at the northernmost tip of the island. By this point, the bulk of the Japanese forces in the north (codenamed Udo Force) were cornered on the Motobu Peninsula. Here, the terrain was mountainous and wooded, with the Japanese defenses concentrated on Yae-Dake, a twisted mass of rocky ridges and ravines on the center of the peninsula. There was heavy fighting before the Marines finally cleared Yae-Dake on April 18. However, this was not the end of ground combat in northern Okinawa. On May 24, the Japanese mounted Operation Gi-gou: a company of Giretsu Kuteitai commandos were airlifted in a suicide attack on Yomitan. They destroyed 70,000 US gallons (260,000 l) of fuel and nine planes before being killed by the defenders, who lost two men. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa Battle of Okinawa [S2314] Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 4 Jan 1946 - Page 3, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 4 Jan 1946;), US Marine Corps Discharge for Charles Balthrop. Pfc. Charles D. Balthrop, son of Chief J. P. Balthrop, came Thursday with a discharge from the U. S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., which he received December 31. He entered the service June 26, 1944, and served ' 14 months in the South Pacific and did occupational work In Japan. He was in battle in Okinawa. His wife was the former Miss Ira Mai Hicks and their two children, live with her parents on Greenwood. . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65300656/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-BALTHROP Charles (USMC Discharge) [S2315] Find a Grave: Charles Balthrop, (Name: Ancestry.com; Date: 13 Dec 2020;), Charles D. Balthrop. Charles D. Balthrop, age 99, of Clarksville, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his residence. Charles was born January 8, 1921 in Clarksville, TN to the late John P. Balthrop and Pearl Leah Davis Balthrop. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his brothers, John T. Balthrop, Ray T. Balthrop and Carlton Balthrop; sisters, Frances Bokesk, Betty Harvey and Dana McHarque. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Balthrop; two sons, Charles David Balthrop, Kenneth Michael Seay; four daughters, Kathryn Leah Downs, Susan Teague, Kimberly Hewell, Melissa Seay and 9 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Charles was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a U.S. Marine Veteran, First Degree mason with Lodge # 89, and he was retired from the U.S. postal Service and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. A graveside service will be held Friday, December 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. John Mark Thomas officiating. Pallbearers will be Shane Cardwell, Chris Hewell, Bryson Hewell, Kelly Downs, Jesse Zumbro and Mark Chester. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219720863/charles-d.-balthrop [S1490] Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 16 Mar 1983 - Page 24, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 16 Mar 1983;), 16 Mar 1983. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49640573/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-BALTHROP Nancy and Charles (Property)