Charles Kilgore was born June 1863 in York Co., PA.  He moved with his family in the 1870's to Henderson Co., IL.  Charles was a barber in Biggsville.  Charles married Ella M. McKinley on 12 Jan 1887 in Biggsville.  Ella M. was born in 1863 and died in 1945 and both are buried in the Biggsville Cemetery.  They had three children, Ura Marie 1891-1907, Robert LaVerne */+ 1894 and Leone born 1892 in Biggsville.  She married a Fordyce and is buried in Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.

This picture of Charles was taken 23 Jun 1948 and he was 85 yrs. old.  He is holding a cake so maybe it is his birthday.  Also, looks like he has part of his leg and foot amputated.  This photograph was taken in Galesburg, IL.