Notes for Charles Edwin Averill: At an early age (1863) Charles' parents moved to Portland, ME where he received his education in the high school and Bowdoin College. On entering college he became a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Greek Letter Fraternity. In 1879 he went to Durango, CO where he was elected judge of the police court and served one term. He met Judge George Stubbs and in 1884 married his daughter Jessie.
In 1885, Charles and his wife returned returned to Indianapolis, IN with Judge Stubbs. Judge Stubbs and Charles formed a law partnership and opened offices in the old Iron Block, which was destroyed by fire. They remained together until the judge's election to the police bench in 1893. In 1904 he formed a partnership with James A. Collins until Mr. Collins was elected to the city bench. G. Edgar Turner took Mr. Collins place and the firm became Averill & Turner. This partnership continued until Charles' death.
Charles was a well known lawyer of Marion County, IN and a member of the Indianapolis Bar. His abilities were best displayed in the briefs in the supreme and appellate Courts. He drafted at the request of Judge Stubbs, the bill which became the law creating the juvenile court. During the term of Judge Collins as city judge, Charles sat for him as special judge.
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1. Certificate of Marriage of Charles E. Averill & Jessie Maude Stubbs: Durango, LaPlata County, CO 2. Death Certificate: Div. of Public Health, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, Vol 19, Page 171 3. Census: 1860 Lovell, Oxford Co., ME (with parents) 4. Census: 1870 Portland, Cumberland Co., ME 5. Census: 1880 Portland, Cumberland Co., ME 6. Census: 1900 Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN 7. Census: 1910 Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN 8. City Directory: Portland, Cumberland Co., IN, Years 1875, 1877, 1879 9. City Directory: Indianapolis, IN, Years 1889 and 1890 10. Internment: George W. Stubbs Family Plot, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN 11. "General Catalogue of Bowdoin College," 1794-1950, Page 138 12. "History of Greater Indianapolis," Page 780 13. Obituary: Indianapolis News, March 9, 1914, Page 12
More About Charles Edwin Averill: Biography: History of Greater Indianapolis, Page 780.4 Burial: Mar 10, 1914, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN.5 Census 1: 1860, Lovell, Oxford Co., ME.6 Census 2: 1870, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME.7 Census 3: 1880, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME.7 Census 4: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.8 Census 5: 1910, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.9 Directory 1: Bet. 1889 - 1990, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.10 Directory 2: Bet. 1875 - 1879, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME.11 Education: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.12 Obituary: Mar 09, 1914, Indianapolis News.13 Occupation: Lawyer.
More About Charles Edwin Averill and Jessie Maude Stubbs: Marriage: Aug 11, 1884, Durango, LaPlata County, CO.14
Children of Charles Edwin Averill and Jessie Maude Stubbs are:
George S. Averill, b. Jun 28, 1886, d. Nov 1923, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.
+Wynne Reese Averill, Sr., b. Aug 14, 1888, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN15, d. May 03, 1924, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN16.
Charlotte Averill, b. Feb 20, 1892, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN, d. Dec 24, 1892, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.
Charles Edwin Averill (b. Apr 12, 1853, d. Mar 09, 1914)
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