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Charles M Githens 1913 - 1988

Charles Matthews Githens of Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA was born on September 11, 1913 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States, and died at age 75 years old on October 21, 1988 in Saline, Washtenaw County. Charles Githens was buried at Marble Park Cemetery 520 W Main St, in Milan.

Charles Matthews Githens

Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA 31768

September 11, 1913

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

October 21, 1988

Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, 48176, United States

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Charles Matthew Githens was born to Herbet Githens and Ruth Matthews and he married Louise M. (Bradley) Githens (1917-1994) in Manchester, Washtenaw county Michigan on September 28th 1940. According to the 1930s Census he was 16 living at 28 Devonshire Road in Pleasant Ridge, Oakland county, Michigan with his father age 44 and mother age 43. His World War 2 Draft Registration card shows he registered on October 16th, 1940 in Jerome, Hillsdale county, Michigan, had a light complexion, brown eyes and hair, was 5'7" and weighed 127 pounds. He listed his employer as 'self'.
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1913

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September 11, 1913

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Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States

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Both Charles' parents were born in Ohio.
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Born in Detroit Michigan and living in Milan and Saline Michigan, there is also a record of him being in Moultrie Colquitt County Georgia.
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1988

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October 21, 1988

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Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan 48176, United States
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Marble Park Cemetery 520 W Main St, in Milan, Washtenaw County, Michigan 48160, United States
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Charles M Githens lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 75.

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In 1913, in the year that Charles M Githens was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.

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In 1924, Charles was merely 11 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.

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