Elijah Charles
Elijah Charles came from Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1814 and built a sawmill on the Blackfork, about one and a half miles south of Olivesburg. His son, Isaac Charles, succeeded to the property, to which he added a grist mill in 1835. In 1868, he removed to Bluffton, Allen County, where he died some years later. His son, Isaac, was charged with murdering his father, and was convicted and sentenced to the state prison for life.
From Bellville Messenger: August 6, 1903, Vol. 11, No. 31