Charles Land

Charles Land
1885-1931
Gone but not forgotten

Photo Credit: Rosa G. Gonzales

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1.   Obituary

Charles Land, 76, died at his home, 618 North Carrizo street, at 8:30 o'clock Friday night.  He had been a resident of Corpus Christi nearly all his life.

He is survived by two brothers, Frank Thompson and Willie Thompson, four nephews, five nieces, all of Corpus Christi.

Arrangements or the funeral will be announced later.

Source: Corpus Christi Caller, April 25, 1931, p. 7

 

Charles Land

Funeral services for Charles Land 76, who died at his home, 618 North Carrizo street Friday night, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the David Peel chapel, the Rev. Henry Burwell officiating.  Burial will be in the old Bay view cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Horatio Gussett, Robert Hall, Thomas Magee, M. Alterman, J. O. Meredith, and T. J. Pereira.  Honorary pallbearers are Charles F. H. von Blucher, E. T. Merriman, E. H. Caldwell, W. S. Rankin, Andrew Anderson, Gordon Boone, D. McNeill Turner, Dr. P.G. Lovenskiold, John Hull, and T. B. Southgate.

Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times, April 26, 1931, Section 1, p. 2, col. 5
Research by:  Msgr. Michael A. Howell
Transcription by:  Geraldine D. McGloin, Nueces County Historical Commission 

 

2.   News article

In an article from the series "Men and Events of 40 years ago" written by Eli T. Merriman, the author discusses the early papers of Corpus Christi as well as their staff members. Regarding Charles Land, Mr. Merriman makes the following comments:

"The late Charles Land was the carrier boy, and it being the custom in those days for the boy delivering the papers to have a carrier's address on New Year's morning, Charley early in the week goes over to the custom house to find a man to write one for him. Why he went there to get a man to do it, no one knew, when there were three good resident poets in town—Dickey Powers, Ed Bryant, and Wm. Carroll, the latter the grandfather of Miss Carroll, the present superintendent of the schools. The man Charley found happened to be named Carroll too, and he wrote a long one—a column long. Charley was very proud of it and made money out of it, the subscribers giving him from five cents up to as much as five dollars, mostly dimes and quarters. The Nueces Valley published the entire address."

C.C. Caller-Times, 7 June 1931, page 7, col.4-6 commenting on the Nueces Valley of 1874
Research and transcription: Michael A. Howell