When Charles Fremont Castleman was born in 1848 in Frederick, Virginia, his father, Alfred, was 53 and his mother, Margaret, was 40. He married Ambrosia Hazlett on October 16, 1877. They had four children in 14 years. It is probable that he died before 1900.
From 1866 to 1868 Charles Fremont Castleman, John Randolph Castleman, and cousins John and Henry Castleman are listed as students at "Auburn". They received an English and Classical Education which included French and Latin.
Auburn School began at the old Wickliffe Academy building in 1865 and later moved to the home of Mr. P.H. Powers, named "Auburn".
Auburn School began at the old Wickliffe Academy building in 1865 and later moved to the home of Mr. P.H. Powers, named "Auburn".
Charles attended the University of Virginia in 1870.
Charles was a noted scholar in Virginia and was a professor at the Academy at Leesburg, VA for many years.
In 1885, Charles and his family were headed to Tipton, Missouri but were stopped in Decatur, Illinois because Charles' apparently showed signs of insanity.
The following day, after 2 o'clock Charles "got out a revolver and suddenly went out of the large room to where his wife was sleeping, crying out that he would kill her, the children, and himself. He had cocked the revolver and had taken aim when the frightened watcher made a lucky catch at the madman's arm, and in a desperate struggle disarmed him."
"It took a half dozen men to put Castleman under control. He severely injured several of them. The officers put him in jail."
A few days later John Randolph Castleman arrived in Decatur, to take charge of his brother and he took him east, where he was to be confined in an asylum near Baltimore, Maryland.
Ambrosia Hazlett Castleman was officially divorced from her husband Charles Fremont Castleman in 1898. In 1900, on the US Census, she is listed as a widow, but it is unclear if she remarried in 1898.
The children of Charles Fremont Castleman and Ambrosia Hazlett:
Charles was a noted scholar in Virginia and was a professor at the Academy at Leesburg, VA for many years.
In 1885, Charles and his family were headed to Tipton, Missouri but were stopped in Decatur, Illinois because Charles' apparently showed signs of insanity.
The following day, after 2 o'clock Charles "got out a revolver and suddenly went out of the large room to where his wife was sleeping, crying out that he would kill her, the children, and himself. He had cocked the revolver and had taken aim when the frightened watcher made a lucky catch at the madman's arm, and in a desperate struggle disarmed him."
"It took a half dozen men to put Castleman under control. He severely injured several of them. The officers put him in jail."
A few days later John Randolph Castleman arrived in Decatur, to take charge of his brother and he took him east, where he was to be confined in an asylum near Baltimore, Maryland.
Ambrosia Hazlett Castleman was officially divorced from her husband Charles Fremont Castleman in 1898. In 1900, on the US Census, she is listed as a widow, but it is unclear if she remarried in 1898.
The children of Charles Fremont Castleman and Ambrosia Hazlett:
- Corinne Hazlett Castleman
- Clara H. Castleman
- Hortense Beauharnais Castleman
- Mary Montague Castleman
sources:
1. Education in Clarke County Virginia, Proceedings XXV of the Clarke County Historical Association, Inc. 2003, pages 37-38.
2. Divorce mentioned in the Baltimore Sun, March 29, 1898
3. Attempted Wife-Murder, The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) - July 3, 1885 Friday, Page 1
1. Education in Clarke County Virginia, Proceedings XXV of the Clarke County Historical Association, Inc. 2003, pages 37-38.
2. Divorce mentioned in the Baltimore Sun, March 29, 1898
3. Attempted Wife-Murder, The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) - July 3, 1885 Friday, Page 1
