Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 4. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 1012.
 
CHARLES S. WARNER

     owner of two hundred acres of productive land in Coos county and prominent
in this section as an agriculturist, was born August 11, 1875. He is a native
son of Oregon, his parents having come to Coos county in 1852. Mr. Warner is a
son of Calvin and Fannie Warner,the former a native of the District of Columbia
and the latter of Indiana. The father crossed the plains in 1852 while the
mother has been a resident of Oregon since 1850. Their marriage occurred in Coos
county and they made this section of the country their home until the father's
death in 1882. Mrs. Fannie Warner is still living and makes her home in Myrtle
Point, Oregon. They became the parents of eleven children: S. W. and Mrs. Maggie
Strong, both of whom reside at Myrtle Point; Vernon, living near Oakland,
California; William, whose home is near Myrtle Point; John, deceased; Ernest and
Mollie, now Mrs. Hagerty, both of whom reside at Walla Walla, Washington;
Charles S., of this review;_ Henry and Mrs. Jessie Johnson, both of whom reside
near Myrtle Point; and Horace, of Walla Walla, Washington.
     Charles S. Warner received his education in Coos county but his advantages
in this respect were limited. He started in active life for himself at the age
of fifteen and worked at various occupations until his marriage at the age of
twenty-four years. He then started farming on a tract of land which lie had
purchased, which constitutes the farm he now owns. His property is located on
Myrtle creek, nine miles above Bridge, in Coos county, Oregon. Here Mr. Warner
has been successful as a general farmer and as an expert stock-raiser. He also
engages in dairying on a large scale and his activities in these branches make
him a representative citizen of Coos county. His stock is all of a high quality
and forms a profitable source of income to him. He raises cattle, sheep and hogs
and takes pride in keeping his barns clean and sanitary in every particular.
     Mr. Warner was united in marriage to Miss Florence Houser, who was born in
Coos county, September 3, 1878, a daughter of Christian V. and Sarah Houser,
natives of North Carolina. In that state their marriage occurred and after
residing there for some years they came to' Oregon in the early '70s, settling
on the Coquille river, where the mother's death occurred in 1910. The father is
still living on his homestead of two hundred acres near Bridge. In their family
were nine children: Mrs. Mary Machado of Myrtle Point; James, residing at
Bridge; Maggie, deceased; Florence, now Mrs. Charles S. Warner; Finis and Inis,
twins, both of whom reside in Coos county; Laura, the wife of Thomas Rookard, of
Coos county; Edna, deceased; and Josie, whose home is in Coquille. Mr. and Mrs.
Warner are the parents of three children: Hulda H. E., who was born July 1,
1901; Ada F., born October 1, 1902; and Delma A., born June 19, 1903.
     In his political affiliations Mr. Warner is a socialist believing in the
principles which that party advocates. He takes an intelligent interest in
public affairs but never seeks public office. Productive agriculture aims first
of all to be practical. Experience has its place here as it has in all other
walks of life and it influences the successful cultivation of the soil to a
remarkable extent. Mr. Warner owes his prosperity to his familiarity with soil
and weather conditions, to personal labor in the fields and among the stock, and
to an intelligence which dominates his activities and has its result in
increasingly abundant harvests.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.