| ~1851 | My 2g-grandparents, Henry and Eliza Wilhelm, arrive from Lebanon county, Pennsylvania. |
| Dec 1852 | My great-grandmother, Elizabeth Wilhelm, is born to Henry and Eliza. |
| before 1859 | Henry and Eliza move their family to Dayton, Ohio. |
| 1935 | My namesake, the Rev. Charles Carey, after serving at several churches in Ohio, begins his final ministry at Ypsilanti Friends Church. |
| Jul 1949 | Uncle Charles dies in Ypsilanti. |