Family Matters Part 3

 Isabel Tuner married Charles John McCreery on February 1, 1888.  Charles John McCreery was born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1865.  He attended the prestigious Brown University graduating in 1886, Phi Beta Kappa.  Although I remembered hearing that my great grandfather attended Brown, there was no elaboration on his life.  Family letters reveal that he worked for a law firm after college and planned to be a lawyer but love had another path for him.  Charles was courting Isabel Turner and she wanted him to teach so they would have school vacations together.  He became Principal of two schools at the same time; Westport High School and Tucker Street Grammar School.  He was also the President of the Fall River Teacher’s Association in 1892.  According to records from Fall River, Charles also served on the board of directors for several businesses in and around Fall River: Shove Mills, Sagamore Mills, and Loyal Unity Lodge to name a few.  This information alone reveals that Charles was a well educated man and a prominent figure in the community.  He was the superintendent of schools for a number of years.  When he lost an election by one vote and he was made the District Superintendent of five schools in Plymouth.