Mr. Charles Grandoson Hoes, Jr, was born of slave parents at
Hampden, Baltimore County, Md., now known as Roland Park, in the
year 1841. His father. Mr. Charles Grandoson Hoes, was born a slave
in Charles County, where he married Miss Mary Myers of Baltimore
County. Being a very ambitious man, Mr. Hoes' father, became quite
a prosperous farmer and bought his freedom many years before the
Civil War He purchased a large track of land situated on the south
side of Roland Park, on a beautiful hill directly in front of the water
tower. He died at his home when he was fifty-five years of age.

Much like his father. Mr. Charles Hoes, Jr.. was also an ambitious
man He was married to Miss Rachel Ann Woods at old Sharp Street
Church by Rev. Benjamin Brown, and he is the father of eight children:
Miss Marr Hoes, deceased; Mrs. Laura V. Hawkins, deceased Mrs.
Annie E, Bishop; Miss Lulu Smith; Mrs. Clarence Johnson, Mrs. Chas.
G. Hoes, third; Mr. Jessie Hoes, deceased; and Mr. Richard Hoes.

His early life was spent as a coachman for some of the best of
Baltimore's aristocracy, such as Mr. J. Hall Pleasant, and Mr C. R.
O'Donnell, President of the Gas Company al that time, he was also
sexton of Mt. Vernon Church at Monument and Charles Streets, which
is the most wealthy congregation in Maryland Desiring something still
better than this, he went into the Furniture-Moving Business on little
Monument Street near Orchard, in which he remained for fifteen years.
He is an old member of Sharp Street church.

Mr. Hoes has a very interesting nephew who is Mr. Albert Peters
one of the oldest and most trustworthy employees of the American Ice
Company Mr Peters bought a large tract of land from Mr Hoes and
on it has built one of the prettiest homes in Baltimore, colored or white.

Mr Hoes has fora number of years retired from active business, and

is living with his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Johnson, of Roland Park in

a house he built a few years ago, where frequent visitors may be seen

on their beautiful front porch, and made to feel happy to behold the

the opportunities that are afforded today; but through thrift, economy

and industry educated his children and assisted them all to begin life.

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