By Erv LenzyHost of Finding Grandpa Charlie — A Family History PodcastEvery family has stories. Some are passed down at the dinner table. Others hide in boxes in the attic. And then there are the ones you have to dig for—the ones that …
By Erv LenzyBefore Grandpa Charlie was a gambler… before he was a ghost… he was just a boy from Bonham, Texas. Not unlike myself. I keep coming back to that. Because when you spend your time chasing a mystery, a missing man, a fake d…
By Erv LenzyAfter finding “Bachelor Charlie” in the 1900 census, I felt like I was onto something big. It was the first real confirmation that my great-grandfather Charlie was more than just a ghost story. He was real, living in Fannin…
By Erv Lenzy Every family has its stories. Ours came with a warning.Growing up, I was told about Charlie—the gambler, the ghost. A great-grandfather who supposedly died in Texas sometime in the 1910s. Or maybe it was the 1920s. Or m…