CHARLES S. FILLMORE CHRONOLOGY

1854 AUG 22 Charles Sherlock Fillmore born 4 a.m., St. Cloud, Stearns County, MN (six miles between the Sauk and Mississippi Rivers) on a Chippewa Indian Reservation; eldest child of Henry Glezen and Mary Georgiana Stone) Fillmore

1860 enumerated in the 1860 Federal Population Census with his father, mother, and brother, Norton, in St. Cloud, MN

1864 at age ten dislocated his hip in an ice skating accident; permanent trauma

1869 worked as a printer's apprentice tutored by Mrs. Edgar Taylor and influenced by transcendental thought, worked as a grocery clerk, later worked as Assistant Cashier in a bank; the Cashier, J. G. Smith (formerly of New York) was his good friend; Charles learned his penmanship from Smith

1870 enumerated in the 1870 Federal Population Census with his mother and brother in St. Cloud, MN

1874 at age nineteen left MN for Paris, TX (Caddo, Indian Territory, in a few months got a clerkship in the freight office of the M. K.& T. Railroad at Dennison, TX (remained in this capacity for six years and worked up to Cashier); sent for his mother

1876 met Mary Caroline "Myrtle" Page, a school teacher, in Dennison, TX

1879 went to Leadville, CO; took a course in metallurgy and became a mining assayer, located at Gunnison City, CO (Myrtle left TX and returned to her brother's home in Clinton, MO)

1880 JUN 14 enumerated in the 1880 Federal Population Census in Gunnison City, Gunnison County, CO

1881 MAR 29 at age twenty-seven married Myrtle Page in Clinton, Henry County, MO; moved to Gunnison City, CO where they made their home for a season; moved to Pueblo, CO when mining boom broke Charles, a notary public, started the real estate and insurance business "Charles Fillmore & Co." which was succeeded by "Small, Fillmore & Co."

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1882 JAN 04 son, Lowell Page Fillmore born in Pueblo, CO

1884 JUN 01 son, Waldo Rickert Fillmore born in Pueblo, CO broke up their home in Pueblo and spent the winter in Omaha, NE

1885 moved to 1021 Oak Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO where Charles engaged in selling real estate in the partnership "Risley, Fillmore & Co." located at 904 Main Street

1886 moved residence to 702 Wabash Avenue; "Fillmore & Co." located at 812 Delaware; learned "spiritual healing" ideas from lecture by Dr. E. B. Weeks; began blessing and praying with neighbors and friends

1887 residence located on Wabash Avenue at 7th Street on the northwest corner; "Fillmore & Co." (a partnership between Charles Fillmore, J.C. Duval, and C.H. Rickarts) located at 824 Delaware

JUL received a certificate after taking a course of instruction in the principles of Christian Science from Joseph Adams, a Normal Class Graduate of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College in Boston, MA had a dream that foretold his work in Kansas City

1888 Myrtle healed of her tubercular condition; moved residence to 641 Wabash Avenue; "Fillmore & Co." located at 1 Journal Building

1889 Christian Science Society study group started moved residence to 647 Wabash Avenue

1889 APR Modern Thought Publishing Company founded and located at 1 Journal Building; premier issue of Modern Thought magazine

1889 JUL 16 son, John Royal Fillmore born, Charles' real estate business moved to 406 Keith and Perry Building

1889 AUG Modern Thought Publishing Company relocated to 32 Deardorff Building, corner of 11th and Main Street

1890 Society of Silent Help formed (name changed to Society of Silent Unity; now called Silent Unity), moved residence to 415 Landis Court, Charles' real estate business moved to, 411 Keith and Perry Building

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1890 OCT Modern Thought Publishing Company changed to Thought Publishing Company and located at A Hall Building at 820 Walnut Street

1890 DEC 01 Myrtle Fillmore delivers "Third Lesson in Christian Science" at the Christian Science Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL

1890 DEC 10 received an ordination certificate from the Christian Science Theological Seminary signed by Emma Curtis Hopkins, Annie E. Rix, and F.S. Vann Eps

1890 DEC father, Henry G. Fillmore passed at St. Cloud, MN

1891 moved residence to 4802 E 6th Street

1891 NOV Thought Publishing Company succeeded by Unity Book Company

1892 moved residence to 422 Cypress

1893 moved residence to 424 Cypress

1894 moved residence to 4213 E 6th Street Unity Book Company moved to 537 Hall Building at 820 Walnut Street

1895 moved residence to 4113 E 6th Street, Unity Book Company moved to 511 Hall Building, Society of Silent Unity located at 510 Hall Building

1896 moved residence to 4213 E 6th Street, Unity Book Company moved to 512 Hall Building

1898 Unity work moved to a house at 1315 McGee Street

1901 Healing Revival at Manitou, CO

1903 JUL 29 Unity Society of Practical Christianity incorporated

1905 SEP 01 Unity work moved to 913-917 Tracy Avenue

1905 DEC 10 received a Certificate of Membership from the Unity Society of Practical Christianity signed by Lowell Fillmore, Secretary

1906 AUG 31 ordained by the Unity Society of Practical Christianity, Unity Building constructed

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1909 Publishing Plant constructed

1910 APR 15 enumerated in the 1910 Federal Population Census with his wife, mother, and three sons at 428 Elmwood Avenue

1914 Unity School of Christianity incorporated

1918 Declaration of Trust, Unity School of Christianity received a Certificate of Ordination from Unity School of Christianity

1919 AUG 04 son, Rickert married Harriet Collins (ceremony performed by Charles S. Fillmore), first acreage at Unity Farm purchased

1920 JAN 09 enumerated in the 1920 Federal Population Census with his wife, mother, and sons, Lowell and Royal, at 438 Elmwood

1920 NOV 27 son, Royal married Frances Sleater in NJ; David Walter Pye was Royal's best man (or 9 DEC), Unity Inn founded

1921 JAN 21 grandson, Charles Rickert Fillmore born(s/o Rickert/Harriet)lectures in Chicago, IL

1921 OCT 01 granddaughter, Myrtle Innocencia "Frances" Fillmore born (d/o Royal/Frances; raised by her Uncle, Lowell Fillmore), Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Unity School of Christianity

1922 WOQ first radio broadcast; first minister to speak on radio in Kansas City

1923 SEP 09 son, Royal made his transition at Kellogg Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI Declaration of Trust, Unity School of Christianity

1925 OCT 21 granddaughter, Rosemary Fillmore born(d/o Rickert/Harriet)

1926 FEB 14 son, Lowell married Alice Lee (by Charles Fillmore) Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Unity School of Christianity

1928 JUN 17 lectures at Unity Truth Center, Topeka, KS

1929 Silent Unity Department moved temporarily to Unity Farm

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1931 MAR 12 mother, Mary Georgiana Fillmore, made her transition at Unity Farm, Lee's Summit, Jackson County, MO, age 97

1931 OCT 06 Myrtle Fillmore made her transition at age 86 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

1933 SEP 11 lecture at the World Fellowship of Faiths, Chicago, IL held in connection with the Century of Progress Exposition OCT 29 lecture at Unity Center in St. Joseph, MO NOV retired from the pulpit of Unity Society of Practical Christianity; remained President of Unity School DEC 02 lecture at Municipal Auditorium (Assembly Hall), St. Louis, MO DEC 03 " DEC 04 " DEC 05 " DEC 09 lecture at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL DEC 10 lecture at Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL DEC 11 " DEC 16 lecture at Milwaukee Auditorium (Peter Englemann Hall), Milwaukee, WI DEC 19 lecture at Hotel Powers, Rochester, NY DEC 31 married Miss Cora G. Dedrick at Lowell Fillmore's home

1934 FEB 25 lecture at Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA FEB 26 lecture at Trinity Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA FEB 27 " FEB 28 lecture at Trinity Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA MAR 01 " MAR 18 lecture at Masonic Temple, Long Beach, CA MAR 21 lecture at Santa Barbara, CA MAR 25 lecture at Hackley Hall, Santa Cruz, CA MAR 28 lecture at San Jose, CA APR 01 lecture at Civic Auditorium Theater, Oakland, CA APR 02 lecture at Elk's Auditorium, Oakland, CA APR 03 " APR 05 " APR 08 lecture at First Congregational Church, San Francisco, CA APR 09 " APR 10 " APR 11 " APR 12 " APR 16 lecture at Ebell Club, Oakland CA

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APR 17 " APR 18 lecture at First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA APR 20 lecture at Ebell Club, Oakland CA APR 22 lecture at Eastern Star Temple, Sacramento, CA APR 23 lecture at Ebell Club, Oakland, CA APR 25 lecture at Masonic Temple, Stockton, CA APR 29 lecture at Emerson School Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA MAY 06 lecture at Unity Center, San Diego, CA MAY 08 lecture at Phoenix Union High School, Phoenix, AZ MAY 09 " MAY 13 lecture at Hotel Hussman, El Paso, TX DEC 02 lecture at Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, MO DEC 03 " DEC 04 " DEC 05 " DEC 09 lecture at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL DEC 10 " DEC 11 " DEC 12 " DEC 16 lecture at Peter Engelmann Hall, Milwaukee, WI DEC 19 lecture at Hotel Powers Ballroom, Rochester, NY DEC 23 lecture at New York Unity Society, NY, NY DEC 27 " DEC 30 "

1935 JAN 02 lecture at New York Unity Society, NY, NY JAN 03 " JAN 04 " JAN 05 lecture at Berwick Hotel Ballroom, Newark, NJ JAN 09 lecture at Unity Center, Brooklyn, NY JAN 11 lecture at Roosevelt Hotel, NY, NY JAN 13 lecture at Berwick Hotel Ballroom, Newark, NJ (a.m.) JAN 13 lecture at Unity Center, Brooklyn, NY (p.m.) JAN 14 lecture at Unity Center, Plainfield, NJ JAN 20 lecture at Masonic Temple, Washington, DC JAN 21 lecture at Arlington Hotel, Washington, DC JAN 22 lecture at Arlington Hotel, Washington, DC JAN 23 " JAN 25 lecture at Ridgley Hall, Baltimore, MD JAN 28 lecture at Arlington Hotel, Washington, DC JAN 29 "

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JAN 30 " FEB 03 lecture at Scottish Rite Temple, Jacksonville, FL FEB 04 " FEB 05 " FEB 06 " FEB 17 lecture at Rex Theater, Miami, FL FEB 18 " FEB 19 " FEB 20 " FEB 24 " FEB 25 " FEB 26 " FEB 27 " MAR 03 " MAR 04 " MAR 05 " MAR 06 " MAR 07 " MAR 08 " MAR 10 lecture at Junior High School, St. Petersburg, FL MAR 11 lecture at Unity Center, St. Petersburg, FL MAR 12 " MAR 13 " MAR 17 lecture at First Unity Society, DeSoto Hotel, Tampa, FL MAR 18 " MAR 19 " MAR 20 " MAR 24 lecture at City Auditorium, Lakeland, FL MAR 25 " MAR 28 lecture at Sorosis Club, Orlando, FL MAR 29 " APR 07 lecture at Andrew Jackson Hotel, Nashville, TN APR 08 lecture at Unity Center, Nashville, TN APR 10 lecture at Woman's Club Auditorium, Louisville, KY APR 11 lecture at Henry Clay High School, Lexington, KY APR 14 lecture at Unity Temple, Hamilton, OH APR 18 lecture at Young Woman's League Auditorium, Dayton, OH APR 21 lecture at Taft Auditorium (or Masonic Temple, Scottish Rite Auditorium), Cincinnati, OH APR 22 " APR 23 " APR 24 lecture at Taft Auditorium (or Masonic Temple, Scottish Rite Auditorium), Cincinnati, OH

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APR 28 lectures at Broad Street Church of Christ and Glen L. Myers Chapel, Columbus, OH MAY 02 lecture at Christian Congregational Church, Columbus, OH MAY 05 lecture at Polsky Auditorium, Akron, OH MAY 06 lecture at Unity Center, Second National Bank Bldg, Warren, OH MAY 07 lecture at Unity Society, Canton, OH MAY 09 lecture at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, IN MAY 12 lecture at New Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis, MO SEP 29 lecture at Unity Truth Center, Des Moines, IA

1936 JAN lecture at Emma Lukes' Center, CA; home built on Pryor Road (Route 3) for Charles and Cora

1937 JAN 03 lecture at San Antonio Casino Club, San Antonio, TX JAN 04 " JAN 05 " JAN 06 " JAN lecture at Unity Assembly, Los Angeles, CA JAN 17 lecture at Unity Temple of Christian Healing, Los Angeles, CA JAN 18 " JAN 19 lecture at Unity Society, Pasadena, CA JAN 20 lecture at Unity Metaphysical Center, Hollywood, CA JAN 21 lecture at Unity Library and Classes, Beverly Hills, CA JAN 22 lecture at Unity Church, Los Angeles, CA JAN 24 lecture at Unity Center, Glendale, CA JAN 25 lecture at Unity Temple of Christian Healing, Los Angeles, CA JAN 26 lecture at Unity Society, Pasadena, CA JAN 27 lecture at Unity Metaphysical Center, Hollywood, CA JAN 28 lecture at Unity Library and Classes, Beverly Hills, CA JAN 29 lecture at Unity Church, Los Angeles, CA JAN 31 lecture at Unity Center, Glendale, CA JAN 31 lecture at Unity Center, Santa Monica, CA FEB 01 lecture at Unity Temple of Christian Healing, Los Angeles, CA FEB 02 lecture at Unity Society, Pasadena, CA FEB 03 lecture at Unity Metaphysical Center, Hollywood, CA FEB 04 lecture at Unity Library and Classes, Beverly Hills, CA FEB 05 lecture at Unity Church, Los Angeles, CA FEB 07 lecture at Unity Center, Glendale, CA FEB 07 lecture at Unity Studio, Los Angeles, CA FEB 08 lecture at Unity Health Life Center, Los Angeles, CA FEB 09 lecture at Unity Society, Pasadena, CA

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FEB 10 lecture at Unity Center, Santa Monica, CA FEB 11 lecture at Unity Health Life Center, Los Angeles, CA FEB 12 lecture at Unity Center, Santa Monica, CA FEB lecture at Metaphysical Center, Glendale, CA FEB lecture at Unity Center, Van Nuys, CA FEB 14 lecture at Unity Society, Long Beach, CA FEB 16 lecture at Unity Truth Center, Alhambra, CA FEB 21 lecture at Unity Center, San Bernadino, CA FEB 28 lecture at Unity Center, Inglewood, CA MAR 05 lecture at Parlor Lecture Club, Fresno, CA MAR 07 lecture at Women's City Club Auditorium, Oakland, CA MAR 08 " MAR 09 " MAR 10 lecture at Home of Truth, Alameda, CA MAR 11 " MAR 14 lectures at Unity Temple and First Congregational Church, San Francisco, CA MAR 15 " MAR 16 " MAR 17 " MAR 21 " MAR 24 lecture at Unity Center, Sacramento, CA MAR 28 lecture at Neighbors of Woodcraft Bldg, Portland, OR MAR 29 " MAR 30 " MAR 31 " APR 04 lecture at Unity Society of the Northwest, Seattle, WA APR 05 " APR 06 " APR 07 " APR 09 lecture at Unity Center, Bremerton, WA APR 11 lecture at Unity Society of the Northwest, Seattle, WA APR 12 " APR 14 " APR 16 " APR 18 lecture at Donnelly Hotel, Yakima, WA APR 19 lecture at Arrow Cafe, Kennewick, WA APR 20 lecture at Y.M.C.A., Ellensburg, WA APR 21 lecture at Cascadian Hotel, Wenatchee, WA APR 22 lecture at Church of Truth, Spokane, WA APR 23 lecture at Finlen Hotel, Butte, MT 1937 APR 25 lecture at Unity Truth Center, Bozeman, MT

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APR 26 lecture at Unity Truth Center, Livingston, MT APR 27 lecture at High School Auditorium, Billings, MT MAY 02 lecture at Woman's Club, Denver, CO MAY 03 lecture at Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO MAY 04 lecture at Centennial Auditorium, Pueblo, CO(Correspondent there was Elizabeth Dedrick, niece of Cora Fillmore)

1938 JAN 09 lecture at Unity Center, Wichita, KS JAN 10 " JAN 11 " JAN 12 " JAN 16 lecture at Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, TX JAN 17 " JAN 18 " JAN 19 " JAN 23 lecture at Municipal Auditorium and Unity Center, San Antonio, TX JAN 24 " JAN 25 " JAN 26 " JAN 27 lecture at Woman's Building, Harlingen, TX JAN 29 lecture at Unity Center, Houston, TX JAN 30 lecture at Milam Building and Houston Unity Center, Houston, TX JAN 31 " FEB 01 " FEB 01 lecture at Unity Center, Houston, TX FEB 02 " FEB 02 lecture at Houston Unity Center, Houston, TX FEB 03 lecture at Masonic Temple and Unity Assembly, New Orleans, LA FEB 04 " FEB 05 " FEB 06 " FEB 07 " FEB 08 lecture at Unity Center, New Orleans, LA FEB 09 " FEB 11 lecture at Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, AL FEB 13 " FEB 15 lecture at Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN FEB 16 " FEB 18 lecture at Chisca Hotel Auditorium, Memphis, TN FEB 20 " FEB 21 lecture at Centennial Building, Springfield, IL

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FEB 22 lecture at Masonic Temple Auditorium, Decatur, IL FEB 24 lecture at Peter Engleman Hall, Milwaukee, WI FEB 25 lecture at Peter Engleman Hall, Milwaukee, WI FEB 27 lecture at Auditorium Theater and Hotel, Chicago, IL FEB 28 " MAR 01 " MAR 02 " MAR 06 lecture at Institute of Arts Auditorium and Detroit Unity Association, Detroit, MI MAR 07 " MAR 10 lecture at Terminal Tower, Chamber of Commerce Club Room, Cleveland, OH MAR 11 " MAR 13 lecture at Polsky Auditorium and Unity Center,Akron, OH MAR 14 " MAR 15 " MAR 16 lecture at Y.M.C.A. and Unity Society, Canton, OH MAR 20 lecture at Fillmore Hotel, Buffalo, NY MAR 22 lecture at Mizpah Auditorium, Syracuse, NY MAR 23 lecture at Hotel Seneca, Rochester, NY MAR 25 lecture at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Schenectady, NY MAR 30 lecture at Unity Society, Brooklyn, NY MAR 31 " APR 03 lectures at Engineer's Auditorium, NY, NY through APR 22) APR lecture at Church of Truth, NY, NY APR 24 lecture at Unity Society, Newark, NJ APR 27 lecture at Copley Methodist Church APR 28 " APR 29 lecture at Home of Truth, Boston, MA

1941 AUG 03 lecture at Unity Truth Center, Topeka, KS AUG 06 lecture at Twentieth Century Club House, Wichita, KS AUG 10 lecture at Hotel Congress, Pueblo, CO (Fillmore's stayed with Cora's sister at 215 Michigan Ave., Pueblo, CO) AUG 13 "

1942 JAN 04 lecture at Scottish Rite Auditorium and Unity Church of Christ, Cincinnati, OH JAN 05 " JAN 06 "

1943 grandson, Charles R. Fillmore married Ann Jones

1944 AUG 14 great granddaughter, Harriet Fillmore born (d/o Charles R./Ann)

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1945 MAR 17 granddaughter, Frances S. Fillmore married Robert Lakin OCT 05 lecture at All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, OK OCT 07 lecture at Municipal Auditorium, Little Theater, Oklahoma City, OK OCT 10 lecture at Capitol Hotel, Amarillo, TX OCT 18 lecture at Central Intermediate School, Wichita, KS OCT 20 lecture at Municipal Auditorium, Hall of Mirrors, Oklahoma City, OK OCT 23 lecture at Woman's Club, Albuquerque, NM OCT travels to Los Angeles; record of two residences: 4065 Woodman Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA and 5536 La Mirada, Hollywood 38, CA

1946 JAN lectures in CA FEB lectures in CA MAR great grandson, Robert Fillmore Lakin born (s/o Robert/Fran) APR return from CA OCT lectures in Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Albuquerque

1947 APR 12 granddaughter, Rosemary Fillmore married Stanley Grace

1948 MAR 31 great granddaughter, Constance Fillmore born (d/o Charles R./Ann) APR 04 great grandson, Charles Edward Lakin born (s/o Robert/Fran) APR 20 great grandson, Stanley Rickert Grace born (s/o Stanley/Rosemary) APR returned home after lecturing in Los Angeles JUL 05 made his transition at age 92 at his home on Prior Road, Lee's Summit, Jackson County, MO

Source Material for Biographical Note: Federal Decennial Population Schedules (Census), 1850-1920 Hoye's City Directory, 1885-1896 Manuscripts in the Myrtle Fillmore Papers Manuscripts in the Charles S. Fillmore Papers The Story of Unity by James Dillet Freeman The Unity Chronology (pamphlet) Unity School of Christianity, Field Department Records (1100), Lecture Engagement Records

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