Painter. The son of a country doctor, he was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He later moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. During these times he was able to sell his realistic drawings of neighbor’s homesteads and barns for extra money. He also came in connect with Native Americans and western landscapes which would influence and enhance his art. He later moved to Philadelphia and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.  He won a fellowship and was able to study art in Paris, France. He worked as an illustrator for western novels authored by Zane Grey and magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, McCall’s and Boy’s Life. He also provided designs for advertisements for companies such as Coca Cola. Charles kept his studio filled with photographs, old rifles, spurs and saddles that he said he kept on hand to insure the accuracy of his work.  Charles W. Hargens Jr. was 103 when he passed away.  (bio by: Grave Hunters)  Family links:  Spouse:  Marjorie Allen Garman Hargens (1895 – 1978)*  Children:  Mary J. Hargens (1920 – 2010)* *Calculated relationship