Charley Parkhurst
✓ Source-basedstableAmerican stagecoach driver (1812-1879)
United StatesLived 1812 to 1879 · aged 67Charley Darkey Parkhurst also known as "One-Eyed Charley" or "Six-Horse Charley", was an American stagecoach driver, farmer and rancher in California. Raised in New England and assigned female at birth, Parkhurst ran away as a youth, taking the name Charley.
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Parkhurst's headstone at the Pioneer Cemetery in Watsonville, California. Note the misspelling of "Jaun" (sic).
Tombstone of Mary Parkhurst, mother of Charley Parkhurst, and wife of Ebenezer Parkhurst. Location, Broad Brook Cemetery in Sharon, Vermont.
A plaque on the fire station in Soquel, California, marks the site where Parkhurst might have voted.About this person
Charley Darkey Parkhurst also known as "One-Eyed Charley" or "Six-Horse Charley", was an American stagecoach driver, farmer and rancher in California. Raised in New England and assigned female at birth, Parkhurst ran away as a youth, taking the name Charley. Now presenting as a man, he started work as a stable hand and learned to handle horses, including to drive coaches drawn by multiple horses. He worked in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, traveling to Georgia for associated work.
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