Charles Wilson is the son of Ines Del Pozo Santos; the oldest of the Del Pozo Siblings of the 19th Century. He was born on Nov. 13 1919 and he is the last known survivor of that generation.
He recently celebrated his 100th birthday at his home on Long Island, New York. His mother died in Ecuador when he was 9 years of age and shortly thereafter he left Ecuador in the custody of his maternal uncle Jose Pastor Del Pozo to be delivered to his father in Panama. He already had two older sisters in boarding schools in New York. His father had an agricultural business in Cuba and Charlie would be sent to join his sisters in New York.
In May 2013, Charles Wilson was videotaped giving an account of his memories from his childhood in Ecuador. That video is below:
About a week after the above video was made, it was shown to relatives in Ecuador and they informed the author that when they were children their parents had mentioned Charlie, and mentioned that he had gone to North America but that they knew nothing of him after that time (ie: after 1928). So these relatives were deeply touched to learn that Charlie -who came from the same generation as their parents- was still alive and could tell these stories of his childhood. A video was made of them telling their side of the story and their recollections of what they had learned about Charlie from their parents. That video is below:
Note that another brother of this family is seated on the far left in this video. His name is Jose Raul Zúñiga Núñez. He had not been present for the previous video that had been made with his brothers and sisters. He had just arrived and and so we were very glad to hear from him along with his sisters.
Further details: Upon initial arrival in Ecuador in 2013, Patrick showed this video to two first cousins, Miguel and Anita. Anita, whose maiden name was Beneras Núñez, was a descendant of the sister of Charlie’s mother. She was very interested in the video because she recalls family members mentioning Charlie’s name when she was a little girl. It was late at night on the day of Patrick’s arrival but still the interest was so great that she informed family members by phone immediately and two of them, a cousin and a sister of Anita, came to the house immediately – though it was late evening – to see the video. They also recalled relatives speaking of “Carlitos” (Charlie) when they had been little girls and were anxious to hear what he had to say. The cousin was also a descendant of the sister of Charlie’s mother. They were all very interested to hear every word of what Charlie was saying, to see him speaking and to see his surroundings (translated via Patrick’s Spanish which was barely sufficient to translate his words).
Ines Wilson had Three children. When she passed away in 1928 in Ecuador their ages were:
Agnes : 16 years of age (born in Peru)
Carlotta: 12 years of age (born in Ecuador)
Charlie : 9 years of age (born in New York)
Charlie’s Mother Ines Wilson with his two older sisters Agnes and Carlotta. Ines was the oldest of the Del Pozo siblings.
After the passing of his mother, the 9-yr old Charlie was taken from Ecuador to Panama by his Uncle Jose Pastor Del Pozo – brother of his mother. In Panama he was met by his father Carlos Wilson and taken first to Havana Cuba, then later to New York.
Charlie and his Uncle Jose Pastor in Panama
The father of this family, Carlos Wilson, survived for many years after the death of the mother (ie: Ines Del Pozo Santos). As sole surviving parent, he provided for the children (Agnes, Carlotta and Charlie) raising them through adulthood. He later remarried and lived for many years in Tampa, Florida. Read more about it at: The Del Pozo sisters in the Whirlwind.