Her mother died October 7, 2023 when Charmian was six years old. In the Spring of 1878 Charmian was sent to Berkeley to live with her aunt." Netta Wiley Eames.

"March 1900 she first met Jack. They eventually were married November 19, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. She became Jack's soul-mate always at his side, and a perfect match."

Charmian was an excellent typist (over a hundred words a minute) and stenographer, skills that were applied to assist Jack's writings and business correspondence. View photo

Charmian's musical ability was another endearing aspect of her makeup, a virtuoso pianist, she played Lizst and Chopin (among others) for Jack's entertainment. There were moments when Jack, who had an appreciation for opera and classical works, requested she play to accompany his writing.

"Charmian had a genuine love for music, sang pleasingly, and even had the force and discipline to train herself to become an accomplished pianist.

She had a rich and stimulating voice with a wide tone range, laughed a great deal, even though the point of humor might be obscure, and was an indefatigable talker. She could carry on an intelligent and logical discussion, for she had a varied flow of words and phrases. A woman of great physical courage, she was the first to ride astride a horse into the hills when few women were riding at all, and those who dared were riding English side-saddle on the Golden Gate Park bridle paths. She had a deep love of horses. Ambitious, both socially and intellectually, she worked hard to advance herself, and saved her money with which to take a trip through Europe, did a little painting on China dishes, tried hard to make progress each year over the last."