1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District/28, household 248
Verlander, James, born May 1851, married 2 years, farmer, 0 months unemployed, rents, mortgaged, farm, farm schedule 221
Verlander, Susan E., born August 1862, married 2 years, has had 5 children, of whom 4 survive
Verlander, James H. G.?, born February 1886, at school for 5 years
Verlander, George W., born March 1887, at school for 5 years
Verlander, Ellen, born November 1891
Verlander, Joseph L., born March 1893
Verlander, Charles L., born February 1899

1910 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, Dwelling 369, Family 378
Road below Dunnsville
Verlander, James H., 58, second marriage, this marriage 12 years, farmer on general farm, rents, farm schedule 355
Verlander, Susie E., 48, second marriage, has had 9 children, 6 of whom are alive
Verlander, James, 23, sailor
Verlander, Edward, 21, hauler at a lumber mill
Verlander, Joseph, 13, in school
Verlander, Charley L., 11, in school
Verlander, Robert F., 9
Verlander, Susie, 6

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Rapphannock District, Dwelling No. 176, Family No. 185
Enumerated on 20 February 1920
Verlander, James H., head, owned free, 69, born in Virginia, farmer, general farm, employer
Verlander, Susie E., wife, 58, born in Virginia, housekeeper, private family, wage worker
Verlander, Charlie L., son, 20, born in Virginia, farmer, general farm, own account
Verlander, Susan C., daughter, 16, in school, born in Virginia

Charles L. Verlander married Irma S. Taylor on 30 November 1922 in Ozeana, Virginia. He was 23, living in Dunnsville, a farmer. She was 21, living in Ozeana. Both were born in Essex County. The parents were James A. Verlander and Susie E. Verlander, and W. B. H. Taylor and Kate Harper. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 2, p. 31.]

On the 7 February 1931 death certificate of his father, James Henry Verlander, for which he was the informant, Charles provided his name as Charlie, and lived in Ozeana. [Commonweath of Virginia, Certificate of Death 6513.]

1940 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Enumeration District 29-7, Sheet 9B
Household 177, owned, valued at $1,400, on farm
Verlander, Charlie, head, male, white, 41, married, not in school, highest level of education 3 years of high school, born in Virginia, lived in same place in 1935, lives on farm, at work the week of March 24–30, 72 hours worked that week, occupation farm, working on own account, 52 weeks employed in 1939, no other sources of income
Verlander, Irma, wife, female, white, 38, married, not in school, highest level of education 3 years of high school, born in Virginia, lived in same place in 1935, lives on farm, not at work, engaged in housework, no other sources of income
Verlander, Smithy, son, male, white, 16, single, in school, highest level of education 1 year of high school, born in Virginia, lived in same place in 1935, not employed, has other source of income
Verlander, Catherine, daughter, female, white, 14, single, in school, highest level of education 1 year of high school, born in Virginia, lived in same place in 1935, not employed, has other source of income
Verlander, Ann, daugher, female, white, 11, single, in school, highest level of education 4th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same place in 1935
Taylor, Kate, mother-in-law, female, white, 81, widowed, not in school, highest level of education 6th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same place in 1935, not employed, has other source of income