associatedcontent.com — Charles Manson born on November 12, 1934 as "no name Maddox" to a prostitute in Cincinnati, Ohio to Kathleen Maddox. His name taken from one of her many lovers. In 1936, Kathleen filed a paternity suit against "Colonel Scott" of Ashland, Kentucky winning an amount of $5.00 a month for the support of her son "Charles Milles Manson".