“Uncle Charlie”, as he was known by the family, immigrated from Battenburg, Hesse, Germany (then Prussia), in May 1882, with his 18-year old brother, Louie. Other siblings (of 11 children) who came to the US and Colorado were Henry, William, Marie, and George. These six siblings maintained close contact across the years and distances.
At first, he worked at railroading in Carbon Co., PA, and soon removed to Colorado, where Charlie and Louie worked on constructing the ditch in Fort Morgan. He operated several different meat markets in Hugo and Akron, Colorado, eventually entering the cattle business near Fort Morgan in 1896. He also worked with his brother Louie, who had established a meat market in Fort Morgan. In 1892, he married Maggie Farnsworth, and a year later, their daughter Ella Elizabeth was born. Maggie died in 1896 due to complications from childbirth. Charlie later married Eda Diestelhorst in Ottawa, Kansas, in June 1899, soon returning to Colorado.
He was elected Morgan County commissioner, serving from 1896-1899, then he removed to Littleton, south of Denver. He ran a meat market, served as town marshall, and was elected to the town board in 1907 . In 1906, a disgruntled former employee of the meat market attempted to shoot Charlie, but failed. The former employee was punished with a $50 fine - the world has certainly changed since then!
After the death of an older brother, Henry, in 1903, Charlie and his brothers (Louis, William, and George) each took in one Henry’s four orphaned children and raised them as their own.
Charlie died in a car wreck in Denver in February 1933, age 67.
At first, he worked at railroading in Carbon Co., PA, and soon removed to Colorado, where Charlie and Louie worked on constructing the ditch in Fort Morgan. He operated several different meat markets in Hugo and Akron, Colorado, eventually entering the cattle business near Fort Morgan in 1896. He also worked with his brother Louie, who had established a meat market in Fort Morgan. In 1892, he married Maggie Farnsworth, and a year later, their daughter Ella Elizabeth was born. Maggie died in 1896 due to complications from childbirth. Charlie later married Eda Diestelhorst in Ottawa, Kansas, in June 1899, soon returning to Colorado.
He was elected Morgan County commissioner, serving from 1896-1899, then he removed to Littleton, south of Denver. He ran a meat market, served as town marshall, and was elected to the town board in 1907 . In 1906, a disgruntled former employee of the meat market attempted to shoot Charlie, but failed. The former employee was punished with a $50 fine - the world has certainly changed since then!
After the death of an older brother, Henry, in 1903, Charlie and his brothers (Louis, William, and George) each took in one Henry’s four orphaned children and raised them as their own.
Charlie died in a car wreck in Denver in February 1933, age 67.
“Uncle Charlie”, as he was known by the family, immigrated from Battenburg, Hesse, Germany (then Prussia), in May 1882, with his 18-year old brother, Louie. Other siblings (of 11 children) who came to the US and Colorado were Henry, William, Marie, and George. These six siblings maintained close contact across the years and distances.
At first, he worked at railroading in Carbon Co., PA, and soon removed to Colorado, where Charlie and Louie worked on constructing the ditch in Fort Morgan. He operated several different meat markets in Hugo and Akron, Colorado, eventually entering the cattle business near Fort Morgan in 1896. He also worked with his brother Louie, who had established a meat market in Fort Morgan. In 1892, he married Maggie Farnsworth, and a year later, their daughter Ella Elizabeth was born. Maggie died in 1896 due to complications from childbirth. Charlie later married Eda Diestelhorst in Ottawa, Kansas, in June 1899, soon returning to Colorado.
He was elected Morgan County commissioner, serving from 1896-1899, then he removed to Littleton, south of Denver. He ran a meat market, served as town marshall, and was elected to the town board in 1907 . In 1906, a disgruntled former employee of the meat market attempted to shoot Charlie, but failed. The former employee was punished with a $50 fine - the world has certainly changed since then!
After the death of an older brother, Henry, in 1903, Charlie and his brothers (Louis, William, and George) each took in one Henry’s four orphaned children and raised them as their own.
Charlie died in a car wreck in Denver in February 1933, age 67.
At first, he worked at railroading in Carbon Co., PA, and soon removed to Colorado, where Charlie and Louie worked on constructing the ditch in Fort Morgan. He operated several different meat markets in Hugo and Akron, Colorado, eventually entering the cattle business near Fort Morgan in 1896. He also worked with his brother Louie, who had established a meat market in Fort Morgan. In 1892, he married Maggie Farnsworth, and a year later, their daughter Ella Elizabeth was born. Maggie died in 1896 due to complications from childbirth. Charlie later married Eda Diestelhorst in Ottawa, Kansas, in June 1899, soon returning to Colorado.
He was elected Morgan County commissioner, serving from 1896-1899, then he removed to Littleton, south of Denver. He ran a meat market, served as town marshall, and was elected to the town board in 1907 . In 1906, a disgruntled former employee of the meat market attempted to shoot Charlie, but failed. The former employee was punished with a $50 fine - the world has certainly changed since then!
After the death of an older brother, Henry, in 1903, Charlie and his brothers (Louis, William, and George) each took in one Henry’s four orphaned children and raised them as their own.
Charlie died in a car wreck in Denver in February 1933, age 67.
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