Chaffee County CO Archives Biographies.....Kreuger, Edward December 20, 1860 - ? ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Crook jlcrook@rof.net February 28, 2006, 2:13 pm Author: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Edward Krueger, who is the only exclusively hardware merchant of Buena Vista, and one of its leading business men, is a native of Germany, born in Prussia on December 20, 1860. He received a slender education in his native land, and on leaving school worked about one year in a machine shop. He then began to learn the trade of a tinner, and after completing his apprenticeship, in 1879, at the age of between nineteen and twenty years, determined to seek a better opportunity for advancement than he had at home in the new world. Accordingly he came to the United States, and after working at his trade a few months in the city of New York, came west to Omaha. There and in other towns along the Missouri he followed his trade for a few months, then made a trip to old Mexico, but not liking the country, he did not remain long. From there he moved into southern California, where he passed a short time, being away on his travels about one year in all. In 1880 he came to Colorado, and located first at Leadville, then at the height of its boom. Not succeeding to his wishes here, he concluded to return to Omaha. But when he reached Buena Vista and found it a live and busy town, he determined to remain, and went to work here at his trade. He was steady and industrious and saved his earnings, wisely investing them and making continued progress. He worked as a journeyman tinner three years, then went into business for himself. He has gradually increased his trade and the volume and variety of his stock until he now carries a complete line of hardware and farming implements, and also carriages, crockery, wall paper and paints. By close attention to his business and strict integrity in the management of it he has risen to the first rank among the merchants of the town and county and firmly established himself in the confidence and good will of the people. He has also been interested in real estate to a considerable extent, and owns a large business block in the city with stores on the ground floor and a hall above. Fraternally he is connected with the order of Odd Fellows and its adjunct, the Daughters of Rebekah, and the Woodmen of the World, holding membership in lodges of these orders at Buena Vista. On May 2, 1889, he was married at Buena Vista to Miss Sophia Hilsinger, a native of Germany. They have one child, their son Edward. Additional Comments: From Progressive Men of Western Colorado. Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1905 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/chaffee/bios/kreuger202gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cofiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb