Pitkin County CO Archives Biographies.....Chisholm, Daniel W. July 21, 1863 - ?
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Author: Progressive Men of Western Colorado

     Daniel W. Chisholm, of Pitkin county, who is comfortably settled on a well

developed ranch of one hundred and fifty-seven acres located near Snow Mass,

where he carries on a flourishing general ranching and farming business, has had

variety of incident and fortune in his career, but his native force of character

and general capacity have carried him successfully through all changes and

established him firmly at last in the regard of the people around him, by whom

he is considered one of the progressive and enterprising citizens of the county.

 He was born in Nova Scotia on July 21, 1863, and is the son of William and

Jennie (McDonald) Chisholm, who were also born and reared in that country, and

after a long and successful record as prosperous farmers were laid to rest in

their natal soil.  They were members of the Catholic church, and carefully

reared to maturity four of their nine children, Michael, Laughlin, Daniel W. and

Margaret.  The other five, Anna, Hugh, Anslem, Alexander and Colin, have died. 

The mother died in January, 1897, and the father several years previous.  Daniel

W., the third of the living children, received a very limited public-school

education, being obliged at the age of twelve to take his place and make a hand

in the work on the paternal homestead and in other labors earn his own living. 

In 1882 he came to Colorado, and during the next seven years was variously

employed in Saguache, Chaffee and Lake counties, being occupied most of the time

in prospecting in and around Leadville.  In September, 1889, he came to Aspen,

and for six years was employed in the Mollie Gibson, the Smuggler and other

mines near the town.  In 1895 he moved to Cripple creek, where he followed

mining two years, and on January 20, 1898, left for the Klondike region, where

he remained three years mining with fair success.  On his return to Aspen he

bought his present ranch of one hundred and fifty-seven acres, one hundred acres

of which are under cultivation, the principal crops being hay and oats, though

some other grain is raised.  In politics Mr. Chisholm is a loyal and stanch

Democrat, and takes an active interest in the triumph of his party and helps to

bring it about.  On July 22, 1896, he was married to Miss Anna Stewart, a Nova

Scotian by birth and daughter of John S. and Catherine (McClain) Stewart, a

sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this work.  Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm are

Catholics in church affiliation.  They have two children, John S. and Anna E.

Additional Comments:
From Progressive Men of Western Colorado.  Chicago:  A.W. Bowen & Co., 1905

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