Stringfield, Charles W; 1905 Bio, Pitkin County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/pitkin/bios/strngfdcw.txt --------------------------------------- Donated May 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Charles W. Stringfield The subject of this brief review is a product of the West and all his life he has been identified with its interests and occupied in its industries. He was born in Fremont county, Iowa, on January 26, 1854, and reared and educated in Nebraska. His parents were natives of Kentucky and removed to Missouri in the early forties where they lived until the beginning of the Civil war, when the father, being in the ministry of the Methodist church, went with the anti-slavery branch of the church, and moved North, all the rest of the family except his immediate household going with the South in the struggle. In the early days of the history of Kansas, when the border troubles were prevailing, the father was an intimate friend of old John Brown and Gen. Jim Lane, who were prominent in the stirring events of that day. From Iowa, the family moved to Nebraska, settling in the southeastern county of the state, where the father built the first flour-mill in that section. This he continued to operate until his death, on July 15, 1869. His widow survived him twenty-five years, dying in 1896. In politics he was an enthusiastic Whig and Republican and took great interest in the success of his party. The immediate subject of this sketch was educated at the public schools and at the State Normal School at Peru and the State University at Lincoln, Nebraska. After leaving school he worked for a time on the farm and in 1883 came to Colorado, where he at once went to riding the range in the cattle industry. In 1886 and for several years thereafter he was engaged on the cattle trail between Wyoming and Canada. Returning to Colorado in 1890 he secured employment at railroad work in Pueblo. From there he came to Aspen in 1892 as chief inspector of the Colorado car service bureau, resigning the position in January, 1901, to become clerk of the district court of Pitkin county, succeeding J.F. McEvoy, who had served in this capacity twelve years. Mr. Stringfield is still filling his office and discharging his duties in a manner that reflects credit on himself and gives satisfaction to all who have business there. He belongs to the Masonic order, to the lodge, chapter, council and commandery, in Aspen and is a member of the Order of High Priesthood of this fraternity at Denver. He is also a Woodman of the World, and in politics is an active and serviceable Democrat, warmly attached to his party and zealous in securing its welfare. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.