STOCKDALE, Frank M.: 1905 Bio, San Miguel County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/sanmiguel/bios/stockdale.txt --------------------------------------- Donated June 2004 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Frank M. Stockdale The stock industry of Colorado is one of large proportions and it requires an enormous quantity of provender to keep it going. The men who produce this in quantities of magnitude are among the important factors in keeping the industry up to its normal activity and extending its operations. Especially is this true of those who raise big crops of hay for winter feeding; and among these scarcely any one is better known or more highly appreciated in this section than Frank M. Stockdale, of San Miguel county, whose fine ranch of one hundred and sixty acres, lying sixteen miles south of Norwood, is one of the widely known hay producers of the county. Mr. Stockdale is a native of Illinois, and the son of John and Cinderella (Davis) Stockdale, who were natives of Ohio. When he was two years old the family moved to Indiana, and fourteen years later to Kansas, where they engaged in farming and raising stock. He has therefore been connected with the industry in which he is now engaged from an early period, and has had opportunity to learn it from the ground up. Having made good use of his opportunities, and given careful attention to the business from his youth, he may safely be classed among the most energetic and successful men who follow it. His education was secured in the district schools of Indiana and Kansas, and after leaving school he lived four years in Iowa, where he was employed in the same vocation. In 1879 he came to Colorado, and locating at Rico, engaged in mining for four years, then in 1882 settled on his present ranch which has been his home continuously since that time. The place is, as has been indicated, well adapted to raising hay, and its product in this commodity is both large in quantity and excellent in quality. In fraternal circles he is connected with the Masonic order, and is prominent and active in the affairs of his lodge. In 1894 he was united in marriage with Miss Laura Booth, a native of Kansas. They have three children, their daughters Hazel, Celia and Doris. Mr. Stockdale's life of more than twenty years in this section has been fruitful of benefit to his community and won him high esteem. =================================================== 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.