TRUAX, Charles: 1905 Bio, San Miguel County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/sanmiguel/bios/trauxc.txt --------------------------------------- Donated June 2004 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Charles Truax Charles Truax, who was one of the leading business men and extensive merchants of Norwood, San Miguel county, has lived in this state since he was three years of age, and has been active in the development of its resources and the advancement of its progress from his youth. He is a native of New Mexico, born on January 16, 1860, and the son of James and Paulina Truax, the former born and reared in Canada and the latter in New Hampshire. In 1863 the family moved to Colorado and located at Denver, having their home where the heart of the city now is. There the parents passed the remainder of their lives and ended their days. There also their son Charles grew to manhood and received his education. After leaving school he engaged in business in the capital city for a few years, and in 1888 moved to San Miguel county where he took up land and began farming and raising stock. He followed this business for some years, then sold his farm and opened a merchandising establishment. He had a fine, large stone store building, and his enterprise embraced trade in all lines of a general mercantile business, carrying a large and well selected stock of all kinds of commodities suited to the community. He also carried on extensive operations in the meat industry, conducting a lively and up-to- date meat market with every appliance for its most judicious management, and a stock of goods well adapted to every need of his patrons. Nothing in the way of enterprise, breadth of view and good business capacity was wanting to the completeness of his various departments or the wise and vigorous management of the business. In the public and social life of the community Mr. Truax is also wisely and earnestly interested, and his time and energy is freely given to the promotion of every element of progress in the town and county. He is looked upon as one of the leading and most representative citizens of this portion of the state, and by his industry and public spirit justifies the estimate. With membership in the Masonic order, the Odd Fellows, the Daughters of Rebekah and the Woodmen of the World, he is prominent in fraternal circles and of great service in their various activities. He was married at Denver on February 1, 1881, to Miss Annie Johnson, a native of Sweden, and they have had one child, their son Harold, now deceased. Mr. Truax's brother George is the inventor of the Truax automatic ore car. He also has a brother named Warren and a sister named Rose, who are the only surviving members of the family. =================================================== 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.