Bio of FAULK, Charles P. M. (b.1853 d.1923), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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CHARLES P. M. FAULK (Charles Pearce Martin Faulk) - Vol III, pg 813-814
Charles P. M. Faulk, the period of whose residence in Minneapolis covered a half
century, was widely recognized as one of the expert millers of the northwest and
during the last decade of his active business career was identified with the
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company. When called to his final rest on the 21st of
March, 1923, he had reached the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years
and ten, his birth having occurred in Christianstad, Sweden, September 5, 1853.
He received his education in his native country and there spent the first
fourteen years of his life, after which he came to the United States in company
with some friends. Locating first in Douglas county, Minnesota, he there worked
on a farm for a Methodist minister until 1873, when he came to Minneapolis and
entered the service of the Leonard Day Milling Com­pany, later the Consolidated.
At the time of the great explosion at the flour mills in the '70s he had just
left his work and was on his way home, thus narrowly escaping death, for nearly
all who remained in the mills were victims of the explosion. He thoroughly
acquainted himself with every phase and detail of the milling business and in
time became recognized as one of the expert millers of the northwest. It was in
1910 that he became connected with the Pillsbury Flour Mills Company, which he
represented until within two years of his demise, when he retired on account of
impaired health.
In 1879 Mr. Faulk was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Wiberg, who was born in
Center City, Minnesota, in 1854, a daughter of Peter and Johannah (Johnson)
Wiberg, both of whom were natives of Sweden. They emigrated to the United States
in 1853 and took up their abode in Center City, Minnesota, where they spent the
remainder of their lives, the father devoting his attention to general
agricultural pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. Faulk became the parents of six children, as
follows: Roy H., who is superintendent of the Washburn-Crosby Company of
Chicago, where he rebuilt all the mills of the corporation and enjoys an
enviable reputation in this connection, having been thoroughly trained in the
work under the direction of his father; Minnie; Lillie and Ernest, both of whom
are deceased; Pearl, and May.
In politics Mr. Faulk was a stanch republican, while his religious faith was
indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church. Fraternally he was
identified with the Modern Woodmen of America and of the Pioneer Millers
Association he was a valued member. Coming to the new world in early life, he
here found the opportunities which he sought and through their wise utilization
gained a gratifying measure of success. His death was deeply regretted by the
many friends he had won and brought a sense of great bereavement to the members
of his immediate family, who will always cherish and revere his memory. Mrs.
Faulk, who survives her husband and resides at No. 185S East Twenty-sixth street
in Minneapolis, is also widely and favorably known here.