Charles Lemuel Hudler (1845 - 1919)

Born 5 Apr 1845 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Della D (Coleman) Hudler — married 30 Dec 1883 in Pittsburg, Hickory, Missouri, United States

Died 18 May 1919 at age 74 in Grand, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Charles Hudler was a homesteader in Grand County, Colorado. Join the Homesteaders Project.

Charles Lemuel Hudler was born in North Carolina in 1845. He was the son of Lemuel Hudler and Mary Ann Debruhle. Charles was one of thirteen children born to Lemuel and Mary Ann.

In 1855, Charles and his family moved from North Carolina to Louisa County, Iowa where Charles’s father farmed 1,700 acres of land.

By 1880, Charles had left Iowa and was farming in Hickory County, Missouri. In 1883, he married Della D Coleman, the daughter of John Crawford Coleman and Mary Jane Critcher.

Sometime before 1910, Charles left farming, became an architect, and moved his family to St. Louis. Charles and Della had six daughters and one son. They were:

• Edna E Hudler (1885-1987);
• Olna Hudler (1887-1982), m. 1st Russell Hamilton Fant, m. 2nd Paul T Cook;
• Mary Hudler (1888-?);
• Russell Crawford Hudler (1890-1984), m. Carolyne Anne Wild;
• Jane Lee Hudler (1893-?), m. Henry T Wensel (nuclear physicist with the Manhattan Project);
• Videl Hudler (1895-?); and
• Charla Isolyn Hudler (1898-1994), m. Francis Condry Wilson.

In 1918, Charles, his wife, son, and four daughters established homesteading claims in Grand County, Colorado near Grandby. Charles died only one year later on May 18, 1919. He is buried at the Hot Sulfer Springs Cemetery in Grand County, Colorado. His wife and children went on to obtain 4,300 acres of land on which they operated the Hudler Tin Whistle Ranch.

Sources

• ”Portrait and Biographical Album of Louisa County, Iowa.” Chicago, IL : Acme Publishing Co., 1889. p. 546.

History of Tin Whistle Ranch and Hudler Girls Ranch on Willow Creek:

• Grand Lake History. Tin Whistle Ranch. (https://grandlakehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Hudler-Tin-Whistle-Ranch.pdf : accessed 28 January 2024).
  • ”Carol Hudler Cook, 1918-2013.” Sky-Hi News. October 9, 2013. (https://www.skyhinews.com/news/obituaries/carol-hudler-cook1918-2013/ : accessed 28 January 2024).

Grandby, Colorado Wikipedia site mentions the Hudler and Cook families as early homesteaders and claims their land covered 20,000 acres.

• (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granby,_Colorado : accessed 28 January 2024).

1850 - Census, Charles Hudler, 7 years old, living in Craven County, North Carolina with parents, Lemuel (49), farmer, and Mary Ann (37), siblings, Caroline (14), David (13), Frederick (12), Leonidas (4), Franklin (3), and Mary Ann (1 month), and laborer, Ivey Merrett (20):

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Y1-WGM : Fri Oct 06 20:49:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Lemuel Hudler and Mary Ann Hudler, 1850.

1860 - Census, Charles Hudler, 17 years old, living in Concord Township, Louisa County, Iowa with parents, Lemuel (59), farmer, and Mary (45), and siblings, David (22), farm hand, Frances (14), Franklin (13), Leonadas (11), Mary (10), Adrian (8), Elizabeth (5), and Cordelia (1):

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M826-RJX : Fri Oct 06 19:25:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Lemuel Hudler and Mary Hudler, 1860.

1880 - Census, Charles L Hudler, 35 years old, farmer & mechanic, living in Green Township, Hickory, Missouri with boarders, Jessa Nelson (26), laborer, and Thomas Dollarhide (20), laborer:

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XW-779 : Thu Oct 05 21:11:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles L. Hudler and Jessa Nelson, 1880.

1883 - Marriage of Charles L Hudler and Della D D Coleman in Hickory County, Missouri on 30 December 1883:

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DRJS-RQ3Z : Wed Oct 18 13:46:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles L Hudler and Dell D D Coleman, 30 Dec 1883.

1887 - Cited in the birth record of daughter, Olnie [Olna] Hudler in Hickory County, Missouri on 24 March 1887:

• "Missouri Births, 1817-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFX-8HZK : Fri Jan 05 01:04:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Olnie Hudler and Charles L Hudler, 24 Mar 1887.

1888 - Cited in the birth record of unnamed daughter (Mary) in Hickory County, Missouri on 2 December 1888:

• "Missouri Births, 1817-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG2-88RY : Fri Jan 05 01:00:59 UTC 2024), Entry for and C L Hudler, 2 Dec 1888.

1910 - Census, Chas L Hudler, 64 years old, Architect, living at 3836 Windsor Place, Louis, Missouri with wife, Della D (45), children, Edna E (24), teacher, Olna (23), teacher, Mary (21), teacher, Russell (19), teacher, Jennie Lee (17), teacher, Viedel (14), and Isolyn [Charla Isolyn] (11), and servant, Agnes Haskel (23):

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M215-X43 : Sun Jan 28 04:57:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Chas L Hudler and Della D Hudler, 1910.

1915 - Cited in the marriage record of son, Russell Crawford Hudler, and Carolyne Ann Wild in Lee County, Iowa on 1 August 1915:

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ74-D68 : Mon Dec 04 20:32:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Russell Crawford Hudler and Charles L Hudler, 01 Aug 1915.

1919 - Death in Grand County, Colorado on 18 May 1919. Burial at Hot Sulfur Springs Cemetery, Grand County, Colorado:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21683748/charles-lemuel-hudler: accessed 30 January 2024), memorial page for Charles Lemuel Hudler (5 Apr 1845–18 May 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21683748, citing Hot Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Grand County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Phonelady (contributor 47078971).

1994 - Cited in the Social Security Death record of daughter, Charla Wilson, who died 20 May 1994:

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K71-V9BG : 10 February 2023), Charles L Hudler in entry for Charla Wilson, .