Charles Van Geem married Cricket Edwards on 24 March 1901 in Eastland, Texas. She preceded him in death.
Charles Van Geem was born in Dallas County according to an interview with Mr. Van Geem in 1954. Charlie M. Van Geem moved to Eastland County in 1881 with his parents and grandparents in a covered wagon. They had to make their own crossing across the Leon River with axes and shovels. Charles grew up in a country almost untouched by the defiling hand of man. There were no fences, and wild game was everywhere. Deer abounded, hundreds of wild turkeys nested in the big trees of the Leon River bottom north of Eastland, and wild mustangs wintered nearby to escape the cold weather of the Northern prairies. Once spring, he found a fawn out in the open which he took home and raised until full-grown. His father took the deer to Fort Worth and traded it for 10 bushels of wheat which were found into flour. In 1883, Charles watched the soldiers from Fort Griffin load 150 Indians on a train to be sent to a reservation near Fort Sill. In 1886, Charles attended his first school. It was a crude log house with the bottom half of the walls dug out of the ground and it was located near the Eastland City Hall. there were 12 pupils and Charles soon quit. In 1892, he went with 12 other men to take 1500 cattle up the cattle trail to Colorado. He kept at the rear of the herd and had to swallow the dust kicked up by the cattle. At the age of 21, he married Frances Edwards, who was the same age. Among their wedding gifts were a milk cow and a big sack of flour. They had only two children who lived to maturity.
81, retired from Texas Electric Utilities Company in Eastland in 1957 after 23 years with the company. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had lived in Eastland County since 1879. After they were married, Charles hired out to surrounding ranches, doing anything from breaking horses to fixing fences. During this time yearlings sold for $5.00, common cows for $8.00, fat cows for $12.00, and hundred-pound hogs for $1.00. It was not long until this situation was changed by the oil boom. Money was no object. Land that was worth $100 was then worth $100,000. Charles was part heir to 160 acres of oil land in Ranger. He invested his earnings in cattle, which he bought for $50-60 a head. When the depression hit, he was forced to sell the same cattle for $12 a head. He retired from Texas Electric Company. Charlie was a farmer and rancher. He loved to fish.
Charles Van Geem was born in Dallas County according to an interview with Mr. Van Geem in 1954. Charlie M. Van Geem moved to Eastland County in 1881 with his parents and grandparents in a covered wagon. They had to make their own crossing across the Leon River with axes and shovels. Charles grew up in a country almost untouched by the defiling hand of man. There were no fences, and wild game was everywhere. Deer abounded, hundreds of wild turkeys nested in the big trees of the Leon River bottom north of Eastland, and wild mustangs wintered nearby to escape the cold weather of the Northern prairies. Once spring, he found a fawn out in the open which he took home and raised until full-grown. His father took the deer to Fort Worth and traded it for 10 bushels of wheat which were found into flour. In 1883, Charles watched the soldiers from Fort Griffin load 150 Indians on a train to be sent to a reservation near Fort Sill. In 1886, Charles attended his first school. It was a crude log house with the bottom half of the walls dug out of the ground and it was located near the Eastland City Hall. there were 12 pupils and Charles soon quit. In 1892, he went with 12 other men to take 1500 cattle up the cattle trail to Colorado. He kept at the rear of the herd and had to swallow the dust kicked up by the cattle. At the age of 21, he married Frances Edwards, who was the same age. Among their wedding gifts were a milk cow and a big sack of flour. They had only two children who lived to maturity.
81, retired from Texas Electric Utilities Company in Eastland in 1957 after 23 years with the company. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had lived in Eastland County since 1879. After they were married, Charles hired out to surrounding ranches, doing anything from breaking horses to fixing fences. During this time yearlings sold for $5.00, common cows for $8.00, fat cows for $12.00, and hundred-pound hogs for $1.00. It was not long until this situation was changed by the oil boom. Money was no object. Land that was worth $100 was then worth $100,000. Charles was part heir to 160 acres of oil land in Ranger. He invested his earnings in cattle, which he bought for $50-60 a head. When the depression hit, he was forced to sell the same cattle for $12 a head. He retired from Texas Electric Company. Charlie was a farmer and rancher. He loved to fish.
Charles Van Geem married Cricket Edwards on 24 March 1901 in Eastland, Texas. She preceded him in death.
Charles Van Geem was born in Dallas County according to an interview with Mr. Van Geem in 1954. Charlie M. Van Geem moved to Eastland County in 1881 with his parents and grandparents in a covered wagon. They had to make their own crossing across the Leon River with axes and shovels. Charles grew up in a country almost untouched by the defiling hand of man. There were no fences, and wild game was everywhere. Deer abounded, hundreds of wild turkeys nested in the big trees of the Leon River bottom north of Eastland, and wild mustangs wintered nearby to escape the cold weather of the Northern prairies. Once spring, he found a fawn out in the open which he took home and raised until full-grown. His father took the deer to Fort Worth and traded it for 10 bushels of wheat which were found into flour. In 1883, Charles watched the soldiers from Fort Griffin load 150 Indians on a train to be sent to a reservation near Fort Sill. In 1886, Charles attended his first school. It was a crude log house with the bottom half of the walls dug out of the ground and it was located near the Eastland City Hall. there were 12 pupils and Charles soon quit. In 1892, he went with 12 other men to take 1500 cattle up the cattle trail to Colorado. He kept at the rear of the herd and had to swallow the dust kicked up by the cattle. At the age of 21, he married Frances Edwards, who was the same age. Among their wedding gifts were a milk cow and a big sack of flour. They had only two children who lived to maturity.
81, retired from Texas Electric Utilities Company in Eastland in 1957 after 23 years with the company. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had lived in Eastland County since 1879. After they were married, Charles hired out to surrounding ranches, doing anything from breaking horses to fixing fences. During this time yearlings sold for $5.00, common cows for $8.00, fat cows for $12.00, and hundred-pound hogs for $1.00. It was not long until this situation was changed by the oil boom. Money was no object. Land that was worth $100 was then worth $100,000. Charles was part heir to 160 acres of oil land in Ranger. He invested his earnings in cattle, which he bought for $50-60 a head. When the depression hit, he was forced to sell the same cattle for $12 a head. He retired from Texas Electric Company. Charlie was a farmer and rancher. He loved to fish.
Charles Van Geem was born in Dallas County according to an interview with Mr. Van Geem in 1954. Charlie M. Van Geem moved to Eastland County in 1881 with his parents and grandparents in a covered wagon. They had to make their own crossing across the Leon River with axes and shovels. Charles grew up in a country almost untouched by the defiling hand of man. There were no fences, and wild game was everywhere. Deer abounded, hundreds of wild turkeys nested in the big trees of the Leon River bottom north of Eastland, and wild mustangs wintered nearby to escape the cold weather of the Northern prairies. Once spring, he found a fawn out in the open which he took home and raised until full-grown. His father took the deer to Fort Worth and traded it for 10 bushels of wheat which were found into flour. In 1883, Charles watched the soldiers from Fort Griffin load 150 Indians on a train to be sent to a reservation near Fort Sill. In 1886, Charles attended his first school. It was a crude log house with the bottom half of the walls dug out of the ground and it was located near the Eastland City Hall. there were 12 pupils and Charles soon quit. In 1892, he went with 12 other men to take 1500 cattle up the cattle trail to Colorado. He kept at the rear of the herd and had to swallow the dust kicked up by the cattle. At the age of 21, he married Frances Edwards, who was the same age. Among their wedding gifts were a milk cow and a big sack of flour. They had only two children who lived to maturity.
81, retired from Texas Electric Utilities Company in Eastland in 1957 after 23 years with the company. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had lived in Eastland County since 1879. After they were married, Charles hired out to surrounding ranches, doing anything from breaking horses to fixing fences. During this time yearlings sold for $5.00, common cows for $8.00, fat cows for $12.00, and hundred-pound hogs for $1.00. It was not long until this situation was changed by the oil boom. Money was no object. Land that was worth $100 was then worth $100,000. Charles was part heir to 160 acres of oil land in Ranger. He invested his earnings in cattle, which he bought for $50-60 a head. When the depression hit, he was forced to sell the same cattle for $12 a head. He retired from Texas Electric Company. Charlie was a farmer and rancher. He loved to fish.
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