Caledonia

DARLING, Charles Melvin

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 
Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 163-164

Charles Melvin DARLING, ranchman, real estate dealer, horse breeder, 
Lyndonville [Caledonia County, Vermont], was born 20 August 1856 at Lyndon 
[Caledonia County, Vermont], son of Charles R. and Susan (MELVIN) DARLING. 
Educated at Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center [Caledonia County]. Dartmouth 
College two years, scientific department; diploma for physical culture, 
Ralston University, Washington, D. C., 1902. In Omaha [Douglas County] and 
Lincoln [Lancaster County], Nebraska, 1877; in employ of Col. CLOPPER on 
horse ranch near Denver [Denver County], Colorado 1878; worked on cattle 
ranches in Colorado until the summer of 1880, when associated with his cousin 
S. E. DARLING, and bought a trail herd of Texas cattle at Ogalalla [Keith 
County], Nebraska, and turned them loose on range; sold cattle in 1882, and 
in 1883, with S. E. DARLING, bought horses and cattle and located on Brazos 
River, Texas [longest river in Texas] ; purchased Living Spring ranch in 
Colorado 1888, and enlarged it to 3,000 acres; sold out cattle and horses 
1893 and came east; at Fort Morgan, Colorado, 1894-1898; settled at 
Lyndonville [Caledonia County, Vermont] 1898. Republican. Member of the 
Masonic fraternity; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Lyndon Club, and Abnaki 
Club. In 1898 he [Charles Melvin DARLING] married [Miss?] Alice Elizabeth 
LOWE of Fort Morgan [Morgan County], Colorado, who died in 1901. In 1902 he 
[Charles Melvin DARLING] married [Miss?] Mary MACAULEY of Newport [Orleans 
County, Vermont]; they have six children, Charles Melvin, Carolyn Susan, 
Velma, Scott Rogers, Beatrice Mabel, and Alfred Burbank.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly