LINDER, Charles H. - 1912 Bio (1859-1950)

LINDER, VANCE, FOREMAN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 9/21/2007 at 20:51:49

History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II
Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago
Pages 412-414

Charles H. LINDER.

In the middle west there is prevalent a spirit of progress which prompts the individual to put forth his best effort and utilize his opportunities to the greatest advantage. And it frequently happens that the men who came from the east, after educational possibilities increased, have been appointed to fill business positions which not only call for energy, alertness and some training but also regulate and stimulate business. Among this class is Charles H. LINDER, a charter director and the cashier of the Linby Savings Bank. He was born in Washington county, Virginia, January 17, 1859, his parents being Abram and Elizabeth (VANCE) LINDER, both of whom were natives of Virginia. Mr. LINDER was an agriculturist of Scotch-Irish (sic) descent and resided in Virginia until his death in 1881. At that time he had sold the old homestead on account of ill health and was making arrangements to remove to Texas, where he hoped to find a more salubrious climate. In 1882 Mrs. LINDER brought her family to Polk township, Jefferson county, where she rented a farm near Abingdon, which the sons cultivated until 1890. In that year Thomas M. LINDER purchased his present farm just west of Linby and the mother resided there until her death in December, 1910.

Upon starting out to earn his own livelihood in 1885 Charles H. LINDER adopted a clerical position in the store of T. W. Gobble & Company at Abingdon, where he remained for five years. On the expiration of that period he went to Oklahoma and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land in Logan county, which he still owns, although he returned to Abingdon and resumed his place as clerk in the Gobble store. He held this position until going to Libertyville and opening a mercantile business in partnership with Lee Gobble under the firm name of Gobble & LINDER. After six years he removed to Fairfield, where he served as deputy county treasurer under Harry Brown for six months and in March, 1908, he began negotiations for opening a private bank in Linby in the store of Dudgeon & Gambill. This bank was recognized as being ready for business on the 7th of August, 1908, when Mr. LINDER, together with L. Dudgeon, now deceased, A. H. Eller, also deceased, L. A. Andrew, C. B. Ruggles, F. R. Gambill and T. Kenyon organized and incorporated the Linby Savings Bank of Linby, Iowa, with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars. The first officers elected were: L. A. Andrews, president; L. Dudgeon, vice president; and Charles H. LINDER, cashier. At the present time the officers are: Floyd R. Gambill, president; R. E. Mowery, vice president; and Charles H. LINDER, cashier. These officers, together with W. E. Black, G. T. Russell, C. B. Ruggles and T. Kenyon form the present directorate. This banking institution has firmly established itself in the confidence of the community, a fact which is due to the integrity of the members of the directorate and the courtesy of the employees.

Mr. LINDER was married in 1890 to Miss Della FOREMAN, who is a daughter of Richard FOREMAN, a well known agriculturist residing near Batavia. Mrs. LINDER's death occurred while residing at Libertyville in 1907. To them two children were born. Edgar, the eldest, is now twenty years of age and has graduated from the Fairfield high school and the Cedar Rapids Business College. In August, 1911, he accepted the position of assistant cashier in the First State Bank of Holstein, Iowa. Horace, the younger, attended the Fairfield high school for three years and is now a student of the Cedar Rapids Business College.

In politics Mr. LINDER is a democrat and is interested in the success of his party and its measures and is thoroughly alive to the issues of the day. He is an honorable and progressive citizen and is recognized by the community at large as a forceful factor for development and improvement in the town in which he makes his home.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.