Charles was born to Aaron Bradford Durfee and Sallie (Sarah) Todd on November 29, 1864 in Atchison County, Missouri, near Rock Port. He was my (Michelle’s) 2nd great grandfather.
Charles was the second of eight children born to Aaron and Sallie. They lived in Clay, Missouri. Aaron was a banker there. Charles Todd Durfee went to Cornell College in Mt Vernon, Iowa. In 1884, he and his uncle Green Todd began homesteading on Black Tail Creek near Hulett, Wyoming. I talked about our visit to that area in this post.
Charles Todd Durfee and Anna Harms were married on February 20, 1889 in Rock Port, Missouri. They met and married in Missouri and moved to the homestead after their marriage. Wyoming became a state in 1890. I talked more of them in this post.
They had 6 children, and lived on the ranch until 1929, when they bought a house in Hulett. Charles died June 29, 1946, and Anna died December 19, 1946. Charles is buried in Hulett.
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