Chris H. Hick
Marriages
Helen Hick
Kittie Powers Hick - July 1906
in Denver, Colorado. Died Sept. 8, 1944.
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - August 24, 1967
Chris HICK, former Minturn merchant died in California 28 days before his 100th birthday.
Mr. HICK was born in Oselsring Holstein, Germany, Aug. 25, 1867[1868 according to Who's Who in Colorado, 1938]. He went to Leadville, Colo. as a young man and worked as a butcher, then went into the bicycle business.
In about 1905 he moved to Minturn. For a while he was a traveling salesman for Swift Packing Co. and about 1924-25 Mr. HICK, Al GOLDNER and Harry CUSTER bought the Minturn Mercantile Store from Mrs. STACEY, with Chris later acquiring sole ownership. He later sold to Ralph and Harriett MANUEL in the early '40s.
When his wife, Kitty [sic Kittie], died in Minturn he lived for a while with a niece in Denver then went to California, and was remarried there.
Mr. HICK was an active Mason and received his 50 year pin at Leadville in 1958. His health remained good throughout the years,and his death was sudden.
He is survived by his wife, Helen.
Who's Who in Colorado, 1938; Alice T. Bacon, p.427-436 page 431 - 1938
HICK, Chris H.: Merchant:
b Fehrman Is, Schleswig-Holstein, Aug. 25, 1868; ed Fehrman Island sch; m Kittie Powers, July 1906 in Denver; 1882 came to US; 1887 to Colo; 1887-1892 learned merc, meat-cutting trade, asso Chas Rothe Co; 1908-1919 rep Armour & Co, Leadville dist; 1920-1923 rep Morey Merc Co; 1923-1926 co-owner Minturn Merc Co, 1926 to date owner, op; 1931-1934 Mayor, Minturn; local chmn Rep party, Minturn dist; active World War bond drives; active in drive to publicize Mount of the Holy Cross and secure adequate road facilities; BPOE No 236, Leadville(3 terms ex ruler), AF&AM,Leadville; C of C, US C of C; Merchants Assn of Colo; Luth; Rep; hobby, fishing; res, Minturn; office, Minturn Merc Co.
