An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 258

CHARLES M. HEISLER, one of the enterprising, public-spirited young men of Wasco
county, is a farmer living one mile southwest of Dufur. He is a native
Oregonian, having been born in Prineville, June 3, 1879. His parents, sketches
of whom will be found elsewhere in this work, were Monroe and Cynthia L. (White)
Heisler.      

Our subject attended district school two years in Prineville, and also the Dufur
and Lagrande graded schools, and this education was supplemented by a year at
Albany College, Albany, Oregon. Returning home he remained with his parents
engaged in farm work and stock-raising, which business he has since followed
successfully. In 1897 he purchased an interest in the property from "Grandpa"
Heisler, and later purchased two hundred acres adjoining his land. They
cultivate four hundred acres of wheat and barley, which averages forty bushels
to the acre. They winter about one hundred head of cattle, and the same number
of hogs. Our subject has a substantial story and a half frame house, supplied
with the first barb-wire telephone in Wasco county, connecting at Dufur with
long distance telephone.      

Mr. Heisler was married August 26, 1900, to Eva L. Powell, born near Dufur, July
13, 1883, the daughter of Isaac J. and Adelia E. (Colver) Powell, the father a
native of Illinois and the mother of Marshfield, Coos county, Oregon. Her father
came to Oregon when a small boy, and is now a farmer at Tygh Valley. Mrs.
Heisler has three brothers and four sisters. Our subject and his estimable wife
have lost one daughter, Blanch Agatha, who died August 26, 1903, at the home,
aged two years, one month and two days.      

Fraternally Mr. Heisler is a member of Ridge-ly Lodge, No. 71, I.O.O.F., and
W.O.W. Both are members of Star Lodge No. 23, Rebekahs, and Mrs. Heisler is a
devoted member of the United Brethren church.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.