Charles Hendrie, Sr. of Burlington, Iowa and his three sons, Will, Edwin Beard, and Charles Francis Hendrie (1838-1915), moved to Black Hawk and Central City, Colo. between 1861 and 1863. Charles Hendrie, Sr. founded the Eureka Foundry and Machine Shop in 1861. Charles F. Hendrie, Jr. settled in Central City, Colo. in 1863, and went to work for his father; in 1863 the name of Foundry was changed to Hendrie Bros., Proprietors, C.F. Hendrie and W.C. Hendrie. Around 1866 Henry Bolthoff joined the organization and in 1873 the firm was incorporated into Hendrie Bros. & Bolthoff. Charles F. Hendrie, Jr. married Sarah Adams, and had three daughters, Edna, Marion, and Jennie. The youngest son Edwin, moved to Butte, Mont. where he opened a branch of the company; he met and married Marion Carnes. They later moved to San Francisco, Calif. and around 1876 settled in Denver, Colo. where he worked in the Denver branch of the company. In 1878 the firm was reorganized again as Hendrie & Bolthoff Manufacturing Company. In 1893 a new corporation was organized, Hendrie & Bolthoff Manufacturing & Supply Company. At the age of 55, Edna Hendrie married Chalmers Hadley, City Librarian of the Denver Public Library; her sister Marion Hendrie was active in the founding of the Denver Art Museum and left a bequest of 100 pieces of 20th Century art to the museum upon her death. Her sister, Jennie Hendrie, also collected modern art.
From the description of Hendrie family papers, 1692-1987 1869-1987. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13562504
