Born October 6, 1830 in Minden, Westphalia, Germany.

Died June 25, 1892 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

He and his first wife, the former Miss Stark, whom he married in 1856, had two children, Phimy and Calla.

Following his first wifes death, he married Miss Mary Mitchell and they had one son, Charles Mitchell.

At the age of nineteen years he came to Chicago, where he remained for two years. He then moved to Naperville and was engaged in the druggist and banking businesses for seven years.

Elected as Naperville Village Trustee, May, 1860 to April, 1861.

Judge of Election, Naperville, May 1861.

Moved to Fox Lake where he was also engaged in the banking business. In 1861 he moved to Manitowoc Wisconsin and also engaged in the banking business there. He held the position of cashier in the State Bank of Manitowoc in 1865. He was a state elector in 1876 for the Republican Ticket and a member of the State Board of Supervisors of Wisconsin.

He also served as Senior Warden of Euclid Lodge in 1859 and Senior Deacon in 1855.

After moving to Wisconsin, he affiliated with Manitowoc Lodge No. 65, F. & A.M. serving as Master in 1879 and 1880, as Treasurer 1875-1878 and 1881-1889, and as Trustee, 1877-1882 and 1888-1890.

Obituary from "Der Nord Westen", June 30, 1892.

Death on Sat. evening after a long illness, of Mr. Charles Luling of Manitowoc.

He was born 06 Oct. 1830 in Minden, Westphalia, and came to America in 1849. He settled for a while in Chicago, then other cities in the State of Illinois, eventually settling in Fox Lake, Wisconsin, where he married Miss Stark in 1856.

In 1859 he came to Manitowoc and was employed in the store of the Barnes Bros. In 1865, the First National Bank was organized here, and he was taken on as cashier, a position he held until his death. After the death of his first wife, he married again in 1865 to Miss Mitchell with whom he had a happy life until her death in Feb. of this year. (The article describes his activity as a political activist, including mayor of Manitowoc.) In the recent past he suffered substantial pain from cancer, and so one must consider his death as a release.

"Manitowoc has lost a fine citizen in the death of Mr. Luling".

The funeral procession took place on Tuesday with a very large attendance. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.

Obituary reprinted from the "Chicago Daily Tribune", June 27, 1892.

Manitowoc, Wis., June 26. - [Special.] -

Charles Luling, the banker, who for more than ten years has been a member of the State Board of Supervisors, died last night. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Luling was 62 years of age. Before coming to Manitowoc he was for a number of years a resident of Naperville, Ill. In 1876 he was a Republican Presidential Elector for this district. In 1884 and 1886 he was a candidate of the Republicans for Congress.