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Extracted by Denise Wells 2/2020
Born: November 5, 1854, Indianapolis, Indiana
Died: Buried: CHARLES R. DILZER.
Charles R. Dilzer, one of the leading business men
of New Smyrna, has since 1893 been engaged in the
real-estate business here. He is numbered among the
earliest residents of the city and for over thirty years
has been a leader in various lines of activity, his
labors affecting in a vital way the growth and develop-
ment of the community. He was born in Indian-
apolis, Indiana, November 5, 1854, and is a son of
Adam and Jane Eve (Stemler) Dilzer, the former a
harness manufacturer, who had learned his trade in
Germany.
Charles R. Dilzer acquired his education in the pub-
lic schools of Sparta, Wisconsin, Newport, Kentucky,
and Carthage, Missouri. He began his independent
career as a clerk in a drug store in Carthage, where
he was employed for four and a half years, and was
later similarly employed in St. Louis for several years
and in Upper Alton, Illinois, for two years. At the
end of that time he returned to St. Louis, and in
January, 1876, he came to Volusia county [Florida], acquiring
land fifteen miles south of New Smyrna and engag-
ing in the cultivation of oranges for some time. Even-
tually, however, he moved into the city, where he
became manager of a general store and acted as assist-
ant postmaster until 1893, when he established himself
in the real-estate and insurance business, with which
he is still connected. He has a comprehensive knowl-
edge of land values, acquired by long study and
experience, and he has the trust and confidence of his
patrons because he never strives to take advantage of
ignorance or inexperience in a business transaction.
As a result his business has grown steadily in volume
and importance and his is now one of the substantial
enterprises of the city.
Mr. Dilzer was married April 25, 1889, to Miss
Julia M. Lowd, of New Smyrna [, Florida], a daughter of E. K.
Lowd, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Dilzer have three children:
Arnold K., who makes his home in New Smyrna;
Frances V., a teacher in the public schools; and
Julia M.
Being eminently public-spirited and progressive in
citizenship, Mr. Dilzer has always taken an active part
in local affairs and has been honored by his fellow
citizens with several important official positions. He
has been city clerk and tax collector of New Smyrna
and in 1904 and again in 1909 served as president of
the city council, accomplishing during his term much
constructive and progressive work in the interest of the
community. He has been notary public since 1883
and in 1912 was elected justice of the peace for a term
of four years. Fraternally he is connected with the
Fraternal Union of America and religiously is a mem-
ber of the Congregational church. He has made many
friends in this city, where he has resided for thirty-
seven years and where he has attained the success
which results from industry, ability and well directed
labor.
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