Chalres D. Warren was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, October 23, 1853, of English ancestry, and was educated in the public schools of his native state. He began his business career as a clerk in a store, and first became acquainted with Virginia City in the fall of 1875, when it was a rustling and very prosperous mining town. He engaged in the meat market business, with excellent success, owning the property in which the market was located as well as his nice residence. He was regarded as one of the leading business men of the city at th time of his death, which occurred May 12, 1891, long before he had reached the full realization of his powers. He had been prominent in the Masonic and Odd Fellow fraternities, being deputy grand master of the state in the latter, and both bodies participated in the burial services at Virginia City.

In 1887 Mr. Warren married Miss Anna Mudd, who was born in Pilot Hill, Eldorad county, California, and was a daughter of George B. and Wilhelmina (Marshall) Mudd, the latter a native of Scotland. Mr. Mudd was a California pioneer of 1850, and was one of those who had good success in the mines. He was killed in the mines of Virginia City by a fire in the adjoining mine. He left his widown, three daughters and a son, the daughters being Mrs. Warren, of Reno; Mrs. Gosse, the wife of the proprietor of the Riverside Hotel in Reno; and Miss Lizzie Mudd, in Carson City. Mrs. Mudd still survives, and makes her home at Reno with Mrs. Warren, being one of the old and respected residents who came to the coast in pioneer days. Mr. and Mrs. Warren had two daughters, Clara and Erma.

After the death of her husband Mrs. Warren learned shorthand and became a court reporter. For eight years she was in the office of W. E. F. Deal, where she acquired a thorough knowledge of the law, and July 29, 1899, was admitted to practice in any court in the state. She is still a stenographer and typewriter and has a nice office in Reno, where she is both successful and popular, and her worthy efforts are much admired. She has a nice residence on Island avenue. She is a member of the Argenta Chapter of the Eastern Star at Virginai City, and has passed all the chairs of the order; and is also a member of the Colfax Rebekah Lodge at Virginai City, and is secretary of the state assembly. She belongs to the Episcopal church, and in every way is admired for her worth as a true woman.

Source:
A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People
By Thomas Wren, Lewis Publishing Company
Published by The Lewis publishing company, 1904