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SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO
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| SURNAME, First Name | RESEARCHER | DATE ADDED | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Alexander Franklin (aka Frank), | merzi@arvig.net |
Feb. 2003 | Gold miner/farmer at Creston, CO in mid to late 19th century |
| BRADISH, Florence married Charles E. Palmer Herbert WALES and Alfred SMITH | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | Florence died March 1936 and is buried on the homestead in Tracey Canyon |
| CAULKINS, Dale | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | See Hazel E. PALMER |
| COOLEY, Osborne S. | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | See Olive MUNGER |
| CRANE, George Washington & daughter Ida Mae | donkeydon@theriver..com |
June 2001 | Saguache |
| DONKERSLEY, Harry Helsey & wife Ida Mae Crane | donkeydon@theriver..com |
June 2001 | Saguache |
| DUNCAN, Delle & Agnes | pekeenan@laplaza.org |
September 2004 | School teachers at turn of the century, sister-in-laws to Frederick Hodding |
| FELLOWS, William Joshua & wife Lottie Mae (WILLIAMS) and children - Blanche, Elizabeth, Mary Florence (triplets) and Daisy, Cleo, Mable, Archibald and Carl. | rejoice@zoomtown..com |
Jan. 2002 | |
| FLICKINGER | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | Related somehow to either the Wales?, Palmer?, Forbes? or Caulkins? line. |
| FORBES, Robert | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | See Hazel E. PALMER |
| FOSTER, George Andrew | chap4@cox.net |
Nov. 2000 | |
| HALLOCK, Richard S. | raleighwood@juno..com |
March 2001 | Owned a ranch on Spring Creek in SLV c.1879-1891 |
| HICE / HISE, Andrew Harrison and Cleopatra | JHBancroft@aol..com |
April 2001 | Cleopatra Hise is in the 1880 census & purchased land in Saguache County in 1881. |
| HODDING, Samuel White, sons Herbert & Frederick | pekeenan@laplaza.org |
September 2004 | In Saguache 1880's |
| JORDAN, Michael, Catherine, Walter, Nathan, Mary Catherine, Elizabeth, John Michael, Lewie, Minnie, Leona. | July 2005 | Catherine was born in Saguache, daughter of Nathan Russell. She went to boarding school at Saint Marys Academy in Denver after the age of 12, often going by team to Ft Garland, there she rode the train to Denver. After schooling, she returned to Saguache and married Michael Jordan in 1887. She loved hiking and Archaeology and .compiled a rare and unusual collection, some of which was photographed by leading archaeologists of the country at the time for museum purposes. Michael and Catherine had 8 children, 2 of the girls- Mary Catherine and Elizabeth married into the McClure family. | |
| KELLEY, Robert, Peggi, Daniel & Lori | slaneville@cmpmail..com |
Jan. 2001 | Robert was a Government trapper for many years |
| LAUGHIN, Matthew | gharst@quest.net |
Jan. 2001 | |
| LYONS, Isabel Mary | chap4@cox.net |
Nov. 2000 | |
| McCLURE, Francis "Frank" | colson@cityofcortez..com |
June 2004 | Frank was born Jan. 1, 1860 in Dinnegal,Ireland, immigrated at the age of 20 toLeadville, finally settling in the San LuisValley on the Adobe Ranch about 9 miles SE ofSaguache. He died in early December, 1940 atthe Adobe Ranch and was buried in theSaguache Cemetery. |
| McCLURE, Ruth (Fisher) | colson@cityofcortez..com |
June 2004 | Born in Dinnegal, Ireland onAugust 15, 1857 and died in Salida on January14, 1948. She immigrated to the US at theage of 23, making her way to Leadville in1882 when she joined Frank and they weremarried. |
| McCORMACK, Bridgette | chap4@cox.net |
Nov. 2000 | |
| McCOY, William W. & daughter Cornelia Frances | macbroom@worldnet.att.net |
Sept. 2001 | William was murdered in Center on 13 Oct. 1910, buried in Monte Vista Cemetery |
| McKELVEY, Allison and Minnie and children Alva and George | June 2002 | Alva graduated from Saguache High 1907; Alva moved to Marvel then Victor, George married Ora Ellen KELLER and also mined in Victor; Allison died in Durango. | |
| MICHOD | Michod@u.arizona.edu |
May 2001 | |
| MUNGER, Olive | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | Olive married Mr. Bradish and had dau. Florence, then married Mr. Cooley; died Saguache Dec. 1917 buried on the Tracey Canyon homestead |
| MUNRO, Edmund and second wife Delle (Duncan) Munro | pekeenan@laplaza.org |
September 2004 | He resided in Saguache in the 1880's with his first wife. He married Delle between about 1902. |
| NICHOLS, Rollo Clifford and Amanda Jane Hale | tessadri@venture.comm.net. |
Feb. 2002 | Amanda was Blackfoot or Ute, they lived in Saguache County about 1908-1911 |
| OLSON, Charles | colson@cityofcortez..com |
June 2004 | Settledin Del Norte in 1873 where he and twobusiness partners ( Andrew Edstrom & P.J.Peterson) erected the first flour mill intown. During the flu epidemic of 1891 Mrs.Charles Olson and their daughter Mary Evalinedied and were among the first to be buried inthe Monte Vista Cemetery. In 1892 Charlesdied and was buried at Monte Vista, in 1915a son, Charles Victor died and was buredthere too. |
| OLSON, Mary Ann | colson@cityofcortez..com |
June 2004 | Born December 28, 1888 atthe Adobe Ranch and died at the same place onDecember 2, 1927, shortly after the Nov 27thbirth of my father, William Axel Olson, Jr.William A. Olson, Sr. & Mary Ann (McClure)Olson had six children also. The were VictorDuane (Swede) Olson, Manfred Olson, Ruthe(Olson) Egley, Norma (Olson) Hindmarsh, MaryEvaline (Olson) Haney, and William AxelOlson, Jr. |
| PALMER, Hazel E. | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | Hazel married Delbert WALES, Robert FORBES and Dale CAULKINS; died 1969 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery |
| RUSSELL, Nathan | July 2005 | married Maria Juliana Lobato, Elizabeth (Albers), Elizabeth R. Lawrence, father of Catherine Russell Jordan and many other children. Irish immigrant. The first to settle on Saguache Creek in 1866. Appointed as one of the first County .commissioners in 1867, the first Post Master, and arguably the first Sheriff. Blacksmith, farmer, rancher, wagon freighter for the entire San Luis Valley. Served in the New Mexico Volunteers. A friend of both Hispanics and Native American's. He was visited often by the famous Chief Ouray. Nathan donated land to the town of Saguache, this is known as "The Russell Addition". The first courthouse was built on this land in 1881. Vol 1 of the Saguache County Museum's "Images of the Past" states that Nathan donated the old adobe house and site where the museum is located in Feb 1874. | |
| SALAZ | Sept. 2003 | Looking for info on Juan Pedro Salaz who was killed in Utah | |
| SAMORA, Lucas (grandfather) & Solomon (father) | Dec. 2003 | Saguache | |
| SAMORA, Lucas (grandfather) & Alfonso (father) | Apr. 2004 | Saguache, father of Patricia Samora | |
| SCHERER, Fredrick Riley and wife Lillie Ann (HUFFMAN) | rgnagy@lycos..com |
Dec. 2001 | Retired Luth. Mins. from KS; sold ranch at Cotton Creek, CO in 1889 |
| SLANE | slaneville@cmpmail..com |
Jan. 2001 | One of the first white families in Saguache |
| SLANE, Andrew | Steven.Joy@unisys..com |
Aug. 2001 | He is the son of Lorena Joy and was born 11 Nov. 1823. |
| SMITH, Alfred | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | See Florence BRADISH |
| SOLOMON, Peter | solomon@goldrush..com |
Nov. 2000 | |
| VELASQUEZ, Joseph Noberto | velvetjay@hotmail..com |
Feb. 2003 | b. April 1, 1907 in Sagauche, raised in Antonio, CO |
| WALES, Delbert | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | See Hazel E. PALMER |
| WALES, Herbert | SSendtko@aol..com |
Mar. 2002 | See Florence BRADISH |
| WESTFALL, Benjamin Franklin | hfrieda@mail.win.org |
Nov. 2000 |
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