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Dr. W.A.E. de Beque's brother who helped him with his cattle ranching operation.
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Cousin of Dr. W.A.E. de Beque and member of the Shale Oil Syndicate.
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Armand de Beque was an early Mesa County resident who lived in De Beque, Colorado his entire life. He was the son of Marie Louise de Lavillette and Wallace A.E. de Beque, a Grand Junction pioneer, early doctor, and the founder of the town of De Beque. Armand attended De Beque High School (1931-1932), St. John’s Military School (1928-1930), Herrick Drama School (1935), Mesa College (1949-1951), and Colorado Teachers College (1953-1954). He married...
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She was born in Fulton, Missouri. She was the wife of Armand de Beque. They married in 1933, and they lived together in De Beque, Colorado for the duration of her life.
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A French woman who married Dr. W.A.E de Beque in 1911 in De Beque, Colorado. They met in Mexico City where W.A.E worked as an investigator for the New York Life Insurance Company. She came from a "cultured" background, and had grown up with servants and many amenities. She was shocked by the lack of electric lights and plumbing in De Beque, and had never done housework prior to her move to Colorado. One humorous story included her cooking a chicken...
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He was a Civil War Veteran, physician, and coroner who came to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1883 to enter into the cattle business. He was born in Canada, but came to Maine in order to join the 2nd Main Cavalry, so that he could fight for the Union in the Civil War. He came to Colorado in 1880, and was a coroner in Fairplay for a few years. Shortly after coming to Grand Junction, he scouted the area, searching for a suitable place for a cattle...
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Dr. W.A.E. De Beque's brother in law
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The early De Beque, Colorado drug store clerk who had a power generator to make ice cream
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Good friend of Dr. W.A.E. De Beque who helped him with cattle ranching.
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She was the first white child born in the De Beque, Colorado area, and raised on a farm in the Roan Creek area of Garfield County.
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He ran a ferry over the Colorado River in the town of De Beque, Colorado before there was a bridge that crossed the river.
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A Fruita resident who partnered with Dr. W.A.E. De Beque to run the Shale Oil Syndicate.
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An early rancher in the De Beque area. He was also a miner in Leadville and a teamster. He was known for using a bullwhip on his horses, and once accidentally whipped Charles Burg when he was breaking a horse that belonged to Conwell. Conn Creek near De Beque is named for him.
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She was born in De Beque. She married Orville Altenbern in Palisade in 1925, and they lived together on a ranch in the Roan Creek area of Garfield County.
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Dr. W.A.E. De Beque's first wife in 1884. She helped him settle Ravensbeque, and was the town's postmistress.
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Harry Godby’s wife. They met in Nevada and were married in 1928. They moved to DeBeque, Colorado to live on a little farm after marriage.
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She was born and raised in Mesa County, Colorado. There, she was a school teacher at the Pomona, De Beque, and Kannah Creek Schools before marrying and becoming a housewife.
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She was born in Grand Junction in the 700 block of Gunnison Avenue. Her father was a cattle rancher, and she spent her summers on the ranch near De Beque on the Grand Mesa.
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She was born in Colorado and graduated from Fruita High School. Her husband was a rancher, and she spent the summers on the ranch above De Beque and the rest of the year with her children in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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A cattleman who lived with his wife Celia and daughter Mable in Fruita, Colorado. In the summer, he ran cattle near De Beque. His daughter Mable married a cowboy named Dale Mitchell, who worked for Nearing.