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He was born in West Virginia to John D. and Pruda Hyer, where his parents farmed and he was himself a farm laborer. US Census records show him living in the Pomona area of Mesa County, Colorado by at least 1910, when he was thirty years old. He was an orchard owner in the Second Fruitridge area of Pomona. In addition to growing fruit, he also processed apples into vinegar and cider. He would process apples from other fruit grower’s as well, in exchange...
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She was born in Knoxville, TN and moved to Mesa County, Colorado in 1906, when she was eight years old. Her father, Gentry L. Key, was advised to move to the West for his health. She went to school at Pear Park Elementary. Her father died when she was quite young and her mother bought a five acre tract of land. As a result, Ruth and her siblings took any sort of seasonal agricultural work that was offered, including tending the smudge pots for local...
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A pioneer doctor in Grand Junction. He was born in Iowa to Samuel Smith and Margaret (Reun) Smith. He married Mary Anne "Minnie" Laird in 1884. He moved with his wife to Colorado because he suffered from tuberculosis, and believed that someone in his condition should be in a dry climate and outdoors no matter the weather. His illness was so severe that he had a lung removed prior to moving. His family was near destitute because he could not work.
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