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He was born to Walter Stokes and Catherine (Dewar) Stokes, Scottish immigrants, in Coal Creek, Colorado. His family moved to Pear Park sometime around 1890 and he attended the Pear Park School, where his father tried his hand at farming. US Census records show that Walter had lived in Mesa County with his mother where he worked as a farm laborer in 1900. Sometime shortly after that, the family moved to Palisade. There, they ran the Stokes Coal Mine,...
102) Frank Elwood Kreps
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He was born in Colorado to John Arthur Kreps and Dorothy Mary (Tufly) Kreps. His parents were homesteading on Roan Creek when he was born. According to Kreps, the family left the homestead and moved to the Appleton area of Mesa County to stay with his mother’s parents while his father went to Atchee to look for mining work. The 1920 US Census shows the family living in Pomona, Colorado, when Frank was nine years old. The boys attended the Appleton...
103) Silmon Laird Smith
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He was born in Iowa to Franklin R. "Frank" Smith and Mary Anna "Minnie" (Laird) Smith. When he was three years old, the family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and again to Grand Junction in 1895, when he was six. The family moved several times within Grand Junction, living at one time next to a saloon at 4th and Main Streets, behind the Brownson’s store. Their first “real” home in town was at 444 Rood Avenue, on or near the site of the...
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Speaker 1: David R.C. Brown was a handsome man who didn't look like a hard-driving capitalist. However, his looks belied his record of entrepreneurial achievement. He rose from store clerk to multimillionaire, fitting a family in between. His personal success was extremely important to Aspen because it allowed him to contribute so much to the community's welfare. In fact, of all of Aspen's pioneer leaders, he was the only one who continued his efforts...
105) Doc Shores
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Federal marshal and early Mesa County lawman. He was the sheriff of Gunnison County in the late 1800's, and at one time had Alfred "Alferd" Packer in jail. Before he worked as a sheriff, he was a railroad detective for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. After retiring, he moved to Mesa County and always wore a gun.
106) Matthew Maher
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Matthew Maher was born in 1875. He was a freight conductor for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad who brought his family to Grand Junction in 1918. He was married to Bessie Maher.
107) Tom McHugh
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Local chairman for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on the Utah lines between Grand Junction and Soldier Summit. He saw to it that the schedule, the wages, and working agreements were carried out "right to the letter".
108) Bryan McHugh
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His real name was William Jennings Bryan. He was the twin brother of Charlie McHugh, and a clerk in the yardmaster's office for the D&RG Railroad in 1921. He passed away in Denver.
109) Fred Egger
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Early Mesa County resident and railroad worker. Brother of Joseph John Egger. Son of Michael and Josephine Egger.
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An Italian immigrant and farmer who settled in the Loma and Fruita areas in the early Twentieth century. He came in 1885 as a railroad worker for D&RG, replacing the narrow gauge line with a broader one. He then purchased land, built homes, and returned to Italy to meet and marry Angelina Pepe, a woman from the village of Vailo, in an arranged marriage. He returned with her to Mesa County in 1904.
111) Peter Mulvany
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Peter Mulvany was born in County Meath, Ireland, and came to the Salida area in May of 1880, first setting up shop in the town of Cleora, and then moving to Salida in June of that year.
His main line of business was as a dealer in farmer's and builder's supplies in implements, machinery, etc. His business was extensive and he owned considerable real estate, most notably several business blocks at 1st and G.
Mulvany was also a contractor in railroad...
112) W.L. "Windy" Martin
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He was born and raised in Mangum, Oklahoma. He was a drummer, stage manager, and paymaster for Fred G. Brunk's Comedians tent show in 1931 and 1932. After that, he promoted dance bands around the Southwest until 1937. Then he took a job working for the railroad. He retired as a salesman for Brothers Company in Grand Junction.
113) John Robert Dickey
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He was born in Texas and later moved to Grand Junction. He was a railroad worker and a member of the Handy Chapel congregation, the town's historically Black church. He married Josephine Taylor in Grand Junction on August 12, 1939. They had two daughters, Barbara & Helen, and two sons, Vernon & Irving. He served in the US infantry during World War I.
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She was born in Green River, Utah to Italian-American immigrants Joseph Chiodo and Santa Anggotti. The 1910 US Census, taken when Rose was five years old, shows that her father worked as a truck farmer, while her mother was a homemaker. Her mother passed away in 1919 and the 1920 US Census shows Rose living with her father and four younger siblings in Green River.
Rose married Eugene Biassi Perry (born Biassi Parise) in Green River on November...
