Pitkin County, CO Residents A-C

EARLY PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO RESIDENTS

SURNAMES A-C

These names are taken from local histories, diaries, early newspapers and other sources EXCEPT vital records. If you find the name of your ancestor here, please jot down the Book and Page number in the right hand column and then CLICK HERE for details on the source.

Name	Comments	Source
Aaron, John	Received 1884 Patent to Scottish Chief Lode and Arthur Lode in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Abernathy, D	Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887	Book 62 Page 88
Ackerman, DF	Received 1891 Patent to Silver Dollar Lode and 1892 Patent Silver City/Boston Lode in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Ackerman, Ted	Ran Independence House, later moved to Aspen	Book 62 Page 94 Book 63 Page 86, 87
Acorn, Robert	1892 Aspen resident	Book 62 Page 159
Adair, Jenny	Aspen resident, had a sawmill, colorful character, got in fights with Mrs. Guerin, aunt of Jack Dalton's wife, never married, supposedly haunts Aspen	Book 60 Page 579-581
Adair, John W	Supt of Josephine Mining company	Book 62 Page 66
Adair, Joseph	Aspen town trustee	Book 62 Page 38
Adair, JW (heirs of)	Received 1893 Patent on Mining Claim in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Adair, JW (Mrs)	Earliest female Aspen settler	Book 62 Page 66
Adair, Martha J	Received 1898 and 1924 Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Adair, Mr.	Ashcroft mail carrier, killed in 1885 avalanche, had bro living in Aspen	Book 62 Page 85
Adams, Alva (Governor)	Colorado Governor	Book 65 - Pitkin County Page
Adams, Fred	Aspen moonshiner	Book 60 Page 155
Adams, FW	Received 1895 Patent on Pride of the West Mining Claim in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Adams, George S	Received 1895 Patent on Snow Bird Adams Mining Claim in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Aims, Charles D	Received 1891 Patent on Grand Fink Mining Claim in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Albert, George	Early prospector, came to Aspen area in 1879	Book 62 Page 63
Albert, George W	Received 1895 Patent on Louise Fink Mining Claim in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Alexander, HT	Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887	Book 62 Page 88
Alford, Esther Jane	maiden name unk, mar 1^st George Alford, son George, killed in mine accident, mar 2^nd John Henry Strong, sons Ernest and John Henry, 1865-1941, photo	Book 60 Page 485-491
Allen, August	Received 1919 Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov Book 62 Page 68
Allen, Caroline Gordon	Received 1892 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Allen, Charles	visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival	Book 1 Page 363 Book 62 Page 68
Allen, DR	Received 1891 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Allen, HB	Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887, 1882 Aspen Deputy Marshall	Book 62 Page 68, 84,88
Allison, R J	Received 1888 & 1890 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Alman, Frank	Received 1891 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Alsop, Samuel Jr.	Received 1886 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Alva, Helen	Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool	Book 62 Page 32
Amerbany, William	Early prospector, came to Aspen area in 1879	Book 62 Page 63
Anderson, A P	Received several Mining Patents in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Anderson, Albert	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Anderson, Alice	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Anderson, Anna	bn Sweden 1894, mar August Anderson, dtr Hazel	Book 60 Page 303
Anderson, August	father of Hazel, mar Anna Anderson, bn Norway, worked in Midnight and Durant mines	Book 60 Page 303
Anderson, Bert	son of Bill	Book 60 Page 88
Anderson, Bill	husb of Hildur Hoaglund Anderson, b 1898 in Utah, raised in Silt, sheared sheep for Williams family, mar 23 May 1927, sons Bert, Ed and Jim, dtr Margie	Book 60 Page 87
Anderson, Bill "Rattlesnake Billy"	1863-1931, bootlegger, died when his house burned down while making hootch	Book 60 Page 585-586
Anderson, Carl	Death Date: 1897MAY21County: PIT Company name: Mine name: SMUGGGLER Cause of death/comments: CAVE OF DRIFT	CO State Archives
Anderson, Charles B	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Anderson, Curt	Pitkin county newspaperman	Book 65 - Pitkin County Page
Anderson, Ed	son of Bill	Book 60 Page 88
Anderson, Eric	1892 Aspen resident	Book 62 Page 160
Anderson, Hazel	dtr of August and Anna Anderson, b 9 Mar 1926 in Aspen, photo, mar Frank Loushin, 2 kids	Book 60 Page 303-306
Anderson, Hildur Hoaglund	see Hildur Hoaglund, Woody Creek schoolteacher, played accordion	Book 60 Page 83, 170, 265
Anderson, Jim	son of Bill	Book 60 Page 88
Anderson, Margie	dtr of Bill Anderson	Book 60 Page 88
Anderson, Mrs.	Aspen hairdresser	Book 60 Page 467
Anderson, Olof	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Anderson, Ted	tipped over outhouse in Aspen and fell in	Book 60 Page 318
Andreatta, Annie	bn 4 Oct 1899 d 23 July 1980 in Denver, Spring Gulch/Marble resident, mar Grisenti	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Benjamin	bn 9 Sep 1863 Segonzano Italy, Spring Gulch and Marble resident	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Benjamin Jr	bn 1900 died flash flood 4 July 1925 in McGrath WY, Spring Gulch/Marble resident	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Domenica Leonardelli	bn 1873 Italy, d Denver 1929, Spring Gulch/Marble resident	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Elizabeth	bn marble 24 May 1909, d 16 Sep 1991 in Denver, mar Paterson	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Gelio	bn 24 May 1902 Spring Gulch or Redstone, d 1 Aug 1987	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Josephine	bn 6 June 1905 Spring Gulch, dtr Mary Pat Bowers, mar Carberry	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, Nathaline	bn Marble 24 Dec 1910, d 9 Dec 1992 in Denver	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andreatta, William	bn 15 Feb 1901 at marion CO, d 20 Jul 1901, bur Marion Cem near Spring Gulch	MPWJBOW@aol.com Mary Pat Bowers
Andrews, Carl E	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Annis, George	had sheep near Aspen	Book 60 Page 360
Annis, George C	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Ansel, Gladys	Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool	Book 62 Page 32
Antinelli, Tony	Aspen accordion player	Book 60 Page 92
Arbaney, Alex	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arbaney, Bucky	son of Emergy	Book 60 Page 490
Arbaney, Emery	owned a sawmill, sold it to John Strong, son Bucky	Book 60 Page 490
Arbaney, Etienne	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arbaney, Fierman	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arbaney, Flavian	cousin of Delbert Gerbaz who was born & raised in Val d'Aosta, Italy	Book 60 Page 239-249
Arbaney, Laurent	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arbaney, Laurent Jr.	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arbaney, Mary	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arens, W	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arey, Joseph	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arkell, Enola E	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arkill, Ed	Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887	Book 62 Page 88
Arlian family	kids attended Woody Creek school	Book 60 Page 522
Arlian, Brice	son of Josephine and Laurent Arlian, sold ranch to Cerise family	Book 60 Page 91, 158
Arlian, Brice	Aspen resident, mar George Stringer's dtr	Book 60 Page 573
Arlian, Jennie	bn Italy 1 Jan 1906, dtr of Josephine and Laurent Arlian, sis of Palmira, photo	Book 60 Page 90
Arlian, Josephine	wife of Laurent Arlian, bn Italy in 1876, from St. Barthlema Italy in 1913, with kids Jennie, Margaret and Brice. Kids Linda and Palmira bn in America	Book 60 Page 90
Arlian, Laurent	husb of Josephine, kids Jennie, Margaret, Brice, Linda and Palmira, bn Italy in 1876, imm to America in 1910, worked in Aspen for his cousin Mike Arlian	Book 60 Page 90
Arlian, Linda	dtr of Josephine and Laurent Arlian	Book 60 Page 91
Arlian, Margaret	dtr of Josephine and Laurent Arlian	Book 60 Page 91
Arlian, Mike	cousin of Laurent, bot ranch near Aspen in 1908, worked in Leadville and Woody Creek	Book 60 Page 90
Arlian, Palmira	b on Aspen ranch 18 Dec 1914, sis of Jennie, dtr of Josephine and Laurent Arlian, mar Mr. Favre, photo	Book 60 Page 90
Arms, Charles D	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Armstrong, C S	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Armstrong, Charles S	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Arnold, WW	visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival	Book 1 Page 363
Arthur, Ed	helped Aspen become Pitkin County seat	Book 62 Page 68
Arthur, James B	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Asaton, Scott	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Ashby, Dr. WE	Coalbasin doctor in 1902	Book 52 Page 96
Ashby, James N	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Ashcraft, TE	took over town of Castle Forks City in 1881 and renamed it Ashcroft	Book 63 Page 23, 68, 69 Book 65 - Pitkin County Page
Ashlin, A	Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool	Book 62 Page 32
Ashton, Mr.	Original owner of Durant Mine	Book 62 Page 128
Askins, Michael	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Atchinson, "3 Finger"	fishing photo with David RC Brown	Book 60 Page 122
Atchison, Walt	Aspen resident, had the Conoco station and was mail carrier	Book 60 Page 318, 692
Atkinson, J (Mrs)	Father Downey celebrated Mass at her Aspen home ca 1883	Book 62 Page 121
Atkinson, Jack	built Aspen house in 1892, sold to Manfred Smith, later owned by Dr. Twining and then Tom Sardy, photo, may have been in mining	Book 60 Page 418, 419
Atkinson, John W	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Atkinson, Mr.	Ashcroft miner who was ill treated by ES Bruckman, leading to Bruckman being kicked out of Ashcroft, photo	Book 60 Page 276 Book 62 Page 77
Atkinson, Mrs.	Aspen photo	Book 60 Page 276
Atkinson, Nicholas N	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Atwood, Henry M	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Atwood, Ruth C	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Auborne, Bessie J	visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival	Book 1 Page 364
Augustine, George	1892 Aspen resident	Book 62 Page 159, 160
Augustine, William R	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Ault, George S	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Austin, O O	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Avery, Frank M	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Avery, Helen	Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool	Book 62 Page 32
Ayers, Joseph H	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Baar, Curt	bot Tom's Market grocery in Aspen	Book 60 Page 113
Babcock, Mr.	Early Aspen town trustee	Book 62 Page 104
Baer, John	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Baer, John	Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford	Book 62 Page 111
Bailey, LM	1892 Aspen resident	Book 62 Page 158, 159
Baker, GM	1892 Aspen resident	Book 62 Page 158
Balderson, William	Manager of Aspen sawmill that burned	Book 62 Page 94
Baldwin, Mrs.	Sister of Frank Ellis, Killed in 1891 train wreck at Aspen Junction	Book 62 Page 144
Ball, Charles E & Mrs	visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival	Book 1 Page 364
Ball, FA	Part of 1887 Aspen/Glenwood Militia that went to rescue whites at Meeker uprising	Book 62 Page 89
Balsch, Bob	skier	Book 60 Page 552
Baltazar, Agnus	Slovenian, mar Nicholas Garrish, dtr Elsie	Book 60 Page 449-458
Bamberg, Charles	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Bandey, Ruby	Aspen judge, outhouse tipped when she was in it, sister of Dirty Herwick	Book 60 Page 318, 628, 696
Barbour, Capt SA	of Aspen, had marble claims on White House Mtn near Marble	Book 52 Page 11
Bardwell, AF	Part of 1887 Aspen/Glenwood Militia that went to rescue whites at Meeker uprising, grad of Columbia School of Mines, Aspen assayer	Book 62 Page 89, 129
Barker, Pearl Louise	from MO, mar Nelson Smith Jr., died age 75	Book 60 Page 443-448
Barlow, Colonel	Of Leadville, helped Aspen become Pitkin County seat	Book 62 Page 68
Barney, Mr.	retired soldier in Aspen	Book 60 Page 659
Barrailler family	kept boarders on Stillwater near Aspen. Mrs Barrailler was relative of Onorina Milanesio Cerise	Book 60 Page 148, 169, 444
Barrailler, Alex	Aspen area resident, 1881-1961, bachelor, town character, bro to Emery Barrailler	Book 60 Page 322, 637-638
Barrailler, Emery	brother of Alex	Book 60 Page 637
Barrailler, Theresa (Mrs)	1896-1992, bootlegger, good looking, Italian, lived on Roaring Fork by Stillwater, wife of Emery, remarried. Has a son and dtr, may have run a brothel	Book 60 Page 641
Bartholomew, Madam	1892 Aspen fortuneteller	Book 62 Page 107, 109, 158
Bashaw, A	Ran Tourtelotte saloon, fleeced by George Ford	Book 62 Page 110, 111
Basinger, Fred	Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887	Book 62 Page 88
Bastian, John	Aspen miner	Book 62 Page 178
Bates, Henry D	Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Bates, Henry D	Passenger in Carson's stage which was held up in Oct 1882, of Aspen	Book 62 Page 76
Bates, Jessie Sparovic	wife of Ray, Aspen rancher, bn Aspen, parents from Austria, dtr of John and Mary Sparovic, worked at Hotel Jerom	Book 60 Page 96
Bates, Ray	Aspen rancher, b 7 Mar 1911 in Denver, moved to Aspen in 1933, mother from Norway and father from Ireland, mar Jessie Sparovic, photo, on Aspen city council	Book 60 Page 96, 253, 455
Batt, William	filed 1882 mining claim at Coalbasin	Book 63 Page 49, 51
Bayer, Joella and Herbert	artist, Aspen resident, Joella's sister was Fabi	Book 60 Page 537
Beans, Thomas	Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887	Book 62 Page 88
Beard, AA	Received 1888 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Beard, F G	Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co	http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
Beard's Hall	In early Aspen	Book 62 Page 68
Beavis, HS	Absent from Aspen/Glenwood milita in 1887 to defend against Meeker uprising, due to illness	Book 62 Page 89
Beavis, HS (Rev) & family	Departed Aspen in 1891	Book 62 Page 147
Beck & Bishop	Aspen store	Book 60 Page 104, 336
Beck, Alma Chisholm	dtr of Annie Stewart and a Mr. Chisholm from Nova Scotia	Book 60 Page 105
Beck, Bill	guncle of Paul and Glenn Beck, worked at Shiller's dry goods in Aspen brother of John Alton Beck, son of Thomas Beck	Book 60 Page 103-104
Beck, Charles Alton	son of John Alton, in 1929 mar wife Alma Chisholm, sons Glenn Alton Beck and Paul Beck and dtr Sandra Beck Hernandez, brother Henry,	Book 60 Page 103, 105
Beck, Glenn	bro of Paul, b 2 Jun 1930, photo, ggson of John Stuart Stewart, gson of Tom Beck	Book 60 Page 100-101, 108, 320
Beck, Henry	son of John Alton, bro of Charles Alton Beck	Book 60 Page 104
Beck, Henry	had distillery at base of Red Mountain, uncle of Hilder Anderson	Book 60 Page 103
Beck, John Alton	son of Thomas Beck, son Charles Alton Beck, ran grocery store, had brother Bill	Book 60 Page 103, 403
Beck, Marie Hennrietta	lived in Kokomo for awhile, mar Charles Hoaglund of Aspen	Book 60 Page 84
Beck, Neil	cousin of Paul and Glenn Beck	Book 60 Page 107
Beck, Paul	bro of Glenn, b 7 Jun 1933 in Aspen, ggfather John Stuart Stewart , gson of Tom Beck, bellhop at Hotel Jerome	Book 60 Page 100-101, 108, 319
Beck, Sandra	Mar Mr. Hernandez, lives in Bisbee AZ, dtr of Charles Alton Beck	Book 60 Page 105
Beck, Shirley	mar Nelson "Junior" Smith	Book 60 Page 445
Beck, Thomas	gfather of Paul and Glenn Beck, opened grocery store in Aspen ca 1891 called Beck and Quail's, came from Galena IL, possibly Becks from Laxy on Isle of Man, son John Alton Beck, disappeared from Aspen - maybe back to Galena	Book 60 Page 103
Beck, WD	brother of Tom Beck, Aspen resident in 1917	Book 52 Page 272
Bell, Charles