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.
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Name |
Comments |
Source |
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Dailey, Charles “Cap” |
Bought Aspen Times in 1909, bn IL 1866, moved to Denver in 1875, son of a shoemaker, worked for Denver & Rio Grande RR, Captain of Colorado National Guard calvalry, had son Charles Jr. |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Daldous, Pete |
Death Date: 1901SEP16 County: PIT Mine name: SPRING GULCH Cause of death/comments: EXPLOSION |
CO State Archives |
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Dalton, Edith |
mar Rader, sister of Walter Dalton, had restaurant in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 396 |
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Dalton, Harry |
father of Walter Dalton |
Book 60 Page 396 |
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Dalton, Jack |
his wife was niece of Jenny Adair in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 580, 172 |
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Dalton, Lillian Popish Delost |
mar 1st Srechko Delost, son Michael, mar 2nd Walter Dalton, dtr of Primosh Popish and Jennie Vedic, bn 24 Nov 1927, photo |
Book 60 Page 392-400 |
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Dalton, Walter |
mar 1st ?, 2nd Lillian Popish, born at Palmer Lake, son of Harry Dalton, sister Edith Rader had rest in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 396 |
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Danforth, David |
Founder of Aspen Daily News in 1978 |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Daniels, Robert |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 159 |
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David family |
There were 2 of them who were early Aspen residents |
Book 62 Page 68 |
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David, Terese |
ran Amelia's hairshop in Aspen for awhile |
Book 60 Page 171 |
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Davis & Boice |
Early Aspen saloonkeeper |
Book 62 Page 66 |
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Davis, A |
Had pack train to move freight over Independence Pass in 1881 |
Book 62 Page 93 |
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Davis, David |
Worked in Aspen mines |
Book 62 Page 178 |
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Day & Bissell |
1886 Aspen law firm |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Day, H.A. (Judge) |
Passenger in Carson's stage which was held up in Oct 1882 |
Book 62 Page 76 |
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Day, Henry A |
Contracted to repair Pitkin Co toll road in 1881 |
Book 62 Page 99 |
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Daywalt, Frank |
DAYWALT, FRANK Death Date: 1921NOV9 Nationality: Occupation: TIMBERMAN Yrs Mine Exp: Age at death: 45 Marital Status: Surving children: County: PIT Company name: Mine name: Cause of death/comments: CAUGHT BY A RUN OF FINE DIRT ON THE TUNNEL |
CO State Archives |
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Daywalt, Frank |
Death Date: 1921NOV9 Occupation: TIMBERMAN Age at death: 45 County: PIT Cause of death/comments: CAUGHT BY A RUN OF FINE DIRT ON THE TUNNEL |
CO State Archives |
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Deane, Had (Judge) |
Aspen resident, 1853-1930 |
Book 60 Page 611, 688 |
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Deane, Had and Lou |
had T-Lazy 7 ranch near Aspen |
Book 60 Page 444 |
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Deane, JW (Judge) |
Spoke in Jun 1880 at Aspen funeral of Colonel Kirby, Aspen lawyer |
Book 62 Page 26, 27, 38, 57, 65, 73, 94, 136 |
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Deane, Lottie B |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Deates, Joe |
Early Aspen miner |
Book 62 Page 57 |
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Deeds, Mannie |
DEEDS, MANNIE Death Date: 1918MAY18 Nationality: Occupation: Yrs Mine Exp: Age at death: Marital Status: Surving children: County: PIT Company name: Mine name: Cause of death/comments: LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON HEAD |
CO State Archives |
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Deeds, Mannie |
Death Date: 1918MAY18 County: PIT Cause of death/comments: LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON HEAD |
CO State Archives |
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Deetrich, George |
Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887 |
Book 62 Page 88 |
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Deetz, Joe |
Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887 |
Book 62 Page 88 |
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DeLorme, Harry |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Delost, Lillian Popish |
mar 1st Srechko Delost, son Michael, mar 2nd Walter Dalton, dtr of Primosh Popish and Jennie Vedic, bn 24 Nov 1927, photo |
Book 60 Page 392-400 |
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Delost, Michael |
son of Srechko and Lillian Popish Delost |
Book 60 Page 396 |
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Delost, Srechko "Lucky" |
1st hub of Lillian Popish, son Michael, alchoholic, divorced |
Book 60 Page 396 |
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Demorest, CH |
Pitkin Co surveyor |
Book 62 Page 94, 99, 169 |
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Denman & Clark |
Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford |
Book 62 Page 111 |
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Denman, AA |
Had mortgage on Blank drugstore in Aspen |
Book 62 Page 172 |
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Deti, Marguerite |
1928 Camp Genter teacher |
Book 52 Page 346 |
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Devereaux, Horace |
Brother of Walter, mgr of Aspen Smelting when his brother was absent |
Book 62 Page 135 |
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Devereaux, Walter B |
Agent for Jerome B Wheeler in CO, brother Horace |
Book 62 Page 27, 52, 130, 135 |
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Devereux, James H |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co, photo of home |
Book 62 Page 161 |
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Deveroux, WH |
visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival |
Book 1 Page 364 |
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Devine, Ann |
18 May 1905-31 Jan 1993, bn in Aspen, dtr of Catherine Lundy and Daniel Devine, polio victim, son Sonny bn 1927, dtr Shirley, , photo, mar Chris Wieben ca 1925, taught school at Snowmass, |
Book 60 Page 353, 525-534 |
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Devine, Catherine Lundy |
sister of Teresa Lundy Kinney, immig from Ireland after her parents died, then came to Aspen, mar Daniel Devine, died of kidney disease during her 4th pregnancy |
Book 60 Page 525-534 |
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Devine, Daniel |
from OH, family of educators, his parents were teachers, bro was Supt of schools, his sister Rose came to Aspen and taught at Woody Creek, miner, died 1915 of emphysema or black lung disease, son and 2 dtrs, son died at age 10 of diabetes, 1 dtr died at age 15 of pneumonia, dtr Ann survived |
Book 60 Page 525-534 |
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DeWolf, Mr. |
Built smelter in 1881 Aspen w/Mr Shepard |
Book 62 Page 95, 98 |
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Diemoz, Joe |
had a ranch that was sold to Concer and Ellamae Phillips |
Book 60 Page 386-387 |
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Dinkel, William |
Sold supplies in early Aspen, later settled in Carbondale and opend Dinkel’s Place |
The Press Gang, page 4 of Garfield Co |
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Dixon & Killam |
Sold Aspen lot |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Dixon, Roger |
sold 160 acres on Stillwater to Fritz Benedict |
Book 60 Page 547 |
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Dolensik family |
Aspen residents |
Book 60 Page 264 |
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Dolinsek, Frank |
B 31 Aug 1923 in Aspen, mother was Nellie Plasic Dolinsek, Father Frank Dolinsek, Sr bn ca 1890 in Yugo, photo |
Book 60 Page 218-224 |
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Dolinsek, Frank Sr. |
bn Yugo ca 1890, immig in 1913, mar ca 1918, 5 kids, mar Nellie Plasic |
Book 60 Page 108, 218-224 |
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Dolinsek, John |
B 26 Aug 1925 in Aspen, mother was Nellie Plasic Dolinsek, Father Frank Dolinsek, Sr bn ca 1890 in Yugo, photo |
Book 60 Page 218-224 |
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Donegan, James A |
Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Donnell, Arthur M |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Donnelly, JW |
Death Date: 1896FEB23 County: PIT Mine name: FREE SILVER Cause of death/comments: CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE & SHAFT TIMBERS |
CO State Archives |
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Donnelly, WJ |
Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford |
Book 62 Page 111, 112 |
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Dove, Dave |
Aspen resident |
Book 60 Page 121 |
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Downey, Father |
Celebrated mass in Aspen ca 1883, photo, moved to Ft Collins in 1891 |
Book 62 Page 121, 126, 142 |
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Downing & Franklin |
1886 Aspen lawfirm |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Downing, James |
Early Aspen lawyer |
Book 62 Page 27, 136 |
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Downing, James M |
1899 Marble marshall, listed in 1900 Marble Census as HOH, bn Oct 1854 in IA, day laborer, wife Addie, 1917 Representative of Aspen |
Book 52 Page 144, 347 Book 57 Page 35, 100 |
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Downing, Jim |
Aspen resident, from KS |
Book 62 Page 57 |
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Drake, James |
Death Date: 1902MAY31 Nationality: ENGLISH Occupation: MINER Marital Status: S County: PIT Company name: Mine name: COAL BASIN Cause of death/comments: FALL OF COAL |
CO State Archives |
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Dramer, Carrie |
Aspen resident in 1919 |
Book 60 Page 452 |
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Dray, JP |
visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival |
Book 1 Page 364 |
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Drost, A |
Clerk in George Ford's Aspen drugstore |
Book 62 Page 110, 111 |
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Ducy, Alfred |
DUCY, ALFRED Death Date: 1926MAY13 Nationality: AMERICAN Occupation: CRUSHER FEEDER Yrs Mine Exp: Age at death: 45 Marital Status: Surving children: County: PIT Company name: Mine name: Cause of death/comments: STRUCK BY LUMP OF FROZEN DIRT |
CO State Archives |
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Ducy, Alfred |
Death Date: 1926MAY13 Nationality: AMERICAN Occupation: CRUSHER FEEDER Age at death: 45 Marital Status: County: PIT Cause of death/comments: STRUCK BY LUMP OF FROZEN DIRT |
CO State Archives |
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Duffy, John |
General manager of Aspen Daily News |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Duffy, Thomas |
Ran as independent for Pitkin constable |
Book 62 Page 68 |
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Dummer & Hansen |
had garage in Aspen and Glenwood |
Book 60 Page 40 |
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Dumons, JJ |
Killed in Meeker Indian uprising |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Dumont, Dr. |
Killed in Meeker Indian uprising |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Dunaway, William R. “Bil” |
Aspen newspaperman |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Dunscomb, Dr. |
Owned JC Johnson mine |
Book 62 Page 49 |
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Dunsmore, Daniel |
Located Aspen Mine |
Book 62 Page 91 |
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Durand & Lux |
Aspen firm, went out of business in 1890 |
Book 62 Page 141 |
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Durand, Charles W |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Durand, CW |
Received 1892 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Durand, CW |
Early Aspen resident or company |
Book 62 Page 66 |
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Durand, John M |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Durant, Bruce Bon |
1938-1940 Spring Creek teacher |
Book 52 Page 346 |
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Duroux property |
owned also by Laurent Arlian |
Book 60 Page 90 |
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Duroux, Albert |
Aspen area rancher |
Book 60 Page 94, 216 |
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Duroux, the |
Aspen residents |
Book 60 Page 320 |
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Durrance, Dick |
mtn mgr for Aspen Skiing Corp in 1950 |
Book 60 Page 32 |
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Dustan & Russell |
Early Aspen saloonkeeper |
Book 62 Page 66 |
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Dustan, Charles A |
Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887 |
Book 62 Page 57, 88, 158 |
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Dustan, Joshua H |
Early Aspen host, democrat candidate for constable |
Book 62 Page 66, 67, 68 |
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Dustin, Joshua N |
Republican candidate for Pitkin Co constable |
Book 62 Page 68 |
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Eames, JC |
Ran 1200 cattle on ranch on Eagle River in 1879 |
Book 62 Page 67 |
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Eames, John C |
Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Early, Maggie |
Aspen resident, had a dairy, son Bill but never married |
Book 60 Page 585, 655 |
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Earp, Wyatt |
Apparently was in Aspen |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Eastman, Ben |
Helped put out Aspen fire |
Book 62 Page 116 |
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Eckhard family |
Aspen area rancher |
Book 60 Page 317 |
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Egbert, Jim "Keno" |
Early prospector, came to Aspen area in 1879 |
Book 62 Page 63 |
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Eggers, Michael |
Died in mine accident at Silver King shaft of Mollie Gibson mine in 1892 |
Book 62 Page 148 |
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Eib, Orvil |
sold ranch to Leo Light |
Book 60 Page 283 |
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Elbert, SH |
Ran for Supreme Court Judge (Colo) |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Elder, George B |
Ran for Pitkin Co Dist Attorney |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Elder, Ingrid Oberg |
from Sweden, mar John J Elder in Denver in May 1907, kids Svea Fredrica, John Bernard, Nels Reinhard and Uno |
Book 60 Page 226-227 |
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Elder, John Bernard |
son of John J Elder and Ingrid Oberg |
Book 60 Page 226-227 |
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Elder, John J |
b Sweden, mar Ingrid Oberg in Denver in May 1907, kids Uno, Svea, Fredrica, John Bernard, and Nels, came to Aspen because 2 of his brothers were here |
Book 60 Page 226 |
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Elder, Nels Reinhard |
son of John J Elder and Ingrid Oberg |
Book 60 Page 226-227 |
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Elder, Svea Fredrica |
dtr of John J Elder and Ingrid Oberg, mar Laurence Elisha |
Book 60 Page 226-227 |
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Elder, Uno |
b Aspen 12 Sept 1916, son of John J Elder and Ingrid Oberg, left Aspen in 1940s, now lives in small town in NY, had Uncles Swan, Ben and Nick (don't know which side of family). Ben mar Nick's widow |
Book 60 Page 225-227 |
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Elisha, Donny |
bn 24 Nov 1928 in Aspen, grandson of Mansor S Elisha, photo, son of Laurence Elisha, brother Lowell, MJ and Ingrid |
Book 60 Page 108, 228-238 |
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Elisha, Ella |
photo, dtr of Mansor, died of pneumonia from flu epidemic on 25 Oct 1918. |
Book 60 Page 228-238 |
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Elisha, Ingrid |
photo, sister of Donny, dtr of Laurence |
Book 60 Page 228-238 |
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Elisha, Irene Strotkamp |
photo |
Book 60 Page 238 |
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Elisha, Laurence |
Aspen hotel owner, mar Svea Elder, 1907-1961, photo, son of Mansor, skier |
Book 60 Page 108, 186, 230, 229, 453 |
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Elisha, Lila |
photo, dtr of Mansor, mar Mr. Portner, dtr Dorothy wrote book on Elisha family |
Book 60 Page 228-238 |
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Elisha, Lowell |
brother of Donny |
Book 60 Page 235 |
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Elisha, LuLu Nel Healy |
photo, mar Mansor Elisha, dtr of Michael J. and Lenora Buffehr Healy, photo, 1884-1945 |
Book 60 Page 228-238 |
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Elisha, Mansor S. |
from Beirut, immig to Aspen prior to 1900, bn 1872 died 1935, photo, 3 kids, Ella, Lila and Laurence, bot Hotel Jerome for back taxes in 1911, his wife was a Healy |
Book 60 Page 228-238, 453 |
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Elisha, MJ |
child of Laurence Elisha |
Book 60 Page 235 |
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Elisha, Svea Fredrica Elder |
dtr of John J Elder and Ingrid Oberg, mar Laurence Elisha, dtr of John Elder, 1908-1979, photo |
Book 60 Page 226-227 |
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Elliott, J Warren |
Early Aspen resident, one of original men who wintered there in 1879-80, lost hand in mining accident, his soon also injured in same accident |
Book 62 Page 25, 43, 46, 49, 54, 63, 115 |
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Elliott, LF |
Received 1892 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Ellis, F.H. |
Owned Aspen Mining Record in 1889-1890 |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Ellis, Frank |
Killed in 1891 train wreck at Aspen Junction w/his wife & child and sister Mrs. Baldwin |
Book 62 Page 144 |
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Ellthrop, Charles |
Elected Aspen Clerk in 1880 |
Book 62 Page 93 |
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Elmendorf, WJ |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 158 |
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Elrod, George |
1844-1914, arriv from SC in 1890, contractor, town trustee in 1891, but Aspen/Red Butte Cem |
Book 24 Page 349 |
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Elrod, George F |
1844-1914, arriv from SC in 1890, contractor, town trustee in 1891, but Aspen/Red Butte Cem |
Book 24 Page 349 Book 62 Page 38, 67, 94 |
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Elrod, Mr. |
1881 president of Aspen City & Pitkin County Jockey Club racetrack, Aspen town trustee |
Book 62 Page 95, 104 |
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Emmet, Charles |
His place burned ca 1890 in Aspen |
Book 62 Page 141 |
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Endrietta, Bertie |
Death Date: 1901SEP16 County: PIT Mine name: SPRING GULCH Cause of death: EXPLOSION |
CO State Archives |
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English, Wm C |
Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Ennis family |
bot McMurchery cabin in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 142 |
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Ennis, Michael |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 159 |
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Enrietta, Peter |
Death Date: 1910FEB20 Nationality: ITALIAN Occupation: DUMPER Age at death: 52 Marital Status: M Surving children: 1 County: PIT Mine name: SPRING GULCH Cause of death/comments: STRUCK BY A CAR ON THE INCLINE |
CO State Archives |
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Epperson, Mary |
wife of Leo Light, son Buddy dtr Betty, bn Newcastle, her parents had Epperson's Dairy in Aspen, mar 1917, 2 sis 1 bro |
Book 60 Page 287 |
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Erickson, August |
hung out at Aspen post office |
Book 60 Page 698 |
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Erickson, Mr. |
Swede in Aspen area, got drunk hunting and was killed by his runaway horses |
Book 60 Page 160, 322 |
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Ericsson, Ernest, Mrs |
Redstone resident |
Book 52 Page 272 |
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Eriksen, Stein |
First ski director at Snowmass |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Etu, Joe |
Arrived Aspen 1879 |
Book 62 Page 68 |
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Eustace, Christina |
dtr of John & Mary Eustace, mar George Keelin in Aspen 3 Jul 1899, dtr Mary Cathern was bn in Aspen 14 Jun 1900 & bapt at St. Joseph's |
Richard F. Wilkinson Laguna Beach, Ca |
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Eustace, John & Mary |
arriv Aspen 1886, she died 1887 and is bur in Aspen, dtr Christina |
Richard F. Wilkinson Laguna Beach, Ca |
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Evans, Dr. |
Ashcroft resident, involved in 1885 avalanche |
Book 62 Page 85 |
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Evans, George |
Involved in 1882 Aspen lot-jumping |
Book 62 Page 84 |
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Evans, HC |
Located Eva Belle mine on Copper Mtn in Pitkin Co in 1880 |
Book 62 Page 28 |
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Evans, Little |
Early prospector, came to Aspen area in 1879 |
Book 62 Page 63 |
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Everett, Irving |
Aspen resident and business partner of Mansor Elisha, Pitkin Co Sheriff |
Book 60 Page 230-231 |
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Everett, William (2nd Corp) |
Led Aspen/Glenwood milita in 1887 to defend against Meeker uprising |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Ewing & Cooley |
1886 Aspen lawfirm |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Fagan, Kitty |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 159 |
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Fairbanks, Orren |
Photo driving carriage pulled by Elks through Aspen in 1885 |
Book 62 Page 59 |
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Farish, John B |
Denver mining engineer, examined Aspen area mines in 1880 |
Book 62 Page 26 |
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Farish, William A |
Of Black Hills fame, supt of of Smuggler and Monarch mines near Aspen |
Book 62 Page 70 |
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Favre, Palmira Arlian |
b on Aspen ranch 18 Dec 1914, sis of Jennie, dtr of Josephine and Laurent Arlian, mar Vinance Favre at age 19 |
Book 60 Page 90 |
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Favre, Vinance |
husb of Palmira Arlian, |
Book 60 Page 95 |
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Fealy, Daniel |
sold ranch to Leo Light |
Book 60 Page 283 |
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Feamley, Mr. |
Ran Roaring Fork Sawmill Company, 8 mi E of Aspen in 1881 |
Book 62 Page 95 |
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Feemster, Sam |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 158 |
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Feist, Bertha Koch |
mar Charley Feist, sister of Harry Koch, photo |
Book 60 Page 272, 274 |
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Feist, Charley |
joined Union Army as drummer boy at age 13, moved to TX, worked on RR from Sedalia MO to Dennison TX, agent for Denver & Rio Grande at Granite CO in 1880s, mar Bertha Koch in 1888, station agent in Glenwood 1888-1893, dtr Charlotte Louise Feist bn in Glenwood in Feb 1893, had a bakery in Glenwood, then had bakery in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 272 |
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Feist, Charlotte Louise |
dtr of Charles Feist, mar Edward Jake Grover |
Book 60 Page 269-281 |
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Fellows, AC |
Early prospector, came to Aspen area in 1879 |
Book 60 Page 8 Book 62 Page 25, 64 |
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Ferguson, Bob |
husband of Jennie Roberts Ferguson |
Book 60 Page 438-439 |
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Ferguson, H |
visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival |
Book 1 Page 364 |
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Ferguson, Jennie Roberts |
dtr of Robert Roberts and Anna Sanborn, mar Bob Ferguson, had ranch where Buttermilk parking lot is now, had 2 kids, died at age 92, her son had Hoaglund's dairy in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 438-442 |
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Ferry, Charles |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 158 |
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Finnerty, Mr. |
Original owner of Durant Mine |
Book 62 Page 128 |
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Fischel, Mr. |
1894 Aspen resident, worked in Sheep Mtn mine |
Book 52 Page 39 |
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Fish, CE |
Part of 1887 Aspen/Glenwood Militia that went to rescue whites at Meeker uprising |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Fisher, FA |
of Aspen, did some work in Crystal in 1900 |
Book 52 Page 11 |
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Fisher, Freddie |
Aspen resident, had a fix-it shop |
Book 60 Page 684 |
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Fisher, Marge |
Aspen resident, had dtr Joanie |
Book 60 Page 266 |
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Fisher, Mr. |
Part owner of Bank of Pitkin County |
Book 62 Page 101 |
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Fisher, RH |
Received 1893 Patent on Mining Claim in Pitkin Co, democratic candidate for justice of peace, early Aspen miner |
Book 62 Page 67, 68 |
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Fishleigh, John A |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Fisk, Billy |
in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 651 |