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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Underwood, Mary Jane |
owned land at Woody Creek |
Book 60 Page 522 |
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Underwood, W |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Vagneur, Benjamin |
son of Jeremie Vagneur, bn 1891 at ranch on Woody Creek, mar Grace Prindle, had ranch at Woody Creek, kids Clifford, Eileen, Lucy, and Bernice, photo |
Book 60 Page 250-253, 515-519 |
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Vagneur, Bernice "Barney" |
bn 26 Dec 1927 in Aspen, dtr of Benjamin Vagneur and Grace Prindle, photo, mar George Morrison in 1947, uncle Jim McKeever in Grand Junction |
Book 60 Page 515-519 |
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Vagneur, Clarive Greener |
1898-1979, mar Sullivan Vagneur, her sister married Charlie Gavin |
Book 60 Page 520-524 |
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Vagneur, Clifford |
son of Benjamin, mar Kathleen Sloss |
Book 60 Page 519 |
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Vagneur, Dellore |
son of Jeremie Vagneur, bot Bourg Ranch on Woody Creek in 1908 w/bros Louis and James, photo |
Book 60 Page 516-524 |
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Vagneur, Eileen "Butch" |
dtr of Benjamin, bn in Aspen, mar Vic Goodhard in Denver in 1949, grew up on her father's ranch at Woody Creek |
Book 60 Page 250-253, 515-524 |
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Vagneur, Ellen |
had ranch near Aspen |
Book 60 Page 162 |
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Vagneur, George |
had ranch on McLain Flats |
Book 60 Page 92, 158, |
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Vagneur, Grace Prindle |
bn in Aspen, her folks were from MI, mar Benjamin Vagneur |
Book 60 Page 515 |
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Vagneur, James "Jim" |
son of Jeremie, bot Bourg ranch on Woody Creek w/bros Dellore and Louis in 1908, photo |
Book 60 Page 515-524 |
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Vagneur, Jeremie |
bn 1860, immig from Aosta Italy in 1887, mar Estephanie Clavel at Doues in 1882 at Doues, homesteaded at Woody Creek in 1880s, sons James "Jim", Louis, Dellore, Benjamin and Sullivan, bot ranch from Charles Hamilton, had 2 bros - Battista who returned to Aosta Italy and Alcide who was murdered, photo |
Book 60 Page 250-253, 516-524 |
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Vagneur, Kathleen Sloss |
wife of Clifford Vagneur |
Book 60 Page 519 |
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Vagneur, Louis |
had ranch near Aspen, bot Bourg Ranch on Woody Creek w/bros Dellore and James in 1908, son of Jeremie |
Book 60 Page 162, 386, 387, 516-524 |
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Vagneur, Lucy |
dtr of Benjamin Vagneur, a bit frail, |
Book 60 Page 516 |
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Vagneur, Mary |
mother of George and Alice Vagneur |
Book 60 Page 537 |
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Vagneur, Sullivan |
son of Jeremie, had ranch on Woody Creek and McLain Flats, 1893-1971, sons Clayton, Glen, Clyde, Wayne, Leroy and dtr Claire, son Jack died at age 14, mar Clarice Greener, photo, attended college in Fort Collins |
Book 60 Page 515-524 |
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Vagneur, Wayne |
son of Sullivan, bn 31 Oct 1929 in Aspen or Woody Creek, Grandfather was named Greener on his mothers side, mar 1st and had Laurie and Julie, then mar Lois ? and she already had a dtr named Belinda |
Book 60 Page 520-524 |
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Valesca, Mr. and Mrs. |
worked at the Little Annie Mine |
Book 60 Page 453 |
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Vanderbilts |
invested in Spar and Galena Claims in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 271 |
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Vandergriff, Mr. |
Had lease on Vallejo mine |
Book 62 Page 51 |
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VanHoevenbergh, DM |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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VanHovenburg, DM |
1883 Bank of Aspen cashier |
Book 62 Page 118 |
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VanLoon, Lena |
Aspen resident |
Book 60 Page 334 |
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Varney, AJ |
disc lead/zinc vein on Woody Creek |
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Veasey, Adolph |
Had 1880s Aspen restaurant |
Book 58 Page 23 |
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Vedic, Anton |
from Yugo, immig 1st to Cleveland, then Aspen, mar Antonia Gregorich, ore sampler and worked for RR, 8 kids Frank, Tony, Mike, Grace, Joe, Jennie, Mary, Elizabeth, died during flu epidemic of 1920 |
Book 60 Page 389-400 |
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Vedic, Antonia Gregorich |
mar Anton Vedic, 8 kids Frank, Tony, Mike, Grace, Joe, Jennie, Mary, Elizabeth, 1872-1966 |
Book 60 Page 294, 389-400 |
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Vedic, Jennie |
bn Aspen 29 March 1905, dtr of Anton Vedic and Antonia Gregorich, photo, mar Primosh Popish in 1922, Lillian, Joe, Louis and 2 more kids |
Book 60 Page 389-400 |
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Vedic, Louis |
photo in 1936 |
Book 60 Page 570 |
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Vedic, Mary |
bn Aspen 1900, mar John Loushin, her parents from Slovenia, her father a miner, sons John, Frank, Bill and Ludvick |
Book 60 Page 293-302 |
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Vedic, Mrs. |
Aspen resident |
Book 60 Page 255 |
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Vickery, George C |
Received 1888 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Vidmar, Pete |
Leadville resident, played music in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 215 |
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Viza's Restaurant |
in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 691 |
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Volkman, Mr and Mrs. |
1905 Redstone residents |
Book 52 Page 38 |
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VonSomogyl, Ida |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Wachtel, Mr. |
Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Wachtel, S |
Member Elks Club in Aspen who visited Leadville Ice Carnival on 15 February 1896 |
Book 1 Page 361 |
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Wachtel, S |
Member Elks Club in Aspen who visited Leadville Ice Carnival on 15 February 1896 |
Book 1 Page 361 |
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Wachtel, S & Company |
Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford |
Book 62 Page 111, 170 |
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Wagner, Charlie |
Aspen city marshall |
Book 60 Page 493 |
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Wagner, Charlie |
German marshall and Aspen resident |
Book 60 Page 295 |
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Wagner, Charlie |
photo in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 207 |
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Wagner, Virginia |
bn 17 Apr 1927 in Glenwood Spgs, dtr of William Wagner and Bertha Heuschkel, mar Martin Cerise |
Book 60 Page 148-167 |
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Waite, Arthur |
on Ashcroft Journal, son of Davis H Waite |
Book 62 Page 103, 106 Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Waite, Celia O |
1844-1937, wife of Davis, came to Aspen w/2nd husband Davis and her 3 children from prev marriage in 1885, bur Aspen/Red Butte Cem |
Book 24 Page 349 |
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Waite, Davis H (Judge) |
1825-1901, Editor Aspen Union Era, elected CO governor in 1893, but Aspen/Red Butte Cem, had store for rent in Aspen, newspaperman, came to Aspen w/son Arthur and dtrs, started Ashcroft Journal, acquired Aspen Times |
Book 24 Page 349 Book 62 Page 11, 95, 96, 103, 104, 106, 118 Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Waite, Davis Hanson |
1825-1901, Editor Aspen Union Era, elected CO governor in 1893, but Aspen/Red Butte Cem |
Book 24 Page 349 Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Waite, Mr. |
1882 Aspen Police Magistrate |
Book 62 Page 84 |
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Walker, Ada |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Walker, OT |
Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Walker, Pete |
Death Date: 1895NOV22 County: PIT Mine name: MOLLIE GIBSON Cause of death/comments: BLOCK OF GROUND GAVE WAY |
CO State Archives |
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Walker, Vernon |
Received 1888 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Walker, VV |
Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Walsh, Dave |
Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887 |
Book 62 Page 88 |
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Walson, George |
Discovered body of Lew Maloney |
Book 62 Page 137 |
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Walters brothers |
Aspen neighbors of Darcy Brown |
Book 60 Page 123 |
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Walters kid |
drowned near Aspen |
Book 60 Page 92 |
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Waltham, Walter |
Aspen area rancher |
Book 60 Page 430 |
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Wanless, Charles |
Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887 |
Book 62 Page 88 |
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Ward, Jack |
Deputy Sheriff killed in 1887 Meeker Indian uprising |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Ward, Jaspar D (Judge) |
1882 Aspen judge, Killed in 1887 Meeker Indian uprising |
Book 62 Page 38, 89 |
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Wardell, John B |
Received 1892 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co, photo of home |
Book 62 Page 164 |
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Warkentine, Alberta |
sister of Duke Warkentine, mar Art Mikkleson, Aspen resident |
Book 60 Page 332-338 |
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Warkentine, Duke |
uncle of Jim Markalunas, had a sister Alberta, Aspen resident, electrician |
Book 60 Page 332-338 |
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Warkentine, Elsie Irene |
dtr of John Warkentine and Mary Mirendorf, son Jim Markalunas bn in San Diego, she born 2 Apr 1907 in Aspen, nurse, met John Markalunas in Colo Spgs & married him |
Book 60 Page 332-338 |
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Warkentine, John |
bn Germany, came to Aspen from Leadville in 1880, mining surveyor, met and married Mary Mirendorf in Leadville, dtr Elsie Irene, Mamie, Alice and Sophie Warkentine, d 1915 bur at Red Butte Cem |
Book 60 Page 332-338 |
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Warkentine, Mary Mirendorf |
from Germany, met and mar John Warkentine in Leadville abt 1885, dtr Elsie Irene, d 1928 & bur at Red Butte Cem |
Book 60 Page 332-338 |
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Warner, GS |
Of D&RG engineering corps, arriv Glenwood in 1881 to see about building RR to Aspen |
Book 62 Page 99 |
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Waterman cabins |
in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 546 |
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Waterman, Martha |
taught at Owl Creek School |
Book 40 Page 476 |
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Wathers, Coke |
Aspen night watchman |
Book 60 Page 318 |
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Watson, James |
1886 Aspen lawyer |
Book 62 Page 136 |
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Watson, Judge |
1890 Aspen police magistrate, hoodwinked by A Graham Miller, wife was native of VA |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Watson, RH |
Received 1895 Patent on Louise Fink Mining Claim in Pitkin Co |
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Watson, Scotty |
Early Aspen saloonkeeper |
Book 62 Page 66 |
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Watt, Kenneth |
father lived at Castle Creek, sis Margaret |
Book 60 Page 86 |
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Watt, Margaret |
taught 8th grade to Hildur Hoaglund, her father lived up Castle Creek, bro Kenneth |
Book 60 Page 86 |
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Webber, Henry |
His cabin used for early Pitkin meetings, Had early Aspen shoe store |
Book 62 Page 34, 48, 66, 104, 136 |
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Webber, Henry (Mrs) |
Earliest female Aspen settler, died of suicide by taking strychnine, probably in 1881 |
Book 62 Page 66, 95 |
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Weber, CG |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Weill, Ralph A |
Mgr Wheeler Opera House in Aspen |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Weinburg, Louis |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Welch, Jim |
Caused trouble in 1880 Aspen election |
Book 62 Page 93 |
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Wellman, LC (Mrs) |
Earliest female Aspen settler |
Book 62 Page 66 |
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Wenner, CT |
Part of 1887 Aspen/Glenwood Militia that went to rescue whites at Meeker uprising |
Book 62 Page 89 |
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Wentworth, Frank |
Had workshop in Aspen |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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West, Walter |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Wheatley Ranch |
near Aspen |
Book 60 Page 576 |
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Wheeler, B Clark (Professor) |
Founded Aspen and then returned to Leadville, published Aspen Times, Pitkin Co Journal, photo, bn 14 Aug 1849 in PA |
Book 58 Page 18 Book 62 Page 9-21, 93, 64, 68 (entire book) Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Wheeler, Jerome B |
From NY, invested in Aspen in 1883, built Hotel Jerome and Wheeler Opera House, owned Aspen Mine, photo, from NY, Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
Book 60 Page 481 Book 58 Page 21 Book 62 Page 26, 32, 40, 91 |
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White & Borum |
Hauled ore from Montezuma and Tam O'Shanter mines to Ashcroft smelter |
Book 62 Page 119 |
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White, Byron |
Aspen skier and Supreme Court Justice |
Book 60 Page 322 |
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White, Ella |
1886 Aspen resident, at scene when Eppa Strait fell from belltower |
Book 62 Page 87 |
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White, HE |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 159 |
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White, John W |
Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford |
Book 62 Page 111 |
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White, Mrs. |
Earliest female Aspen settler |
Book 62 Page 66 |
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White, Sheriff |
1891 Aspen sheriff |
Book 62 Page 107, 112 |
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Whitman, Miss |
Of Leadville, started 1st school in Aspen ca 1881 |
Book 62 Page 98 |
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Whitmore, FB |
Member Elks Club in Aspen who visited Leadville Ice Carnival on 15 February 1896 |
Book 1 Page 361 |
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Whitney, CB |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 158 |
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Whitson, Luetta Kearns |
Aspen resident, worked at Hotel Jerome |
Book 60 Page 178 |
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Wickes, Steve |
ran an Aspen drugstore |
Book 60 Page 296 |
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Wieben, Ann Devine |
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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Wieben, Chris |
bn Denver and moved to Aspen in 1912, mar Ann Devine, had a sister |
Book 60 Page 531-534 |
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Wieben, Mrs. |
her property owned by Leo Light at one time |
Book 60 Page 283 |
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Wieben, Shirley |
son of Ann and Chris Wieben |
Book 60 Page 525-534 |
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Wieben, Sonny |
son of Ann and Chris Wieben |
Book 60 Page 525-534 |
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Wieben, Walter |
bn and raised on Sopris Creek |
Book 60 Page 353 |
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Wilcox, Charles |
Aspen farmer, from WI, wife was Cornelia, son Glen Lee Wilcox, English came to US from Canada |
Book 60 Page 479-484 |
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Wilcox, Glen Lee |
son of Charles and Cornelia Wilcox, bn in WI, mar in 1911 in Aspen to ? Bennett, dtr Louiva, |
Book 60 Page 479-484 |
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Wilcox, HA |
Worked in Smuggler mine |
Book 62 Page 178 |
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Wilcox, Louiva |
b 1913 in Colbran, CO. grandparents were Charles and Cornelia Wilcox, dtr of Glen Lee Wilcox, photo, her mother died in 1918 of the flu epidemic, she didn't get along with her stepmother and went to stay with Mrs. Stallard in 1921, 2 sisters, mar Bill Stapleton, basketball player in school, photo w/sisters Marie and Ruth at Xmas 1924 |
Book 60 Page 479-484 |
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Wilcox, Lute |
Denver newsman |
Book 65 – Pitkin County Page |
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Wilder, Eugene |
Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford |
Book 62 Page 111 |
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Wiler, Mary |
Mar Judge JM Leahy of Ashcroft in Aspen ca 1890 |
Book 62 Page 142 |
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Wilks, LL |
sold Aspen mortuary to Tom Sardy and moved to Denver. |
Book 60 Page 418 |
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Williams Brothers Ranch |
at Snowmass Creek |
Book 60 Page 195 |
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Williams Ranch |
near Carbondale, photo of branding time |
Book 52 Page 120 Book 60 Page 576 Book 62 Page 118 |
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Williams, Harry |
had a ranch near Aspen |
Book 60 Page 353 |
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Williams, Jack |
Built toll bridge across Roaring Fork river, built log house at Independence |
Book 62 Page 57 Book 63 Page 86 |
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Williams, James |
visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival |
Book 1 Page 364 |
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Williams, John R |
Aspen resident ca 1891 |
Book 62 Page 142 |
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Williams, Johnnie |
Found Henry Staats gun |
Book 62 Page 58 |
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Williams, JR |
last resident of Independence, worked some claims there until 1920, photos |
Denver Post 20 Jun 1999, travel section page 31 Book 62 Page 154 |
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Williams, PB (Mrs) |
One of 13 women to stay in Aspen winter of 1880-81 |
Book 62 Page 33, 66 |
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Williams, Roy A. |
Bought Aspen Times in 1942, bn in ID |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Williams, WW |
Early Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 26 |
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Willis, Slim and Loni |
bot the Silver Grill in Aspen, Loni was a welder in WWII and she was also a drunk but nice, Slim was quiet |
Book 60 Page 569-571 |
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Willoughby brothers |
owned the Midnight Mine near Aspen |
Book 60 Page 408 |
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Willoughby, Doris |
Aspen resident |
Book 60 Page 142 |
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Willoughby, F D |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Willoughby, Frances |
twin of Frank Willoughby |
Book 60 Page 684 |
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Willoughby, Frank |
Aspen resident, twin of Frances, engineer and surveyor |
Book 60 Page 108, 684 |
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Willoughby, Fred |
Aspen area resident, 1910-1975, plumber |
Book 60 Page 445, 683-684 |
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Willoughby, Fred Sr |
owned interest in Midnight Mine, mayor of Aspen |
Book 60 Page 278, 684 |
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Willoughby, Mrs. |
Killed in 1891 train wreck at Aspen Junction |
Book 62 Page 144 |
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Wilson, Al "Mugsy" |
Aspen resident, camp cook for Brown family's camping trips, hung out at Aspen post office |
Book 60 Page 131, 668-669, 700 |
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Wilson, Ed |
Received Mining/Land Patent in Pitkin Co |
Book 62 Page 172 |
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Wilson, Mr. |
founded town of Peach Blow, in Garfield Co, named for the peach colored sandstone quarried there |
Book 63 Page 79, 80 |
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Wilson, Mr. |
Early Aspen prospector |
Book 62 Page 45 |
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Wilson, RC |
Early Aspen town trustee, had lease on Vallejo mine |
Book 62 Page 38, 51, 136 |
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Winn, Bob |
Sang soprano in early Aspen |
Book 62 Page 68 |
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Wirth, George L |
Received 1891 Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Wise, JC |
of Aspen, did some mining near Crystal in 1900 |
Book 52 Page 11 |
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Witcomb, Dr. |
Aspen doctor |
Book 60 Page 202 |
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Withers, Mr. |
Aspen solicitor in 1891 Marion Cook case |
Book 62 Page 107, 136 |
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Withers, Robert G |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Wolcott, Lee |
Aspen photo collection |
Book 60 Page 58 |
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Wolcott, Marion Post |
Aspen photo collection |
Book 60 Page 58 |
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Wood Brothers |
Old Aspen firm |
Book 62 Page 65 |
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Wood, DH |
Filed letters of incorp of Aspen & Grand River RR Co |
Book 62 Page 135 |
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Wood, Guy H |
Aspen Today publisher |
Book 65 - Pitkin County Page |
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Wood, SM |
Filed letters of incorp of Aspen & Grand River RR Co |
Book 62 Page 135 |
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Woodward, HR |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 160 |
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Woop, M L |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Woytech, Emelie |
Played in early Aspen Opera The Kings Fool |
Book 62 Page 32 |
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Wright, Bob |
visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival |
Book 1 Page 364 |
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Wright, Joan |
ran Country Store in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 536 |
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Wrigler's Store |
in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 452 |
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Wurtz Slaughterhouse |
in Aspen |
Book 60 Page 483 |
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Yandell, Frank |
Death Date: 1953NOV9 County: PIT Company name: THOMPSON CRK. COAL & COKE Mine name: THOMPSON CRK. NO. 1 Cause of death/comments: HAULAGE |
CO State Archives |
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Yards, Sam |
Accompanied Sheriff Hooper from Aspen to White River Country during Meeker Massacre in 1887 |
Book 62 Page 88 |
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Yartz, Margaret |
immig from Yugoslavia, mar Anton Skiff, dtrs Lois and Edie, son Jimmie |
Book 60 Page 174-177 |
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Yates, Frank M |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 157 |
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Yeckel, Jakey |
1860-1946, staked claims and sold them back East, never married |
Book 60 Page 690-691 |
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York, Mr/Dr |
In Aspen in 1892 |
Book 62 Page 107, 109 |
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Youn, Harvey |
Owned smelter in Aspen |
Book 62 Page 117 |
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Young, EW |
Victim of Aspen shyster, George Ford |
Book 62 Page 111 |
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Young, Harvey |
Rec'd Land/Mining Patent in Pitkin Co |
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Young, Mrs |
1892 Aspen resident |
Book 62 Page 159 |
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Young, WM |
visitor from Aspen for Aspen Day at Leadville Ice Carnival |
Book 1 Page 364 |
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Yule, Sheriff |
Appt TA Marshall Gunnison Co Sheriff in May 1880 |
Book 62 Page 67 |
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Zaugg, Billy |
took over an Aspen mine from Martin Mishmash |
Book 60 Page 364 |
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Zelnick, Helen |
bn Aspen 14 Apr 1927, dtr of Mary Agnus Oberster and Louis Zelnick, mar Delford Zordel ca 1955, photo |