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Evelyn Urdine Douthit, granddaughter of William Henry Lea & Urdine Messersmith Lea. Evelyn was born in 1924.
2) Muriel
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Photo postcard of Muriel, in a standing pose with arms behind her back. She is wearing a bouse with a high lace collar and 3/4 sleeves, over which is a dark blouse and pleated skirt.
The verso of the postcard is in ink, addressed to Miss Mayme Stremme [Price], Gypsum, Colo.: "Dear Mayme, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you. Lovingly Muriel." It does not carry a stamp and does not appear to have been sent through the mail.
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Andrew Oleson, Gypsum, Colorado. Mr. Oleson is seated for a formal photograph, in suit with bowtie.
Born in Tornum, Nord-Schleswig, Denmark, October 22, 1864, Andrew attened German Trades schools, learning shoemaking. He joined his father in Colorado in 1883. Andrew worked in Red Cliff at first and then joined his family on the homestead in Gypsum Valley, the Sam Oleson Place. In 1902, he purchased the Shippey Place in Gypsum Valley which he owned...
5) The Johnsons
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Zella Lea Johnson with her husband, Charles James Lea. Charles was the brother of William Henry Lea.
6) Cousins
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Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea is pictured on the right with an unknown cousin. The photo was taken before moving to Gypsum, Colorado from Indiana.
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Portait of Andrew Elias Messersmith of Gypsum, Colorado. Andrew is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Andy married Ouida Lucille Gerard, the daughter of George Nathaniel Gerard who came to Gypsum with his brother, Andrew Robert Gerard, from Indiana.
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1904 Formal portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Julius P. Oleson. Julius Peter Oleson was born Feb. 16, 1876, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmakr, and came to the United States in 1889. In 1902, he entered the mercantile business in Gypsum, Colorado, until the time of his death in 1958. In 1904, he married Iva Beck, and they had three children, Harry A., Christine and Mabel. --Eagle Valley Enterprise, Obituary, June 1958
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Evelyn Urdine Douthit, granddaughter of William Henry Lea & Urdine Messersmith Lea. Evelyn was born in 1924.
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Portait of Andrew Elias Messersmith of Gypsum, Colorado. Andrew is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Andy married Ouida Lucille Gerard, the daughter of George Nathaniel Gerard who came to Gypsum with his brother, Andrew Robert Gerard, from Indiana.
19) The Leas
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Portrait of Eagle County High School students.
2nd row, first boy on the left is Richard "Bud" George; 3rd boy from left in 2nd row in Elmer Lundgren. Top row, 4th girl from left is Blanche Messersmith.
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Urdine Bell Messersmith Lea is pictured on the right with an unknown cousin. The photo was taken before moving to Gypsum, Colorado from Indiana.
