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The original Thomas homestead in Beaver Creek (Upper Neck). Standing in front of the house, from left to right: unknown man, John ThomasMabel and Mary (mother), Thomas (standing) Cliff and Charley Thomas seated in Front, Aunt and Uncle (Tom) Norris.
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The Thomas Family standing in front of the upper homestead.
Mabel, Charlie and Cliff in foreground; parents Mary and John behind them. Used on p. 47 of Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
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A studio portrait of the Schrupp family taken in Golden, Colorado, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schrupp and family of six: Carl, Louise, Edward, Lena, Emma and Minnie.
"Ed Schrupp,his wife, Philomene and their six children came from Golden where he had been employed by Coors Brewery. He had filed on a homestead on the extreme south end of Conger Mesa.... Mr. Schrupp built a cabin on his own homestead but it wasn't occupied until 1905. The Schrupp children...
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"Members of the Booco family grouped by their cabins on Alkali Creek near Wolcott about 1920. From left to right: Isaac Booco, Cecil Terrell Playford and daughter, Grandmother Margaret Booco, Margaret Terrell, Mrs. Mary Booco, Jack, Billy, Gordon, Ben and Gern Booco." -- McCoy Memoirs p.185
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Emma and Joe Edwards' homestead cabin on Bellyache Mountain. Emma is holding Little Joe, born in 1924. Seated in front of her are Mamie Miller, Emma's mother, and Clementine Bethel, Mamie's mother. The Bethels were visiting from Kansas. Wash tubs and baskets are in the background.
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Frances Watson retells the story and history of her esteemed husband, George Watson. Watson was an influential cattleman, stockman, and rangeman, who helped secure grazing rights, served on advisory boards for different livestock and agriculture organizations, and was a rancher himself. Watson served a term as Eagle County Commissioner. Frances tells stories of riding on long cattle and horse drives, helping her husband in remote areas of wilderness,...
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"The Butler Family in 1912. The year they arrived on the Conger Mesa and made their home on what is presently the Black Mountain Ranch. Here are Helen, Ben, Katherine and Roger." -- McCoy Memoirs p.266
Katherine "Kate" Johannbroer Butler inherited the ranch from her mother, Helene Johannbroer, in 1911. In 1920, Kate sold the ranch to John Ambos, Jr.
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The Gates family has traced their genealogy back 6 generations beginning in Europe. This short family history is of Bert & Nona Gates, 5th generation, and their ranching and homesteading experiences in the Eagle River Valley. The information used in this was compiled by Lemley Gates.
