Colorado Genealogy

Comment

Comment by Donlyn Arbuthnot on July 20, 2009 at 9:41am

My great-great grandfather, Carson Arbuthnot, arrived in Boulder on June 20, 1869 along with four of his sons - Samuel, William (my great-grandfather), James and Charles who was only 12 years old. They later homesteaded north of Boulder. They were at the land grant office at noon to get their land on Jan. 2, 1863. Carson and William homesteaded Haystack Mountain, the other boys homesteaded near there along Table Mountain. They knew the land well as each got land along the Left Hand Creek and where there were natural springs.
Today, I dress up as the women that they married and tell their stories. One of my favorite women in our family is Mary Elizabeth Bader Arbuthnot, William's wife. She arrived in Colorado Territory in 1866 after her father had come home from fighting in the Civil War. He divorced his second wife in Iowa, loaded up the children from his first marriage and headed out to find his brother. They found him in Jamestown. But Mary's father, J. George Bader was more of a farmer than a miner, so they bought land and homesteaded just west of Haystack Mountain. Mary married her neighbor, William Arbuthnot on March 14, 1869. They had six children there where the Haystack Mountain Golf Course is now. When their youngest was two, William was kicked in the chest by a colt and died a week later. Mary took over the homestead business and did well educating her children on how to farm. She acquired additional land, enough to give a farm to each of her sons. We owned land around Haystack until 1944 when my grandfather retired and moved with my parents into Boulder.

Comment by Lori Brainerd on July 18, 2009 at 12:08pm

I'm looking for any information on Fisk(e) Brainerd, who lived in the Colorado area from anytime between 1914/1920 and his death in 1951. He was previously married to Rosa (Rose) Estella Devore and had four children with her; Frank Devore, Charles (Charley) Porter, Corinne Margaret & Glenn Marvin (my grandfather). We have no information on him after he left the family between 1914 and 1920, nor do we have any information on his parents, siblings, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Comment by Gail Ann Meyer Kilgore on July 17, 2009 at 2:11am

Your family is in most of the counties that I have. Your husbands family out there in the plains not my area.

g

Comment by Gayle Gresham on July 15, 2009 at 11:24am

My Colorado roots run deep, not only in my family, but also my husband's family. My Christison family came in 1861. They lived in Chaffee, Fremont, Park, and Saguache counties. My husband's family - the Greshams, Eplers, and Squires - have deep roots in Elbert County.

I have a blog about the Christison family and Central Colorado history at http://ColoradoReflections.blogspot.com

Comment by Gayle Gresham on July 15, 2009 at 11:12am

Hi Gail! Glad you started this group!

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• Next ›
• Page