Hi friendly listers--what fun it is to read the adventures of other families and hear the legends. I've just begun to research in Huerfano Co and it didn't take long for me to realize how important the history of the county line formation would be!! I'm trying to pin point the location of the death of an ancestor in 1868. Family legend has several tid bits that I'm trying to piece together. Here is a sketch of redundancies that I have picked up from recollections of ancestors...nothing documented...about my Thomas J. ALLEN : --He 'went to Texas' about 1861 --He 'went to Colorado" looking for gold about 1860 --He 'was the first man to have a claim near Pikes Peak' (of course that could be 200 miles!) --He was with Nebraska Goldstake #1 --Early 1860's he owned land in Huerfano Co purchased from Prudience Bacia for $400 (Land office request was refused, but told me I was welcome to look for myself.) --Died in 1868 on his way to visit daughter (near Dallas) when the whole family contracted typhoid and were buried at camp beside the river --Buried near in the Trinity River basin --Buried near the Brasos River Okay...does anyone know of published land records of Huerfano land in 1860's? I'd love to know just where that piece of land is located now....and then. Maybe it was part of Texas or Kansas then. Do either the Brasos or Trinity Rivers have tributaries that run near southeastern Colorado? I'm not having any luck with internet maps. I'm so CONFUSED!! Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks. Merri

Poor Merri, sounds like you have quite a mess there LOL. Yes it is fun to share our ancestors stories, and we all enjoy it. (putting on my glasses so I can look intelligent) Here is a link to the Brazos: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/BB/rnb7.html and one on the Trinity: http://www.trinityriverrafting.com/history.html Our Land Patents are here: http://www.kmitch.com/Huerfano/patentabc.htm But I didn't find him there, which doesn't mean he didn't have land, he could have bought it from someone or "squatted" it for awhile and then moved on. But if he was here in 1860 I doubt if you will find any land records of his in Huerfano County. What we really need is a listing of his children and try to pinpoint where they were born. Where did he come "from"? I really had to laugh when I read your note. If the whole family died and he's your ancestor, how did you get here? Sorry, I'm feeling giggly today. Maybe you aren't descended from him? About that time frame you might want to check Mora County, NM for any records. I'm sorry I couldn't help you more and please do let us know if you find anything. Good luck in your search! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merri Vinton" <merzi@arvig.net> To: <COHUERFA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:08 PM Subject: [COHUERFA] ALLENS in Huerfano Co Hi friendly listers--what fun it is to read the adventures of other families and hear the legends. I've just begun to research in Huerfano Co and it didn't take long for me to realize how important the history of the county line formation would be!! I'm trying to pin point the location of the death of an ancestor in 1868. Family legend has several tid bits that I'm trying to piece together. Here is a sketch of redundancies that I have picked up from recollections of ancestors...nothing documented...about my Thomas J. ALLEN : --He 'went to Texas' about 1861 --He 'went to Colorado" looking for gold about 1860 --He 'was the first man to have a claim near Pikes Peak' (of course that could be 200 miles!) --He was with Nebraska Goldstake #1 --Early 1860's he owned land in Huerfano Co purchased from Prudience Bacia for $400 (Land office request was refused, but told me I was welcome to look for myself.) --Died in 1868 on his way to visit daughter (near Dallas) when the whole family contracted typhoid and were buried at camp beside the river --Buried near in the Trinity River basin --Buried near the Brasos River Okay...does anyone know of published land records of Huerfano land in 1860's? I'd love to know just where that piece of land is located now....and then. Maybe it was part of Texas or Kansas then. Do either the Brasos or Trinity Rivers have tributaries that run near southeastern Colorado? I'm not having any luck with internet maps. I'm so CONFUSED!! Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks. Merri