Hi I can't help much but I have a newspaper article about an ancestor of mine, Richard Alexander Whinnerah in which it states that he was Assistant Surveyor and assayer of the Silver Cord Mine of which Governor Grant was the President. In one month the mine returned a profit of $10,000 dollars and in appreciation the governor sent a basket of champagne. If you find any more info about the mine and the people who worked it I would appreciate your forwarding it to me. Yours Mike Whinnerah

Sorry should of said Colorado Genealogical Soc. Find it a www.rootsweb.com/~cocgs/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Carrington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [COLAKE] mines > Thanks, Pat. May I, then, trouble you for the e-mail address of the > Colorado Historical Society, so that I might repeat my question about > James Griffiths and family in the 1880 Directory? > Regards - Lois (in Canberra) >

Book Mine 502 Harrison Avenue Leadville, CO 80461 719.486.2866

I got mine at the book store in Leadville, they were $150.00 per set. They are really fantastic. I will look to see if I still have their business card..... Gail

How can we order those books? Jack -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Mayer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLAKE] My Trip I too have the Griswold Book set and it is a wonderful collection of information and can't be topped for Leadville, Lake County history from the beginning. Unfortunately the names mentioned throughout are only of people who were in newspaper articles or VERY well known in Leadville. I can find my Wells family but I can't find Jason Hall or the Roach members although they were a good part of the early history of Leadville and the county. The "Wells Boys" made names for themselves and served a public officials so they are in the book. Jason had a butcher shop and owned interest in many mines in the area as did the Wells boys (His great-great grandson now owns interest in the Printer Boy mine as well as one or two others that have passed down through the family) but he is not mentioned. There is another great Augusta Tabor book "Augusta Tabor, a Pioneering Woman", by Betty Moynihan. I think it is my favorite. Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Augusta Tabor's great-granddaughter in Denver. She was on a trip from France to see her American Heritage. A wonderful, charming person. She spoke little English and I do not speak French but we were able to communicate how we felt about Augusta and the fact that our families knew each other in Leadville during the Golden Years. Augusta Tabor is very special to me and I look up to her and how she handled very trying times Now that my life has gotten a tad rough I remember her words, with head held high, and how she handled herself - she was not only a pioneering woman she was a true lady. I am trying to do and be the same. I had hoped to get back to Leadville again but the trips have been cut off by family matters. In about two years I hope to move from Florida to Colorado and will spend much of my free time in Leadville going through info at the library and the thousands of pictures they have that do not in most cases contain names. IF I get to do this I will be in position to be of assistance to others. Right now I have many books on Leadville and Lake County as well as other Colorado history, but can't be of help since I can not go and do the research there. Regards, Sharon Wells Mayer Searching for WELLS, ROBBINS, ROACH, HALL in Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Meyer Kilgore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: [COLAKE] My Trip Hi, I was in Lake County for two weeks and the word from the husband was "no genealogy" but he relented a little. I filled my camera with pictures, the 80 of the GAR section of Evergreen Cemetery. It is a small section so one more trip should take care of that section. I purchased the two volumes of Jean and Don Griswald's works that was published by the Colorado Historical Society after Don's death titled, History of Leadvillle and Lake County Colorado. Has tons of information and I enjoyed reading the Frodsham ordeal. The books contain 2374 pages including index and a lot of clippings from the local newspapers. I also purchased Evelyn Livingston Furmans's book on Augusta Tabor and then compared her writings with the booklet that was published by Carolyn Bancroft on Baby Doe Tabor and I must say a lot of missing links and information sets your mind to thinking.;-) Made some interesting reading riding home. I went to the Annunciation Church and talked with Father and then had to come back to talk with Kathy who took a late lunch. They do not have the time nor the personal so sit and do genealogy research especially from the Internet. They look up information for people as they have time. If they were to go on the Internet they would have to hire another person, which they cannot afford, and they would also have to charge for searching the information. I did not have time to sit and search records at the church. Mike and I are trying to gather as much information and resources as we can on helping you locate your families in Lake County. The cemetery records that we have only run thru 1980 so sometime in the future those records should be updated to current times. It is just rather hard when I am in AZ and Mike is in Colorado Springs, hopefully things will change when retirement time rolls around but for now we have to be ok with my short jaunts to Colorado. My daughter asked me to get some information for her and I never got to that either....she was not smiling over that. In all, the trip was glorious, fishing was great to fantastic, the reunion was the highlight of the trip and words cannot express the feelings after not seeing former classmates for 41 years, reminiscing, and playing the guessing game of, "who is that" and we had lots of rain and even hail and snow, typical weather for Lake County, never a dull moment when you describe the weather just be prepared for everything and you will be ok. If you have any questions, I will be happy to try and answer them. Gail Meÿer Kilgore Casa Grande, AZ

I have a name of James Griffin that testified in the Gallagher Mine accident and this person was working at that mine with the date of Oct 3 but until I read the whole LONG article I don't have a year....between 1888 and 1901. Looks like 1888 and John Irwin was one of the jurors on the panel of investigators. A J.D. Griffith under Griffith and several Griffiths: Benjamin Tom W.S. W. Sanford g

Hi, Pat - is it that you HAVE a copy of the 1880 directory? If so, would you mind doing a lookup for me? My great-uncle was James GRIFFITHS - he is listed in the 1880 census as engineer aged 29, Welsh-born, with wife Margaret 27 and two small kids Elizabeth Ann and William - census district was Preece Hill, which kind souls have told me in very close to Leadville. I'd very much like to know what your directory says! I don't imagine there IS a copy in Australia . . . Regards Lois At 8:26 PM -0400 25/7/01, Pat Aldave wrote: >In the 1880 directory my great-grandfather James Hally is listed as foreman >of the Silver Cord mine. Where can I get information on this mine?

Gail, I feel bad about imposing upon you when you are so busy, but if those books ["Jean and Don Griswald's works that was published by the Colorado Historical Society after Don's death titled, History of Leadvillle and Lake County Colorado"] are indexed would you mind, some time, looking for James Griffiths, engineer, his wife Margaret, and - at the time of the 1880 census - two small kids, Elizabeth Ann, and William. James was then 29, his wife 27, and both were born in Wales of Welsh-born parents. Their census district was Preece Hill, Lake County. I have no idea how long they continued to live in Colorado. Any trace of them would be wonderful! Lois

Glad you had a great time. I am planning on going to Leadville this summer, maybe for Boom Days. Through this wonderful message board, I have been able to locate the gravesite of my gg grandfather which others have been unable to do so that will be my first visit. Thanks for all your help ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Meyer Kilgore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 7:02 AM Subject: [COLAKE] Lookup's > Hi, > > It is probably going to be sometime next week before I can do any lookups. > I have two weeks of laundry to do and then all the good things that have to > be done when you get home from vacation. > > Gail Meÿer Kilgore > Casa Grande, AZ > >

I am looking for information on the sister of the gg grandmother. My ggrandmother was bron in 1870 and was living in WY with her father at Ft. Fetterman when he died. She moved to Leadville, somehow and was married there in 1885 at the age of 15. Apparently with the wonderful fortune of finding family papers, she was taken in by a Sarah Korengal who was listed as her guardian in Arapahoe County. I was able to obtain the guardian ship papers and lo and behold there was a sister listed. The younger sister's name was Minerva M. Condrell who was born on Sept. 18 1881. Colroado's mother was supposed to have died giving birth to Colorado aboard the SS Colorado in 1870. I was wondering if anyone would have any information on Minerva. Thanks Dianne

Hi, It is probably going to be sometime next week before I can do any lookups. I have two weeks of laundry to do and then all the good things that have to be done when you get home from vacation. Gail Meÿer Kilgore Casa Grande, AZ

Hi Michael, I will appreciate any info you have on the Cullen family. I do know that Kate went to Denver where she owned a millinary shop and where she died. I do not know if Janes went with her. A widow? I do know that some of James siblings and cousins also went to Leadville, two of his sisters married there. One sister married Timothy Carroll the other married my father in law, Luke Chapman who left after two or three years. I am interested in his brother, Charles Chapman whose wife may have been Bernice??. He had a daughter Rose. Information on any of these people will be greatly appreciated. I am afraid I sound greedy. Many thanks, Jean

Hello, I am sure that James and Kate Culllen had children;and your ancestors may be related; but so far I have no record of them. I think that eventually James and Kate left Leadville for Denver where she owned a millinary shop and later died of bone cancer. Recently I have had some contact with James family in PA, I hope to get more information. I'll keep your email in case I get more info on him. Jean

Requesting any info on my great grandfather Hiram George SHULTZ, born 09/18/1855 in Blue Island, IL. Married Laura Hillyard in 1882 in Pueblo, CO. Their children were Grace (born in Leadville in 1883), Forest, Frank, Pearl, Oretta, George and Myrtle. Any info will be greatly appreciated

I only have a copy of the one page sent to me by the Colorado Historical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Carrington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [COLAKE] mines > Hi, Pat - is it that you HAVE a copy of the 1880 directory? If so, > would you mind doing a lookup for me? My great-uncle was James > GRIFFITHS - he is listed in the 1880 census as engineer aged 29, > Welsh-born, with wife Margaret 27 and two small kids Elizabeth Ann > and William - census district was Preece Hill, which kind souls have > told me in very close to Leadville. I'd very much like to know what > your directory says! I don't imagine there IS a copy in Australia . . > . Regards Lois > > > At 8:26 PM -0400 25/7/01, Pat Aldave wrote: > >In the 1880 directory my great-grandfather James Hally is listed as foreman > >of the Silver Cord mine. Where can I get information on this mine? >

In the 1880 directory my great-grandfather James Hally is listed as foreman of the Silver Cord mine. Where can I get information on this mine?

I wish you the best of luck. Could you look up these names for me in your book. Colorado Milsom, which became Colorado Milsom Waible Hewitt, Michael Waible, Lawrence Hartshorn THanks Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Mayer <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [COLAKE] My Trip > I too have the Griswold Book set and it is a wonderful collection of > information and can't be topped for Leadville, Lake County history from the > beginning. Unfortunately the names mentioned throughout are only of people > who were in newspaper articles or VERY well known in Leadville. I can find > my Wells family but I can't find Jason Hall or the Roach members although > they were a good part of the early history of Leadville and the county. The > "Wells Boys" made names for themselves and served a public officials so they > are in the book. Jason had a butcher shop and owned interest in many mines > in the area as did the Wells boys (His great-great grandson now owns > interest in the Printer Boy mine as well as one or two others that have > passed down through the family) but he is not mentioned. > > There is another great Augusta Tabor book "Augusta Tabor, a Pioneering > Woman", by Betty Moynihan. I think it is my favorite. Last summer I had the > pleasure of meeting Augusta Tabor's great-granddaughter in Denver. She was > on a trip from France to see her American Heritage. A wonderful, charming > person. She spoke little English and I do not speak French but we were able > to communicate how we felt about Augusta and the fact that our families knew > each other in Leadville during the Golden Years. Augusta Tabor is very > special to me and I look up to her and how she handled very trying times Now > that my life has gotten a tad rough I remember her words, with head held > high, and how she handled herself - she was not only a pioneering woman she > was a true lady. I am trying to do and be the same. > > I had hoped to get back to Leadville again but the trips have been cut off > by family matters. In about two years I hope to move from Florida to > Colorado and will spend much of my free time in Leadville going through info > at the library and the thousands of pictures they have that do not in most > cases contain names. IF I get to do this I will be in position to be of > assistance to others. Right now I have many books on Leadville and Lake > County as well as other Colorado history, but can't be of help since I can > not go and do the research there. > Regards, > Sharon Wells Mayer > Searching for WELLS, ROBBINS, ROACH, HALL in Colorado > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gail Meyer Kilgore <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:25 PM > Subject: [COLAKE] My Trip > > > Hi, > > I was in Lake County for two weeks and the word from the husband was "no > genealogy" but he relented a little. I filled my camera with pictures, the > 80 of the GAR section of Evergreen Cemetery. It is a small section so one > more trip should take care of that section. > > I purchased the two volumes of Jean and Don Griswald's works that was > published by the Colorado Historical Society after Don's death titled, > History of Leadvillle and Lake County Colorado. Has tons of information and > I enjoyed reading the Frodsham ordeal. The books contain 2374 pages > including index and a lot of clippings from the local newspapers. > > I also purchased Evelyn Livingston Furmans's book on Augusta Tabor and then > compared her writings with the booklet that was published by Carolyn > Bancroft on Baby Doe Tabor and I must say a lot of missing links and > information sets your mind to thinking.;-) Made some interesting reading > riding home. > > I went to the Annunciation Church and talked with Father and then had to > come back to talk with Kathy who took a late lunch. They do not have the > time nor the personal so sit and do genealogy research especially from the > Internet. They look up information for people as they have time. If they > were to go on the Internet they would have to hire another person, which > they cannot afford, and they would also have to charge for searching the > information. I did not have time to sit and search records at the church. > > Mike and I are trying to gather as much information and resources as we can > on helping you locate your families in Lake County. The cemetery records > that we have only run thru 1980 so sometime in the future those records > should be updated to current times. It is just rather hard when I am in AZ > and Mike is in Colorado Springs, hopefully things will change when > retirement time rolls around but for now we have to be ok with my short > jaunts to Colorado. > > My daughter asked me to get some information for her and I never got to that > either....she was not smiling over that. > > In all, the trip was glorious, fishing was great to fantastic, the reunion > was the highlight of the trip and words cannot express the feelings after > not seeing former classmates for 41 years, reminiscing, and playing the > guessing game of, "who is that" and we had lots of rain and even hail and > snow, typical weather for Lake County, never a dull moment when you describe > the weather just be prepared for everything and you will be ok. > > If you have any questions, I will be happy to try and answer them. > > > Gail Meÿer Kilgore > Casa Grande, AZ > > >

I too have the Griswold Book set and it is a wonderful collection of information and can't be topped for Leadville, Lake County history from the beginning. Unfortunately the names mentioned throughout are only of people who were in newspaper articles or VERY well known in Leadville. I can find my Wells family but I can't find Jason Hall or the Roach members although they were a good part of the early history of Leadville and the county. The "Wells Boys" made names for themselves and served a public officials so they are in the book. Jason had a butcher shop and owned interest in many mines in the area as did the Wells boys (His great-great grandson now owns interest in the Printer Boy mine as well as one or two others that have passed down through the family) but he is not mentioned. There is another great Augusta Tabor book "Augusta Tabor, a Pioneering Woman", by Betty Moynihan. I think it is my favorite. Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Augusta Tabor's great-granddaughter in Denver. She was on a trip from France to see her American Heritage. A wonderful, charming person. She spoke little English and I do not speak French but we were able to communicate how we felt about Augusta and the fact that our families knew each other in Leadville during the Golden Years. Augusta Tabor is very special to me and I look up to her and how she handled very trying times Now that my life has gotten a tad rough I remember her words, with head held high, and how she handled herself - she was not only a pioneering woman she was a true lady. I am trying to do and be the same. I had hoped to get back to Leadville again but the trips have been cut off by family matters. In about two years I hope to move from Florida to Colorado and will spend much of my free time in Leadville going through info at the library and the thousands of pictures they have that do not in most cases contain names. IF I get to do this I will be in position to be of assistance to others. Right now I have many books on Leadville and Lake County as well as other Colorado history, but can't be of help since I can not go and do the research there. Regards, Sharon Wells Mayer Searching for WELLS, ROBBINS, ROACH, HALL in Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Meyer Kilgore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: [COLAKE] My Trip Hi, I was in Lake County for two weeks and the word from the husband was "no genealogy" but he relented a little. I filled my camera with pictures, the 80 of the GAR section of Evergreen Cemetery. It is a small section so one more trip should take care of that section. I purchased the two volumes of Jean and Don Griswald's works that was published by the Colorado Historical Society after Don's death titled, History of Leadvillle and Lake County Colorado. Has tons of information and I enjoyed reading the Frodsham ordeal. The books contain 2374 pages including index and a lot of clippings from the local newspapers. I also purchased Evelyn Livingston Furmans's book on Augusta Tabor and then compared her writings with the booklet that was published by Carolyn Bancroft on Baby Doe Tabor and I must say a lot of missing links and information sets your mind to thinking.;-) Made some interesting reading riding home. I went to the Annunciation Church and talked with Father and then had to come back to talk with Kathy who took a late lunch. They do not have the time nor the personal so sit and do genealogy research especially from the Internet. They look up information for people as they have time. If they were to go on the Internet they would have to hire another person, which they cannot afford, and they would also have to charge for searching the information. I did not have time to sit and search records at the church. Mike and I are trying to gather as much information and resources as we can on helping you locate your families in Lake County. The cemetery records that we have only run thru 1980 so sometime in the future those records should be updated to current times. It is just rather hard when I am in AZ and Mike is in Colorado Springs, hopefully things will change when retirement time rolls around but for now we have to be ok with my short jaunts to Colorado. My daughter asked me to get some information for her and I never got to that either....she was not smiling over that. In all, the trip was glorious, fishing was great to fantastic, the reunion was the highlight of the trip and words cannot express the feelings after not seeing former classmates for 41 years, reminiscing, and playing the guessing game of, "who is that" and we had lots of rain and even hail and snow, typical weather for Lake County, never a dull moment when you describe the weather just be prepared for everything and you will be ok. If you have any questions, I will be happy to try and answer them. Gail Meÿer Kilgore Casa Grande, AZ

Sharon, Do any of your Leadville boks mention anything about my COSE miners? Thanks, Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Mayer <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [COLAKE] My Trip > I too have the Griswold Book set and it is a wonderful collection of > information and can't be topped for Leadville, Lake County history from the > beginning. Unfortunately the names mentioned throughout are only of people > who were in newspaper articles or VERY well known in Leadville. I can find > my Wells family but I can't find Jason Hall or the Roach members although > they were a good part of the early history of Leadville and the county. The > "Wells Boys" made names for themselves and served a public officials so they > are in the book. Jason had a butcher shop and owned interest in many mines > in the area as did the Wells boys (His great-great grandson now owns > interest in the Printer Boy mine as well as one or two others that have > passed down through the family) but he is not mentioned. > > There is another great Augusta Tabor book "Augusta Tabor, a Pioneering > Woman", by Betty Moynihan. I think it is my favorite. Last summer I had the > pleasure of meeting Augusta Tabor's great-granddaughter in Denver. She was > on a trip from France to see her American Heritage. A wonderful, charming > person. She spoke little English and I do not speak French but we were able > to communicate how we felt about Augusta and the fact that our families knew > each other in Leadville during the Golden Years. Augusta Tabor is very > special to me and I look up to her and how she handled very trying times Now > that my life has gotten a tad rough I remember her words, with head held > high, and how she handled herself - she was not only a pioneering woman she > was a true lady. I am trying to do and be the same. > > I had hoped to get back to Leadville again but the trips have been cut off > by family matters. In about two years I hope to move from Florida to > Colorado and will spend much of my free time in Leadville going through info > at the library and the thousands of pictures they have that do not in most > cases contain names. IF I get to do this I will be in position to be of > assistance to others. Right now I have many books on Leadville and Lake > County as well as other Colorado history, but can't be of help since I can > not go and do the research there. > Regards, > Sharon Wells Mayer > Searching for WELLS, ROBBINS, ROACH, HALL in Colorado > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gail Meyer Kilgore <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:25 PM > Subject: [COLAKE] My Trip > > > Hi, > > I was in Lake County for two weeks and the word from the husband was "no > genealogy" but he relented a little. I filled my camera with pictures, the > 80 of the GAR section of Evergreen Cemetery. It is a small section so one > more trip should take care of that section. > > I purchased the two volumes of Jean and Don Griswald's works that was > published by the Colorado Historical Society after Don's death titled, > History of Leadvillle and Lake County Colorado. Has tons of information and > I enjoyed reading the Frodsham ordeal. The books contain 2374 pages > including index and a lot of clippings from the local newspapers. > > I also purchased Evelyn Livingston Furmans's book on Augusta Tabor and then > compared her writings with the booklet that was published by Carolyn > Bancroft on Baby Doe Tabor and I must say a lot of missing links and > information sets your mind to thinking.;-) Made some interesting reading > riding home. > > I went to the Annunciation Church and talked with Father and then had to > come back to talk with Kathy who took a late lunch. They do not have the > time nor the personal so sit and do genealogy research especially from the > Internet. They look up information for people as they have time. If they > were to go on the Internet they would have to hire another person, which > they cannot afford, and they would also have to charge for searching the > information. I did not have time to sit and search records at the church. > > Mike and I are trying to gather as much information and resources as we can > on helping you locate your families in Lake County. The cemetery records > that we have only run thru 1980 so sometime in the future those records > should be updated to current times. It is just rather hard when I am in AZ > and Mike is in Colorado Springs, hopefully things will change when > retirement time rolls around but for now we have to be ok with my short > jaunts to Colorado. > > My daughter asked me to get some information for her and I never got to that > either....she was not smiling over that. > > In all, the trip was glorious, fishing was great to fantastic, the reunion > was the highlight of the trip and words cannot express the feelings after > not seeing former classmates for 41 years, reminiscing, and playing the > guessing game of, "who is that" and we had lots of rain and even hail and > snow, typical weather for Lake County, never a dull moment when you describe > the weather just be prepared for everything and you will be ok. > > If you have any questions, I will be happy to try and answer them. > > > Gail Me

Thanks, and I need to figure out what I am going to do with the queries link. I want all my information off Rootsweb and I refuse to let my information be sold to the public. I want it all on the web page and that is where the obituaries will be posted from here on out as well as the queries. Gail