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

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 > > >