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George Washington Messersmith sits on a small porch with his granddaughters, Mary Ellen (left) and Evelyn Urdine Douthit (right). The photo was taken around 1930 in front of Urdine Bell & William Henry Lea's home in Gypsum, Colorado (George Washington's daughter and son-in-law). The log cabin in the picture was also on the property and once was home to William Lea's mother, Johanna Harrison Lea, and his sister, Ada Lea (Sprague).
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Nicholas and Mary Owen Buchholz at center, surrounded by five of their children. In 1882, Mr. Buchholz and his famly came to the Eagle River valley, ranching on what was later the Sherman Brothers Ranch at Eagle. This ranch was sold to Z. T. Hollingsworth and the Buchholz family relocated to the Buchholz Mesa. This ranch was sold to E. M. Tabor, and Nick Buchholz and his son, John, opened a livery stable in Eagle. In 1890, Nick opened a butcher...
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From left to right: George Washington Messersmith, Elias Messersmith (brother to George Washington), Urdine Messersmith Lea, James Cain Messersmith (son of Elias), Andrew "Andy" Elias Messersmith (son of George Washington). Evelyn Urdine Douthit, Urdine's granddaughter, is standing on a chair in the front. There is a dog in the bottom right corner of the photograph and Elias Messersmith is holding a cane. A road and mountains can be seen in the background....
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Josiah Herwick and his sons, following the funeral of Ida Herwick at Grand Valley, Colorado (now Battlement Mesa). Ida was buried on March 10, 1919.
Back row L to R: Fred; Josiah L.; Albert
Front L to R: Oren; William; Josiah Herwick, Jr.; Guy
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]