Progressive Men of Western Colorado

George W. King, of near Basalt, Garfield county, was born on January 11, 1854, at Huntsville, Alabama, and grew to maturity there with his young life overshadowed by the momentous issues of the Civil war. He is the son of Joseph and Sarah J. (Johnson) King, who remained in Alabama until 1885, then moved to Arkansas, and later on to Texas. The father was a physician and farmer, and met with fair success in both lines of usefulness. He was an active Democrat in politics and a Freemason and an Odd Fellow in fraternal relations. Both he and his wife […]

G.P.O. Kimball, one of the enterprising and progressive farmers and stock men of Garfield county, this state, whose fine ranch is located on the creek which was named in his honor lies fifteen miles north of Debeque, is a native of New England, and he learned the business in which he is engaged in that section of the country, where the conditions of the industry are widely different from those of his present home, but the underlying principles are the same. He was born in New Hampshire, at the town of Hanover, in 1846. His parents were Joseph and Margaret

Having come to his present prosperity in a worldly way, and his high standing in the good will and confidence of his fellow men through many hardships and trials, with a dreary succession of triumphs and adversities, and through all having made his own way from his youth without the aid of favorable circumstances of outside aid, Zachariah B. Kiggins, of near Carbondale, one of the successful and prosperous ranchmen and stock-growers of Garfield county, and in many ways one of the earnest promoters of the welfare of the section in which he has cast his lot, can greatly appreciate

William P. Kennedy, of Glenwood Springs, the county assessor of Garfield county, this state, and who has had a long experience in public office, which he has always filled with credit to himself and advantage to the people whom he served, is a native of Jackson county, Iowa, born in 1865. He is the son of E.J. and Bridget E. (Reed) Kennedy, the former a native of New York and the latter of Ireland. The mother died in 1877, at the age of thirty-six, having been the mother of ten children, William being the sixth in the order of birth.

Born to a destiny of privation and toil, and ever without the aid of adventitious circumstances and fortune’s favors, Irving M. Kellogg has triumphed over all difficulties by his own industry, thrift and native force of character. He was born on February 27, 1855, in Lorain county, Ohio, and is the son of Clement A. and Susan (Reynolds) Kellogg, who were both born and reared in Ohio., The father was an inventor and made good profits out of his genius from time to time. He was an earnest and loyal Democrat in political affiliation, and stood high in the community

William S. Johnson, of Garfield county, living on a ranch of one hundred and twenty acres fourteen and one-half miles southwest of New Castle, is a self-made man and one of the most enterprising, progressive and successful young ranchmen of the Western slope in this state, and one of its most representative citizens. It was on a farm near Mt. Vernon, Missouri, that his life began, and the date of his birth was May 2, 1864. He is the son of Larkin and Rosella (Blackburn) Johnson, natives of eastern Tennessee who located in Missouri early in their married life, and

Since 1889 Whitaker Jayne, of near Raven, Garfield county, has been an industrious and progressive resident of Colorado, and during the whole of the time has been devoted to the interest of the state and active in the promotion of its welfare. He is a native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania, born on June 25, 1842, and the son of John W. and Deborah (Early) Jayne, the father born in the state of New York and the mother in Pennsylvania. They began their domestic life in Pennsylvania in 1841. In 1854 they moved to Iowa, and when the Civil war began

A pioneer in raising sheep and cattle in Garfield county, the first man in his neighborhood to plant and cultivate fruit trees, one of the founders of the Christian church at Parachute, and a leading man in the public life of this portion of the state, John B. Hurlburt, of Parachute, has lived to good purpose in his community, and rendered signal and appreciated service to its people. He was born on October 4, 1839, in Scott county, Iowa, and is the third of seven children of his parents, Isaiah and Rebecca (Breeden) Hurlburt. His father’s parents were citizens of

James T. Hunter, who is now conducting an active and profitable livery business at Rifle, Garfield county, has had a varied and interesting career in the West and has profited by his experiences, learning much of the best business methods for this portion of the land and of the men who live and labor in it. He was born on February 25, 1834, in Washington county, Missouri, where his father, John A. Hunter, a native of Virginia, was an early settler, and his mother, whose maiden name was Martha A. Talbott, was a native. The father in his early manhood

Starting in life with nothing, and by steady industry and thrift, coupled with skill and inventive genius, building his own fortunes to good proportion and permanent substance of magnitude, Edwin S. Hughes, of Glenwood, is not only a self-made man but one of the leading business men on the Western slope of this state. He was born on April 10, 1856, at Flemington, Hunterford county, New Jersey, the son of Jared and Rhuhama (Hartpence) Hughes, natives of Pennsylvania who passed their lives in farming and the father was also engaged in shipping stock to market. He was successful in his