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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

George E. Tuttle , 8 South 51 West


In 1850 Warren County, Pennsylvania, Emerson Tuttle is 32, Nancy 29, George 2, and Ida 1.

In 1860 Warren County, Pennsylvania, Nancy Tuttle is 34, George E. 13, Ida 11, Eugene 9, Samuel 7, Ellen 4, and Fred 1.

Nancy Stoolfire Tuttle 1826-1872 is buried in Warren County Pennsylvania # 42908768, wife of Emerson N. Tuttle.

In 1860 Erie County, Pennsylvania, W. W. McIntire is farming, 50, with S. A. 50. Sons J. M. 21, J. (James) W. 19, ? E 17, A. D. 15, daughter C. A. 13, son C. A. 11, and daughter A. ? 7.

In 1870 Erie County, Welcome McIntire is 59, farming, with Sally Ann 59, Catherine 29, and son A. D. 25.

In 1880 Cattaraugus County, New York, George is farming, 31, with "Azuda" 26, both born in Pennsylvania.

1882 Fort Collins

Josiah W. McIntyre, 18 Mar 1837 - 6 Oct 1892, buried in Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, Memorial ID 87990441.

James W. McIntire is farming in Jewell County, Kansas in 1900, 58, with Ada 48, Royal 11, and Minnie Joy 16.
He's buried in Oscorne, Kansas 1841-1905 # 62852001.

May 1888 "The Rev. G. E. Tuttle, of Breckenridge, passing through Como on his way home, stopped over to deliver a discourse on Tuesday evening. He has three appointments east of Como."

December 1888 "Rev. George Tuttle held services at Paonia school house last Wednesday. He had a good audience, notwithstanding a heavy rain which prevailed at the time. Mr. Tuttle is the kind of minister that takes on the North Fork, and will command an audience as often as he comes. "

July 1889 Delta, Colorado " Hon. Sam'l Wade was introduced and delivered a short but very interesting oration. Following was some very fine singing by some ladies and gentlemen. Next Mr. Wade introduced Capt. Frank Curtiss who read the Declaration of Independence in a very excellent manner. After Mr. Curtiss got through another national song was sung. Judge Gray, of Montrose, was then introduced, and delivered a very eloquent and interesting address. Judge Gray's address was followed by instrumental music.
Rev. G. E. Tuttle was next introduced and delivered an interesting address on 'The Progress of the Church and State.'
Music. Scott Land, of Montrose, was introduced next, and delivered a short speech. The dinner hour having now arrived, and the tables being laden with good things and home-grown fruit, everybody sturted to partake thereof. After a brief rest, during which time they all had a chance to do their necessary gossiping, the music was brought around near the platform and all, who felt so inclined, joined hands and dancing commenced and not until the gray head of dawn was peeping over the hill top next morning, did they quit whirling. Everyone present enjqyed the celebration of the 113th 4th of July as they never did before, and speak in the highest terms of the excellent treatment received as the guests of the people of Paonia."


1889 Delta, Colorado
Henry Scheidegger married Jessie A. Stott on May 29, 1893 in Chaplin, Kit Carson County. The marriage was performed by minister George E. Tuttler of Flagler.

June 1890 "Rev. George E. Tuttle, of Delta, spent several days in Ouray last week in the interest of the Bible work."

In 1894 George E. Tuttle was minister of the Claremont Congregational Church (Claremont was a former town in Kit Carson County.)
H.A. Goodin was the clerk, and they had five women and seven men in the as members.


Congregational parsonage in Flagler, Colorado. Shows sod house with pastor George E. Tuttle standing outside and a woman and child in a horse-drawn buggy next to the house.
George claimed a quarter in section 35, 8S 51W in 1896.

1897 Elbert, Colorado "George Tuttle of Elbert was shaking hands with his many friends here last Saturday. Judging from his appearance the good people of Elbert and vicinity donate him many fine yellow-1egged chickens."

January 1898 "May Georgia, infant daughter of Adam and May Georgia, died Saturday at 3 a. m. and was buried at 2 p. m. Sunday in the Elbert oemetery in the presence of a number of sympathizing friends. Rev. G. E. Tuttle conducted the services."
"While on the way to the Elbert cemetery Sunday Adam Georgia and wife narrowly escaped a very serious accident. Their horses broke the tongue of the buggy and started to run, throwing both occupants of the buggy out and over a wire fence. The buggy was badly wrecked and their clothes torn, but both escaped bodily injury."


June 1899
Thanks to the Tennessee State Library for posting the photo.

November 1899 "George Tuttle of Elbert spent a few days this week at Nighthawk (Douglas County) and decided to make his home there. He will establish a circuit in this vicinity a1ternating with preaching services between West Creek, Nighthawk and Indian Creek. He preached last Sunday at the latter place and there were 31 persons present."

December 1899 "Rev. George E. Tuttle of Elbert county, who preaches to Presbyterian flocks in West Creek, Trumbull, Nighthawk, and Indian Creek, hopes the sale of Christmas trees to Denver people to dress Christmas trees for his own little Sunday schools in the mountains.
According to the Post Mr. Tuttle arrived in Denver Sunday with two hay wagon loads of young spruce trees, about two hundred in number, and established himself on Court Place for business. He believes in the old adage that he who by the plow would thrive, himsell must either hold or drive, and also the better the day the better the deed, for he went to work as soon as the trees were unloaded, calling out his wares to the passers by.
The trees come from Sedalia, about forty miles away, and Mr. Tuttle expects large consignments from the same place in a few days. He has several hundred trees already spoken for by a wholesale dealer. The trees range in price from twenty-five cents to $5.
The money realized from the sale of the trees will be expended toward buying Christmas presents for the Sunday schools of the four congregations of the pastor."

March 1900, West Creek, Douglas County "Rev. George E. Tuttle of Elbert was in town yesterday."

Alzada, born August 1853 in Pennsylvania, married 31 years but no spouse, is in Elbert County in 1900, and C. Floyd Feb 1888 in Colorado is with her.

April 1901 Elbert County "Floyd Tuttle, son of Rev. and Mrs. Tuttle, of Sullivan, was in Kiowa a couple of days this week and bought a burro from Hon. B. C. Killin."

July 1903 Grand Junction, Colorado
"George E. Tuttle, of Bucklin, Mo., writes The Sentinel that he will conduet a series of excursions to Grand Valley, commencing August 18th following on September 8th and 22th and again on October 6th.
Mr. Tuttle resided in Delta in 1887 and again in 1889. He visited the Grand valley frequently during those periods and is very much in love with this state and also with this section of it.
In speaking of crop conditions in his letter to this paper Mr. Tuttle says that corn is very poor, because of the drouth, it is almost dead and the farmers are discouraged and want irrigated land. In his circular card of invitation to his friends in Missouri appears the following highly complimentary language regarding Colorado and a recapitulation of what is suffered in good old Missouri.
'Are you thinking of bettering your condition? Then join our party and investigate for yourself the land we are offering for sale in the irrigated section of Colorado, where crops never fail; where the returns from beet and melon crops are from $75 to $l5O per acre; where alfalfa produces wonderful results: the ideal fruit country; where you can make your seasons to order and where farming pays. If you are tired of mud, overflows, droughts, failures, low prices, high rents, poor health, low wages and the country in geueral then come to Colorado. Good climate, good crops and good markets. The best missionaries that the irrigated districts of Colorado have, are those who have been here at some time or another and then have returned to their old homes, thinking that they would be more happy there, because of old friendships. These make our very best missionaries in securing settlers.
Mr. Tuttle knows all about Colorado. He has livod here and he knows that while there are some drawbacks, it is on the whole the best section of the entire country for a farmer to increase and better his condition. Men must work here as elsewhere, but he can work nearly the entire year through, this being an advantage which should bring large returns.
The county and the Grand valley should have more men like Mr. Tuttle. It is to be hoped he will secure a large number for his excursion."

1904 Alamosa Colorado "George E. Tuttle of Petersburg, Colorado, arrived here on Tuesday on business connected with lands in tbe valley."

In 1907 a George E. Tuttle was pastor of Macksville, in the Pratt District of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kansas.

September 1909 Paonia, Colorado "Rev. G. E. Tuttle, a pioneer minister, who was pastor of a Methodist church in Delta in 1889 and at that time preached in Paonia in a little log school house before the town was established. He also delivered the Fourth of July oration in 1889. This may be remembered by some of the old settlers. Mr. Tuttle will preach in the I. O. O. F. hall next Sunday afternoon at 2:30, to which services all are invited.
Subject: The Christian Warfare, Loyalty, Obedience and Courage. "
The Breckenridge, Colorado, Methodist Episcopal Church "On March 6, 1910, Rev. George E. Tuttle, of Denver will occupy the pulpit."

In 1910 Arapahoe County, George is a clergyman, 64, with Alzada 46, both born in Pennsylvania. Their only child, Charles L. 22 was born in Colorado, a laborer.

George E. Tuttle fell dead in Dekalb County, Missouri while delivering a lecture on October 7, 1910. He was born June 16, 1847 in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The informant was Chas. F. Tuttle of Goodland, and George was to be buried there.


Alzada F. Tuttle of Kansas applied for a widow's pension in October 1910, for George's service as a private in G, 211th Regiment, Pennsylavania Infantry.

December 18, 1914 Goodland, Kansas "Mrs. Alzada Tuttle, a widow, living with her son, C. F. Tuttle, a Rock Island fireman, in the west part of town, died Wednesday, Dec. 15 of heart disease and other complications, after several months' illness. The funeral was held at the Christian church of which she was a member, at 2:30 p. m. , Thursday, Dec. 16, Rev. B. A. Channer officiating.
Deceased was about 61 years of age. She leaves her son and a brother, A. D. McIntyre, of this city to mourn her loss.
The husband of Mrs. Tuttle, who passed away some years ago, was a minister.
Obituary: Alzada McIntire was born in Bloomfield, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1853 and departed this life Dec. 16th, 1914. She was 61 years, 4 months and 16 days old. She lived with her parents on a farm near Union City, Pa., until she was 16 when she was married to George E. Tuttle, Dec. 23, 1869. To this union was born one son who lives in Goodland and is present today. Mr. Tuttle was a minister in the Congregational Church and together they came to Colorado about 32 years ago, where he did the most of his preaching, he having preached in fourteen different counties. He passed to his reward three years ago last October and since that time Mrs. Tuttle has lived in Goodland. She was converted to Christ on Christmas day at the age of 12 in a school-house in Pennsylvania and was a devout believer and desciple of Christ through the years. She lived a victorious life and died a triumphant death. She leaves a son and two brothers, one in Dayton, Ohio, and the other in this city to feel her loss."



Allanson D. McIntyre proved up a quarter in section 18, 4N 68W, Weld County, in 1891.

The Berthoud, Colorado Bulletin Newspaper
Friday, September 12, 1919
"PIONEER DIES IN KANSAS
An aged man died there recently who claimed to have been the first county assessor of County. His name was A.D. McIntyre . He will likely be remembered by the old-timers of the county. "

Alanson D. McIntyre, born 5 Mar 1845, died 29 Aug 1919. He is buried in the Osborne Cemetery, Osborne County, Kansas, Plot C-36, Memorial ID 126692917.

Charles Floyd Tuttle registered for WWI in Goodland, a locomotive fireman, born Feb 14, 1888 in Breckenridge, Coloarod, married.

1916 Goodland, Kansas
1917 Goodland " The following names have been reported by the Wichita board to the Sherman county board as having passed for service when the next call for soldiers is made: Charles F. Tuttle,....."

In 1920 Goodland, Floyd "Tittle" is 32, Amy 21.
She might be the Amy Walters in 1910 Goodland, 12, with Albert 43 and Mattie 37.

In 1930 Goodland, Floyd C. is 41, Amy M. 31 born in Kansas, Wayne N. 4 and newborn Walter W. both born in Kansas.

Charles is buried in Wheat Ridge, Colorado 1889-1971 # 199113170, with Amy M. 1898-1984.

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