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Glenn and Laura Bolander, 1N 43W



LAURA'S FAMILY

In 1870 Clermont County, Ohio, Samuel G. Prather is 62, Mary A. Prather 53, Emily Prather 20, (Estella) Erasmus Prather 25, Ostella Prather 18, Allice Prather 16, Laura Prather 14, Wesley Prather 13, and John Prather 17.


GLENN'S FAMILY

In 1870 Clermont County, Ohio, John J. Shinkle is 35, Elizabeth A. Shinkle 36, Sheldon E. Shinkle 7, Orpha Shinkle 4, John F. Shinkle 7/12, Orvilla G. Bolander 14, Emmie M. Bolander 12, and Clarie E. Bolander 10.

Glenn Bolander Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1877 Marriage Place: Clermont, Ohio, Spouse: Laura Prather.

In 1880 Bracken County, Kentucky, Glen Bolender is 24, Laurah Bolender 24 Wife, and Clarence Bolender 1 Son.

GLENN AND LAURA

In 1900 Yuma County, Orvita G. Bolender is 44, Laura P. Bolender 45 Wife, Cecil O. Bolender 12 Daughter, and Charley Ellis 28 Boarder.

Glenn Bolender proved up a quarter in 31, 1N 43W in 1893. That is four miles straight south of Wray.

Charles Bolender, a double cousin, cash-claimed a quarter in section 31, 1N 43W in 1891, and timber-claimed another in 1895.

September 1913 "The deal was made last Thursday whereby Percy Byers became the owner of the Danielson residence south of W. E. Wolfe. Mr. Byers will move his family to Wray about the first of November. He will still keep and manage his ranch northwest of town, but makes this move to place his daughter, Vinta, in school. Miss Vinta will make her home with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Bolander, until her parents move to town."

September 1927 "There was a picnic dinner at the Stella Wisdom home Sunday for Mr. Wayne Bolander of California, who was here visiting. Those who enjoyed this picnic, besides Mr. Bolander, were Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bolander and children, Garnet, Mona, June Dean, and Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Bolander, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Reed, Clyde and Imogene Wisdom, and the hostess Mrs. Stella Wisdom. Several of the relatives were unable to attend the dinner because of the inclement weather Sunday."

September 1932 "On the 6th of December next, Glen Bolander will have been a resident of this community 47 years. Mr. Bolander celebrated his 77th birthday last Friday and his many friends will he pleased to know that he is still active and enjoys very good health for one of his age. Mr. Bolander was 30 years old when he landed in Wray. He found very few people here in that early day. During the first years of his residence here he was employed at digging wells and Mr. Bolander dug the first well on the flats. For a number of years past he and his good wife have lived a retired life at their home in west Wray. The Rattler has been a visitor to their home each week for many, many years. Mr. Bolander's memory is very alert and he is well acquainted with the early history of this community as any man in Wray, and that early day history as recalled by Mr. Bolander is mighty interesting."

January 1934 "Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bolander received the sad news Wednesday that Mrs. Clara Bartlow, sister of Mr. Bolander, had passed away at Loveland. Mr. and Mrs. Bolander will go to Loveland to attend the funeral to be held Friday."

August 30, 1934 "Glen Bolander was born in ... September 23, 1855, and departed this life August 21, 1934, at the home of his daughter at Dillon... His youth was spent in the state of his birth. December he was married to Miss Laura... life lasted years, the first five of which were spent in Kentucky, the next Topeka, Kansas, and the remainder at Wray, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Bolander established their home in the late fall of 1885. ... children, Clarence, Rudie, ... were born into the home, .... died in early boyhood, the babyhood, and Cecil Bolanthe, daughter, resides at ... Mr. Bolander is survived by his wife, his daughter, three grandchildren, four great grand children, a sister, Mrs... Hizer of Don... , a half brother, Everett Shinkle of ... also two half sisters who live in Ohio. Mr. Bolander was for many years a member of the Christian church and the Odd Fellow lodge.
Services were conducted Monday, at the Christian church in Wray. The sermon was given by Clark Bower. Miss Evelyn.. sang. 'A Perfect Day, ... of Somewhere, and Going ...e Valley.'
The service at the cemetery was in charge of the Odd Fellows. The funeral was by a great concourse of peop1e, noting the respect in which the deceased was held. Mr. and Mrs. Bolander were among earliest settlers in this area. Gllen Bolander is said to have dug the first well on the flats out on the Vernon Read south of town. He saw Wray grow from a small settlement to its present proportions, and witnessed the development that has taken place and had a part in that. Those that had long known him had counted it a privilege to know him as their friend."

"The death of Glen Bolander marks the passing of another of those rugged pioneers who blazed the trail into this locality nearly fifty years ago. These stalwart men of the eighties, to whom this generation owes much, came with a fixed determination to carve out a home in the west. They pitted their brains, and their brawn against the unfriendly elements. Only the stout hearted remained. Glen Bolander had the pioneer spirit. When there was no water he bent his back to the task of digging into the bowels of the earth where water was plentiful. With no transportation facilities other than two sturdy legs, Glen Bolander walked from his homestead to Wray many a time, returning with a sack of groceries on his back. Less courageous men would have given up the uneven struggle, as many did, but Glen Bolander continued with dogged persistence, and the time came when through sheer grit he had earned a comfortable competence, and we of a later generation knew him as a man of leisure about town. But what a long, rough road he traveled with only a few years on easy street at the end of the journey. History will say that Glen Bolander was a pioneer builder, and it may well say too, that he was an honorable, upright gentleman whether on the uncharted prairies of early days or down town on easy street in later days. "
Orville Glenn Bolender BIRTH 23 Sep 1855 Rural, Clermont County, Ohio, DEATH 24 Aug 1934 Summit County, Colorado, BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 17005856.

September 1934 "Mrs. Glen Bolander, who has been a resident of Wray for many years, departed the latter part of last week for Dillon, Colo., where she will make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Percy Byers, at least for the present. "

February 1936 "Mrs. Laura Bolender, widow of the late O. G. Bolender, passed away at her home on Franklin street Friday night. She had not been in the best of health in recent weeks, but seemed no worse than usual when friends called Friday evening.
Laura Prather was born at Felicity, Ohio, April 30, 1855. She was the youngest of 12 children. Only one survives, Mrs. Stella Callen of Chilo, Ohio. December 6, 1877, Mr. and Mrs. Bolender began their married life in Kentucky, where they resided five years, and where their son Clarence was born. They moved to Topeka, and while there a second child Rudie, was born. While enroute to Colorado in 1885, the baby became ill and died at Indianola, Nebrasla. Mr. and Mrs. Bolender located on a ranch south of Wray Dec. 6, 1885, joining a group of early pioneers who laid the foundation of our present community. The third and only surviving child, Mrs. Percy Byers of Dillon, Colo., was born on the homestead. The oldest child passed away in 1893, and Mr. Bolender on August 24, 1934.
The following relatives survive: Mrs. P. R. Byers, Dillon, Colo., Charley Byers of Eagle, Frank Byers of Dillon, Mrs. Vinta Heagey of Colorado Springs, six great-grandchildren, a niece Mrs. C. F. Briggs, and a nephew, E. M. Ellis.
Mrs. Bolander had for many years been a faithful member of the Christian church and the Rebekah lodge. She was a cheerful, helpful parent, neighbor and friend who will be missed.
The funeral was held at the Christian church Monday afternoon, with sermon by Rev. Clark Bower. There was music by Mrs. Audrie Brown and Miss Velma Brown, followed by the beautiful ritual service of the Rebekah Order. The Loyal Women's class of the Christian church and the members of the Rebekah Order attended the service in a body. Burial was in Grandview cemetery beside the remains of the husband."

(James Ellis had married Augusta Prather, who died leaving four children.

Augusta Elizabeth Prather Ellis BIRTH 1841 Clermont County, Ohio, USA DEATH 23 Sep 1879 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID 211908465.



He then married Alice Prather, Alice's sister.
September 1910 " Mr. and Mrs. James Ellis and their daughter, Mrs. C. F. Briggs, left Tuesday morning for Idaho Springs for a couple or weeks’ vacation. They will visit a few days in Denver on their return.")
September 1937 " Mrs. Chas. Briggs and Mrs. John Burns were joint hostesses to the members of the Vernon Community club on Wednesday of last week at the Briggs home. A delicious dinner was served at noon and the day was spent at quilting. When finished the quilt will be given to Mrs. Estella Callon, 87 years old, of Chilo, Ohio, who lost her home in the flood last spring. Mrs. Callon is a sister of the late Mrs. Jas. Ellis and Mrs. Glen Bolander; an aunt of Mrs. Briggs and Ed Ellis. She is the only living child of a family of 13 children. Mrs. Briggs finished piecing the quilt top just before she and the late Mr. Briggs went to Texas and he was very much interested in seeing it quilted and delivered to Mrs. Callon. Those present besides the hostess were Mrs. Ray Wells and daughter, M rs. Ernest Starnes and children, Mrs. Mahlon Showalter and son, Mesdames Steve Bullard, Frank Cantrall, Jack Whyte, Albert Wessel, Gordon King, Chas. Cook, and the Misses Cora Heaton and Marguerite Meyers. "

James William Ellis was born in the state of Indiana on August 24, 1834, and died at Wray, Colorado, on June 25,1914. He was, therefore, aged 79 years, 10 months and 1 day. His parents moved from Indiana to Kentucky when he was two years of age. He enlisted in the 16th Kentucky Infantry on Nov. 4, 1861, and served at the front until July 15, 1865, or 3 years, 8 months and 11 days.
In September, lB70, he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Prather, and they immediately moved to Topeka, Kansas. To this union were horn four children. They are as follows; Mrs. Chas. F. Briggs of Wray, Oscar Ellis of Denver, Mrs. L. D. Brown of Wray, and E. M. Ellis of Wray.
In September, 1879, the mother died. The two younger children found a home with their maternal grand parents and they were cared for by their mother's sister, Miss Alice Prather. In September, 1883, she and Mr. Ellis were married and the home re-established at Topeka. The family lived at Topeka, where tho deceased was employed in the paint department of the railroad shops there, until 1886 when they moved to this county.
Mr. Ellis filed on a homeatead five miles south of Wray, which is now known as the Epperson place. He lived there and engaged in farming for a number of years when he retired, selling the farm and buying the resident property here in Wray, which was the family home at the time of his death.
The deceased died after a long siege o£ sickness. It was necessary for attendants to sit np with him for the 194 nights previous to his death. Much of the time he suffered much and, in all that time, he never laid down but sat in his Morris chair. His trouble was dropsy.
James W. Bllis had been for more than twenty-five years one of the community's most highly respected citizens. He was a high type of a Christian man who practiced his Christianity in his dealings with his neighbors. He was a man strong in his convictions and fearless to stand for what he thought was right. The esteem in which he was held in the community is best evidenced by the attention he received by his neighbors and friends during his sickness. The family cared for him during the day but for the 194 nights, always one and most of the time two friends sat at his side and ministered to his wants as best they could. During that time there was not a single day but that fresh flowers were brought to brighten the sick room. Callers were almost constant. Mr. Ellis had been a professing Christian since early manhood and was a member of the Christian church for many years. He was a member of the A. 0. U. W. lodge over 36 years. He was a member of the Fred H. Beecher Post of the G. A. R. and, until his health prevented, was active in the affairs of this organization. He served at least two terms as a member of the board of trustees of the town of Wray and was at one time urged to allow hia name to go on the ticket for mayor. His service in town affairs came during that period when the fight was being waged against the saloon in Wray. He was always strongly opposed to the liquor traffic. Besides his widow and the four children and their families, he leaves a brother, Henry Ellis of Hillsboro, Indiana, and three sisters, Eliza Whisner, Lizzie Chalphen and Lucy Daum, all of Brookville, Kentucky.
The funeral services were conducted from the Christian church in Wray Saturday morning, June ll. Rev. Dangerfield Boast, a former pastor of the church, was called to Wray to conduct the services. She was aasiated by Rev. A. W Rice, pastor of the Methodist church. The sermon was preached by Mrs. Boast, after which a short tribute to the life of the departed was given by Rev. Rice. The remains were laid to rest in Grand View cemetery with the usual burial eervice of the G. A. R. The Gazette joins the community in expressiona of sympathy to the bereaved family but reminds them that the life of such a husband and father is a rich heritage that sweetens the sorrow."
James William Ellis BIRTH 24 Aug 1834 Indiana, USA DEATH 25 Jun 1914 Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 14857173.

Clara Alice Prather Ellis BIRTH 26 Dec 1852 Clermont County, Ohio, USA DEATH 28 Mar 1917 Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA MEMORIAL ID 14857227 .




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