Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:
Henry W. and Annie (Parker) Stehr, Yuma
Annie cash-claimed a quarter in section 24, 1N 48W in 1893.
Henry W. Stehr was naturalized in Yuma County County on May 2, 1893, born in Germany, witnesses James Buel and William Kemp.
Anna Parker and H.W. Stehr married in Wray, Yuma County on May 3, 1893.
Rev. William Marshall of Wray performed the ceremony, witnessed by Sarah A. Lernard and Mary Marshall.
Henry W. Stehr proved up a quarter in section 7, 1N 48W in 1894. This was right on the Washington County line.
January 1900 "Mrs. Henry Stehr of Elyria, Colo.,
formerly of Yuma, was in the city several days this week. She says they will return to Yuma
during the latter part of 1900."
(Elyria was incorporated 1890, Arapahoe Co.
PO 1895-1904 (moved from Lyman)
Annexed by Denver in 1897)
In 1900 Arapahoe County, Mooreland precinct,
Henry is farming, born October 1864 in Germany,
married seven years to Anna born Nov 1850 in Wisconsin. Both her parents were born in England. They have a Otis Stonestreet born June 1882 in Illinois as a servant.
March 1900 Yuma "Commissioner Bingaman and sons have leased the Stehr ranch south of
town and will move their stock as soon at they get well completed."
March 1903 "Mrs. Daniel McMonigal and Mrs. Henry Stehr of Denver visited their
Yuma friends this week."
April 1904 Yuma "Jay Owen is building a barn for Mrs. Stehr on her property just north of the
Haldan hardware."
January 1907 "Mrs. Annie Stehr and two children of Broomfield arrived
last evening for a visit with Yuma friends."
April 1907 Yuma "Mr. Herron is plastering the Stehr residence into which
Mr. Cole will move his family."
February 1908 Yuma "Mrs. Anna Stehr of Broomfield was looking after her interests at this
place the last few days."
April 1913 " Farm for sale — In Yuma county. Address Annie Stehr,
Box 49, Brighton, Colorado. "
1918 Sterling, Colorado " H. Stehr of Grant, Nebr., is in Sterling this week for a business trip 1 of several days."
(Not necessarily our Henry.)
In 1920 Westminster, Adams County, Colorado, Henry W. Stehr is farming, 52,
immigrating in 1882, married but living alone.
STEHR, HENRY W. had a probate case in 1926 Weld County. He was buried in 1926 in Brighton, Colorado.
IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON ANNIE'S ORIGINS OR DEATH, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
ANNIE PARKER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
June 1890 Castle Rock "Miss Annie Parker, a successful teacher of Carlyle, I11. is visiting her Uncle, J. S. Parker."
March 1900 "Miss Annie Parker intends to return to her first loved home in Illinois."
May 1938 "Miss Nettie Parker, of Los Angeles, California,
and Mrs. Edith Lowe, of Denver, visited with old acquaintances
here on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Nettie is a sister of Misses Maggie and Annie Parker, nieces of James and George Parker, early settlors of Parker, for whom the town was named. She was on her way home to California,
after spending several weeks
in Carlysle, Illinois, from where the Parkers originally came."
ANNIE PARKER OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY
November 1895 Clear Creek County "The case of Annie Parker, charged with an assault with intent to kill
made last Friday night on James Hudspeth, the young colored man from Denver,
came up for trial Tuesday morning in Justice Broad's court. Hudspeth refused to give any incriminating testimony
and .an effort was made to show that the shooting was accidental,
but all evidence of his nature was impeached by two witnesses for the prosecution
and the defendant w.as placed under bonds in the sum of $5OO to appear, at
the next term of the District court. E. M Sabin conducted the case
for the people and J. J. White of Georgetown appeared for the defendant."
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