Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

Cecil H. and Minnie (Walizer) Hale, Wray

MINNIE'S FAMILY

1897 Oregon, Missouri "Mr. William Walizer, the black smith at this place, has gone to Preston, Neb. He will probably move his family there in the near future."

In 1900 Phillipsburg, Kansas, William Walizer is a blacksmith, born January 11856 in Pennsylvania, married 23 years to Nellie April 1858 Illinois. Jessie Feb 1884, Susie March 1886, Minnie January 1889, and Edna Feb 1891 were born in Nebraska.
Susie and Frank Ellison are in Okmulgee, Oklahoma in 1930 and 1940. In 1930 Nellie Walizer, 74, is living with them.
Susie Ellison 1886-1949 is buried in Sherman, Texas # 142854247, with Frank C. Ellison 1883-1959.

"From Mom:
William Walizer was a devil. A womanizer who left his family alone.He eventually died of syphillis.He lived with son, Jess, when he was older and died in a nursing home in Omaha--date uncertain, but probably before 1920. Great-grandma told Mom nothing bad about him, but said how handsome he was, and how good of a Blacksmith he was.Said people brought expensive show horses for long distances, just to have him shoe them. Mom never saw him.

Granny was deserted by William Walizer then he took to "womanizing" full time.She supported the children by cooking, baking bread, taking in washing and making quilts.Mom learned to make bread at an early age by helping granny.Granny made beautiful quilts in all different patterns.She sewed by hand and took the stitches by holding the needle parallel above the material and whipping the material up and down onto the needle.Grandma, Edna, sewed this way and showed it to me, but said her mother did it much more quickly and with smaller stitches. Granny had flower and vegetable gardens. She planted according to the Farmer's Almanac instructions.Won prizes at flower shows in Creston, Iowa and Evanston, Illinois. Mom remembers her killing a rattlesnake in the garden in Wray, Colorado while Mom was visiting there one time, but it turned out it was already dead. Seems Granny was always threatening to kill anything in her garden, and her daughters, Rose and Min, put an already dead rattlesnake in the garden where Granny would find it. She took a shovel and beat the thing to a pulp. She lived with daughter, Edna, and family in Iowa and in Okmulgee, Oklahoma for the year they were there. Later she lived with daughters Rose and Min in Colorado and finally in California with Min."

In 1920 "Mellie" Walizer is 62, widowed, a nurse, living with daughter Daisy Ramsey 41 and her husband Walter M. Ramsey 44 - born in Ohio, a laborer in a wholesale grocery. The Ramseys have Avis M. 23 and Zelda L. 22.

Walter 7, and Harry Ramsey, 2, are in Harrison County, Ohio in 1880, with William M. 40, Mry E. 37, John G. 18, Sarah B. 16, Mary F. 15, Nora A. 13, Vena May 12, Clara M. 10, Charls W. 9, Walter 7, Samuel V. 4,a nd Harry 2.

ROSE

Harry Ramsey is a bartender in 1910 Nemaha County, Nebraska, and they are in Yuma County for WWI registration, farming. Harry Milton Ramsey was born January 15, 1879.

July 1915 "Harry Ramsey of Johnson, Nebraska, is visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hale. Mr. Ramsey is a brother of Mrs. Hale and is looking for a farm location. He expresses himself as being well pleased with this country and may decide to locate here."

November 1915 "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young, who have been visiting in the Harry Ramsey home the last two weeks, returned to their home at Johnson, Neb., Monday. They were making the trip by auto."

March 1916 "Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelvin, who purchased the O. G. Rolander place northwest of Wray several months ago, have rented the same to H. M. Ramsey and are moving this week to the homestead eighteen miles northwest of Wray."


1917

October 1917 "Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hickey motored over from their home in Johnson, Nebraska, last Thursday and remained until Friday visiting their friend Mrs. Harry Ramsey, of four miles northwest of Wray."

November 1917 "Mrs. Harry Ramsey left the first of the week for Omaha, where they resided before coming to Wray, and will spend two or three months visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Ramsey has been away for some time near Greeley helping his brother care for his crop."

January 1918 "H. M. Ramsey, who has been absent in the east the past fall and early winter , returned home the first of the week."

Harry proved up two quarters in section 35, 2N 44W in 1919, witnesses in 1918 being Royal M. Reed, Harris C. Boyes, Cecil M. Hale, and John Carton, all of Wray, Colorado.

March 13, 1919 "Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ramsey plan to leave this week for Minatare, Neb., where they will probably locate. Mr. Ramsey owned a homestead three miles west of Wray and on Saturday sold it to Jack Garten. Mr. Ramsey has accepted a field position with the Great Western Sugar company."

In 1930, Harry M. Ramsey is doing odd jobs in Sterling Colorado, 51, born in Ohio, with Rose 50 born in Colorado?
In 1940 Los Angeles, Rose Ramsey is 60, widowed, and her mother Nellie Walizer 83 is with her. Nellie was in Okmulgee in 1935. Rose has a lodger, Louis Simon 44 single born in California, and a son? Daniel L Alexander 3 born in California.

Harry M. Ramsey 1879-1933 is buried in Nemaha County # 70494979.
Rose Ramsey, born Feb 14, 1880 in Colorado?? died June 18, 1945 in Los Angeles, mother WOlf, father Walizer.
She's buried in Nemaha County # 70495290.


CECIL'S FAMILY

In 1900 Nemaha County, Nebraska, Cecil is 14, son of R.R. Hale and S.A. Hale 47, both born in Missouri. Myrtole 22, Grace 16, adn Cecil were born in Nebraska.

Cecil H. Hale of Auburn, Nebraska, son of Russell R. Hale and Sarah Cole, married Minnie Walizer, 20, born in Illinois to William Walizer and Nellie Wolf on October 22, 1907 in Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska.
Witnesses were Miss Edna Walizer and Mrs. J.S. McCarty.

January 28, 1915 "C. H. Hale received a telegram the latter part of laat week announcing the death of his mother, at her home in Nebraska. During the holidays he had received word of her illness, and he and Mrs. Hale went at once to her bedside, remaining about two weeks. When they returned home the mother was improved in health, but they had been home a little more than a week when her death occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Hale have many friends who sympathize deeply with them in their loss."

July 1915 "Harry Ramsey of Johnson, Nebraska, is visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hale. Mr. Ramsey is a brother of Mrs. Hale and is looking for a farm location. He expresses himself as being well pleased with this country and may decide to locate here."

May 1917 "Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Boston of Lincoln, Nebraska, motored up to the home of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ramsey Wednesday and remained over until Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Boston had been to look at the Thompson ranch twelve miles north of Laird with a view of purchasing the same, but no deal has yet been consummated."

June 1917 "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ramsey left Saturday for Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on a visit with Mr. Ramsey's brother and family. They made the trip in their car and expect to return the later part of this week."

Cecil registered for WWI in Wray, born Sept 27, 1886 at Auburn, Nebraska, farming, married.

Cecil proved up 320 acres in sections 33 and 34, 2N 43W in 1919, and another 40 acres for Stock in 1920.
In 1918 "Claimant names as witnesses: William E. Wolfe, John Glenn, Alfred B. Jennings and Sherman W. Jones, all of Wray, Colorado."

October 1917 "Mrs. Earl Watson and sister, Miss Roxy Hacker, the former of Stratton, and the latter of Auburn, Nebraska, came up Sunday and remained until Tuesday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs Cecil Hale of two miles east of Wray.
They were joined Tuesday morning by Mr. Watson, who had been in Colorado Springs for the past few weeks taking medical baths. Mr. and Mrs. Watson made their home in Wray for several months before moving to their present home, and while here made many friends who were glad to welcome them, on tholr return."

November 1, 1917 "Mrs. Nellie Walizer arrived Saturday from Creston, Iowa, and is planning on remaining in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Ramsey, northwest of Wray, during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey this winter. Mrs. Walizer is also the mother of Mrs. Cecil Hale of east of Wray."

November 1917 "A big Thanksgiving feast will he served today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hale, east of town. They are entertaining Mrs. Hale's mother, Mrs. Nellie Walizer, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore."

1917 "Mr. and Mrs. John Whyte and little son, Edgar, arrived in Wray Sunday and are visiting Mrs. Whyte's sister, Mrs. Harry Ramsey of west of Wray and Mrs. Cecil Hale of east of Wray. THey are from Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and expect to remain for a month or more.

In 1920 Wray, Cecil is a mechanic, 53, Minnie 51 and June E. adopted six months, all three born in Nebraska.
All three are in Wray in 1930.

Cecil registered for WWII in Wray, working for C.H. Butler at the Main St. Cafe, with Minnie.

One tree said "Daughter of William Walizer and Nelly Wolff. She passed away on 1946 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA.. She passed away on 1946 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA."
This could be wrong - another said her parents "William Walizer, born 1855 in Mackeyville, Lancaster, PA; died January 30, 1915 in Omaha, Douglas, NE.
He was the son of Henry Walizer and Susan Walizer.
He married Nelly Wolf June 14, 1877 in Knoxville, Knox, IL.
Nelly Wolf, born April 19, 1856 in Galesburg, Peoria, IL; died January 20, 1946 in Inglewood, Los Angeles,

Cecil 1886-1962 is buried in Wray # 63816947, and he's buried in a plot between Herman Renzelman dying 1863 and Edward King dying 1963. So it's not likely that Minnie or June are buried near him....

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