Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

"Mima" (Davenport) McAloon, Wray


In 1870 Holt County, Missouri, Jeminah Davenport is 3, with Alfred37, Mary E. 31, Mary J. 11, Almira 9, and Sarah 1.

Still in Holt County in 1880, Alfred 47, Mary 41, Jemimah 2, Sarah 11, Martha 8, Dora B. 6, J. Cornelius 2, and Lena five months.
Alfred's parents Almira 75 and James 78 are with them.
Almira 1805-1881 # 17655894 is buried in Cache County, Utah, with James 1802-1883 # 17655891.

"Terence McAloon (son of Patrick McAloon and Margaret Magauran) was born May 27, 1856 in Gurteen, Swanlinbar, Cavan, Ireland, and died November 05, 1931 in Akron, Washington, Colorado."

Terence McAloon and Mima Davenport married in Denver on July 27, 1892.

December 1892 "Terry McAloon of Akron has taken Engineer Reynold's run on the Republican City branch, returning to McCook Tuesday night. He expects to run extra out of McCook."

(His brother Pete was killed in October 1900 " No. 1 was over seven hours late, last Saturday, caused by a freight wreck, Friday night one-half mile east of Afton, Iowa. Engineer Pete McAloon of Ottumwa, Fireman Lyman Sprowl of Creston and an unknown tramp were killed. It was a head-end collision, due to a misunderstanding of train orders. Fifteen head of cattle were killed and many crippled. Both engines were badly demolished, the wreck occurring on a sharp curve, permitting the trains to collide with terrific force. The monetary loss will reach $5,000. Engineer McAloon was not found until the following morning, and then among the debris.")

(Another brother Thomas McAloon 1865-1949 is buried in Ottumwa # 76405792.)

"On April 7, 1895, the Akron Catholic Church officially began to exist. On that day, a Certificate of Incorporation was filed for record at the Washington County Courthouse. Charter members, signing as the board of trustees of the First Catholic Church in Akron, were: Terry McAloon, John Gebauer, Dan Diamond, Dick Meenan, Herman Gebauer, and E.W. Morand. "


In 1899 witnesses for the claim of Mima (Davenport) McAloon in 2N 41 west were Julius F. Sampson of Akron, COlorado, Alfred P. Davenport and Neal Davenport of Wray, and Carolina Carl of Akron.

December 1899 "Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davenport of McCook, Mr. and Mrs. McAloon of Akron and Mrs. Harry Strickler and Mrs. Wise of Craig, Mo. (this is Mary), are here spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.A. P. Davenport."

Two infant sons of Terence and Mima McAloon are buried in Akron.

In 1900 Terence McAloon is a locomotive engineer in Akron, Colorado, born Feb 1856 in Ireland, immigrating in 1876. Mima July 1865 in Missouri, with Maggie born Nov 892 in Colorado. Mima has had three kids, one living.

June 12, 1903 " The murder of Joe Meenan, at Akron, Colorado, about April 10th, and the subsequent arrest of Clinton L. Dansdill and Elmer Shanks, two of five persons charged with the murder, has resulted in the filing of a damage suit for $10,000 against Sheriff George W. Ball of Washington county, Hamilton Armstrong. sheriff of the city and county of Denver, and a number of friends and relatives of the murdered man who caused the arrest of Dansdill and Shanks. Dansdill, who is only eighteen years old, sues through his brother. John G. He says that, with Shanks and three others, he was arrested upon a warrant, which directed that they he brought before a magistrate at Akron. Instead, he and Shanks were brought to Denver. After being returned to Akron the charge against them was dismissed. For the treatment received here and for the alleged violation of his right to have a hearing before the magistrate at Akron he demands $10,000 from the two sheriffs. Andrew Lawrence and Richard Meeman, Daniel Diamond and Terry McAloon. All of these, except the two officers, wore friends of tho murdered man."

December 1904

1906 Oregon, Missouri "A. P. Davenport wae taken to his home at Wray, Colo., Wednesday evening. He is still in a -very feeble condition, but bis great anxiety to be at home caused his friends, to undertake the journey. He was accompanied by his wife and daughters, Mrs. Harry Strickler and Mrs. McAloon. "


In 1909 Mima McAloon was administratrix of the estate of Lucy E. Davenport, deceased.


They were in Akron Colorado in 1910.

August 1913 Akron "Grain is pouring into the elevator at McAloon's. The farmers had better hurry up with that co-operative warehouse or Mc will have to enlarge again.
The addition to the McAloon elevator is completed and ready for use."

December 1913 Wray " Miss Margaret McAloon returned to her home in Akron Monday. Miss McAloon had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. C. Jennings, and family since the first of the preceding week."

January 1914 Akron "J. C. Davenport, the only brother of Mrs. McAloon, arrived Tuesday from his home in Portland, Oregon."

1914 Akron

1914 Akron "Anna McAloon has returned to Canon City to again take up her studies."

June 1916 Akron "Miss Mary Jennings of Wray,who was a student at Greeley the past year, visited her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. McAloon and the Misses Anna and Margaret, the first of the week, she stopping on her way home. Monday evening herself and aunt, Mrs. McAloon, went down to Wray where the latter will visit her sister, Mrs. Jennings, and another sister, Mrs. Strickler, who is visiting at the Jennings home from Nebraska."

1917

1919 Akron "M. F. Broderick is erecting a new $10,000.00 modern home in the east side of town for Terry McAloon. This will be one of the finest homes in the city when completed."

In 1920 Akron, Terence is 62 Mina 52, Anna L. 19. Margarte M. Hall 27 and Joseph L. Hall 26 are with them.

1931 "Mrs. McAloon and daughter of Akron spent Decoration Day in Wray."

1932

In 1940 Mima is widowed in Akron, 72, and widowed daughter Anna L. Middlebrook 39 is with her, with Terence Clifford 14, John Thomas 13, and Mary Anne 6.

(Jemima (Davenport) McAloon is buried in Wheat Ridge 1867-1943 # 74402971, with Terrance 1856-1931 #4402925.

March 4, 1943 "Mrs. Terry McAloon, who before her marriage was Jemima Davenport, daughter of a pioneer Wray family, died Thursday of last week at Akron. She was past 70 years old. She is a sister of Mrs. Mattie Jennings of Denver. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at Akron and burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery in Denver. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anna Middiebrook and Mrs. Joe Hall, both of Akron, and several grandchildren."

MARGARET

Margaret Cecelia (McAloon) Hall 1892-1981 is buried in Wheat Ridge # 125663038, with Joseph Leo Hall 1894-1966.






"Dr. Leo McAloon Hall, son of Joseph and Margaret Hall and the fourth of five brothers, was born on January 28, 1929 in Denver, Colorado. He passed away peacefully on October 2, 2018, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Arlene McElroy Hall; his brother, William B. Hall; his sister-in-law, Shirley Hall (John Hall, dec.); his six children, Mike Hall (Cathy Wright), Jeanne Hall (Karen Watts), Tim Hall, Kira Hall (Donna Goldstein), Jeff Hall (Heather Levy Hall), and Christopher Hall; thirteen grandchildren, (David, Nathan, Elizabeth, Wolfe, Justin, Philip, Leo, Lucas, Sofia, Gregory, Grayson, Emerson, Keaton); three great-grandchildren, (Dalton, Skylar, and Josiah); and numerous nieces and nephews and their dozens of descendants. Dr. Hall arrived in Birmingham in 1966 with his family to take a position as professor at the UAB School of Medicine (then called the University of Alabama Schools of Medicine and Dentistry). With roots in the small town of Akron, Colorado, Dr. Hall pursued a broad education that included Regis High School, Creighton University (BS), Oklahoma State University (MS), and the University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD). In his 33 years of service to UAB, Dr. Hall was a respected scientist of biochemistry and molecular genetics, authoring over 30 journal articles and 20 patents. He invented one of UABs first profitable patents, a series of blood tests. Dr. Hall was also a beloved and highly valued teacher, earning numerous teaching awards and inspiring several generations of medical students. His teaching is credited by many for helping turn UAB Medical School into a world-class institution: After he offered review courses in the 1960s to students taking the medical boards, the school's performance ranking moved from the bottom 10th percentile of the country to the top 10th percentile in just one year. A strong advocate for civil rights at a time of turmoil, Dr. Hall worked to diversify the medical school, hiring the first African American lab technician at UAB and helping insure the success of minority students throughout his career. Leo and his wife Arlene were married for 65 years and spent 50 active years in Homewood's Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Birmingham Cursillo Movement. Leo was instrumental in the drive to expand OLS school to become the first fully accredited Catholic elementary school in the southeastern United States. He enjoyed life to the fullest, whether it was playing bridge with Arlene, studying Latin, teaching kids about science, or performing with Birmingham's Seasoned Readers. He made all 22 of his descendants feel uniquely special. As the UAB School of Medicine stated when awarding him Professor Emeritus, Dr. Hall was a warm, compassionate, highly principled, and dedicated human being. His family has written this obituary knowing that Leo, a humble man, would never boast about his own achievements. He will be dearly missed. "


ANNA

Anna L. McAloon and Clifford R. Middlebrook married on June 24, 1924 in Wshington County, Colorado.

January 1934 "Word was received on Tuesday by friends of Mrs. Mattie Jennings of the sudden death of Clifford Middlebrook of Denver. Mrs. Midlebrook, the former Anna McAloon of Akron, is a niece of Mrs. Jennings, and made many friends when visiting in Wray."

Anna L. (McAloon) Middlebrook 1900-1984 is buried in Wheat Ridge # 181846693, with Clifford Rhodes Middlebrook 1895-1934.

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