Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:
Ira J. and Hattie Whipple, sons Dallas D. Whipple and Alan Whipple,
daughter Ethel (Whipple) Armknecht,
Jaqua
Ira J. Whipple, a teamster born about 1855 to John Whipple Jr. and Euphonia, married Irena L. Stephanson,
daughter of Luke Stephanson and Elizabeth, September 29, 1874 in Lowell,
Massachusetts.
They had Leon W. Whipple in Lowell Massachusetts February 29, 1876.
(In 1881 Stanstead, Quebec, John Whipple Jr. is 49, Euphrosine 46, with
Martie 13. That's very near the U.S. border - New York. John
1830-1923 is buried in Quebec 76842452. So is E. Standish 1833-1900 #
76842493)
In 1880 Lowell, Massachusetts, Irena Stephenson, 27, married but no spouse,
works in a cotton mill, living with her mother Elizabeth 52, widowed, and sister
Annette 29, a dress maker. Leon Whipple, Elizabeth's grandson, is 4.
Charles F. Urann, at Lowell, 28 Apr. 1897, married Irene L.
(Stephenson) Whipple, dau. of Luke and Elizabeth (Hammond) Stephenson.
In 1900 Irene L. born July 1852 is married three years to Charles F. Urann, a
stone mason foreman, Jan 1840 New Hampshire. His son Winfield June
1886 born in Massachusetts is with them.
They're still in Lowell in 1910, second marriage for both.
July 23, 1928 -Lowell Massachusetts. "Funeral services for Mrs. Irene
L. Urann were held at her home, 408 Lincoln Street, yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Myles Blanchard, assisted by Rev. Daniel MacLanghlin, both of Boston, and
Rev. Roger Sherman of Pasadena, Calif., officiated. Rev Daniel MacLaughlin
sang a favorite selection of Mrs. Urann. There were many flowers.
Burial was in the family lot in the Edson cemetery, where Rev. Mr. Blanchard
read the committal prayers."
Ira J. Whipple, born in Hatley Pennsylvania, to John Whipple and Euphrosyna
Standish, married Hattie A. Dunbar Feb 17, 1885 in Corning, Adams County, Iowa.
She was 22, born in Franklin, Illinois to Otes Dunbar and Abbie Gorden.
Alan C. Whipple claimed 40 acres in 26 5S 46W - Kit Carson County, in 1931.
Ira J. Whipple claimed land in 6S 46W and 7S 46W (Kit Carson County,
Colorado) in 1891, 1897, and 1901.
1906 
On December 18th,
1903, Ira J. Whipple applied for Mortgage deed for a number of
properties in Yuma County, Colorado, previously owned by Ira & Latham E.
Harrison from an agreement made on October 23rd, 1903. I have included
images from the actual mortgage deed on file in the Clerk and Recorders
office (Yuma County). I've also included pictures that detail what
properties were involved in the transaction, a map on where those
properties are location that put Whipple as a land owner at/near the
spot of this marker during this time period.
I can also verify that Ira J. Whipple maintained land ownership rights
to all his properties through at least 1922. If there was a duel to the
death here, Whipple's story continued.
I spent some time looking for clues to the identity of CHAFFEE. I see no
record of any CHAFFEE families on the books in Yuma County, but he may
be a resident of Cheyenne County, Kansas. I spent some time in the Wray
Library looking through cataloged obituaries from 1903 - 1908 and found
no record of any CHAFFEE death. I also visited the Wray Gazette and
researched their archives of era-specific newspapers. Although very
fascinating (and leads to other mysteries), no shootout appears to be
recorded in the papers. This is only true for January and February of
1906, as they were unable to locate the archived for additional months.
Chris
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Everyone involved in horses has heard of
the Quarter Horse and Appaloosa, but not
everyone knows about another breed that
has been around as long as both of
these; the Colorado Ranger.
The roots of the Colorado Ranger (also
known as the Colorado Rangebred) lie in
the Middle East, where General Ulysses
S. Grant befriended Sultan Abdul Hamid
II of Turkey in 1878, and was given a
gift of an Arabian Stallion named
Leopard and Barb Stallion named Linden
Tree. The two horses were subsequently
used in a program designed to create a
new breed of light harness horse to be
called the Americo-Arab.
The advent of the automotive engine
thwarted plans for the new breed, and
the two stallions were sent to Nebraska
for a summer to stand stud on the
property of a rancher named General
George Colby. Here Colby bred the
stallions to his mares of mixed breeding
(some reportedly spotted), producing
excellent working horses.
The reputation of Colby’s fine ranch
horses soon spread, and not long after,
the Ira J. Whipple family of Colorado
purchased a double-bred grandson of
Leopard from Colby, along with mares
sired by Leopard or Linden Tree. In
doing so, they brought the legacy of the
fine horses to the state of Colorado.
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By the late 1890s many good reports had drifted
across cow country concerning the excellent horses
being bred on the Colby holdings back Nebraska way.
Several of the big outfits on the eastern Colorado
plains decided to give the Colby horses a try. They
sent one of the plains' most respected ranchers, Ira
J. Whipple of Kit Carson County, Colorado, back to
the Colby Ranch in Nebraska with instructions and
money to buy a band of mares and a stud. In due time
Mr. Whipple returned with an outstanding group of
young mares, all of which had been sired by either
Leopard or Linden Tree. To head this band of
foundation mares, Mr. Whipple had selected a snow
white stallion with black ears (a few spot leopard)
named Tony who was a a double-bred grandson of the
desert stallion, Leopard AHC #233. This line bred
Tony was crossed on the Colby mares with remarkable
success. You must understand that these early breed
makers were not interested in creating color. They
were cattlemen whose primary objective was to raise
working cow horses to meet their ranching needs. A
wealth of odd, barbaric color patterns did, however,
evolve from their intensive line-breeding program.
Horsemen on the high plains had never seen such
leopard spotted, rain dropped horses before. The
blanket hipped and snow-flaked patterns shocked
them. The horses carried very conceivable color
patterns.
The W.R. Thompson Cattle Company of Yuma County,
Colorado, added a new infusion of Barb blood to this
Plains’ breed in 1918 by purchasing a pure Barb
stallion, Spottle, for their daughter as a wedding
present. Cronin Horse Import Co. of Milan, Texas,
shipped this stallion from Algiers, North Africa. In
the same year a stud colt named Max was born in the
headquarters of Gov. Oliver Shoupe in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. He too was to leave a lasting
imprint upon the Rangerbred horses of the High
Plains. Under the ownership of the greatest horseman
the plains ever knew, Mike Ruby, Max became the sire
of outstanding CRHA horses.
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In 1900 Kit Carson County, Ira J., born Dec 1854 in Massachusetts, is married
fifteen years to Hatta January 1862 Illinois, with Dallas D. Aug 1888, Alan
Sept 1890, and Leverne Oct 1895, all three born in Colorado.
In 1910 Hale precinct Ira J. is 55, Hattie A. 48, with Clare A. 19, and Ethel
L. 14.
In 1935 "Ira J. Whipple,
another widely known Hale resident, was caught in the flood waters which
completely surrounded his home. His home, however, withstood the water and he
was carried to safety by rescuers. "
ETHEL
In 1920 Ethel is 24, married to William Armknecht, 26, with Harold seven
months old.
They're still in Hale precinct in 1930, with Harold 10, Howard 8, Raymond 6,
Wilda 5, and Richard 3.
In 1940 the Armknecht family is in Cheyenne County, Kansas, having added
Wanda, now 8.
Ethel Laverne 1895-1952 and William Henry 1894-1978 are buried in Saint
Francis, Kansas.
DALLAS
1907 
Dallas proved up 320 acres in 15 and 22, 5S 42W in 1914 - witnesses Archie
Codie, Hans Juhl, and Clair Whipple all of Jaqua Kansas, and Walter Hunt
of Hale, Colorado.
Dallas married Alma Juhl, July 5, 1914, recorded in Yuma County.
ALAN
Alan C. Whipple married Gladys Alma May, October 13, 1918, recorded in Kit
Carson County. They had Forrest Alan Whipple March 6, 1920, who died Oct 8,
1988 in Denver.
In 1930 Hale precinct, Yuma County Ira J. Whipple, born about 1855 in
Massachusetts is widowed.
Ira 1854-1939 and Hattie 1862-1919 are buried in Armel #
81872894. So is Clair - 1890-1946.
LEON
Leon married Ethel P. Holmes born about 1897 in Dracut, Massachusetts, in
Lowell July 20, 1898.
In 1900 Lowell, Massachusetts, Leon and Ethel Whipple have Howard R. eleven
months, and are living with Ethel's parents Royal J. Holmes 54 and Laura Holmes
46.
Leon Wellington Whipple applied in 1907 for a patent on an circular amusement
ride with miniature automobiles.
In 1910 Lowell, Massachusetts, Leon is 33, Ethel P. 30, Howard R. 10, and
Everett L. 9.
In 1930 Lowell, Leon 54 and Sadie R. 42 have Priscilla J. 3.
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April 14, 1949 Mrs. Sadie R. (Carmichael) Whipple, a resident of Lowell
for the past quarter century, making her home at 408 Lincoln Street,
died suddenly late last night at St. John's Hospital. She was born in
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, but came to this country during her twenties.
Mrs. Whipple is survived by her husband, Leon W. Whipple; her daughter,
Miss Priscilla J. Whipple of Lowell; a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Johnson of
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and several nieces and nephews. She was a
member of the First United Baptist Church and was also affiliated with
the King's Daughters group of that church.
Harold and Priscilla
Vickery lost an infant son June 21, 1952, buried in the family lot in
West Lawn Cemetery.
April 11, 1961 "Leon
W. Whipple, 86, of 408 Lincoln Street died Sunday at the Lowell General
Hospital. He was born in Lowell, the son of the late Ira and Irene
Whipple and had been a life-long resident of this city. Until his
retirement some years ago, Mr. Whipple had been employed as an
electrician by the Boston and Maine Railroad and had been associated
with that utility for over 50 years. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Minnie Whipple; a daughter, Mrs. Priscilla Vickery of Lowell, a son
, Everett L. Whipple, of Metliuen, nine grandchildren, and 14
great-grandchildren. Mr. Whipple was an attendant of the Immanuel
Baptist of Lowell." |
Leon W. Whipple's tombstone has
Leon W. Whipple 1876-1961
HIS WIVES Ethel P. Whipple 1879-1921, Sadie R. Whipple 1888-1949
Priscilla J. Vickery 1927-1977, Harold R. Vickery 1929-1986 (Priscilla
was the daughter of Leon and Sadie.
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