Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneers - Jacob and Alwilda Edman

In 1900 Washington County, just over the county line, Minor A. Edman, born October 1893 in Illinois, is the only child of Jacob Edman, 49, a sheepherder, and Alevilda, 48. 

Minor gave a recitation at a school program in Hyde - the settlement where they lived in 1900.

In 1906 Minor was neither tardy nor absent for a month of school in Yuma.

Alwieda was trying to get a mortgage paid in 1907 for land in Section 25, 2n 48 w - (very near the town of Yuma)

In 1909 Minor was attending school in Yuma.

Jacob's recorded in the Yuma Cemetery as a death in 1909

In 1910 Elvieda is widowed, has her own farm, and Minor is living with her in  Eckley Colorado - twenty miles east of Hyde

In 1911 Minor passed the examination for eighth grade in Yuma County.

In May 1912 Alwieda Edman of Eckley made final proof

In October 1912 "Mr. Minor Edman and Miss Lyvern Long were the guests of honor at a dinner, given by the former's mother, at her home east of town (Yuma), last Sunday.  The affair was given in honor of the birthday of Mr. Edman and Miss Long, and those present were Mr. George Haver and family, Mr. Tirrill Stallings and family, Miss Mae Brown, and Messrs. Roy Stark, Glade Adams, Clyde Murphy, Frank Brown and John Chase.  All report a good time and lots of good things to eat, and departed wishing that birthdays could come oftener than once a year.

March 28, 1913 Pioneer "Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Minor Edman, December 8, a fine baby."

In 1913 Oliver Strawder bought ten head of nice shoats of Minor Edman.

In November 1913 the Edman home, west of Eckley, was the scene of a surprise party Sunday, it being Mrs. Edman's birthday.  Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Probasco of Indianola, Nebr; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wuergler and son of Walsenburg; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Dreece, Mr. and Mr. Chester McCafferty and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sullivan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harley East and family, Mr. Louis Wuergler and mother, Misses Grace and Bertha Hess and Miss Edith Wuergler.  A magnificent dinner was served and all who were present report a most enjoyable time.

In May 1914 County Clerk McKinney issued a marriage license to Minor Edman and Miss Sarah Gardner both of Eckley.  Rev. Breckinridge performed the ceremony.

It was a busy month for him.  He, along with Amos Brown, and Joseph Underdown were tried in Federal court for taking  coal from the Burlington Railroad.  Because of a strike in the northern and southern Colorado coal fields and a bitter November,   "The dry famers used all of their supply of fuel and waited in vain for a promised car of coal. When it failed to arrive they grew desperate and carted away two-thirds of a car of coal consigned to Nebraska points."

The Gardners had been in Missouri in 1900, Dundy County Nebraska (right over the line from Yuma County) in 1910.

Jacob, Arwilda, and Minor are in the Yuma Cemetery, lot 71. I couldn't find a newspaper account of Arwilda's re-marriage (the 1922 atlas has her land under "Arwilda Best" and the tombstone has Jacob Edman June 15, 1871 - July 10, 1909

Arwilda Edman - Best November 9, 1852 - February 16, 1928.

LAKELAND - Nancy L. Taylor, 76, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 peacefully at home due to complications of a stroke. She was born in Charleston, Illinois to August and Dorothy Edman. She moved to Florida at the age of 2. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, of 56 years, Jack Taylor; daughters, Nanci Nickerson, Vicki Redmon, and Valeri Roberts; a son, Jack L. Taylor II; and grandchildren, Tara Bent, Duane Roberts, Crystal Lewis, Deanna Wright, and Dallas Roberts.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.

One Ancestry tree has Dorothy marrying Arnold Floyd Ratliff (March 18, 1912 in Arkansas-April 18, 1986 in Sacramento), and one child being Jackie EDMOND (bet it should be Edman) Ratliff November 21, 1938 in Arkansas and dying November 3, 2007 in Sacramento.

The same tree has Sarah Ellen Merietha Gardner.

In September 2021, Ella Lou Molder's family wrote "Her maiden name was Ratliff, daughter of Dorothy Groundsman. She believes she was born in Rogers, Arkansas."

Cowan, Sarah E. and Bell, Daniel married on March 12, 1938 in Washington County, Colorado.

Daniel Green Bell BIRTH 27 Dec 1882 DEATH 29 Apr 1939 BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 73732429.
May 4, 1939 Oak Creek, Colorado

May 11, 1939

1949 "Residents of Oak Creek and surrounding community were shocked Sunday, August 21, on learning of the sudden death of George W. Stormes, due to a heart attack, while he and his wife were visiting ln Denver. George W. stormes was born July 15, 1890, in Smith County, Kansas, the son of Ida May Herriman and Samuel Stormes. On April 26, 1917 he was united in mariage to Marguerite Bell. * Born to this union was a son, Joe Wallace, who departed this life August 16, 1939, and a daughter, Velma Coline Crowner of Yampa, Colo. George Stormes was popular with all who knew him because of his jovial and friendly ways. No one was a stranger to him. A resident of Oak Creek for twenty-four years he was known for his regularity and punctuality at his work at the mines. He had sufered two serious heart attacks in recent years but lately seemed to be enjoying good health. Mr. Stormes was preceded In death by his mother and father, three brothers, his son, Joe, and a granddaughter.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite Stormes, of Oak Creek ; his daughter, Coline Crowner and granddaughter, Becky Cheryl of Yampa, Colo. Five sisters, Mrs. Iva Nusome and Mrs. Laura Meyers of Leavenworth, Kansas ; Mrs. Anna Aerial and Mrs. Amanda Delano of Kansas City, Kansas ; and Mrs. Julia Hart of Monument, Colorado. Also two brothers, Charley Stormes of Lebanon. Kansas, and Clarence Stormes of Grants Pass, Oregon. Besides these he leaves to mourn his passing a host of friends. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, August 25, at 5 : 30 p m. at the American Legion Hut. Rev. Paul A. Davis officiated. Harry Hudson sang, Have Rolled ln Splendor, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, and Now the Day is Over Mrs. Virgil Phillips accompanied Mr. Hudson. Rev. Davis read the poems, Crossing the Bar, The House by the Side of the Road, and Now the Day is Over. Honorary pallbearer was Ray Stephens. Acting pallbearer were Harry Long, Ceaser Poison, Eugene Kasper, Don Thompson, George Moraites and Dan Mllosevich. Interment was made in the Oak Creek cemetery.

Relatives from out of town who were here to attend the services were, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Poling and three sons of Goodland, Kansas ; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Abbot, Osborne, Kansas ; Mrs. Myrtle and Mary Abbott of Smith Center, Kansas ; Mrs. Amanda Delano, Kansas City, Kans. * Mrs. Julia Hart and Naomi June, Monument, Colo. ; Mrs. Maxine Listen and Wayne Delano of Denver ; and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Callaway of Concordia, Kans.

Marguerite Stormes BIRTH 1891 DEATH 1974 BURIAL Oak Creek Cemetery , Routt County, Colorado, PLOT Section: 2; Block: B; Lot: 8# MEMORIAL ID 59072799


In 1940 Fort Morgan, Sarah Bell is a W.P.A. cook, widowed, 41, born in Missouri, Mildred Bell 18 Daughter, Harvey Bell 17 Son, and Meritha Bell 14 Daughter. The kids were all born in Colorado, and all were in Arkansas in 1935.

Sarah E. McCallister BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Fort Morgan, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 73732446.

Sarah E. McCallister, born 8 Jun 1898 in Missouri, died 23 Aug 1987 in Denver, Colorado, parents: Elmer G. and Cary E. Gardner.

She owns the lot, and Daniel Bell is also buried in it.
Birdie Bell Beal BIRTH 1888 DEATH 28 May 1976 (aged 87–88) BURIAL Sunset Hills Cemetery Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, PLOT Lot 73; Grave 2 MEMORIAL ID 93453245

Harvey Dale Cowan was born 8 Mar 1923 in Eckley, Colorado, dying Death Date: 21 Feb 1999 Father: Jess Cowan Mother: Sara Gardner

Mildred Maxine Muth, born 6 Dec 1921 in Eckley, Colorado, died 5 Feb 2000 Father: Jess Cowan Mother: Sarah E. Gardner
Notes: Oct 1947: Name listed as MILDRED MAXINE MUTH;
Jun 1962: Name listed as MILDRED M MCNABB;
30 Jul 1975: Name listed as MILDRED M FELDER
Mildred Maxine Felder BIRTH 6 Dec 1921 DEATH 5 Feb 2000 BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 20333339.

"Cremle Edmon" and Lewis Smith married in Benton County, Arkansas on 18 Aug 1935.

Cecilie Edman Smith BIRTH 29 Jan 1919 Eckley, Yuma County, Colorado, DEATH 6 Dec 1997 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, BURIAL Restlawn Memorial Park El Paso, Texas, MEMORIAL ID 106689971
Nov 1941: Name listed as CECILE EDMAN SMITH;
Feb 1943: Name listed as CECILE EDMAN HAUBOLD;
Jul 1948: Name listed as CECILE EDM EVANS;
Oct 1958: Name listed as CECILE HOWARD;
Apr 1960: Name listed as CECILE EDM SARTEN;
Dec 1960: Name listed as CECILE HOWARD MITCHELL.

Lewis Eugene 'Bill' Smith BIRTH 27 Nov 1917 Cave Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, DEATH 23 Apr 1998 (aged 80) Banning, Riverside County, California, BURIAL Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cypress, Orange County, California, MEMORIAL ID 105109469

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