Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

Alice Crawford, Yuma

Alice cash-claimed a quarter in section 20, 2N 48W in 1891. The railroad crossed the middle of this claim, about two miles west of Yuma.

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In 1870 Omaha, Harvey "Leink" is 46, Mary E. Leink 43, Mary E. Leink 16, Helen B. Leink 14, Alice H. Leink 13, Harvy W. Leink 10, Horace E. Leink 8, Leonidas Leink 6, and Harriet J. Leink 8/12.

In 1885 Seward County, Nebraska, Herbert Crawford is 31, an engineer born in Ohio, Alice Crawford 29 Wife born in New York.

August 1887 advertisement in the Omaha Daily Bee
"FOR SALE – A lease of two years and new furniture of a hotel containing twenty-six rooms, doing a good business, reason for selling bad health. Address Mrs. A. Crawford, Yuma, Washington Co., Col."

In 1900 Omaha, Harvey Link, born Oct 1859 in Nebraska, was married in 1896, parents in Tennessee and Kentucky, Lillian Link, Oct 1869 Iowa, parents in Vermont and Scotland, Dr. Harvey Link Widowed Feb 1824 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee, Mrs. Crawford Daughter, Mar 1853 Indiana married in 1885 Tennessee Kentucky, Alice Crawford Single Daughter, school teacher, born Jul 1857 Nebraska Tennessee Kentucky, and Sidney Crawford 11 Single White Grandson.

Alice A. Link and William E. Sharp married on 14 Apr 1906 in Denver, Colorado.

April 23, 1907 Grand Junction, Colorado " This morning William E. Sharp, who met a horrible death at the Sinbad mines Saturday afternoon, was laid to rest in Orchard Mesa cemetery. Junction Lodge No. 1-1 Knights of Pythias, were in charge of the service at the grave and the impressive service this lodge employs in consigning to earth a departed brother was carried out in all its perfect beauty. There was a large representation of the lodge membership in attendance.

April 29, 1907 "Card of Thanks

I wish to thank the many kind friends and neighbors, Junction Lodge No. 124 Knights of Pythias and those brave, kind, fellow-workmen at the distant mine, for their kindness, aid, and sympathy in the death and burial of my husband, William E, Sharp. Such help is especially sweet and dear when far from any kin.
MRS. W. E. SHARP, 423 Chipeta Ave."

May 9, 1907 "County Judge Sullivan has not yet determined whether Mrs. W. E. Sharp, the widow of the mine superintendent who met a horrible death three weeks ago, or whether Mrs. T. W. Stout, daughter of the dead man by his first wife, shall be the administratrix of the estate. The widow denounces as false the charge that she was not legal wife of Mr. Sharp that he had never been divorced from his first wife. It is declared that her marriage certificate and the divorce decree can be produced. The estate is very small, consisting of only a block of mining stock and personal property."
May 15, 1907 "This morning Mrs. Alice Link Sharp, widow of William E. Sharp, the mine superintendent of the Sinbad company, who met a frightful death three weeks ago, was appointed as administratrix of the estate of her late husband by County Judge Sullivan and thus concluded the spirited contest between Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. T. W. Stout, a daughter of the deceased, by his first wife. Judge Sullivan announced this morning when the case was called at ten o'clock that he would no longer allow the administration of the estate to be held up. but would appoint Mrs. Sharp as the administratrix and refused to appoint Mrs. Stout as such. The letter of administration was issued to Mrs. Sharp and she was at once empowered to administer the estate. Mrs. Stout and her attorney, Mr. Davis, will probably now endeavor to question Mrs. Sharp's right to inherit a widow's portion of the estate. as Mrs. Stout charges that her father was never divorced from her mother, his first wife. As announced yesterday the court placed the burden of the .proof on Mrs. Stout and she must show that no divorce was ever granted. Yesterday afternoon Attorney Wheeler, representing Mrs. Sharp, received a telegram from a prominent banker in a city in Nebraska informing him, in answer to an inquiry by wire, that William E. Sharp had secured a divorce in the courts in that city from his first wife. Attorney Wheeler would not grant Attorney Davis' request to make public the telegram in the court room, as Attorney Wheeler is not legally called upon to do so as it is not up to his client to prove that the divorce was granted, the burden of the proof resting with the other side.:

November 1907 Grand Junction "Mrs. Alice L. Sharp, who last year built a large greenhouse at 423 Chlpeta street and in which it was expected that she and Mr. Sharp would engage in the florist business, but which was abandoned after the tragic death of Mr. Sharp at the Sinbad mines, will shortly open up the greenhouse and furnish it with every equipment for the business of conducting a first class florist establishment. Mrs. Sharp will maintain an office down town where orders can be left, and she will be prepared at all times to furnish cut flowers or rent plants for entertainments. Mrs. Sharp is a florist and understands the business in which she is about to engage and will undoubtedly make a success of the new venture in this city."

Alice Amanda Link Sharp BIRTH 1857 DEATH 1918 BURIAL Mount Auburn Cemetery Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, MEMORIAL ID 104529157

Sidney, son of Frank and Mary Crawford, was born February 6 1889 at Omaha and died June 23, 1959 at Omaha at the age of 70 years 4 months and 17 days. On October 8, 1914, he was united in marriage with Ruby A. Snide at Blair. His wife preceded him in death in 1954. He was a member of Papillion Lodge No. 39 AF&AM, and Papillion Chapter No 114 Order of the Eastern Star. He had been a Mason since June 1, 1918. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad 38 years until his retirement in 1944. He is survived by his son Lloyd of Omaha, a daughter Mrs. Lois Golemba, Colorado Springs, Colo., and by three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at the Masonic Temple in Papillion with Papillion Lodge No 39 AF&AM in charge Ed Grabe worshipful master. Burial was at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Lois L. Golemba BIRTH 9 Dec 1921 Papillion, Sarpy County, Nebraska, DEATH 20 Jun 1976 (aged 54) Denver, Denver County, Colorado, BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, PLOT Block 00211 - - 000819 MEMORIAL ID 34814626

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