Pioneers (in development)
| James Family- Marcus, Elizabeth, John, Alice, Pearl | In 1863, they crossed the plains in a prairie schooner |
Overview
Spring Valley, settled in 1860, was one of the earliest settlements in Colorado Territory. Prominent pioneers of the Spring Valley area include Daniel Holden, a cattle rancher who donated a portion of the Spring Valley Cemetery in 1877, and Horace Reynolds, a riding circuit preacher whose children have the oldest known gravestones in the cemetery, marked 1870. Other early pioneers in Spring Valley include Newton Alderman, from whom the front two acres of the cemetery were purchased in 1913, and Henry Gandy, an early trustee who marked many unmarked graves with lava stone engraved with a “G”. Samuel Brown, William Ross, and Alfred Guthrie also had homesteads in Spring Valley. John Calhoun is another pioneer associated with Spring Valley.
The Douglas County Ranching Family Tree spans over 150 years and includes many pioneers who made a life for themselves on the frontier. Some of these pioneers and their associated ranches include James Abbe in Perry Park, George E. Albin in Larkspur, and Charles Allis in Greenland. Jerome C. Babcock was associated with the Simeon Green Ranch, HX Ranch, or Noble, Munson & Black Cattle Company in Greenland. William Bromwell was associated with Cold Springs Ranch in Larkspur. John Burke was associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park. William and Ellis Chamberlain were associated with Chamberlain Ranch in Larkspur. Charles Edgar Crosswhite was associated with Cherry/Spring Valley/Williamsville. William Crull was associated with Crull Ranch in Huntsville. Colonel Danks was associated with Cold Springs Ranch in Greenland. Thomas Dawson was associated with Tomah. William Dillon was associated with Divide Ranch in Divide/Larkspur. Wilbur Dowdy was associated with Cold Springs Ranch in Greenland.
Other pioneers and their ranches include Amy (Amelia Pearl Stewart) Higginson, Isaac Hopkins in Greenland, Algernon Hudson and Henry R. Butler in Greenland. Bela M. Hughes and William E. Hughes were associated with Perry Park Ranch. Samuel L. Johnston was in Greenland. The Jordan Brothers were in Tomah. Joseph Kerr and John Kinner were associated with ranches in Larkspur. The Killin family was associated with a ranch in Spring Valley. Judge Leon M. King was associated with Cold Spring Ranch in Larkspur. Walter Paepcke, Gilbert Palm, Harland Palm, Charles J. Palm, and John Dietz Perry were associated with Perry Park. Benjamin Quick was in Perry Park. George Ratcliff was in Larkspur. Charles Richardson was associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park. George Robinson was associated with Perry Park. William H. Ross was in Spring Valley. Fed Z. Salomon was associated with Salomon Ranch in Greenland. Andy Seaburg was in Spring Valley or Cherry Valley. Edward Serrell Family was in Greenland. Adam Smith was in Tomah, and Jacob Smith was in Larkspur. Harry Starr and Tom Starr were associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park. Earl and Elsie Tucker were associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park.
The Douglas County Ranching Family Tree spans over 150 years and includes many pioneers who made a life for themselves on the frontier. Some of these pioneers and their associated ranches include James Abbe in Perry Park, George E. Albin in Larkspur, and Charles Allis in Greenland. Jerome C. Babcock was associated with the Simeon Green Ranch, HX Ranch, or Noble, Munson & Black Cattle Company in Greenland. William Bromwell was associated with Cold Springs Ranch in Larkspur. John Burke was associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park. William and Ellis Chamberlain were associated with Chamberlain Ranch in Larkspur. Charles Edgar Crosswhite was associated with Cherry/Spring Valley/Williamsville. William Crull was associated with Crull Ranch in Huntsville. Colonel Danks was associated with Cold Springs Ranch in Greenland. Thomas Dawson was associated with Tomah. William Dillon was associated with Divide Ranch in Divide/Larkspur. Wilbur Dowdy was associated with Cold Springs Ranch in Greenland.
Other pioneers and their ranches include Amy (Amelia Pearl Stewart) Higginson, Isaac Hopkins in Greenland, Algernon Hudson and Henry R. Butler in Greenland. Bela M. Hughes and William E. Hughes were associated with Perry Park Ranch. Samuel L. Johnston was in Greenland. The Jordan Brothers were in Tomah. Joseph Kerr and John Kinner were associated with ranches in Larkspur. The Killin family was associated with a ranch in Spring Valley. Judge Leon M. King was associated with Cold Spring Ranch in Larkspur. Walter Paepcke, Gilbert Palm, Harland Palm, Charles J. Palm, and John Dietz Perry were associated with Perry Park. Benjamin Quick was in Perry Park. George Ratcliff was in Larkspur. Charles Richardson was associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park. George Robinson was associated with Perry Park. William H. Ross was in Spring Valley. Fed Z. Salomon was associated with Salomon Ranch in Greenland. Andy Seaburg was in Spring Valley or Cherry Valley. Edward Serrell Family was in Greenland. Adam Smith was in Tomah, and Jacob Smith was in Larkspur. Harry Starr and Tom Starr were associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park. Earl and Elsie Tucker were associated with Haystack Ranch in Perry Park.
The historical records acknowledge that countless persons poured into the frontier, and many of their stays were unrecorded, indicating that not everyone who came to the area was an “original pioneer”.
