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JERRY R. NOE.
A valuable farm property of three hundred and ninety-five acres pays tribute to the care and labor bestowed upon it by the owner, Jerry R. Noe, now one of the successful ranchmen of Colorado, living three miles southwest of Larkspur, where he carries on general agricultural pursuits and cattle raising. He was born on the banks of the Ohio river in Indiana, August 19, 1861, a son of Isaac and Martha C. (Richards) Noe. The father's birth occurred in Lexington, Kentucky, while the mother was born in Indiana.
Jerry R. Noe acquired a common school education and after his textbooks were put aside was apprenticed to the blacksmith's trade when fourteen years of age and devoted several years to horseshoeing and blacksmithing, becoming an expert work- man in both branches of the business, which he followed for some time at Westport, Kentucky. He abandoned those pursuits, however, for he found the work was too heavy for him and in 1880 he left Kentucky and removed to Lawrence, Kansas, where he spent one winter. He next came to Colorado with his brother William and in the spring of 1881 took up his abode at Greenland, this state. He never used his home- stead right but cultivated rented farms for sixteen years or until 1897, when with the capital acquired through his industry and economy he purchased land, upon which he now resides, three miles southwest of Larkspur. While his possessions now include three hundred and ninety-five acres, he formerly had more extensive holdings but two years ago sold three hundred and twenty acres of his place. He has a good ranch, on which he raises from one hundred to one hundred and fifty head of cattle. He also has a timothy meadow of seventy-five acres, which cuts from two to three hundred tons of hay each season, and also an alfalfa meadow. Throughout all the period of his residence here he has continued to do blacksmithing and horseshoeing for himself and his neighbors and can repair anything in the line of iron or steel.
Mr. Noe has been married twice. In 1882 he wedded Addie Graves, of Indiana, and they became the parents of four children. Isaac J., the eldest, married Claudie Wilson and resides upon a homestead farm near Meeker, Colorado. Martha B. is the wife of Ernest Bailey, who is conducting a creamery at Cherry, Colorado, and they have one son, William. Arthur died at the age of twenty-four years. May is the wife of John R. Bugge, who is now in France, having enlisted in an artillery company of
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the United States army in 1917. They have one son, William. For his second wife Mr. Noe chose Mary E. O'Brien, who was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and in 1873 came to Colorado with her parents. Her father, Pleasant O'Brien, first made the trip to this state in 1861 and spent one year in mining, after which he returned to Iowa, where he continued to reside for a few years. He then again came to Colorado in 1873 and located at Lake Gulch in Douglas county. He was born in Indiana, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Smith, was born in Ireland. Her brother, John Smith, was the first white child born in Johnson county, Iowa. To the second marriage of Mr. Noe four children have been born: Margaret, the wife of Luther Johnson, living on a ranch near Meeker, Colorado, by whom she has one child, Ellen; Pleasant, who is attending the high school at Castle Rock; and Walter and Jerry, at home.
In his political views Mr. Noe has always been a democrat. He and his family attend the Methodist church and are people of genuine worth, highly esteemed by all who know them. They have many excellent traits of character and their aid and influence is always given on the side of right, progress and improvement. Mr. Noe is a self-made man and one who deserves much credit for what he has accomplished. As the architect of his fortunes he has builded wisely and well.
REV. CHARLES HUGHES MARSHALL.
Rev. Charles Hughes Marshall, rector of St. Barnabas church in Denver, has long been widely known not only as a prominent representative of the Episcopal ministry in Colorado hut also as a representative of one of the most honored and widely known pioneer families of the state. He was born at Richmond, Missouri, November 10, 1849, a son of General Francis J. and Mary R. (Williams) Marshall. The father was born in Virginia, while his father was a native of Ireland, whence he came to America during the Revolutionary war period. The mother was a niece of "Cerro Gordo" Williams, a hero of the Mexican war, who afterward served as United States senator from Kentucky.
General Marshall was appointed governor of Kansas by President Buchanan dur- ing the days of the bitter excitement attending the Kansas-Nebraska bill, but his appointment was not confirmed. Leaving his old home in Virginia when twenty-one years of age, he made his way first to Missouri and in 1852 went to Kansas, settling on the Big Blue river. He established a trading post to cover the travel up and down that river. General Kearney at that period was fighting the Indians in the west and General Marshall became identified with the pioneer development of that region. The place at which he settled was called Marysville in honor of his wife, while the county was named Marshall in honor of the General. After the latter's death the county re- quested the familly to send his remains to Marshall county, offering to put up a monument in his honor there, but at length a decision was reached against the removal. The death of General Marshall occurred November 25, 1895, at the home of his son, Rev. C. H. Marshall, and he was laid to rest in Riverside cemetery at Denver. His wife passed away at Larchmont Manor, New York, a few years ago. She had been living there with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Payson Call, whose husband is president of the New York Commercial Company. Mrs. Call is the only daughter of the family and amongst four sons Rev. Marshall is the only survivor.
General Marshall's connection with Colorado is one of intense interest, constituting an important chapter in the history of the state. He reached Denver in 1859 and became a member of the firm of D. D. White & Company, freighters. Later he turned his atten- tion to mining at Central City and became a partner of Colonel S. J. Mallory there. He was a member of the famous club which had among its members Senator N. P. Hill, John T. Herrick, George M. Pullman and many others who became famous in later days. When the big silver discovery was made at Georgetown in 1866, General Marshall went into that section. His prospector, Lynde, discovered the Colorado Central mine, which became the biggest producer of silver in that entire region. General Marshall planned and built the famous Marshall tunnel which, starting at Silverdale, pierced the mines at the five hundred foot level. Much of the ore was at first sent to Swansea, Wales, until Pierce came out and brought with him the process for treating the ore. In April, 1875, there was a memorable social event held-a dance being given in the mine where the tunnel broke into it, the dancing chamber having been blasted out. It was a famous affair, Harper's Weekly running a full-page picture of it. In 1879, General Marshall sold both the tunnel and the mine, which had produced a great fortune for its
Reverend Charles Y Hughes Marshall M . A .
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owners. With the early development of the rich mineral resources of this state he was closely and prominently associated and Marshall Pass was named in his honor.
The Reverend Charles H. Marshall was graduated from Racine College at Racine, Wisconsin, in 1869, and in 1874 was ordained to the ministry of the Episcopal church at Georgetown by Bishop Spalding after having studied for holy orders at Matthews Hall in Golden under Bishop Randall. He was sent to Evanston, Wyoming, where he remained for a few months and was then transferred to Eureka, Nevada. In 1877 he became Episcopal rector at Georgetown, where he remained until May, 1880, when he became rector of Trinity Memorial church at Twenty-sixth and Curtis streets in Deuver. There he remained until September, 1895, when he became rector of St. Barnabas church at Thirteenth and Vine streets in Denver. Before he took charge it was a little mission called Christ church. This popular neighborhood church has been built up through his efforts. It was established with one hundred communicants and now has a member- ship of two hundred and fifty. The work of the church has, steadily grown and its influence has been extended as a potent force in the moral development of the com- munity.
Reverend Marshall was married to Miss Nellie B. Watts, of Cincinnati, and they have become parents of two daughters and a son who are yet living. The eldest, Mrs. Ralph H. Hathaway, has one daughter, Nelsine. The other daughter, Mrs. Albert S. Brooks, whose husband is now general attorney for the Northwestern Railroad, has four children: Charles Marshall, Nelda Elizabeth, Genevieve Knight and Jean Louise Brooks. The son, Charles Avery Marshall, is with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. He is married and has two sons, Charles Avery and Jack Pershing Marshall. Four generations of the family have thus been represented in Colorado and the name has ever figured conspicuously in connection with the history of its material and moral development.
ROBERT D. HAIGHT.
Robert D. Haight, a man of genuine worth, highly respected by his friends and neighbors, makes his home at Littleton, where he is now living retired, although in former years he was closely connected with ranching interests. He was born in Livingston county, New York, July 6, 1842, a son of Clark and Hannah (Stone) Haight. He acquired a common school education and when twenty-one years of age enlisted on the 18th of September, 1863, as a member of the Twenty-first New York Cavalry, with which he served in various important engagements, displaying marked valor and courage when facing the enemy's bullets. After the war he was stationed at the garrison, at Fort Collins and at Denver, until honorably discharged on the 6th of July, 1866. Later he engaged in freighting for a year between Denver and Cheyenne, Wyoming, and then returned to the state of New York, where he again resided for a year.
While there Mr. Haight was married and with his bride removed to Illinois, where he resided for a year, after which he took up his abode on a farm at Columbus, Kansas, where he lived for three years. He then became a resident of Douglas county, Colorado, where he purchased a ranch which he still owns and which he now rents to his son. For a long period he was closely identified with its development and improvement, transforming it into a valuable farm property from which he annually gathered large harvests and thus won substantial success that now enables him to live retired. He owns the home which he now occupies in Littleton and also another house and lot in the city, together with several vacant lots. He has now lived retired for more than thirty years, enjoying a rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves.
On the 22d of September, 1869, Mr. Haight was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Butler, of Livingston county, New York, a granddaughter of John Polhemus, who served in the War of 1812, and a sister of John Butler, who served his country in the Civil war and died in Libby prison. The living children of Mr. and Mrs. Haight are given as follows. Grace is the wife of Edwin Hockaday, a ranchman residing near Boulder, Colorado, and they have five children: Martha, Roy, Robert, Edmond and Helen. Edith, a graduate of Dr. Place's sanitarium of Boulder, is now a trained nurse of that city, following her profession there. George, a resident of San Francisco, California, married Nellie Hudson and has four children: Gladys, Robert, Ruth and Eleanor. Arthur R. married Nancy Hargis, resides upon the home farm and has three children: Neal R., Harry and Eloise.
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Mr. Haight is a member and the senior vice commander of John C. Fremont Post, No. 83, G. A. R., of Littleton, and his wife is a very active and prominent member of the Woman's Relief Corps which is the auxiliary of the post. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he and his family are members of the Presbyterian church. They are people of sterling worth, enjoying the warm esteem of those who know them, and Mr. Haight is held in the highest regard by all, friends and neighbors speaking of him in terms of the deepest respect. He has ever been upright in busi- ness, faithful in friendship and in matters of citizenship as true and loyal to his country as when he followed the nation's starry banner on the battlefields of the south.
CHARLES HIER.
Charles Hier is the owner of a valuable farm property of seven hundred and twenty acres, situated near Sedalia, in Douglas county, and is numbered among the representa- tive agriculturists of his part of the state. He is a native son of Iowa, his birth having occurred at Onawa in 1876. His parents were John and Minnie (Glause) Hier, both of whom were natives of Germany.
The son spent his youthful days under the parental roof in Iowa and acquired his education in the public schools near his father's home. He was early trained to farm work and soon became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. He devoted his life to farming in Iowa until 1903, when he removed westward to Colorado, establishing his home near Sedalia. As the years have passed he has won a place among the leading, substantial and representative farmers of his county. His investments have been judiciously placed and he is now the owner of seven hundred and twenty acres of good land, which he has greatly improved in many ways. He has erected substantial buildings upon the farm, has brought his fields under a high state of cultivation and has carried on every branch of the farm work along most progressive lines so that his place has become one of the attractive features of the landscape.
In 1903 Mr. Hier was united in marriage to Miss Grace Curtis, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Hepburne ( Mitchelson) Curtis and a granddaughter of Captain H. H. Curtis, who came to America from England in 1871, bringing with him a family of nine children, whom he took to Colorado, making the journey across the country with ox teams. To Mr. and Mrs. Hier have been born six children of whom five are living, Minnie, Douglas, Allen, Archie and Margaret. Edith passed away in infancy. The parents and the children all attend the Episcopal church.
In his political views Mr. Hier is a democrat and keeps well informed on the ques- tions and issues of the day. He belongs to the Grange and the Patrons of Husbandry and is interested in all that has to do with the progress and welfare of his com- munity along political, social, intellectual, material and moral lines.
GEORGE A. ALLEN.
The agricultural development of Jefferson county has been well represented by George A. Allen, who is actively and profitably engaged in farming and stock raising. His entire career has been characterized by energy and determination and he has never allowed obstacles or difficulties to bar his path but has regarded them as an impetus for renewed effort on his part. A native of Ireland, Mr. Allen was born on the 4th of February, 1876, a son of Andrew and Sarah (Fawcett) Allen, both of whom were natives of the Emerald isle, whence they came to America in 1880. They made their way across the country to Lincoln, Nebraska, and there the father engaged in the cattle business. He successfully conducted his interests for a long period and in 1908 passed away. His widow survives and is yet living in Nebraska. In their family were six children, all of whom are living.
George A. Allen was but four years of age when brought to the new world. His youthful days were spent in Nebraska and at the usual age he became a pupil in the public schools, mastering the branches of learning that constitute the work of the grades and of the high school. He continued upon the home farm until he had attained his majority and gained valuable experience, which has been of great worth to him in later years. On reaching adult age, however, he took up railroad contracting, which he has since followed. The major part of his time and attention, however, is Vol. IV-25
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now given to his agricultural interests, his farm, whereon he resides, comprising three hundred and fifty acres of excellent land, all under the ditch. He has greatly improved the property by the erection of fine buildings and he has added many of the equip- ments of the model farm of the twentieth century. He cultivates the crops best adapted to soil and climate and each year gathers substantial harvests. He also makes a spe- cialty of stock raising, giving his preference to Holsteins. He is likewise one of the stockholders in an implement company and is a representative and progressive busi- ness man in whose vocabulary there is no such word as fail. He is actuated by a determined spirit in all that he undertakes and he never stops short of the successful accomplishment of his purpose.
In 1905 Mr. Allen was married to Miss Effie E. Gager and to them were born three children, Marie, George Lawrence and William. The wife and mother passed away March 2, 1915, and was laid to rest in the Brown Hill cemetery.
In his political views Mr. Allen is a republican, content to exercise his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the party without seeking office as a reward for party fealty. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and with the Elks and is a loyal follower of the beneficent teachings of these organizations. During a residence of nineteen years in Colorado he has become widely and favorably known, establishing his position as a substantial and thoroughly reliable business man and as a progressive citizen.
HENRY B. HICKS.
In the death of Henry B. Hicks on October 8, 1918, Larimer county lost one of its foremost citizens and an enterprising agriculturist who had greatly contributed toward development and upbuilding. Moreover, he was interested in milling and dairying enterprises and in his various business connections set valuable standards which others have since successfully followed. He was ever a public-spirited citizen and his memory remains with his many friends, who recognized in him a man of the highest qualities of character. His farm property was located four miles north of Loveland, in Larimer county, and there he developed through years of labor, and serious endeavor and un- flagging enterprise a property which stood as a monument to his enduring qualities.
Born in Michigan, June 28, 1866, Mr. Hicks was a son of Calvin and Maryett (Hoyt) Hicks. The Hoyt family originally came from England. The father throughout his life has successfully followed farming. He is a native of Michigan and still makes his home in that state but his wife passed away in 1892.
Henry B. Hicks was reared under the parental roof, amid farm conditions, and from his parents received his first lessons in regard to life's conduct. Early in his boyhood honorable principles were implanted into him and these have ever guided his life's course. In the acquirement of an education he attended the schools of Michigan and subsequently assisted his father with the farm work until he came of age. Having heard glowing reports in regard to the opportunities awaiting a young man in the far west, he decided upon removal to Colorado in order to take advantage of these favorable conditions and in 1886 arrived in this state, being, moreover, induced to come here by the state of his health, which at that period was not of the best. He took up a preemption claim in Elbert county, in the eastern part of the state, and upon this he proved up, making the required improvements. Thence he went to Weld county, where for one season he rented land, and then proceeded to the locality near Evans, where for three years he rented land. Having accumulated sufficient capital, he was then enabled to purchase sixty acres of land near Evans, which he operated quite successfully for three years, selling at the end of that period and coming to Larimer county, where he bought the place which is still the property of the family and which comprises forty acres. He immediately set to work to improve the land, and giving due consideration to its adaptability for fruit raising purposes, set out a large apple orchard of three hundred trees on the place. Seven acres were planted to cherries and from this source also he received a substantial income, in fact Mr. Hicks became one of the leaders in the fruit business in his district. In this connec- tion it may be mentioned as remarkable that part of the cherry orchard is on dry land. The balance, however, is irrigated and this fruit farm he operated until his death. He ever readily embraced the newest ideas and methods in horticulture, carefully studied propagation as well as local climatic and soil conditions and thus became one of the foremost agriculturists in Larimer county. In 1905 Mr. Hicks also took up a home- stead claim in Las Animas county, upon some of which he proved up. The original
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claim comprised three hundred and twenty acres. For some time he operated this farm himself but subsequently rented the place to his son, who still conducts this enterprise.
On October 2, 1892, Mr. Hicks was united in marriage to Mary Eva Fetters, a daughter of Casper and Anna (Haines) Fetters, natives of Missouri, in which state Mrs. Hicks was also born, her natal day being December 9, 1876. Mr. Fetters was a successful agriculturist and operated a farm in Missouri until 1885, when he took a westward course, making his way to Nebraska, where he remained for three years. He then decided upon another removal and came to Colorado, locating in Weld county, where he rented land. so continuing for some time. Finally he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Hicks, residing with them on the Hicks farm until his demise in Janu- ary, 1907. His widow survives and is now residing in Loveland. To Mr. and Mrs. Hicks were born eight children: Bernice and Ethel M., both at home; Theron, who served his country in the army and is now on the ranch in Las Animas county; and Floyd M., Laveda, Howard, Opal and Calvin, all yet at home.
Mrs. Hicks and her children still make the farm their home, all contributing toward its development. She has ably taken up the reins which have dropped from her hus- band's hands, courageously undertaking to provide for her large family. She is a woman highly esteemed and admired not only because she has shown rare business acumen but also because she excells in those feminine traits which make her beloved by all who come in contact with her.
Mr. Hicks besides his ranching and fruit interests was also a stockholder in the Farmers Mill at Kelim, Colorado, and also operated a dairy very successfully for three years. In politics he was a republican and his religious faith was that of the Church .of God. In him there passed away a public-spirited and valuable citizen who not only stood high because of his individual success but also because he ever typified in his career helpfulness toward his fellowmen as well as other qualities which make for general advancement along intellectual, moral and material lines. His death caused general. sorrow and his memory is cherished by all who knew him.
JAMES RICHARD DE REMER.
The life record of few illustrates so clearly the possibilities for individual achieve- ment as does that of James Richard De Remer, whose entire career was marked by a steady progression that brought him fame and notable success as a civil engineer and railway contractor. His sound judgment, too, was manifest in his judicious and extensive investments in real estate, which enabled him to leave his family in most prosperous circumstances. Colorado's development and upbuilding is attributable in no small measure to his efforts in railroad construction, which opened up the west to the settlement of hundreds of people. The story of his life indeed contains much that is inspirational.
Carbon county, Pennsylvania, claimed James Richard De Remer as a native son. He was there born in April, 1847, and spent the first sixteen years of his life at the place of his birth, when, in response to the country's call for troops to aid in the preservation of the Union, he joined Company H, of the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which he served until the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Winchester and other engagements of the Shenandoah valley, and following the general surrender of Confederate troops, he acted as a detective on the staff of General Gerry.
For a year after the close of the war Mr. De Remer was a student in a college at Poughkeepsie, New York. He then made his way to the middle west and at Oswego, Illinois, took charge of a division of the Fox River Railroad, remaining at that place until 1868, in which year he removed to Springfield, Missouri, and became connected with the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, having charge of the laying out of new towns. He was thus employed until 1869, when he entered into active connection with the Kansas Pacific Railroad, which was building its line to Denver. In this connection a contem- porary biographer has written: "General W. J. Palmer had been construction engineer of that road and had projected the Denver & Rio Grande to skirt the foot of the moun- tains to Old Mexico, and in 1870 Mr. De Remer joined that company. He began as rod- man, but in two years had become assistant chief engineer.
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