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Professor George was reared in Ontario and attended the public schools of his native province. He was graduated in 1897 from the McMaster University of Toronto,
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Canada, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1898 his alma mater conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree. In 1899 he was made a fellow in geology by the Uni- versity of Chicago, a fact which indicates the line of his special duty and his efficiency. He afterward spent two years at the University of Chicago as a graduate student and instructor, completing the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy. He then accepted a call from the University of Iowa at lowa City, where he served as instructor in geology and later as professor of economic geology for three years. In 1903 he came to the University of Colorado as head of the department of geology and has since occu- pied that position covering a period of fifteen years. Further recognition of his ability by the state came in 1907, when he was appointed state geologist and has since accept- ably served in that capacity. On his removal to the state in 1903. Professor George at · once allied his interests with those of the community and soon began to take active part in movements for the welfare of the state and of Boulder, where he has since made his home. His colleagues of the university faculty and the science men throughout the state recognized his ability and gladly accorded him a position of leadership. Among the first things to claim his attention were the mining industry and the problems con- nected therewith. Mine operators came to him for counsel that proved to be so practical that his services as consulting geologist were soon in great demand in Colorado and other states. In 1907 the Colorado Geological Survey was created by statutory enact- ment that made the head of the department of the State University the state geologist. In this position Professor George has worked most untiringly for the mining industry, whose needs he has come to know so well. With inadequate legislative appropriation, but with most cordial co-operation of mine owners, miners and prospectors, he has accomplished much for the state that a man with less vision and energy could not hope to accomplish. When Mr. George was appointed professor in the State University, his department was a year and a half old, almost without equipment, and housed in au attic. Under his administration this department soon outgrew its quarters and is now one of the strong departments of the university.
In 1908, in Boston, Massachusetts, Professor George was married to Miss Marcia Chipman, a daughter of the late Henry W. Chipman. In politics he has always main- tained an independent course. Fraternally he is a Master Mason, and something of the nature and breadth of his interests is shown in the fact that he is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; of the Geological Society of America; the Colorado Scientific Society and the American Institute of Mining En- gineers, beside other organizations engaged in scientific research. He has long taken an active part in civic affairs. His influence in shaping legislation in Colorado for several years past has been considerable. An example of this is found in his work in examining coal mines in the winter of 1910-11 as a member of the commission appointed by Governor Shafroth, and his part in framing a law to improve conditions in coal mines. For work of this kind he has a masterly grasp of affairs, gained from study and experience, together with exceptional ability for clear exposition of what he sincerely believes to be best for the commonwealth.
HERBERT VAN EVERY.
Herbert Van Every dates his residence in Adams county from the spring of 1888, at which time he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land which he has since converted into a valuable and productive farm. He was born in Ontario, Norfolk county, Canada, on the 9th of May, 1866, a son of John F. and Lucy (Kew) Van Every, who are likewise natives of Ontario, where the father followed the occupation of farming and where he and his wife still make their home. They have a family of eight children, of whom Herbert is the fourth in order of birth. An uncle, Hiram Van Every, now deceased, crossed the plains in the early '60s, in that period when everything was. wild, when Indians were far more numerous than the white settlers and when travel caused the people to face not only many hardships and privations but also many dangers. He settled in Arapahoe county and continued to follow farming here until his death. His widow is living at the home of Richard Talbot and Herbert Van Every is his only living nephew in Colorado.
In the graded schools of his native county Herbert Van Every pursued his edu- cation and after his textbooks were put aside remained upon the home farm for a few years, but the opportunities of the west attracted him and in the spring of 1888 he came to Colorado, making his way to Arapahoe county, now Adams county, where he secured a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres. Not a furrow had
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been turned nor an improvement made upon the place at that period, but with char- acteristic energy he hegan the development of the farm and has since converted it into a valuable property. He has upon the place a fine residence, a large and sub- stantial barn and all necessary improvements. He irrigated the land and has devoted his attention to the raising of grain and alfalfa. He new leases eighty acres of his place hut owns altogether one hundred and seventy-five acres, having added to the original tract.
On the 21st of June, 1898, Mr. Van Every was married to Miss Edith Cline, a daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Woodley) Cline. Both of her parents were natives of Ontario, Canada, and in 1867 they crossed the plains, settling in Arapahoe county, Colorado, where they passed away. Mrs. Van Every attended District School No. 3 and afterward was graduated from the East Denver high school. For four years she engaged in teaching in Districts Nos. 3 and 53 and is a lady of liberal education and culture who is doing great good in the world. By her marriage she has become the mother of four children: Cline, Ruth, John and Kent.
Mr. Van Every gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He served as school director of District No. 11 for a number of years and was at one time county chairman of the progressive party. Hunting constitutes his favorite sport and from this he gains his relaxation. His wife is a member of the Royal Neighbors, also of the First Baptist church of Denver and of the Red Cross and is thus actively assisting ín war work.
JOHN J. CROWLEY.
John J. Crowley, who is engaged in farming three hundred and twenty acres of land near Derby and also owns one hundred and sixty acres on First creek, where he is raising cattle, is an energetic and enterprising agriculturist whose well directed efforts and unfaltering industry have been the basis of his growing success. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, on the 25th of October, 1862, a son of John and Ann (Hales) Crowley, the former a farmer by occupation. The family numbered seven children and, like the others of the household, John J. Crowley was a pupil in the national schools of Ireland, while his more advanced educational training was received in Queens College at Cork, now known as the Royal University of Ireland, from which he was graduated with the class of 1883. He then determined to come to the new world and made his way to Dubuque, Iowa, after which he secured a clerkship on a steamboat of the Diamond Joe Line on the Mississippi river and spent three years in that connection. He next went to northwestern Nebraska, near the Wyoming line, and took up a homestead, proving up on the property and starting in the cattle raising business there. In connection therewith he did railroad contracting on the Chicago & Northwestern, spending three or four years in that connection. He afterward went to Tacoma, Washington, and while in the northwest served as bailiff in the superior court for eight years. Previously he was an employe in the Tacoma Hotel. After retiring from the position of bailiff he removed to Colorado and settled first on Third creek, where he spent four years in the cattle business. He then purchased a place on First creek and made his home thereon for five or six years, during which time he engaged in farming and also in cattle raising. He next removed to his present loca- tion near Derby and is now cultivating three hundred and twenty acres of land, which he devotes to the raising of various cereals and crops best adapted to the soil and climate. In addition he still owns his one hundred and sixty acres on First creek. He likewise owns another place, in Douglas county, upon which he is raising cattle, and thus his business interests are extensive and important.
While in Tacoma, Washington, on the 6th of May, 1891, Mr. Crowley was married to Miss Nellie V. Connors. Their children are: John J .; Anna D., the wife of Frank Sandell, by whom she has one child, Stella A .; William, deceased; Francis P., who is a member of the United States army, now in France; Robert Hales; Kathleen Mary; and Helen Irene.
Mr. Crowley gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. For three terms he served as school director and is a stalwart champion of the cause of public education. His religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church, his membership being in the Sacred Heart church at Denver. He is interested in all that pertains to the welfare and progress of the community in which he makes his home. Liberally educated, he was well trained for life's practical and responsible duties and has made wise use of his time, talents and opportunities as the years have passed. Coming to
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Colorado when it was still a frontier district, he has been identified with its substantial and permanent development and has contributed in no small measure to the advance- ment of its farming and stock raising interests.
GEORGE J. W. LONGMORE.
George J. W. Longmore, a substantial and representative citizen of Boulder county, was appointed postmaster of the town of Louisville in 1915 and has since ably dis- charged the duties of that office. His birth occurred in Scotland on the 3d of Sep- tember, 1882, his parents being Thomas and Rebecca (Boustead) Longmore, who spent their entire lives in that country.
George J. W. Longmore, the youngest in a family of fifteen children, was reared and educated in the land of his nativity and there remained until he had reached the age of twenty-three years. In 1905 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States and came direct to Colorado, taking up his abode in Boulder county and securing the posi- tion of cashier in a bank at Lafayette. He continued in that responsible capacity for six years, on the expiration of which period he embarked in the insurance business at Louisville and was thus successfully engaged until appointed postmaster of the town in 1915, in which connection he has since made a most creditable and commendable record. He has acquired considerable property holdings in Louisville and has long been numbered among the prominent and progressive citizens of the community.
In January, 1911, Mr. Longmore was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Wilson, a daughter of Thomas Wilson, of Corning, Ohio. They have become parents of two children, T. Wilson and Catherine Janet.
In politics Mr. Longmore is a stalwart democrat, believing firmly in the principles of that party, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to try his fortune in the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their wise utilization has won success, at the same time gaining the high regard and esteem of those with whom he has been associated. A young man of energy, enter- prise and progressive spirit, the future holds for him splendid promise.
JOHN MOODY.
John Moody, a merchant of Hygiene, was born in Maryland, September 9, 1864, a son of Richard and Mary J. (Gray) Moody, both of whom were natives of England. They came to America in the year 1853 and settled in Maryland, where they were married in 1855. They continued residents of that state for a third of a century or until 1886, when they removed westward to Nebraska and settled on a farm which continued to be their place of residence throughout their remaining days. both father and mother dying in that state. They had a family of twelve children, eight of whom are yet living.
The youthful days of John Moody were passed in Maryland and the public school system of the state afforded him his educational opportunities. In 1887 he became a resident of Nebraska, where he took up a timber claim of which he is still the owner. In 1888, however, he went to Wyoming and there followed coal mining until the fall of that year, when he removed to Colorado. Throughout the intervening period or for more than thirty years, he has made his home in this state. He was engaged in merchandising at Perigo, Colorado, for a period of eight years and in 1904 he took up his abode in Hygiene, where he established a store and has since dealt in general merchandise. He has an excellent stock of goods and is liberally patronized owing to his earnest efforts to please his patrons and his straightforward dealings. In 1907 he was appointed postmaster of the town by President Roosevelt and has since continued in that position.
In 1890 Mr. Moody was married to Miss Ellen Young, a native of England, who came to America in 1872. She is a daughter of Samuel and Anna Young, also natives of England but now residents of Idaho. To Mr. and Mrs. Moody have been born six children: Pearl M., the wife of George W. Hildenbrandt; Marietta, the wife of L. W. Wells; Bertha M .; Edith Floy; Charles R .; and one who died in infancy.
Mr. Moody has always been a republican in his political views, believing firmly in the principles of the party. He has served as city clerk and has also been a mem-
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ber of the school board. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has filled some of the chairs of the local lodge. He is likewise a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and served as its clerk for a number of years. He and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, taking an active interest in all that pertains to its growth and the extension of its influence. In a business way, too, his record is most creditable, for it illustrates clearly what can be accom- plished through persistent and earnest effort guided by sound judgment. His business connections have brought him a wide acquaintance in the section in which he lives and everywhere he is spoken of in terms of high regard.
SAMUEL VAN NESS ROGERS.
Samuel Van Ness Rogers, who became a resident of Colorado in the period of its early development, was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, June 14, 1840. His ancestry on the paternal side is traced back to the early colonial period in American history, and on the maternal side he came of German and Irish ancestry. In early life he was for a number of years engaged in business in Virginia. Coming to Colorado in 1875, he located in Tallahassee Basin or Gulch and afterward went to the present site of Salida, where he expected to homestead. A snow storm, however, prevented him from carrying out his plans and later he found the district which he had intended to homestead had been taken up as a town site. From Salida he proceeded to the San Luis valley, settling near Villa Grove in Saguache county. There and in Wet Mountain valley he became one of the most successful ranchers and cattlemen of the entire state, conducting extensive interests along that line.
On the 19th of December. 1867, Mr. Rogers was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Hill, who was born near La Fayette, Indiana. There were six children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and there are also seven grandchildren and two great-grand- children. The children still living are: Mrs. Pearl G. Reinhardt, of Wallace, Idaho; Claude S. Rogers, who is connected with the zinc plant at Canon City; James L., of Longmont; and Mrs. Annette Bibler, of Cañon City.
The husband and father retired from active business in 1905 and spent his remain- ing days, covering a period of five years, in the enjoyment of well earned rest, passing away in 1910. His widow survives and is now living in Canon City.
P. D. NELSON.
P. D. Nelson, a member of the Colorado bar practicing at Berthoud, Larimer county, was born in Shelby county, Iowa, January 15, 1877, a son of J. C. and Bergette (Miller ) Nelson, who are natives of Denmark. The parents came to America in 1874 and settled in Iowa, where they were identified with farming interests until 1910. The father then retired from active business life and removed to Denver, where he and his wife still make their home, enjoying in well earned rest the fruits of their former toil. They became the parents of seven children, five of whom are living.
P. D. Nelson was reared and educated in Iowa. The public schools afforded him his opportunities of mastering the common branches of English learning and some of the sciences and later he pursued a course in the Denver Law School, from which he was graduated with the class of 1906, for he had determined to make law practice his life work. In January, 1907, he opened an office in Berthoud, Larimer. county, where he has since remained and through the intervening years he has built up a clientage that is now large and of a distinctively representative character.
In 1904 Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Mildred Kissell, a native of Iowa City, Iowa, and a daughter of H. B. and Elizabeth Kissell, who were natives of Pennsylvania but became residents of Iowa during the pioneer epoch in its history, there residing during the greater part of their lives. The father is now deceased, but the mother is still living and makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, who have one child, Verna E., born February 9, 1917. Thus three generations are represented in the household.
Fraternally Mr. Nelson is a Mason, belonging to Berthoud Lodge No. 83, in which le has filled all of the chairs. He is also identified with the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World and the Modern Woodmen of America as well as with the
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Eastern Star. Politically he is a republican and is a recognized leader in the local ranks of his party, his opinions carrying weight in its councils. He has been called upon to represent his district in the general assembly, having been a member during the twentieth session. He stands loyally for whatever he believes to be for the best interests of the community and his worth as a man and citizen is widely acknowledged. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church.
MARY E. FORD, M. D.
Among the women who have done splendid professional work in Denver is Dr. Mary E. Ford, physician, whose large practice is indicative of the confidence reposed in her and of the ability which she has displayed in carrying on her chosen life work. Dr. Ford is a native of Pennsylvania, her birth having occurred in Indiana county, that state, on the 31st of January, 1865, her parents being Robert and Jane (Beatty) Ford. The father came to America from Ireland, his native land, while the mother was born in Pennsylvania. Robert Ford engaged in mercantile pursuits in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and both he and his wife remained residents of that city for many years, continuing there to the time of their demise.
Dr. Ford was the youngest of their family of five children. She attended the public schools of Allegheny City and also became a student in the normal school in Indiana, after which she entered the Boston University School of Medicine and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1896. For a short period she engaged in prac- tice in Allegheny City and then came to Denver, where she arrived in 1896. She has since been engaged in the general practice of medicine and has been very successful. Her ability is acknowledged by the general public and by the profession and her prac- tice has steadily grown with the passing years. She is most conscientious in the per- formance of all of her professional duties and is deeply interested in anything that tends to bring to man the key to the complex mystery which we call life. She has continued her studies, keeping in touch with the latest investigation and research work, and while she does not hastily discard old and time-tried methods, she yet eagerly takes up every new idea which her judgment sanctions as of value in her pro- fessional service.
ZOPHER DE FOREST HAVENS.
If truth stands in the old adage that "opportunity knocks but once," it is evi- dent that Zopher De Forest Havens responded at once to the call, for his business career has been one of steady advancement in which he has utilized every chance for progress. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa, January 24, 1874, a son of R. W. and Eliza- beth (Hammond) Havens, who are natives of Michigan. They removed to Iowa at an early day and the father there engaged in bridge construction work for the Rock Island Railway Company throughout the state of Iowa. He remained a resident of that section of the country until the fall of 1892, when he removed to South Omaha, where he resided until June, 1917, when he removed to Denver, where he is now living retired from active business. His wife also survives. Their family numbers three children : Verne Le Roy, who is attache of the American department of commerce in Santiago, Chile; Zopher D., of this review; and Alice E., who was principal of the high school at South Omaha, Nebraska, at the time of her death there in March, 1902.
Zopher D. Havens speut his youthful days as a pupil in the public schools of Atlantic, Iowa, and became a resident of South Omaha in 1893, at which time he entered into active connection with the live stock business at the stock yards. There he remained for twelve years, after which he located on a large ranch in Antelope county and operated in the South Omaha stock yards at the same time. He continued in Ante- lope county until March, 1915, when he entered into the live stock business on his own account, starting in a small way and opening an office in Denver. His interests have since grown to extensive proportions and for actual yard trading this firm handles about as many cattle as any concern in Denver. He handles cattle exclusively and is at the head of one of the important and representative firms of the Denver yards, being president, treasurer and general manager of The Havens Live Stock Company, which was incorporated in the fall of 1917.
On the 28th of September, 1892, in South Omaha, Mr. Havens was married to
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Miss Annis M. Bennett, a daughter of Lindsey and Mary (Logan) Bennett, of At- lantic. Iowa. Their children are five in number: Grace, now Mrs. George G. Hays, was born in Atlantic, Iowa, in October, 1894, and was graduated from the high school in South Omaha but is now residing near Golden, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Hays have a son, Verne Le Roy, who was born November 17, 1918. Mabel E. died in infancy. Rial C., who was born April 6, 1897, in South Omaha, attended the South Omaha schools, also the Boyles Commercial College of Omaha, Nebraska, and the Barnes Commercial School of Denver and is now with the United States Marines at Fort Lyons, holding the rank of corporal. Alice E., who was born in Neligh, Nebraska, June 22, 1903, is attending school in Denver. Walter D., who was born in Clearwater, Nebraska, May 28, 1908, is also a pupil in the grades of Denver.
Fraternally Mr. Havens is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, having been a representative of the former for twenty years. He is a republican in his political views yet holds principle above party and does not hesitate to cast an independent ballot if his judgment so dictates. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian. His has been an active and well spent life, characterized by high principles and honorable purposes and resulting in the successful achievement of his plans. His course proves that prosperity and an honored name may be won simultaneously.
JAMES FIELD WILLARD.
James Field Willard, professor of history in the University of Colorado, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876. His father, Edward Mahlon Willard, was born in Philadelphia in 1842 and was a son of Lewis Rue Willard, a native of Pennsylvania, born in the year 1810. He in turn was the son of Thomas Willard, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1780, indicative of the fact that the family became connected with that state in colonial days. Edward Mahlon Willard was married in Davisville, Penn- sylvania, in 1874 to Elizabeth Prudence Field, a daughter of James Field. He devoted his life to the lumber business in Philadelphia and there passed away in 1897, having for more than a decade survived his wife, who died in 1886.
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