Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, containing portraits and biographies of many well known citizens of the past and present, Part 161

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1530

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The marriage of Judge Galbreath, which took place in Tennessee, in 1868, united him with Miss Bettie Jackson, a sister of T. J. Jackson, of Du- rango. The seven children born of their union are: William H., Andrew J., Orville S., Jr., Charles A., Bessie U., Maude H. and John H. In fraternal connections Judge Galbreath belongs to Durango Lodge No. 46, A. F. & A. M .; Sit- ting Bull Tribe No. 48, I. O. R. M., of which he is sachem; Pocahontas Council No. 20; Aztec Camp No. 30, Woodmen of the World; the Royal Arcanum, of Nashville, Teun .; and Golden Cross, of Tennessee. With his family he is identified with the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in which he serves as steward and Sunday- school superintendent, actively assisting all en- terprises for the benefit of the cause. Interested in all local matters, he has been prominent in city and county, One of his most helpful works was

ROBERT J. PATTERSON.

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in connection with the organization of the pres- ent financial system of Durango and La Plata County, with which he was intimately associated and the success of which was largely due to his wise judgment.

OBERT J. PATTERSON. A remarkable instance of the results of perseverance and energy is shown in the life of Mr. Patterson, who is a prosperous ranchman and cattle-raiser of Logan County, and the owner of a ranch com- prising eight hundred acres, situated three and one-half miles northeast of Sterling. At the time of his arrival in Colorado he had an invalid wife, three children and only $10 in money; yet, in ten years from that time he had accumulated $13,000 by good management and hard work. The striking success with which he has met proves him to be a mau of excellent judgment and business sagacity.

The birth of Mr. Patterson occurred in Frank- lin County, Va., July 16, 1842, to Robert and Susan (Boone) Patterson. He was one of seven children, five of whom are living, viz. : Martha J., wife of Joseph Flora, of Kansas; Mary L., who married Stephen Wray, of Franklin County, Va .; Sarah E., who lives in Salem, Va .; Emily E., wife of Joel Kinzie, of Iliff, Colo .; and Robert J., of this sketch. The father was a native of Augusta County, Va., born in 1813. He re- mained at home until nineteen years old, when he went to Franklin County and began the life of a farmer. After his marriage, in 1841, he con- tinued farming in Franklin County. To that occupation he gave his entire attention through life, with the exception of several terms as a school teacher. His father, Robert Patterson, Sr., was a prominent farmer of Augusta County, and in Fauquier County, Va., he married Miss Elizabeth Walker.

March 18, 1862, the subject of this sketch en- listed in Company F, Fifty-seventh Virginia In- fantry, C. S. A. With his regiment he took part in the battles of Fort Darling, Manchester Court House, the Wilderness, Hanover Court House, Cold Harbor, Gaines' Mills, second battle of Fort Darling, and the battle of Five Forks, where, April 1, 1865, he was captured by the Federals. He was imprisoned at Hart's Island until some time after the surrender. He reached home on the last day of June, 1865, three months from the time of his capture. After his return he secured employment as a farm hand. December 21,

1865, he married Miss Frances Wray, a native of Franklin County, Va., and a daughter of Dau- iel and Naomi (Johnson) Wray, her father being a skilled mechanic, tanner and blacksmith, as well as a successful farmer of Franklin County.

Accompanied by his wife, in December, 1866, Mr. Patterson migrated to Iowa, where he set- tled in Marion County. At first he worked by the month as a farm hand. Finally he deter- mined to settle further west. July 4, 1873, found him in Longmont, Colo., where he worked by the month. The following year he cultivated rented land. In the spring of 1875 he came to what is now Logan County (then a part of Weld) and pre-empted land three miles east of the pres- ent town site of Crook. There he remained un- til May, 1877, when he sold the place, and for a year worked in the employ of a neighboring rancher. In 1878 he purchased his present prop- erty, buying a relinquishment from a man who had pre-empted, but had not proved up on the land. Mr. Patterson allowed the pre-emption to expire and homesteaded the land. His family had been in Greeley after he sold his place near Crook, but in January, 1879, he brought them to their new home, and here they have since resided. Closely giving his attention to business matters, he has little leisure for participation in public affairs; hence he leaves public offices to be filled by others. However, he made one exception to his usual rule of declining office, as he filled the position of water commissioner of his district for six years. Politically he adheres to the silver wing of the Republican party.

Seven children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, namely : James R .; Emma D., deceased; John Frederick, Dewitt C., William E., Bessie L. and Charles A .; of these the three eldest sons are achieving success as ranchmen in Logan County, while the younger children are still at home.

AKEMAN HULL MCINTYRE, who is recognized as one of the influential citizens of Colorado Springs, was elected alderman from the first ward in 1896, and at the expira- tion of his first term was again elected, in April, 1898. Since becoming a member of the city council he has been instrumental in promoting many plans for public improvements, and has served as chairman of the finance and fire depart- ment committees and member of the public grounds and building and street committees.

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Immediately after the establishment of the water system in 1880 he organized Jackson Hose Com- pany No. I, of which he was secretary for many years. His service in that capacity, as in other lines of public enterprise, tended to advance the interests of his city.

Referring to the McIntyre family history, we find that Samuel, our subject's father, was born in Canada, of Scotch-Presbyterian parentage, and removed to New Jersey, where he operated tan- neries and engaged in the manufacture of leather near Freehold, Monmouth County .. He died there at forty-five years of age. He had married Cath- erine Little, who was born near Farmingdale, Monmouth County, daughter of William Little and descendant of one of the oldest families of the state. She died at Long Branch in January, 1898. Of her four sons, Samuel B. is in Washington, D. C .; William L., in New York City ; and H. A. in Denver, Colo. Our subject, who was the young- est of the family, was born near Freehold, Mon- mouth County, N. J., February 22, 1854. He was twelve years of age when his father died. Afterward he attended the State Model school at Trenton, and on completing his studies went to New York City, where he engaged in the whole- sale drug business for two years.

Intending to spend a few months in Colorado, Mr. McIntyre came to this state in October, 1876, and visited his brother. He was so pleased with the prospects here that he resigned his New York position, and accepted a position as assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Colorado Springs. After three years he resigned and ac- cepted the position of acting cashier in charge of the People's Bank, a private institution 011 Huerfano and Tejon streets, which he man- aged from 1879 until 1888. When the bank was merged into the El Paso Bank he retired from business. In 1889 he organized the Colorado Springs Electric Light Company, of which he was manager for two years, meantime building the plant on Huerfano street and superintend- ing the construction of the works. Starting with a capital of $25,000, the company now has a capitalization of $500,000 and pays ten per cent. dividends. Upon selling his interests in, and re- signing from that position, he engaged in the real estate, insurance, mining and loan business. He was interested in the companies that platted the Knob Hill and Verona Heights additions to Colorado Springs. He owns property in every ward in this city, as well as in Colorado City and

Manitou. In insurance he represents six stand- ard companies. For two years he was state agent and adjuster for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, for Colorado, New Mexico and Wy- oming, but the business grew so rapidly that it became necessary to appoint a permanent agent, and Mr. McIntyre, on account of his many other interests, was unable to accept the position. In connection with his general loan, he carries on a private banking business. He has his office on the ground floor of the Hagerman block, No. 11I Kiowa street.

The mining interests of Mr. McIntyre include the presidency of the El Dorado Gold Mining Company and the Underwriters Gold Mining Company, which he has promoted; the treasurer- ship of the Rattler Gold Mining Company, which is becoming well known, the presidency of the Ontario Mining Company, and a directorship in the Des Moines Gold Mining Company. He is a charter member of the El Paso Club, which was organized soon after he came to this city, and also belongs to Pike's Peak Club, and member of Colorado Springs Lodge, No. 309, B. P. O. E. In the Colorado Springs Mining Stock Exchange he is an active member, and represents many Colorado and eastern clients. He is also a mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce. While not identified with any denomination, he is an at- tendant at, and a contributor to, the Grace Epis- copal Church. In the Republican League Club of Colorado Springs he is an influential member. As a citizen he has given cordial assistance to progressive movements for the promotion of the city's welfare, exhibiting in public affairs, as in private business matters, the individuality and enterprise of character that have brought him success.

ON. GEORGE W. CROW, who represents the thirteenth district (Grand and Summit Counties) in the state legislature, was elected to this office on the Democratic ticket, in 1896, re- ceiving a majority of four hundred and eighty- five votes out of a total of twelve hundred and eleven. This was the largest majority ever re- ceived by a candidate for the house in this district and is largely attributed to the fact that he received almost the entire vote of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic in the two counties named.

A native of Missouri, Mr. Crow was born in Paris, Monroe County, July 31, 1836, and is a son

WILLIAM A. SCHLIFF.

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of Dr. Samuel and Catherine W. (Smith) Crow. He was one of nine children, six of whom are now living, namely: Samuel, a farmer of Shelby County, Mo .; William H. H., M.D., a practic- ing physician of Monroe County, Mo .; John S., a retired farmer and stockman of Monroe County, Mo .; George W .; Frank D., proprietor of a flour- ing mill in Randolph County, Mo .; and James P., a practicing physician in Machalla, Ecuador, South America.

. The father of this family was born in Nelson County, Ky., in 1796, and in early manhood studied medicine, after which he engaged in pro- fessional practice. Some time prior to 1830 he migrated to Missouri and settled in Cole County. Later he became one of the founders of Paris, in Monroe County, where he built up a lucrative practice and remained until his death in 1852. At that time his son, our subject, was attending Bethany College, in Wheeling, W. Va., but one year later he was called home to assume the man- agement of the extensive farming interests left by his father. This he continued until the outbreak of the Civil war. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Captain Rawlins' company, Colonel Brace's regi- ment, of the Confederate army, and shortly after- ward he was appointed one of the staff officers under Gen. M. M. Parsons. In this capacity he remained for one year, when, feeling that a greater field for his labors might be found in some other department of the service, he resigned his rank as captain, and asked that some one who had been crippled and rendered unfit for active service in the field be appointed in his place as a member of the staff. Immediately he entered Company D, Shelby's old regiment of cavalry, as a private. After a year in this connection he recruited a company of cavalry in Monroe County, and from that time on he commanded his company, which finally surrendered at Shreveport, La., in June, 1865.

Some three months after the surrender, Mr. Crow returned home and resumed farming on the old homestead. In 1871 he engaged in the mule trade in Louisiana, which he continued until 1875 and then established a flouring mill busi- ness in his native town. Prosperous in business, he continued successful until 1882, when the mill was destroyed by fire. He then decided to re- move to Colorado and in June of 1882 arrived in Colorado Springs, where, and in Manitou, he spent six weeks or more recruiting his health. From there he came to Breckenridge to look after

some mining interests which he had acquired while in Missouri. In this town he gave his entire atten- tion to mining. Among his numerous properties is the Sundown mine, one of the valuable proper- ties of Summit County.

Fraternally Mr. Crow is a member of Paris Union Lodge No. 19, A. F. & A. M .; Monroe Chapter No. 16, R. A. M., and Percival Com- mandery No. 44, K. T. As a citizen, he favors all measures for the benefit of the people of Breckenridge and Summit County; as a legisla- tor, his district is ably represented by him in every particular; as a friend and companion, he is genial, affable and entertaining, a man of worth in every relation of life.

ILLIAM A. SCHLIFF. In the list of business enterprises carried on in the vil- lage of Gypsum, there is none that meets with more general recognition than the mercantile establishment owned and conducted by Mr. Schliff. He has established a reputation, not only as an energetic, thorough-going business man, but as a citizen whose honesty and upright- ness have never been questioned. In addition to the management of his mercantile interests he also fills the office of postmaster. By judicious investments and careful management he has ac- quired a considerable amount of property in this (Eagle) county. His record in all the relations of life is that of an honorable man.

The subject of this sketch was born in Hohen- heim, Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1850, a son of Jacob and Charlotte (Stoll) Schliff. When he was fourteen years of age he was brought to America by his father, who had been a teacher in his na- tive land, but died shortly after he settled in New York. There were but two sons in the family and one of these died in childhood. At sixteen years of age our subject came to Colorado, and, as his health was poor, he traveled for some time. When able to engage in active work he engaged in ranching and merchandising. He was the first settler of Gypsum, where, in 1881, he built one of the first houses. Here he has since owned a good ranclı, a number of stock, and a mercantile store, the latter having been estab- lished in 1890. In 1895 he married Eliza Wiley, a native of New York, and by her he has one child. His wife is a member of the school board, but he holds no office except that of postmaster, to which and to his store, his time is closely given. Politically he is a silver Republican. A

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Mason fraternally, he is connected with Glen- wood Lodge No. 20, A. F. & A. M .; Glenwood Chapter No. 22, R. A. M., and Glenwood Springs Commandery No. 20, K. T.

JOHN FRANCIS CAMPION, of Denver, was born on Prince Edward Island December 17, 1849, a son of M. B. and Helen (Fehan) Campion, natives of that island, and of English and Scotch descent. In 1862 his parents removed to California, but being desirous to give their sons good educational advantages, he was sent back, with his brother, to Prince Edward Island, where he attended the Prince of Wales College at Charlottetown. While in school the boys ran away, in order to enlist in the United States navy. George F., who was only fifteen, was rejected; but John F., who was seventeen, was accepted at Boston, where he enlisted, and having passed a satisfactory examination, was appointed assistant quartermaster. He was sent to the United States dispatch boat, "Dolphin," and on it carried the first dispatches to General Sherman at Savannah, when the latter had just completed his famous march to the sea.

At the close of the war Mr. Campion visited his parents in Sacramento, Cal., and from there went into the mountains as a miner. In 1868 the discovery of the White Pine silver mine induced him to locate there. At once he became a suc- cessful mine operator, but after his good luck had continued for some time he met with misfortune and lost his all (some $5,000) in the mine. How- ever, he soon made a fortune in Eureka, Nev., where he developed and sold mines. Later, going to Pioche, Nev., with his father and brother, he bought a valuable silver mine, known as the Pioche Phoenix mine. Soon the Pioche Phoenix Mining Company was organized. There was much contention over the possession of the mine, of which others tried again and again to gain possession by force, but each time they were repulsed with loss. The strife was finally settled by recourse to the law, and Mr. Campion retained possession. After some years he sold the mine. In April, 1879, he went to Leadville, Colo., then at the height of its "boom." He immediately bonght several producing mines and claims, of which he subsequently disposed. He still con- siders Leadville his home, though his business interests take him into other parts of the state much of the time. At this writing he is inter- ested in the Pison, Elk, Reindeer and Ibex (bet-

ter known as the Little Johnny) mines, all of which were started by him and named after some animal; also properties at Breckenridge, Summit County and Larimer County.

Many exciting experiences have occurred in the life of Mr. Campion, whose name and success are known in every mining camp in the Rockies. In his operations he has usually been alone, re- lying on his own resources and reaping his own reward. His varied experiences before coming to Leadville aided him in his operations here. He is fond of mining. Its continual shifting scenes and its rich promises of reward fascinate him. When he was still a young man his name be- came known as a talisman for success among the miners of Nevada, and he was known in Lead- ville as a successful miner before he came here. However, he has had his share of reverses, and the ultimate success he has achieved was the re- sult of lessons learned in the stern school of ex- perience.

In 1896-97, Mr. Campion built a palatial home at No. 800 Logan avenue, Denver. His summer months are spent at Twin Lake, fifteen miles from Leadville, where he has a beautiful summer home.

J OBERT LEVY, M. D., professor of physi- ology and laryngology in Gross Medical College, is also secretary of the faculty and the board of trustees. Many of his professional articles have been published for distribution among the profession, among them being the fol- lowing: "Inoperable Sarcoma of the Nose," re- printed from the New York Medical Journal; "Treatment of Laryngeal Phthisis," from the Medical and Surgical Reporter; "Pharyngeal Tuberculosis," from the Denver Medical Times; "Medical Education," president's address deliv- ered before the Colorado State Medical Society June 17, 1897; "The Treatment of Laryngeal Tuberculosis," with a report of cases, reprinted from the New York Medical Journal; "Fatal Hemorrhage from the Nose and Pharynx from Unusual Cause," read before the Colorado State Medical Society in June, 1896; "Exaggerated Arytenoid Movement, Anchylosis of the Crico, Arytenoid Articulation," reprinted from Annals of Ophthalmology and Otology, in October, 1896; and "Direct Autoscopy; Kirstein," reprinted from Gross Medical College Bulletin.

Dr. Levy was born in Hamilton, Ontario, May 30, 1864. He was two years old when the family

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removed to Milwaukee. In 1879 he came to Colorado and took a special course in the Uni- versity of Denver. In 1880 he entered Prince- ton College, but after a short time he left and took up the study of medicine at Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College, graduating in 1884, with the degree of M. D. While in college he made a specialty of diseases of the throat and nose.

Returning to Colorado, Dr. Levy engaged in general practice in Denver for five years, when he limited his attention to the practice of laryn- gology. He has been very prominent in the medical fraternity of the city and state. He as- sisted in the organization of the Denver and Ara- pahoe County Medical Society, of which he was afterward elected president. In 1896-97 he was president of the Colorado State Medical Society.

He assisted in the organization of the Denver Pathological Society and was its president for a time. He is an honorary member of the Pueblo County Medical Society, a member of the Ameri- can Public Health Association, and fellow of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Oto- logical Society. In the Colorado Dental School he is a professor of physiology, and he is also a member of the Dental Club. In addition to his other positions, he is laryngologist to Arapahoe County, St. Luke's and St. Anthony's hospitals in Denver.

ILLIAM A. SHEEDY, the leading mer- chant of Yuma and one of the enterprising stockmen of Yuma County, came to Colo- rado in March, 1886, and pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land four miles southeast of Yuma. Six months later, after having proved up on his claim, he came to town, and, in part- nership with W. F. Flynn, bought a small store which was the foundation of his present mercan- tile establishment. August 3, 1889, he purchased his partner's interest, since which time he has conducted the business alone. His ability soon placed him at the head of the mercantile interests of the county and brought him the confidence of all with whom he had business relations; and from the time of his entrance into business to the present time he has proved himself to be reliable, efficient and honorable. In 1896 he embarked in the cattle business and his interests in this in- dustry have grown so rapidly that he is to-day one of the prominent cattlemen of his county.

Mr. Sheedy was born in Clinton County, Iowa, March 3, 1858, a son of Michael and Johanna

(Callahan) Sheedy, of whose eleven children all but two are living. They are: David, a farmer of Kearney County, Neb .; Margaret, wife of August Rabou, of Cheyenne, Wyo .; William A .; James, who is with our subject; Anna, Mrs. Thomas F. Magner, of Denver, Colo .; Ella, wife of F. W. Reed, of Mankato, Kan .; John, a far- mer of Clay Center, Neb .; Dennis, who is guard in the asylum at Hasting, Neb .; and May, who is living with her mother in Hastings, Neb.

The father of our subject was born in County Cork, Ireland, March 25, 1823, and grew to man- hood on a farm there. In 1850 he emigrated to America and settled at Rockport, Mass., where he engaged in railroad work. There, in 1851, he married Miss Callahan, who was born in County Limerick, Ireland, June 23, 1832, and came to America with a brother and sister in 1849, settling at Rockport, where she was married two years later. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Sheedy removed to Iowa, settling in Clinton County, where for ten years he engaged in rail- road contracting. In 1871 he removed to Clay County, Neb., and turned his attention to farm pursuits. There his death occurred March 6, 1896.

The education of our subject was acquired in district schoolsand the Omaha (Neb. ) Commercial College. On coming west he was for one year in the employ of Dennis Sheedy, at that time an extensive cattleman of Wyoming and Nebraska, and now president of the Globe Smelter Company, president of the Denver Dry Goods Company, vice-president of the Colorado National Bank and one of Denver's most prominent citizens. After one year with this gentleman, who is our subject's uncle, the latter returned home, but soon after- ward returned west, settling permanently in Colorado. October 26, 1886, he married Eliza- beth A., daughter of Michael Flynn, who was for twenty-five years foreman of a large quarry at Wyandotte, Mich., and later a farmer in Clay County, Neb. Four children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy, three of whom are living, viz .: Frances, born April 23, 1889; Marguerite, November 20, 1891; and Charles Donald, October 15, 1898.

In 1895 Mr. Sheedy, in partnership with F. W. Reed, opened a mercantile business in Man- kato, Kan., where now the firm has the largest trade in the town. In his political belief he is a Democrat. For years he served as a member of the town council of Yuma, holding the position almost

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continuously since coming to this place, and since 1896 he has held the office of mayor. He favors all enterprises for the advancement of the town and is one of its most public-spirited citizens. In religion he is of the Roman Catholic faith.

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Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, containing portraits and biographies of many well known citizens of the past and present, Part 161

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 1530

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1530