Married DEC-24-1885 in Denver, Colorado to James Wesley Donoho, they had one son, George Washington Donoho, [1888-1918]. They later divorced.
On MAY-12-1898 at Denver, Colorado, she married Charles Walker Prosser. They later divorced.
She moved from Bailey, Colorado to Briggsdale, northeast of Greely just before 1920.
PARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND FAIRPLAY FLUME
Park County, Colorado
Thursday, February 2, 1950
Doran Davenport, one of the canon's boys and sons of those pioneers, Charlie and Elsie Davenport, came to Bailey on Sunday to make arrangements for the burial next Saturday morning of his [great] aunt, Mrs Belle Prosser.
Passing of Isabelle Prosser
It seems a strange coincident to report the passing of "Aunt Belle" Prosser and the loss of the Singleton Lodge in the same addition of our county paper.
In the early 70's [1876] came a caravan of settlers from Missouri to Platte Canon. Among them were the Knisely's. the Horn's and the Klein's [Klines]. The first families settled on Deer Creek and "Uncle Dan Kline" went up the river to what we know as Singleton.
The Horn family was a hearty, happy group of ranchmen who considered the rugged manner of living here in the west just the best life in the world. There were several big boys and four pretty daughters; among the daughters was Isabelle Margaret Horn who later was Mrs. Charles Prosser.
Grandpappie Horn and Grandma lived on Deer Creek and after the passing of Grandpa, Belle and Grandma stayed on the old home place. Then Belle married a young Missourian by the name of Donoho and there was a son, George, by the union. Years later Belle married Charles Prosser and they continued to ranch in the canon until 1919, when Mr. Prosser went to California and "Aunt Belle" bought a farm out by Briggsdale where she lived until her passing. However, she bought a town home and rented the farm when her age became a handicap in operating the farm.
There is much Platte Canon history connected with this sturdy pioneer family and "Aunt Belle" never came to a time in her life when she considered it necessary to have anyone do the every-day duties for her that she was used to accomplishing for herself. Consequently when illness overtook her this past November she didn't send word to any
of her relatives who were so fond of her and would have gladly gone to her assistance, but tried to do it all herself until about three weeks ago now, when she became bed-fast and neighbors found her badly in need of care. A grandson, Claude Donoho of Denver, took her to Greeley for hospitalization, but it was too late, she only lived three days.
Just in memory of the pluck and courage of pioneer women and especially "Aunt Belle" let me tell you two or three little incidents in her younger life. She had a loom room built just outside the kitchen door of the ranch house and after he r long days of ranch work were done she would go to her loom and weave many yards of the most beautiful rag carpet - not the loosely woven rag carpet of our present time, but heavy, hard beaten carpet that stood the wear of time. About four o'clock in the morning she would hitch up her little mules, "Jack" and "Jinney" load the back of her farm wagon with all kinds of ranch produce and away she would go to Pine to sell her fresh vegetables, fine fresh butter, eggs, etc. to the summer folk who were looking for her when she got in town about 7:30. That was a fourteen mile trip and the hill into Pine is six miles long so she and the mules had to travel. Back she would come to milk, make huge bakings of bread and probably go to help a sick neighbor before she slept. Yes, "Aunt Belle" was a grand pioneer woman and with her passing has gone much of the history and life of the early, early days in our canon.
Isabelle Margaret Prosser was born in Missouri, March 23, 1867. Passed away January 26, 1950, at Greeley, Colorado.
Services were conducted from the First Christian Church of Greeley, Reverend Gertrude Horn [no known relationship] officiating.
Her final resting place will be in the Deer Creek cemetery where she will be buried next Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m.
Among those who will help at this time will be boys she helped to raise - Malcolm and John Wonder, Jess and Perry Fitzsimmons, and the Davenport boys who were her great nephews.
On MAY-12-1898 at Denver, Colorado, she married Charles Walker Prosser. They later divorced.
She moved from Bailey, Colorado to Briggsdale, northeast of Greely just before 1920.
PARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND FAIRPLAY FLUME
Park County, Colorado
Thursday, February 2, 1950
Doran Davenport, one of the canon's boys and sons of those pioneers, Charlie and Elsie Davenport, came to Bailey on Sunday to make arrangements for the burial next Saturday morning of his [great] aunt, Mrs Belle Prosser.
Passing of Isabelle Prosser
It seems a strange coincident to report the passing of "Aunt Belle" Prosser and the loss of the Singleton Lodge in the same addition of our county paper.
In the early 70's [1876] came a caravan of settlers from Missouri to Platte Canon. Among them were the Knisely's. the Horn's and the Klein's [Klines]. The first families settled on Deer Creek and "Uncle Dan Kline" went up the river to what we know as Singleton.
The Horn family was a hearty, happy group of ranchmen who considered the rugged manner of living here in the west just the best life in the world. There were several big boys and four pretty daughters; among the daughters was Isabelle Margaret Horn who later was Mrs. Charles Prosser.
Grandpappie Horn and Grandma lived on Deer Creek and after the passing of Grandpa, Belle and Grandma stayed on the old home place. Then Belle married a young Missourian by the name of Donoho and there was a son, George, by the union. Years later Belle married Charles Prosser and they continued to ranch in the canon until 1919, when Mr. Prosser went to California and "Aunt Belle" bought a farm out by Briggsdale where she lived until her passing. However, she bought a town home and rented the farm when her age became a handicap in operating the farm.
There is much Platte Canon history connected with this sturdy pioneer family and "Aunt Belle" never came to a time in her life when she considered it necessary to have anyone do the every-day duties for her that she was used to accomplishing for herself. Consequently when illness overtook her this past November she didn't send word to any
of her relatives who were so fond of her and would have gladly gone to her assistance, but tried to do it all herself until about three weeks ago now, when she became bed-fast and neighbors found her badly in need of care. A grandson, Claude Donoho of Denver, took her to Greeley for hospitalization, but it was too late, she only lived three days.
Just in memory of the pluck and courage of pioneer women and especially "Aunt Belle" let me tell you two or three little incidents in her younger life. She had a loom room built just outside the kitchen door of the ranch house and after he r long days of ranch work were done she would go to her loom and weave many yards of the most beautiful rag carpet - not the loosely woven rag carpet of our present time, but heavy, hard beaten carpet that stood the wear of time. About four o'clock in the morning she would hitch up her little mules, "Jack" and "Jinney" load the back of her farm wagon with all kinds of ranch produce and away she would go to Pine to sell her fresh vegetables, fine fresh butter, eggs, etc. to the summer folk who were looking for her when she got in town about 7:30. That was a fourteen mile trip and the hill into Pine is six miles long so she and the mules had to travel. Back she would come to milk, make huge bakings of bread and probably go to help a sick neighbor before she slept. Yes, "Aunt Belle" was a grand pioneer woman and with her passing has gone much of the history and life of the early, early days in our canon.
Isabelle Margaret Prosser was born in Missouri, March 23, 1867. Passed away January 26, 1950, at Greeley, Colorado.
Services were conducted from the First Christian Church of Greeley, Reverend Gertrude Horn [no known relationship] officiating.
Her final resting place will be in the Deer Creek cemetery where she will be buried next Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m.
Among those who will help at this time will be boys she helped to raise - Malcolm and John Wonder, Jess and Perry Fitzsimmons, and the Davenport boys who were her great nephews.
Married DEC-24-1885 in Denver, Colorado to James Wesley Donoho, they had one son, George Washington Donoho, [1888-1918]. They later divorced.
On MAY-12-1898 at Denver, Colorado, she married Charles Walker Prosser. They later divorced.
She moved from Bailey, Colorado to Briggsdale, northeast of Greely just before 1920.
PARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND FAIRPLAY FLUME
Park County, Colorado
Thursday, February 2, 1950
Doran Davenport, one of the canon's boys and sons of those pioneers, Charlie and Elsie Davenport, came to Bailey on Sunday to make arrangements for the burial next Saturday morning of his [great] aunt, Mrs Belle Prosser.
Passing of Isabelle Prosser
It seems a strange coincident to report the passing of "Aunt Belle" Prosser and the loss of the Singleton Lodge in the same addition of our county paper.
In the early 70's [1876] came a caravan of settlers from Missouri to Platte Canon. Among them were the Knisely's. the Horn's and the Klein's [Klines]. The first families settled on Deer Creek and "Uncle Dan Kline" went up the river to what we know as Singleton.
The Horn family was a hearty, happy group of ranchmen who considered the rugged manner of living here in the west just the best life in the world. There were several big boys and four pretty daughters; among the daughters was Isabelle Margaret Horn who later was Mrs. Charles Prosser.
Grandpappie Horn and Grandma lived on Deer Creek and after the passing of Grandpa, Belle and Grandma stayed on the old home place. Then Belle married a young Missourian by the name of Donoho and there was a son, George, by the union. Years later Belle married Charles Prosser and they continued to ranch in the canon until 1919, when Mr. Prosser went to California and "Aunt Belle" bought a farm out by Briggsdale where she lived until her passing. However, she bought a town home and rented the farm when her age became a handicap in operating the farm.
There is much Platte Canon history connected with this sturdy pioneer family and "Aunt Belle" never came to a time in her life when she considered it necessary to have anyone do the every-day duties for her that she was used to accomplishing for herself. Consequently when illness overtook her this past November she didn't send word to any
of her relatives who were so fond of her and would have gladly gone to her assistance, but tried to do it all herself until about three weeks ago now, when she became bed-fast and neighbors found her badly in need of care. A grandson, Claude Donoho of Denver, took her to Greeley for hospitalization, but it was too late, she only lived three days.
Just in memory of the pluck and courage of pioneer women and especially "Aunt Belle" let me tell you two or three little incidents in her younger life. She had a loom room built just outside the kitchen door of the ranch house and after he r long days of ranch work were done she would go to her loom and weave many yards of the most beautiful rag carpet - not the loosely woven rag carpet of our present time, but heavy, hard beaten carpet that stood the wear of time. About four o'clock in the morning she would hitch up her little mules, "Jack" and "Jinney" load the back of her farm wagon with all kinds of ranch produce and away she would go to Pine to sell her fresh vegetables, fine fresh butter, eggs, etc. to the summer folk who were looking for her when she got in town about 7:30. That was a fourteen mile trip and the hill into Pine is six miles long so she and the mules had to travel. Back she would come to milk, make huge bakings of bread and probably go to help a sick neighbor before she slept. Yes, "Aunt Belle" was a grand pioneer woman and with her passing has gone much of the history and life of the early, early days in our canon.
Isabelle Margaret Prosser was born in Missouri, March 23, 1867. Passed away January 26, 1950, at Greeley, Colorado.
Services were conducted from the First Christian Church of Greeley, Reverend Gertrude Horn [no known relationship] officiating.
Her final resting place will be in the Deer Creek cemetery where she will be buried next Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m.
Among those who will help at this time will be boys she helped to raise - Malcolm and John Wonder, Jess and Perry Fitzsimmons, and the Davenport boys who were her great nephews.
On MAY-12-1898 at Denver, Colorado, she married Charles Walker Prosser. They later divorced.
She moved from Bailey, Colorado to Briggsdale, northeast of Greely just before 1920.
PARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND FAIRPLAY FLUME
Park County, Colorado
Thursday, February 2, 1950
Doran Davenport, one of the canon's boys and sons of those pioneers, Charlie and Elsie Davenport, came to Bailey on Sunday to make arrangements for the burial next Saturday morning of his [great] aunt, Mrs Belle Prosser.
Passing of Isabelle Prosser
It seems a strange coincident to report the passing of "Aunt Belle" Prosser and the loss of the Singleton Lodge in the same addition of our county paper.
In the early 70's [1876] came a caravan of settlers from Missouri to Platte Canon. Among them were the Knisely's. the Horn's and the Klein's [Klines]. The first families settled on Deer Creek and "Uncle Dan Kline" went up the river to what we know as Singleton.
The Horn family was a hearty, happy group of ranchmen who considered the rugged manner of living here in the west just the best life in the world. There were several big boys and four pretty daughters; among the daughters was Isabelle Margaret Horn who later was Mrs. Charles Prosser.
Grandpappie Horn and Grandma lived on Deer Creek and after the passing of Grandpa, Belle and Grandma stayed on the old home place. Then Belle married a young Missourian by the name of Donoho and there was a son, George, by the union. Years later Belle married Charles Prosser and they continued to ranch in the canon until 1919, when Mr. Prosser went to California and "Aunt Belle" bought a farm out by Briggsdale where she lived until her passing. However, she bought a town home and rented the farm when her age became a handicap in operating the farm.
There is much Platte Canon history connected with this sturdy pioneer family and "Aunt Belle" never came to a time in her life when she considered it necessary to have anyone do the every-day duties for her that she was used to accomplishing for herself. Consequently when illness overtook her this past November she didn't send word to any
of her relatives who were so fond of her and would have gladly gone to her assistance, but tried to do it all herself until about three weeks ago now, when she became bed-fast and neighbors found her badly in need of care. A grandson, Claude Donoho of Denver, took her to Greeley for hospitalization, but it was too late, she only lived three days.
Just in memory of the pluck and courage of pioneer women and especially "Aunt Belle" let me tell you two or three little incidents in her younger life. She had a loom room built just outside the kitchen door of the ranch house and after he r long days of ranch work were done she would go to her loom and weave many yards of the most beautiful rag carpet - not the loosely woven rag carpet of our present time, but heavy, hard beaten carpet that stood the wear of time. About four o'clock in the morning she would hitch up her little mules, "Jack" and "Jinney" load the back of her farm wagon with all kinds of ranch produce and away she would go to Pine to sell her fresh vegetables, fine fresh butter, eggs, etc. to the summer folk who were looking for her when she got in town about 7:30. That was a fourteen mile trip and the hill into Pine is six miles long so she and the mules had to travel. Back she would come to milk, make huge bakings of bread and probably go to help a sick neighbor before she slept. Yes, "Aunt Belle" was a grand pioneer woman and with her passing has gone much of the history and life of the early, early days in our canon.
Isabelle Margaret Prosser was born in Missouri, March 23, 1867. Passed away January 26, 1950, at Greeley, Colorado.
Services were conducted from the First Christian Church of Greeley, Reverend Gertrude Horn [no known relationship] officiating.
Her final resting place will be in the Deer Creek cemetery where she will be buried next Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m.
Among those who will help at this time will be boys she helped to raise - Malcolm and John Wonder, Jess and Perry Fitzsimmons, and the Davenport boys who were her great nephews.
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