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Adams, Alva b. May 14, 1850 d. November 1, 1922
Colorado Governor. He served as Governor of Colorado from 1887 to 1889, 1897 to 1899, and in 1905. Adams County in Colorado is named after him. His son, Alva Blanchard Adams, served as a United States Senator.
Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Adams, Alva Blanchard b. October 31, 1875 d. December 1, 1941
US Senator. The son of Colorado Governor Alva Adams, he served during World War I in the United States Army as a Major in the Judge Advocate General's Department. He was elected as a Senator from Colorado to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Samuel D. Nicholson, serving as a Democrat from 1923 to 1924...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Adams, Andy b. May 3, 1859 d. September 26, 1935
Author. After living and working on the Western Frontier, he drew his experiences there to write a number of successful western novels. His first "The Log of a Cowboy" (1903), was his best known and most successful work. (Bio by: Laurie)
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Adams, William Edward b. June 16, 1939 d. May 25, 1971
Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the war in Vietnam in the United States Army as a Major and helicopter pilot in the A/227th Assault Helicopter Company, 52d Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, on May 25, 1971. His citation reads "On that date, Maj. Adams volunteered to fly a lightly armed helicopter in an attempt to evacuate 3 seriously wounded soldiers from a small fire...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section P, Site 3831
Adams, William Herbert b. February 15, 1861 d. February 4, 1954
Colorado Governor. He served as the Governor of Colorado from 1927 to 1933. He also served as a member of the Colorado State House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889, and as a member of the Colorado State Senate from 1889 to 1927.
Alamosa Cemetery, Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, USA
Albertson, Nathaniel b. June 10, 1800 d. December 16, 1863
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Indiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1851.
Central City Cemetery, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
Allott, Gordon Llewellyn b. January 2, 1907 d. January 17, 1989
US Congressman. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1951-1955 and Represented Colorado in the US Senate from 1955-1973. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Ammons, Elias Milton b. July 28, 1860 d. May 20, 1925
Colorado Governor. He served as Governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. He also served as the State's Lieutenant Governor in 1904 and 1906, as a member of the Colorado State Senate and the State House of Representatives, and as Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives. He was the father of Colorado Governor Teller Ammons. (Bio by: T.L. Watson)
Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Ammons, Teller b. December 3, 1895 d. January 16, 1972
Governor of Colorado 1937-39.
Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Anderson, Samuel E. b. January 6, 1906 d. September 12, 1982
United States Air Force General. He commanded the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Division during World War II. (Bio by: Russ Jacobs)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row C, Lot 73
Aspinall, Wayne Norviel b. April 3, 1896 d. October 9, 1983
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I as a Corporal and Staff Sergeant in the Air Service of the Signal Corps, and served in the Army during World War II as a Captain and legal expert for the Allied forces. He participated in the D-Day landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944 and served with the United States Eighth Army in their drive towards Germany. He was elected to represent Colorado's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Atkinson, Joseph H. b. February 5, 1900 d. November 6, 1984
United States Air Force General. He was the commanding General of the 5th Bombardment Wing during World War II. (Bio by: Russ Jacobs)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row B, Lot 74
Bailey, Dewey Crossman b. 1860 d. 1937
Denver Mayor. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, he moved to Colorado in 1879 and operated a cattle ranch before settling in Denver in 1888. A Republican, Dewey was a member of the State Senate from 1888 to 1892 and held various posts on state and local committees up to his term as Mayor of Denver, from 1919 to 1923. His wife, Adella Brown Bailey, was also active in politics and was an alternate delegate to the 1920 Reublican National Convention.
(Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Baldwin, Charles Pierce b. June 4, 1833 d. March 13, 1912
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on April 1, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of Hatcher's Run., Va.' He was the younger brother of Bvt. Brigadier General William H. Baldwin of the 83rd Ohio Infantry. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 5, Block 23, Lot 151
Barker, Lloyd William b. 1898 d. March 18, 1949
Criminal. Son of Ma Barker. After being paroled from Leavenworth Prison where he was serving a 25 year prison term, he worked as a cook in a POW Camp at Ft. Custer, Michigan during WWII and received an Honorable Discharge from the army. He married and worked as assistant manager of a bar and grill in Denver, Colorado. On 18 March 1949, his wife shot and killed him in their home in Westminster, Colorado. She was subsequently placed in an insane asylum.
Elmwood Cemetery, Brighton, Adams County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 6-40
Barker, William J. d. 1911
Denver Mayor. He served as Mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1874 to 1876. He was a Colorado pioneer that moved to Denver in 1860 and owned a large amount of property in the city. (Bio by: Eric Crow)
Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Bass, John b. 1850 d. September, 1888
Early Professional Baseball Player. Shortstop in first major league, National Assocciation, debuting May 4, 1871 with Cleveland Forest Citys where he played 22 games and batted .303 and led the team in triples and tied for most home runs; next year at age 22 hit a double for the Brooklyn Atlantics in seven at bats; with the Hartford Dark Blues he batted .250 in his final season, 1877. In 1888 living in Brooklyn he came down with tuberculosis; moved to Denver for the clean air to recover and...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
GPS coordinates: 39.7961388, -104.9591370 (hddd.dddd)
Bassett, Ann 'Queen Ann' b. May 12, 1878 d. May 8, 1956
Folk Figure, Western Rancher and Cattle Rustler. Known as the "Cattle Queen," by the age of eight, she could ride a horse, handle a gun, and curse as well as any man on the Bassett Ranch. She took to cattle rustling and sabotage to defend her family's holdings against the Two-Bar Ranch, a large cattle company vying for control of Brown's Park, Colorado range in 1900. During this time outlaws were known to frequent the community and her ranch. She had a friendship with Elsa Lay, a member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Bassett Cemetery, Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, USA
Bates, Barbara b. August 6, 1925 d. March 18, 1969
Movie and TV actress of the 1940s and 50s. After winning a local beauty contest, she won a trip to Hollywood where she met Cecil Coen, a publicist for UA whom she would later marry. After some bit parts and a cover of Yank magazine in 1945, she won some parts in "A" list films, including "The Inspector General," costarring Danny Kaye, with whom she reportedly had a brief affair. Her most memorable role was the shortest in 1950. In "All About Eve," she played the scheming Phoebe, a wannabe...[Read More] (Bio by: Greg Smith)
Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 2, Block 69, Lot 144, Unit A
GPS coordinates: 39.7549896, -105.0928802 (hddd.dddd)
Beecher, Frederick Henry b. June 22, 1841 d. September 17, 1868
Civil War and Indian Wars Union Officer. During the Civil War he served as a First Lieutenant with the 16th Maine Volunteers, 1862-1864. He was in action at Brook's Station, Fredericksburg and the battle of Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg, he was wounded holding position against a Confederate charge and received a citation for not surrendering the flag. June 1866, he reported to the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Riley, Kansas. Then was detailed to Fort Wallace Army Post, on the Colorado line...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Beecher Island Battlefield Monument, Beecher Island, Yuma County, Colorado, USA

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