Alfred Judson Morey one of the most successful ranchmen of Morgan County, Colorado, USA, was born in Medina, Dane, WI, USA, 08 Aug 1853, son of William Harrington Morey and Hannah Marie Hicks.
He was one of four children, the others being Harvey N Morey, who is baggage master on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Trinidad; Orlando E Morey, President of Morey Live Stock Company and a prominent sheep-raiser of Morgan County, and Norman L Morey, deceased. He also has a half-brother (one of 2 children born of his father's first marriage), Chester Stephen Morey who is one of the most successful businessmen of Denver and is President of the C.S. Morey Mercantile Company of that city.
His father William Morey was born in Pennsylvania, and in boyhood accompanied his parents to Dane County, Wisconsin, where he married Abigail Beard. Some years after her death, he was united with Miss Hannah Marie Hicks.
In 1862 he removed from Dane to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and was there drafted into Union service in 1864, becoming a member of the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry, with which he served under General Sherman until his death at Savannah, Georgia, in February 1865.
During the uprising of the Sioux Indians in WI in 1862, he was one of the leaders of the defence in his section, and assisted in the building of block-houses in which white settlers took refuge. He was active in all public matters and successful in business ventures.
When seventeen years of age his son Alfred Judson Morey began to make his way in the world.
For two years he worked, during winters in the lumber regions of Minnesota, and in the summer rafted logs on the Mississippi River. In October 1872 he arrived in Colorado, where he was employed on a cattle ranch, thirty-seven miles south of Pueblo, until December 1873, when he returned to Wisconsin and began farming there. 07 Feb 1875, he married Miss Mary Jane McKibben, a native of Buffalo, New York, and daughter of Samuel McKibben and Miss Ramsey, who was a farmer in New York State and later in Wisconsin.
In October after their marriage, Alfred and Mary moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he remained for some three years, and during that time he opened up and improved three farms.
In December 1878 he came to Leadville, Colorado, where he became interested in a storage and commission business, also erected and carried on the Kansas Boarding House, and had charge of a number of large business buildings in the city.
However, the altitude proved too great, and he was obliged to move to a lower point.
In June 1879, he took his family to Laramie Plains, 45 miles west of Laramie City, Wyoming, where he worked for the Rock Creek Cattle Company.
In December 1880 he accepted a position as foreman on an extensive cattle ranch in Uinta County, Wyoming, and this position he held for two years.
On resigning, he returned to Kansas, sold his landed interests there, bought a span of mules and a wagon and started across the plains through Indian Territory into the Panhandle of Texas, and thence to Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the lookout for a suitable location for a sheep ranch.
Not finding what he wanted, he sold his outfit at Las Vegas, and went to Green River City, Wyoming, where he bought a ranch seventy-five miles south of the River in Brown's Park, Utah. This place he stocked with sheep. During the years he remained there, he met with exceptional success.
In 1889 he sold the ranch and stock and removed to his present location, four and three-quarter miles northwest of Brush in Morgan County, where he purchased 600 acres of land and engaged in farming and sheep-raising. On the organisation of the Morey Live Stock Company in 1892, he was made Vice President of the concern, and this position he has held since.
In 1891 Mr. Morey began to raise fruit, in which industry he was a pioneer. He was the first to demonstrate fruit can be successfully grown in this section of the state.
Old timers attempted to discourage him, asserting that his time was being thrown away, but he persisted and as a result of his judgement and perseverance, he today has one of the finest orchards in the state.
In 1898 he went to Michegan, where he spent five weeks selecting and purchasing stock, and returned to Colorado with 200 head of registered thoroughbred Shropshire ewes for breeding purposes.
It is his intention to devote himself largely to the improvement of the quality of the sheep herds in this county, an effort in which he has already met with encouragement.
During 1892 Mr. Morey was elected county commissioner, and in this office he served for three years. He was again solicited to accept the position, but his business interests were such that he deemed it best to refuse further nomination.
From 1891 to 1895 he served as county sheep inspector. For many years he has been a member of the school board of this district. His political affiliations are with the Silver Wing of the Republican Party. He is a member of Brush Lodge No. 69, K.P., in which he has filled all of the chairs. As a representative citizen, he favours all measures for the benefit of the people and the advancement of the county. He and his wife are the parents of two children, Anna, who acquired an excellent education in Wolfe Hall, Denver, and is now teaching in Morgan County, and Frederick, who is a student in the school near his father's house.
In 1910 aged 56 his was farming in Brush, Morgan, Colorado and the next year he migrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he was found in the census 1911 aged 57 with his wife and a niece. During 1913 he died.
Bio/links very kindly provided by Geoffrey Williams #46772328 Morey Forum, New Zealand
He was one of four children, the others being Harvey N Morey, who is baggage master on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Trinidad; Orlando E Morey, President of Morey Live Stock Company and a prominent sheep-raiser of Morgan County, and Norman L Morey, deceased. He also has a half-brother (one of 2 children born of his father's first marriage), Chester Stephen Morey who is one of the most successful businessmen of Denver and is President of the C.S. Morey Mercantile Company of that city.
His father William Morey was born in Pennsylvania, and in boyhood accompanied his parents to Dane County, Wisconsin, where he married Abigail Beard. Some years after her death, he was united with Miss Hannah Marie Hicks.
In 1862 he removed from Dane to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and was there drafted into Union service in 1864, becoming a member of the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry, with which he served under General Sherman until his death at Savannah, Georgia, in February 1865.
During the uprising of the Sioux Indians in WI in 1862, he was one of the leaders of the defence in his section, and assisted in the building of block-houses in which white settlers took refuge. He was active in all public matters and successful in business ventures.
When seventeen years of age his son Alfred Judson Morey began to make his way in the world.
For two years he worked, during winters in the lumber regions of Minnesota, and in the summer rafted logs on the Mississippi River. In October 1872 he arrived in Colorado, where he was employed on a cattle ranch, thirty-seven miles south of Pueblo, until December 1873, when he returned to Wisconsin and began farming there. 07 Feb 1875, he married Miss Mary Jane McKibben, a native of Buffalo, New York, and daughter of Samuel McKibben and Miss Ramsey, who was a farmer in New York State and later in Wisconsin.
In October after their marriage, Alfred and Mary moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he remained for some three years, and during that time he opened up and improved three farms.
In December 1878 he came to Leadville, Colorado, where he became interested in a storage and commission business, also erected and carried on the Kansas Boarding House, and had charge of a number of large business buildings in the city.
However, the altitude proved too great, and he was obliged to move to a lower point.
In June 1879, he took his family to Laramie Plains, 45 miles west of Laramie City, Wyoming, where he worked for the Rock Creek Cattle Company.
In December 1880 he accepted a position as foreman on an extensive cattle ranch in Uinta County, Wyoming, and this position he held for two years.
On resigning, he returned to Kansas, sold his landed interests there, bought a span of mules and a wagon and started across the plains through Indian Territory into the Panhandle of Texas, and thence to Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the lookout for a suitable location for a sheep ranch.
Not finding what he wanted, he sold his outfit at Las Vegas, and went to Green River City, Wyoming, where he bought a ranch seventy-five miles south of the River in Brown's Park, Utah. This place he stocked with sheep. During the years he remained there, he met with exceptional success.
In 1889 he sold the ranch and stock and removed to his present location, four and three-quarter miles northwest of Brush in Morgan County, where he purchased 600 acres of land and engaged in farming and sheep-raising. On the organisation of the Morey Live Stock Company in 1892, he was made Vice President of the concern, and this position he has held since.
In 1891 Mr. Morey began to raise fruit, in which industry he was a pioneer. He was the first to demonstrate fruit can be successfully grown in this section of the state.
Old timers attempted to discourage him, asserting that his time was being thrown away, but he persisted and as a result of his judgement and perseverance, he today has one of the finest orchards in the state.
In 1898 he went to Michegan, where he spent five weeks selecting and purchasing stock, and returned to Colorado with 200 head of registered thoroughbred Shropshire ewes for breeding purposes.
It is his intention to devote himself largely to the improvement of the quality of the sheep herds in this county, an effort in which he has already met with encouragement.
During 1892 Mr. Morey was elected county commissioner, and in this office he served for three years. He was again solicited to accept the position, but his business interests were such that he deemed it best to refuse further nomination.
From 1891 to 1895 he served as county sheep inspector. For many years he has been a member of the school board of this district. His political affiliations are with the Silver Wing of the Republican Party. He is a member of Brush Lodge No. 69, K.P., in which he has filled all of the chairs. As a representative citizen, he favours all measures for the benefit of the people and the advancement of the county. He and his wife are the parents of two children, Anna, who acquired an excellent education in Wolfe Hall, Denver, and is now teaching in Morgan County, and Frederick, who is a student in the school near his father's house.
In 1910 aged 56 his was farming in Brush, Morgan, Colorado and the next year he migrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he was found in the census 1911 aged 57 with his wife and a niece. During 1913 he died.
Bio/links very kindly provided by Geoffrey Williams #46772328 Morey Forum, New Zealand
Alfred Judson Morey one of the most successful ranchmen of Morgan County, Colorado, USA, was born in Medina, Dane, WI, USA, 08 Aug 1853, son of William Harrington Morey and Hannah Marie Hicks.
He was one of four children, the others being Harvey N Morey, who is baggage master on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Trinidad; Orlando E Morey, President of Morey Live Stock Company and a prominent sheep-raiser of Morgan County, and Norman L Morey, deceased. He also has a half-brother (one of 2 children born of his father's first marriage), Chester Stephen Morey who is one of the most successful businessmen of Denver and is President of the C.S. Morey Mercantile Company of that city.
His father William Morey was born in Pennsylvania, and in boyhood accompanied his parents to Dane County, Wisconsin, where he married Abigail Beard. Some years after her death, he was united with Miss Hannah Marie Hicks.
In 1862 he removed from Dane to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and was there drafted into Union service in 1864, becoming a member of the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry, with which he served under General Sherman until his death at Savannah, Georgia, in February 1865.
During the uprising of the Sioux Indians in WI in 1862, he was one of the leaders of the defence in his section, and assisted in the building of block-houses in which white settlers took refuge. He was active in all public matters and successful in business ventures.
When seventeen years of age his son Alfred Judson Morey began to make his way in the world.
For two years he worked, during winters in the lumber regions of Minnesota, and in the summer rafted logs on the Mississippi River. In October 1872 he arrived in Colorado, where he was employed on a cattle ranch, thirty-seven miles south of Pueblo, until December 1873, when he returned to Wisconsin and began farming there. 07 Feb 1875, he married Miss Mary Jane McKibben, a native of Buffalo, New York, and daughter of Samuel McKibben and Miss Ramsey, who was a farmer in New York State and later in Wisconsin.
In October after their marriage, Alfred and Mary moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he remained for some three years, and during that time he opened up and improved three farms.
In December 1878 he came to Leadville, Colorado, where he became interested in a storage and commission business, also erected and carried on the Kansas Boarding House, and had charge of a number of large business buildings in the city.
However, the altitude proved too great, and he was obliged to move to a lower point.
In June 1879, he took his family to Laramie Plains, 45 miles west of Laramie City, Wyoming, where he worked for the Rock Creek Cattle Company.
In December 1880 he accepted a position as foreman on an extensive cattle ranch in Uinta County, Wyoming, and this position he held for two years.
On resigning, he returned to Kansas, sold his landed interests there, bought a span of mules and a wagon and started across the plains through Indian Territory into the Panhandle of Texas, and thence to Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the lookout for a suitable location for a sheep ranch.
Not finding what he wanted, he sold his outfit at Las Vegas, and went to Green River City, Wyoming, where he bought a ranch seventy-five miles south of the River in Brown's Park, Utah. This place he stocked with sheep. During the years he remained there, he met with exceptional success.
In 1889 he sold the ranch and stock and removed to his present location, four and three-quarter miles northwest of Brush in Morgan County, where he purchased 600 acres of land and engaged in farming and sheep-raising. On the organisation of the Morey Live Stock Company in 1892, he was made Vice President of the concern, and this position he has held since.
In 1891 Mr. Morey began to raise fruit, in which industry he was a pioneer. He was the first to demonstrate fruit can be successfully grown in this section of the state.
Old timers attempted to discourage him, asserting that his time was being thrown away, but he persisted and as a result of his judgement and perseverance, he today has one of the finest orchards in the state.
In 1898 he went to Michegan, where he spent five weeks selecting and purchasing stock, and returned to Colorado with 200 head of registered thoroughbred Shropshire ewes for breeding purposes.
It is his intention to devote himself largely to the improvement of the quality of the sheep herds in this county, an effort in which he has already met with encouragement.
During 1892 Mr. Morey was elected county commissioner, and in this office he served for three years. He was again solicited to accept the position, but his business interests were such that he deemed it best to refuse further nomination.
From 1891 to 1895 he served as county sheep inspector. For many years he has been a member of the school board of this district. His political affiliations are with the Silver Wing of the Republican Party. He is a member of Brush Lodge No. 69, K.P., in which he has filled all of the chairs. As a representative citizen, he favours all measures for the benefit of the people and the advancement of the county. He and his wife are the parents of two children, Anna, who acquired an excellent education in Wolfe Hall, Denver, and is now teaching in Morgan County, and Frederick, who is a student in the school near his father's house.
In 1910 aged 56 his was farming in Brush, Morgan, Colorado and the next year he migrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he was found in the census 1911 aged 57 with his wife and a niece. During 1913 he died.
Bio/links very kindly provided by Geoffrey Williams #46772328 Morey Forum, New Zealand
He was one of four children, the others being Harvey N Morey, who is baggage master on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Trinidad; Orlando E Morey, President of Morey Live Stock Company and a prominent sheep-raiser of Morgan County, and Norman L Morey, deceased. He also has a half-brother (one of 2 children born of his father's first marriage), Chester Stephen Morey who is one of the most successful businessmen of Denver and is President of the C.S. Morey Mercantile Company of that city.
His father William Morey was born in Pennsylvania, and in boyhood accompanied his parents to Dane County, Wisconsin, where he married Abigail Beard. Some years after her death, he was united with Miss Hannah Marie Hicks.
In 1862 he removed from Dane to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and was there drafted into Union service in 1864, becoming a member of the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry, with which he served under General Sherman until his death at Savannah, Georgia, in February 1865.
During the uprising of the Sioux Indians in WI in 1862, he was one of the leaders of the defence in his section, and assisted in the building of block-houses in which white settlers took refuge. He was active in all public matters and successful in business ventures.
When seventeen years of age his son Alfred Judson Morey began to make his way in the world.
For two years he worked, during winters in the lumber regions of Minnesota, and in the summer rafted logs on the Mississippi River. In October 1872 he arrived in Colorado, where he was employed on a cattle ranch, thirty-seven miles south of Pueblo, until December 1873, when he returned to Wisconsin and began farming there. 07 Feb 1875, he married Miss Mary Jane McKibben, a native of Buffalo, New York, and daughter of Samuel McKibben and Miss Ramsey, who was a farmer in New York State and later in Wisconsin.
In October after their marriage, Alfred and Mary moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he remained for some three years, and during that time he opened up and improved three farms.
In December 1878 he came to Leadville, Colorado, where he became interested in a storage and commission business, also erected and carried on the Kansas Boarding House, and had charge of a number of large business buildings in the city.
However, the altitude proved too great, and he was obliged to move to a lower point.
In June 1879, he took his family to Laramie Plains, 45 miles west of Laramie City, Wyoming, where he worked for the Rock Creek Cattle Company.
In December 1880 he accepted a position as foreman on an extensive cattle ranch in Uinta County, Wyoming, and this position he held for two years.
On resigning, he returned to Kansas, sold his landed interests there, bought a span of mules and a wagon and started across the plains through Indian Territory into the Panhandle of Texas, and thence to Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the lookout for a suitable location for a sheep ranch.
Not finding what he wanted, he sold his outfit at Las Vegas, and went to Green River City, Wyoming, where he bought a ranch seventy-five miles south of the River in Brown's Park, Utah. This place he stocked with sheep. During the years he remained there, he met with exceptional success.
In 1889 he sold the ranch and stock and removed to his present location, four and three-quarter miles northwest of Brush in Morgan County, where he purchased 600 acres of land and engaged in farming and sheep-raising. On the organisation of the Morey Live Stock Company in 1892, he was made Vice President of the concern, and this position he has held since.
In 1891 Mr. Morey began to raise fruit, in which industry he was a pioneer. He was the first to demonstrate fruit can be successfully grown in this section of the state.
Old timers attempted to discourage him, asserting that his time was being thrown away, but he persisted and as a result of his judgement and perseverance, he today has one of the finest orchards in the state.
In 1898 he went to Michegan, where he spent five weeks selecting and purchasing stock, and returned to Colorado with 200 head of registered thoroughbred Shropshire ewes for breeding purposes.
It is his intention to devote himself largely to the improvement of the quality of the sheep herds in this county, an effort in which he has already met with encouragement.
During 1892 Mr. Morey was elected county commissioner, and in this office he served for three years. He was again solicited to accept the position, but his business interests were such that he deemed it best to refuse further nomination.
From 1891 to 1895 he served as county sheep inspector. For many years he has been a member of the school board of this district. His political affiliations are with the Silver Wing of the Republican Party. He is a member of Brush Lodge No. 69, K.P., in which he has filled all of the chairs. As a representative citizen, he favours all measures for the benefit of the people and the advancement of the county. He and his wife are the parents of two children, Anna, who acquired an excellent education in Wolfe Hall, Denver, and is now teaching in Morgan County, and Frederick, who is a student in the school near his father's house.
In 1910 aged 56 his was farming in Brush, Morgan, Colorado and the next year he migrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he was found in the census 1911 aged 57 with his wife and a niece. During 1913 he died.
Bio/links very kindly provided by Geoffrey Williams #46772328 Morey Forum, New Zealand
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