Huerfano County, Colorado
Oral Histories


Contributed by Karen Mitchell.

NOTICE All data and photos on this website are Copyrighted by Karen Mitchell. Duplication of this data or photos is strictly forbidden without legal written permission by the Copyright holder.
The Huerfano County Oral History Project was undertaken in 1979 to compile the history of Huerfano County through the eyes of those that lived there. In 1988 I copied all of the histories that were available, for my own files. I later found out what a treasure I had because most of the histories had been stored in the basement of the County library and some had been ruined by water damage.
Below are listed the names of the residents that granted interviews for the project. Some of the interviews were conducted in Spanish.


Abila, Benjamin born 5- 14- 1923 died 3- 8- 1995 Online

Abila, George born 4- 30- 1908 died 1- 0- 1985 Online

Albert, John Online

Allison, Hilda Letitia born 1- 27- 1903 died 6- 0- 1986Online

Andreatta, August born 9- 29- 1918 died 1- 13- 1998 Online

Andreatta, Ermer Online

Archuleta, Alfredo born 10- 1- 1907 died 6- 19- 1996 Onlinealso Report

Armijo, Teresina Martinez born 1- 29- 1907 Online

Arnold, Frank - The Arnold Family by Mary Arnold Online

Arnold, Frank born 8- 9- 1895 died 2- 0- 1986 Online

Arnold, Mary born 4- 20- 1896 died 4- 0- 1986 Online

Baione, Pete born 3- 8- 1895 died 8- 13- 1989 Online

Bartlett, Chester born 3- 21- 1902 died 10- 0- 1982 Online

Batuello, Maria Berte born 11- 23- 1903 Online

Baysinger, Neal born 12- 12- 1893 died 3- 23- 1988 Online

Beck, Frieda Henrietta Online

Bellotti, Arthur born 10- 28- 1908 died 2- 0- 1985 with Minnie Ugolini Online

Bellotti, Ernest born 10- 12- 1917 with Albert Pazar Online

Bellotti, Virginia Summers born 10- 11- 1920 with Albert Pazar Online

Benson, Lottie born 2- 27- 1906 died 10- 18- 1994 Online

Benson, Oren born 2- 8- 1911 died 3- 0- 1986 Online

Benson, Ethel Willburn born 5- 9- 1926 see Benson, Oren Online

Berte, Al born 1928 Online

Biondi, John Online The Independent, January 18, 1924 Online

Bonacci, Dan born abt 1897 died 2- 19- 1990Online

Bonacci, Jean Ugolini born 11- 15- 1901 died 1- 0- 1990 Online

Boone, Albert Gallatin Online

Boone, Zerelda E. Online

Branch, Minnie Grace born 9- 30- 1901 died 2- 25- 1994 Online

Bransford, Red Cloud Online

Buckles, Dr. William, anthropological history of Huerfano County Online

Canon, Benton - written by Evelyn Capps Walker Online

Capparos, Munzer Saliba born 10- 27- 1895 died 4- 0- 1982 (1) Online (2) Online

Capps, Amelia Frances Strange Profile born Online

Cassai, Armano born 10- 12- 1907 died 12- 4- 1983 Online

Castro, Pedro Catreda born 6- 13- 1894 died 11- 0- 1982 Online

Cerda, Faustin born 10- 14- 1905 died 12- 30- 1988 Online

Chastain, Grace Worth born 2- 22- 1901 died 5- 0- 1985 Online

Chatin, August born 9- 13- 1894 died 2- 0- 1985 Online

Christiansen, George born 8- 26- 1909 Online

Cisneros, Eloyda Online

Cisneros, Pedro born 2- 24- 1907 died 1- 0- 1982 Online

Cordova, Clarence born 8- 14- 1890 died 5- 0- 1980 Online

Cordova, Eleanor Martinez born 7- 15- 1910 died 11- 0- 1982 Online

Cordova, Jose Francisco born 10- 13- 1910 died 2- 0- 1981 Online

Crump, Joseph born 4- 27- 1894 died 2- 0- 1986 Online

Curtis, Ruth Adelaide Bruce born 9- 10- 1911 Online

Daher, Bebe born 12- 29- 1904 Online

Denton, Bryan Leslie born 7- 26- 1900 died 7- 14- 1993 Online

Dernovshek, John born 1- 1- 1907 died 3- 0- 1986 Online

Dernovshek, Anne born 1908 see Dernovshek, John Online

Deus, Richard Charles born 8- 17- 1822 died 1904 Online

Dick, George Butte born 10- 30- 1896 died 10- 0- 1984 Online

Dick, James B. Sr. born 10- 4- 1859 Profile Online

Dissler, Virginia Margaret Agnes born 10- 27- 1890 died 10- 0- 1984 Online

Eccher, Bessie Micek born 11- 26- 1905 Online

Farr, Gertrude born 6- 27- 1897 died 11- 25- 1994 Online

Ferrero, Eddie Louis born 4- 11- 1910 Online

Fink, Frank M. born 1- 17- 1908 died 11- 0- 1985 Online

Fink, Theresa Krist born 9- 8- 1912 see Fink, Frank Online with Frank

Firm, David born 6- 21- 1907 died 3- 23- 1993 Online

Foote, Albert and Mary Online

Foote, Mary Tanhayser born 8- 13- 1898 died 1- 24- 1992 Online

Ford, Bob Online

Frost, Nell M. Rollins born 5- 16- 1905 Online

Frost, Nell M. Rollins born 5- 16- 1905 Online

Furphy, Hattie Opal Price born 11- 6- 1901 died 6- 13- 1997 Online

Garcia, Daniel born 3- 7- 1902 died 6- 19- 1992 Online

Garcia, Nasario - Hispanic Heritage in Huerfano County Online

Garcia, Theresa born 1- 7- 1896 died 1- 29- 1989 Online

Geiger, Jewell Krier born 11- 6- 1920 Online

Gent, Clarence born 2- 9- 1900 died 3- 0- 1985 Online

Giro, John Michael born 7- 31- 1905 died 8- 0- 1984 Online

Goemmer, George Adolph born 5- 7- 1900 died 8- 0- 1987 Online

Goemmer, Jean James Online

Grgich, Pete born 8- 3- 1892 died 7- 0- 1986 Online

Guigli, Louis born 1- 6- 1915 died 9- 15- 1991 Online

Gutierrez, Frank Online

Harmes, Antonio born 9- 22- 1911 died 6- 0- 1988 Online

Harney, Carrie born 8- 13- 1899 died 11- 15- 1987 Online

Harrison, Stella Clark born 4- 11- 1897 died 10- 0- 1983 Online

Hribar, Cora Menegatti born 2- 28- 1917 see Laney, Walton Online

Hribar, Jake born 9- 26- 1910 see Laney, Walton Online

Hudson, Timothy H. born 9- 30- 1870 Profile Online

Hurtado, Amada Lucero born 1883 Online

Jackson, Bob Online

Jacquez, Barbara Martinez Santistevan born 1- 9- 1901 Online

James, Esther Flora Johnson born 9- 16- 1898 died 11- 13- 1989 Online

Jameson, Wanda born 10- 2- 1906 died 2- 23- 1994 Online

Judiscak, (Mickey) Mike J. born 6- 1- 1891 died 12- 0- 1980 Online

Kelmes, Mary Catherine Margaret Agnes born 8- 24- 1885 Online

Kirkpatrick, Frances A. born 7- 4- 1888 died 2- 27- 1991 Online

Kitchen, Pearl Patterson born 7- 2- 1890 died 12- 20- 1989 Online

Kravic, Mary Frances Herlyck born 6- 10- 1915 died 11- 15- 1987 Online

Laney, Walton born 5- 28- 1915 Online

Laney Anne Hribar born 9- 29- 1924 see Laney, Walton Online

Lenzini, Necchi Maria Santi born 10- 18- ?? Online

Levy, Archie born 8- 3- 1913 died 12- 11- 1987 Online

Levy, Ralph born 11- 20- 1888 died 11- 0- 1980 Online

Lucero, Anna Atencio born 12- 15- 1895 died 12- 0- 1980 Online

Maes, Patricio born 3- 17- 1910 died 12- 15- 1996 Online

Maestas, Gertudes Vallejos born 6- 27- 1879 Online

Maldonado, Adam born 7- 24- 1909 died 6- 0- 1987 Online

Manzanares,Benito born 3- 23- 1912 died 2- 0- 1991 Online

Manzanares, Marcos born 10- 21- 1895 died 5- 0- 1982 see Manzanares, Benito Online

Marchiori, Ben born 5- 17- 1899 died 5- 0- 1981 Online

Martinez, Elias in spanish, not translated yet

Martinez, Escolastica born 3- 14- 1909 died 8- 25- 1991 Online

Martinez, Faris born 4- 25- 1911 died 10- 0- 1984 Online

Martinez, Filomeno born 7- 5- 1896 died 1- 0- 1992 in spanish, not translated yet

Martinez, Jose Ramon born 7- 28- 1904 died 12- 14- 1994 Online

Martinez, Manuel Reyes born 1890 Online

Martinez, Otilia Quintana born 4- 5- 1908 Online

Martinez, Pete A. born 2- 14- 1916 Online

Maxwell, Mike born 3- 21- 1908 died 10- 6- 1994 Online

Mazzone, Herman born 4- 2- 1903 died 6- 0- 1983 Online

Mazzone, Julia E. (Isabel) born 11- 16- 1886 died 6- 0- 1981 Online

Menghini, Irma Nizzi born 11- 14- 1912 Online

Meyer, Zula Harlan born 2- 22- 1889 Online

Micek, Albert Joe born 3- 10- 1913 died 12- 20- 1997 Online

Micek, Johanna Fink born 3- 29- 1916 see Micek, Albert Joe Online

Mitchell, Don born 12- 21- 1899 Online

Montez, Jose Demosthenes born 3- 11- 1899 died 8- 0- 1983 Online

Mozar, Agnes born 10- 21- 1915 Online

Murray, Etta See Murray, Joe Online

Murray, Joe born 6- 13- 1902 died 8- 0- 1986 Online

Nelson, Frances #1 Online #2 Online

Nicol, John William born 2- 18- 1875 died 7- 25- 1933 Profile Online

Nigro, John (and Sophia) born 6- 7- 1909 died 6- 0- 1982 Online

Nigro, Sophia Bergamo born 4- 6- 1911 Online

Nogare, Beatrice D. Madlene born 2- 14- 1906 died 1- 11- 1989 Online

Orr, Ann Mosco born 1- 12- 1909 died 6- 14- 1998 Online

Ortivez, Eddie Online

Owens, Alfred L. born 11- 20- 1893 died 5- 0- 1980 Online

Pacheco, Estella Vigil born 9- 10- 1912 died 6- 8- 1997 with Jose Evan Pacheco Online

Pacheco, Jose Evan Online

Padilla, Erivito (Ed) born 4- 1- 1913 died 2- 14- 1996 Online

Pazar, Albert born 11- 14- 1903 died 9- 22- 1993 Online

Pazar, Emma Bellotti born 11- 21- 1906 died 10- 0- 1986 with Albert Online

Penne, Grace Morris born 10- 8- 1894 died 10- 0- 1986 Online

Perrino, Louis born 3- 12- 1900 Online

Pfaffenhauser, Sylvia Online

Pineda, Alfonso Online

Pino, Anna Vallejos born 7- 26- 1900 died 2- 0- 1995 Online

Pino, Lupe with Anna Online

Pisarczyk, Louise Lauretta Sporleder born 11- 1- 1908 Online

Quintana, Stella Naranjo born 4- 16- 1909 Online

Riley, Robert C. born 9- 18- 1896 died 4- 7- 1992 Online

Riley, Maisie Bunker See Riley, Robert C. Online

Rodriguez, Jose Brigido born 8- 25- 1915 Online

Romero, Onesimo Reginaldo born 11- 12- 1917 Online

Roybal, Julia Maestas born 4- 12- 1919 died 1- 12- 1995 Online

Salazar, Clovis born 9- 18- 1908 died 1- 9- 1994 Online

Scarafiotti, Vinzie Mosco born 2- 19- 1905 Online

Sharp, Lee born 4- 18- 1909 died 12- 20- 1990 Online

Shepic, Nick born 6- 10- 1886 died 1- 0- 1985 Online

Sporleder, Amelia born 7- 8- 1914 died 9- 7- 1992 Online

Stack, Channie Frasher Simms born 8- 20- 1897 Online

Stimack, Joseph J. born 8- 31- 1912 died 4- 12- 1998 Online

Stimack, Mike born 9- 12- 1892 died 1- 4- 1989 with J.J. Online

Sudar, John born 3- 27- 1910 died 3- 1- 1998 Online

Summers, Gretchen Unfug born 8- 9- 1897 died 11- 0- 1983 Online

Tesitor, Carl Online

Thach, Jeanette Faris born 12- 11- 1910 (1) Online (2) Online

Timone, Pete born 6- 17- 1885 died 4- 0- 1981 Online

Tirey, Alton M. born 1- 4- 1906 Online

Tirey, Mary V. Hudson born 8- 30- 1908 died 7- 0- 1985 with Alton Online

Todd, Martha Marshall born 7- 21- 1904 died 12- 0- 1986 Online

Tompkins, John C. born 6- 29- 1904 died 4- 0- 1983 Online

Tomsic, Edward born 10- 12- 1902 Online

Tomsic, Frances Knaflec born 1- 26- 1900 died 6- 20- 1995 Online

Ugolini, Minnie Bellotti born 8- 18- 1903 Online

Unfug, Blanche - History of Huerfano County Online

Unfug, Charles Otto Online

Unfug, Conrad Frederick WilliamOnline

Unfug, John F. Online

Unfug, William Online

Valdez, Erema Davis born 11- 18- 1895 died 1- 0- 1980 Online

Valdez, Lulu Sandoval born 3- 28- 1905 died 6- 0- 1982 with Max Online

Valdez, Max Malaquias born 10- 10- 1902 died 11- 0- 1985 Online

Valdez, Paul Online

Vargas, Rafael Perez born 6- ?- 1901 Online

Vasquez, Clorinda (Cora) Lucero born 11- 25- 1907 died 7- 0- 1985 Online, with Domingo

Vasquez, Domingo born 8- 3- 1897 died 12- 0- 1986 Online

Velikonja, Joseph Immigrants in Walsenburg Online

Vigil, Anita Medina born 12- 14- 1926 Online

Vigil, Elvira Pacheco born 9- 9- 1905 died 8- 15- 1997 with Maclovio Online

Vigil, Maclovio born 3- 7- 1902 died 10- 10- 1987 Online

Vigil, Raymundo born 10- 10- 1900 died 9- 0- 1982 Online

Vigil, Sam born 4- 22- 1892 died 5- 1- 1987 #1Online #2 Online

Waggoner, Lucille Stacy born 6- 15- 1908 died 12- 26- 1992 Online

Walker, Evalyn Capps Online

Werner, Dorothy Lyle Hamilton born 4- 30- 1901 died 5- 0- 1991 Online

Weston, John Vernon Online

Wilcox, Asa born 5- 25- 1893 died 1- 0- 1981 Online

Williams, Katherine Online

Williams, Yvette E. born 11- 8- 1896 died 12- 30- 1987 Online

Wilson, Charles Eugene born 11- 19- 1891 died 8- 0- 1981Online

Withington, Kate Jeanette Online

Wyatt, Mickey born 9- 17- 1902 Online

Yourick, Joseph born 2- 5- 1899 died 11- 0- 1981 Online

Zanon, George born 2- 11- 1912 Online

Zanon, Josephine Marie Pisarczyk born 3- 9- 1912 died 12- 0- 1980 with George Online

Zanoni, Irma Ernesta Frazy born 8- 21- 1897 died 12- 0- 1983 Online


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