tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63636261980641160932012-01-01T23:51:48.893-07:00glimpses of lifeConnienoreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363626198064116093.post-18255862507711040702007-12-15T12:00:00.000-07:002007-09-25T09:04:26.148-07:00

Unknown. "Miss Blackburn" written on back of photo.Portrait in Platinumfrom Barney Studio1230 - 16th StreetDenversucceeding MonroeA little searching finds Barney Studio in Denver, Colorado, in the 1910 - 1912 (approximate) period. In that time frame, "Miss Blackburn" looks to be around 18 years of age (date of birth circa 1892). Refer to photo further down on this site and notice that the photo

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Born 8-18-1895 in Denver, ColoradoDied (Labor Day) 9-7-1914 from a gunshot wound in Turkey Creek Canyon, Colorado riding in a wagon holding a shotgun and it went off) Son of James Benjamin Daigle & Minnie (Mary) V Gardner DaigleBrother of Paul Daigle, Hazel L Daigle (Parks), & Marjorie Grace Daigle (Tabor) Brill)

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Hazel Laura Daigle ParksBorn 11-30-1893 in Denver, ColoradoDied Sept 1946 at home, 3931 W 45th Avenue,from cancerWife of Thomas ParksDaughter of James Benjamin Daigle & Mary (Minnie) Victoria DaigleMother of Richard Thomas Parks, Leonard James Parks, Howard Russell Parks,& Hazel Elaine Parks (Cormany) (Grandma Sis)

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Born 8-31-1870 in Nashville, TennesseeDied 6-12-1940 at home 4500 Perry Street, Denver, ColoradoLeft an orphanage circa 1879 to join the circusHusband of Minnie (Mary) V Gardner Daigle – Married in 1891Son of Thomas L DaigleFather of George & Paul Daigle, Hazel Laura Daigle (Parks), Marjorie Grace Daigle (Tabor)Brother of Martha Daigle (Holt)Death certificate lists occupation as Elevator Pilot

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Marjorie Grace Daigle Tabor (Brill)(Grandma Tabor holding Mom - Miriam Grace Tabor a week or so after giving birth at home on Perry Street)Look at her dimples!1956 at 1755 N 18thGrand Junction, Coloradoholding newbornMark Thomas GdovinBorn 6-14-1906 (at home) 4500 Perry Street, Denver, Colorado.Died 11-23-2004 (at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona)Wife of John Holbert Tabor Wife of second

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from sister Mary to her brother Thomas Daiglewritten on back of photo.Chipman Studio749 ChapeletNew Haven, Conn

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Born 1897 in Denver, ColoradoDied 1912 in Denver, Colorado on 38th and Osceola –electrocuted by fallen electrical wiresSon of James Benjamin Daigle & Minnie (Mary) V Gardner DaigleBrother of George Daigle, Hazel L Daigle Parks, & Marjorie Grace Daigle Tabor

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Born ?? (French Canadian)Died circa 1913 in Arvada, ColoradoHusband of ?? (wife’s name not known – she died in 1879 –she was from Nashville, Tn)Father of James Benjamin DaigleBrother of Walter, Martha Holt (she died in Omaha, Ne), Julia Bridges (theater traveled)He had a pet monkey from a circus. Brought the monkey in to warm in the winter, monkey burnt it’s feet and died.The father of Thomas L

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Husband of Matilda (Millie)Brother of James Benjamin DaigleFather of 10 – Harvey, Hazel, Hayden, Minnie Campbell, Marguerite Dickerson, Bessie, Walter, Burton, and two more unknown

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Laura Dukes Gardner BlackburnGrandmother to Grandma Marjorie Grace Daigle (Tabor) (Brill)Great Grandmother to Miriam Grace Tabor (Gdovin) Born ??Died ??Wife of William Gardner (first husband – died of miner’s consumption, coal miner in Iowa) Wife of Thomas Blackburn (second husband – died of alcoholism)Laura Dukes was related to Doris Dukes (claim to fame as the richest little girl in the world)

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Unknown relative of William Gardner (Grandfather to Marjorie Grace and first husband of Laura Dukes Gardner (Blackburn).Unknown relative to Mary "Minnie" Victoria Gardner (Daigle) - mother of Marjorie Grace and daughter of William Gardner.

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Minnie Victoria Gardner Daigle(born as Mary / name changed to prevent confusion with Mary Daigle / aunt of James Benjamin Daigle)Born 7-17-1873 Des Moines, IowaDied 3-14-1932Wife of James Benjamin Daigle – Married 1891Daughter of William Gardner (died at age 23 from black lung disease from mining in Iowa)& Laura Dukes Gardner (later married Thomas Blackburn)Mother of George & Paul Daigle, Hazel

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Constance Ellen Gdovin (Gardner)Born 2-6-1952 St Mary’s Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado Wife of Robert Charles GardnerDaughter of George Douglas Gdovin & Miriam Grace Tabor (Gdovin)Mother of Cristopher Robert, Richard David, & Jeffry Charles GardnerSister of John "Jay" Douglas, Mark Thomas, & Larry James Gdovin, Robin Sue Gdovin (Walsh) (Farmer), & Lori Ann Gdovin (Stone) (Benton) (Corporon).

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Born 5-10-1924 (at home) 548 Van Everett Street, Akron, OhioDied 8-7-1995 (at home) 1755 N 18th Street, Grand Junction, ColoHusband of Miriam Grace Tabor Son of George Thomas Gdovin & Josephine Marvine Trail Father of John Douglas, Mark Thomas, & Larry James Gdovin, Constance Ellen Gdovin (Gardner), Robin Sue Gdovin (Walsh)(Farmer), & Lori Ann Gdovin (Stone)(Benton)(Corporon)Brother of Wesley

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Grandpa Gdovin (far right) WWI March 1923Grandpa & Grandma Gdovin with Auntie Carol (?) circa 1929Born 1899 PennsylvaniaDied 1968 (?)Husband of Josephine Marvine Trail GdovinFather of George Douglas Gdovin, Wesley Gdovin Goodwin, Carol Gdovin Hodgson , & Marilyn Kay Gdovin Housand

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in the arms of Grandpa Gdovin 1951

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Virginia "Jenny" Lee McBride TrailWife of Harry S TrailMother of Josephine Marvine Trail (Gdovin) - Grandma Gdovin

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Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt"Baby" Doe Taborborn: October 7th, 1854 Oshkosh, Wisconsindied: March 7th, 1935 Leadville, ColoradoMiner, wife, mother.By far the prettiest of six siblings born to Peter McCourt, Sr. and Elizabeth Nellis, "Lizzie" early on displayed a lively and independent spirit that combined a tomboy disposition with the skin and looks of a cherub. This interesting, for the mid-1800s,

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Born ?? in Canada (he was Scottish Canadian)Husband of Hazel Laura Daigle (Parks)Father of Richard Thomas Parks, Leonard James Parks, Howard Russell Parks, & Hazel Elaine Parks (Cormany)Great Uncle Tom Parks to Connie Gdovin (Gardner) & siblings; he was a 32nd degree Mason, which allowed me to join the Jobs Daughters Bethel 30 in Grand Junction, Colorado. A 32nd degree Mason is

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Augusta Pierce Taborborn: March 29th, 1833Augusta, Mainedied: January 30th, 1895Pasadena, CaliforniaColorado pioneer, mining camp provisioner, real estate investor.One of seven daughters and three sons of building contractor William B. Pierce and Lucy Eaton, Augusta was a fragile child who survived as much by force-of-will as by the strength of her genuine middle-class upbringing. At twenty-four

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This was the name on the photo. I do not think he is part of our family, but only further research will tell.

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Horace Austin Warner Tabor "Haw"born: November 26th, 1830 Holland, Vermontdied: April 10th, 1899 Denver, ColoradoStonemason, farmer, prospector, postmaster, merchant, politicianSon of Cornelius Dunham Tabor and Sarah Ferrin, Horace had three brothers and one sister. He left home at age 19 to work in stone quarries in Massachusetts and Maine, including being hired, along with his brother John, by

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Cement Worker and Truck DriverBorn October 19, 1903Died June 12, 1941 Killed by a drunk driver – survived several days before death.Husband of Marjorie Grace Daigle Tabor (Married October 11, 1926) in DenverFather of Miriam Grace Tabor (Gdovin)Son of Maria Tabor – father’s name unknown (he died before Hob married Gram)Brother of 8 siblings – Madge Tabor Erway, Pearl Tabor Kunz, Edna Tabor Snapp (

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Madge Tabor ErwayWife of Willard ErwayNo ChildrenSister to John Holbert Tabor

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(pronounced Ma – Ri – Ah) (possibly Wilkerson was her maiden name)Born circa 1868 in MissouriDied circa 1954 in Denver at 4140 Benton Mountain ViewMother of John Holbert Tabor“Made the best biscuits! She could mix and bake biscuits like nobody’s business!” (quote from Grandma Tabor)

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Brother of Horace Tabor – Silver Mine KingDied 1892 in Denver of Brite’s diseaseFather of John Holbert TaborOccupation: drove a horse driven trolley for Cherry Lynn Trolley

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Miriam Grace Tabor GdovinBorn 10-08-1927 (home) 4500 Perry Street, Denver, ColoradoDied 11-26-1988 USPHS Indian Health Center, Kayenta, Arizona (summer 1947)Wife of George Douglas GdovinDaughter of John Holbert Tabor & Marjorie Grace TaborMother of John Douglas, Mark Thomas, & Larry James Gdovin, Constance Ellen Gdovin (Gardner), Robin Sue Gdovin (Walsh) (Farmer), & Lori Ann Gdovin (Stone) (

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born unknowndied 1925 - scalded terribly in her cheap, rundown apartment in Chicago in 1925 where she lived under an assumed name amid the down-and-outers of the Windy City . Baby ever after insisted to the world that the dead woman in Chicago was not her child; that Silver had entered a convent and was doing the Lord`s Work exactly as Baby had been praying that she would.daughter of Horace "HAW

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Husband of Virginia L TrailFather of Josephine Marvine Trail - Grandma Gdovin

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Josephine Marvine Trail GdovinBorn 1906 Denver, ColoradoDied ?? Denver, ColoradoWife of George Thomas Gdovin (her nickname from Grandpa was “Dove”)Mother of George Douglas Gdovin, Wesley Gdovin Goodwin, Carol Gdovin (Hodgson), & Marilyn Kay Gdovin HousandGrandma Jo Gdovin with Carolyn Rae & Cathie Hodgson; Jay "JD" & Connie Ellen Gdovin circa 1953-1954

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This is written on the back of this particular photo. James Benjamin Daigle was my great grandfather, and I do know that when he built the house on 4500 Perry Street in Denver, that the Gilliand brothers are the men who built the china cabinet that graced Grandma's dining room. They actually built the china cabinet right into the walls, so we were unable to have it removed intact before the

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what a shame that there were no notations on so many photos. I guess at the time, people never really thought about being able to preserve photos and memoirs for years to come.

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portrait by "DeLux" studio

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The young man in the oval frame, has some strong resemblance to Mark & Larry Gdovin and Julian Farmer, so I am wondering if he is related some way. Anyone think the same?

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No markings on these professional photos at all. A young girl and boy. Difficult to distinguish ages. The clothing on the boy is interesting ... dress (formal) knickers, long jacket with a wide one button belt, pocket hankie and perhaps a pen or pencil in his pocket? He bears quite a resemblance to Mark Thomas & Larry James Gdovin in their younger years.

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These photos look as though they are from two events. The upper three all have some of the same ladies in the same clothing and hairstyles. The address number on the house is 1364, but the street is unknown to me at this time. In the bottom left hand photo, notice the young boy sneaking in behind the ladies (girls), as they pose for possibly a confirmation graduation or some other such event.

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Another professional photo of unknown children. Notation on the cardboard frame reads "Photo By Post. Denver"

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This is obviously a studio photo. The name on the frame seems to be "De Lusc" 1230 16th Street, Denver. I was not able to find anything on this particular studio, but if someone out there knows anything about the studio, it could help me date this photo.

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