Huerfano County CO Archives Biographies.....Archuleta, Jose G. 1885 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 February 8, 2009, 11:07 pm Author: Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918) JOSE G. ARCHULETA. Jose G. Archuleta, acceptably filling the position of county clerk in Huerfano county, was born on the 16th of February, 1870, within the borders of the county in which he still makes his home, his parents being Antonio C. and Maria Y. (Sanchez) Archuleta. The family came to Colorado in 1869 from New Mexico and the ancestry, as the name indicates can be traced back to Spain. To the parents were born three sons and a daughter, the subject of this review being the third in order of birth, and of whom only two are now living. Jose G. and a brother. The father devoted his life to farming and stock raising in order to provide for his family and continued actively in the business until his life's labors were ended in death in 1908. His widow is still living. Jose G. Archuleta was educated in the rural schools of his native county and afterward assisted his father with the work of the farm and stock raising to the time of the latter's death. He then took charge of the business and is now occupying the old homestead at Red Wing, where he is successfully conducting ranching interests, making a specialty of sheep raising. Everything about the place, which is neat and thrifty in appearance, indicates his careful supervision and progressive methods. He is energetic and his close application and industry are bringing to him substantial success. On the 3d of February, 1890, Mr. Achuleta was united in marriage to Miss Deluvina Cisneros, of Huerfano county, also belonging to one of the pioneer families of this section. The children of this marriage are Sabino, Onofre, Celestino, Juanita, Antonio, Juan D., Jacobo, Guadalupe and Emeliana. All of the children are now in the public schools. Mr. Archuleta is a democrat in his political views and takes an active interest in the work of the party. He has been a delegate to county and state conventions and in 1916 he was elected for a two years' term to the office of county clerk of Huerfano county, which position he is now filling. He belongs to the Catholic church and also to the Catholic Union and he stands loyally at all times for the principles in which he believes, whether relative to the material, intellectual, social, political or moral progress of the community. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF COLORADO ILLUSTRATED VOLUME II CHICAGO THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1918 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/huerfano/bios/archulet289nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cofiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb