Mesa County CO Archives Biographies.....Yessen, John H. March 15, 1842 - ?
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Author: Progressive Men of Western Colorado

     German thrift and industry, which can turn an arid waste into a garden and

build up great enterprises anywhere for the common good of man, have many

monuments in our country to mark the scene of their labors which have poured out

blessings and benefactions on the surrounding country.  One of this character is

the fruit farm and ranch of John H. Yessen, which is located about one mile and

a half east of Fruita, in Mesa county, this state.  Mr. Yessen is a native of

Prussia, where he was born on March 15, 1842, and is the son of Jesse and Maggie

(Graussen) Yessen, also natives of Prussia, where their lives were passed.  They

were the parents of three children, of whom their son John was the first born. 

After the death of his mother his father contracted a second marriage by which

there was a large number of children.  John was reared on the paternal homestead

and received his education at the state schools of his native land.  He remained

at home until he reached the age of twenty-seven, then in May, 1869, came to the

United States, and after working on a farm for a year in Wright county, Iowa,

moved to Colorado.  Here he was engaged in freighting between Denver and some of

the mining camps for a few years.  In 1875 he married and turned his attention

to ranching and raising stock on Bear creek near Morrison.  Twelve years were

passed there in congenial and profitable occupation of this sort, then the

family moved to Golden.  In 1891 they came to Grand valley, where he bought a

ranch of forty acres, on a part of which he now lives.  He has since sold twenty

acres of this land and bought a house and six acres at Cleveland, adjoining the

town of Fruita.  He has prospered in his enterprise and is in very comfortable

circumstances.  His orchard of six acres is one of the special features of his

farm, and it yields him a substantial income, its products having a high rank in

the markets and being brought forth with every care to secure the best results.

 On December 4, 1875, he was married at Denver to Miss Ida Johnson, a native of

Prussia, where she was reared and educated, and from whence she emigrated to

this country when she was a young lady.  They have two children, Henrietta, the

wife of Jacob Schieswohl, of Grand Junction, and C. Henry, who is living at

home.  Mr. Yessen is independent in politics, and in church affiliation is a

Lutheran.  He is one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of his

county, with breadth of view and public spirit, taking an active interest in

local public affairs, and aiding the development and promotion of every

judicious undertaking for the benefit of the community in which he lives.  

Additional Comments:
From Progressive Men of Western Colorado.  Chicago:  A.W. Bowen & Co., 1905

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