Dwyer, Robert W; 1905 Bio, Pitkin County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/pitkin/bios/dwyerrw.txt --------------------------------------- Donated May 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Robert W. Dwyer R.W. Dwyer is a native of Ross county, Ohio, born on May 14, 1855, and the son of John M. and Elizabeth (Duncan) Dwyer, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. The father was a farmer and stock dealer during the whole of his mature life and was successful and prosperous at the business. He also took an active part in public affairs, serving as county assessor of Ross county, Ohio, for a period of eighteen years, being elected to the office on the Republican ticket as he was an ardent supporter of that party in political matters. In middle life he moved to Iowa, where he continued farming and stock- growing until his death, in 1896. His wife preceded him to the other world more than twenty-five years, she dying in 1870. They had a family of six children, four of whom are living: James, a resident of Alaska; Frank, living in the vicinity of Aspen; Robert W., the immediate subject of these paragraphs; and John, who lives in Ohio. Robert remained at home assisting on the farm in Iowa until 1878, the family residence being near Sidney in Fremont county, that state. In the fall of 1878 he came to Colorado, and during the next ten years prospected in various parts of the state along the Western slope. In 1887 he located at Aspen, and for nine years thereafter he was engaged in dairying, getting fifty cents a gallon for milk, and sometimes more. In 1896 he sold his business and purchased a portion of the ranch he now owns and occupies, buying one hundred and sixty acres by another purchase. About one hundred and eighty acres of the tract are under cultivation and yield abundantly to the persuasive industry of the husbandman. Mr. Dwyer supports the Republican party in political contests, and in fraternal life he is connected with the Woodmen of the World. He was married on April 26, 1876, to Miss Dora Pepple, a native of Ross county, Ohio, and a daughter of James and Emma (Middleton) Pepple, who are also natives of Ohio. They have always been farmers and have prospered in their industry. The father is a Democrat in political allegiance, and both are Methodists in church relations. They have been the parents of five children, and of the number Abraham L. is deceased, and these are living: Annie, the wife of Frank Dwyer; Gertrude, who is engaged in merchandising at Riverside, Wyoming; Robert W., and Melissa, the wife of Alexander Higgins, of Bainbridge, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer have two children, Ernest, and Roberta, the wife of Edmond Limbach, of Gilt Edge, Montana. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.