Stapleton, Timothy C; 1905 Bio, Pitkin County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/pitkin/bios/stapltntc.txt --------------------------------------- Donated April 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Timothy C. Stapleton The late Timothy C. Stapleton, of Aspen, one of the successful and progressive ranch and cattle men of Pitkin county whose death on September 10, 1903, when in the full maturity and usefulness of his powers, was generally lamented, was a native of county Tipperary, Ireland, and was reared to the age of seventeen in that country. His parents were Michael and Julia Stapleton, also natives of the Emerald Isle, and who passed their lives in that country profitably engaged in farming. They had a family of ten children, two of whom died in infancy, and all the rest have since passed away except one son named Thomas. The parents also have been dead for many years. Timothy received a very limited education at the public schools, being obliged to take part in the labors of the farm from an early age. When he became seventeen he emigrated to America and settled in Connecticut, where he learned the trade of a carpenter. Then in 1865, he moved west to Colorado and took up his residence at Georgetown, where he followed mining and prospecting five years. In 1870 he changed his base to the San Juan country, and later made trips to California and Nebraska, returning to his state and locating at Leadville in 1879. Here for two years he devoted his entire time and attention to mining and prospecting. In 1881 he located a homestead claim in the vicinity of Aspen, which is a part of the ranch now occupied by his family, and to this he added by subsequent acquisitions until the ranch comprises eight hundred acres. It is largely fertile and productive land, and yields abundantly of hay, grain and other ordinary farm products, and the family is extensively engaged in raising cattle and horses. The ranch is pleasantly and advantageously located about four miles west of Aspen, and under the management of Mrs. Stapleton and her sons, since the death of her husband, it is growing in productiveness and value. He was an ardent and active Democrat in politics and a Presbyterian in religious belief. Nine children were born in the family, the present Mrs,. Stapleton being the second wife. The children are William, Mary, John, Edwin, Thomas, Timothy, Julia, Nettie and Margaret. Mrs. Stapleton's maiden name was Miss Ellen Kilker. She as born in Washington county, Missouri, and is the daughter of John and Mary (Monahan) Kilker, natives of Ireland, where they were reared and married and soon after came to the United States. Both are deceased. =================================================== 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.