Rio Grande County CO Archives Biographies.....Graves, Arthur August 29, 1862 - ?
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Author: Progressive Men of Western Colorado

Graves & Ahrens

   This enterprising and far-seeing real estate firm, the leading one in the San

Luis valley, which has sold more land and other real estate than any other

agency for the same purpose in the region in which it operates, is composed of

Arthur Graves and John M. Ahrens, two of the most active, energetic and

progressive business men in the Rocky Mountain region.

   Arthur Graves, the senior member of the firm, was born on August 29, 1862, at

McFall, now Gentry, then Harrison county, Missouri.  He is the son of William

and Jane (Jones) Graves, prosperous farmers of that state.  The son was educated

in the public schools and assisted his parents on the farm until he reached the

age of fifteen, then during the next five years worked for wages on his own

account.  In 1882 he moved to Clark county, Kansas, and pre-empted land which he

improved and after farming it two years sold it.  In 1884 he came to Colorado

and located at Canon City, and for two years farmed for wages.  In 1886 he made

a visit of several months to his old Missouri home, returning to this state in

1887.  During the next three years he worked at various occupations in different

places, and saved his earnings.  In 1890 he moved into the San Luis Valley and

located a ranch which he still owns and which he has increased to three hundred

and twenty acres.  It is ten miles northeast of Monte Vista and yields excellent

crops of wheat, oats and pears.  The improvements on it are modern and complete

for its needs.  Since 1903 he has been engaged in the real estate business in

partnership with Mr. Ahrens, and has been unusually successful.  He is a

Republican in politics and in fraternal life a Wodman of the World, and a Knight

of Pythias.  On June 9, 1894, he was married to Miss Reno Brewer, a native of

the same county as himself.  They have had four children.  Of these Walter has

died and Eldon C., Charles and Ethel M. are living.  Mr. Graves is one of the

most popular, wide-awake and enterprising men in the valley of his home, and one

of its most popular citizens.

[See John W. Ahrens biography for remainder of essay]



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

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