DUNHAM, Alfred, b. 1860: 1905 Bio, San Miguel County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/sanmiguel/bios/dunham.txt --------------------------------------- Donated June 2004 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Alfred Dunham Alfred Dunham, who owns and lives on an excellent and highly valuable ranch of four hundred and eighty acres adjoining the town of Norwood, San Miguel county, is a native of the farther West in this country, and in spirit, enterprise, breadth of view and independence, as well as in business capacity, is wholly one of its admired products. He was born in California on January 22, 1860, and is the son of John and Susan (Rae) Dunham, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio respectively. In 1849 the father joined the argonauts to the Pacific coast, crossing the plains to California, where he engaged in raising stock until 1873. Then the family moved to Colorado, locating in Huerfano county. Here they continued their operations in the stock industry for two years, then moved the business to the Durango region, and conducted it there until 1880. At that time he moved to the Dolores county, and from there soon afterward came to the Disappointment. Here he remained until 1899, when the son came to Norwood and bought the land on which he has since made his home. In addition to the home place of four hundred and eighty acres he owns range land on which he runs about one thousand cattle which are bred with care and kept up to a high standard of excellence. Mr. Dunham has been very successful in his business and has become one of the wealthy and influential men of the county, having a potent voice in the promotion of every commercial, industrial and educational enterprise, and occupying a leading place in every line of public life. Of the fraternal societies numerous and admired among men he has joined but one, the Knights of Pythias. His first marriage occurred at Dolores in 1881 and was with Miss Annie Johnson, a native of Missouri, who died in 1894 leaving five children, Mabel, Arthur, Ollie, Ethel and Alfred, the last named being since deceased. In 1898 Mr. Dunham married a second wife, Miss Lizzie Rusk, also a native of Missouri. They have two children, their daughter Florence and son Roderic. Mr. Dunham's mother died in 1880, and his father is also 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.