Cripple Creek Prostitute Deaths, Teller County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/teller/vitals/deaths/prostitutes.txt Donated to the Colorado Archives by the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society, 11 September 2002 Questions may be directed to: Jan MacKell, Cripple Creek District Museum, see contact info below See the USGenWeb copyright notice at the end of the file. ___________________________________________________________________ Cripple Creek Prostitute Deaths Jan MacKell, a staff member at the Cripple Creek District Museum, has collected records on Cripple Creek prostitutes from various sources, from which the following death records were extracted. She notes that because they were prostitutes, they were probably not claimed by their families and were buried in unmarked graves at Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Because prostitutes often used aliases, she says, these may not be their real names. Bauschell, Goldie Died 14 August 1911 Came from California 5' 6", 205 lbs., light brown hair, blue eyes; smallpox scar on face, bullet scar near front of head. Coombs, Myrtle. Myrtle, who may not have been a prostitute, died from the results of an abortion she was given by Lucinda Guyer in 1895 at Cripple Creek. Lucinda was tried for the death and spent a year at the Colorado State Penitentiary. After her release she returned to Cripple Creek. Davenport, Ruth Died January 1896 of pneumonia above Mernie's Dance Hall. Elliott, Julia Died 7 September 1911 of pneumonia at Teller County Hospital Born Minnesota 5' 4", 121 lbs., dark brown complexion, brown/gray eyes, brown hair. Garland, Blanch Died 1900 of an overdose. Rolfe, Nellie Died 1903 of an overdose. Russell, Conie Died 1914 of apoplexy. If you're planning to visit the museum, call first to determine hours. Cripple Creek District Museum P.O. Box 1210 (5th and Bennett Ave.) Cripple Creek, CO 80813 Phone: (719) 689-9540 and (719) 689-2634 E-mail: ccdistrictmuseum@aol.com Web page: http://www.cripple-creek.org/ =================================================== 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.