Friday, April 20, 2012

James Newitt (1869-1952) & Rachel Elizabeth (Dodge) Newitt (1887-1977) Directories: 1903-1958

1903-1904 Buena Vista Directory. Rachel Elizabeth Dodge is listed as a Domestic.

 1907 Buena Vista Directory. James Newitt is living in Buena Vista and is listed as a Miner. He married Rachel Elizabeth Dodge in August of 1906. They lived on San Juan Ave in Buena Vista in the 1910 Census.

1907 Leadville Directory. James Newitt is an Engineer for the Ibex Mining Company. He would live in Buena Vista and work in Leadville through the 1900's and 1910's.

 1909 Leadville Directory

 1910 Leadville Directory

 1911 Leadville Directory

1911 Buena Vista Directory

1913 Buena Vista Directory

 1921-22 Grand Junction Directory. James & Rachel moved to Grand Junction from Buena Vista shortly after 1920. According to the Census that year, they were living on the family farm in Buena Vista. They moved to 661 Colorado Ave in Grand Junction.

1924 Grand Junction Directory 

 1926 Grand Junction Directory. James is working as a Mechanic for the Latimer-Goodwin Chemical Company. Their daughter Edna is also listed; she is a Student.

1928 Grand Junction Directory. James is the Foreman of the Latimer-Goodwin Chemical Company. Their daughter Edna is a Nurse.

 1930 Grand Junction Directory. Their daughter Edna is a Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital.

1931-32 Grand Junction Directory. They would move to Tacoma, Washington around this time. James was working for the Latimer-Goodwin Chemical Company and appears to have been transferred to Tacoma from Grand Junction.

1932 Tacoma Directory. James & Rachel moved from Grand Junction to Tacoma in 1931. Their daughter, Edna, also moved with them at this time.

 1933 Directory

 1934 Directory

1935 Directory

 1936 Directory

 1937 Directory

 1938 Directory

1939 Directory

 1940 Directory. This is the last directory that James is listed as an Mechanic for the Latimer-Goodwin Chemical Company. According to the 1940 Census, James worked 40 hours per week and earned $2,400 per year. He was 71 years old and likely retired around this time.

 1941 Directory

 1942 Directory

1945 Directory

 1947 Directory

1949 Directory

 1951 Directory

 1953 Directory. James Newitt passed away in September 1952.

 1954 Directory

 1955 Directory

 1956 Directory

1957 Directory


1958 Directory. Rachel had moved in with her daughter, Edna (Newitt) Patterson. Rachel continued to live in Tacoma until her death in May of 1977, at the age of 90.

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