It's interesting how pieces of the puzzle continue to fall into place, little by little; or how certain suggestions on what or where to search just pop out at you unexpectedly. This is one of those unexpected searches that yielded some interesting pieces of the puzzle.
The Crested Butte, Colorado newspaper Elk Mountain Pilot just became available to search on one of the historical newspaper websites that I keep tabs on from time to time. My great-great uncle, Sherman Dodge, was from Crested Butte, Colorado, according to his marriage certificate, in 1900.
I don't know how long he had been there prior to 1900, but it doesn't appear to have been too long. Before living in Crested Butte, Sherman lived in St. Elmo. This is from The Salida Mail: August 18, 1896: St. Elmo Items. Special Correspondence of The Mail. St. Elmo, Aug. 11. Sherman Dodge has been running on the mail route of late in Mr. Fisher’s place.
I went ahead and did a quick search for Sherman Dodge in the Elk Mountain Pilot newspaper and found the following articles for him throughout 1900.
I don't know how long he had been there prior to 1900, but it doesn't appear to have been too long. Before living in Crested Butte, Sherman lived in St. Elmo. This is from The Salida Mail: August 18, 1896: St. Elmo Items. Special Correspondence of The Mail. St. Elmo, Aug. 11. Sherman Dodge has been running on the mail route of late in Mr. Fisher’s place.
I went ahead and did a quick search for Sherman Dodge in the Elk Mountain Pilot newspaper and found the following articles for him throughout 1900.
May 29, 1900: Sherman Dodge came up from Jack's Cabin Monday to go to work at the saw mill.
(Side note: his father, Nathaniel T. Dodge, worked at a saw mill in Gardiner, Maine, for a time during the 1870's).
July 31, 1900: Sherman Dodge had the second finger on his right hand badly crushed Wednesday [July 25] by the engine while working at the Stanley mill.
September 25, 1900: The following Crested Butte people attended the dance at Jack's Cabin Friday night [Sept. 21]: Harvey Stanley and wife, Arthur Stanley and wife, Mrs. Harriett Wieland, Miss Brown, Geo. Schaefer, Sherman Dodge, Frank Young, Will Hartman, Geo. Adams, Warren Small, Tom Walters, Colon Moore, Bert Smith, Harry Tingey and Geo. Cook. A number of the Jack's Cabin people were present and an enjoyable time was had by all.
(side note: Miss Brown very well could be his soon to be wife, Mary May Brown.)
December 4, 1900: Sherman Dodge departed Friday for Denver [Nov. 29], at which place he will be married to Miss May Brown. They will reside in Crested Butte.
Following their marriage, they were living in Denver by 1902, when they lost a son in childbirth. They divorced in October of 1903 (their divorce is detailed in the Denver newspapers and covered in my other posts on Sherman Dodge).
Just a little geography: Jack's Cabin is a little rural mountain locale along Colorado State Road 135 and County Road 749 about half way between Gunnison and Crested Butte. There isn't much to note that people live there; just a few homes and barns (according to google maps).
Following their marriage, they were living in Denver by 1902, when they lost a son in childbirth. They divorced in October of 1903 (their divorce is detailed in the Denver newspapers and covered in my other posts on Sherman Dodge).
Just a little geography: Jack's Cabin is a little rural mountain locale along Colorado State Road 135 and County Road 749 about half way between Gunnison and Crested Butte. There isn't much to note that people live there; just a few homes and barns (according to google maps).
