2000-08-22
Pagosa Country - history
John M. Motter, Pagosa Country: The First Fifty Years (no publication place: by the author, 1984).
p. 79
The Colorado Business Directory listed the following businesses in Pagosa Springs for the early 1880s.
1880 - No Gililland, Gilliland
1881 - No listing for Pagosa Springs
1882 - J. Gilliland, blacksmith [See here]
1883 - A. J. Gilliland, groceries [See here]
1884 - A. J. Gilliland, groceries [See here]
p. 180
"In this section of our history we have collected, in alphabetical order, the newspaper obituaries of a great number of Pagosa Country's early settlers. ... In some cases we have added information obtained from other sources. In most cases we have shortened the obituary to save space ... The last date is that of the obituary."
p. 200
GILILLAND, MRS. ANNA - Anna Teather came with her parents from Jewell county, Kans., in 1883, first residing on East Fork. In Pagosa Springs, in about 1886, she married L. M. Gililland. They resided on a ranch north of Pagosa Springs for several years, but moved to Chama in the early 1890s. The couple had no children. Mrs. Ruby Masco is a niece of the departed. Her husband survives but is seriously ill. April 16, 1926.
p. 214
MASCO, CHARLES GEORGE - He was born Dec. 20, 1887, at Cheboygan, Mich., and in 1900 the family moved to Archuleta county, first living at Edith. He married Ruby Laughlin Dec. 15, 1915, and they had four children. In 1916 they moved to the ranch north of town they still occupy. He died April 26, 1949. Surviving are: his wife Ruby; sons John L., Charles F., and George W.; a daughter Golda E. Warr; and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Bauer. Aug. 26, 1949.
-- Carnegie Branch, Boulder Public Library - Accession #3283
p. 79
The Colorado Business Directory listed the following businesses in Pagosa Springs for the early 1880s.
1880 - No Gililland, Gilliland
1881 - No listing for Pagosa Springs
1882 - J. Gilliland, blacksmith [See here]
1883 - A. J. Gilliland, groceries [See here]
1884 - A. J. Gilliland, groceries [See here]
p. 180
"In this section of our history we have collected, in alphabetical order, the newspaper obituaries of a great number of Pagosa Country's early settlers. ... In some cases we have added information obtained from other sources. In most cases we have shortened the obituary to save space ... The last date is that of the obituary."
p. 200
GILILLAND, MRS. ANNA - Anna Teather came with her parents from Jewell county, Kans., in 1883, first residing on East Fork. In Pagosa Springs, in about 1886, she married L. M. Gililland. They resided on a ranch north of Pagosa Springs for several years, but moved to Chama in the early 1890s. The couple had no children. Mrs. Ruby Masco is a niece of the departed. Her husband survives but is seriously ill. April 16, 1926.
p. 214
MASCO, CHARLES GEORGE - He was born Dec. 20, 1887, at Cheboygan, Mich., and in 1900 the family moved to Archuleta county, first living at Edith. He married Ruby Laughlin Dec. 15, 1915, and they had four children. In 1916 they moved to the ranch north of town they still occupy. He died April 26, 1949. Surviving are: his wife Ruby; sons John L., Charles F., and George W.; a daughter Golda E. Warr; and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Bauer. Aug. 26, 1949.
-- Carnegie Branch, Boulder Public Library - Accession #3283
