People

: Addie (Russell) Maynard; She was born in Anthon, Iowa. She moved to Mesa County, Colorado in 1902, when she was five years old. Her family farmed land in Fruitvale. She was considered an “invalid child” and often felt ill. She graduated from Fruitvale High School in 1916 and soon after, went to Missouri to receive her degree in medicine. She met her husband while in school to become a medical doctor, and they soon moved back to Colorado. With her husband, she practiced osteopathic medicine for over 50 years. They established a practice first on Main Street in Grand Junction, and then on 7th Street. They also established a small hospital on 12th Street across from the college. Both of her parents were also doctors.

: Addison J. McCune; The first Mesa County land surveyor, mentioned as holding that position by the Grand Junction News in 1883. He also laid out the town of Fruita, where there is a street named for him. According to the Colorado State Census of 1885, he was born in Ohio. The same census lists his status as widowed and living with his daughter and sister. He married Maggie Owen in 1886, and then married Emma Kent in 1889. He later lived at 1006 Main Street in a home built by the Grand Junction Town Company in 1895.

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