People

: Charles Sewell; Pioneer of Thompson Creek area. Sheep rancher and owner of Sewell Ranch. Father of Robert Sewell. Husband of Clara (Thompson) Sewell.

: Charles Sieber; Mesa County pioneer and owner of the S-Cross Ranch. He ran 30,000 head of cattle on Pinon Mesa at the time of his death in 1902. He was murdered by Joe Harris in a dispute over a branded calf. The following is author Ruth G. Moss’s description of Sieber: “Mr. Sieber, a short, stocky built man with a mustache, struggled to reach the top. Born one of ten children in Germany in 1846, he moved to Canada when still a child. As was the custom in those days when parents could not support their large families, young Sieber was “bound out” to a master, whom he worked for until he became of age. In the 1860’s he drifted to the Canon City area with other German settlers. When Colorado joined the Union in 1876, Mr. Sieber was elected a representative to the first legislature. He had been engaged in farming and ranching at the time. Another colonizer, Henrietta Palmer, became his bride in 1869. Her New York Dutch family had crossed the country in covered wagons in 1864 from Steuben County, New York. After crossing the divide, Sieber and family decided to homestad on the Little Dolores Creek on Pinon Mesa. The Sieber Cattle Company was formed in 1897, just five years before his death” (Mesa County Historical Society newsletter, May-June 1983).

: Charles Silzell; His family settled the Whitewater area in the late Nineteenth century. Son of William Silzell, brother of William "Will" Silzell, and husband of Effie (Johnson) Silzell.

: Charles Sterling; Early resident of Crested Butte, Colorado. Died in the Jokerville Mine Explosion on January 24, 1884.

: Charles T. Yager; He was born to Joseph E. Yager and Sinia Yager. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker. He married Mary Brinton in 1905. Following his parents, who had moved previously, Charles and Mary moved to Palisade, Colorado around 1919. There, they planted orchards and farmed fruit. He wrote glowing letters about the Grand Valley to encourage people from Iowa to move to the area.

: Charles Teed; In October 1980, he was a guest lecturer of the Museums of Western Colorado on the history of the Uintah Railway and the Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway Company (Interurban).

: Charles Traylor; He was the longtime campaign manager for US Representative Wayne Aspinall and served in that capacity for twenty years. According to Aspinall, Traylor was a dedicated member of the Democratic Party, and worked unpaid for all of his campaign work.

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