People

: Nellie (Carnahan) Robinson; A country school teacher from Wisconsin that taught in the Disappointment Creek Valley in Southwest Colorado in 1897. Her diary noted the poor conditions of the log building that housed the school. “In many places the mud had fallen out. If a child wanted to look at anyone passing, he would peek between the logs.” She goes on to explain the presence of Wood Rats that would steal various school supplies and hide them under the floor boards. Wood Rats were also believed to have subjected the children to Measles, Mumps, Chicken Pocks, and Pink Eye. .” She married Sam Robinson, a rancher.

: Nellie (Edwards) Robbins; She was born to George T. Edwards and Alice "Allie" Susanna (Ambrose) Edwards in Missouri and grew up on a homestead in New Mexico. Her parents were both immigrants from England. On the homestead she did the milking, made butter, and sold cream. She also helped her father with other farm chores. She was married at 17 years to James Standard. Together they were migrant workers following the harvests with their children. They arrived in Grand Junction in 1931. They were very poor and first lived in a tent off 9th avenue and the railroad tracks, and eventually had to ask the Salvation Army in Grand Junction for assistance. Nellie soon after began ringing the bell for the Christmas Kettle. She was paid $1.00 a day to stand at the kettle which allowed her to feed her children. Nellie ended up working for the Salvation Army and being a member for over 50 years, and recieved local news coverage celebrating her efforts. She also did "a man's job" in the Rose Cliff Packing Company plant, and supported her family as a single mother for ten years after divorcing Standard. She married Charles Robbins in June of 1952.