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[Information taken from "The Margaret A. Downing Branch of the Lauffer Family," prepared by Blanche Tracy Kyes in June 1989, and provided by John Flynn.]
Ma: Margaret A. Lauffer, married on Sept. 20, 1872, to James Madison Downing in Guthrie County, Iowa.
Pa: James "Jim" Madison Downing, born in Cedar County, Iowa, and died March 21, 1937, in Marble, Colorado. "Jim Downing, considered to be one of the 'most fearless' bear hunters in the Rockies."...
2. Babe Tracy
4. Frank Tracy
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"Frank Tracy as bartender in the Lodge in Redstone. The Lodge was located to the left of the road right before you start up the road to the Mansion. Frank Tracy must have worked here when the Tracy's moved to Redstone when Frances was born September 18, 1903." -- John Flynn
[submitted by John J. Flynn, Jr.]
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Left to right, top: Clarine, Leah, and Lola. Bottom: Frances, Blanche and Hazel.
"Frank and Blanche Tracy and six daughters.
Leah Tracy was born on Jan. 25, 1897, in Guthrie Center, Iowa. She was married Sept. 7, 1919, to Raymond Clarence Staley in Gypsum.
Clarine Tracy was born Feb. 12, 1900, in Marble, Colorado. She died Dec. 17, 1915, in Salida, Colorado, and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Gypsum.
Lola Tracy was born on Oct. Oct. 31, 1901,...
7. Frank Tracy
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"Kate Flynn Gill and Hazel Tracy Hawkins. Blanche [Tracy Kyes] said this picture was most likely taken at Paul and Hazel's house in Rifle. Paul was from Rifle and worked for the State Highway Department. Paul and Hazel met when Paul was working on the highway near Gypsum. Later Paul and Hazel moved to San Diego and Paul worked at Camp Pendleton. Kate and Hazel used to visit back and forth often. My Dad enjoyed the comics and from the picture...
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In addition to being a County road overseer, Frank Tracy loved baseball, managing teams frequently.
Eagle Valley Enterprise, July 29, 1920 p.1: "Frank Tracy had a dream the other night that he died and descended to Hades in a balloon (that is where all good baseball managers go). He duly arrived at his destination. After introducing himself and shaking hands with old Nick, the latter, as a preliminary to starting the conversation, to to break the...