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Albert Ewing Gates [son of "Bert" Gates] with his second cousin, Anna Gates [daughter of Albert Gates].
2) Albert Gates
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Albert Gates, brother of J. P. Gates, standing next to a woman at Burns in 1910. In the caption, the woman is identified as his daughter, Anna, but given birth and death dates, the woman might also be his wife, Amelia "Milllie" Brown Gates. [Anna was born in 1882, so in this photo she should be 28.]
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Albert Gates, brother of James P. Gates, and his family. Albert is at far left.
Back row, from left: Amelia (Millie) Borwn Gates, Albert's wife; daughter Flora Gates.
Front row, from left: son Artie Gates, Flora's daughter, and Anna Gates (daughter of Millie and Albert).
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Albert Gates [born 1844], older brother of James P. Gates, standing with his daughter Anna [born 1882].
"He had the urge to move west and liked the sound of sunny California. He settled there around 1890." -- The Gates Genealogy.
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Albert Gates, brother of James P. Gates, and his sister, Sarah. THey're standing in a yard and Sarah is holding flowers. Sarah was born in 1835 and is 90 in this photograph.
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Bailey School at Burns, Colorado. The log structure is above the "21" Ditch across from the T. Harry Benton home and west of the present Ben Wurtsmith home (formerly known as the Bailey Place). Martha Gates was the teacher as well as Margaret Porter (nee Brooks). Martha is now Mrs. Garland Godbold (1986).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1936: Four children and female teacher standing on the steps of log schoolhouse: Teacher Martha Gates; children Rose Marie Bailey, "Billy" Wurtsmith, Alzora and John Benton. School built by James P. Gates. Photo taken in 1936.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"In the old days, all the neighbors helped each other." -- The Gates Genealogy
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"Branding meant a lot of hard work. They would bunch the cattle out in an open area. The men that were good ropers roped the calves and brought them to the branding fire. They worked without the help of chutes and corrals unless the cattle were close to the ranch buildings." -- The Gates Genealogy
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A photo postcard of Henry Owens, standing, and Lemley Gates at the top of the mesa when building the Derby Mesa Road, circa 1923. The men are clearing rock and debris after the road skid has passed.
11) Burns School
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Burns school in 1976 (abandoned). Mrs. L. K. Toomer was one of the last teachers. Freda Lowe was the last cook. The Gates, Albertson, Benton, Toomer, Strubi, Luark, Schlegel, Wheelock, and Wurtsmith children went to this school (grades 1 through 8).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Madison Cassius "Cash" Gates and his brother, Albert E. Gates (at right) visiting J. P. Gates in Burns. The child is unidentified.
"Madison Cassius Gates, born in 1852, like his older brothers Albert and James P., also had a desire for adventure. He migrated [from Ohio] westward to Hebron, Nebraska, around 1881, and later moved to California.
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Charity Elizabeth "Libbie" Forster George, wife of William Henry "Bill" George, at Derby Mesa, Burns, Colorado, in 1930. She's standing in the fenced yard with antlers in the background.
14) Clark Brothers
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Studio photograph, from left, "Clark Gates and Bert Gates taken just before they moved to Rock Creek, Colorado from Hebron, Nebraska, 1884. George Albert "Bert" Gates was 12 years old and Clark was age 6." -- The Gates Genealogy
15) Cousins
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From left, Clark Gates, Bert Gates (seated) and cousin Walter Gates in the yard.
16) Cousins camping
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From left, Clark Gates, Bert Gates (standing) and cousin Walter Gates cooking during a hunting trip. Pork and Beans were definitely on the menu.
17) D-7 Ranch
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Elizabeth George standing in the background in front of the house at the D.7 ranch. A minister [name unknown] is seated in the automobile.
Sitting on the running board of the automobile, from left to right: Berta Gates, [minister's daughter], Ruth Gates and Pauline George.
18) Doan Place
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Known as the Doan Place, this log home was built by J. P. "Bert" Gates and is the current (1986) residence of Don Wurtsmith. It is located in Burns, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Elizabeth Charity Forster, daughter of Henry Moore Forster and Mary Jane Kirkland Forster, at the age of 18. She was born July 27, 1854, in WInterset, Iowa. Her family moved to Valley View, Texas, where Elizabeth met and married William Henry George October 23, 1873.
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Franklin Pierce Forster at the age of 6, before his family left Iowa for the West.
