People

: Frank Nisley; He was born in Pennsylvania. By 1910, he was a teacher and superintendent of schools for Collbran School District #6 in Mesa County, Colorado. During that time, he grew cane sorghum in the Sunnyside area north of Collbran, from which he made mollasses. He later lived and taught in Fruitvale, where he was also superintendent. According to Ina Dyer, a teacher in both Collbran and Fruitvale, he was one of the only teachers who allowed prayer in school, although only on a Monday. Nisley Elementary School in Grand Junction is named for him.

: Frank Parker; He ran a restaurant on Bridge Street in Hotchkiss, Colorado. It was a short order restaurant that sold things like pork chops, steaks and hamburgers. He had moved to Hotchkiss from one of the plains states. He wanted to get out the restaurant business and so it to Emily (Young) Johnson. The Johnson family lived in the apartment above the restaurant.

: Frank Parks; Operator or foreman of the S-Cross Ranch on Pinon Mesa around 1908. He enjoyed reading and was accidentally shot through the leg one day while reading in his home. He later had his own ranch on Coates Creek. According to cowboy and rancher Joe Carns, who knew Parks, Parks was run off from his Coates Creek ranch by the Sieber family.

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