People

: James O'Neal; Early resident of Crested Butte, Colorado. Died in the Jokerville Mine Explosion on January 24, 1884.

: James Parker; Grand Junction doctor and coworker of his father, Dr. Joseph James Parker.

: James Paul Rigg; An eye, ear, nose and throat doctor in early Grand Junction, Colorado. He was born in Teller County, Colorado to John Creth Rigg and Jessie Mary Rigg. He was also a World War I veteran and a member of the Last Squad Club. US Census records show that he was married to Ruth Magdelene (Hargleroad) Rigg.

: James Pearley Johnson; He was born in Whatcheer, Iowa, and worked as a mine foreman, a laundry wagon driver, and as an employee of U.S. Bank. After two years in Gilman with his new wife, Alice (Glasco) Johnson, they moved to Mesa County, where they raised tomatoes in greenhouses on River Road beginning around 1912. He suffered a heart attack shortly after getting their highly successful tomato business off the ground, and his wife took over much of the labor until they were able to get hired help. They then lived for a time in Gran junction, where he worked as a bank teller. They later moved to Pomona, and he again farmed.

: James Philip Maxwell; James Philip Maxwell was elected to the first Colorado state senate in 1876, and again in 1896, both times serving as president pro tem. He was elected mayor of Boulder in 1878 and county treasurer in 1880. From 1882 to 1888 he surveyed land in western Colorado, including Steamboat Springs. From 1888 to 1893 he was appointed state engineer by the governor and lived in Denver.

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