People
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- Joseph Distel
- Joe Distel arrived in Denver, CO in 1922 with his family and then they moved to Lafayette, CO in 1933 to farm. Joe married Lois Schofield on June 22, 1939. They opened the Distel’s Motor Service in Lafayette, CO in 1945, which was in business for about two years. Joe then formed a construction company with a couple friends and built homes in Lafayette and Denver. The construction company was dissolved in 1949. Joe then went to Arnold Auto in Boulder, CO and became a car salesman. He quit Arnold Auto in 1951 and bought Miller Ranch. Joe farmed until 1967. He sold the farm for development and bought Lafayette Elevator Co., which he then sold in 1971.
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- Joseph Donald "Don" Roth
- Early 20th century Mesa County rancher.
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- Joseph E. Lionelle
- Founder of Salida-Aspen Concert Series, one of the key players.
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- Joseph Egger
- Son of Joseph John Egger.
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- Joseph Elder "Joe" Williams
- He was born in Zanesville, Ohio to Joseph Warren Williams and Elsetta Rose (Herring) Williams. He had one younger brother. They moved to a small town in Indiana, where the family lived for about ten years before moving to Columbus, Ohio when he was in 6th grade. During the summers, he went to a farm owned by relatives in Indian Lake, Ohio, where he worked. He attended North High School in Columbus, Ohio and graduated in 1968. He then went to Ohio State University during the 1968-69 school year, where he majored in Wildlife Management. His goal was to stay out of the draft for the Vietnam War by staying in college, but his academic circumstances were such that he was forced out of school. He was called to report for his Army physical in 1969. Although he had received a draft notice, he enlisted two weeks early in February 1970 so that he could do basic training with his best friend. He did basic training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, attended Advanced Individual Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and jungle survival school in Fort Sherman (Panama). During this time, he had doubts about the mission of the United States in Vietnam and the purpose of his service. He served in the infantry. When in Vietnam, he was assigned to the 1st Aviation Brigade. According to Williams, his unit’s job was to search for signs of the enemy on reconnaissance missions. During his last eight months, he left the infantry and became a jeep driver and clerk for the base’s commanding officer. He was honorably discharged with the rank of E-5, Buck Sergeant. He married Christine Williams in 1973. They moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1977, where they liked the climate and the Grand Mesa. He attended Mesa College from 1977 to 1981. At the time of his interview, he was the inside truss salesman for the roof truss plant owned by Boise Cascade's wholesale building materials division. He belonged to the Vietnam Veterans of America and enjoyed rap sessions with other veterans at the VA Hospital.
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- Joseph Elvin Harris
- He was born in Morristown, Ohio on March 28, 1866. He came to Colorado in 1887 and was married in 1896 to Jennie L. Harris. Joseph worked as a carpenter building houses and started a store for the railroad in De Beque. He ranched on Plateau Creek beginning in 1904, purchasing the homestead of his father-in-law, John Jackson. Their land later became known as the Harris Ranch. The ranch was a farm, a ranch, inn, restaurant, and place to rest teams of horses between Palisade and Collbran. He had a wooden prosthesis for his foot, but it did not prohibit him from doing all of the labor other men did.
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- Joseph Evans Yager
- He was born in Iowa to Albert Thomas Yager and Sinia Yager. His father was a wagon maker. His mother was a homemaker. He married Elizabeth Ann “Lizzie” McCoy and they moved together to Palisade, Colorado sometime between 1900 and 1910. The 1910 US Census shows them living on Fourth Street in Palisade, with Joseph listed as running a fruit farm and working for himself. According to Harry Talbott Jr., Yager planted some of the first fruit orchards in Palisade.