by summithistorical | Apr 6, 2023 | Homesteads
by summithistorical | Apr 5, 2023 | Homesteads
by summithistorical | Apr 5, 2023 | Homesteads
by summithistorical | Apr 5, 2023 | Homesteads
Emma Benson Ballif Emma Lovisa Bengtsdotter was born March 23, 1868, in Torup (parish), Hallands Iän (county) Öfregård Sweden. She immigrated to the United States in 1886, first going to Des Moines, Iowa. In 1890 she and a friend moved to Colorado, where she...
by summithistorical | Apr 5, 2023 | Homesteads
Benjamin Franklin Rice Benjamin Franklin Rice (Ben) applied for and received one of the first homesteads in Summit County. He received his patent (deed of ownership) in 1898. Ben and his wife Mabel moved into the one room cabin on the 160 acres located six miles from...
