Austin, Ira, 1807-1893.
Colo. pioneer businessman, born May 30, 1807 in Bristol, N.Y. He married Harriet Benjamin (b.1810) in 1831. The couple had three children: Schulyer D. (ca.1837-1901), Julia E. (ca.1843-1922), and Helen A. (ca.1848-1926). Austin and his family moved to a farm in Will County, Ill. (1838-1860). He journeyed alone to Placerville, Calif. as a gold prospector (1849-1850) before returning to Ill. Austin travelled to Colo. (1860), where he set up a mill in Gilpin County and also went into coal mining, railroading and other enterprises. Austin served as a Gilpin County commissioner, and was twice elected to the Colorado State Legislature. He later moved his family to Boulder, Colo. in 1870, where he died in 1893.
From the description of Ira Austin papers, 1838-1904 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13175665
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referencedIn | Boulder Daily Camera. George W. Stryker papers. | Boulder Public Library | |
referencedIn | Wilder, Eugene, 1840-1923,. Austin family. | Boulder Public Library | |
creatorOf | Austin, Ira, 1807-1893. Ira Austin papers, 1838-1904 [manuscript]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
referencedIn | Boulder (Colo.). Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. Boulder survey of historic places : Highland Lawn Neighborhood / conducted by Christine Whitacre and R. Laurie Simmons 1989. | Boulder Public Library | |
referencedIn | Sturtevant, J. B. (Joseph Bevier), 1851-1910. 701 Arapahoe Avenue. | Boulder Public Library |
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associatedWith | Boulder (Colo.). Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Boulder Daily Camera. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Sturtevant, J. B. (Joseph Bevier), 1851-1910 | person |
associatedWith | VanMale, John, | person |
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Birth 1807
Death 1893