Historic People in Grand Lake, Colorado
Click on the bold names below for more information and photos. These are just some of the early pioneers in the Grand Lake Area. We will be adding more people to the website as time progresses, so check back soon!
McQueary Family
The following booklet has been printed from the original pamphlet “Survivors” by permission from Marjorie W. Dickson and Valerie Jean Dunn.
Part I tells the story of her mother’s family that includes the Spurgeons, Mitchells and Yargers. These families settled in Grand Lake and Marjorie’s great-grandmother was Louisa Adams who operated the Grandview Hotel and also managed the Kauffman House for a time.
Part II tells the story of Marjorie’s father’s family that includes the Hyatts, Lows, Rosebrooks and Wagers. This history includes a story of the family on the Oregon Trail, the Chisholm Trail cattle drives, and their eventual settling in Colorado and Grand County before moving on to Utah.
We hope you will enjoy this family history and relate it to your own family history in the settling of the American West.
Some early family information has been edited. If you wish to research genealogy more fully, the original document may be reviewed at the museum.
Survivors Part I