tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7879957001556651710..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Doubting Which ThomasJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-73807257316520733242015-03-03T12:06:49.071-08:002015-03-03T12:06:49.071-08:00The May D & F folks also got their start in Le...The May D & F folks also got their start in Leadville during the gold and silver rush days, where you (and I) had a number of our relatives keeping the town alive in the 1890's through turn of the century. Your families probably (unknowingly) crossed paths and shared tables, drinks & cards as well.WestonBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176598105279061946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-30408322149681712572014-08-20T08:09:36.720-07:002014-08-20T08:09:36.720-07:00Interestingly enough, co-owner Elmer A. Wixson is ...Interestingly enough, co-owner Elmer A. Wixson is also listed as a "Clerk".<br /><br />http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18930721.2.6 has an LA Times story on Denver's Dry Good Stores during the panic of 1893.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88573399245719404822014-08-19T21:47:04.465-07:002014-08-19T21:47:04.465-07:00...and everyone else reading along with me ;)
Tha......and everyone else reading along with me ;)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation, Andrea!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88437646432438077502014-08-19T21:44:41.469-07:002014-08-19T21:44:41.469-07:00Interesting--and totally unexpected--connection, I...Interesting--and totally unexpected--connection, Iggy! You have not only phenomenal search capabilities but an impressive memory!<br /><br />Thanks for finding the background history on Mr. Flanders and his company. It is amazing what can be found online to give us a more well-rounded presentation of our ancestors' history.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-17673466725173896372014-08-19T21:39:32.970-07:002014-08-19T21:39:32.970-07:00It would have been helpful if this Denver director...It would have been helpful if this Denver directory company had used that format, Wendy. Unfortunately, they didn't, so I can only surmise that the Mrs. Thomas at the same address as the widow Julia are one and the same--<i>and</i> connected to the Thomas of the previous address from 1899.<br /><br />Granted, being the obtuse soul that I often can be, I'd much prefer having it all spelled out for me like the Virginians seem to do.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-58225921305781162782014-08-19T07:22:39.586-07:002014-08-19T07:22:39.586-07:00I bet you're exhausted. Great post! :)I bet you're exhausted. Great post! :)Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-64525331419347602132014-08-19T05:48:10.773-07:002014-08-19T05:48:10.773-07:00Ah yes, the other May's Department store conne...Ah yes, the other May's Department store connection:<br /><br />http://afamilytapestry.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-story-behind-story.htmlIntense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88114144808505738392014-08-19T05:42:33.122-07:002014-08-19T05:42:33.122-07:00I think a Clerk was something more than a "se...I think a Clerk was something more than a "secretary" back in the day. Leonard H. Flanders was listed as a Clerk too - and he (co-)owned the place.<br /><br />Flanders started out as a boot and shoe salesman - then partnered with Wixson to run the Flanders and Wixson Dry Good Store. In 1893, they went bankrupt, but in 1894, Flanders partnered with Micheal J. McNamara to open the Denver Dry Good Store - this store was later part of May's -- if I recall correctly, one of your other relatives worked for Mays too.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-30387193729453982512014-08-19T05:10:48.120-07:002014-08-19T05:10:48.120-07:00I guess city directories operated differently. My...I guess city directories operated differently. My ancestor in Portsmouth, Virginia is entered "Julia (wid Stephen) Slade." I wonder if Mrs. Thomas Sullivan was "Julia (wid Thomas) Sullivan."Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com