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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Boock, Darcy |
| Title, Analytic | Early German Settlement: Colfax Colony, Colorado, Located in Wet Mountain Valley, Colorado Territory -- Settled by the German Colonization Company of Chicago in 1870 |
| Journal Title | Germanic Genealogy Journal |
| Date of Publication | Winter 2010 |
| Volume ID | 13 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 5-10, ill. |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 1548-3150 |
| Abstract | In searching for a lost member of the Oelrich family--traced back to Elpersbuettel, Holstein--the author discovered that Paul Christian Oelrich was part of a group of Germans led from Chicago by Carl Wulstein / Wulsten who had settled in Fremont County (now Custer County), Colorado, in 1870. This article describes Wulsten's efforts to found the German Colonization Company, the migration of the members (numbering between 228 and 337 individuals, according to various reports), and the failure of the colony ten months after its founding. Also provides a listing of possible settlers of Colfax Colony, derived from several sources, along with place of birth, where known. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Emigration and immigration/ German Americans -- Colorado/ Settlements/ 19th century/ Societies, etc./ German Americans -- Illinois/ Chicago (Ill.) |