Dauth Family Archive - Elizabeth Fitting Family History Page 15

Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 15 – Selections from “Denver In Slices” and Interview Of Anna, Eva, and Elizabeth Fitting ⧉


Denver In Slices, Louisa Ward Arps, Taken from Slice of Denver

Denver Streets now and then. 20th Ave was College Lane, 14th Ave – Capitol Hill Ave, Clarkson – Pierpont, Pennsylvania – Parkinson, Emerson – Venice, Park Ave – 23 St, McGaa Street named after trapper (First child born in Denver) Changed in 1866 to Holladay after Ben a transportation King and in 1899 changed to Market because of the spicy type of living there.

[Mother] Things mother told me –Also Eva and Lizzie. Grandma Fitting went to the Princess Alice School in Darmstadt. She found a letter in the attic in later years saying that she had been invited to Kaiser Wilhelm’s home for a few days. They did not tell her as they did not believe in his warlike policies. Also found out that their Father had red hair not black as he had a dye or polish to change it. Found papers saying red hair.

[Aunt Eva] About 1918 Grandpa had a house built on five acres at 2500 So Ash and the family moved there for a year or so as he needed a rest (lung trouble or nerves) He planted numerous Lilacs and the people of Denver called it Lilac Lane. It is still there 1978.

[Mother and Lizzie] Folks built fence for Goldman House on East 16th and Humbolt. Later became…

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Lina Dauth
Andreas Dauth
Elizabeth Fitting
Eva Fitting

This is a page from Isabella Fraser's family history notes, a compilation of transcriptions, articles, and letters put together in the 1980s. Pages 1-4 is a family history of the Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) family written by Elizabeth Fitting. Pages 4-7 is a family history of the George Dauth Family written by Anna Dauth (Jeremiassen). Pages 8-9 is a family history of the Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) family written by Isabella Fraser. Pages 9-12 are selections about the Fittings from the book "German Pioneers in Colorado 1850-1900’s" by Jacob V Schaetzel. Pages 12-13 are selections about structures built by the Fittings from the book "Mile High Trolleys" by William C Jones. Page 14 are notes from Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) found in her bible. Page 15 are selections from "Denver In Slices" by Louisa Ward Arps. Pages 15-17 are a transcription of a conversation between Anna Fitting, Eva Fitting, Elizabeth Fitting, and Isabella Fraser. Pages 18-21 is a family history of the Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) family written by Eva Fitting. These notes were sent to Leslie Dauth by Isabella Fraser in the 1980s. A more refined draft of these notes with slightly different information can be found in the Fort Collins Archive (Fort Collins History Connection).

MLA Format
Dauth Family Archive. "Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 15 – Selections from “Denver In Slices” and Interview Of Anna, Eva, and Elizabeth Fitting." Dauth Family Archive, 14 Mar. 2023, https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/c-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-15-selections-from-denver-in-slices-and-interview-of-anna-eva-and-elizabeth-fitting/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2023. ⧉

APA Format
Dauth Family Archive. (2023, March 14) Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 15 – Selections from “Denver In Slices” and Interview Of Anna, Eva, and Elizabeth Fitting. Retrieved November 25, 2023, from https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/c-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-15-selections-from-denver-in-slices-and-interview-of-anna-eva-and-elizabeth-fitting/. ⧉

Chicago Format
Dauth Family Archive. "Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 15 – Selections from “Denver In Slices” and Interview Of Anna, Eva, and Elizabeth Fitting." Dauth Family Archive. March 14, 2023. Accessed November 25, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/c-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-15-selections-from-denver-in-slices-and-interview-of-anna-eva-and-elizabeth-fitting/. ⧉