Fred Dauth

Fred Dauth was born in Denver, Colorado on February 28th, 1897 to Philip and Katie Dauth.¹Dauth Family Archive. “1959-11-20 – The Daily Sentinel – Fred Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1959-11-20-the-daily-sentinel-fred-dauth-obituary/. He was their fourth child and the youngest son of the Philip Dauth family. His birth name was Frederick and during childhood was called Fritz.²Dauth Family Archive. “1906-07-21 – Denver Post – Fred Dauth Orphaned.” Dauth Family Archive. March 3, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1906-07-21-denver-post-fred-dauth-orphaned/.

Fred and his siblings were orphaned in 1905 after the deaths of both their parents. Fred was initially adopted by his mother’s brother, Fred Hornung, however he was unhappy with the arrangement and ran away to his siblings living with the George Dauth family.³Dauth Family Archive. “1906-07-21 – Denver Rocky Mountain News – Fred Dauth Orphaned.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1906-07-21-denver-rocky-mountain-news-fred-dauth-orphaned/. George Dauth was unable to care for Fred at that time and so sought help from the State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children.⁴Dauth Family Archive. “1906-07-21 – Denver Rocky Mountain News – Fred Dauth Orphaned.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1906-07-21-denver-rocky-mountain-news-fred-dauth-orphaned/. Fred likely lived at the State Home for several years before he began working for a farmer in Idalia, Colorado for room and board.⁵Dauth Family Archive. “1910 – Census – Fred Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1910-census-fred-dauth/.

Upon the outbreak of World War I, Fred was enlisted into the United States Navy.⁶Dauth Family Archive. “1959-11-20 – The Daily Sentinel – Fred Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1959-11-20-the-daily-sentinel-fred-dauth-obituary/. He returned to Greeley after the war to live with the George Dauth family.⁷Dauth Family Archive. “1920 – Census – George Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1920-census-george-dauth/. By 1920 he was working as a butcher, likely at George Dauth’s Meat Market.⁸Dauth Family Archive. “1920 – Census – George Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1920-census-george-dauth/.

In the mid 1920s Fred made a homestead claim near Meeker, Colorado.⁹Dauth Family Archive. “1931-04-03 – Fred Dauth Land Patent.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1931-04-03-fred-dauth-land-patent/. He improved the land with a farm and guest resort, before earning a land patent in 1931.¹⁰Dauth Family Archive. “1932-10-28 – The Palisade Tribune – Fred Dauth Ranch.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1932-10-28-the-palisade-tribune-fred-dauth-ranch/.¹¹Dauth Family Archive. “1930 – Census – Fred Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1930-census-fred-dauth/.¹²Dauth Family Archive. “1931-04-03 – Fred Dauth Land Patent.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1931-04-03-fred-dauth-land-patent/.  For the next two decades Fred would work in the hospitality business, welcoming guests at his own resort the “Fred Dauth Ranch” and eventually operating a resort near Trapper’s Lake.¹³Dauth Family Archive. “1932-10-28 – The Palisade Tribune – Fred Dauth Ranch.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1932-10-28-the-palisade-tribune-fred-dauth-ranch/.¹⁴Dauth Family Archive. “1939-02-21 – Denver Post – Fred Dauth Helps Save A Sick Person During Blizzard – Part 2.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1939-02-21-denver-post-fred-dauth-helps-save-a-sick-person-during-blizzard-part-2/. By 1947 Fred was a co-owner of the Ripple Creek Lodge at Trappers Lake.¹⁵Dauth Family Archive. “1947-04-18 – The Palisade Tribune – Fred Dauth Managing Ripple Creek Resort.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1947-04-18-the-palisade-tribune-fred-dauth-managing-ripple-creek-resort/. He would operate the seasonal resort with close friend and business partner Ella Newell until his death on November 10th, 1959.¹⁶Dauth Family Archive. “1959-11-20 – The Daily Sentinel – Fred Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1959-11-20-the-daily-sentinel-fred-dauth-obituary/.  He is buried at the Memorial Gardens of the Valley in Grand Junction, Colorado.¹⁷Dauth Family Archive. “1959-11-21 – The Daily Sentinel – Fred Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1959-11-21-the-daily-sentinel-fred-dauth-obituary/.