Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

Clover M. (Cross)(Ham) (Beeman)(Geers) Stevens, wife of Jesse Stevens  , Eckley

CLOVER'S LAST HUSBAND

Jesse Conway Stevens BIRTH 28 Feb 1879 Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, DEATH 25 Nov 1949 Colorado Springs, Colorado, BURIAL Eckley Cemetery Eckley, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 53151332.
"Jesse C. Stevens, son of James W. and Viola B. (Poplin) Stevens, was born near Shenandoah, lowa, on February 28, 1879. He died at Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 25, 1949.
The family lived for a number of years in Iowa, then a short time at Laddonia, Missouri. In 1887 they came to Colorado and settled on the farm south and a little east of Eckley. In July, 1898, he married Nettie Wakefield. To this union one daughter was born, Mrs. Leora Jones of Husted, Colo. Mr. Stevens was well known here. For thirty years he carried mail on the rural route out from Vernon, but for the past ten or fifteen years he has been in failing health.
Mr. Stevens was divorced, and sometime iater married Mrs. Clover Geers. In addition to his wife and his daughter, he leaves two brothers: Wilburn Stevens of Eckley and Robert Stevens of Denver, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews with other more distant relatives and friends. A sister died in 1914, and his father in 1916. Only two years ago in August his mother preceded him in death.
The funeral service was at two o'clock Sunday in the Eckley Community Church, with burial in the Eckley Cemetery. Rev. Moore Bell preached and the Law Mortuary of Colorado Springs was in charge.
Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the services were his wife, Mrs. Jesse Stevens, of Colorado Springs; Mrs. Iris Howell of Cheyenne; Clarence L. Saunders of Colorado Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones and Darrell of Husted; Mrs. Virginia Bruce and Irene of Colorado Springs; Robert Stevens and grandson Dennis Hall of Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Taylor of Holyoke. "

Jesse's wife Clover is inscribed on Jesse's tombstone in the Eckley cemetery. She might never have lived in Yuma County, but is so interesting that we put a page on her.
BIRTH 1879 DEATH unknown BURIAL Eckley Cemetery Eckley, Yuma County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 53151330.

She actually is buried in Baker City, Oregon.
Clover Stevens BIRTH 1894 DEATH 1990 BURIAL Mount Hope Cemetery Baker City, Oregon, MEMORIAL ID 13624192.

CLOVER'S FAMILY

In 1900 Colorado Springs, C. Cross is 32, Evil Cross 27 Wife, Clover M. Cross born March 1894 in Nebraska, and Hazel Cross 8/12 Daughter.

In 1910 Colorado Springs, Clayton J. Cross is 43, Eva J. Cross 37 Wife, Marchena C. Cross 16 Daughter is a starcher in a laundry, Hazel F. Cross 10 Daughter, Kenneth D. F. Cross 8 Son, and Zephyr H. Cross 5 Daughter.

Clayton J. Cross BIRTH 1865 DEATH 1918 Colorado, BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs, Colorado, PLOT Block 00107 000008 - 0000WC MEMORIAL ID 34467850.
Eva Jannette Cross BIRTH 1873 DEATH 1960 Colorado, BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, PLOT Block 00107 000008 - 0000NW MEMORIAL ID 34467854.

"In Oakland, March 18, 1948, Kenneth Decator Cross, loving father of Mrs. Phyllis Calvert of Norfolk, Va., a son of Mrs. Eva Cross of Colorado Spnngs, brother of Mrs. Frank C. Clark of Walnut Creek, Mrs. Clover Geers, Mrs. Hazel Myers, Burchell Cross of Colorado Springs. A native 0f Colorado Springs: aged 43 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services at the Chapel of the Guy and Blackwell Mortuary."

Burchell Quincy Cross Birth Date: 16 Apr 1913 Birth Place: Colorado Residence: Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, Death Date: 13 May 1978 Death Place: Glen Rose, Father: Clayton J. Cross Mother: Eva Howard Spouse: Gladis Cross.

May 16, 1978 "Doc Cross, a former longtime resident of Colorado Springs. Dr. Cross died saturday at his Texas Home. He was born April 16, 1914, in Colorado Springs.
He is survived by his wife, Gladys Cross of Glenrose, two children, Walker and Jolene, and a Stepson, Jim Wright, and three Sisters; Clover Stevens, Baker, Ore., Hazel Myers of Colorado Springs and Zephyr Clark, San Carlos, Calif."

Hazel Fern Cross Myers BIRTH 1899 DEATH 1985 BURIAL Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, PLOT SM 103 B 002 MEMORIAL ID 85742492.
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FAMILY OF HER FIRST HUSBAND,

In 1875 Republic County, Kansas, Joseph "Garroll" is 39, "Malina" Garroll 24, Winnona Garroll 4, Thomas Garroll 2, Edwin Bragg 9, and Edwin Gorroll 23.

Malisa Gorell Age: 27, married Joseph W. Hahn on 2 Dec 1877 in Labette County, Kansas.

In 1900 Eddy County, New Mexico, Joseph M. Ham is 49, Malissia Ham 50 Wife, Curtis Ham 21 Son, Ora Ham 19 Son, Daisy Ham 18 Daughter, Pearl Ham 16 Daughter, Lillie Ham 13 Daughter, Flora Ham 12 Daughter, Raymond Ham 10 Son, Lavie Ham 8 Daughter, and Joseph M. Ham 3 Son.

Malissia Hickson Ham BIRTH 30 May 1850 Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, DEATH 1927 BURIAL Mountain View Cemetery Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho, MEMORIAL ID 67018978.

Joseph Ham BIRTH Oct 1851 Illinois, DEATH 11 Nov 1931 BURIAL Mountain View Cemetery Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho, MEMORIAL ID 67019727.


Clover married a Ham/Hahn, then a Beeman, perhaps a Geers, then Jesse Stevens.

CLOVER AND JOSEPH HAHN

In 1920 Twin Falls County, Idaho, Joseph W. Ham is 24, Clover Ham 25 Wife, Josephine Ham 5 Daughter, Beryl Ham 3 Son, and Merlen Ham 0 Son.

CLOVER AND JOHN BEEMAN
In 1930 Cairo, Oregon, John Beeman is 33, Clover M. Beeman 35 Wife, Josephine M. Ham 15 Daughter, Beryl V. Ham 13 Daughter, and Iris Ham 9 Daughter.

Joseph Ham Death Date: 31 Mar 1936 Death Place: Malheur Spouse: Clover.

In 1940 Colorado Springs, Mary S. Smith is 61, married but no spouse, born in Missouri, (husband Charles is in the Pueblo State Hospital.), Clover Ham 46, widowed, a Companion. Clover was in Parma, Idaho in 1935.


Josephine M. Ham Zemmer BIRTH 16 Oct 1914 Colorado, DEATH 22 Mar 2015 Oregon, BURIAL Mount Hope Cemetery Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, MEMORIAL ID 155953861.
"Josephine Marchena Ham Zemmer passed on March 22. She was born in Colorado Springs to Joseph and Clover Ham. She traveled by covered wagon from Colorado to Idaho. She married Finley Zemmer in 1939.
She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed sewing and gardening. She’s made quilts that have been sent all over the world. Among her other accomplishments, Jo was a published author. Her autobiography, “Three Generations of Resilient Women” is a 5-star rated book on Amazon.com.
Jo was preceded in death by her husband, Finley, and her sons; Tim and Mark Zemmer and her mother Clover Ham.
She is survived by daughters; Mildred Jennings of St. Helens and Wilda Eberly of Columbia City, 5 grandchildren; Harold Jennings of St. Helens, Shelly Thompson of Vancouver, Sherrie Payne of Albany, Ronda Smith of LaCenter, Glenda Zemmer of Seattle, and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren."

"In 1872, Malissa Hixson Gorrell left Ohio with her infant daughter to join Malissa's husband, Joseph Gorrell, on the homestead he had established on the Kansas frontier. After Joseph's death soon thereafter, Malissa remarries and discovers that Joe Hahn is a man always searching for riches, moving to the edge of the American frontier. Malissa lives a life of wandering with her second husband and her expanding family which eventually includes 6 sons and 7 daughters, with two dying as infants.
Three Generations of Resilient Women tells the life stories of Malissa (1850-1927), her daughter-in-law Clover (1894-1990), and Clover's daughter Josephine (1914- ). Clover and Josephine are the narrators of the saga. Common threads are woven across the three generations. All three women shared a strong love of family, courage in the face of tragedy, and the physical and emotional strength to cope with the difficult circumstances they encountered. They spent much of their lives traveling, looking for a safe place to prosper and raise their families. Much of their 'housekeeping' was done while living in a tent or primitive cabin. Each was sufficiently self-reliant to keep their families fed and clothed with minimal resources. They rarely had medical assistance for childbirth or serious illnesses and injuries. These pioneer women demonstrate the determination and resilience that was the foundation of the women who opened the West. They prepared the way for independent women of our generation by offering an example to daughters everywhere."

Timothy Joe Zemmer Birth Date: 20 Dec 1939 Birth Place: Baker, Oregon Death Date: 8 Oct 1966 Death Place: Philipsburg, Granite, Montana, Father: Finley Zemmer Mother: Josephine Marchia Ham Mother Maiden Name: Ham Spouse: Patricia E. Zemmer.

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