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Note: Came by ox train to Colorado in 1864. * Denver Land Office Records, 1862-1908 Name: Hildegard Gunther Township/Direction: 9/South Range/Direction: 63/West Book: MW3 Type: unknown (type of entry is not listed in the register) Bureau of Land Management: 6 Application #: 110.00 ACT: 1858 - - - Name: John G. Gunther Township/Direction: 3/South Range/Direction: 68/West Book: Register of Homestead Entries, 5. vols. Type: Homestead Act Bureau of Land Management: 6 Application #: 303.00 - - - Name: John G. Gunther Township/Direction: 2/South Range/Direction: 68/West Book: Register of Timber Culture Entries Type: Timber Culture Act Bureau of Land Management: 6 Application #: 3704.00 * 1870 Census - Arapahoe Co., Colorado; P. O. Denver; pg. 82A (area became Denver Co. in Nov 1902) HH as of June 1, 1870 - Enumerated on 22 Jul 1870 - #280-275 John Gunther, 43, M W, Farmer, $3500 / $2000, Saxony Christiana, 43, F W, Keeping House, Saxony William F., 15, M W, Michigan (abt 1855) John W., 12, M W, Kansas (abt 1858) Caroline, 4, F W, Colorado (abt 1866) Gustav, 2, M W, Colorado (abt 1868) * 1880 Census - Cannot locate in LDS abstract * 1885 Colorado St Census - Arapahoe Co.; pg. 41A As of June 1, 1885 - #429-440 Fred Gunther, W M, 20, M, Gardner, Mi Ger Ger Pauline, W F, 23, wife, M, Keeping Home, Swi Swi Swi John F., W M, 11 mos, b. July, S, Col Mi Swi John Loper, W M, 18, Servant, Gardner, Mo Mo Mo #430-441 John C. Gunther, W M, 58, M, Gardner, Ger Ger Ger Kitty, W F, 57, wife, M, Keeping house, Ger Ger Ger #434-445 William J. Gunter, W M, 27, head, M, Gardner, Ks Ger Ger Ida H., W F, 24, wife, M, Keeping House, NJ ? ? Ellis H., W M, 2, son, S, Colo Kan NJ Mary V., W F, 1, dau, S, Colo Kan NJ * In 1901 the Colorado General Assembly voted to split Arapahoe County into three parts: a new consolidated City and County of Denver, a new Adams County, and the remainder of the Arapahoe County to be renamed South Arapahoe County. A ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a referendum delayed the creation of the City and County of Denver until November 15, 1902.
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