People

: Charles Duvall; He may have been the first homesteader on Glade Park, Colorado. He was a sheep rancher on Glade Park and Pinon Mesa in the early Twentieth century. He was born in North Carolina to Elijah and Rachel Duvall. Census records show them living in Fruita, Colorado with in 1900, when Charles was eighteen years old. He married Stella Jane Cosler that same year. She divorced him in 1923. They had five daugthers. In the 1920’s, he married Etta Grace (Griffith) Thompson, whose husband had passed away. According to Kenneth Thompson, Etta Thompson's son, Duvall’s first flock of angora goats were killed by cowboys in Miller Canyon. After marrying Thompson, Duvall purchased what was known as the old Skinner place. Kenneth worked as a sheepherder for Duvall for seven years, with only a couple days off during that time. Yet, somehow, Kenneth left his employment owing Duvall $100. In a tragic incident, Duvall was involved in the deaths of Elvin Thompson, the son of Etta Thompson, along with Elvin’s wife and daughter. Duvall was shot in the leg during the incident. According to Kenneth, it is believed that Duvall wanted the land that Elvin owned on Pinon Mesa. He lived for several more years.

: Charles E. "Charlie" Wallace; He was born in Ohio to John Franklin Wallace and Harriet M. Wallace. He was a beekeeper in the Third Fruitridge area of Mesa County. In addition, he kept horses, cows, ducks, geese, and chickens. He was married to Theodosia Wallace. They had a son who died very young. He is buried in Crown Point Cemetery.

: Charles E. Cherington; Charles Cherington was the Mayor of Grand Junction [1910-1920?].

: Charles E. Thomas; The grandson and oral history interviewer of Sarah Jane Livesay, early resident of the North Fork area of Delta County, Colorado. He lived on Little Park Road in Mesa County.

: Charles Edward "Chuck" Thomas; He was born in Oregon to Charles and Beulah Thomas and grew up in Cedaredge, Colorado. His father was a butcher and his mother was a homemaker. As a young boy he skied, trapped muskrats, and hunted. As a 10 or 11 year old boy, he was known for hunting rabbits on horseback. He went to medicine shows in Cedaredge as a child, and became enthralled with Houdini. When he was 15, he became a tightrope walker for a high wire act in the Happy Day Rides carnival, and would practice for his act by walking on top of barbed wire fences on the way to and from Cedaredge High School. While with the Happy Days, he also became the carnival’s youngest licensed Ferris wheel operator. He then became a member of Brunk’s comedians, a traveling tent show and vaudeville act. He later joined Harvey's Comedians, followed by the Harry Evans Show (Harry Evans and His Galaxy of Western Stars - based in Kansas City), where he played the base fiddle and sang for the show’s advertisements. The troupe would play music before a vaudeville act, then play for a dance after the act. Thomas became adept at hypnotism, and at one point hypnotized a woman who slept in a store window for three days

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