People

: Mattie V. (Moore) Jones; She was born in Missouri to Andrew J. Moore and Johanna Moore. Colorado State Census records show they were in Mesa County, Colorado by at least 1885. Her father was a carpenter. Her mother was an immigrant from Canada who ran a boarding house for sugar factory workers. Mattie married William D. Jones in 1891. She was a homemaker.

: Maud (Tillery) Trumbo; Mother of Dalton Trumbo. She was an active member of Grand Junction's First Church of Christ, Scientist. With her husband, Orus Trumbo, they raised children at 1124 Gunnison Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado from 1908-1925, when they left for Los Angeles after Orus lost his job at Benge's shoe store. According to local historian David Sundal, she was an active citizen in the community. She belonged to several community groups and took active leadership roles in those groups. She was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

: Maud Smith; Maud was a student at H Street School in the late 19th century.

: Maude (McGinley) Hicks; She was born and raised in Mesa County, Colorado. There, she was a school teacher at the Pomona, De Beque, and Kannah Creek Schools before marrying and becoming a housewife.

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