John Wesley Cairns

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Home in 1880: Gold Hill, Boulder, Colorado J. W. Cairns b. 1850 England Annie b. 1852 England Edith b. 1876 CO

1895 Center, Atchison, KS
J W. Cairns age 46 Annie age 43 Edith age 18 John W. age 13 born 1882 CO

In 1900 John W. Cairns born Jan 1853 in Foxdale, Isle of Man was living and working in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County Colorado and working as a gold Miner. He says he is married [at age 25] and is now 47 yrs of age.
Also:
in 1900: Atchison Ward 3, Atchison, Kansas
John W. Cairns born Jan 1850 Isle of Man; emig 1866; Supt of Mines
Annie- born July 1851 Isle of Man; emig 18871; ch: 2/2
Edith M. Cains - born July 1876 CO; "bill clerk"
John W.Cairns - Oct 1881 CO; "reproter"

in 1910: Township 3, Placer, California John W. Cairns age 58 Annie age 56 Edith M. Kennedy age 26; married

1920 Township 13, Placer, CA John W. Cairns 71; occ: trimberman in gold mine Annie 65 David M. Kennedy b. 1872 NY [SIL] retail merchant in groceries Edith Kennedy b. 1881 CO David M. Kennedy Jr 1912 CA

www.findagrave.com Herald, 1923
Death of J.W. Cairns - John Wesley Cairns died at his home in Weimar Saturday, June 23 of double pneumonia. He was one of the pioneers of Colorado, going to Golden and Central City, shortly after his arrival in America, from his boyhood home in the Isle of Man. He owned and edited the Golden Transcript for years, and was actively identified in the history of the Silver State, along with Henry M. Teller, Ed Wolcott, Dave Moffatt, and others. He saw Denver grow from a few tents, to a beautiful modern city.
When President Grant visited throughout the states, Mr. Cairns was one of the committee to receive him. A sidewalk of silver bricks were laid over the original sidewalk into the Central City Hotel.
A trip to his home in the Isle of Man was his aim in July. He is survived by a brother and sister, nephews and nieces in the Isle of Man, and a daughter, Mrs Edith Kennedy and grandson, David Kennedy in Weimar.
Funeral services were held in Colfax Monday, Rev. Schaeffer of Auburn officiating.

John married Ann Kennish, daughter of William Kennish and Catherine Callow, on 16 Oct 1875 in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. (Ann Kennish was born on 15 Jul 1850 in Isle of Man and died on 26 Sep 1920 in Weimar, Placer County, California.)

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