Pueblo County CO Archives Biographies.....Grant, Wilbur E. 1888 - 
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Author: Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)

WILBUR E. GRANT.

     Among the younger agriculturists of Pueblo county is Wilbur E. Grant, who a
member of an old pioneer family of his section of the state. He now owns a tract
of eighty acres, near Avondale, of which fifty-five are in a high state of
cultivation, and he also has six hundred acres in partnership with a brother,
this land being devoted to the raising of cattle.

     A native of Pueblo, Colorado, Wilbur E. Grant is a truly western man,
imbued with the aggressive spirit of enterprise characteristic of all
Coloradoans. He was born May 22, 1888, and is a son of Robert and Sarah J.
(Waggoner) Grant. The family removed to this state in 1864, first locating near
Boone, but later going to Pueblo. The father was engaged in agricultural
pursuits and also organized the first slaughter house and butcher shop in
Pueblo, which he conducted successfully for many years. His early labors have
resulted in gratifying financial returns and he is now able to live retired,
making his home in Pueblo and also in California.

     Wilbur E. Grant enjoyed a good education, being a graduate of the graded
and high schools of Pueblo. After having completed his schooling he entered the
service of the Mercantile National Bank of that city and continued with that
bank for about five years. At the end of that time he turned his attention to
ranching and has been very successful in this line. He has installed modern
facilities and in his agricultural labors follows progressive methods. He has
put up suitable buildings, and in many ways has so improved the property that it
is today considered one of the valuable farms of the neighborhood.

     On May 15, 1913, Mr. Grant was united in marriage to Miss Roene Porter, the
ceremony being performed in Pueblo. In his political affiliations Mr. Grant is a
republican and fraternally belongs to the Elks of Pueblo. He is fond of outdoor
life, his favorite pastime being hunting. By developing his interests he has not
only attained individual prosperity but has largely contributed to the
development of the Arkansas valley and is a public-spirited citizen, ever ready
to give his support to movements undertaken for the betterment and uplift of the
people. He has many friends in Pueblo county and all who know him esteem in him
a man of high qualities of character.


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HISTORY OF COLORADO

ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1918


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