Knowing the mining history of the HOTCHKISS family I can imagine that Preston HOTCHKISS brother of ENOS T HOTCHKISS of the mining fame HOtchkiss Delta Co CO is probably the person who named this town;
He is probably buried here, born in about 1833 Bradford, McKean CO PA
He is
Preston Hallock Hotchkiss
Married Sally Ann Whitcomb
Children:
Herman Eugene1861
Samuel Aretus 1862 m Anna Estella Moore

Laura Etta 1864
William Roswell1866
Uri Preston 1868 or Preston URI named URI P Birthplace:North Dakota
Home in 1910:Colona, Ouray, Colorado ae 42 married 1 time to Mary nee MARTIN 41 b Canada of English descent
lots of CH Uri will die in Ouray born 25 Mar 1867 d 26 Mar 1950
Earl P 20 , George A 16, John M 14, ROSWELL F 12, Lucy P 10, Gladys M 8 William A 4 and MEDORA A ae 2 all b Ouray COLORADO

Milton Alman 1869 -d 1870
George Arthur 1872
Walter Stanley HOTCHKISS 1875 married NINA, born Kansas, father ME mother PA
ch in 1910 Delta Co CO, Stanley W 13, ARCHIE ALBERT HOTCHKISS born 9 Dec 1898 11, Navy WWI married to Vida Rosalie (Rose) Martin,
Goldie May 9,
Rollin 5 and
Sylvia 3

Edgar Alvinzo HOTCHKISS b 9 Jul 1876 registered for WWI draft ae 42 in Ouray Co CO wife Florence, Edgar Hotchkiss
Age:41 years
Estimated birth year:abt 1879
Birthplace:Colorado
Home in 1920:Disappointment, San Miguel, Colorado no kids

Medora Belle 1878

in 1900 age 66 Preston H as P H is in Colorado San Miguel > South Telluride > District 120
as a boarder in the lodging house of Martha NEWMAN born England, married but no huband here either, ae 45
Preston has no wife here but stated he is married 42 yrs
must have been on a business trip when enumerated gives business as GROCER

Preston HOTCHKISS Home in 1920:Disappointment, San Miguel, Colorado ae 7
son of EARL and Iva Hotchkiss
in 102- they live beside EDGAR 41 b Colorado and Florence 30 no kids (born SD)

seek any info and especially BURIAL places and dates