Della May Tagg and Wilbur Newton Carkhuff

WILBUR NEWTON CARKHUFF, son of HARRIET WINSLOW BLAIR and JAMES HENRY CARKHUFF, was born January 21, 1886 in Solomon, Dickinson, Kansas,⁸²⁸³ and died October 15, 1966 in Montrose, Montrose, Colorado.⁸²⁸³ He is buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado.^{8283, 456}

He married DELLA MAY TAGG on June 19, 1914 in Montrose, Montrose, Colorado.⁸²⁶¹ She was born February 18, 1888 in Onida, Sully, South Dakota,^{56, 8266} and died January 15, 1972 in Montrose County, Colorado.^{56, 8266} She is buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Houston Descendant Report (Ancestor of Wilbur N. Carkhuff)

Children of DELLA MAY TAGG and WILBUR NEWTON CARKHUFF:

1. MARJORIE LUCILLE CARKHUFF, b. April 1, 1915, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado;⁴⁵³² d. May 30, 2003, Redding, Shasta, California.^{4532, 12846}
2. PAUL WILBUR CARKHUFF, b. July 22, 1917, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado;⁸²⁸⁴ m. (1) MARJORIE ARLETTA CAMPBELL on August 22, 1940 in Aztec, San Juan, New Mexico¹²⁸⁴⁴, m. (2) HAZEL PAULINE ROARK; d. March 12, 2014, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado.⁸²⁸⁴
3. MARY HELEN CARKHUFF, b. January 17, 1920, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado;⁴⁵³² d. January, 1980.⁴⁵³²
4. GEORGE MERTON CARKHUFF, b. December 17, 1922, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado;⁷³⁷⁷ d. May 2, 1946.⁴⁵⁶
5. JAMES HENRY CARKHUFF, b. January 15, 1927, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado;⁷³⁷⁷ m. BEULAH MARJORIE VORE on December 15, 1950 in Church of the Nazarene, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho^{10055, 10056}; d. September 11, 2023, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho.²⁶⁰⁹
6. Son



Personal Information

Wilbur N. Carkhuff

• was a rural mail carrier⁸²⁸³

Della M. Tagg

• was a secretary for several years at the courthouse in Montrose⁸²⁶⁶
• was a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union⁸²⁶⁶
• was a member of the Nazarene Church. ⁸²⁶⁶

Education

Marriage Announcements and News

Montrose Enterprise, June 22, 1914¹²⁸⁵³

POPULAR COUPLE WED

Wilbur Carkhuff and Miss Della Tagg Joined in Matrimony

The home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tagg near Uncompahgre was the scene of a pretty wedding Friday at noon, the principals being Wilbur Newton Carkhuff, the popular rural carrier, and Miss Della Tagg, the equally popular stenographer.

The beautiful ring ceremony was performed by Dr. F. T. Krueger in the presence of quite a large number of relatives and friends. The Tagg home was prettily decorated in pink and white and the bridal couple stood beneath a wedding bell during the ceremony. The bride was attired in a pretty white brocaded crepe trimmed with shadow lace and carried a bouquet of pink and white roses.

After the ceremony and congratulations the bridal party saw down to a sumptuous repast prepared by the brides' mother.

As has been said both are among the valley's most popular young people. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carkhuff, living west of town and for a number of years has been the efficient carrier on one of the Montrose rural mail routes. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tagg of Uncompahgre. The has been an efficient stenographer and has held responsible positions in the county and district court and in some of the law offices in the city. For some time past she was the stenographer for the Standard Chemical company of Naturita, giving up the position a short time ago in anticipation of the important event which took place last Friday. Both are young people of excellent character and have a large number of friends who extend to them the best of wishes for a long and happy wedded life.

They have gone to housekeeping in the Kittleson place on South First street where they will be at home to their friends in due season.

Newspaper Articles

Montrose Enterprise, September 28, 1916¹²⁸⁴⁷

BROTHERS IN HOSPITAL

J. Elmer and Wilbur N. Carkhuff, the former the well known ranchman living southwest of the city, and the latter the popular carrier on Rural Route No. 1, are occupying berths at the Montrose hospital this week, recuperating from surgical operations. They are reported doing nicely under the circumstances.

Wilbur had rather an unpleasant experience on Christmas day. Mrs. Carkhuff and the baby had gone up to Uncompahgre to spend the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Tagg. In the afternoon Mr. Carkhuff became quite ill. He got word to Mrs. Carkhuff, but it was too late for the train, and the horses on the place were all somewhere else, so it was quite a long time before conveyance could be had for her to come down. In the meantime Mr. Carkhuff was suffering terribly, and as there was no telephone in the house he had to simply "grin and bear it." The operation was performed as soon as possible after the return of Mrs. Carkhuff.

Montrose Daily Press, March 28, 1927¹²⁸⁵¹

Carkhuff Barn Is Burned to Ground Early Hour Monday

Fire destroyed the barn belonging to Wilbur Carkhuff on his ranch about a mile west of Montrose Sunday night.

A call was made to the city fire department about 12:30 a. m. but it was impossible for the fire equipment to be taken out of the city limits. Even tho the ordinance had permitted the fire truck to go there was no hydrant from which to get water.

Farm machinery, hay and other equipment were destroyed in the barn. All the stock with the exception of a couple of hogs were taken from the burning building before they were harmed.

Mr. Carkhuff left his car out in the lot when he returned from church, and as a result it was saved. He usually keeps his auto in the barn, but chanced to leave it out on this occasion. It is not known what started the fire. A bucket brigade was formed, and a hose used on a small hydrant to keep other buildings from being molested by the flames.

Obituaries

Daily Sentinel, October 24, 1966⁸²⁸³

Wilbur N. Carkhuff

MONTROSE — Services for Wilbur Newton Carkhuff, 80, a rural mail carrier here for 35 years, will be at the Church of the Nazarene at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Cedar Cemetery. The Valley Funeral Home is in charge.

Mr. Carkhuff died Sunday at his home.

He was born on Jan. 21, 1886, at Solomon, Kans. He graduated from Abilene, Kans., high school and Central Business College at Kansas City.

Mr. Carkhuff started carrying the mail on Route One in 1911 and served until 1946. He was among those present at the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel and its dedication by President William Howard Taft.

He married Della May Tagg at the Tagg home on the Uncompahgre on June 19, 1914. The wedding dinner was served by Mrs. Lulu Larson and marge the beginning of the Larson Ladies, an organization of women still catering to parties and special dinners in this area.

Surviving are his wife; three sons, Paul of Redvale, Delbert of Tononah, Nev., and James of Saratoga, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Mays of manhattan Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Baker of Chicago, Ill.; two brothers, Herman of Montrose and Elmer of Seal Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Nels Jacobsen of Montrose and Mrs. Nellie Ritzman of Madera, Calif.; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Daily Sentinel, January 20, 1972⁸²⁶⁶

Mrs. Della Carkhuff

MONTROSE — Mrs. Della May Carkhuff, 83, was found dead at her home Tuesday, apparently the victim of a heart attack.

She was the widow of Wilbur N. Carkhuff, a retired postal employe, who died in October, 1966.

Mrs. Carkhuff came to Montrose in 1910. She was employed as a secretary for several years in the old courthouse on Main. The Carkhuffs were married June 19, 1914, in the home of her parents, in the Uncompahgre community.

She was a charter member of the Nazarene Chuch, and the National Association of Retired Civil Employes, and a member of the WCTU.

Mrs. Carkhuff was born Della May Tagg Feb. 18, 1888, at Onida, Dakota Territory. She graduated from high school at Gettysburg, S.D., and attended college at Huron, S.D., and Metropolitan business college in Chicago.

Surviving are three sons, James of Couer d'Alene, Idaho, Delbert of Tonopah, Nev., and Paul of Redvale; two daughters, Mrs. T. C. Baker of Chicago and Mrs. Vern West of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; a brother, two sisters, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 20, 19003202	Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas	James Henry Carkhuff Harriet Winslow Blair Catherine Millie Carkhuff Herman Glen Carkhuff Houston F. Carkhuff Walter Emerson Carkhuff James Elmer Carkhuff Wilbur Newton Carkhuff Clarissa Helen Carkhuff Nellie Irene Carkhuff
April 18, 19108263	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado	James Henry Carkhuff Harriet Winslow Blair Wilbur Newton Carkhuff Clarissa Helen Carkhuff Nellie Irene Carkhuff
January 9, 19208271	Orchard, Montrose, Colorado	Wilbur Newton Carkhuff Della May Tagg Marjorie Lucille Carkhuff Paul Wilbur Carkhuff
April 4, 19308272	Orchard, Montrose, Colorado	Wilbur Newton Carkhuff Della May Tagg Marjorie Lucille Carkhuff Paul Wilbur Carkhuff Mary Helen Carkhuff George Merton Carkhuff James Henry Carkhuff
April 12, 19408273	Montrose, Montrose, Colorado	Wilbur Newton Carkhuff Della May Tagg George Merton Carkhuff James Henry Carkhuff Son