Person:William Barnes (124)

Willam joked with his children that he was a jack-of-all trades and a master of none. He did have several occupations. At one job, he walked six miles one way to Montrose, Colorado to repair radios. He drove a car for tourists in Boulder, Colorado. William was also a carpenter, painter, sold real estate, a car salesman in Portland, Oregon, and also sold tractors. He said that selling tractors was his favorite job. Among the locations resided in Colorado included Denver, Nucla, Cortez, Montrose, and 12 years in Grand Junction. In 1934, William and family lived in a basement apartment located near a convent in west Wichita, Kansas. Later, William and family lived at in the towns of Meeker, Oak Grove, Nucla, and Naturita, all located in Colorado. In Naturita, William worked for Vanadium Corporation of America. During World War 2, William worked at a steel mill near Orme and Provo, Utah. From 1948 on, they farmed near Montrose, Colorado. After they retired, William and Katherine wintered in Mesa, Arizona.

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   William Henry Barnes