Marriage of William Arbuthnot and Mary Elizabeth Bader appered in the Rocky Mountian News, the paper in Denver, Colorado Territory. This is from the March 27, 1869 issue.
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It reads:
ARBUTHNOT-BADER - At Valmont, March 14 by Judge A. P. Allen,
Wm. Arbuthnot amd Miss Mary E. Bader
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This is the first document that says that Mary and William were married at Valmont. Most other references say that they were married at Left Hand. They made their home on Left Hand creek at the base of Haystack Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado Territory. They were married until William was branding a colt in April of 1882. The colt kicked him in the chest and he died a several days later. Mary was left with six children to raise. She did so with the help of her brother, Fred W. Bader, and brother-in-law, Samuel C. Arbuthnot as well as good neighbors such as Sylvanus Budd.
The following photos are large tin-types that have been hand painted. Mary has such dark eyes, but Williams are the Arbuthnot blue.
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| Mary Elizabeth [Bader] Arbuthnot |
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| William Carson Arbuthnot, Sr. |
A.P. allen was a gold miner up in Gold Hill That is where he and William met for the first time. After he relocated to Valmont, he became a cheese maker. I wonder if Mary and William were given some cheese as a wedding gift? William was also appointed to serve as Justice of the Peace for the community of Pella. I wonder if he ever married anyone as J.P.? Oh the things we may never know.
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