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Actor Dennis Weaver recently died at his home in Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado (24 February 2006).

According to Weaver’s filmography and biography pages at the Internet Movie Database, he was born 4 June 1924 in Joplin, Missouri.[1] He appeared in the 1930 census as 5-year old “Billy” Weaver (indexed as “Weaner” by Ancestry.com), living with his parents Walter and Lenna Weaver, and two siblings.[2] His first film was “Horizons West” in 1952; one of his best-known roles was Chester on “Gunsmoke” from 1955 to 1964.[1] He moved to Colorado in 1989.[3] The Ouray County Clerk and Recorder’s database shows several deeds where he still used the name “Billy” (example).

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[1] Dennis Weaver (I) filmography page and biography page, Internet Movie Database, <www.imdb.com/name/nm0915840/>, and <www.imdb.com/name/nm0915840/bio>.
[2] 1900 U.S. census, Jasper County, Missouri, Joplin precinct, E.D. 49-5, sheet 11B (71 back), dwelling 271, family 288 (Walter L. Weaver); National Archives microfilm T626, roll 1205.
[3] Dennis Weaver Website, Internet <www.dennisweaver.com>.
[4] Internet <ouraycountyco.gov/recording/oncoreweb/>. Currently the database only indexes documents dated 1995 and later.

Arphax Publishing recently released Family Maps of Pueblo County, Colorado. This publication is one in a series of books by Gregory Boyd that uses “first owner” land records (patents) and maps them county by county.

The book has 548 pages and 72 land patent maps, one for each of the congressional townships. Each township map has the name of each patentee and the year the patent was issued. Mr. Boyd obtained the information for the maps from the BLM database indexes.

The book can be purchased through the Arphax website. There is a surname index for the book on the website that can be checked before purchasing.

Another Colorado county published as part of this series was Family Maps of Crowley County, Colorado.

The Computer Interest Group of the Colorado Genealogical Society (CIG) recently announced that Beau Sharbough will be the special guest speaker at the regular meeting, Monday, September 11, 2006.
There are also plans to have Beau present three lectures on Tuesday, September 12.
CIG meetngs take place at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2300 S. Patton Ct., Denver.

The Computer Interest Group of the Colorado Genealogical Society (CIG) will present Dick Eastman, the well known author of Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.

The events scheduled are:
Monday, May 8, 2006- Lecture presented at the regular membership meeting at 7:00 pm (free)
Tuesday, May 9, 2006-Lectures at 10:30 am, 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm.

Both events will be held at the regular CIG meeting place, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2300 S. Patton Ct., Denver.

Lectures for this event.

Registration will be $15 for CIG members and $20 for non-CIG members.

For further information contact Bobbi King at Rking24600@aol.com or (720) 839-4952.

Here is an important event coming up in the next two months:

• 18 March - Colorado Genealogical Society Annual Seminar (Mark Lowe)