Cohen, Sam
Person
Biography
Owned a general store in Fairplay. Also severed as an early mayor of Fairplay as well as a state representative from South Park in the state legislature.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Freda and Charles Wenger, 1981
File
Identifier: B111.10.0010.0007
Abstract
Freda Cohen and Charles Wanger were married in Rocky Ford in 1931. Both came from large Jewish Russian immigrant families. They moved to Denver after the birth of their three children.
Dates:
1981
Sam Cohen, 1894-1983
File
Identifier: B111.02.0002.0013
Abstract
Samuel Cohen (1845-?) was born in Wloclawek, Warsaw, Poland, and immigrated to New York City in 1866. In 1873, Cohen went west to Denver on the advice of a friend. He found little opportunity in Denver, and went south to Pueblo, where he stayed for a short time. Upon finding little opportunity in Pueblo as well, Cohen traveled to Fairplay, Colorado (in Park County) entirely on foot, where he finally settled. Cohen became one of Fairplay's leading merchants, and invested heavily in mining...
Dates:
1894-1983
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00014
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2014
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