Aloise Dujardin Degurse was born in Grendelburch, Germany, the son of John Degurse 1855 and Celeste Metzger.
He married Mary Tracy "Molly" Barnes, the daughter of Charles Edward Barnes and Josephine Ising, on January 18, 1908, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, a short time after he had immigrated to the United States.
The couple lived in Las Animas county, Colorado. They had ten children.
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Aloise Degurse died of exposure in October, 1947 while hunting deer/elk near Rico, Delores County, Colorado. He was not found until the following summer, July 3, 1948. He had apparently gotten lost on his way back to camp. There was a snow storm and he had hung his gun in a tree, then sat down under it and presumably went to sleep. It snowed very deep and though a search insued, he was not found. Hunting in the area and other areas of Colorado was a family tradition for he and his sons. This trip ended in tragedy but his family was comforted knowing he died doing what he loved.
A clipping from the La Junta Tribune Democrat in July, 1948 verifies this story.
He married Mary Tracy "Molly" Barnes, the daughter of Charles Edward Barnes and Josephine Ising, on January 18, 1908, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, a short time after he had immigrated to the United States.
The couple lived in Las Animas county, Colorado. They had ten children.
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Aloise Degurse died of exposure in October, 1947 while hunting deer/elk near Rico, Delores County, Colorado. He was not found until the following summer, July 3, 1948. He had apparently gotten lost on his way back to camp. There was a snow storm and he had hung his gun in a tree, then sat down under it and presumably went to sleep. It snowed very deep and though a search insued, he was not found. Hunting in the area and other areas of Colorado was a family tradition for he and his sons. This trip ended in tragedy but his family was comforted knowing he died doing what he loved.
A clipping from the La Junta Tribune Democrat in July, 1948 verifies this story.
Aloise Dujardin Degurse was born in Grendelburch, Germany, the son of John Degurse 1855 and Celeste Metzger.
He married Mary Tracy "Molly" Barnes, the daughter of Charles Edward Barnes and Josephine Ising, on January 18, 1908, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, a short time after he had immigrated to the United States.
The couple lived in Las Animas county, Colorado. They had ten children.
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Aloise Degurse died of exposure in October, 1947 while hunting deer/elk near Rico, Delores County, Colorado. He was not found until the following summer, July 3, 1948. He had apparently gotten lost on his way back to camp. There was a snow storm and he had hung his gun in a tree, then sat down under it and presumably went to sleep. It snowed very deep and though a search insued, he was not found. Hunting in the area and other areas of Colorado was a family tradition for he and his sons. This trip ended in tragedy but his family was comforted knowing he died doing what he loved.
A clipping from the La Junta Tribune Democrat in July, 1948 verifies this story.
He married Mary Tracy "Molly" Barnes, the daughter of Charles Edward Barnes and Josephine Ising, on January 18, 1908, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, a short time after he had immigrated to the United States.
The couple lived in Las Animas county, Colorado. They had ten children.
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Aloise Degurse died of exposure in October, 1947 while hunting deer/elk near Rico, Delores County, Colorado. He was not found until the following summer, July 3, 1948. He had apparently gotten lost on his way back to camp. There was a snow storm and he had hung his gun in a tree, then sat down under it and presumably went to sleep. It snowed very deep and though a search insued, he was not found. Hunting in the area and other areas of Colorado was a family tradition for he and his sons. This trip ended in tragedy but his family was comforted knowing he died doing what he loved.
A clipping from the La Junta Tribune Democrat in July, 1948 verifies this story.
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