The life and times of Edith James and her family

Nevadaville history – Part 1

By Mary Peery

Edith James came to Nevadaville as a child. She eventually became the first woman city clerk and treasurer of Nevadaville. Her husband passed, while their children were relatively young.  Edith raised her children, as a single mother in Nevadaville. In this article, two of Edith’s children tell the story of growing up in Nevadaville, during the early 1900’s. A minimal amount of editing was used, to preserve her children’s voices. The main story tellers are Redvers and Cora. The story of Redvers was told in his own words to his daughter Elaine. Cora was interviewed by a member of the Cornish society. A special thanks goes to Bud Orr, who grew up in Idaho Springs and is from a fourth generation hard rock mining family, for sharing his family history. Redvers and Cora were Bud’s uncle and aunt. This is the first of a series of stories on the James family.