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In 1920, George Brimble sold the farm to his first cousin, Aaron Brimble. Aaron was born in 1875 in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales. He married his wife, Martha, in 1901. She was born in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales in about 1882. They came together to the US in 1911 with their three young children. Their destination was stated to be Louisville, Colorado on the passenger list. As was the case for his cousin, George Brimble, Aaron Brimble's occupation was both miner and farmer. It is very possible that he mined in the cold weather months and farmed in the warm weather months when the local mines would close. The 1920 federal census listed Aaron and Martha Brimble and their children (Dudley, age 17, Phyllis, age 15, and Eric, age 10) as living in the correct location and surrounded by the right neighbors for them to be living at 504 W. Spruce St., which Aaron Brimble owned. Aaron was listed as being a miner. Directories also listed his occupation as miner, although the 1930, 1935, and 1936 directories for Louisville listed him as being a farmer. Aaron and Martha Brimble are also shown to have living in this location at the time of the 1930 census, along with their son, Eric, age 20, and a girl, Dorothy, age 4, who was listed as their daughter. Aaron Brimble died in 1934, and Martha Brimble died in 1937. Eric Brimble ended up owning 504 W. Spruce following the death of his parents. Census records and directories show that Eric Brimble in the 1940s was a conveyor at the Centennial Mine and lived on the farm at 504 W. Spruce with his wife, Catherine McNally Brimble. Catherine was born in Louisville in 1918 and was the daughter of one of Louisville's very first residents and early mayor. She and Eric Brimble married in 1938. In 1948, Catherine became a co-owner of the farm with Eric. Eric Brimble died in 1975, and Catherine died in 2000. Her obituary stated that she worked as a bookkeeper with Paclamar Farms in Louisville, Louisville Electric, and Henning -Howe Mortuary. She was also a charter member of the Rainbow Girls and president of the Saturday Study Club. In 1951, Eric and Catherine Brimble sold the family farm to Harold and Pearl Punton, who owned it for three years. They sold it in 1954 to John and Joan Urban, who sold the farm to Arthur and Nina Clark in 1955. The Clarks lived on the farm, but passed away in 1968 and 1967, respectively. A Boulder County Assessor card for this property was located. It shows that the property was assessed in 1965. Unfortunately, there is evidence that it once included a photo that was removed from the card at some point.