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Elizabeth Hutchinson died in 1926. In 1927, John Hutchinson and his children (Elizabeth's heirs) sold 816 <br />Lincoln to Elizabeth and Thomas Miller. <br />Miller Family Ownership, 1927-1943 <br />In 1927, Elizabeth Miller (1866-1951) and her son, Thomas Miller (1892-1968), purchased 816 Lincoln. <br />The 1930 census shows Elizabeth, husband George, and their son Matthew living in a house on Lincoln <br />Ave. that is strongly believed to have been 816 Lincoln, particularly due to the nearby names on the <br />census list who are known to have been their neighbors. <br />Elizabeth Miller and her husband, George, were from County Durham, England. Like the Hutchinson <br />family, the Miller family was part of Louisville's English community. <br />Directories for 1930, 1935, 1940, and 1943 show the Millers to be living in the house at 816 Lincoln. <br />Some family members moved to Wyoming, but it appears that Elizabeth Miller lived in the house off and <br />on, and the house may have also been a rental for part of the time during the Miller ownership. <br />Elizabeth Miller and Thomas Miller sold 816 Lincoln to Anton and Mary Kranker in 1943. <br />Kranker Family Ownership, 1943-1996 <br />In 1943, Anton Kranker and Mary Markovic Kranker purchased 816 Lincoln. Records indicate that they <br />had met and married in Kansas, with Anton (1896-1972) having come from Germany/Austria and Mary <br />(1903-1996) believed to have come from what is today Slovenia. They married in Kansas and moved to <br />Superior, Colorado in about 1930 with their children Mary Ann, Tony, and John. Son Charles was then <br />born in Superior in 1936. <br />According to the Kranker family, Anton worked as a safety boss in coal mines. After Anton and Mary <br />Kranker purchased 816 Lincoln in 1943, the family stayed and lived there until 1947, at which point they <br />were drawn to work opportunities in Utah. They kept ownership of their house at 816 Lincoln and <br />rented it out during their absence. According to The Louisville Times, the John Mudrock family was one <br />of the families that rented it. Another renter was Richard Hansen, based on the 1952-53 directory. <br />The following is a photo of the house taken by the Boulder County Assessor in 1948, during the Kranker <br />ownership of the house. The historic school building with its distinctive bell tower that is now the <br />Louisville Arts Center building (located at 801 Grant) can be seen in the background. <br />4 <br />