Sister of Prominent Socialite

Throughout her life, Dot stayed close to her family, including her four siblings. Dot’s older sister, Mary “Mame” Hogarty (1870-1910), graduated from the Colorado State Normal School and then married Bruce Eaton (1868-1947) in 1891. Bruce was a prominent farmer and rancher who lived just north of Greeley.

Very popular in the small community, Mame learned to balance family and church with the responsibilities associated with marrying into a wealthy and public family. During a family vacation, Mame died unexpectedly at age forty, leaving her husband Bruce with five young children.

Bruce was the son of Benjamin Eaton (1833-1904), one of the many young men who came to Colorado during the 1859 gold rush. Ben Eaton had a successful political career, including local positions as Justice of the Peace and Weld County Commissioner. He is best known as governor of Colorado (1885-1887). Like Delph Carpenter, he took an interest in water issues in the state and was a pioneer of Colorado’s reservoirs. Eaton’s portrait is one of sixteen that adorns the state capitol dome in Denver. A town in northern Colorado also bears his name.

Greeley High School diploma of Mame Hogarty
Dot's sister Mame graduated from Greeley High School and later married into the Eaton family
Letter from Bruce Eaton to Michael J. and Sarah Carr Hogarty
Letter from Bruce Eaton to Captain and Mrs. Hogarty
Telegram from Bruce Eaton to Michael J. Hogarty
Telegram conveying Mame's death to her parents
Mrs. B. G. Eaton dies suddenly in Seattle
Clipping describes Mame's death