PANCAKE FAMILY RECORDS
OF
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
CENSUS RECORDS OBITUARIES
CENSUS RECORDS
1920 1930
1920 U.S. Census, Weld County, Colorado
Sunny Side Precinct 15, E.D. 240, Sheet 1A, Dwelling 12, Family 12:
Pancake George A Head M W 31 Married West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Farmer General Farm
- Ara Wife F W 25 Married Colorado Wisconsin Wisconsin None
- Pearl Daughter F W 1 11/12 Single Colorado West Virginia Colorado None
Wood Henery E Father-in-law M W 57 Widowed Wisconsin Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm laborer Home Farm
1930 U.S. Census, Weld County, Colorado
Greeley City, E.D. 101, Sheet 4A, Dwelling 71, Family 93, 1015 11th Avenue:
Pancake John D Head M W 61 Married Ohio Ohio Ohio Secretary Co-Op Association
- Mattie Wife F W 60 Married Ohio Ohio Ohio None
[John D. and Mattie Pancake were living in Larimer County, Colorado in 1910 and 1920.]
Greeley City, E.D. 101, Sheet 4A, Dwelling 71, Family 95, 1015 11th Avenue:
Pancake James Head M W 35 Married Ohio Ohio Ohio Fireman C&B Railroad
- Edna Wife F W 36 Married Illinois Illinois Illinois None
continued on sheet 4B, line 90:
Pancake Bettie Daughter F W 7 Single Colorado Ohio Illinois None
OBITUARIES
The Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado, Saturday, June 29, 1935, pages 1 and 2
John D. Pancake, Secretary of Beet Growers'
Organizations, Dies Here From Heart Ailment
First Secretary of Mountain States and Organizer and
Secretary of National Group Was Chief Growers' Advisor
(Associated Press)
Denver, June 29.-The unexpected death of J. D. Pancake, secretary of two beet growers organizations, brought an expression of sorrow from N. R. McCreery, Colorado district manager of the Great Western Sugar company today.
"Mr. Pancake's death is deeply to be regretted," McCreery said. "He worked tirelessly and faithfully in the interest of the farmer and for the good of the beet sugar industry as a whole."
Other officials of the company are out the city today. Frank Kemp, general manager, is in San Francisco attending a meeting of the U. S. Beet Sugar association, which represents a majority of sugar processors in the nation.
Funeral services for John D. Pancake will be held from the First Baptist church in Greeley at 2:30 p. m. Monday with D. T. Pulliam of Loveland and Rev. James E. Bell of Greeley conducting the rites. Sattley's Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
John D. Pancake, 66, No. One man in the affairs of sugar beet growers' associations of Colorado and the nation, died at the Greeley hospital Friday night of heart trouble after an illness of less than a week.
As secretary of the Mountain States Beet Growers Marketing association since its organization in 1923, Pancake piloted the organization thru the most trying years of its existence, being general counselor to the beet farmers in their struggle to obtain better prices for their product.
Perfected National Organization
In 1930 when the need for a national organization became apparent, Pancake did the detail work of perfecting an organization of the growers of all western beet growing states into the National Beet Growers association.
Using methods he learned while still an Ohio school teacher, Pancake taught his farmer clientel the meaning of each new phase of the beet industry as it came up and was looked upon as the executive secretary, economist and general advisor of the beet grower's interests. His ability and integrity were never questioned by beet growers and sugar company officials alike, and he was never known to have lost his temper nor to have made an unwarranted remark during his 12 years of negotiations between growers and the company.
Death Shocks Growers' Leaders
Directors of the Mountain States and National beet associations were Saturday shocked by the death and were at loss to know where to find a man to replace the deceased secretary.
Pancake became ill last Saturday and had been confined to his home until late Thursday when he was removed to the hospital. Besides the heart trouble there were severe complications which made his condition grow steadily worse until his death shortly before midnight Friday.
Was Ohio School Principal
Pancake was born in Deering, O., Jan. 16, 1869. He was graduated from the Deering grade and high schools and then attended Lebanon university, in Ohio from which he was graduated to go into the teaching profession.
He was principal of the Whitwell school at Ironton, O., from 1900 to 1910 when he was forced to come to Colorado for his health. He was married on April 25, 1894 at Deering O., to Miss Mattie Deering.
Leased Farm near Loveland
Coming to Colorado, Mr. and Mrs. Pancake and their children leased a farm from D. T. Pulliam four miles east of Loveland. In 1918 Mrs. Pancake's health made it advisable that they leave the farm. They moved into Loveland and built a fine home there.
Pancake them took charge of a farmer's cooperative store at Loveland.
First Secretary to Growers
When beet growers of Northeastern Colorado's sugar bowl decided that they needed an organization to protect their interests in negotiations with the Great Western Sugar company, Pancake, always a student of the farmer's problems, was selected as the first secretary. The first office of the association was at his Loveland home, where it remained until it was decided to move the central offices to Greeley. Mr. and Mrs. Pancake moved here on Dec. 1, 1926.
For the first time the growers at large had someone who could sift out the meat and present to them in terms that they could readily understand the problems facing the beet industry, which included not only annual contract negotiations with the Great Western, but the national and international aspects of the entire sugar industry, including tariff, marketing, freight rates, and legislation.
Pancake Noted by Pithy Phrases
Pancake was noted for the homely but easily understood phrases he used in summing up problems. He was extremely careful not to speak before he was sure of his ground. He spent a tremendous amount of time in studying every angle of the sugar industry.
The influence of Pancake's judgment was always evidenced wherever beet negotiations were going on. He was among the first to see the advantages of the world stabilization of sugar prices and worked untiringly for the stabilization agreement which was thrown overboard for the Jones-Costigan act. Pancake also saw the weaknesses of the proposed stabilization plan at an early date.
Argued for West at Many Hearings
From first until last, Pancake had told Mountain States and National beet growers that the Jones-Costigan act was the best arrangement yet put thru for their protection. When a deadlock over the administration of the bill had developed in the spring of 1934, Pancake was on the job in Washington and Chicago, ably arguing for the provisions that would give the western beet grower the best setup.
Pancake never quit being the Ohio-trained school teacher. He was able to handle the office of executive secretary of two beet organizations in a manner which kept internal strife at a minimum. Directors of both associations were free to say, both before and after his death that it was the counseling of Pancake that enabled them to pursue an intelligent course.
When the demand for a 50-50 division of proceeds from the manufacture of a ton of beets was made by the association, arguments were based upon figures assembled by the untiring secretary. He was active in securing freight rate adjustments and in extending the territory of western sugar sales.
Children Home Early in June
For the first time in many years, all three of the Pancake children were together with the parents the first two weeks of June, 1935. All went a fishing trip to the Gunnison river near Sapinero.
The three children are: James Pancake of Springfield, Mo., Mrs. Florence Mackey of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Mary E. Berroth of Kansas City, Kan. Two brothers are William Pancake of Kittshill, O., and Aaron Pancake of Huntington, W. Va. A sister, Mrs. Clark McClure, lives at Huntington, W. Va. There are also three grandchildren and the widow, Mrs. Mattie Pancake.
Son and Family at Bedside
James Pancake and family were at the bedside when death came. Mrs. Mackey and Mrs. Berroth were expected to arrive Saturday.
Mr. Pancake was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Ironton, O., of the Masonic lodge at Loveland and of the Baptist church in Greeley.
Body was at Sattley's Funeral home. Funeral arrangements were being completed Saturday.
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