Edmond Barry was born in 1910, in Aguilar, in southeastern Colorado. Ed and Art were first cousins on their mothers’ side of the Schriver family. After he lost both of his parents in 1929, at age 19, Ed moved to Dallas, Texas, to live with relatives on the Barry side of his family. 

In 1968, Art and Ed decided to go back to Colorado together to visit the places they had lived, and to look for any family who might still be in the area. On this trip, Art, Ed and Ed’s wife, Mary Ann Barry, were able to locate two other first cousins — Maude Traver Thorpe in Cañon City, and Marion Fisher Lutz in Pueblo. The four cousins enjoyed reminiscing about their family and about events they remembered.

Arthur Jamison with his cousin Edmond Barry in Rosita, Colorado, 1968

Ed encouraged Art to write about some of his memories of growing up in the Schriver family. Art, living in Boise, composed a few pages at a time and mailed them to Ed in Dallas. Ed typed the stories, using carbon paper (in 1969) to produce 3 copies. Later, Ed had the copies bound into hardback books, using Art's title, The Schriver Family History.

The Schriver Ranch, near the town of Rosita, was in Custer County. Ed donated one of these books to the Custer County Library in Westcliffe. When he returned a few years later, the librarian told Ed that the book was very, very popular; in fact, they had moved it to the Reference Section because they considered the book too valuable to take a chance on having it lost or damaged.  Ed felt gratified to know that the book was so much appreciated.