Arizona

The Moqui Tribe In History 1851-1852

In 1851-1852 P. S. G. Ten Broeck assistant surgeon United States army stationed in New Mexico made several journeys among the Moqui Pueblos and Navajos. In March 1852 he visited the Moquis of which visit he writes as follows: Walpi March 31 1852. Between 11 and 19 o’clock today we arrived at the first towns of Maqui [Moqui]. All the inhabitants turned out crowding the streets and house tops to have a view of the white men. All the old men pressed forward to shake hands with us and we were most hospitably received and conducted to the governor’s house, … Read more

1853-1854 Smallpox Visitation to the Moqui

The Moquis have been frequently scourged with epidemics the one accompanied by famine in 1775 was frightful. The severe modern smallpox scourge among the Moquis (which came from Zuñi) was in 1853-1854. Lieutenant Whipple refers to it in his Pacific Railroad Survey Report. He was en route from Zuñi to explore as a side trip the Colorado Chiquito and needed guides. He sent some Zuñians to the Moqui Pueblos for them. In his journal he writes: November 28, 1853 José Maria, Juan Septimo and José Hacha were the guides sent to us by the caciques of Zuñi. They described the … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Atlantic A. Moore

Atlantic A. Moore, during the twenty-four years that he resided in Kansas, assisted in the founding of Marion County and became a familiar and respected figure in both houses of the State Legislature. He was familiarly known as “Lank” Moore. A native of Ohio, he came to Wankegan, Illinois, as a boy, living there and in Wisconsin until he “entered the government service” with his brother, as a driver of ambulances from Kansas City to Santa Fe. Not caring to settle in that part of the Southwest, they started on their return in the fall of the same year. At … Read more

Slave Narrative of Doc Daniel Dowdy

Person Interviewed: Doc Daniel Dowdy Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Place of Birth: Madison County, Georgia Date of Birth: June 6, 1856 Age: 81 I was born June 6, 1856 in Madison County, Georgia. Father was named Joe Dowdy and mother was named Mary Dowdy. There was 9 of us boys, George, Smith, Lewis, Henry, William, myself, Newt, James and Jeff. There was one girl and she was my twin, and her name was Sarah. My mother and father come from Richmond, Va., to Georgia. Father lived on one side of the river and my mother on the other wide. My … Read more

Biography of Samuel R. H. Robinson

In the history of railroad building throughout the American continent the name of Samuel Roland Hiland Robinson figures prominently. For many years he was accorded and executed most important contracts of that character, being associated with the construction of many of the most important times west of the Mississippi as well as in Canada and in Mexico. He developed splendid executive ability, and his administrative direction of his affairs showed him to be a man of keen insight and wide vision. For many years he maintained his home in St. Louis and was regarded as one of its most valued … Read more

Biography of George W. Deitzler, Gen.

Gen. George W. Deitzler, one of the famous “treason prisoners” to be taken from Lawrence to Lecompton, afterward prominent in the public affairs of the Territory and State of Kansas and prominent in the Civil war, was born at Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1826. He received a common school edncation and removed to Kansas, where he became one of the prominent figures of the free-state party. He was a delegate to the Topeka convention, and in May, 1856, was one of the seven men who were arrested at Lawrence and taken to Lecompton under guard of Federal … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – A Surnames

ABAD, Basil Martinez, Radioman 2c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Basilio Abad, 4103 Highland Ave., Miami. ALLEN, Lonnie, Seaman 2c, USNR. Daughter, Miss Alberta Allen, Gen. Del., San Carlos. ALLISON, Robert E., Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Bertha Juan, c/o Salt River Day School, Scottsdale. ANDERSEN, Wesley W., Sgt., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Wesley W. Andersen, Box 216, Litchfield Park. ANDERSON, Truman Green, Chief Electrician’s Mate, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Monroe Anderson, Route 1, Box 129-D, Tolleson. ARNEY, Buford Young, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Arney, Box 415, Florence. ASHLEY, Felix, Watertender 3c, USNR. Mrs. Pearl … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – B Surnames

BACA, Jose, Pharmacist’s Mate 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Felipa Torres Baca, Box 224, Florence. BAILEY, Harry F., Sgt., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Esther Bailey, 806 W. Fleming St., Winslow. BAILEY, John Billy, Torpedoman’s Mate 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Bailey, c/o Givens Bros. Shoe Store, Bisbee. BAKER, Lester Leroy, Torpedoman 1c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Baker, 1648 E. 9th St., Tucson. BASDEN, Orval, Seaman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Isabel Basden, 225 No. 7th St., Phoenix. BECK, Harold Henry, Sgt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Beck, 108 W. Almeria Ave., Phoenix. BEGAY, Paul, Pfc., … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – E Surnames

EARL, Thayer Wade, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rossell Hubert Earl, 702 No. 5th St., Phoenix. EDWARDS, William Alessandro, Lt., (jg), USNR. Sister, Amy Virginia Edwards, Sedona. EIKNER, James C., Jr., 1st Lt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. James C. Eikner, Jr., Box 1348, Hayden. ENNEFER, Paul Raymond, Fireman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wm. Ennefer, Route 1, Box 359, Mesa. ESCALANTE, Antonio Portugal, Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Nellie O. Escalante, Box 1035, Superior. ESCALANTE, Cipriano R., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel G. Escalante, Box 315, Tempe. ESHELMAN, John William, Machinist’s Mate 1c, USN. Father, Mr. … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – C Surnames

CALHOUN, Oscar Oliver, Steward 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Calhoun, 1814 E. Lincoln St., Phoenix. CARR, Lorraine Golden, Seaman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Jettie May Verschoor, Wellton. CARRILLO, Stephen Thomas, Pfc., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Sylvia Carrillo, Salt River Indian Reservation, Scottsdale. CARTER, Henry C., Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Hope F. Carter, 611 Colorado St., Winslow. CASTILLO, Trinie R., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Florentino M. Castillo, 910 South Montezuma Ave., Phoenix. CHAPARRO, Ramon, Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Adela Chaparro, 477 So. Stone Ave., Tucson. CHAPMAN, Billy Ross, Soundman 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Gladys I. Chapman, Route 1, … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – D Surnames

d’AUTREMONT, Charles, Lt., (jg), USNR. Wife, Mrs. Ann Webster d’Autremont, Southern Arizona Bank, Tucson. DARTER, James Roderick, Ensign, USN. Mother, Mrs. Nannie Mae Darter, Casa Grande. DAVENPORT, Robert Elmer, Seaman 2c, USNR. Brother, Mr. Maynard Davenport, P. O. Box 551, Jerome. DAVIES, James L., Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Vivian E. Roberts, 1916 E. Polk St., Phoenix. DAVIS, Charles A., Cpl., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Charles A. Davis, Route 1, Box 25, Soffard. DE LA ROSA, Antonio Urquides, Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Eva U. Delarosa, 163 So. Convent St., Tucson. DELANEY, Don K., Pvt., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Katherine A. DeLaney, 741 E. … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – K Surnames

KEENAN, John Frederick, Seaman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Isabel Keenan, 1546 Clark Ave., Tucson. KEITH, George Richard, Radioman 3c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Ethel R. Gardine, Rt. No. 9, Box No. 719, Phoenix. KEMPE, Jack Loren, Pfc., USMC. Father, Mr. Otto J. Kempe, Box No. 755, St. Johns. KENDALL, Leonard Forest Jay, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Earl Kendall, P. O. Box 183, Casa Grande. KENNEDY, Dale W., Pfc., USMCR. Sister, Mrs. Margaret K. Phillips, Route 1, Box 893, Phoenix. KEOHEN, James F., Pfc., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Helen C. Keohen, 722 No. 7th St., Phoenix. KING, Arthur Godwyn, … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – L Surnames

LAMB, Nash Larue, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Bedia Drucilla Lamb, 1314 East Hess St., Phoenix. LAMBERT, Lester Lee, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Lambert, Box 982, Kingman. LARGO, Phillip Dean, Aviation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Sarah Largo French, 1301 E. Van Buren, Phoenix. LARSON, Corwin T., 1st Lt., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Augusta T. Larson, Lakeside. LASSITER, Eugene Quay, Fireman 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Easther Sylvia Lassiter, Box 1101, Coolidge. LENZ, Paul Dunbar, Machinist’s Mate, 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Paul Charles Lenz, 2530 No. Stone Ave., Tucson. LERMA, Eugene Samaniego, Cpl., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Alicia … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – M Surnames

MADRID, Antonio Martinez, Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Trinidad V. Madrid, Box 1231, Jerome. MAHAN, Doyle Clinton, Seaman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Naomi Mahan, 4038 Cleveland Rd., Phoenix. MALDONADO, Alex Jerez, Fireman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Angelina Bojorquez Maldonado, 137 So. 1st Ave., Glendale. MANNING, Robert E., Cpl., USMCR. Father, Mr. Walter E. Manning, 2950 E. 4th St., Tucson. MARTINEZ, Jose, Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Helen M. Martinez, Gen. Del., Fort Defiance. MAST, Albert Charles, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Aileen Follett, 28 So. Santa Rita, Tucson. MATHEWS, Eugene Olen, Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Bertha L. Mathews, … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – G Surnames

GASTELUM, William Seaman 2c, USNR. Sister, Mrs. Tillie Garcia, Coleman Alley, Superior. GERLE, George Thomas, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. George Creed Gerle, 1321 W. Monroe St., Phoenix. GIFFORD, Vernal C., Pfc., USMC. Daughter, Miss Laura E. Gifford, c/o Mrs. Beatrice Gifford, 806 E. Cocopah St., Phoenix. GILBERT, George Hellworth, Ensign, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Gabrilla H. Gilbert, P. O. Box 1103, Casa Granda. GONZALES, Ermino, Ship’s Cook 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Mary Villecsusa, P. O. Box 289, Winslow. GOTTSCHALK, Sidney M., Pfc., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Gottschalk, 1303 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix. GRAY, W. E. Reul, Seaman 1c, … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames

HADRA, Ernest, Gunner’s Mate 3c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Minnie Linette Pool, Phoenix. HALL, John Phillip, Aviation Ordnanceman 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Nick Hall, 21, W. Turney, Phoenix. HALLMARK, Floyd V., Cpl., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hallmark, Tortilla Flat. HAMBERLIN, Bernard M. Cpl., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Ercel Merkley, Box 371, Mesa. HANDWERK, William Harold, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ambrose Handwerk, Apt. 06-D Alzona Park, Phoenix. HARDING, William Ray, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Harding, 4130 No. 17th St., Phoenix. HARDY, George A., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – I-J Surnames

IVERSON, George C., Cpl., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Lillie B. Iverson, Mr. Trumbull. JACOBSON, John A., Chief Radioman, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Almeda Jacobson, R. F. D. 1, Box 5, Duncan. JACOVO, Arthur Castelo, Seaman 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Ygnacia Cervantez, 1005 E. Campbell Ave., Phoenix. JARNAGIN, Merle R., Sgt., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Merle R. Jarnagin, Route 2, Box 219, Glendale. JENSEN, Lawrence C. Jr., Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Jensen, Sr., 308 W. Campbell, Phoenix. JOHNSON, Carl Spencer, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Zeno M. Johnson, Sr., 2526 No. Dayton St., Phoenix. JOHNSON, George Royal, Cpl., USMCR. Mother, … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – T-U-V Surnames

TALBOTT, Russell S., Pvt., USMCR. Father, Mr. William R. Talbott, Route 11, Box 468, Phoenix. TAPIA, Albert G., Pfc., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Tapia, 238 Hackney Ave., Globe. TATLOCK, James Edward, Ship’s Cook 3c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Juanita Maxine Tatlock, 408J No. 20th St., Phoenix. THOMAS, James Walter, Torpedoman’s Mate 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Walter Dwayne Thomas, Route 6, Box 1130, Phoenix. TINGLE, Jack Bascom, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Tingle, Box 186, Buckeye. TOSH, Bill Hugh, Radarman 3c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Donna Louise Tosh, Route 1, Box 15, Tempe. TRAVIS, Byron Earl, Seaman … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Casualty List – W-Y Surnames

WADE, Wayne V., Cpl., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Lucile D. Wade, 723 East Adams St., Phoenix. WALL, William Joseph, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Mabel Madeline Coffey, Miami-Inspiration Hospital, Miami. WALTERS, Robert Gerald, Ship’s Cook 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Ida May Walters, Route 11, Box 160, Phoenix. WATKINS, Owen Weldon Jr., Lt. (jg), USNR. Wife, Mrs. Mary Alice Alberthal Watkins, c/o E. G. Alberthal, Route 5, Box 510, Phoenix. WEBB, William Henry, Gunner’s Mate 3c, USN. Brother, Mr. Frank Webb, Jr., Gen. Del., Bisbee. WHARTON, Wesley James, Boilermaker 1c, USN. Father, Mr. George Irving Wharton, Route 2, Box 675, Phoenix. WHITAKER, … Read more

Arizona WW2 NMCG Prisoners of War

AMOS, Robert Allen, Sgt, USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Q. Amos, 124 So. 11th Ave., Phoenix BILLINGSLEY, Jack Morice, Pfc, USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence T. Billingsley, 521 1st Ave., Yuma. EDWARDS, Joseph Marvin, Pfc, USMC. Mother, Mrs. Lillian Edwards, Route 1, Box 146, Glendale. FOWLER, Harry Park, Cpl, USMC. Mother, Mrs. Frankie M. Stone, 387 No. 2nd St., Phoenix. GAY, Louis Houston, Pfc, USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gay, Valley Farms. MADDOX, Morris Buel, Pfc, USMC. Father, Mr. Roye C. Maddox, McNary. MONTGOMERY, Warren Anderson, Pfc, USMC. Mother, Mrs. Ala J. Thurber, 146 So. Robson, Mesa. … Read more