Coconino County AZ

Biography of James H. Hoskins

James H. Hoskins, dealer in high grade investment securities, is also well known in the business circles of St. Louis as the president of the Al Fresco Advertising Company. He belongs to that class of enterprising, energetic and farsighted business men upon whose activity the development and prosperity of the city has been built through the past quarter of a century or more. Mr. Hoskins was born in Auburn, New York, December 21, 1859, a son of James H. Hoskins, who was a native of New York and a descendant of John Hoskins, who came from England to the new … Read more

Coconino County, Arizona Census Records

Coconino County was formed in 1891 from Yavapai County. Yavapai County, Arizona Census Records 1900 Coconino County, Arizona Census Free 1900 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – 14 Days Free 1900 Coconino County, Census (images and index) $ Hosted at Census Guide 1900 U.S. Census Guide 1910 Coconino County, Arizona Census Free 1910 Census Form for your Research Hosted at the USGenWeb Census Project – Arizona Coconino County 1910 Census ED 21 1910 Federal Census Coconino County, Arizona Territory (ED 21: Page 1 of 1) ED 22 1910 Federal Census Coconino County, Arizona Territory (ED 22: Page … Read more

A history of Williams, Arizona, 1876-1951

Williams in 1883 Bill Williams Mountain in Background (Courtesy Labratory of Anthropology Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico)

James R. Fuchs’ “A History of Williams, Arizona, 1876-1951” chronicles the development of the small Arizona town of Williams. Established in 1881, Williams began as a post office, then a railroad camp. The town’s economy shifted from ranching and railroading to lumbering, and finally, to tourism thanks to its proximity to the Grand Canyon.

Rickett, Wanda J. – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Wanda J. Rickett, 57, formerly of La Grande, died of natural causes April 20 at her home in Emmett, Idaho. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. April 30 at the Abundant Life Fellowship, 207 S. Washington, in Emmett. Wanda was born Sept. 11, 1949, to Lewis and Genevieve (Roberts) Ingram in La Grande. She attended school in Cove and graduated from La Grande High School in 1968. After graduation she worked at the public library in La Grande. In 1973 she moved to Flagstaff, Ariz., where she met and married Keith Rickett. She moved … Read more

Biography of Zolo A. Emerson

Zolo A. Emerson. Through the business ability and courtesy of its owner the general merchandise store of Zolo A. Emerson in a comparatively short time has become an important source of supply to the people of Auburn and the surrounding vicinity. In addition to rendering this service to his fellow citizens, Mr. Emerson has a further claim to their esteem in the manner in which he is discharging the duties [p.1749] of postmaster, which office he has efficiently filled since his appointment in 1908. Mr. Emerson is a native of Holmes County, Ohio, born at Millersburg, September 24, 1873, one … Read more

Coconino County, Arizona Cemetery Records

Most of these cemetery listings are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at Coconino County Arizona Tombstone Transcription Project) Grand Canyon Cemetery Williams Cemetery Redrock Cemetery Woodmen of the World Burials Following hosted at Arizona Gravestone Project Calvary Cemetery Citizens Cemetery Cooks Cemetery Fredonia Cemetery Williams Cemetery, aka Mountain View Cemetery