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Arizona Pioneer
& Cemetery Research Project |
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VULTUE MINE - POSSIBLE and
DOCUMENTED UNMARKED GRAVES on property |
NOTE: These
are not graves in the Verde Flat Cemetery, these are graves scattered about
the Vulture Mine Property |
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1/4/2013 |
Neal Du Shane |
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SURNAME |
F. NAME |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
INFORMATION |
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LAT. |
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Babe |
Mr. |
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May. 27 1875 |
Shooting
between Mr. Ballard and Mr. Babe nine miles from Wickenburg on the Phoenix
Road at Smiths Mill. Babe was seriously shot in the mouth, the ball lodging
in his head. NOT BURIED IN MORRISTOWN |
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Bryson Jr. |
Hyrum |
Aug. 15, 1877 |
Dec. 1887 |
Age:
10Y, Died at Vulture on way to St. George, UT |
N33 48 43.598 |
W112 50 22.583 |
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Chinese |
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Oct. 3 1883 |
A
Chinese worker name Wong Tie kills another Chinese mine worker. |
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Cooper |
Mr. |
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Jun. 23, 1871 |
Killed
by Indians close to the mine. |
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Costa |
Portilo |
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Feb. 15, 1914 |
COD.
Shock following accidental explosive in mine. |
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Davis |
James |
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"Jimmy"
Died in Power House Bldg or Ball Mill? Interred in VFC right of gate 100'
along fence line. Ghost of the Power House. |
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Doolittle |
Charles |
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Mar. 19, 1888 |
Found
dead in assay office. Or murdered escorting bullion with Johnson and Gribble?
NOT BURIED IN MORRISTOWN |
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Farish |
Holland |
1872 |
May. 1, 1893 |
Age:
21, COD: Gun Shot - died instantly. Burial "City Cem". Undertaker
Randal & Davis |
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Farish Jr. |
Tom E. |
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21
yrs of age, deceased - no cause given. |
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Farish Sr. |
Tom E. |
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Came
to exhume his son, accidental shooting in mill office |
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Frogoza |
Maria |
May. 12, 1915 |
May. 26, 1915 |
F.
Saferino Frogoza, M. Francisca Reyes |
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Gribble |
Cyrus |
Sep. 6, 1844 |
Mar. 19, 1888 |
Age:
43Y 6M 13D, Superintendent of the Vulture Mine. Killed on road near
Morristown along with John Johnson in holdup to rob Vulture Bullion shipment.
NOT BURIED IN MORRISTOWN |
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Guard |
? |
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Killed
in assayer's office |
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Guard |
? |
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Killed
in assayer's office |
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Henwood |
Joseph |
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Oct. 6, 1888 |
Killed
at the mine when a cap exploded in his hand and ignited a nearby box of caps. |
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Hunter |
Russ |
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Ashes
10' outside of kitchen SW door |
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Johnson |
John |
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Mar. 19, 1888 |
Killed
on road near Morristown along with Cyrus Gribble - Super of Vulture. NOT BURIED IN MORRISTOWN |
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Jones |
Lorenzo |
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Feb. 15, 1876 |
Died
on trip from Mesa to Salt Lake City. |
N33 49.134 |
W112 49.812 |
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Ledesmo |
? |
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Killed
local merchant with knife. |
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Lucero |
Sabrinita |
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Juan
Ramos Killed her - States small cem. a few hundred yards, SE of mine? |
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McDonald |
John |
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Mc Gee |
Mac |
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Ashes
on hill behind second schoolhouse. |
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Mc Gee |
Polly |
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Ashes
on hill behind second schoolhouse. |
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Mc Gee |
Son |
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Not
correct surname. Ashes on hill behind 2nd School |
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Ramos |
Juan |
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Hanged
at tree - states this is a fictitious name? |
Found Grave |
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Romariz |
Ramon |
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Marked
grave behind Boarding House. Raped and dilled young girl. Tried to escape,
tracked down and hanged. |
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Robber |
? |
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Were
not allowed to be buried with respectable people - quote "buried in
desert near cemetery gate? |
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Robber |
? |
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Robber |
? |
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Swain |
Gus |
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Across
Black Top to the south. |
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Taylor |
George |
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Across
Black Top to the south. |
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Tosa |
Juan |
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Marked
grave behind 2nd schoolhouse 200' NW of outhouse on hill |
N33 49 17.79 |
W112 49 52.96 |
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Unknown |
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Oct. 15, 1887 |
Killed
in Mine cave in. |
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Valenzuelleo |
Alexandro |
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Oct. 3, 1887 |
28
Yr old, killed in Mine cave in. |
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