Nogales International Newspaper, January 25, 1946
Pioneer Dies In Local Hospital. Mrs. Maria Mercedes Alegria, 84, of Tumacacori, a resident of 59 years, died Thursday in a Nogales hospital.
She is survived by four sons, Ramon of Tucson, Tomolo, Manuel and Tomas, all of Tumacacori, and a daughters, Miss Juanita Alegria also of Tumacacori. Also surviving are 27 grandchildren and 54 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday at Tumacacori.
Arizona Republican Newspaper, May 19, 1909
Postmaster, Charles O'Neil, of Old Glory, eighty five miles south of Tucson, in Santa Cruz County brought new of the brutal murder there of Preciano Arballo, a wealthy ranchman. Arballo was found dead in a canyon a mile from the Mexican line. His face was battered until it was almost unrecognizable. It is supposed that he was murdered by Mexicans during a mescal drunk, under the supposition that he had a large sum of money on his person. Arballo was the original locator of the famous Tres Amigos mine in Santa Cruz.
Border Vidette, Nogales, AZ March 16, 1929. Page 3
PIONEER WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Minnie Ashburn, widow of the late Oscar Ashburn, and member of a pioneer Santa Cruz county family, dropped dead this morning at her home in Tucson, according to a report received by the Herald Thurdsay.
Mrs. Ashburn was about 60 years of age. For many years she resided with her husband and family at the Ashburn home near Patagonia. Her husband was killed in an automobile accient several years ago near Vail, Arizona. She leaves three sons and two daughters to mourn her death. Mrs. Ashburn was a pioneer of this section and at one time the Ashburn ranch was the scene of many festivities with Mrs. Ashburn acting as hostess.
Mrs. Ashburn was reported to be in good health and just before noon today she was talking with one of her children when she clutched her heart and dropped dead.
The Rail X ranch, known as the Ashburn ranch was recently sold. Mr. Ashburn was formerly a partner in the cattle business with the vast Vail interests.
The Border Vidette, December 13, 1924
Passing of Oscar Ashburn.
In the sudden untimely tragic death of Hon. Oscar F. Ashburn,
pioneer citizen and member of the Santa Cruz county board of
supervisors, which occurred in an automobile accident Thursday
afternoon near Vail, on the Nogales-Tucson road, the state of
Arizona has lost one of her foremost most valued citizens, his
family a kind and loving husband and father, the county a loyal
efficient official, and the publisher of THE BORDER VIDETTE, a loyal
true friend.
Oscar F. Ashburn was a man among men.
He will be missed.
To the bereaved family we extend our heartfelt
sympathy.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at
2:30 o’clock from the family residence, 712 North Stone Avenue,
Tucson, under the direction of the Masonic lodge, interment being in
the Masonic cemetery.
Arizona Daily Star, October 18, 1918
Esteemed Pioneer Is Called By Death; End Comes Unexpectedly. George W. Atkinson, Cattleman Passes Away; Funeral Arrangements Incomplete. Arrangements for the funeral of George W. Atkinson, well known pioneer, who died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock at his home, 301 South Main Street, will not be completed until the receipt of instructions from his brother, John W. Atkinson, of Bloomfield, Colo. Although he had been in failing health for two years, Mr. Atkinson had remained on his feet and was down-town as late as Wednesday. His death was ene!rely (sic) unexpected, and the news of his demise was a great shock to his many friends.
The surviving members of the immediate family are Mrs. Atkinson and four children, Dora, aged 8; Katherine, aged 7; George Jr., aged 5, and Ione, aged 3 1/2 years.
The following is a sketch of Mr. Atkinson's career:
George W. Atkinson was born in Peoria, Ill., in 1839. His father was from Yorkshire, England, and his mother from Virginia. His mother died and his father remarried. In 1860 the family made a trip of 1000 miles by wagon to Denver, Colo. Here young George applied himself to the bricklayer's trade. In 1877 he came to Globe, Ariz., where he established a brickyard. He moved to Calabassas January 1, 1879, where he built a hotel. He retired to Tucson after disposing of his herds and other interests in Calabassas.
In Colorado in 1864 Mr. Atkinson joined Tyler's rangers and had some experience with Indian warfare. He was twice held up by bandits between Tucson and Calabassass in 1879, and on the second occasion was strung up by a noose when he refused to pay $500 ransom. The bandits finally compromised on $30.
His first wife was Miss Julia Jordan, who died in 1907. They adopted two sons, Samuel and Joseph D. In 1908 he married Miss Catherine Deegan.
Mr. Atkinson was a member of the Tucson lodge of Elks, Pioneer Society of Colorado and Arizona Historical Society. He was Pima county supervicor in 1888. He was a Republican in politics.
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ. Saturday May 20, 1967
Nogales -- Services for Judge H. Barbee, 59, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Sleeth's Memorial Chapel in Tuscon. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park,Tucson.
Mr. Barbee, a Nogales businessman, died at his home Thursday.
Born in Deming, N.M., Mr. Barbee came to Nogales in 1936. among his various business interests here were the Nogales Motor Parts, the Standard Ready Mix Plant and the Boice-Barbee Union Oil distributorship.
He had previously operated the Ford agency here and was the founder of this city's television cable system. Mr. Barbee was a former trustee of the Nogales School Board and was a member of the Elks Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Velma; two sons, Robert of Nogales and Joel of Costa Mesa, California; and two brothers out of state.
Arizona Republican Newspaper, August 14, 1905
In a terrific storm that visited Nogales last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Delores Barragan was struck by lightning and killed instantly. She was the wife of a well known business man of Nogales, Sonora. The Nogales News says: Deceased, with a party of friends, had gone on a picnic in the vicinity of Bayze's Ranch in the Potero. when the storm came up the party took refuge in a neighboring house. Mrs. Barragan was standing in the doorway, eating a slice of melon, when a bolt struck her, killing her instantly. The others present were greatly shocked but no injury was caused to any of them. The physicians state that not a mark appeared upon the body to indicate the cause of death.
Nogales International, Nogales, AZ September 9, 1939. Page 5
Death Takes 85 Year Old Pioneer
Mrs. Katie Bercich, well known pioneer resident of Santa Cruz County, died Saturday night at 11 o'clock in Tucson at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Katherine Tremaine. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the St. Peter Paul Church in Tucson, with interment in the Holy Hope Cemetery.
Death came at the age of 85, after a long and useful life, most of which was spent in the West. Mrs. Bercich came to Arizona from Virginia City, Nevada in 1880. The family moved from Tombstone to the Bercich ranch near Parker Canyon in Santa Cruz County in 1885.
Mrs. Bercich was widowed in 1899 by the death of her husband, Nick Bercich. Single-handed, she raised a large family undedr difficulties which included troubles with Indians on the warpath.
Border Vidette, Nogales, AZ. December 6, 1930. Page 3
COL ALLEN T. BIRD IS DEAD
Colonel Allen T. Bird, 81, veteran newspaper editor and pioneer citizen of Nogales, died Thursday morning at the Old Soldier's home in Sawtelle, California, following a lingering illness for several years. Colonel Bird entered the Soldier's Home in April 1929.
Colonel Allen Tracy Bird was a pioneer editor of Arizona. He established The Oasis, a weekly newspaper here in 1894, and continued it publication until about ten years ago. The weekly became a daily and later was absorbed by the Nogales Morning Democrat which suspended publication.
Colonel Bird was well known in pioneer Arizona circles; he came here from California in 1893 and settled at Arizola, near Casa Granda, where he established The Oasis, and later moved his plant to Benson. He came to Nogales in November 1894 and established The Oasis as a weekly publication.
Allen Tracy Bird, veteran of the Civil war, authority on all branches of mining, author and journalist, was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in April 13, 1849. His family was among the pioneer settlers of that state and his grandfather, a contractor and builder, secured the contract to construct the Wisconsin territorial capitol building.
As a young man Colonel Bird learned the printer's trade under his father. When he was fifteen years of age he enlisted for the Civil war during which he served with the 141st regiment and the 11th Illinois cavalry. Returning to his home he resumed his education and in after years became a brilliant newspaper writer, author and mining engineer of international reputation.
Deceased is survived by his wife, Calla N. Bird; three sons, Marshall, Tracy and Duane, and a daughter, Mrs. Enid Rosenberg of California, where Marshall has resided many years; Tracy resides in Yuma and their brother, Attorney Duane Bird, and his mother, reside in Nogales. The widow and Duane were at he bedside when the end came.
It is said the burial of Colonel Bird will occur tomorrow in the beautiful solders' cemetery in Los Angeles.
Nogales International Newspaper, September 17, 1938
Josiah Bond Victim Of Stroke
Funeral services were held at Alto Tuesday for the late Josiah Bond, 80, who died at his home in Alto Monday morning, the result of a stroke of paralysis. It was his third stroke.
A resident of Alto since 1905, Mr. Bond, a mining engineer, was born on May 14, 1858, graduated from the University of Michigan, was a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, The Society of Chemical Industry, and the American Institue of Mining Engineering.
He came to Arizona in 1896 and was married in 1903. His wife was killed by lightning about 16 years ago.
He is survived by two sons, Josiah, IIII, of Alto, Albert of Bisbee, two daughters, Mrs. Hope Cresswell and Miss Catherine Bond, both residing in this county.
Mr. Bond was author of consideral poetry, was a school teacher four years, justice of the peace at Alto 15 years, and always took an active interest in community affairs.
Arizona Republican Newspaper, September 15, 1902
R.S. Boyer who was well known amoung his associates here and in other towns as the "Cat Hop Kid" died in Nogales yesterday. He was well connected, his father being a judge on the bench in New York state.
Nogales International, Nogales, AZ November 26, 1938. Page 2
Following an illness of about one week, Mrs. Beatriz Camou, prominent Nogales pioneer resident at Arroyo boulevard and Walnut street, died at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning in St. Joseph's Hospital. Death was attributed to double pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Thanksgiving morning at Sacred Heart Church.
Mrs. Camou, widow of Eduardo Camou, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Francisco Zenizo of Nogales, Mrs. Jose Camou of Mexico City, and Mrs. Roland Rogers of Toledo, Ohio, the later arriving here several days ago. She also leaves eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Nogales International Newspaper, June 16, 1944
E. A. Carrillo, Sr., Passes Away
Unaware that his son, Eddie A. Carrillo, Jr., was killed in action in New Guinea May 24th, Eddie A. Carrillo, Sr., 51, passenger agent of the Southern Pacific de Mexico railroad at Nogales, died in the S.P. de M. hospital at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, at 8 p.m. Sunday.
The body was scheduled to arrive here last night on train No. 9 and was to be met at Nogales by an ambulance of the Carrillo Mortuary of Tucson for transportation to Tucson for burial in the Carrillo family plot.
A telegram announcing that Mr. Carrillo's son had been killed in new Guinea almost two months ago was received here Monday, the day following the death of Eddie A. Carrillo, Sr.
The body of the elder Carrillo was accompanied from Guadalajara to Nogales by his widow and his mother, Mrs. Dolores de Carrillo of Tucson. It is not believed they knew of the death of Eddie A. Carrillo, Jr., until they reached Nogales.
The well known railroad official had been in bad health for about a year and was in Guadalajara for about two weeks prior to his death. Before then he was in St. Joseph's Hospital here for two weeks.
A member of a pioneer Tucson family, the elder Carrillo came here in 1920 to work for the railroad. He gained fame as a baseball player and some years ago was a member of the Nogales team of the Arizona State Baseball League. Hal Chase, former big league first baseman, was a member of the same team.
Mr. Carrillo, who was one of Nogales' most popular men, is survived by his widow, and three daughters, Mrs. Adelina Dumas and Mrs. Delia Spang, both of Holyoke, Mass., and Mrs. Mary Antenietta McClure, widow of Sgt. Robert McClure of the Army Air Forces who was killed in the Pacific last July.
Eddie A. Carrillo, Sr., was a grandson of Carlos Velasco who founded the Alianzo Hispano Americano lodge.
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson AZ February 6, 1927. Page 1
MOTHER OF FORMER SUPERVISOR DIES
NOGALES, Ariz., Feb 5 (Special to The Arizona Daily Star)-Mrs. Amparo Castaneda, 75, died suddenly at 8:30 o'clock tonight at the family home, 403 Sonoita avenue. She had been ill for some time.
Mrs. Castaneda was well known as a pioneer of Arizona, having spent her entire life in Southern Arizona. She was born at Benson. She leaves five sons and four daughters, one of the latter being Mrs. Steve Roemer of Tucson, one of the sons is A. A. Castaneda, proprietor of the Model Shoe store of this place. Other daughters are the Misses Ida and Aurelia Castaneda. The sons are Ed, Rudolph, Henry and Carlos. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
The Arizonian, August 18, 1859 (Santa Cruz County AZ Archives Obituaries)
KILLED BY INDIANS - John Cottman was killed by Indians, about the first of February 1859, on the Gila desert, fifteen miles from Sutton's ranche. The deceased was an American, and is suppoed to have relatives at Snow HIll, Maryland. His legal representative may obtain the amount due him, and his friends ascertain the particulars of his death, by addressing the subscribe at the Overland Mail Station, Pimo Village, Arizona. (mar31) - John Capron
Border Vidette, Nogales, AZ August 13, 1910. Page 3
Another Pioneer Gone.
Last saturday evening Hon. Douglas W. Cumming, one of Santa Cruz county's pioneer citizens, passed away at his ranch home near Calabasas after a lingering illness.
Deceased was about seventy-six years of age and leaves three sons and one daughter to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father.
The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from Marsh's undertaking parlors in this city, interment being in the Nogales cemetery, many friends and acquaintances being present to show their respect for one who will be missed by his family and friends.
Nogales International, Nogales, AZ May 1, 1937. Page 2
DEATH CLAIMS FRANK DALTON LOCAL PIONEER
Death claimed one of Santa Cruz County's foremost pioneers when Frank E. Dalton, 70, passed away shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. A. Myers on the Patagoina road.
He had been ill five months and bedridden one month. Death was attributed to cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. Dalton was born in Minnesota and began homesteading in the Elgin district in Arizona territorial days a quater of a century ago. Recently he sold his ranch and cattle when his condition became such he could no longer look after his holdings.
Prior to coming to this country he resided in Los Angeles and Galveston and went through the Galveston flood. In that flood one of his daughters was drowned.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. R. A. Myers of Nogales and Miss Esther Dalton of Los Angeles. A son, Howard E. Dalton died a year ago last August.
Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Vaughn church, followed by interment in the Black Oak cemetery.
The Carroon Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Nogales International Newspaper, January 22, 1938
Aged Lochiel Resident Dead.
Last rites for the late Mrs. Carolina de la Ossa, 82, who died at her home near Lochiel Tuesday, where held Thursday afternoon at the de la Ossa ranch house, followed by burial in the family cemetery nearby.
Born in La Paz, Baja, California, in 1856, Mrs. de la Ossa settled at Lochiel with her husband, the late A. de la Ossa, in 1880.
She was the mother of 13 children, seven of them still living. They include: Mrs. C. B. Carey of Washington, D.C.; Mrs. J. F. Kuhn, Los Angeles; Osbaldo, Abel, Maria, Antonio and Rosamel de la Ossa, all of Lochiel.
Border Vidette, Nogales, AZ November 21, 1914. Page 4
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
Dr. A. A. Doherty, one of Nogales' oldest, most highly respected pioneer citizens, died suddenly Thursday night at his home in this city, of heart disease, whith which he had been afflicted for many years.
The doctor had returned home about nine-thirty with the evening paper and was lying on his bed reading, when the fatal attack came. His wife, who was with him, called his two daughters from another part of the house, and Dr. Chenoweth was immediately summoned, but the doctor passed away before either the young ladies or the physician arrived.
Dr. Doherty had resided in Nogales continuously since 1885, during which time he has been practicing dentristry (sic) here.
He has held many positions of trust - political and otherwise - all of which he filled in an honorable, pains taking, capable manner. Four times he served as a member of the Nogales Common Council.
In the passing of Dr. Doherty, Nogales loses one of her most valued citizens. One who will be greatly missed. He was 58 years of age.
Besides a wife, four daughters, the Misses Ethel, Olive, Edith and Alexia, are left to mourn the loss of a kind and ever-loving husband and father.
The Misses Olive and Edith are teaching in the Nogalesschools, Miss Ethel is teaching in Los Angeles, and Miss Alexia, the youngest, is attending the Nogales High school.
Miss Ethel will arrive home today. The funeral will be held from the St. Andrews Church at 11. a. m. tomorrow. Friends desiring to view the body may do so at The Parlors of Geo. B. Marsh, Inc., near the postoffice.
To the grief-stricken family the entire community extends sympathy.
Nogales International, Nogales, AZ September 16, 1927. Page 3
INFANT DEAD
Rene Duarte, one year old son of Angel Duarte, died Wednesday at the family residence, 405 Beck street. Interment took place in the Catholic cemetery.
Arizona Repblican Newspaper, August 20, 1902
Mrs. Frank Duffy, wife of District Attorney Frank Duffy of Santa Cruz County, died at the hospital in Tucson about noon Monday. She was suffering from catarh of the stomach and brought to Tucson for medical attention about a week ago. She was given the very best of care, the disease had gone too far and its inroads could not be stopped. Mr. Duffy and his wife's sister were at the bedside when the end came. Mrs. Frank Duffy was one of the most popular residents of Nogales. Her remains will be shipped to that point for interment. Mr. Duffy was for several years a resident of Phoenix and has many friends here who will be pained to learn of his berevement.
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