|
Rodriguez Petron Stabbed Unknown Found in abandoned mine, 1882 He was found at the bottom of a 60-foot shaft of the Minute Mine. He was well-dressed, indicating he was not a miner. No identification of any kind. Pat Byrne 1882, Pneumonia
Van Houten
James Hickey 1881, Shot by Wm. Clayborne He was shot in the left temple by Clayborne for his over-insistence that they drink together. Dennis Cassidine Killed, 1879 John Hicks 1879 Hicks was shot by Jeremiah McCormick, superintendent of the Lucky Cuss Mine. A saloon brawl.
Thos. Morgan 1882 Jos. Wetsell Killed, 1882 He was stoned to death by Apaches. His friends were not far away, and it was thought the Indians wanted to avoid attracting their attention by shooting him. A. Deloach 1882 Margarita Stabbed by Gold Dollar Two dance hall girls quarrelling over a man, and Gold Dollar won.
Dick Toby Shot by Sheriff Behan Verone Gray Suicide Jerry Sullivan 1881 Dan Dowd Red Sample Tex Howard Bill Delaney Dan Kelley Legally hanged, March 8, 1884 These men were found guilty of killing several people during the robbery of a store in Bisbee. They were all hanged on one scaffold in the Court House yard.
John Beather 1881, Hanged Two Cowboys Drowned John King 1881, Suicide By strychnine. Ernest Brodines Murdered in 1882 A miner, native of Germany, was found dead in his cabin with four bullet wounds in his body. Suspected of the killing was his partner, with whom he had been quarrelling and who had now disappeared. Teamster 1881, Killed by Apaches J. D. McDermott Killed, 1882 His spinal column was fractured when his horse fell with him while crossing the San Pedro River. Judge C. Lindley 1882 Chas. Lindley, in his younger years, was one of the ablest members of the bar in California. His health was impaired by overwork and he dies in Tombstone in September, 1882. John Martin Killed, 1882 He was killed while working on the Huachuca water line. A tested pipe was unplugged and a blast of water hurled a jack against his chest. He was a native of England. Rook Shot by a Chinaman This occurred in front of Yaple's store on Fremont Street, now Wagon Wheel Inn. Jos. Manada 1882 Freddie Fuss 1882 A small boy who died from drinking stagnant or poison mine water. Mrs. R. L. Brown 1882 Proprietress of a hotel, and dies a natural death. (Information from friends of family.) Eliz. Billings 1886 Francis Southy 1881
Miles Sweeney Murdered, 1880 John MacKenzie 1881 Thos. Cowan Age 11 months, 1881 Diphtheria. (From an old resident.) May Doody 1881 Diphtheria. (From an old resident.) John Gibson 1881 Gibson, a driver for Nadeau's ore teams, fell from a wagon and his skull was crushed when a wheel of the heavy wagon ran over his head. W. C. Bennett 1882 Native of England. He died of heart trouble and was buried by Knights of Pythias Lodge. Thos. Kearney Killed, 1882 Kearney and Simon Constantine were blown up by a blast. Hilly Hickson 1882 It was said that death never took a holiday in Tombstone. On this day, Hilly, a school boy, fell while walking on a pair of stilts and injured his back. He seemed only slightly injured, but next morning he died suddenly with a spasm. C. O. Ridgeway 1882 His team of horses and wagon were found on a road leading out of Tombstone. Investigation showed "Old Man Ridgeway" to be lying dead in the wagon. H. B. Cook 1882 Hayes Pat Lynch 1883 Mrs. R. B. Campbell 1882 Wife of restaurant owner of that name. She died very suddenly of severe stomach cramps and spasms. Suspected poisoning. Malcolm Campbell 1882 A kindly, devout Christian man who died of pneumonia. Bobby Jackson 1882 Frank Hart Frank Serroux Shot over his mining claim.
Wm. Summers 1882 He was a teamster for James Carr and was found dead from a blow on the back, which broke two ribs and ruptured the liver. Mead Sudden death, 1881 Mead was a blacksmith for Sandy Bob's stables, and was found dead early one morning in the rear seat of one of the coaches. M. E. Kellogg 1882 Died a natural death Seymour Dye 1882, Killed by Indians Dye, aged 35, and Harry Curry were wood cutters. This day they were bringing in a load of hay, when they were shot by Indians, who after their victims had fallen from the wagon, dragged them for 150 feet.
John Gillespie 1882 He was one of the officers sent to arrest Billy Grounds and Zwing Hunt, suspected killers of M. R. Peel. He died instantly when Hunt shot him in the head.
Billy Kinsman 1883 He was shot by a woman much older than he, who was jealously in love with him. (Information given by his niece.) George Fryer 1881 Wm. Alexander 1880 An old prospector who was fatally injured when a blast went off prematurely. Red River Tom Shot by Ormsby Alfred Packrel 1882 English. He was a young miner, aged 24, who died from inflammation of the bowels. Deron Shot by Slaughter Deron was shot when Slaughter sought to arrest him for his part in a train robbery. Ben Scott 1883 Al Bennett Teamsters. Ambushed by Indians. Wm. Grounds 1882, Died of Wounds He was shot in the face with a shotgun, by one of the officers sent to question him in connection with the murder of M. R. Peel. Hans Christianson 1891 Christina B. Christianson 1892 Delia William 1881, Suicide Colored proprietress of a lodging house on Toughnut Street. Suicide by taking arsenic.
Minnie Dowe 1881 M. McAllister 1882 "Happy Jack" had suffered a lung injury when he was shot in a fight over a piece of land. He was sent to Tombstone to recover but died of the old injury. (Information by grandson.) Alfred Cantrell Shot, 1881 "Old Man" Cantrell was murdered by a man named Brown, who later hanged for his crime. Joseph Ziegler Murdered, 1882 Ziegler, age 27, was shot one night through the left breast and lived only a few minutes. He and Ed Williams, who shot him, were miners and had been quarrelling while working that day. The murder took place behind the old ice house, near the corner of Toughnut and Fifth Streets. Ben Olleney Shot by Chacon Wm. Carpenter 1881 This grave was located by his son who said his father had been the first Baptist minister in Tombstone. Death caused by nephritis. Simon Constantine Killed, 1882 He and Thos. Kearney were blown up by a blast.
Rosenthal 1881 Douglas Lilly Killed, 1881 Lilly, a driver for the Sycamore Water Co., was thrown from the wagon, trampled by the horses and died instantly when the wagon ran over his head. Stinging Lizard Shot by Cherokee Hall
Helentina Kohler 1882 Latham Kohler 1884 Ralph Kohler 1882 M. McCarty Shot, 1882 A miner who was shot by a man named Poplin. Unknown Murdered, 1884
Harry Curry Killed by Indians, 1882 He was killed with Seymour Dye while hauling hay. Daniel Owyer Drowned, 1881 Kansas Kid A cowboy killed in a stampede. Thos. Fitzhugh 1882 He was found dead one morning in the water closet back of Mrs. King's lodging house on Toughnut Street, where he roomed. M. Lopez 1880 A closed room and charcoal fumes.
Indian Bill Mrs. Clum ![]() Jim Riley Murdered, 1881
Mrs. Stewart 1880 This information given by her son and also by people who attended her funeral. Said to be the first woman buried in the cemetery. Sam Harris 1889 Age 1 year, 4 days. Buried in the old Jewish plot. John Holly 1880 Keeper of Rural Dining Hall. Kettlewell Child of Mrs. Lizzie Kettlewell. (Information from Jean Nuttall, who as a child, would go with the mother to put flowers on the grave.) Wm. Bobier 1881 He and his partner disagreed over a cock fight with tragic results. Mr. Huggins 1882 He was burned to death in Tombstone when a hotel burned in 1882. (Information from his niece.) John Talliday 1881 Shot by Harper, who hanged for the crime. Thos. Harper Hanged, 1881 Harper was hanged for shooting Talliday in a quarrel over money. The evening before he was hanged, Harper wrote a long letter to his friend Curly Bill, admonishing him never to be provoked into shooting a man. "I shot a man," he wrote, "and after tomorrow I will be no more." He was hanged in the old jail house yard. Rose Campion 1882 Death was caused by stillborn birth. (This information was given by her son.) Robertson Two infant sons of S. C. and Alice Robertson are buried in this cemetery. (Information given by their oldest sister.) John White 1882 Mitchell 1880 Agnes Kenney 1878 Age 1 year. The baby was given calomel by the doctor. After eating an orange, she became salivated and died. Campbell 1883 Suicide Dr. McLoon 1883 Stanifor 1883 Stage driver, suicide. Contreras 1883 Murdered. J. D. Dernitt 1881 Fell to his death in a mine shaft. Gadelia 1881 |