BOOTHILL GRAVEYARD, TOMBSTONE, AZ Tombstone's famous "Boothill Graveyard" was
originally plotted in 1878 and was first named "The Tombstone Cemetery". It was used as the city's main cemetery
until the current cemetery, "Tombstone Cemetery" at the end of Allen Street was opened up in 1884. Afterwards, additional
burials would be added from time to time. There was a section for all the Chinese and another area for the Jewish. It
is believed some 300 persons in all were buried here. It was common for bodies to be found in various parts in and outside
of town, with no one ever being able to identify them, and they were interred with no markings, or as "unknown". After
the new cemetery was opened up, Boothill Graveyard went neglected. The original grave markers were all made of wood, with
painted inscriptions, and withered away under the elements. Some markers were stolen by souvenir hunters. In 1923, the city
contacted several of its residents to help locate and identify graves. A boy scout troop had also set about to clean up the
cemetery. In the 1940's, Emmett Nunnelly, a Tombstone resident, organized and effort to restore the cemetery to its original
state. Harry Fulton Ohm, owner of the famous Bird Cage Theatre, donated new steel markers from his plant, which are the same
markers that remain today. The cemetery lies about 60 miles southeast Tucson, AZ. To reach the cemetery, take Interstate
10 to the city of Benson. From there, head south along highway 80 until you reach Tombstone. The cemetery lies on the outskirts
of town, and is easily visible from the roadway.
SOME BURIALS IN BOOTHILL Dutch Annie, d. 1883, Row 7, Also known as the
Queen of the Red Light District Margarita, "Stabbed by Gold Dollar", Row 2, Was one of two
dance halls girls who lost a battle over a man Two Chinese, "Died of leprosy", Row 11 Two
Cowboys, "Drowned", Row 3 Alexander, Wm., d. 1880, Row 5, Old prospector, killed
in a blast Beather, John, d. 1881, "Hanged", Row 3 Bennett, Al, d. 1883,
Fronteras, Mexico, Row 5, A teamster, ambushed by Indians Bobier, William, d. 16 Jul 1882, Location
unknown. Died during a dispute over a cock-fight Bradshaw, E.L., Former boyfriend of Blond Mollie. Believed
to be shot by Frank Leslie, who began seeing Mollie Brady, Brother, d. 1883, age 11 yrs, Row 9, Drowned
in the San Pedro River, when one brother tried to save the other Brady, Brother, d. 1883, age 12 yrs,
Row 9, Drowned in the San Pedro River, when one brother tried to save the other Brodines, Ernest, b.
Germany, d. Jun 1882, "Murdered", Row 3, A miner, was found dead in his cabin with bullet wounds Cantrell,
Alfred, d. 1881, "Shot", Row 6, Shot by a man named Brown Carpenter, Wm., d. 1881,
Row 6, Belived to be the first Baptist minister of Tombstone, died of nephritis Cassidine, Dennis, d.
1879, "Killed", Row 2 Cazares, Gregorio, Killed by Angel Otero and Loretto Teutima Charley,
Bronco, "Shot by Ormsby", Row 8 Chung, Sam, Killed by Stephen Ruff Claibourne,
William, d. 14 Nov 1882, "Shot by Frank Leslie", Row 2, Also known as Arizona's Billy the Kid Clanton,
Billy, d. 26 Oct 1881, Row 2, Killed in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral Clanton, Newman Haynes (Old
Man), Row 2, Killed by Mexicans while driving a herd of stolen cattle. Originally buried in the Animas Valley in
New Mexico, but later reinterred at Boothill Cruz, Florentino, d. 1882, "Murdered", Row 1,
Allegedly shot by Wyatt Earp while looking for Indian Charlie and Pete Spencer Delaney, W.E. (Bill),
d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in the Bisbee Massacre Deron, "Shot by Slaughter",
Row 5, Shot while resisting arrest for train robbery Doody, May, d. 1881, "Diphtheria", Row
4 Dowd, Daniel (Big Dan), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in the Bisbee Massacre Dunlap,
Jesse (Three Fingered Jack), d. 1897?, "Shot by Jeff Milton", Row 7, Train robber, member of the High Five
Gang Dye, Seymour, d. 1882, "Killed by Indians", Row 5, Wood cutter, killed with Harry Curry Fat, Wong, b. Oct 1809, China, d. 27 Sep 1908, age 98 yrs Figueroa, Antonio, d. 10
May 1882, Shot by Marshal Dave Neagle Fitzhugh, Thos., d. 1882, Row 6, Found dead at Mrs. King's
Lodging House Foos, Freddie, d. 1878, age 7 yrs, died of diphtheria, among the first of the burials
in Boothill George, Albert, d. 31 Dec 1882, Black Diamond Spring, Killed by Apaches Gibbons,
John, d. 1880, Suicide, with lover Malvina Lopez Gibson, John, d. 1881, Row 4, Employed by
Nadeau, fell off a wagon and the wheel crushed his head Grounds, Wm., d. 1882, "Died of wounds",
Row 5, Shot by Bill Breakenridge in the Chandler's Ranch shootout Halderman, Thomas, d. 16 Nov 1900,
Row 1, Hanged with brother William on conviction of murder Halderman, William, d. 16 Nov 1900, Row 1,
Hanged with brother Thomas on conviction of murder Hancock, d. 1879, "Shot", Row 8, Shot by
John Ringo Harper, Thos., b. Missouri, d. 8 Jul 1881, Location unknown. Hanged for shooting John Talliday He, Sing, d. Jul 1898, A vegetable peddler, killed by Francisco Morales Heath, John,
b. Texas, d. 22 Feb 1884, age 32 yrs, Row 3, Leader of the Bisbee Massacre, and hanged by a lynch mob Helm, Charles,
d. 1882, "Shot", Row 1, Killed by Wm. McCauley dispute about how to drive cattle. Hickey, James,
d. 1 Oct 1881, "Shot by Wm. Claibourne", Row 2 Hicks, John, b. 1 Aug 1849, Halletsville, TN,
d. 10 Jul 1879, Row 2, Shot by Jeremiah McCormick in a bar brawl. Son of Aretus William Hicks, and brother of Boyce and Robert Howard, Jack (Tex), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in the Bisbee Massacre Johnson,
Geo., "Hanged by mistake", Row 5, Bought a stolen horse, and was assumed to be the thief Kearney,
Thomas, d. 1882, "Killed", Row 4, Blown up from a blast Kee, Foo, Row 9, Operated
a grocery store, accidentally stabbed by a friend Kee, Quong, Row 10, Operated several restaurants.
Was first buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Bisbee and later moved to Boothill Kelley, Daniel (Mike),
d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in the Bisbee Massacre Killeen, Mike, d. 22 Jun 1880, "Shot
by Frank Leslie", Row 7, Leslie shot Killeen, and married his widow King, Cowboy Bill, "Shot
by Burt Alvord", Row 7 King, Jack, "Shot by Cherokee Hall", Row 8 Kinsman,
William, d. 23 Feb 1883, age 25 yrs, Row 5, Shot by May Woodman Lilly, Douglas, d. 1881, "Killed",
Row 6, Driver for the Sycamore Water Co., was thrown from the wagon, tramped by the horse, and head crushed by the wheels. Lindley, Judge Chas., d. Sep 1882, Row 3, Member of the California Bar Lizard, Stinging,
"Shot by Cherokee Hall", Row 6 Lum, Ah, Mrs. (China Mary), b. China, d. 16 Dec 1906, Row 10,
Leader of Tombstone's Chinese community Martin, John, b. England, d. 1882, "Killed", Row
3, Killed in an accident on the Huachuca Water Line Martin, Thomas, b. Cornwall, Died in a mining
accident McAllister, M., d. 1882, Row 6, known as Happy Jack, died of from a shot in the lung McBride, Archie, d. May 1882, Row 9, Proprietor of the Grand Hotel McDermott, J.D.,
d. 1882, "Killed", Row 3, Fractured his spine after falling off his horse while crossing the San Pedro River McLaury, Robert Findley (Frank), d. 26 Oct 1881, Row 2, Killed in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. McLaury,
Thomas Clark (Tom), d. 26 Oct 1881, Row 2, Killed in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral Mead,
d. 1881, "Sudden Death", Row 5, Blacksmith, found dead in a coach Moore, Lester, "Here
lies Lester Moore, Four slugs from a .44, No Les, no more", Row 6, A Wells Fargo agent at Naco, disputed with a man over
a package Nunnelley, Emmett Crook, b. 1884, d. 1946, Row 11, Led the restoration of the Boothill Graveyard Peel, M.R. (Robert), b. 5/31/1854, d. 25 Mar 1882, Row 5, A mining engineer, son of Judge B.L. Peel Pesquira, d. 1881, "Killed", Row 8 Petron, Rodriguez, "Stabbed",
Row 1 Pring, Mrs., d. 1881, "Suicide", Row 9, Died from chloral hydrate Renacco,
G., d. 1882, "Killed", Row 8, Fell off a cliff Ridgeway, C.O., d. 1882, Row 4, Found
lying dead in a wagon outside of town Riley, Jim, d. 1881, "Murdered", Row 7 Sample,
Omar W. (Red), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in the Bisbee Massacre Scott, Ben,
d. 1883, Row 5, A teamster, shot by his own rifle when it fell over and discharged. Buried with Al Bennett Slaughter,
John Swain, b. Jun 1845, Texas, d. 8 Feb 1945, Row 11, Settled in Tombstone in 1879, a former slave who took the
name of his master, John Slaughter Stewart, Mrs., d. 1880, Location unknown. Said to be first burial
in Boothill Storms, Charley, d. 25 Feb 1881, "Shot by Luke Short", Row 6, Died in a duel Sweeney, Martin A., d. 28 Jun 1878, Murdered by Oliver Boyer in a drunken quarrel Talliday,
John, d. 1881, Location unknown. Shot by Harper Thomas, Joseph, d. 1881, "Shot",
Row 7, A teamster, believed to be shot by Indian Jim Toby, Dick, "Shot by Sheriff Behan",
Row 2 Tom, Red River, "Shot by Ormsby", Row 5 Tulley, James, d. 1881,
"Killed", Row 7, miner with the Grand Central Mining Co., fell 250 ft. in a shaft Van Houten,
d. 1879, "Murdered", Row 1, Beaten with a rock, due to a dispute over a mining claim Waters, Eva,
age 3 mos, Row 1, Died of scarlet fever, believed to be the first burial in Boothill Waters, Tom,
d. 24 Jul 1880, "Shot", Row 1, Father of Eva Waters, and believed to be T.J. Waters, killed because of the color
of his shirt. Will, Glenn Efrom, b. 1871, d. 1953, "His ashes arrived collect on delivery",
Row 7, He was cremated in Oakland, CA, and sent to Tombstone for interment Williams, Delilah, d. 1881,
"Suicide", Row 5, Proprietress of a lodging house, died from arsenic Wilson, Johnnie, d. 30
Jul 1880, "Shot by King", Row 8 Witcher, George, d. 1882, Row 8, A miner, died in a mining
accident Yen, Too, d. Jul 1887, Bitten by a hog
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