Grant County, NM in the 1850s
Documented people, places, organizations, events, and things active in this decade. Every entry cites primary sources from the corpus.
People (26)
Author or narrator of the account about the Indian escape from Fort Riley.
Person whose address was written in pencil on the margin of the Weekly Missouri Republican as Monterey.
U.S. ordinance officer who converted the old adobe church in Santa Fe into a storehouse for captured cannons.
a.k.a. Capt. Shoemaker, late Capt. W. R. Shoemaker
Old resident and prominent citizen of Tucson who was one of the owners of the ferry and narrowly escaped the massacre.
a.k.a. Mr. Charles Brown
A prominent character on the southwestern frontier described as a born leader, gallant soldier, successful lawyer, brilliant writer, and public-spirited citizen…
a.k.a. Colonel Fountain, Col. Fountain
Col. J. F. Chavez, also known as Colonel Chavez, is a person referenced in two sources, but no specific biographical or historical details are recorded.
a.k.a. Col. Chavez, Colonel Chavez
A doctor and member of the ferry company killed by the Yuma Indians during the attack.
a.k.a. Dr. Lincoln
Francisco Martin is mentioned as having a bond for a license to trade with Mescaleros.
Rider who accomplished a famous horseback ride from Santa Fe to Independence, Missouri.
a.k.a. Aubrey
Captain of the ferry company who gave Charles Brown permission to leave and was later killed in the massacre.
a.k.a. John J. Glanton
Mentioned as author or signatory of a document dated April 14, 1850, in Washington.
Pioneer who worked at Guadalupe Calvo, joined McKnight at Santa Rita, and became renowned as an Indian fighter.
a.k.a. Kirker
A colonel from Valencia County who visited the city and camped nearby in 1853 with his soldiers.
a.k.a. Col. J. F. Chavez, Col. Chavez, The colonel
An interpreter and officer who served with the U.S. Boundary Commission and the California Volunteers, observing Apache culture, language, and warfare in the 18…
One of three Americans who escaped the ferry massacre.
A resident of Pinos Altos who has lived there since 1851 and considers himself an old timer.
a.k.a. J. S. Campbell
An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.
One of three Americans who escaped the ferry massacre.
The recipient of a March communication from Meriwether, and the namesake of the UNM CSWR collection.
a.k.a. Steck
A freighter over the Santa Fe trail between 1842 and 1852, also known as Don Benito Jueves, who eloped with a girl from Durango and sold his mule train to James…
a.k.a. Don Benito Jueves, Ferguson
A leader of scouts who surrounded Victorio's camp.
A Major who killed F. X. Aubrey in 1854, was tried and acquitted of murder, and later died fighting for the Confederate army at Wilson's Creek.
a.k.a. Major Richard H. Weightman, Weightman
A West Point graduate and first lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery who established Mowry City about 1858.
a.k.a. Syl-vester Mowry, Mowry
The first-person narrator who served as sheriff of Dona Ana County at the time of the Gadsden Purchase annexation.
V. Lewis is listed as a manager in the newspaper.
a.k.a. V LEWIS, V. LEWIS
One of three Americans who escaped the ferry massacre.
Places (4)
A building in Shakespeare, near Lordsburg, built between 1858 and 1872 that served meals to stagecoach passengers and was used as a hanging room.
a.k.a. Pioneer House, Marble House
Town where the Hon. R. V. Newsham formerly resided.
Former town at the old Mimbres crossing, now mostly in ruins, once a harbor of refuge during overland days.
a.k.a. Mowry city, MOWRY CITY, Whitehill's
A miraculous spring or river that appeared in the desert near Cooke's Well during 1850-51, caused by a sand bar below Yuma.
Organizations (5)
A mail service operating through New Mexico Territory from 1857 to 1861, using a specific route with division stations.
La Tienda Barata, located on Puente Street in Plaza Vieja, is a store being taken over by a firm.
a.k.a. Tienda de
A Masonic lodge in Santa Fe, instituted in 1850.
a.k.a. Monte-zuma lodge
The United States of America filed a lawsuit against the American Lumber Company and Clark M. Carr over land rights and accounting.
a.k.a. the United States, United States
The U.S. Army, specifically Lt. Stephen Abbot, was involved in archaeological work at Fort Bayard.
a.k.a. U.S.A.
Events (2)
A treaty signed on December 31, 1853 for the U.S. purchase of territory annexed to Dona Ana County.
a.k.a. Gadsden treaty
Massacre of Americans by Yuma Indians at the ferry near the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers on April 21, 1850.
a.k.a. Yuma Ferry massacre
Things (18)
An Apache band that ranged through Grant County in the 1850s-1860s, observed by John C. Cremony.
a.k.a. Chiricahua
The great overland route was a stage line established after the Gadsden Purchase, meeting at Mesilla.
a.k.a. tri-weekly stage line between Memphis and San Francisco
Gold nugget found Sept. 8, 1854 in Canadian Gully, weighing 98 pounds 10 ounces 12 pennyweights, sold for $23,557.
Gold nugget found Jan. 31, 1853 at Ballarat, weighing 134 pounds 11 ounces, sold to bank for $32,380.
An Apache band that ranged through Grant County in the 1850s-1860s, observed by John C. Cremony.
a.k.a. Mimbreno
A river described as flowing north for twenty miles, disappearing after immigration shifted in 1851.
Gold nugget found Nov. 29, 1859 at Black Hills, weighing 45 pounds, sold for $10,800.
A gold nugget found at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, on March 5, 1855, weighing 47 pounds 7 ounces, sold for $11,420.
Gold nugget found March 6, 1859 at Bakery Hill, weighing 50 pounds, worth $9,600.
Gold nugget found March 5, 1855 at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, weighing 47 pounds 7 ounces, sold for $11,420.
Gold nugget found Feb. 3, 1853 at Ballarat, weighing 30 pounds, sold for $2,280.
Gold nugget found Feb. 3, 1853 at Ballarat, weighing 30 pounds, sold for $8,360.
Gold nugget found Jan. 20, 1853 in Canadian Gully, weighing 93 pounds 1 ounce 11 pennyweights, sold for $22,350.
Gold nugget found Jan. 22, 1853 in Canadian Gully, Ballarat, weighing 84 pounds 3 ounces 15 pennyweights, sold for $29,236.
A cheap store in Las Vegas, Nuevo Mexico, operated by a firm.
a.k.a. Tienda Barata
Gold nugget found Feb. 28, 1857 at Buningorg, weighing 23 pounds 5 ounces, sold for $5,620.
Gold nugget found June 9, 1858 at Bakery Hill, weighing 184 pounds 9 ounces 16 pennyweights, worth $44,356.
Victims killed by Indians in the Yuma Ferry Massacre.