Captain Keys person
also known as: Captains Keys
Summary: An experienced Indian campaigner who pursued the killers of Ehrman and Riggs.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
- Editor summary
- Sourced claims (≥3)
- Multiple primary sources
- Coordinates
- Operating / life dates
- Wikidata authority— Link a Wikidata QID to unlock automatic enrichment from authority records.
- Published story
- Alternate names
Next steps to raise the score:
- Wikidata authority: Link a Wikidata QID to unlock automatic enrichment from authority records.
📖 Tell Me the Story:
Claims (12)
arrived_in
cited from In the morning when you are not feeling… (1890) · +1 more
Uncle Billy Wilson’s the other
day and let me tell you, Mr. Editor, that place
needs a woman awful bad. So many lone
widows in the country and so many places going
to rack. If Uncle Bill should call at your office
you might give him th…
cited from Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-… (1890)
Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-
burg, on hearing of the killing of Williams,
made a night march to the scene of the murder,
took up the trail and followed it to Emery
springs, where the body of Peter Riggs was
found, with two bullet …
departed_for
cited from Captains Keys told the Liberal that his… (1890)
Captains Keys told the Liberal that his
head scout said that the two Indians who they
chased down in the Hatchets were Kid and an
old man. How the scouts find such things out
is a mystery, but they do it. The two Indians
secured several hun…
fought_in
Indian campaigns on the frontier
cited from Captain Keys has had many years experi-… (1890)Gilbert of Alamo
Hueco ranch assisted at the burial. Captain
Keys followed the trail still further towards the
Mexican border, but a heavy rain came on and
completely obliterated the trail. The country
is still flooded with water, and is so …
the pursuit of Indian raiders
cited from Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-… (1890)Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-
burg, on hearing of the killing of Williams,
made a night march to the scene of the murder,
took up the trail and followed it to Emery
springs, where the body of Peter Riggs was
found, with two bullet …
instructed_to_go_to
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)
Captains Keys told the Liberal that his
head scout said that the two Indians who they
chased down in the Hatchets were Kid and an
old man. How the scouts find such things out
is a mystery, but they do it. The two Indians
secured several…
killed_by
Indians
cited from Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-… (1890)Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-
burg, on hearing of the killing of Williams,
made a night march to the scene of the murder,
took up the trail and followed it to Emery
springs, where the body of Peter Riggs was
found, with two bullet …
lived_at
cited from Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-… (1890)
near Hachita in
last week’s Enterprise, we have again to
chronicle the sad and tragic taking off of other
pioneer citizens of this county, namely, Carl
Ehrman and Peter Rigg, who met their fate in
the big Hatchet mountains on the day foll…
occupation
Indian campaigner
cited from Captain Keys has had many years experi-… (1890)Captain Keys has had many years experi-
ence in Indian campaigns on the frontier, and
it is said that he was thoroughly convinced that
the depredations had been committed by
Apaches, notwithstanding the official report
from the war department that…
received_notice_from
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)
Captains Keys told the Liberal that his
head scout said that the two Indians who they
chased down in the Hatchets were Kid and an
old man. How the scouts find such things out
is a mystery, but they do it. The two Indians
secured several…
told
Liberal
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)Captains Keys told the Liberal that his
head scout said that the two Indians who they
chased down in the Hatchets were Kid and an
old man. How the scouts find such things out
is a mystery, but they do it. The two Indians
secured several…
witnessed
cited from Captain Keys has had many years experi-… (1890)
Captain Keys has had many years experi-
ence in Indian campaigns on the frontier, and
it is said that he was thoroughly convinced that
the depredations had been committed by
Apaches, notwithstanding the official report
from the war department that…
Sources (8)
A Grand Exposure ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Captain Keys has had many years experi-…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
Captain Keys has had many years experi-… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Captains Keys told the Liberal that his…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
Captains Keys, who was camped at Lords-… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
In the morning when you are not feeling… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05
1890 · newspaper · public-domain