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Dr. A. L. Lincoln person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_dr-a-l-lincoln_b70224

also known as: Dr. Lincoln

Probable 70%
Summary:  A doctor and member of the ferry company killed by the Yuma Indians during the attack.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (10)

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Yuma IndiansApril 21
cited from Glanton and Dr… (1891)
t on the 24th and at daylight on the morning of the 25th they reached the Mexican camp that was at the ferry when the Indians’ attack commenced, having been without food since noon of the 23d. From the Mexicans the party learned the fat…
cited from Glanton and Dr… (1891)
Glanton and Dr. A. L. Lincoln were asleep, each in one of the houses. A Mexican woman saw the chief of the Yumas enter the house in which the doctor lay and hit him on the head with a stone, whereupon he rose to his feet, but was immediate…
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891)
those who crossed the river in the boat. The Indians met them on the opposite bank in a friendly manner, and while the Americans were suspecting nothing wrong, they were suddenly put to death before they could make any re- sistance. The names …
Yuma Indians1850-04-21
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891)
t on the 24th and at daylight on the morning of the 25th they reached the Mexican camp that was at the ferry when the Indians’ attack commenced, having been without food since noon of the 23d. From the Mexicans the party learned the fat…

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cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891)
his body, and that of Glanton, and burned alive with them. A large quantity of meat was thrown into the fire at the same time. The houses were burned down, and the bodies of the other three Ameri- cans, named John A. Johnson, Wm. Pewit a…
St. Louis1891-06-26
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891)
his body, and that of Glanton, and burned alive with them. A large quantity of meat was thrown into the fire at the same time. The houses were burned down, and the bodies of the other three Ameri- cans, named John A. Johnson, Wm. Pewit a…

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cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891) · +1 more
his body, and that of Glanton, and burned alive with them. A large quantity of meat was thrown into the fire at the same time. The houses were burned down, and the bodies of the other three Ameri- cans, named John A. Johnson, Wm. Pewit a…
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891) · +1 more
his body, and that of Glanton, and burned alive with them. A large quantity of meat was thrown into the fire at the same time. The houses were burned down, and the bodies of the other three Ameri- cans, named John A. Johnson, Wm. Pewit a…
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891)
those who crossed the river in the boat. The Indians met them on the opposite bank in a friendly manner, and while the Americans were suspecting nothing wrong, they were suddenly put to death before they could make any re- sistance. The names …
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891)
those who crossed the river in the boat. The Indians met them on the opposite bank in a friendly manner, and while the Americans were suspecting nothing wrong, they were suddenly put to death before they could make any re- sistance. The names …

Sources (6)

Glanton and Dr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Glanton and Dr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The three Americans who escaped in the…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

those who crossed the river in the boat…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

those who crossed the river in the boat…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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