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John Thompson person

born: [1885-01-01,1886-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q1459540id: p_john-thompson_069315

also known as: John Thompson, Thompson

Probable 70%
Summary:  A volunteer who was killed in the battle with Geronimo's band.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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Geronimo's attack
cited from During the fall of 1885 a rancher came to… (1891)
During the fall of 1885 a rancher came to the mine and informed the foreman, James H. Kirker, that he had missed some horses, and from indications thought that Geronimo and his band of about thirty Indians were in the neigh- borhood. At the no…

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Geronimo1885
cited from During the fall of 1885 a rancher came to… (1891)
day an Enter- prise man met John M. Clayton, a miner who had been employed for three years on the Oso Negro, Arispe district, Sonora. The mine is owned and operated by Tombstone parties and is situated about 125 miles south of Tombstone, w…
Geronimo's bandFall of 1885
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-09-25 (1891)
day an Enter- prise man met John M. Clayton, a miner who had been employed for three years on the Oso Negro, Arispe district, Sonora. The mine is owned and operated by Tombstone parties and is situated about 125 miles south of Tombstone, w…

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