William French person
also known as: Captain Wm. French
Summary: Manager of W.S. ranch at Alma, arrived in Silver City and reported the killing by Indians.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Ireland— 1883
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
arrived_in
cited from Two Men Killed (1890)
Two Men Killed
Captain Wm. French, manager of the W. S.
ranch at Alma, arrived in Silver City last Mon-
day and gives the following particulars of the
killing by Indians on the ’Frisco river about 25
miles above Alma. On Thursday of last wee…
managed
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)
Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
occupation
manager of W.S. Ranch
cited from Two Men Killed (1890)Two Men Killed
Captain Wm. French, manager of the W. S.
ranch at Alma, arrived in Silver City last Mon-
day and gives the following particulars of the
killing by Indians on the ’Frisco river about 25
miles above Alma. On Thursday of last wee…
worked_for
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)
Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)
Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)
Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)
Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
wrote
cited from Recollections of a Western Ranchman (1927)
Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico.
His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the
Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — inclu…
Sources (2)
Two Men Killed
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
Recollections of a Western Ranchman ↗
French, William · 1927 · book · public_domain · details