Hi Paul

In the 1882 Tombstone census, I believe the "J. Rutan" listed between Mary Peters and Jordan Peters was their daughter, Josephine Paralee Peters/Rutan, aged 26 and born in California.

Cheers
PB

Hi Paul
I think you are referring to Johnny Marcus Chenoweth (born in Ohio about 1859) who was a saloon man, who came to Tombstone from Oakland late in 1880.
He and Mrs. Raton were charged with beating and whipping a female servant at their rooming house in 1882 in Tombstone, but the charge was ...

Thank you Bob. Hope you find the book interesting.

Hi Paul and Mike
I recall the open style of the BJ Board. It has its advantages, but some threads were far too long and others allowed posters to jump in anywhere and out of chronological order. I personally found that to be unhelpful when trying to follow a thread and see who said what and when. I ...

Hi Paul

My understanding is that -
Frank Earle Jnr was the assayer and actor.

Major Frank Earle Snr was the treasurer of the church and dramatic society.
As the Major listed himself as a Capitalist, I would suspect that it was the Major who was involved in the ice-cream business.

Cheers
PB