Mary Platten (nee) Ford
Was born on Kodiak Island Alaska in 1869 Later in the 1880s She married Frederick Platten Local Gold hunter & Ex 1st Sgt. 6th US Cav. (Date unknown) Frederick did quite well during the Gold rush of 1898 and by 1910 they had moved to Williams AZ to run a local tavern until Fredericks death in 1939. She carred on as long as she could and finaly sold the place in 1950. She died Oct. 28th 1966 peacefully in her sleep at the age of 97.
The Photo of Mary is C-1915 The photos of Her & Fredericks graves & cemetery were taken in Sept. 2002
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Mary was born in Kodiak, Alaska, the daughter of an Army sergeant, Patrick Ford, who was transferred to Ft. Whipple when she was four years old. In 1881 the family moved to Prescott. In 1901, Mary went to Washington, D. C. , to care for an orphaned niece.
Mary was active in patriotic and temperance organizations and helped destroy $2,000 worth of whiskey at Harrison Castle where Senator Harrison of Missouri lived. She was a spectator at the Wright Brothers' experimental flights. In 1911 she homesteaded at Davenport Lake, six miles east of Williams, and that year married Fred Platten, a former cavalry sergeant who had known Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok and was in the newly-formed Forest Service. Mary was active in St. Joseph's Church in Williams and in civic affairs.
Was born on Kodiak Island Alaska in 1869 Later in the 1880s She married Frederick Platten Local Gold hunter & Ex 1st Sgt. 6th US Cav. (Date unknown) Frederick did quite well during the Gold rush of 1898 and by 1910 they had moved to Williams AZ to run a local tavern until Fredericks death in 1939. She carred on as long as she could and finaly sold the place in 1950. She died Oct. 28th 1966 peacefully in her sleep at the age of 97.
The Photo of Mary is C-1915 The photos of Her & Fredericks graves & cemetery were taken in Sept. 2002
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Mary was born in Kodiak, Alaska, the daughter of an Army sergeant, Patrick Ford, who was transferred to Ft. Whipple when she was four years old. In 1881 the family moved to Prescott. In 1901, Mary went to Washington, D. C. , to care for an orphaned niece.
Mary was active in patriotic and temperance organizations and helped destroy $2,000 worth of whiskey at Harrison Castle where Senator Harrison of Missouri lived. She was a spectator at the Wright Brothers' experimental flights. In 1911 she homesteaded at Davenport Lake, six miles east of Williams, and that year married Fred Platten, a former cavalry sergeant who had known Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok and was in the newly-formed Forest Service. Mary was active in St. Joseph's Church in Williams and in civic affairs.
Mary Platten (nee) Ford
Was born on Kodiak Island Alaska in 1869 Later in the 1880s She married Frederick Platten Local Gold hunter & Ex 1st Sgt. 6th US Cav. (Date unknown) Frederick did quite well during the Gold rush of 1898 and by 1910 they had moved to Williams AZ to run a local tavern until Fredericks death in 1939. She carred on as long as she could and finaly sold the place in 1950. She died Oct. 28th 1966 peacefully in her sleep at the age of 97.
The Photo of Mary is C-1915 The photos of Her & Fredericks graves & cemetery were taken in Sept. 2002
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Mary was born in Kodiak, Alaska, the daughter of an Army sergeant, Patrick Ford, who was transferred to Ft. Whipple when she was four years old. In 1881 the family moved to Prescott. In 1901, Mary went to Washington, D. C. , to care for an orphaned niece.
Mary was active in patriotic and temperance organizations and helped destroy $2,000 worth of whiskey at Harrison Castle where Senator Harrison of Missouri lived. She was a spectator at the Wright Brothers' experimental flights. In 1911 she homesteaded at Davenport Lake, six miles east of Williams, and that year married Fred Platten, a former cavalry sergeant who had known Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok and was in the newly-formed Forest Service. Mary was active in St. Joseph's Church in Williams and in civic affairs.
Was born on Kodiak Island Alaska in 1869 Later in the 1880s She married Frederick Platten Local Gold hunter & Ex 1st Sgt. 6th US Cav. (Date unknown) Frederick did quite well during the Gold rush of 1898 and by 1910 they had moved to Williams AZ to run a local tavern until Fredericks death in 1939. She carred on as long as she could and finaly sold the place in 1950. She died Oct. 28th 1966 peacefully in her sleep at the age of 97.
The Photo of Mary is C-1915 The photos of Her & Fredericks graves & cemetery were taken in Sept. 2002
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Mary was born in Kodiak, Alaska, the daughter of an Army sergeant, Patrick Ford, who was transferred to Ft. Whipple when she was four years old. In 1881 the family moved to Prescott. In 1901, Mary went to Washington, D. C. , to care for an orphaned niece.
Mary was active in patriotic and temperance organizations and helped destroy $2,000 worth of whiskey at Harrison Castle where Senator Harrison of Missouri lived. She was a spectator at the Wright Brothers' experimental flights. In 1911 she homesteaded at Davenport Lake, six miles east of Williams, and that year married Fred Platten, a former cavalry sergeant who had known Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok and was in the newly-formed Forest Service. Mary was active in St. Joseph's Church in Williams and in civic affairs.
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