Boothill Graveyard
Tombstone Cochise County , Arizona
Compiled and contributed by Steve
Paul Johnson [stevepjohnson@mchsi.com].
Total records = 205.
There was a section for all the
Chinese and another area for the Jewish. It is believed some 300 persons in all
were buried here. It was common for bodies to be found in various parts in and ouside of town, with no one ever being able to identify them,
and they were interred with no markings, or as "unknown".
After the new cemetery was opened
up, Boothill Graveyard went neglected. The original
grave markers were all made of wood, with painted inscriptions, and withered
away under the elements. Some markers were stolen by souvenir hunters. In 1923,
the city contacted several of its residents to help locate and identify graves.
A boy scout troop had also set about to clean up the
cemetery. In the 1940's, Emmett Nunnelly, a
The cemetery lies about 60 miles
southeast
??, ??, d. 1882, "Found in abandoned
mine", Row 1, He was found at the bottom of the Minute Mine, well dressed,
indicating he was probably not a miner
??, ??, d. 1881, "Killed by Apaches", Row 3, A teamster
??, ??, d. 1884, "Murdered", Row 6
??, ??, d. 1887, Row 7
??, Dutch Annie, d. 1883, Row 7, Also known as the Queen of the Red
Light District
??, Margarita, "Stabbed by Gold Dollar", Row 2, Was one of two
dance halls girls who lost a battle over a man
??, Two Chinese, "Died of leprosy", Row 11
??, Two Cowboys, "Drowned", Row 3
Alexander, Wm., d. 1880, Row 5, Old prospector, killed in a blast
Anton, Weiners, d. 1882, Row 10
Atkins, Geo., d. 1888, Row 8
Bancroft, Ed, d. 1882, Row 10
Barton, Jonathon, d. 1881, Row 1
Beather, John, d. 1881,
"Hanged", Row 3
Bennett, Al, d. 1883, Fronteras, Mexico, Row
5, A teamster, ambushed by indians
Bennett, W.C., b. England, d. 1882, Row 4, Died of heart failure
Bill, Indian, Row 7
Billings, Eliz., d. 1886, Row 3
Blair, Johnnie, Row 9, Died of smallpox. A cowboy tied rope around his
feet, and dragged him to his grave to avoid touching the body
Bobier, William, d.
Bowles, Frank, d. 1880, Row 2, Was thrown from
his horse, which caused his gun to go off, and hit him in the leg, but he did
not seek medical attention soon enough
Bradshaw, E.L., Former boyfriend of Blond Mollie. Believed to be shot by
Frank Leslie, who began seeing Mollie
Brady, Brother, d. 1883, age 11 yrs, Row 9, Drowned in the San Pedro
River, when one brother tried to save the other
Brady, Brother, d. 1883, age 12 yrs, Row 9, Drowned in the San Pedro
River, when one brother tried to save the other
Brammer, Steve, d. 1882, Row 9
Brodines, Ernest, b. Germany, d. Jun
1882, "Murdered", Row 3, A miner, was found dead in his cabin with
bullet wounds
Brown, R.L. Mrs., d. 1882, Row 3, Hotel proprietor, died of natural
causes
Byrne, Pat, d. 1882, "Pneumonia", Row 1
Cambell, d. 1883, Location unknown. Suicide
Campbell, Malcolm, d. 1882, Row 4, Died of pneumonia
Campbell, R.B. Mrs., d. 1882, Row 4, Wife of restaurant owner, suspected
poisoning
Campion, Rose, d. 1882, Location
unknown. Died during a stillborn birth
Cantrell, Alfred, d. 1881, "Shot", Row 6, Shot by a man named
Brown
Carpenter, Wm., d. 1881, Row 6, Belived to be
the first Baptist minister of Tombstone, died of nephritis
Cassidine, Dennis, d. 1879,
"Killed", Row 2
Cazares, Gregorio, Killed by Angel
Otero and Loretto Teutima
Charley, Bronco, "Shot by Ormsby",
Row 8
Christianson, Christina B., d. 1892, Row 5
Christianson, Hans, d. 1891, Row 5
Chung, Sam, Killed by Stephen Ruff
Claibourne, William, d. 14 Nov 1882,
"Shot by Frank Leslie", Row 2, Also known as Arizona's Billy the Kid
Clanton, Billy, d. 26 Oct 1881, Row 2, Killed in the gunfight at the
O.K. Corral
Clanton, Newman Haynes (Old Man), Row 2, Killed by Mexicans while
driving a herd of stolen cattle. Originally buried in the Animas Valley in New
Mexico, but later reinterred at Boothill
Clum, Mrs., Row 7, Possibly Mary
Dennison Ware Clum, wife of John P. Clum
Constantine, Simon, d. 1882, "Killed", Row 6, Blown up from a
blast
Contreras, d. 1883, Location unknown. Murdered
Cook, H.B., d. 1882, Row 4
Cowan, Thos., d. 1881, age 11 mos., Row 4, died of diphtheria
Crawley, Peter, d. 1881, "Killed", Row 7
Cruz, Florentino, d. 1882,
"Murdered", Row 1, Allegedly shot by Wyatt Earp
while looking for Indian Charlie and Pete Spencer
Curry, Harry, d. 1882, "Killed by indians",
Row 6, Killed with Seymour Dye
Daves, Louis, d. 1882, Row 1
Delaney, W.E. (Bill), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in
the Bisbee Massacre
Deloach, A., d. 1882, Row 2
Dernitt, J.D., d. 1881, Location
unknown. Fell into a mine shaft
Deron, "Shot by Slaughter", Row 5,
Shot while resisting arrest for train robbery
Doody, May, d. 1881,
"Diphtheria", Row 4
Dowd, Daniel (Big Dan), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in
the Bisbee Massacre
Dowe, Minnie, d. 1881, Row 6
Dunlap, Jesse (Three Fingered Jack), d. 1897?, "Shot by Jeff
Milton", Row 7, Train robber, member of the High Five Gang
Dye, Seymour, d. 1882, "Killed by indians",
Row 5, Wood cutter, killed with Harry Curry
Eisele, Joseph, d. 1884, Mining
accident
Elias, Manuel, age 29 yrs, Died in a mining blast
Fat, Wong, b. Oct 1809, China, d. 27 Sep 1908, age 98 yrs
Figueroa, Antonio, d. 10 May 1882, Shot by Marshal Dave Neagle
Fitzhugh, Thos., d. 1882, Row 6, Found dead at Mrs. King's Lodging House
Foos, Freddie, d. 1878, age 7 yrs, died
of diphtheria, among the first of the burials in Boothill
Fryer, George, d. 1881, Row 5
Fuss, Freddie, d. 1882, Row 3, Small boy died from drinking bad water
Gadela, Chas., d. 1882, Row 10
Gagelia, d. 1881, Location unknown.
Gardiner, J., Shot by a man named Kellog
George, Albert, d. 31 Dec 1882, Black Diamond Spring, Killed by Apaches
Gibbons, John, d. 1880, Suicide, with lover Malvina
Lopez
Gibson, John, d. 1881, Row 4, Employed by Nadeau, fell off a wagon and
the wheel crushed his head
Gibson, John, d. 1882, Row 7
Gillespie, John A., d. 1882, Row 5, Deputy, shot by Zwing
Hunt
Gray, Verone, "Suicide", Row 2
Gregory, Thos., d. 1882, Row 1
Gregory, d. 1882, Row 1, Son of Thos. Gregory, died of meningitis
Grounds, Wm., d. 1882, "Died of wounds", Row 5, Shot by Bill Breakenridge in the Chandler's Ranch shootout
Halderman, Thomas, d. 16 Nov 1900, Row
1, Hanged with brother William on conviction of murder
Halderman, William, d. 16 Nov 1900, Row
1, Hanged with brother Thomas on conviction of murder
Hancock, d. 1879, "Shot", Row 8, Shot by John Ringo
Hand, Geo., "Killed by indians", Row
11
Harper, Thos., b. Missouri, d. 8 Jul 1881, Location unknown. Hanged for
shooting John Talliday
Harris, Sam, d. 1889, age 1 yr 4 days, Buried in the old jewish plot
Hart, Frank, d. 1882, Row 4
Hayes, Row 4
He, Sing, d. Jul 1898, A vegetable peddler, killed by Francisco Morales
Heath, John, b. Texas, d. 22 Feb 1884, age 32 yrs, Row 3, Leader of the
Bisbee Massacre, and hanged by a lynch mob
Helm, Charles, d. 1882, "Shot", Row 1, Killed by Wm. McCauley
over a dispute about how to drive cattle.
Hickey, James, d. 1 Oct 1881, "Shot by Wm. Claibourne",
Row 2
Hicks, John, b. 1 Aug 1849, Halletsville, TN,
d. 10 Jul 1879, Row 2, Shot by Jeremiah McCormick in a bar brawl. Son of Aretus William Hicks, and brother of Boyce and Robert
Hickson, Hilly, d. 1882, Row 4, Injured his back after falling from stilts and died the next
day
Holly, John, d. 1880, Location unknown. Keeper of the Rural Dining Hall
Howard, Jack (Tex), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in the
Bisbee Massacre
Huggins, Mr., d. 1882, Location unknown. Burned to death in hotel fire
Jackson, Bobby, d. 1882, Row 4
Jim, Six-Shooter, d. 1885, "Shot by Burt Alvord", Row 7
Johnson, Geo., "Hanged by mistake", Row 5, Bought a stolen
horse, and was assumed to be the theif
Kearney, Thomas, d. 1882, "Killed", Row 4, Blown up from a
blast
Kee, Foo, Row
9, Operated a grocery store, accidentally stabbed by a friend
Kee, Quong,
Row 10, Operated several restaurants. Was first buried at Evergreen Cemetery in
Bisbee and later moved to Boothill
Kee, Tong, Row 10
Kelley, Daniel (Mike), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in
the Bisbee Massacre
Kellogg, M.E., d. 1882, "Died a natural death", Row 5
Kenney, Agnes, d. 1878, age 1 yr, Location unknown.
Kettlewell, Location unknown. Child of Mrs.
Lizzie Kettlewell
Kid, Kansas, Row 6, Cowboy, killed in a stampede
Killeen, Mike, d. 22 Jun 1880, "Shot by Frank Leslie", Row 7,
Leslie shot Killeen, and married his widow
King, Cowboy Bill, "Shot by Burt Alvord", Row 7
King, Jack, "Shot by Cherokee Hall", Row 8
King, John, d. 1881, "Suicide", Row 3, from strychnine
Kinsman, William, d. 23 Feb 1883, age 25 yrs, Row 5, Shot by May Woodman
Kohler, Helentina, d. 1882, Row 6
Kohler, Latham, d. 1884, Row 6
Kohler, Ralph, d. 1882, Row 6
Lilly, Douglas, d. 1881, "Killed", Row 6, Driver for the
Sycamore Water Co., was thrown from the wagon, tramped by the horse, and head
crushed by the wheels.
Lindley, Judge Chas., d. Sep 1882, Row 3, Member of the California Bar
Lizard, Stinging, "Shot by Cherokee Hall", Row 6
Lopez, Malvina, d. 1880, Row 6, Suicide, with
lover John Gibbons
Lucero, Holo, d. 1882, Row 1, Killed by indians
Lum, Ah, Mrs. (China Mary), b. China,
d. 16 Dec 1906, Row 10, Leader of Tombstone's chinese
community
Lung, Hop, Row 10
Lynch, Pat, d. 1883, Row 4
Mackenzie, John, d. 1881, Row 4
Malcolm, Henry, age 52 yrs
Manada, Jos., d. 1882, Row 3
Martin, John, b. England, d. 1882, "Killed", Row 3, Killed
during an accident on the Huachuca Water Line
Martin, Thomas, b. Cornwall, Died in a mining accident
McAllister, M., d. 1882, Row 6, Also known as Happy Jack, died of complications
stemming from a shot in the lung
McBride, Archie, d. May 1882, Row 9, Proprietor of the Grand Hotel
McCarthy, M., d. 1882, "Shot", Row 6, A miner, shot by a man
named Poplin
McDermott, J.D., d. 1882, "Killed", Row 3, Fractured his spine
after falling off his horse while crossing the San Pedro River
McFarland, S., d. 1882, "Shot", Row 9, Shot by Kellogg
McLaury, Robert Findley (Frank), d. 26
Oct 1881, Row 2, Killed in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
McLaury, Thomas Clark (Tom), d.
McLoon, Dr., d. 1883, Location unknown.
McMartin, James, d. 1881, Row 8, Died
of consumption
McMenomy, Pat, d. Mar 1882,
"Shot", Row 7, A sheepman
Mead, d. 1881, "Sudden Death", Row 5, Blacksmith, found dead
in a coach
Mitchell, d. 1880, Location unknown.
Moore, Lester, "Here lies Lester Moore, Four slugs from a .44, No
Les, no more", Row 6, A Wells Fargo agent at Naco,
disputed with a man over a package
Morgan, Thos., d. 1882, Row 2
Noonan, Mike, b. Ireland, Sulphur Springs
Valley, "Killed by indians", Row 10, A lone
rancher, was shot when he went out to chop wood
Nunnelley, Emmett Crook, b. 1884, d.
1946, Row 11, Led the restoration of the Boothill
Graveyard
Olleney, Ben, "Shot by
Chacon", Row 6
Orante, Filomento,
b. Hermosillo, Sonora, d. 12 Jul 1882, Shot by Deputy
Kiv Phillips
Ormsby, "Shot", Row 7
Owyer, Daniel, d. 1881,
"Drowned", Row 6
Packrel, Alfred, d. 1882, age 24 yrs,
Row 5, Young english miner died from bowel
inflammation
Padden, J., d. 2 Aug 1884, Fell down a
mine shaft
Peel, M.R. (Robert), b. 31 May 1854, d. 25 Mar 1882, Row 5, A young
mining engineer, son of Judge B.L. Peel
Pesquira, d. 1881, "Killed", Row 8
Petron, Rodriguez, "Stabbed",
Row 1
Pring, Mrs., d. 1881,
"Suicide", Row 9, Died from chloral hydrate
Renacco, G., d. 1882,
"Killed", Row 8, Fell off a cliff
Ridgeway, C.O., d. 1882, Row 4, Found lying dead in a wagon outside of
town
Riley, Jim, d. 1881, "Murdered", Row 7
Robertson, Location unknown. Two infant sons of S.C. and Alice Robertson
Robles, Guadalupe, d. 1888, Row 8, Shot by officers who came looking for
Guadalupe's brother Manuel
Rook, "Shot by a Chinaman", Row 3
Rosenthal, d. 1881, Row 6
Ruff, Stephen, Killed by Sam Chung
Russell, Geo., d. 1882, Row 9, Employed by the Tombstone Epitaph, died
while being operated on for stomach cancer
Sample, Omar W. (Red), d. 8 Mar 1884, Row 2, Hanged for taking part in
the Bisbee Massacre
Scott, Ben, d. 1883, Row 5, A teamster, shot by his own rifle when it
fell over and discharged. Buried with Al Bennett
Serroux, Frank, Row 4, Shot over a
mining claim
Slaughter, John Swain, b. Jun 1845, Texas, d. 8 Feb 1945, Row 11,
Settled in Tombstone in 1879, a former slave who took the name of his master,
John Slaughter
Smiley, Chuck, d. 1884, "Shot", Row 10
Smith, H.C. Mrs., d. 1882, Row 1
Smith, Peter, b. Germany, d. 1882, age 23 yrs, "Killed", Row
1, Killed by Thos. Donald (or Doland) in a fight
Southy, Francis, d. 1881, Row 3
Stanifor, d. 1883, Location unknown. Stage Driver, suicide
Stewart, Mrs., d. 1880, Location unknown. Said to be first burial
in Boothill
Storms, Charley, d. 25 Feb 1881, "Shot by Luke Short", Row 6,
Died in a duel
Stumpf, Mrs., d. 1884, Row 4, Died in
childbirth after being given chloroform
Sullivan, Jerry, d. 1881, Row 2
Summers, William, d. 1882, Row 5, Teamster for James Carr, found dead
with broken ribs and ruptured liver
Sweeney, Martin A., d. 28 Jun 1878, Murdered by Oliver Boyer in a
drunken quarrel
Sweeney, Miles, d. 1880, "Murdered", Row 4
Talliday, John, d. 1881, Location unknown.
Shot by Harper
Thomas, Joseph, d. 1881, "Shot", Row 7, A teamster, believed
to be shot by Indian Jim
Toby, Dick, "Shot by Sheriff Behan",
Row 2
Tom, Red River, "Shot by Ormsby",
Row 5
Tulley, James, d. 1881,
"Killed", Row 7, A miner with the Grand Central Mining Co., fell 250
ft. in a shaft
Van Houten, d. 1879, "Murdered", Row
1, Beaten in the face with a rock until he died, due to a dispute over a mining
claim
Vasquez, Ramon, d. 6 Oct 1882, Knifed by Dan Allen
Verra, Raymond, d. 1882,
"Stabbed", Row 10
Von, Jasper, d. 1882, "Shot", Row 1
Wan, Sing, Row 10
Waters, Eva, age 3 mos, Row 1, Died of scarlet
fever, believed by some to be the first burial in Boothill
Waters, Tom, d. 24 Jul 1880, "Shot", Row 1, Father of Eva
Waters, and believed to be T.J. Waters, who was killed because of the color of
his shirt.
Wetsell, Jos., d. 1882,
"Killed", Row 2, Stoned to death by indians
White, Fred, d. 30 Oct 1880, "Shot by Curly Bill Brocius", Row 6, First Marshal of Tombstone, shot on
Oct 27, and died a few days later
White, John, d. 1882, Location unknown.
Whitehill, Wm., d. 1878,
"Shot", Row 8
Wickstrum, John, d. 1882, Row 7, A swede who died after a well he was digging caved in
Will, Glenn Efrom, b. 1871, d. 1953, "His
ashes arrived collect on delivery", Row 7, He was cremated in Oakland, CA,
and sent to Tombstone for interment
Williams, Delilah, d. 1881, "Suicide", Row 5, Proprietress of
a lodging house, died from arsenic
Wilson, Johnnie, d. 30 Jul 1880, "Shot by King", Row 8
Witcher, George, d. 1882, Row 8, A miner,
died in a mining accident
Yen, Too, d. Jul 1887, Bitten by a hog
Ziegler, Joseph, d. 1 Nov 1882, age 27 yrs, "Murdered", Row 6,
Shot by Ed Williams over a quarrell