|
Title:
|
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding John Stansbury
|
|
Collection Name:
|
WPA Collection
|
|
Collection Number:
|
WPA Bio 896
|
|
Item Description:
|
Stansbury, John - Biographical information for John "Dad" Stansbury; "Reminiscences of John Stansbury", interviewed by Hallie S. Croco for "Stories of Pioneer Life";
|
|
Creator:
|
Mrs. Hallie S. Croco
|
|
Location:
|
Douglas (Wyo.)
|
|
Date:
|
1939 January 6
|
|
Link to Finding Aid:
|
https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
|
|
Notes:
|
born: Apr. 14, 1862, in Scotland [or Great Britain]
|
|
Notes:
|
State Senator (Wyo., 1918 - 1922)
|
|
Notes:
|
State Livestock Board, secretary (Wyo., 1927-1931)
|
|
Notes:
|
Order of Eastern Star
|
|
Notes:
|
School Board, District 17 member (Converse Co.)
|
|
Notes:
|
Knights of Pythias (Braidwood, Ill. - 1886, and Cheyenne, Wyo. - 1928)
|
|
Notes:
|
Masonic Order, member (Cheyenne, Wyo. - 1928)
|
|
Notes:
|
Modern Woodman of America
|
|
Notes:
|
Kiwanis
|
|
Notes:
|
Pennsylvania (1869)
|
|
Notes:
|
coal miner (Pa., 1869, and Ind., o/a 1870-1871)
|
|
Notes:
|
represented freighter Al Ayers's claim vs. U. S. Government for Indian attack
|
|
Notes:
|
Scranton Correspondence School, basic education
|
|
Notes:
|
Ann Arbour school, graduate (Mich. - 18 months)
|
|
Notes:
|
opened law office, represented Indians w/Depreciation Claims (Braidwood, Ill. - 15 years)
|
|
Notes:
|
Stansbury, Mrs. Mary Paden (wife, born: Nov. 29, 1859, at Morris, Ill. - married: Feb., 1881 - died: Mar. 30, 1918 - buried: Douglas Park Cemetery at Douglas, Wyo.)
|
|
Notes:
|
Douglas (Converse Co., Wyo. - 1913)
|
|
Notes:
|
children: William, Lawrence, George and Alta
|
|
Notes:
|
died: Nov. 28, 1949 (age: 87), at Douglas (Converse Co., Wyo.)
|
|
Notes:
|
buried: Douglas Park Cemetery (Memorial ID: 97161046) at Douglas
|
|
Notes:
|
rolling mill, operator
|
|
Notes:
|
attorney
|
|
Rights:
|
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
|
|
Type:
|
Text
|