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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding James Stirling
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding James Stirling
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Bio 904
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WPA Bio 904
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Item Description:
Stirling, James - Biographical information for James "Scotty" Stirling; "James Stirling, Law Enforcement Officer", interviewed by Mrs. Maude Ingham for "Stories of Pioneer Life; Mrs. May [aka Mae] Coutts Stirling (wife); "James Stirling Passes Quietly to Sleep After Long and Useful Career on Two Hemisphere", Laramie Republican, Feb. 1, 1915; "James Stirling Dies Suddenly - Laramie Man is Stricken by Heart Disease While at Downtown Smokehouse", Republican Boomerang, Mar. 15, 1929; "James Stirling, Chief of Police Dies at Age of 70"; Laramie Boomerang, Feb. 1, 1915; "James Stirling is Laid to Rest Lauded by Priest", Laramie Boomerang, Feb. 2, 1915, "May Coutts Stirling", no source, n.d.
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Stirling, James - Biographical information for James "Scotty" Stirling; "James Stirling, Law Enforcement Officer", interviewed by Mrs. Maude Ingham for "Stories of Pioneer Life; Mrs. May [aka Mae] Coutts Stirling (wife); "James Stirling Passes Quietly to Sleep After Long and Useful Career on Two Hemisphere", Laramie Republican, Feb. 1, 1915; "James Stirling Dies Suddenly - Laramie Man is Stricken by Heart Disease While at Downtown Smokehouse", Republican Boomerang, Mar. 15, 1929; "James Stirling, Chief of Police Dies at Age of 70"; Laramie Boomerang, Feb. 1, 1915; "James Stirling is Laid to Rest Lauded by Priest", Laramie Boomerang, Feb. 2, 1915, "May Coutts Stirling", no source, n.d.
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Creator:
Mrs. Maude B. Ingham
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Mrs. Maude B. Ingham
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Location:
Laramie (Wyo.)
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Laramie (Wyo.)
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Date:
1939 February 23
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1939 February 23
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
born: Aug. 21, 1845, in Fourthfirthshire (Scotland)
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born: Aug. 21, 1845, in Fourthfirthshire (Scotland)
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farm laborer (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
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farm laborer (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
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false
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Harris brothers (acquaintances)
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Harris brothers (acquaintances)
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co-founder of Bobby Burns Club, social (Laramie, Wyo.)
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co-founder of Bobby Burns Club, social (Laramie, Wyo.)
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Union Pacific rolling mill, roof slater & contractor re coal and sand uploads (Laramie, Wyo. Terr. - 1872 [or 1874?])
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Union Pacific rolling mill, roof slater & contractor re coal and sand uploads (Laramie, Wyo. Terr. - 1872 [or 1874?])
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Mayor, Chief of Police, Marshal, Deputy Sheriff and Sheriff at Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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Mayor, Chief of Police, Marshal, Deputy Sheriff and Sheriff at Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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County Commission (Albany Co. - 2 terms)
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County Commission (Albany Co. - 2 terms)
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false
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State Representative (Wyo.)
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State Representative (Wyo.)
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false
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"The Scotch Terror", nickname
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"The Scotch Terror", nickname
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false
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Union Pacific Smokehouse
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Union Pacific Smokehouse
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false
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Presbyterian
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Presbyterian
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false
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teamster, E. E. Fisher (employer)
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teamster, E. E. Fisher (employer)
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false
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Knights of Pythias, member
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Knights of Pythias, member
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false
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Elks Club, member
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Elks Club, member
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false
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City Councilman (Laramie, Wyo.)
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City Councilman (Laramie, Wyo.)
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false
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County Democratic Central Committee, Chairman (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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County Democratic Central Committee, Chairman (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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plumbing business (N. Y.)
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plumbing business (N. Y.)
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Nornington (England - 1860)
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Nornington (England - 1860)
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Stirling, Mrs. May Coutts (wife, born: unknown - married: Aug., 1881 - died: May 17, 1938 at Laramie, Wyo. - buried: Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Wyo.) ()
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Stirling, Mrs. May Coutts (wife, born: unknown - married: Aug., 1881 - died: May 17, 1938 at Laramie, Wyo. - buried: Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Wyo.) ()
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children: Anna, Elizabeth, Jessie, James. John and Edith
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children: Anna, Elizabeth, Jessie, James. John and Edith
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died: Jan. 31, 1915, at his home at Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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died: Jan. 31, 1915, at his home at Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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buried: Greenhill Cemetery (Plot: Row C, Lot 21, Space 1 - Memorial ID 76716130) at Laramie
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buried: Greenhill Cemetery (Plot: Row C, Lot 21, Space 1 - Memorial ID 76716130) at Laramie
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law enforcement officer, "bobby" (Scotland and England cities)
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law enforcement officer, "bobby" (Scotland and England cities)
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false
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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false
Type:
Text
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Text
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