COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Joe Adle
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 1679
Item Description:
Adle, Joe - Biographical information for Joseph W. "Buckskin Joe" Adle; "An Old Time Character", no source, n.d.
Date:
Undated
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born: 1841, in Pennsylvania
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soldier, "CO. F. IN. Y. L. A." - Civil War (?)
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homesteaded ". . . about two miles north of the present site of Jackson" (Teton Co., Wyo.)
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horse trader - home near present highway from Jackson to Moran (Teton Co., Wyo.)`
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"Buckskin" was partial to such horses and always wore buckskin clothing
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he and his surroundings were filthy - loved dogs, especially greyhounds
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died: Apr. 21, 1909 [or 1908] (age: 67-68) at Rexburg (Madison Co., Idaho)
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burial: Rexburgh Cemetery (Memorial ID: 40057600) at Rexburgh
Type:
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