COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Frank Nefsy
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 2547
Item Description:
Nefsy, Frank - Biographical information for Frank James Nefsy; "Frank Nefsy" for "Stories of Pioneer Life", no published source, n.d.
Date:
Undated
Notes:
born: May 17, 1859, in Wisconsin
Notes:
Williams, Bertha Esther Alden (wife, born: Apr. 1, 1872 - married: ? - died: Oct. 22, 1920 (age: 48) - buried: Morris Hill at Boise, Idaho)
Notes:
children: Margaret E. and Frank Alden
Notes:
school teacher at first school in Weston Co. as well as in other schools
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also ". . . expert cowhand"
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roundup at end of Pine Ridge, close to Mule Creek in vicinity of Upton (Weston Co.)
Notes:
" . . . Jack Davis was working the herd and Frank Nefsey was holding the cut."
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died: Jul. 25, 1893 (age: 34) during a heavy rain ". . . at the end of Fine Ridge, close to Mule Creek, thirty miles west of Upton." - struck by lightning
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buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery (Plot: Block 1, Lot 3, Grave 2 - Memorial ID: 25571238) at Sundance (Crook Co., Wyo.)
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