COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Richard Westlake
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 1013
Item Description:
Westlake, Richard - Biographical information for Richard William Westlake; "Looking Back", interviewed by Betty Allen for "Stories of Pioneer Life"
Date:
Undated
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born: Jan. 17, 1846, at Cornwall (England)
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carpenter, implicated in post Chicago World's Fair fire (Chicago, Ill. - 1892)
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Crowley, T. (butch shop employer - Lander, Wyo. 1893-1894)
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Washakie, Chief (friend, attended Chief's funeral)
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built church at Fort Washakie
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Jackson, Teton (friend and hunting guide partner)
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helped construct Fort Russell, aka Fort Warren, plus other major buildings (Cheyenne)
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built 3 major homes for Charles "Charlie" Irwin (Cheyenne)
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Westlake, Isabella Allison (1st wife, born: ? - married: at South Ontario, Canada - died: 1890 - buried: ?)
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5 children: William, Flora, Alfred, Maggie and Lizzie
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Westlake, Mrs. Phoebe Davis (2nd wife, born: Apr. 4, 1862 - married: 1897 at Dubois?, Wyo. - died: Feb. 17, 1949 - buried: Lakeview Cemetery at Cheyenne, Wyo.)
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died: Apr. 1, 1941 (age: 95)
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buried: Lakeview Cemetery (Plot: Lot 1828, Sec. C - Memorial ID: 29171711) at Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo.)
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Lander (Wyo. - Apr., 1893)
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Fort Washakie (Wyo.)
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Dubois (Wyo.)
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Buford (Wyo.)
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Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo.)
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butcher (South Ontario, Canada - 30 years and Lander, Wyo.)
Type:
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