COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Emanuel Achenback
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 2115
Item Description:
Achenback, Emanuel - Biographical information for Emanuel "Man" Achenbach; no title, no published source, n.d.
Date:
Undated
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born: Aug. 15, 1853, near Pine Grove (Pa.)
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retired to Sheridan proper (1942)
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Sheridan Co. Commissioner (1911 - 19130
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died: Aug. 5, 1944 (age: 89-90), at his home in Sheridan (Sheridan Co., Wyo.)
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buried: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery (Plot: Block 49, Lot 4, S 1/2 SE 1/4 - Memorial ID: 38028568) at Sheridan
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miner in Pennsylvania (". . . several years") - talented fiddler for dances
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moved to Leadville (Colo.) - met childhood chum, Billy Wagner - mining business
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arrived Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo. - 1880) - ranch hand work (1880 - 1882)
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relocated to Sheridan (Sheridan Co. - spring, 1882)
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he and buddy Billy Wagner homesteaded adjoining ranch lands near Ranchester (Sheridan Co.)
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Achenbach, Mrs. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Graff (wife, born: Mar. 9, 1871, at Chicago, Ill. - married: Jul. 4, 1887 [or 1888], at Dayton, Wyo. - died: Mar. 2, 1961 (age: 89) - buried: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery at Sheridan, Wyo.)
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they were issued 1st marriage license in Sheridan Co. (Jun. 30, 1888)
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9 children: Burton Arthur, Florence Bell, Calvin R. Lola, Wallace D., Urban Fay, Herbert Vance, Joseph G. and Nora E.
Type:
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