[or-roots] Census oddities

[Darlene]

My husband's brother's wife's parents lived in Salome for a time (follow 
that?), and we used to visit there in our motorhome.  Do not recall any 
ghosts, but do not recall there was much of anything else, either.  A 
bank that was open a half day twice a week, and a junk dealer with 
business right on the highway.  Most the place had to offer was Jeep 
trips out into the desert to visit the old mines.

Darlene

On 1/20/2014 2:48 PM, Kith-n-Kin wrote:
>
> Ah, Salome -- "where she danced"....
>
> In 1856, a herd of camels was driven to Camp Verde (in the Verde 
> Valley, north east of Salome, more or less) and the Army used the 
> animals to pack around Arizona. Unfortunately, the camels didn't get 
> along with the horses and mules, so that was an experiment that was 
> doomed to failure. During the Civil War, they mostly were sold off or 
> they "escaped confinement" and roamed the desert and lower mountain 
> ranges for decades. Good thing they weren't quite as fertile as the 
> horses, or we'd be worrying about "wild camels" instead of "wild hornes."
>
> Anyway, "Hi Jolly" (Hadji Ali) who had come to the US as the lead 
> camel driver, lived out his life in Arizona and was buried near 
> Quartsite, Arizona.
>
> Dick Wick Hall (humorist) 20 Mar 1877-28 April 1926, founded Salome, 
> half way between Wickenburg and Quartsite, and named it as a joke.  He 
> married Daysie Mae Sutton of Portland in 1911.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Wick_Hall
>
> Until the completion of I-10 (sometime after 1970, as I recall) the 
> way to southern California was through Wickenburg and Salome. Good 
> place to stop for a Coke and a stretch!
>
> Don't remember any weirdness -- at least no more weird than any other 
> place around. We always looked for camels. Of course the last one was 
> seen sometime around 1900....
>
> Good memories.
>
> Pat
>
> In Tucson (where a camel lives across the river from me)
>
> *From:*or-roots [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] 
> *On Behalf Of *Dale Harguess
> *Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2014 2:31 PM
> *To:* Leslie Chapman; or-roots mail list
> *Subject:* Re: [or-roots] Census oddities
>
> I have been to Salome, AZ.  It is a very spooky place.  Much spookier 
> than Hardman OR.
>
> Dale
>
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Leslie Chapman <opera_70 at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:opera_70 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     Here's a strange one for you;
>
>     1840  >  NEW HAMPSHIRE  >  CHESHIRE  >  SWANZEY
>
>     The whole town is recorded in alphabetical order, kind of neat,
>     but when I wanted to look for someone in the 1850 census it meant
>     I had no neighbors to tell me I was in the vicinity. Not that it
>     probably made any difference since I am pretty sure my guy had
>     moved on. Darn these fiddle footed Americans.
>
>     It seems more the exception than the rule to find someone in the
>     same place for more than two consecutive Censuses.
>
>     I do have an Oregon question related to the above quadry;
>
>     Luella M. Marden  b 27 Sept 1911 Rapid City SD to John B. BLake b
>     about 1910 Illinois [latter from finding them in coos Co in 1940
>     which "maybe" makes this an Oregon question.
>
>     She subsequently marries Floyd McCurdy b 13 Mar 1909 KS he dies
>     March 1983 Saolome, AZ
>
>     My number one question is what happened to John Blake? I find no
>     good match for death in Oregon or Divorce, but then I don't know
>     where Floyd is in 1940 and these fiddle footed people could be
>     have moved on to another state by the time she gets to hubby
>     number two, but if someone could double check the OR death and
>     marriage indexes for me I'd appreciate it, family search says none
>     of these events are listed there, but I know that doesn't mean
>     they really aren't
>
>     Les C
>
>
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