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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Edres Bryant Barney: Pictured are, front, from left, Aurelia Stinson, Ida Stinson Farrington, Joseph Pinkney Stinson, Joseph Willie (Bill) Stinson, Sarah Frances Farrington, Sarah West June Stinson, and …
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TweetPinShareContributed By Edres Barney PIMA – Pima is known for its volunteer Fire Department’s EMT division. This picture shows a Pima EMT class in the early 1960s. Pictured are, front, …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Samuel John Sims and Mary Susan (Oyler) Sims Column By Edres Bryant Barney Samuel John Sims was born on April 18, 1850, in Cheltenham, St Stephens, Gloucester, England. …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Graham County’s first native-born attorney By Edres Bryant Barney PIMA – Charles Roseberry Rogers, born Dec. 2, 1888, in Pima, Arizona, was the third child …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: William Edward McBride and Mary Elizabeth Lines McBride By Edres Bryant Barney William Edward McBride was born on 12 October 1868 in Santaquin, Utah, Utah. He was the …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: James Andrew McBride and Elizabeth Clark McBride By Edres Barney James Andrew was born on 29 November 1840 in Crosswick, Warren, Ohio to William McBride and Elizabeth Harris …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Roderick Williams and Retta Crockett Williams Fern Williams Alder—Pima Centennial Book Dr. Roderick Williams was the son of John R. Williams and Mary Ann Jenkins. He was born …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Federico and Reymunda Sanchez. By Edres Bryant Barney In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, I wanted to pay tribute to those who helped build up the communities …
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TweetPinShareJames Isaac Palmer and his wife, Hila Ella (Beals) Palmer Column By Edres Bryant Barney I became interested in the life of James Isaac Palmer and his wife when I …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Pictured are, from left, Hilma Lamb, Beatrice Myers, and Hilda Taylor. Column By Edres Bryant Barney Santaquin, Sevier, Utah was the setting for the birth of Hannah Helena …
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