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    Southern Arizona Cemeteries
    Southern Arizona Cemeteries
    Southern Arizona Cemeteries
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    Southern Arizona Cemeteries

    By Jane Eppinga

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    In a quest to understand an area as diverse as Arizona, there can be no better way than to take a journey to the grave sites of its pioneers and observe the style whereby they made their journey from this world. The sites may be as simple as a cross or a shrine by the side of a road or as large as Tucson s Evergreen Cemetery, which has provided a final resting place to more than 40,000 interments. In this book, one will find the graves of governors, sheriffs, gunfighters, business owners, soldiers, schoolteachers, sports figures, madams, miners, and many others from all walks of life. Where possible, an image of the deceased and a brief bio has been included. The epitaphs, symbols, and expressions of grief on the graves provide an insight into the loss felt by family and friends. The graves are brief glimpses into Arizona s pioneer past.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateMar 3, 2014
    ISBN9781439650004
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      INTRODUCTION

      Throughout the ages, humans have had a need to mark the time and place when and where people make the final stop on their journey from this world to the next. Sometimes the marker is a simple cross on rock-covered earth; at other times, it is an elaborate tombstone that tells something of the individual’s life. Early graves were placed close together without regard to religion, fraternal association, or nationality, but as urban areas grew, people became more picky about whom they did the final big sleepover with. One commonality across these disparate groups is the observance of rituals that are supposed to ward off evil spirits and guarantee the deceased a safe journey to heaven. The tombstones might be simple wooden crosses with inscriptions or structures richly covered with symbolism. Some rituals—the firing of guns, the ringing of funeral bells, the wailing of chants—are intended to scare away other ghosts. In many cemeteries, graves are oriented so that bodies lie with their heads to the west, a practice attributed to the belief that the final summons to judgment will come from the east.

      Sasabe, Arizona, and Sasabe, Sonora, Mexico, grew out of a private development by rancher Carlos Escalante. Situated on the border, a customhouse for these two towns was erected in 1935. The Sasabe cemeterio, pictured here while decorated for the Day of the Dead, reflects the influence of the culture that shaped Arizona. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a festive occasion characterized by families visiting cemeteries, placing marigolds on headstones, making offerings to the dead, and exchanging sugar skeletons and skulls.

      Our Lady of Guadalupe is the only saint who wears a full-body halo, or esplendora. While walking from his village to Mexico City on December 9, 1531, a peasant named Juan Diego saw a woman surrounded by light. He recognized the Virgin Mary and told his story to Archbishop Zumárraga, who instructed him to ask her for a miraculous sign to prove her identity. The Virgin told Juan Diego to gather flowers from the top of Tepeyac Hill even though it was December. He found roses, which he took to the archbishop. When he opened his cloak before Zumárraga, the roses fell to the floor and left the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the fabric.

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      BABYLAND

      There are few things as poignant as a tiny tombstone marking the death of a child whose time on earth is measured in just a few minutes or a few years. Children’s tombstones often speak of angels called to heaven. Sometimes, angels are used for comfort and to show protection. Lambs, imparting the innocence of children, are often found on graves. Family photographs may be taken with the deceased. Customs surrounding the burial of children in Southern Arizona are especially influenced by the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations. On October 31, families welcome the souls of the deceased back to earth for one day. Their graves are decorated with flowers, fruits, and—in the case of children—toys. For three years after the death of a child, the godparents decorate arches over the graves in the belief that the soul enters eternity through arches. The church bells ring, calling children’s souls and the living relatives, and incense provides an aroma to guide the returning spirits.

      Pioneer families like Leonardo Romero’s often had portraits—like this 1890 photograph—taken with a deceased person. From left to right are Feliciano, Librada, Ysidro (kneeling), Leonardo Jr., Diego, Ramona, three unidentified people, Leonardo Sr., and two unidentified children. With the advent of photography, memories could finally be made tangible. (Courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society.)

      The death of a young mother and her one-month-old infant daughter is all the more heartrending when one considers that she is buried in the Pima County indigent cemetery. Harriet Davis died on February 15, 1876. She was 27 years old when she died, but her birth date is not known. She and her daughter were originally buried in Tucson’s downtown cemetery.

      Edith Bessy Riggs was born into a prominent southeastern Arizona ranching family, but she spent barely more than a year on this earth. The daughter of Swedish immigrants, she was born on August 2, 1884, and died on August 9, 1885. At the time, there was little in the way of medical assistance when anyone—especially a child—became sick or hurt on the frontier.

      Christian Keith Ongley’s grave marker says it all. Born on October 2, 1996, he died on October 4, 1996. His grave, located in Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery, is decorated with a baby picture, several toy cars, and, of course, an innocent lamb.

      There is no name on this grave, but a wonderful verse appears on a tiny marker: If tears could build a stairway/and thoughts a memory lane/I’d walk right up to heaven/and bring you home again.

      Little Luis Andre Ortiz Ramos will not lack for toys with his cars, teddy bears, and angel pointing toward heaven while clutching a stuffed dog. He was born on December 21, 1998, and died on December 30, 1998, and is buried in the Nogales cemetery.

      Don Jack Han, buried in Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery, was born in Tucson on July 9, 1901, and died on March 25, 1914. His tombstone includes a number of Chinese characters.

      Eugene Geenie Mark Jacobs, the son of B.M. and Henrietta Jacobs, was born June 19, 1880, and died November 27, 1885. He is buried in Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery.

      Chase Matthew Nuzzo, son of Amanda Joyce Nuzzo, died on December 3, 2003, in Tucson. Chase has a wonderful playground grave marker in Sunset Cemetery in Willcox. He was survived by his mother and a twin brother, Logan.

      The inscription on Francine Cain’s grave marker reads, How Many Hopes Lie Buried Here, which reflected the family’s deep loss. Besides the lamb of innocence, ferns adorn her tombstone. Ferns, which grow deep in the forest, are only found by those who have honestly searched.

      Dominique Naté Jones, born on December 21,

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