Peace Family History
Rating
TITLE
Peace Family History
INTERVIEWEE
Jayne Peace Pyle
SUBJECT
Oral histories ; Arizona History ; Arizona History 19th century ; Arizona History 20th Century ; Gila County (Ariz.) ; Biography ; Cattle--West (U.S.)--History ; Ranching History of Gila County ; Ranch managers--Arizona ; U.S . Forest Service ; Homesteaders -- Arizona
Browse Topic
Agriculture Business and industry Family and community Land and resources Society and culture Native Americans Religion and philosophy
DESCRIPTION
Seven generations ago , Jayne's great-great grandparents Cornelius and Parmelia Jackson and her great grandparents , Texas Ranger Will and Ellen Jackson Neal , and her father Neely Jackson and family left Texas in the late 1880s looking for good cattle country and a fresh start in a hurry . They ran into a range war in New Mexico , were forced to stay thre a couple years , and in so doing , lost most of their cattle . They stopped in Globe and after they recuperating their losses by rustling horses and cattle , they moved on to settle in the little Mormon settlement of Gisela in the Tonto Basin . Tonto Basin was still a remote and lawless wilderness requiring settlers to raise their food and improvise anything they required , but the friendly Apaches living in the area were willing to trade with them. Jayne's grandmother was so content to live there she didn't leave for 30 years . Jayne's grandfather Hale and his brother came into the area as geological surveyors . They met two of the Neal sisters , married them and settled down . The Peace family left a horse ranch on the Texas-Mexican border to come to Arizona . Al Griffin , Jayne's grandmother Peace's father , was also a Texas Ranger . He moved to Pleasant Valley and worked as a constable , a cattle inspector and ranched on Cherry Creek . Jayne's father , Calvin Peace was born in Young . He met Anna Mae Hale at one of the Young dances . They married and bought the old Sam and Isabella Haught ranch (Papa Sam's parents) in Gisela . They kept cattle and he worked for the sawmill etc. They later sold out and moved into Payson , where he started an excavation business for new homes . Jayne now lives in Payson and is married to Jinx Pyle . She is the editor for the Payson Roundup , writes historical books and publishes books for Gitarope Publishing with Jinx .
INTERVIEWER
McBride, Joyce
TYPE
Sound
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
The opinions expressed in this interview are those of the interviewee only. they do not represent the views of the Arizona Heritage Research Foundation. Please contact the Arizona Heritage Research Foundation with questions about the use and reproduction of this resource.
DATE ORIGINAL
2009-01-19
Time Period
1880s (1880-1889) 1890s (1890-1899) 1900s (1900-1909) 1910s (1910-1919) 1920s (1920-1929) 1930s (1930-1939) 1940s (1940-1949) 1950s (1950-1959) 1960s (1960-1969) 1970s (1970-1979) 1980s (1980-1989) 1990s (1990-1999) 2000s (2000-2009)
ORIGINAL FORMAT
Born digital
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER
Peace Pyle, Jayne.mp3
Date Digital
2009
DIGITAL FORMAT
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
DIGITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS
Recorded on an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder Model VN-960PC in HQ mode
REPOSITORY
Arizona Heritage Research Foundation
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