Bohme Family History

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Part OfBohme Family History Oral HistoryIntervieweeEula Belle BohmeInterviewerJoyce McBrideBrowse TopicBusiness and IndustryCommunity GroupsLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSociety and CultureSubjectOral historiesArizona HistoryArizona History 19th centuryArizona History 20th CenturyGila County (Ariz.)BiographyCattle--West (U.S.)--HistoryRanching History of Gila CountyRanch managers--ArizonaU.S. Forest ServiceDescriptionEula Belle tells of her husband's grandmother Laura Neal and son Lewis William Bohme, emigrating from Texas after divorcing her husband. She settled in Gila County near other Neals and raised goats on a mining claim in Webster Gulch, in the mountains hidden behind the copper mines of Miami. Laura Neal went through several husbands, one of them being Finn Clanton, in these tough times. She raised her son in a tent house and a stockade house that failed to ward off arsonists. After Laura Neal raised her son, she then raised her two grandsons. Eula Belle came West to care for her brother's children and met Bill, one of these grandsons. After they were married, Bill's brother's wife died, and so Eula Belle subsequently helped raise his children as well. Eula Belle's husband Bill was a Gila County Supervisor and his brother, Fay, managed the ranch for him. Eula Belle describes the family as a partnership that she still enjoys with these now grown children. She lived on a ranch until just recently when the mines bought her out.Audio Length00:45:06Date Original2007-09-24Date Range1870s (1870-1879)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)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionArizona Heritage Research FoundationCollectionOral Histories of Gila County RanchersRights StatementThe 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.

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