Ellison Family History

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Part OfEllison Family History Oral HistoryInterviewee Lynna DealNathan EllisonInterviewerJoyce 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 ServiceLion Hunting--ArizonaPleasant Valley WarMining claims--ArizonaDescriptionFollowing the Civil War, Colonel Jess Ellison moved to Texas. Feeling crowded there, he then drove a huge herd of cattle to the open spaces of the Tonto Basin and Rim Country of Arizona in the mid 1880s. He later established the enormous "Q" Ranch, bordering the White Mountain Indian Reservation from the top of the rim to the Salt River. His daughter Duett married George W. P. Hunt, the future first Governor of Arizona. Nathan and Lynna open up their photo album and memoirs of the Ellison family describing ranch life, relations with other ranchers and miners in the area, the Apaches and Indian agents, and land management in the early days. They discuss the Ellison verson of the Pleasant Valley War and how they participated as neutrals. Nathan's grandfather forsook the ranch in pursuit of prospecting, and they discuss uranium mining in the area. Nathan has devoted his life to hunting professionally as a wild game guide and as a lion hunter, has killed approx. 400 lions. They also discuss the U.S. Forest Service, droughts, and other detriments to ranching. Six generations later, Nathan is proud of his grandson for being entered in Archery in the Olympics in China.Audio Length01:18:55Date Original2007-12-17Date Range1880s (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)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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Ellison Family History