Pyle Family History, Part 1/2

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Part OfPyle Family History Oral HistoryIntervieweeJinx PyleInterviewerJoyce 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 ServiceHomesteading--ArizonaDescriptionDavid Harer drove a herd of hogs into Greenback Valley in 1874 and set up a hog ranch, thus earning the credit of being the first white man to build a house in the Tonto Basin. He and his son-in-law, Florence Packard raised hogs for market in Globe, but they also subsistence farmed. David and Josephine Bean Harer had 7 daughters. Florence Packard's and Sara Harer were Jinx's great great grandparents. Packard brought in cattle, and hunted lion with fox terriers to supplement their income. He also did some mining. Their daughter Josie was Jinx's great grandmother. She married Frederick "Tough" Russell, the deputy assigned to the construction of the Roosevelt Dam. Their daughter Belle married Walter Lovelady. And then their daughter married Eugene Pyle, and Jinx was born. Jinx sat around many a campfire, listening to the old timers telling colorful stories and personal histories of his ancestors and of early settlers in the Rim Country, Pleasant Valley and the Tonto Basin. And Jinx is a great storyteller.Audio Length01:01:41Date Original2009-01-19Date 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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Pyle Family History, Part 1/2