Josie DeNettie Turner
21 May 1876 - 1 Jun 1973
diedPhoenix, Arizona, USA
bornSevery, Kansas, USA
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BiographyCame to Tempe in 1911.She came to Arizona in 1898 with her husband, Julius Hull Henness. They lived in Phoenix for two years before moving to Kelvin, Arizona. In 1911, they sold their business in Kelvin and bought an 80-acre farm in section 33, northeast of the corner of Guadalupe Road and Priest Drive. With additional leased lands, they operated a farm which ran along Southern Avenue, between Hardy and 48th Street, where they grew alfalfa
and citrus, as well as many other fruit crops, including figs, pears, apricots, peaches, grapes, almonds, dates, and olives. They also operated a dairy business with up to 80 milk cows.
Old Settlers collection, THM
HPS-1004
Josie DeNettie Henness obit, TDN, Jun 1973
Tempe Telephone Directory, 1940
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
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