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Pablo Montoya Chavarria
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Pablo Montoya Chavarria

25 Jan 1884 - 16 Aug 1973
bornSolomonville, Arizona, USA
diedPhoenix, Arizona, USA
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BiographyArrived in Tempe in 1921.
Worked as a laborer for the Arizona Eastern Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad in
the 1930s; worked at Hayden Flour Mill, 1945-1948. He was also a well-known orchestra leader.
By the 1930s, he had orchestras playing at halls in Tempe and in cotton camps like Salsipuedes.
Member of Sociedad Mutualista Porfirio Diaz, Lodge No. 1, since 1936.
Lived at 330 W. 8th St. in 1930; later moved to 520 W. 1st St.
BIO-Chavarria
Old Settlers collection, THM
Pablo Chavarria obit, TDN, 17 Aug 1973
Pablo Chavarria obit, AR August 1973
Paul Chavarria, genealogy notes
Ralph Chavarria, genealogy notes
Tempe CD, 1930
Solliday, Journey to Rio Salado, p. 109
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