Ramon Gonzales
ABT 1851
bornSonora, Mexico
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BiographyFreighter and farmer.Came to Tempe c1877.
He was a freighter in southern Arizona, associated with the C. T. Hayden Co. in Tucson in the early 1870s. He moved to Tempe, c1877, and continued to work for Hayden's freighting and shipping operations. He and his brothers also operated a 240-acre farm near present-day University Drive, between Priest and 44th Street.
He lived at 320 W. 1st Street, 1880.
He continued to work for C. T. Hayden Co. until c1892, when he sold his house and lot in Tempe to Jesus Martinez.
He became a naturalized citizen in 1882.
Maricopa County Great Register, 1882
Tempe Old Settlers Book
Florence Catholic church, marriage register, 1870-1878
Federal census, 1880, 1900
Juanita Gonzales Fellows ms., Arizona State Library
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