Jose "Joe" Villanueva Ortega
26 Nov 1886 - 28 Jan 1971
bornVilla Humada, Chihuahua, Mexico
diedTempe, Arizona, USA
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BiographyFarm laborer.Came to Arizona c1904.
Bought a small plot of farm land east of Tempe.
Worked on WPA projects through the 1930s.
Worked as zanjero for the City of Tempe, 1930-1952, specializing in the installation of water and sewer taps and irrigation system valves.
Lived at 1427 S. Farmer Avenue.
Josie Sanchez, genealogy notes
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Old Settlers collection, THM
TDN, Jan 1971
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Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
Solliday, Journey to Rio Salado, p. 108
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