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 Post subject: Re: The Skull
PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:10 pm 
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Varsia wrote:
Hi,
I actually discovered this forum while researching my family history. I am the great great granddaughter of Dr. W.W. Jones. His daughter, Maggie (a wonderful lady) married a Texas cowboy, Dan Frank (coincidentally, his best friend and traveling buddy , Jesus Gomez, married Maggie's sister, Kate). The ' Poncho' you speak of was actually Dr. Jones' brother-in-law and my great great grandmother, Arcadia's brother, Francisco Montoya (my Tio Poncho often used the americanized last name Monroy). In his last years he and La Senora had a little plot of land that is now at the bottom of Saguaro lake. My dad often talked of many happy times spent at Tio Poncho's and what an amazing cook La Senora was.
In the family history I have come upon references to Jacob Waltz and a friendship between him and W.W. but have not seen any reference to a skull.
I do know that many a"greenhorn"came thru Dr. Jones' ranch offering to pay the cowboys to guide them into the Superstitions to find the mine. The money was willingly taken, the guide provided, and the cowboys would have a good chuckle, while g.g.grandmother would pray for them as many never came back out (this was several years after the death of Dr. Jones of course)
PS. Dr. Jones never had an actual medical practice that we could find, but he did run at least two tuberculosis sanitariums, which was his specialty. In fact he was quite instrumental in populating the future state of Arizona as prominent citizens back east would send their sick relatives to him and he would advise the family not to return to the damp, polluted air in the east, the Hayden family being one of those families. I also have accounts via notes written by his children of Dr. Jones performing brain surgery and mastectomies on his kitchen table.

I apologize for getting off the subject here.....my family history is quite a passion with me.


Not off topic at all - and welcome to the forum. There are a number of researchers here who I'm certain will be interested in asking you a few more questions if you visit back again. It's interesting that you've found references to Jacob Waltz being friends with W. W. Jones - that's not really an angle anyone has mentioned and it might be interesting if you can provide any information as to their relationship?


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 Post subject: Re: The Skull
PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:33 pm 
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Varsia wrote:
In the family history I have come upon references to Jacob Waltz and a friendship between him and W.W. but have not seen any reference to a skull.


Hi, welcome to the forum. Can you expound on this more? What references? What info do you have about this relationship, as well as any info about Jacob Waltz in general? Feel free to send me a private message if you do not feel comfortable posting this publicly. Also, if you live in the area or are not busy next weekend, we are having an annual Rendezvous. There is a thread here with the dates/location.

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 Post subject: Re: The Skull
PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:19 pm 
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I have no problems answering whatever questions I can for anyone who cares to ask :-). I noticed a post from earlier of someone who knows another great great granddaughter of Dr. Jones, Lillie Parra Moraga. Dr. Jones had 6 daughters and 1 son. Those 6 daughters all married and several had LARGE families....so, by the time it gets to Dr. Jones' great greats....there are a LOT! Lol many I've never even met and it seems we all have pieces of a large puzzle!
As far as my information on Dr. Jones being friends with Jacob Waltz....comes from references in a handwritten notebook, of which I have a copy, from Dr. Jones' youngest daughter, Laura. my understanding was that she intended to write a book on Dr. jones and compiled all this information for that purpose. From what I have put together about Dr. Jones' personality, ' friends' would be a relative term, as I believe him to have been shrewd and calculating with a very definitive view of right and wrong....and a very quick temper... Additionally, Laura was only 5 yrs old at the time of his death and her memories and writings, I believe, are colored by a young girl, the baby of the family no less losing her daddy, whom she worshiped.
Anyway....i will answer any questions I can. I have this thread set to notify me by email....or anyone can email me at: vappel@cox.net .....more later...bed now! Lol


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