Mrs. J. P. Church and her sister, Mrs. Davidson, daughters of John Bolton and Ella Doyle Bolton were born in Wexford, Ireland.
In 1871, when small children, Mrs. Church, Mrs. Davidson and a brother came from Ireland with their mother. After landing in New York they left at once for Fort Stanton, New Mexico, to join their father, John Robert Bolton, who had preceded his family to the United States and was head of the Government Commissary Department of the Military encampment at Fort Stanton.
Covered wagons and a military escort to protect Mrs. Bolton and her children from Indians was sent to meet and act as guide for them over the old Santa Fe Trail in the journey to Fort Stanton.
In 1873, the family moved to Lincoln, New Mexico. Mrs. Church and Mrs. Davidson have lived in Roswell since 1891, and have been leaders in the social and club life of that city and active in the advanvement of the arts and cultural interests of New Mexico.
Mrs. Church was the instigator, and with the assistance of the Chaves County Archacological and Historical Society was active in the work of restoration of El Terreon (The Tower) at Lincoln which was built by Mexican settlers in the 50s as a protection from the Indians.
| Name: | Robert Bolton | |||||||||||||||
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| Age: | 43 | |||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | Abt 1837 | |||||||||||||||
| Birthplace: | Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| Home in 1880: | White Oaks, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA | |||||||||||||||
| Dwelling Number: | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Race: | White | |||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Male | |||||||||||||||
| Relation to Head of House: | Self (Head) | |||||||||||||||
| Marital Status: | Married | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse’s Name: | Ellen Bolton | |||||||||||||||
| Father’s Birthplace: | Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| Mother’s Birthplace: | Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Laborer | |||||||||||||||
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Results for your Search by Grantee: BOLTON JOHN For official copies of documents, please visit the County office. Type Grantee Rec Book Page # Filed Grantor Instrument Description Doc# BOND BOLTON JOHN R 3 E 133 2 18740727 ANDERSON L B 18740727 BOND FOR NOTARY PUBLIC 187400133 3 STANLEY G 187400133 NOTICE BOLTON JOHN R 3 E 132 1 18740728 TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO 18740728 COMMISSION AS NOTARY PUBLIC 187400132
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