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DeHaas & Silva
Sun Feb 19, 10:10

Ben ... thanks for the info ... nice to know [or think I know]

Name: Daniel C Miller
Birth Date: Jul 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Spouse's name: Lucie
Occupation: Merchant

Name: Daniel S Miller
Estimated birth year: about 1855
Birthplace: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Spouse's name: Lucy W
Daniel S Miller: Merchant

Daniel Samuel Miller 1853-1919 (aged 65–66)

I struggle with my eyes and it's just too much trawling through the newspapers
Thankfully, Robert does a fine job ... but it's obviously fraught with difficulties

"Daniel M. Ferguson was born October 1, 1859 in Pennsylvania"

According to Robert the papers say he was 23 in 1884 [and from Nebraska]
He would be born 1861 if that was correct
Fattig says he was the same age ... was he around 19-20 when an officer in Dodge?
He's listed as gambler and speculator
Miller & Snell list Bold/Bowles/Boles as officers, but no mention of Ferguson/Miller [in Dodge]
In his letters to Stuart Lake (Lake Letters) he calls himself Ferguson AND Miller
He left the area after the Steele killing and used the latter name
In Lake's letters to Mullin he says Ferguson died in Alameda in the thirties
As Robert [and I] surmise the M could be for Miller, but is the S for Samuel?
If Miller saved Masterson in Rowdy Joe Lowe's saloon, it wasn't in Dodge
I wouldn't worry over Isenberg's sources

  • DeHaas & SilvaBenjamin Harleman, Sun Feb 19 0:10
    Without wanting to misrepresent my good friend, I'd say probably wishful thinking. The last time I talked to David about the upcoming Silva volumes was just after he retired and he had a lot of his own... more
    • DeHaas & Silva — gobs, Sun Feb 19 10:10
      • In 1881.....Robert Buckley, Sun Feb 19 10:58
        In 1881, Daniel Samuel Miller was in and around Tombstone, Arizona. In 1881, Dan Ferguson was in North Platte, Nebraska. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2010270504/1910-06-24/ed-1/se... more
        • Robert Buckley In 1881.....gobs, Sun Feb 19 11:15
          Thanks again Robert ... more complications ... yes, father and son in Nebraska ... this affair is mentioned in the Coeur D'Alenes book ... it happened on October 10, 1881 and Bill Tucker was a known hardcase... more
          • In 1921...Robert Buckley, Sun Feb 19 21:43
            In 1921, Daniel M. Ferguson was 62 years old and living in Alameda, California. On Sunday, April, 17,1921, The San Francisco Examiner reported that a shipyard guard in Alameda named Daniel Miller... more
            • In 1921...gobs, Mon Feb 20 3:32
              Robert ... so "Daniel M. Ferguson was born October 1, 1859 in Pennsylvania" is now the correct date for at least one individual ... cheers
              • Leon Daniel FergusonRobert Buckley, Thu Feb 23 17:57
                Daniel Miller Ferguson had a son named Leon Daniel Ferguson. Leon was born December 31,1896. Leon was a wing walker who performed stunts at aerial shows. He died in 1920 performing at the Sonoma fair.... more
                • Re: Leon Daniel Fergusongobs, Fri Feb 24 5:17
                  Robert ... daring the devil could only end one way ... one definite tidbit ... Daniel M. Ferguson was Captain of the shipyard guards ... and more deaths in Belfast and trouble with the New York longshoremen... more
                  • Fingers are near to triggers and Alturas looks for tragedyRobert Buckley, Wed Mar 01 19:40
                    More Daniel Miller Ferguson,a.k.a Danny Miller at Alturas. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1902-01-10/ed-1/seq-9/#date1=1901&index=0&rows=20&words=Danny+Miller&searchType=basi... more
                    • Robert ... another great photo ... how many of them wore the same fake moustaches in 1902? ... can't wait for the "not guilty" verdicts ... again, on Google https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19020228... more
                      • Danny Miller and Wyatt EarpRobert Buckley, Thu Mar 02 17:32
                        https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-12-18/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=1896&index=1&rows=20&words=Danny+Miller&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=California&date2=1896&proxtext=Danny+Miller+&y... more
                        • Danny Miller and Wyatt Earpgobs, Fri Mar 03 2:31
                          How was this missed? Where's Kenny? https://nediscapp.herokuapp.com/discussion.cgi?disc=39627&article=22087 The paper said that Julian offered five names--Hiram Cook, Billy Jordan, Bob McArthur,... more
                          • Re: Danny Miller and Wyatt EarpRobert Buckley, Fri Mar 03 3:55
                            In the 1890's, Danny owned a couple of race horses. He was well known in the race track circles. The newspapers reported him to be a gambler, gunfighter and a horseman. His name was being reported during... more
                          • Re: Danny Miller and Wyatt EarpRobert Buckley, Fri Mar 03 3:25
                            https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-12-03/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1890&index=8&rows=20&words=Danny+Miller&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=California&date2=1905&proxtext=Danny+Miller+&y... more
                            • Re: Danny Miller and Wyatt Earpgobs, Fri Mar 03 5:06
                              A Ferguson of 1894 became Miller, the "game little plunger" of 1896, according to the SF Call ... now, left holding the Corbett-Sharkey forfeit money, he's become Daniel M. Ferguson, proprietor of a sand-blast... more
                              • Re: Re: Danny Miller and Wyatt EarpRobert Buckley, Fri Mar 03 5:13
                                According to his wife Tillie, he lost his money gambling.... https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1905-02-25/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=1905&index=0&rows=20&words=Ferguson+Tillie&searchType=... more
                  • Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...Robert Buckley, Wed Mar 01 1:17
                    Daniel M. Ferguson had a wife named Tillie. In 1906, she and her nine year old son,Leon,went to a restaurant. At this restaurant, Tillie tried to kill herself by drinking Lysol. Here is a newspaper... more
                    • Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...gobs, Wed Mar 01 7:39
                      Robert ... on comparison the face seems a good match for the earlier cleanshaven Daniel Samuel Miller Tombstone policeman
                      • Re: Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...Robert Buckley, Wed Mar 01 7:48
                        Daniel Samuel Miller and Daniel Miller Ferguson died several years apart. These were two different men.
                        • Re: Re: Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...gobs, Wed Mar 01 8:00
                          So, which are these? Daniel C Miller Birth Date: Jul 1852 Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Spouse's name: Lucie Occupation: Merchant Daniel S Miller Estimated birth year: about 1855 Mother's Birthplace:... more
                          • Re: Re: Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...gobs, Wed Mar 01 8:22
                            Are we as certain as the various Grahams, Hanks and Yosts/Yoasts?
                            • Re: Re: Re: Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...Robert Buckley, Wed Mar 01 12:35
                              One hundred percent certain...Daniel Samuel Miller died in 1919. He is buried in the Lake Valley cemetery...Are you suggesting that in 1921, Daniel Samuel Miller, jumped out of his grave in Lake Valley,... more
                              • "In 1921, Daniel M. Ferguson was 62 years old and living in Alameda, California. On Sunday, April, 17,1921, The San Francisco Examiner reported that a shipyard guard in Alameda named Daniel Miller Ferguson... more
                                • California death indexRobert Buckley, Wed Mar 01 15:01
                                  Name: Daniel Ferguson Gender: Male Birth Date: 1 Oct 1859 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Death Date: 13 Jun 1944 Death Place: Alameda Mother's Maiden Name: Shannon Father's Surname: Ferguson
                    • Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...gobs, Wed Mar 01 4:42
                      Robert ... I know how thorough you are and will have read these found on Google ... it appears to have been a popular local pastime https://www.google.com/search?q=lynching+trial+at+Alturas&oq=lyn... more
                      • Re: Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...Robert Buckley, Wed Mar 01 7:44
                        Thanks Gobs,...and I thought Texas had a lot of rope. With the newspapers stating that Daniel Ferguson was well known around the race track, I'm curious if we will find him and Wyatt together around... more
                    • Daniel Ferguson's wife , Tillie...gobs, Wed Mar 01 1:57
                      Robert ... blimey ... you have been busy ... and another photo you've found ... only pity is that he looks respectable
            • Re: In 1921...Benjamin Harleman, Sun Feb 19 23:45
              Wow, lots of good stuff, thanks guys. Dave just emailed me some clippings and comments from Chaput, and I only briefly looked it over so far, but I believe one of the articles he sent addresses the issue... more
              • Thomas Bowles ShannonRobert Buckley, Thu Feb 23 14:56
                Daniel M. Ferguson's mother was Ellen Mary Shannon Ferguson. Her brother was Thomas Bowles Shannon. Thomas Bowles Shannon was a 49ner in the California gold rush. He was also in Congress during... more
              • Re: In 1921...gobs, Mon Feb 20 9:18
                Ben ... it was in Silva, The Cowtown Years page 626 Lake lost his notes on Miller but wrote to to Vestal: "During the War years of 1917-1918 Danny was hired as a special officer, or guard around the... more
                • Re: Re: In 1921...Robert Buckley, Mon Feb 20 9:29
                  Gobs, I have the newspaper clipping for the shooting in 1921 on my newspaperdotcom account. I also have a clipping of a letter Daniel wrote to the editor of the North Platte newspaper in April of 1884... more
              • Re: In 1921...gobs, Mon Feb 20 4:08
                Ben ... this was in one of the books I checked ... of course, I can't remember which "In 1921, Daniel M. Ferguson was 62 years old and living in Alameda, California. On Sunday, April, 17,1921, The San... more