Helen “Ellen” Forrest Maders Stephens, was born in Scotland in 1827.  Her parent’s names are not known. She was married in Scotland and had a son named George Forrest (1848 – 1916). When her first husband died (his first name is not known), the young George was sent to live with his father’s family. One day in 1849, as George was playing in a park under the supervision of his nurse, Helen kidnapped him, took him to a ship and sailed off to America.

Nora Catherine (Larremore) Kinsman Roberts Ryan Gray Alexander was born on July 1, 1890, in Globe, Gila County, Arizona Territory, the daughter of Sarah Jane (Milne) and Lebious Thadious Larremore. When she was very young, the family moved to Humboldt, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory.

Clare Josephine (McEachran) Lessard was born January 30, 1887 in Williamsburg, Iowa, to Robert McEachran of Indiana and Bridget Isabell (O’Hehir) McEachran of County Clare, Ireland.

Clare was the sixth of seven children born to the McEachran family of Iowa: Mary F. McEachran (1872); James E McEachran (1873); John F. McEachran (1875); Ellen H. (McEachran) Donohoe (1878); Annie M. McEachran (1880); and Helen A. McEachran (1892).

Alice Mildred (Anderson) Buell Adamson Grimes was born on December 12, 1906, in Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona Territory,  to Edith Maude (Haggard) and William Melvin Anderson.

Alice attended Tempe Normal School in Tempe, Arizona where she received a teaching degree in 1926. She started teaching immediately at the elementary school that she had attended, Nofstger Hill School in Globe.

Edith Maude (Haggard) Anderson was born April 7, 1880, in Springfield, Brown County, Minnesota, to Henry and Lucy (Sammer) Haggard.  She had auburn hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion.  She had one sister, Agnes. 

Mary “Elizabeth” (Aughey) Young Collinson was born in Canada October 31, 1840. The exact place of birth and her parents are unknown.

At a young age she married Joseph Young, and they had five children-- four boys and one girl.  Reportedly only two children survived to adulthood.  George Henry was born March 1868 and Leonard Bingham was born April 1872 in London, Ontario, Canada. 

Louise C. (Genung) Earle Walcott was born November 28, 1873, in Peeples Valley, Arizona Territory, to Charles Baldwin and Ida (Smith) Genung.  Her father, Charles Genung, came to Arizona Territory in 1863 and worked as a miner, administrator of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Peeples Valley postmaster, and rancher.  Her mother was born in Iowa and traveled with her family by covered wagon to California as a child.  She met Charles in California, and they married in 1869.

Alice Mae (Gray) Smith was born in Christian, Jack County, Texas, on May 17, 1872, to James Wilson and Amarintah Clinton “Minnie” (Graves) Gray.  The family moved to Nutrioso, Apache County, Arizona Territory, in 1885, traveling in a covered wagon.  Census records show that, by 1890, James W. Gray was living in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Territory.  On July 16, 1891, Alice married Louis Dupree Smith in Phoenix.

Lizzie Lee (Cox) Sharp was born on April 19, 1882, the third child of John Shriver and Jeannie (Campbell) Cox in Aztec, New Mexico. In 1874, her family moved from Erath County, Texas, to San Juan County, New Mexico, driving thirty thousand head of cattle. Unfortunately, Lizzie’s mother died when she was born. John then married Jane Smith, who later also died in childbirth.

Jessie Jean “JJ” (Higley) Lane was born to Stephen Weaver and Jessie Fremont (Howe) Higley on June 24, 1895, in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory.  The family was living at 202 North Pleasant Street when the 1900 census was taken.  JJ’s brother, James Stephen Higley, was born July 14, 1896.  Her father, Stephen Weaver (SW) Higley, worked for the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway.  In 1890, SW moved his wife and a son to Prescott, where he was superintendent for construction.