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Col Roderick Ferdinand Hafford

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Col Roderick Ferdinand Hafford Veteran

Birth
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
21 Dec 1900 (aged 66)
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
Burial
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.3628342, Longitude: -118.9976167
Plot
Haven of Rest Lot 377 Space 2
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Owner of various saloons and mines in Arizona and California during the days of the "Old West". One notable property was the Cosmopolitan Saloon in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Roderick was also present at the open of mining operations in the town of Contention, AT in March 1880. Col. Hafford was a witness to the events leading to the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, AT. Was a member of the coroners inquest jury trial of the Earps. Per those records, it was RF Hafford who told a drunk, belligerent Ike Clanton to go home and sleep it off after he made threats against Doc Holliday and the Earps.
Owner of various saloons and mines in Arizona and California during the days of the "Old West". One notable property was the Cosmopolitan Saloon in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Roderick was also present at the open of mining operations in the town of Contention, AT in March 1880. Col. Hafford was a witness to the events leading to the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, AT. Was a member of the coroners inquest jury trial of the Earps. Per those records, it was RF Hafford who told a drunk, belligerent Ike Clanton to go home and sleep it off after he made threats against Doc Holliday and the Earps.

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