Married James Macia on 04 Feb 1904 in Tombstone, AZ.
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ETHEL MAUD ROBERTSON MACIA

Ethel was born August 16, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, to Samuel Christy (Chris) and Alice Robertson. Her parents traveled by wagon train from St. Joseph, Missouri, via Leadville, Colorado, bringing mining machinery. They arrived in Tombstone on Christmas Day, 1880 and were residents of Cochise County the remainder of their lives.

Ethel was born the eldest of five children: Edith, born September 17, 1884; Ralph, born April 13, 1886; Olive , born June 22, 1888; and Curtice, born June 22, 1893. At age of eighteen, Ethel was responsible for the family when her father was murdered in the mining town of Pearce, Arizona Territory, Her mother had died three years before.

In 1904 Ethel married James H. (Bert) Macia, Superintendent of the Consolidated Mines in Tombstone. They had two daughters: Iris (Mrs. Adolph Siek) and Jeanne (Mrs. Burton Devere) and Col. J. H. Macia, Jr. who was a veteran of the Doolittle Raid in Tokyo.

For many years Ethel and Bert Macia owned and operated the Rose Tree Inn, named for the "world's largest rose tree", which still enjoys a measure of fame. It is the family home of the Devere family.

Ethel was active in many organizations, earning the title "First Lady of Tombstone". She was a member of the Pioneer Historical Society, Tombstone Restoration Commission, Arizona Children's Home in Tucson, and the Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs. She was a lifelong member of historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church, serving as treasurer. Her memoirs are in the Western Collection of the University of Arizona.

Ethel died on August 3, 1964, at the age of 83, having lived her entire life in Tombstone where she is buried.

Ethel's sisters, Edith Alice Robertson Barr Macia and Olive Christina Robertson Hood are also commemorated in the Rose Garden.

Married James Macia on 04 Feb 1904 in Tombstone, AZ.
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ETHEL MAUD ROBERTSON MACIA

Ethel was born August 16, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, to Samuel Christy (Chris) and Alice Robertson. Her parents traveled by wagon train from St. Joseph, Missouri, via Leadville, Colorado, bringing mining machinery. They arrived in Tombstone on Christmas Day, 1880 and were residents of Cochise County the remainder of their lives.

Ethel was born the eldest of five children: Edith, born September 17, 1884; Ralph, born April 13, 1886; Olive , born June 22, 1888; and Curtice, born June 22, 1893. At age of eighteen, Ethel was responsible for the family when her father was murdered in the mining town of Pearce, Arizona Territory, Her mother had died three years before.

In 1904 Ethel married James H. (Bert) Macia, Superintendent of the Consolidated Mines in Tombstone. They had two daughters: Iris (Mrs. Adolph Siek) and Jeanne (Mrs. Burton Devere) and Col. J. H. Macia, Jr. who was a veteran of the Doolittle Raid in Tokyo.

For many years Ethel and Bert Macia owned and operated the Rose Tree Inn, named for the "world's largest rose tree", which still enjoys a measure of fame. It is the family home of the Devere family.

Ethel was active in many organizations, earning the title "First Lady of Tombstone". She was a member of the Pioneer Historical Society, Tombstone Restoration Commission, Arizona Children's Home in Tucson, and the Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs. She was a lifelong member of historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church, serving as treasurer. Her memoirs are in the Western Collection of the University of Arizona.

Ethel died on August 3, 1964, at the age of 83, having lived her entire life in Tombstone where she is buried.

Ethel's sisters, Edith Alice Robertson Barr Macia and Olive Christina Robertson Hood are also commemorated in the Rose Garden.