Franklin S Unruh (abt. 1856 - 1885)

Born about 1856 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Katherine C (Lare) Watts — married 1 Nov 1881 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 14 Dec 1885 at about age 29 in Colfax, New Mexico Territory, United States

Biography

Frank was born about 1856. He died in 1885, murdered at his ranch near Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico by Theodore Baker.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Frank Unruh ... fatally shot ... by Theodore Baker. Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, New Mexico) 18 Dec 1885 pg 2.

• U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com, Lehi, Utah, USA citing Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Register, 1856-1912; Accession Number: VAULT BX 9211 .P49144 M32 v.1. Francis S Unruh and Kate C Lare, Philadelphia 1 Nov 1881.
• "New Mexico Territorial Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV98-N7X1 : 3 March 2021), Frank Unrah, 1885; citing p. 117, line 22, household ID 5, NARA microfilm publication M846 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 16,610. Born Pennsylvania 1856.
• Frank Unruh. New Mexican Review (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 24 Dec 1885 pg 4.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81605740/frank-s-unruh: accessed 16 September 2022), memorial page for Frank S Unruh (1856–20 Dec 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #81605740, citing Masonic Cemetery, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585)

• Theodore Baker. New Mexican Review (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 12 May 1887 pg 3.
• The Murder of Frank Unruh. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Dec 1885 pg 2.
• A Philadelphian Murdered. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 21 Dec 1885 pg 2.

• Theodore Baker. New Mexican Review (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 12 May 1887 pg 3.

See Also

• Nearly Lynched. Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, New Mexico) 25 Dec 1884 pg 4.
• In the Shadow. New Mexican Review (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 5 May 1887 pg 3.