Originally published June 5, 2014 at Hillsborohistory.blogspot.com by Craig Springer.
We’re late. Hillsboro celebrated a birthday on May 22. You can read about the anniversary in this 1906 Albuquerque newspaper story, below. You can read the entire page, here.
Stitzel stayed in the area, and is buried in Hillsboro’s cemetery. Yankie returned to his natal lands to live out the rest of his life near Hillsboro, Ohio. Yankie survived not one, but two ambushes by Victorio in September 1879. His four-year-old daughter, Evangelina, was abducted by Apaches near Hillsboro in 1878, so said newspaper reports. If you know what became of Dugan, let us know. Comments are open to all.
I thought that Dan Dougan was an Ancestor of Penny McCauley—? Ask Penny—?
Thanks! These are old posts from Craig Springer. Penny can certainly add information for us.