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Jun 23, 2017 · by Marshall Trimble | Jun 23, 2017 | True West Blog. On a balmy September morning in the little valley east of the Mimbres Mountains in southwest New Mexico, seventeen-year-old Martin McKinn and his eleven-year-old brother Santiago were herding cattle near their ranch on Gallina Creek, a tributary to the Mimbres River.
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 12187261. Sponsored by genealogygirl. Source citation. Jimmy Santiago McKinn. In 1875, all Apaches west of the Rio Grande were ordered to move from their traditional homelands to the San Carlos Reservation, a barren wasteland in east-central Arizona, described as Hell's Forty Acres.
16 of 35 photos. Captive White Boy Jimmy Santiago McKinn. Jimmy "Santiago" McKinn was taken from his home in New Mexico by Geronimo and his runaway band of Chiricahua Apache in September, 1885. The boy was well treated during the six months that he lived with the Apache, assimilated their lifestyle and learned to speak their language.
Apr 20, 2022 · Famed Tombstone, Arizona photographer C. S. Fly captured the image of the kidnapped boy Santiago “Jimmy” McKinn standing in front of a group of Apache children and warriors. The photo is one of the most striking images of the old west, but until recently the mysterious shadow figure in the background apparently went unnoticed.
In September of 1885, Geronimo and his band came upon two boys tending to the family horses on McKinn ranch. They kidnapped one and killed the other. Jimmy “Santiago” McKinn was the surviving brother. They killed Jimmy's brother and left him to die in the desert. Then, just 11 years old when he was kidnapped by Geronimo and his band.
The captive white boy, Santiago McKinn; Summary Photograph shows Santiago, also known as Jimmy, McKinn standing with Apache children in front of partially covered tent. Names Fly, C. S. (Camillus Sidney), 1849-1901, photographer
Jan 7, 2011 · Trail Dust: Early adventurer became 'White Apache'. Marc Simmons For The New Mexican. Jan 7, 2011. 0. Apache captive Jimmy McKinn, center, shortly before he was set free circa 1886. Courtesy...
