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May 26, 2024 · On January 27, 1860, a group of Arivaipa Apaches raided a farm belonging to an American settler John Ward, near Fort Buchanan. The Apaches stole livestock, captured Ward’s stepson, 12-year-old Felix, and rode toward the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona.
Mar 30, 2016 · Felix Ward’s abduction by Apaches when he was about 13, led to the infamous confrontation with Cochise at Apache Pass in 1861 which became known as the Bascom Affair. Felix grew up as an Apache and was renamed Mickey Free by a U.S. soldier.
Jan 1, 2011 · Ironically, Felix Ward is shown in this photo, second from right; he has a new name—Mickey Free. – Courtesy Sharlot Hall Museum– Camp Verde post trader William S. Head, his dog Boss and a 28-year-old Apache who the soldiers call Mickey Free, circa 1877.
Apr 25, 2013 · Sonoita was very much out of the way – and even more so late in 1860 or early 1861, when John Ward’s ranch was raided by a party of Arivaipa Apaches bound on stealing stock. Felix Martinez, then about twelve years old was captured and taken also; some accounts have it that he tried to climb up into a fruit tree to hide.
The August 26, 1860 United States Census for the Sonoita Creek settlement in the Arizona Territory indicates that Felix Ward was 12 years old, his sister Teodora was 10, and his sister Mary Ward was 5 months. Maria Jesus Martinez was listed as 30 years old and John Ward as 54 years old.
Jan 10, 2020 · The senior Ward established a ranch/farm in the Sonita Valley (in what would become Arizona). On January 27, 1861, an Apache raiding party attacked the Ward place and captured 13-year-old Felix. He looked young for his age or else he would probably have experienced horrible torture and death.
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Feb 6, 2021 · A pivotal moment in the history of Cochise took place in 1861, when Cochise and his band of Apache were accused of raiding an Arizona ranch and kidnapping the 12-year-old son of Irish rancher, John Ward, according to History. The boy's name was Felix Ward (sometimes reported as Felix Tellez), and he was actually the adopted son of Ward and his ...
