Bateman Haight Wilhelm
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On September 5, [[1881]], to protect themselves from the Apache Indians, the Mormon citizens of St. Johns, Arizona organized a military company of twenty men known as the "United Forces of St. Johns", with Bateman Haight Wilhelm as Captain. | On September 5, [[1881]], to protect themselves from the Apache Indians, the Mormon citizens of St. Johns, Arizona organized a military company of twenty men known as the "United Forces of St. Johns", with Bateman Haight Wilhelm as Captain. | ||
| - | Bateman died [[June 3]], [[1903]] in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]], and is buried in lot F-25-4 [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/nmcounties/cemeteries/memorylanecemt.htm] | + | Bateman died [[June 3]], [[1903]] in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]]. Among the relatives present when Bateman passed away was his son-in-law Arthur Northrup. Arthur later recounted that as Bateman lay dying from Bright's disease, several of the family members gathered at his bedside were weeping and sad. Bateman didn't care for the display of sorrow so he dragged himself out of bed and did an impromtu clog dance to cheer them up. While they were still laughing, he got back into bed and died. |
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| + | Bateman is buried in lot F-25-4 [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/nmcounties/cemeteries/memorylanecemt.htm] in the Memory Lane Cemetery in Silver City. Bateman's original headstone, as well as the cemetery records, incorrectly list his name as Batman, and the year of death as 1904. This has since been corrected by Corlyn H. Adams, a descendant of Bateman's, who paid for a new stone, and had the old stone left in place for historical reasons. | ||
[[image:bateman_headstone_old.png|thumb|100px|left|Old headstone]][[image:bateman_headstone_new.png|thumb|200px|none|New headstone]] | [[image:bateman_headstone_old.png|thumb|100px|left|Old headstone]][[image:bateman_headstone_new.png|thumb|200px|none|New headstone]] | ||
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==Children with [[Lydia Hannah Draper]]== | ==Children with [[Lydia Hannah Draper]]== | ||
