Elko County (Nev.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edna B. Patterson Research Papers and Interviews
Collection
Identifier: 95-87
Abstract
Edna Burke Patterson was a member of the State Central Republican Committee and the Nevada State Board of Education, on which she served as the first woman president.Research notes and articles about the history of northeastern Nevada: Elko, physicians, cattle and cattle ranching, women, Ruby Valley, Lamoille, Mountain City, Jarbidge, early settlers, and native Americans. Other authors include Lulu Bowman and Charles B. Russell (1915-1994).
Dates:
1915-1994
Sparks Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2015-24
Abstract
John Sparks was a native of Mississippi that made his fortune in the cattle business and banking in Texas and Wyoming Territory after the Civil War. He married Nancy Elnora Knight in 1880 and moved to Elko County, Nevada where he continued cattle ranching operations. In 1902, Sparks became the 10th governor of Nevada, but passed away while in office during his second term in May 1908. Sparks was survived by his wife and four children: Maud Sparks McKenzie, Benton Hackett Sparks, Charles...
Dates:
1835-2011; Majority of material found within 1880-1910