William J. Flake

William J. Flake
Born
William Jordan Flake

(1839-07-03)July 3, 1839
Anson County, North Carolina
DiedAugust 10, 1932(1932-08-10) (aged 93)
Snowflake, Arizona
William Jordan Flake Cabin built in 1858 and now located on Stinson and Hunt Sts. in Snowflake, Az.

William Jordan Flake (July 3, 1839 – August 10, 1932)[1][2][3] was a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who helped settle parts of Arizona, and was imprisoned at the Yuma Territorial Prison for polygamy.[4]

  1. ^ Crawford Genealogy ... Press of the J. W. Burke Company. 1936. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Arizona Cattlelog. Arizona Cattle Growers' Association. 1949. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Catherine H. Ellis (2008). Snowflake. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-7385-4838-8. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  4. ^ Jane Eppinga (November–December 1997). "Hellhole on the Colorado". American Cowboy. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 88–89. ISSN 1079-3690. Retrieved August 17, 2017.