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Meet the many people who argued for and against carceral, institutional, and interpersonal confinement in the petitions filed in County and District Courts throughout the American West over the long nineteenth century. Browse or search people by name, demographic characteristics, case role, and/or relationships described in each petition. Our encoding practice for people features data pulled from the available case files and in some instances additional data from supplemental sources is also included. Only people with case roles are indexed here, while all persons named in a case are listed on the case page. The Glossary defines the attributes used to structure data from the habeas petitions. The Code Book explains the relational structure of the data and functionality of the database website.

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Using an asterisk (*) will increase the odds of finding the results you are seeking. For example: Fight*. The search results will display every instance of fight, fights, fighting, etc. More than one wildcard may be used. For example: *ricar*. This search will return most references to the Aricara tribe, including Ricara, Ricares, Aricaris, Ricaries, Ricaree, Ricareis, and Ricarra. Using a question mark (?) instead of an asterisk (*) will allow you to search for a single character. For example, r?n will find all instances of ran and run, but will not find rain or ruin.

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5808 results

Yoshida, S.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Unknown
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Yorty, Mike

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Yook, Chen

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Yoel, Ah

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Ying, Wong Yah

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Yildea, J. R.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Authority ordering detention

Yeiser, John O.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Yeager, John W.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent attorney, responding party

Yates, Milo

  • Birth date: July 17, 1856
  • Birth place: Illinois
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Yates, Frank C.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Yates, Frank

  • Birth date: June 4, 1895
  • Birth place: Chereske, Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Yates, Brent K.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Yates, Arizona J. (Arizona Roger)

  • Birth date: July 6, 1858
  • Birth place: Virginia
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Holding party, respondent, responding party

Yarnell, J. S.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Male
  • Case role(s): Authority ordering detention

Yamamoto, Wai

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Japanese, Asian
  • Case role(s): Interested party

Yamamoto, Junichi (Junichi Hiroshi)

  • Birth date: December 22, 1890
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian, Japanese
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Yamagami, Sawono (Sawano Yamagame, Hayashi)

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Japanese
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Yamagami, Asakichi (Yamagame)

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Japanese
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Yam, Seid (Seid Yim)

  • Birth date: January 1, 1861
  • Birth place: China
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Chinese
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Yakimoff, Philip

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Russia
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Russian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Yakimoff, Gregori

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Russia
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Russian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Yakey, John B.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent attorney

Yaichiro, Goto (Matsuo)

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Japanese, Asian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Wyss, Arthur (aliases Arthur Williams, Bart Williams, Hart Henshaw, and J. N. Roberts)

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Wycroff, L. V.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Unknown
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Holding party

Wycoff, Lewis V.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Responding party, holding party, respondent

Wyckoff, Lydia B.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent, responding party

Wyckoff, Louis V.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent, holding party, responding party

Wyckoff, Louis

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent, holding party

Wyche, James E.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1828
  • Birth place: Mississippi
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Judge

Wurtz, Robert

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Wurtz, Peter

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Wuest, Jacob W. S.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent, holding party, responding party

Wright, Uriel

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Wright, Sam A.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Wright, S.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Holding party

Wright, Marian

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Wright, Louise

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Wright, J. Taylor

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Authority ordering detention

Wright, H. M.

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Authority ordering detention

Wright, Frederick David

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Wright, Franklin Eugene

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Wright, Frank

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party

Wright, Elias A

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Wray, William

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Wo-zha-zhi (Crown Hair)

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Unknown
  • Race or ethnicity: Indigenous
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Wot, Mrs. Lee Sing

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
  • Case role(s): Bound party

Wot, Lee Sing

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Worthington,

  • Birth date: N.D.
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Unknown
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney

Worley, Katherine F.

  • Birth date: October 12, 1876
  • Birth place: Nebraska, United States
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, holding party
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