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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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Dachez, Henri (Henry Duchet/Chox)

  • Birth date: September 14, 1877
  • Birth place: Paris, France
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: French
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Noonan, Kittie F.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1878
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, holding party, respondent, responding party

Richter, William

  • Birth date: January 2, 1878
  • Birth place: Russia
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Russian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Watson, Edna M. (Gerould, Edna M. )

  • Birth date: March 1, 1878
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Hall, George

  • Birth date: January 1, 1880
  • Birth place: Texas
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Black
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Kao, Wu (Ng Go)

  • Birth date: January 1, 1880
  • Birth place: China
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Hahne, Elise M.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1880
  • Birth place: Iowa
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Jackson, Samuel

  • Birth date: January 1, 1880
  • Birth place: Alaska, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Indigenous
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Fukaye, Frank

  • Birth date: January 1, 1881
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Curfman, Arthur F.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1881
  • Birth place: Iowa
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Johnson, Esther A.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1882
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Swedish
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Manion, Bonnie

  • Birth date: January 1, 1882
  • Birth place: Nebraska, United States
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Fukaye, nee Takana, Dina

  • Birth date: January 1, 1882
  • Birth place: Japan
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Test, Fredrick C.

  • Birth date: October 4, 1882
  • Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Ubaldino, Vincenzo (Ubaldini; Jose Lombardo)

  • Birth date: January 1, 1883
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Italian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Gipson, Mamie S.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1883
  • Birth place: Missouri
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Black
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Berger, John M.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1884
  • Birth place: Denmark
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner attorney, petitioner, respondent attorney

Shoenbrum, Sulton

  • Birth date: January 1, 1884
  • Birth place: Hungary
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Bentley, Pearl Alma

  • Birth date: January 1, 1884
  • Birth place: Iowa
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Atherton, B.E. (Benjamin Earnest Atherton)

  • Birth date: January 1, 1885
  • Birth place: Kansas
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Brown, George

  • Birth date: January 1, 1885
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Phillips, John

  • Birth date: January 1, 1885
  • Birth place: Virginia
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Black
  • Case role(s): Bound party, petitioner

Donohue, Frank

  • Birth date: January 1, 1885
  • Birth place: Iowa
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, petitioner

Suey, Lee

  • Birth date: January 30, 1885
  • Birth place: United States, Oregon
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Davis, Clarence W.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1886
  • Birth place: Illinois
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Christy, Robert E.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1886
  • Birth place: Pennsylvania
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Eshom, Leta

  • Birth date: January 1, 1886
  • Birth place: Nebraska, United States
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Donohue, Agnes

  • Birth date: January 1, 1886
  • Birth place: Illinois
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White, Irish
  • Case role(s): Respondent, responding party, petitioner

Peterson, Mary (Mary Kresovich)

  • Birth date: August 16, 1886
  • Birth place: Istria, Austria
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Harrison, Ellis M.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1887
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Reilly, Martin D.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1887
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Britton, Alvira E.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1887
  • Birth place: Iowa
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Gantz, Nora Leon

  • Birth date: January 1, 1887
  • Birth place: Missouri
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Ely, Maud

  • Birth date: January 1, 1888
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: Unknown
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Baldwin, John N. (John W.)

  • Birth date: January 1, 1888
  • Birth place: Illinois
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, petitioner attorney, respondent attorney

Lane, Fred O.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1888
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Schiessl, Albert

  • Birth date: January 1, 1888
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White, German
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Robotham, Robert G.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1888
  • Birth place: Nebraska, United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Lacorte, Joe

  • Birth date: March 18, 1888
  • Birth place: Italy, Peglia, Italy
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Italian
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Fiandt, Jessie

  • Birth date: September 8, 1888
  • Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Rickard, Ray

  • Birth date: January 1, 1889
  • Birth place: Kansas
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Tsunetaro, Machida

  • Birth date: January 1, 1889
  • Birth place: Unknown
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Asian, Japanese
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Zerbst, Alma

  • Birth date: January 1, 1889
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White, German
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Burress, Clarence J. (Buris)

  • Birth date: January 1, 1890
  • Birth place: United States
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party

Finley, Belden

  • Birth date: January 1, 1890
  • Birth place: Nebraska
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

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

Reilly, Christy

  • Birth date: January 1, 1892
  • Birth place: Missouri
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Matson, Nettie

  • Birth date: January 1, 1892
  • Birth place: West Virginia
  • Sex: Female
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Schiffler, Harry H.

  • Birth date: January 1, 1892
  • Birth place: Missouri
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: White
  • Case role(s): Petitioner

Nicolovinis, Gerasimos

  • Birth date: April 23, 1892
  • Birth place: Kalovata, Kepal, Greece, Greece
  • Sex: Male
  • Race or ethnicity: Greek
  • Case role(s): Petitioner, bound party
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