ACKERMAN, Mary A. (May)

Prescott Journal Miner, Arizona Territory August 1896 May Ackerman died suddenly in Prescott, August 1, 1896. A coroner's jury decided that her death was due to natural causes. She was the party whose loss of certain diamonds agitated police and court circles a short time ago. -------------------------------------- Newspaper Unknown, Arizona Territory August 3, 1896 The late Mary Ackerman, whose remains were followed to the Citizens' cemetery yesterday by one barouche, was worth between $ 50,000 and $ 60.000 a few years ago. ------------------------------------- Tucson Daily Prospector, Tucson, Arizona Territory Tuesday, August 11, 1896, page 4 Local Notes Mary Ackerman, a woman who was worth $ 60,000 a few years ago in Tucson, died a couple of days ago in Prescott in poverty and without friends. Transcriber's note: Mary was also known as Diamond Mary and is buried at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona.