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* United States Civil Service Commission, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=Goo0AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Jigger%20Bob%22&pg=PA473#v=onepage&q=%22Jigger%20Bob%22&f=false Official Register of the United States]," Jigger Bob was in the Indian Service Police and paid $20 per month. | * United States Civil Service Commission, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=Goo0AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Jigger%20Bob%22&pg=PA473#v=onepage&q=%22Jigger%20Bob%22&f=false Official Register of the United States 1915 Directory]," Jigger Bob was in the Indian Service Police and paid $20 per month. | ||
* Willard Zerbe Park, Catherine S. Fowler, [http://books.google.com/books?id=G_8MAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Jigger+Bob%22&dq=%22Jigger+Bob%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ozEYUejrJIqniAL9loG4BQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg Willard Z. Park's ethnographic notes on the Northern Paiute of western Nevada, 1933-1940 , Volume 1] p. xxiii. Parents and age in 1933. | * Willard Zerbe Park, Catherine S. Fowler, [http://books.google.com/books?id=G_8MAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Jigger+Bob%22&dq=%22Jigger+Bob%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ozEYUejrJIqniAL9loG4BQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg Willard Z. Park's ethnographic notes on the Northern Paiute of western Nevada, 1933-1940 , Volume 1] p. xxiii. Parents and age in 1933. | ||
* United States Board on Geographic Names, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=QV83AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Jigger+Bob%22&dq=%22Jigger+Bob%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ozEYUejrJIqniAL9loG4BQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Issue 7901, Part 8204]," "Named for a Paiute Indian reportedly born near Pyramid lake in 1822." | * United States Board on Geographic Names, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=QV83AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Jigger+Bob%22&dq=%22Jigger+Bob%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ozEYUejrJIqniAL9loG4BQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Issue 7901, Part 8204]," "Named for a Paiute Indian reportedly born near Pyramid lake in 1822." | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 11 February 2013
Jigger Bob was a Paiute Indian who worked for the Pyramid Lake Police. His father was from Pyramid Lake and his mother was from Gerlach.
His birth date has been reported as 1922. The 1920 census has Jigger Bob being born in 1857. In 1933, he was claiming that he was over 100 years old. It was reported that he lived until 114!
References
- United States Civil Service Commission, "Official Register of the United States 1915 Directory," Jigger Bob was in the Indian Service Police and paid $20 per month.
- Willard Zerbe Park, Catherine S. Fowler, Willard Z. Park's ethnographic notes on the Northern Paiute of western Nevada, 1933-1940 , Volume 1 p. xxiii. Parents and age in 1933.
- United States Board on Geographic Names, "Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Issue 7901, Part 8204," "Named for a Paiute Indian reportedly born near Pyramid lake in 1822."
- Nevada Outdoor School, "Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Profiles: Pioneers, John C. Fremont," Jigger Bob lived to be 114.
- Nevada Outdoor School, "Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Profiles: Pioneers, Captain Dave," "Captain Dave had six men stationed about that area, Jigger Bob was among these men, although they had no arresting authority."
- Nevada Historical Society Photography Collection, WA490 Photo, "Butchered Hog Mr Gerlach at right Paiute Jigger Bob from PL Indian Police c 1910",
- University of Nevada, Reno. UNRS-P2710-124," "Lorenzo D. Creel with four men. Man to Creel's right is same man as in photo #29, 30, 31 and 34. Pyramid Lake. Nevada, 1918. [Identification supplied by Paiute elder: Jigger Bob, far right, from Big Canyon; "used to holler around" to show he was coming; Joe Mandel, far left] (See also #5112 and #5308)"
- Reno Evening Gazette, "August 15, 1947"
External Links
- Russ Lindsay, "Robert Cole Capes: Rooted in Nevada," Jigger Bob image (ca 1930).