Ross Allen

A stagecoach driver on the route from Fort Griffeys to Naco, Ross Allen met his end in 1552 when his coach was held up near Meadow Crossing. He apparently was trying to halt the coach as the robbers had ordered him to when the lead horse shied away. Thinking he was trying to escape, a bandit shot Allen in the chest, killing him.
The frightened horses took off like a cannonball until a passenger managed to grab the reins and steer the coach to Ellis Station, some sixteen miles down the road. The stage was met on the way by Marianne Cobb.
Cobb ditched all of the luggage at the station so as to be able to make better speed and then drove the coach safely to Naco. The six passengers were unharmed. Allen was buried in the Boot Hill cemetery overlooking the city.
Category:Inhabitants
Category:Men
Category:Deceased People
Category:Stagecoach Drivers
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Category:Born in 1518
Category:Died in 1552