Tumacacore Mission was established in 1691 by Father Kino making it the oldest Jesuit mission site in southern Arizona. The mission was established at an existing native O'odham settlement on the east side of the Santa Cruz River. After the Pima rebellion of 1751, the mission was moved to the present site on the west side of the Santa Cruz river. By 1848, the mission was abandoned due to the lack of people living in the area.
The black& white photo was taken about 1924 in front of the old mission. In the photograph are may great grandparents Emil and Emma Wagner from Ft Recovery, OH. Also in the photo is Edith Wagner Hegemeyer my grandmother, my father Paul Hegemeyer and my aunt Betty Hegemeyer Williams. The Hegemeyer family were living in Nogales, Arizona which is on the Mexico border. My grandfather Art Hegemeyer owned a battery shop at the time serving the copper mines in the area.
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