Randolph Cohen
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 11, 1895

Rudolph Cohen, once a very wealthy merchant and land owner, and 
an old resident of Tombstone, died of yellow fever August 14 at 
San Salvador, Central America. Cohen came to California in 1850 
and engaged in business at Santa Barbara, where he amassed a 
fortune in a few years. He acquired a great deal of valuable 
land, the title of which was in litigation for years. He 
settled in San francisco and married Miss Rosina Stolz at 
that time the society belle of San Francisco.  Cohen retained 
his interests in Santa Barbara and also became a wool dealer.  
In 1872 when wool rose to nearly 60 cents, he held large 
quantities but refused to sell though he could have made nearly 
$1,000,000 at one time.  He was obliged to sell out at a great 
loss.

He was associated with Daniel Meyer in mining and merchanizing 
in Tybo, Nevada where he again made money. Later he opened an 
extensive business in Tombstone, building and occupying the 
store house now used by J.H. Fitts as a warehouse, he afterwards 
moved into the large building on the corner of Allen and 4th 
Streets and now occupied by Mayor Warnekros; he invested in 
land in Mexico and came out of the transaction with a heavy 
loss, saving but little from his fortune.

Mr. Cohen left San Francisco, December 28, 1894 going to San 
Salvador, where he entered the employ of Ellis, Hijo and 
Company and was with them at the time of his death.


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