A.J. HOSKIN
History of Arizona, 1896

This substantial, intelligent citizen and wide awake man of 
affairs has been a resident of Maricopa County, Arizona since 
1876 and is one of the prominent stock raisers of his section.  
Like many others of the representative citizens of the county 
Mr. Hoskin came from the East, his birth having occurred in 
Marion County, Missouri, April 19, 1854.  His father, Armsted 
Hoskin, a native of Kentucky, and his mother, Sarah (Sanders) 
Hoskin, a native of Virginia, moved to Missouri at an early 
date and there the father followed farming, which has continued 
to be his chosen calling through life. He is still living and 
resides on the old place in Marion County, Missouri.

A.J. Hoskin was initiated into the duties of farm life at an 
early age and was fortunate in receiving a good thorough 
education in St. Paul College at Palmyra, Missouri. In the month 
of March 1875, he started for California and stopped at Moro for 
a short time. Leaving there July 13, 1876, he landed at Phoenix, 
September 5, of the same year. Mr. Hoskin made the journey in 
wagons and although he encountered the Yuma Indians en route 
he had no serious trouble with them. On arriving here he engaged 
in ranching near Phoenix, met with excellent success and 
continued this industry in the valley until 1881, when he 
went to the mountains. He began stock raising at Cave Creek 
and there he has since remained, actively engaged in this 
calling.  He was appointed live stock inspector for the 
Phoenix district and is at present fulfilling the duties of 
that office.  For two years he had the contract for carrying 
the mail from Phoenix to Cave Creek and he has been a delegate 
to ever Democratic convention held at Phoenix since 1882.  
Although he has taken a great interest in the welfare of his 
party, Mr. Hoskin has never been a candidate for any office. 
He was one of the first white settlers in Cave Creek, has 
experienced many hardships for he had but few neighbors and 
is a man universally respected.

Mr. Hoskin was married in 1879 to Miss Jennie Stover, a native 
of Ohio and they have seven children: Allen, Agnes, Ernest, 
Clarence, Florence, Virginia and Lucy.  He and wife, son and 
daughter are members of the Baptist Church and he was 
instrumental in bringing the first church bell to Phoenix. 
It now hangs in the dome of the M.E. Church at that place.

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