ALFREDO J. DURAZO, Sr.
Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913, pg 637

Alfredo J. Durazo, Sr. who is now actively engaged in the 
operation of his ranch near the Tucson Farms was born in 
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico in 1857 and came to Tucson in 
October 1866.  Here he has since spent the greater part of 
his time, though for two years, from 1868 until 1870 he 
again lived in Mexico.  For about a year he was in the 
employ of L. Zeckendorf and Company, pioneer merchants of 
Tucson after which he went to Tubac and engaged in farming 
for three years, following which he freighted from Yuma to 
Tucson for seven years. During that time he had some rather 
exciting experiences with the Indians.  Diligent and thrifty 
he accumulated a small capital and about 1877 purchased a 
ranch twenty five miles from Tucson where on he engaged in 
the cattle business for eighteen years with good success.  
In 1896 he took up his residence in Tucson in order to give 
his children better education advantages and here he has 
since made his home.  Soon after his removal to the city 
he opened a modern meat market on Meyers Street, which he 
conducted with the assistance of his eldest son, Alfredo J. 
Jr until 1915 when he retired from that business and has 
since devoted his attention to general farming.

In 1873 Mr. Durazo married Miss Eloisa Herrera, a daughter 
of Pedro Herrera, one of the pioneers of Arizona, who for 
some years was engaged in ranching and cattle raising at 
Tubac. He passed away in 1868.  To Mr. and Mrs. Durazo 
were born six children, namely: Sarah, now Mrs. Shindel; 
Alfredo J., Jr; Sophy; Genevieve; Pedro; and Toila. The 
wife and mother is now deceased.

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