Harold Francis Stoffel

1903 - 1993  (89 years)

• Name	Harold Francis Stoffel
  Nickname	Tombstone Slim
  Born	15 May 1903	Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 1993	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I180221	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Charles Granville Stoffel,   b. 26 Oct 1871, Elk, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1954, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Julia Hannah Powell,   b. 14 Jan 1880, Halesowen, Worcestershire, England ,   d. 24 Mar 1960, Finleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1897	Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F27524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unknown
  Married	Bef 1940
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F106849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Harold F. Stoffel SSN: 159-22-2428 Last Residence: 85712 Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States of America Born: 15 May 1903 Died: 1 Jan 1993 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951) [S182] Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936 - 2007, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Harold Francis Stoffel [Harold F Stoffel] SSN: 159222428 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 15 May 1903 Birth Place: Charleroi, Pennsylvania [Charleroi|] Father Name: Charles G Stoffel Mother Name: Julia H Powell Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen. Death Date: 1 Jan 1993 Claim Date: 25 Sep 1962 Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement. Additional Information: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted. Notes: 27 Mar 1985: Name listed as HAROLD FRANCIS STOFFEL; 24 Sep 1962: Name listed as HAROLD F STOFFEL [S182] Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936 - 2007, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Harold Francis Stoffel [Harold F Stoffel] SSN: 159222428 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 15 May 1903 Birth Place: Charleroi, Pennsylvania [Charleroi|] Death Date: 1 Jan 1993 Father: Charles G Stoffel Mother: Julia H Powell Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen. Claim Date: 25 Sep 1962 Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement. Additional Information: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted. Notes: 27 Mar 1985: Name listed as HAROLD FRANCIS STOFFEL; 24 Sep 1962: Name listed as HAROLD F STOFFEL [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Harold F. Stoffel Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: May 15, 1903 Death: Jan. 1, 1995 Tombstone Slim His mama named him Harold Francis Stoffel, but the self-proclaimed marshal of Trail Dust Town preferred to be called Tombstone Slim - just Slim to his friends. Slim took it upon himself to make night patrols of Trail Dust Town beginning in the early 1960s. No one asked him to keep an eye on the place. He just did. And he did it with flourish, usually decked out from head to toe in black Western wear, a .44 on his hip. Sometimes he'd roam the property during daylight hours dressed in a custom-made buckskin get-up complete with fringed sleeves and a coonskin cap, à la Daniel Boone. The duds were a birthday gift from one of the faux Western town's restaurateurs. Slim became such a fixture at Trail Dust Town that the management provided him with room, board and a small salary to keep up patrols and assist shopkeepers with bank deposits. A painting of the 6-foot-2 Slim still hangs in Trail Dust Town's Pinnacle Peak steakhouse. The town's marshal patrolled the dusty streets for almost 30 years. He died of pneumonia at the local veterans hospital. He was 89. In keeping with Slim's love of the Old West, he made his last ride in a horse-drawn hearse to his final resting place at Evergreen Cemetery. (Online Tucson Newspaper) Contributed by Nancy Hough, Find A Grave volunteer #46802881. Inscription: US Army Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park Tucson Pima County Arizona, USA Plot: Block 32 Created by: Bob & Sue Record added: May 20, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70119549