Graves of Lizzie Agnes, Richard King, and Robert Hawthorne
Charles Franklin founded Bonanza after gold was discovered in the area. Married couple Elizabeth "Lizzie" Agnes and Richard King lived in Bonanza and were friends with Franklin. A heated argument in July 1879 with a business partner left Richard dead and Lizzie alone. Lizzie and close friend Charles Franklin purchased this gravesite for Richard and two more next to it, presumably for the three of them. Before long, Charles and Lizzie began courting and a wedding seemed eminent, but Lizzie had her own ideas. Lizzie built her own business, the Yankee Fork Dance Hall and traveled to Butte, Montana looking for employees. She returned with Robert Hawthorne, and to everyone's surprise, she and Robert were married in 1880. Six days later, Lizzie and Robert were found shot to death. They were buried in the 2 plots next to Richard King, in Boothill Cemetery. Strangely, their headstones reflected the date of their marriage, not that of their deaths six days later.
Charles left the area a short time later and lived alone in a cabin near Stanley, Idaho. Years later, he was found dead clutching a locket, which contained a photo of Lizzie King.
All four had been shot, none of the murders were ever solved.
Due to the mystery and intrigue surrounding all these unsolved deaths, the residents of Bonanza refused to be buried close to them and started their own cemetery - Bonanza Cemetery.
Graves of Lizzie Agnes, Richard King, and Robert Hawthorne
Charles Franklin founded Bonanza after gold was discovered in the area. Married couple Elizabeth "Lizzie" Agnes and Richard King lived in Bonanza and were friends with Franklin. A heated argument in July 1879 with a business partner left Richard dead and Lizzie alone. Lizzie and close friend Charles Franklin purchased this gravesite for Richard and two more next to it, presumably for the three of them. Before long, Charles and Lizzie began courting and a wedding seemed eminent, but Lizzie had her own ideas. Lizzie built her own business, the Yankee Fork Dance Hall and traveled to Butte, Montana looking for employees. She returned with Robert Hawthorne, and to everyone's surprise, she and Robert were married in 1880. Six days later, Lizzie and Robert were found shot to death. They were buried in the 2 plots next to Richard King, in Boothill Cemetery. Strangely, their headstones reflected the date of their marriage, not that of their deaths six days later.
Charles left the area a short time later and lived alone in a cabin near Stanley, Idaho. Years later, he was found dead clutching a locket, which contained a photo of Lizzie King.
All four had been shot, none of the murders were ever solved.
Due to the mystery and intrigue surrounding all these unsolved deaths, the residents of Bonanza refused to be buried close to them and started their own cemetery - Bonanza Cemetery.