Southwest USA Genealogy & History

Homesteading in Arizona was and is a hard life. Those that choose the homestead lifestyle choose it for the land, the freedom and the lifestyle. The Yuma Mesa is hot, sandy and flat.  Most farmers would look for easier farming, but their was water… and all you have to do is irrigate.

The Yuma Daily Sun article about one of the 54 Vetrans Chosen for a Homestead on theYuma Arizona Mesa is an interview with C. Elliot Waits.  First person account of life in the Yuma Arizona area as a homestead farmer.

Click Here to read article –> Accidents Didn't Deter Homesteaders

The Waits family is also featured in the New Book Published Aug. 2006
Author Debra Trigg Conrad
Yuma Mesa Homesteaders 1948 - 1958

Click On Book Cover to Read More Information About the Homesteaders Book