from a family friend that his mother was in ill-health and that she was dying. He was told by the friend that she wanted to see him before she died. He was also informed that his father and his older brother Gus were dead. Mayer was able to visit his mother and brother Anthony in New York shortly before she died. On November 28, 1909, Mayer heard a noise outside his house and, believing that there was an animal or thief, he took his rifle and ran outside. He tripped as he ran and accidentally shot himself. The wounds which he received were fatal and he died soon after. His funeral was held in the Sacred Heart Church of Prescott. Mayer was buried in Mountain View Cemetery located at 1051 Willow Creek Rd. in Prescott. Further reading "Around Yavapai County: Celebrating Arizona's Centennial (Images of America)"; by: Nancy Burgess (Author), Karen Despain (Author), Yavapai County Arizona Centennial Committee (Author): Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; "An Illustrated History of Mayer: Stagecoaches, Mining, Ranching and the Railroad"; By: Nancy Burgess; See also List of historic properties in Mayer, Arizona Paul W. Litchfield Arizona pioneers Mansel Carter Bill Downing Henry Garfias Winston C. Hackett John C. Lincoln William John Murphy Wing F. Ong Levi Ruggles Sedona Schnebly Michael Sullivan Trinidad Swilling Ora Rush Weed Henry Wickenburg Notes References 1846 births 1909 deaths People from Arizona People from Olean, New York American city founders Arizona pioneers Businesspeople from Arizona People of the American Old West 19th-century American businesspeople Firearm accident victims in the United States Deaths by firearm in Arizona Accidental deaths in Arizona