, ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings ▁Valley , ▁the ▁San ▁Pedro ▁and ▁Drag oon ▁Spr ings ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁west . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁the ▁Pen ning tons ▁tempor arily ▁stopped ▁at ▁S ono ita ▁Creek , ▁next ▁to ▁Fort ▁Buch an an , ▁because ▁their ▁animals ▁were ▁either ▁exha usted , ▁or ▁had ▁been ▁st olen ▁by ▁Apache , ▁and ▁L arc ena ▁had ▁contract ed ▁mal aria . ▁The ▁men ▁obtained ▁a ▁contract ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁fort ▁with ▁hay ▁and ▁the ▁women ▁se wed ▁soldiers ' ▁uniform s ▁for ▁pay . ▁When ▁they ▁completed ▁the ▁contract , ▁the ▁Pen ning tons ▁moved ▁west ▁to ▁Cal ab as as , ▁along ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁River . ▁Before ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁they ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁former ▁residence ▁of ▁Governor ▁Manuel ▁Maria ▁Gand ara , ▁who ▁was ▁disp la ced ▁after ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican - American ▁War . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Fort ▁Buch an an , ▁L arc ena ▁met ▁l umber jack ▁John ▁H emp st ead ▁Page ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁love . ▁The ▁two ▁married ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁citizens ▁to ▁be ▁wed ▁in ▁T uc son . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁settlement ▁had ▁fewer ▁than ▁one ▁thousand ▁people . ▁ ▁Kid n apped ▁▁ ▁After ▁they ▁married , ▁L arc ena ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁fort ▁to ▁T