Ramon Ahumada

At the age of 10^[5] he moved to the Arizona Territory and began to train with his uncle on being a cowboy. After some time of working on his own, Ahumada gained the reputation of a good leader for roundups on the unfenced range and was frequently placed in charge of community roundups,^[1] during which time he used his encyclopedic knowledge of cattle brandings.^[2] In 1922, Ramon Ahumada was working as a cattle agent working on behalf of the Mexican government.^[6]

Ahumada was noted for his generosity, and for being a good host, according to Dane Coolidge. He had a large house and managed horses as well as cattle on his Arivaca-based ranch. He kept 200 mares^[1] and rode for himself a horse called Moro, who was descended from Steel Dust.^[3] He was married to Virginia Zepeda of the Moraga family^[5] and had no children.^[1]

On 9 January 1926, Ahumada was reported sick of typhoid fever^[7] and he died on 14 January 1926,^[5] though his death may have been related to a fall from a horse weeks prior.^[1]

Luis Romero, a cowboy who worked for Ahumada, noted his difficult working conditions and injuries while working for Ahumada, whom he called a "legend."^[8]