Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 1, paragraph 5

They left Smithville November 16, 1885 for Mesa accompanied by mother’s brother, William Follett and his family. They arrived in Mesa, Arizona November 26, 1885. They stayed a few days at the home of William Passey, a relative of fathers’ [sic]. Then father rented a two room adobe house from C. I. Robson (the Fannie MacDonald home) for $2.00 per month. There we spent our first winter in Mesa.