"To Preserve the Spirit of the Old West as a Spirit That Should Never Be Forgotten" This interesting Lea County group dates back to 1940. After a few years of meeting informally, it was organized as part of a national group of the same name. Its original charter members included Henry S. Record, Will Gray, … Continue reading Open Range Cowboy Association
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The Peveler Family
David Lee Roy Peveler was born in Seymour, Baylor County, Texas on June 18, 1886. He married Henri Bess Coleman on December 23, 1914 in Gaines County, Texas. David’s father, William Jasper Peveler (1855-1947) was born in June 1855 to Greenup Cauley Peveler and the former Martha A. Dennis in Young County, Texas on July … Continue reading The Peveler Family
The Knowles Family
Benjamin Lewis Knowles was born in 1834 in Hardeman County, Tennessee to Samuel Lihu Knowles (1797-1887) and Elizabeth Providence Johnson Knowles (1796-1852). He married Mary Hulda Kellogg on December 23, 1852 in Mississippi. Ben served in the Mississipi State Infantry during the Civil War. Over the next twenty-some years the couple had at least ten … Continue reading The Knowles Family
Oil Discovery In Hobbs
The first successful oil well was completed around 1921 and the first successful gas well was completed a year earlier, but the Midwest State No. 1, spudded in 1927 using a standard cable tool rig and found oil on June 13, 1928 at a depth of 4,065 feet is considered to be the well that … Continue reading Oil Discovery In Hobbs
Jake McClure
Sources include 60th Anniversary commemorative program for the Lea County Fair and Rodeo in 1995, newspaper articles and traditional genealogical sites: The Jake McClure Arena was constructed under the management of the Lea County Sheriff’s Posse and is dedicated to Jake McClure. Roy Leonard "Jake" McClure was born November 26, 1902 in Amarillo, Potter County, … Continue reading Jake McClure
Jack Danglade
Frank Jack Danglade was born November 4, 1898 in Jasper County, Missouri to Frank Henderson Danglade and the former Bertha Mabel McKittrick. He married Jessie June Price in 1920 and the couple had one daughter. Danglade and his wife had first moved to Texas in 1924 due to his wife’s poor health. The couple lived … Continue reading Jack Danglade
Joe Cooper Recalls Youth In Jal Area
Memories of the days when he first came to Lea County were revived by The Jal Flare's special edition in Joe Cooper, who lives ten miles north of Jal. He came here in '10 from Pyote, Texas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cooper, and has lived in this area for the last … Continue reading Joe Cooper Recalls Youth In Jal Area
New Hobbs, New Mexico
There were once two towns named Hobbs: Hobbs and New Hobbs. For a number of years, they existed as separate communities. New Hobbs had its own post office at one time, as well. The first attempt at unifying them failed in 1932. Finally in 1937 they were consolidated with Hobbs being the survivor. The city … Continue reading New Hobbs, New Mexico
“New Town” For Lea County, 1934
New Town To Appear On Lea County Map Lea County is to have its "Eldorado." A new town by that name would open up, beginning Tuesday, July 24, projected by L. A. Daniel, who first put Hobbs on the map. "Eldorado is located on the railroad and highway, 16 miles south of Eunice, 8 miles … Continue reading “New Town” For Lea County, 1934
Ranchers and Water
From the Jal Flare, Jal, NM. 7 Mar 1939: Here's a story which amply illustrates how ranchers felt about water here in the early days. When Walter C. Cochran dug the first water well in this area, at the hackberry trees which are now Hubbs and Justis Water Company, he found water, the farthest west … Continue reading Ranchers and Water
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