Little Texas Beginnings in Southeastern New Mexico by May Price Mosely

While researching my Matthews, Pruit, and Stamps family in the now extinct community of Pearl, Lea County, New Mexico, my sister gave me a copy of this book. Published in 1973 by Martha Downer Ellis, it was compiled from papers written by May Price Mosely in the 1930's and 1940's.

This book was not indexed which made searching for information time consuming. As such, I compiled my own name index which I've provided below. Also note that Chapter 20 includes members of the "Open Range Club Register" (through 1912). Listed are some (not all) of the settlers of Lea County, NM., and in some instances, this book gives their date of arrival in NM, where they came from, and their brands.

If you had family who settled in this area, I would recommend this book even if my index doesn't list your family names. It gives extensive insight on the early days of Lea County, and it's evolution.

**INDEX---( Chapter 1 thru 19: Pages 1 to 94)**
Name	Page #	Name	Page #
Adams , Charley	19	Adcock , Miss Annie	34
Alston , Lester	94	Anderson , Bill	71
Anderson , Rus	71	Anderson , W. H.	72
Anderson , M. R.	72	Anderson , A. W. (Pete)	90
Arnison , Joe	9	Arnison , Joe	16
Arrington , Captain	8	Barron , L. G.	71
Bell , George	5	Bell , George	13
Beverly , Bob	94	Bilbrey , Marion	87
Brady , Pat	15	Breckon , Chas.	10
Brown , N. B.	18	Browning , Joe	9
Brunson , Brothers	10	Brunson , R. L.	76
Burks , Chas.	55	Byrd , ?	85
Campbell , Jim	4	Campbell , Jim	8
Campbell , Jim	13	Campbell , Jim	15
Carson , J. N.	75	Carson , Eunice	75
Carson , E. O.	75	Carson , J. N.	75
Carson , W. H.	76	Carson , J. N.	76
Cashman , Jim	5	Causey , George	6
Causey , John	6	Causey , Brothers	8
Causey , Brothers	15	Causey , Brothers	46
Cavers , ?	71	Center , Dr. W. B.	77
Christmas , ?	76	Clapps , ?	71
Cloud , Fayette	16	Cochran , Walter	8
Collum , Blanche	71	Copelands , ?	71
Cowden , W.H. (Bill)	7	Cowden , George	7
Cowden , John M.	7	Cowden , Buck	7
Cowden , ?	76	Cowden , John M.	79
Cowden , Bros	8	Cowden , Brothers	38
Cox , Ila Eppes	62	Crawford , L.S.	19
Crawford , A.J.	19	Crowley , Ed	10
Crowley , Frank	10	Curtis , Dr. W. K.	92
Daniels , O.M.	71	Darden , Steve	94
Daugherty , J.M.	10	Daugherty , J. M.	79
Davis , Dr. C. A.	94	Dean , Robert	94
Dearduff , Dr. Arthur A.	93	Denham , Charley	16
Derrick , W. L.	71	Divers , Frank	8
Divers , Frank	18	Dunnaway , Jerry	34
Durham , Thos	77	Eaves , Sim	94
Estes , E. H. (Lish)	9	Estes , Sanders	15
Fairweather , Chas.	9	Faulkner , Louis	4
Faulkner , Gyat	4	Faulkner , Louis	9
Faulkner , Gyat	9	Fisher , Arthur	94
Forbes , ?	75	Ford , Miss Annie	62
Fort , Claudie	94	Fort , Walter	94
Fox , E. J.	71	Fox , I. D.	71
Galloway , Rev. Emmett	94	Graham , Joe	13
Grizzell , J. W.	75	Gross , J. U.	19
Halff , Henry	18	Hardcastle , Rev. E. L.	94
Hardison , Alvin	75	Harvey , Jim	3
Herwig , Doc	68	Holloway , ?	85
Hoover , Dr. R. C.	77	Hughes , Nadine	57
Hullum , John	9	Hullum , John	16
Hullum , John	18	James , J.J.	71
Jeter , Ira J.	21	Johnson , H. R.	94
Jones , John H. P.	72	Jones , Eli	94
Justice , Chas. W.	67	Keen , Everett	94
Kemp , Dave	15	Kennedy , R. F.	9
Kennedy , Mashed O.	9	King , ?	76
Lancaster , Mr.	67	Lea , Capt. Jos. C.	56
Leck , Bob	62	Littlefield , Maj. Geo. W.	8
Livingston , Marvin	87	Lope (aka Cashman) , Jim	5
Love , Ed	87	Mallets , ?	18
Marshall , W. S.	75	Marshall , W. S.	75
Marshall , W. S.	76	Matkins , ?	85
McArthur , Rev.	94	McAtee , Francis	94
McKenzie , Bros	18	Merchant , Clabe	18
Moore , Rankin	6	Morris , Niles	72
Mosley, , May Price	VI	Mosley, , Benton H.	VI
Murphy , Pat	62	Music , Will	94
Newman , Jim	17	Norton , Miss Belle	71
Norton , ?	75	Nyameyer , ?	76
Owen , Mark	76	Patton , D. W.	71
Patton , W. D.	94	Pemberton , Bros. and Connell	18
Phillips , Dale	94	Price , Eugene H.	VI
Price , Lily K.	VI	Randall , ?	76
Ratliff , Bud	57	Record , Henry	76
Record , henry	94	Richards , Slim	94
Roberts , Pearl	57	Roberts , Luke	77
Robertson , A.B. (Sug)	18	Scharbauer , John	18
Scharbaur , John	13	Schenck , Dick	94
Scott , Winfield	18	Shafter , Col. W. R.	2
Shafter , Co. W. R.	3	Shepard , Frank	94
Simon , Sam	39	Simon , Sam	48
Skaggs , Tom	16	Smith , Mood	94
Spradling , Albert	94	Stokes , Roy	94
Stuart , Floyd	68	Swigart , L. A..	19
Tatum , Jas. G.	71	Terrell , Dr. A. P.	94
Thompson , Oscar	9	Turners , W. F.	75
Vest , John	87	Warlick , L. G.	75
Whalen , Jim	10	Whalen , Barney	10
Whalen , Barney	79	Whalen , Jim	79
Whelan , Barney	4	Whelan , Jim	4
White , Phelps	8	Wilkerson , Dick	3
Williams , Mrs.	16	Williams , Polly	16
Williams , J. U.	71	Woolworth , Clyde	68
Woolworth , Clyde	85	Wright , Dr.	76
Wyatt , Mrs. Winnie	75	Yearwood , Cliff	94
Younts , ?	71

**INDEX---Chapter 20: "Lea County Open Range Club Register"(Pages 95-122)**
Name	Page #	Name	Page #
Allen , Mrs. Dan	98	Alston , Seth	120
Alston , Katherine	120	Anderson , Chas.	98
Anderson , Mrs. M. (R.?)	98	Anderson , M. R.	99
Anderson , W. H.	121	Andrus? , Mrs. O. J.	102
Baker , Mrs. James R.	118	Barnes , Mrs. B. B.	120
Beard , John	115	Beard , Mrs. John	115
Beckham? , Mont?	105	Bedford , C. I. ?	107
Bedford , Mrs. C. I.	107	Bell , Lee	109
Bennett , Mrs. P. S.	109	Bess? , M. R.	121
Beverly , W.M. "Bob"	100	Beverly , Bob	114
Beverly , Mrs. Bob	114	Bingham , Mrs. Tom	103
Bingham , Tom	103	Bishop , Ham	106
Black , J. W.	98	Blackmon , Mrs. L. M.	112
Blackmon , L. M.	120	Boyd , O. L. ?	105
Brady , Pat	99	Breckon , Asa	101
Breckon , Della	101	Brown , Estella Baker	109
Brown , Mrs. Jewell (Moreland)	113	Browning , Blir	102
Browning , Mrs. Clyde	109	Browning , Clyde	109
Bryan , E. D.	106	Bryant , Mrs. Jim	121
Burns , Hazel	109	Cain? , Mrs. Sam	98
Carter , Powhaton?	102	Carter , Effie	102
Catchway? , Mrs. Jno	111	Caudill , W. E.	99
Chambers , V.? M.	100	Chesnutt , Mrs. Timmie	118
Chidester , John W.	109	Chief , Mrs.	102
Clandy? , Edith R.	119	Clardy , Elizabeth	109
Clardy , Mrs. A. R.	122	Clardy , A. R.	122
Clardy , Mrs. Velmah	122	Clayton , Mrs. Jim	116
Coleman , Emma A.	112	Collum , D. M.	98
Cooper , J. W.	97	Cooper , Lewis Mayben	97
Cooper , Bernice	101	Cooper , Mrs. J. W.	101
Cooper , Tommie (Bingham)	108	Cooper , Dad	109
Cooper , Luther	114	Cooper , Mr. J. A.	120
Crutchfield , Carl	104	Crutchfield , Mrs. L. C.	105
Culp , Odie V.	97	Culp , B. V.	108
Culp , Harvey?	114	Darden , Willie Holloway	110
Davis , W. E.	106	Devlon? , J. M.	97
DeWitt , T. W.?	115	Doran , Mrs. Lula	121
Dougherty , Lum?	113	Driskill , Mary Frances	102
Dublin , Bill	100	Dunaway , Nancy	102
Easley , Frankie Thorp	103	Easley , Mrs. J. T.?	104
Eaves , J. S.	102	Eidson , Millard	107
Eller? , Jake	100	Estes , Ella B. Gilley	97
Fairweather , James E.	100	Fairweather , Chas	107
Fairweather , Mrs. Char	119	Fanning , Mrs. Edith Davis	102
Fisher , Oscar	116	Fisher , Sallie Ann	118
Forister? , Chas. B.	121	Fort , Lorene Henington	97
Frier , Mrs. John	112	Frier , Aubrey	114
Gaither , John B.	114	Gaither , Mrs. John B.	121
Gaither , Jack	121	Gardner , J. M.	109
Gardner , William	115	Gardner , Mrs. Wm	121
Garrett , J. T.	117	George , Emmet	120
Glascock , Mrs. Leman (Epkes)	113	Glasscock , Leman	114
Graham , Mrs. George A. (Ruth)	97	Graham , Mrs. J. D.	97
Graham , J. D.	101	Graham , Joe J.	103
Graham , Spencer R.	107	Graham , Ethel Taylor	110
Graham , Mason	114	Graham , Mrs. Hugh	121
Green , Mrs. Fletcher	104	Grover , Burl	105
Groves , Aussie Baker	118	Hamilton , H. H.	99
Hamilton , Mrs. Josie Melton	117	Hamilton , Mrs. Berenice (Garrett)	117
Hamilton , Price	122	Hand , Hiram	116
Hanson? , Mr. and Mrs.	119	Hardin , Boon (Knowles)	97
Hardin , Mrs. Frank (Sallie G.)	100	Hardin , Olin?	109
Harris , H. H.	101	Harris , Mrs. H. H.	101
Hart , J. D.	106	Hastings , Mae Beth Gilley	97
Haus? , Wm?	120	Heard , Jim	105
Hedy , O. W.	108	Henderson , J. E. and Mrs.	118
Hill , E. C.	101	Hobbs , C.	108
Hobbs , Lois C. (Mrs. C.)	108	Hollebeke , Ed	110
Hollebeke , O. W.	110	Holloway , Fannye Rose	98
Holloway , B. O.?	101	Hubert , Lon	108
Jackson , Mrs. J. H.	98	Jackson , J. H.	106
Jackson , Tom	121	James , J. H.	102
James , Frank	103	Johnson , W. N. ?	122
Jones , A. D.	97	Keemen? , Bob	112
King , W. H.	109	Knowles , Vernon Clardy?	122
Lambert , J. H.	101	Lee , R. D.	107
Lewis , J. P.	114	Lewis , J. B.	121
Lewis , Picolia Mayben	122	Linam? , Thelma Taylor	97
Love , John L.	99	Love , R. F.	99
Love , J. B.	107	Love , R. H.	114
Lusk , Mrs. ? L.	104	Lusk , J. A.	107
Lyle , Mor P.?	119	Lynch , Roger	101
Lynch , Joe	104	Lynch , Joe	115
Lynch , Lillie (Medlin)	117	Lyon , Mrs. Myrtle	120
Mayben , Milla Syfrett	109	Mayben? , W. H.	119
McClish , J. P.	104	McClish , M. J.	104
McClish , Mrs. Ima	104	McClish , J. C.	113
McClish , Mrs. J. C.	113	McClish , Mrs. J. P.	119
McCuietion?-Cooper , Estelle	104	McDaniel , Dr. A. A.	114
McGallister , Wesley	102	McGanagill , Anna	113
McGonagill , C. B.	100	McWilliams , ??	101
Medlin , Mrs. Hawk	104	Medlin , Mrs. Buddy	104
Medlin , Buddy	107	Medlin , M. H.	119
Merchant , ?	110	Miller , J. N.	106
Miller , Mrs. A. N.?	122	Monteith? , W. D.	106
Morris , Rhoda J. (Trelk)	106	Morris , Joe F.	115
Morris , M. C.	122	Mosley , Benton	100
Mosley , May Price	108	Muncy , Mrs. Sallie	109
Musick , Essie	105	Musick , T. ? E.	106
Musick , W. R.	118	Musick , Paul	120
Naur?? , Carl	99	Newbury , Virgie (Lynch)	120
Owen , J. W.	111	Owen , Mrs. Anna	119
Owens , Mrs. Barbara Lee	101	Owens , Horace	111
Pendleton , Walter	98	Pendleton , Mrs. Walter	98
Perles??? , W. J.	98	Perry , Joseph	115
Perry , Mrs. Joseph	115	Peveler , Mrs. Roy	104
Peveler , Roy	104	Price , Mr. Herbert	104
Priest , R. E.	107	Priest , Mrs. H. F. (Sudie)	113
Pruit , Char	116	Pruit , Chester	117
Ratliff , Mrs. John	120	Record , H. S.	107
Reed , Mary Gilley	97	Reed , T.(?) O.	97
Roberts , Mrs. Johnnie	98	Roberts , Clara Creighton-Sewalt	103
Roberts , Keyton??	117	Roberts , Mrs. Ruth Love	117
Robinson , Maggie M. (McMahan-York)	113	Robinson , F. ? J.	116
Rosey?? , S. L.	103	Ross , Mrs. Tom (Trixie Hardin)	100
Ross , Bessie	111	Ruth? , Arthur A.	113
Scarry , Mrs. Tom	101	Schenck , Mrs. Dick	104
Seely , Mr. and Mrs. G. S.	116	Seely , Jessie	116
Sharp , Roscoe	112	Shepard , Ella (Medlin)	115
Shepard , Mrs. F. G.	122	Shepard , F. G.	122
Shipp , Elbert	110	Smith , R. H.	112
Smith , Mrs. E. Maud?	115	Smith , Wilson	115
Smith , E. M.	122	Smith , Mrs. R. W.	120
Spears , C.? B.	105	Spears , Pearl Baker	109
Stansing? , George A.	121	Steidel? , R.	105
Stevens , J. E.	119	Stiles , Mrs. S. J.	106
Stinebaugh , Leattie G.	117	Sumruld , W. E.	107
Sumruld , Mrs.	107	Sweatt , M. C.	121
Taylor , J. W. (Jr.)	97	Taylor , Mrs. Minnie	104
Taylor , A. C.	106	Taylor , J. Will	109
Taylor , Jack?	110	Teague , Frank	120
Terry , Ora Brumley	100	Thomlinson , J.? O.	103
Thomlinson , John	114	Thompson , Mrs. Denver	106
Thompson , Mrs. Oscar	107	Thorp , Mrs. B. (Grey)	107
Tomlinson , Tom H.	101	Tomlinson , Roy	121
Tomlinson , Mrs. L. V?	122	Trelk , J. W.	106
Trelk , Mrs. J. W.	106	Trelk , Juniour?	106
Turner , W. F.	107	Vest , John W.	103
Vest , Mrs. Ollie Rose	103	Wallace , A. E.	119
Wallace , Mr. and Mrs. A. B.	119	Weir , Mrs. Mamie	109
Whitmire , Alice	122	Wilks , Mrs. Laura	106
Williams , Mary Love	99	Williams , Mrs. R. H.	107
Williams , R. H.	107	Williams , J. L.	111
Williams , Mrs. R. H.	112	Williams , Mrs. W. S. (Col.)	122
Winters , Mrs. Elydia C. (Stephens?).	121	Wood , Dow	105
Woodward , J. A.	99	Woodward , Mrs. J. A.	99
Wright , Mrs Oaty	102	Wright , N.? V.	102
Wright , Mrs. Walter	110	Wright , Walter	114
Zimmerman , Adam	105

NOTE: (Some signatures were hard to distinguish in the Open Range Registry. I've tried to read them as correctly as possible, but have added a ? where I had problems).

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