Barber B. George

 

 By 1885, White Oaks had settled down and was beginning to thrive. Three attorneys, John Y. Hewitt, Harvey B. Ferguson, and George Barber, opened businesses there, and other professionals began to arrive in town to open their own businesses

GEORGE B. BARBER, Attorney at Law. LINCOLN, N. M.
Clipped from The Lincoln County Leader, 28 Apr 1883, Sat, 1, Page 1

the very first advertisement mention of George B Barber Attorney in White Oaks new Mexico and George also married Susan McSween later known as the cattle queen of New Mexico

Birth: 1846
Death: 1928 (aged 81–82)
Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Burial  Evergreen Cemetery
Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA

George B. Barber was a prominent attorney in Lincoln, New Mexico in the late 19th century. According to the search results: Barber was born in Virginia in 1854 and as a youth moved with his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.1 He later went to Dakota and worked as a surveyor, but his health declined and in 1875 he moved to New Mexico, first to Colfax County and then to Lincoln County in 1877.1 

Barber began studying law with Judge Ira E. Leonard in Lincoln in 1880 and was admitted to the bar in 1882.12 Barber established a successful law practice in Lincoln and served as district attorney for Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy counties from 1892 to 1895.12 He was known as an able and diligent attorney, particularly as an advocate in court.1

 In addition to his law practice, Barber was involved in the cattle business, organizing the Three Rivers Land and Cattle Company in 1885.1  Also, Barber also had personal connections in Lincoln, as he later married Susan E. McSween, who was known as the “cattle queen of New Mexico”.25 Overall, George B. Barber was a prominent and influential figure in the legal and business community of Lincoln, New Mexico in the late 1800s.12

 

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Results for your Search by Grantee: BARBER GEORGE

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Type	Grantee	Rec	Book	Page	#		Grantor	Instrument	Description	Doc#
DEED	BARBER GEORGE	1	K	340	2		MOULTON GILMAN	18890313	JICARILLA MINING DISTRICT	188910340
		1					PHANTOM MINE			188910340
DD214	BARBER GEORGE B	1	2	295	1		U S ARMED FORCES	18650805		193410295
DEED	BARBER GEORGE B	1	B	340	3		A P LACEY LODE	18811230	WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT	188110340
		1					CRONIN M			188110340
		1					HIBERIAN LODE			188110340
		1					LARGE HOPES LODE			188110340
		1					LEN WALLACE LODE			188110340
		1					LITTLE NELL			188110340
		1					MARY A LODE			188110340
		1					MIGUEL CRONIN LODE			188110340
		1					PILGRIM LODE			188110340
		1					SAMUEL KAISER LODE			188110340
DEED	BARBER GEORGE B	1	C	64	2		BREWER RICHARD M DEC’D	18810523	BREWER RANCH	188110064
	Section	Township 10S	Range 15E						PART SECS 25-27 34	188110064
AGREE	BARBER GEORGE B	1	C	513	3		BARBER GEORGE B	18820225	AGREE TO OBTAIN PATENT FOR CLAIM	188210513
		1							IN WHITE OAKS	188210513
		1					BARBER SUE E FKA			188210513
		1								188210513
		1					HOMESTAKE GOLD MINING COMPANY			188210513
		1								188210513
		1					MCSWEEN SUE E			188210513
		1								188210513
DEED	BARBER GEORGE B	1	C	570	1		SANSOM HELEN V	18800828	TOWN OF ROSWELL LOTS	188210570
		1					SANSOM JOHN W			188210570
DEED	BARBER GEORGE B	1	A	39	1		TOMLINSON JAMES A TRUSTEE	18820515		188210039
	Track	Unit	Block 11	Lot 1	Parcel		WHITE OAKS O P			188210039
PATENT	BARBER GEORGE B	1	CP	58	2		UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	18830120	DESERT LANDS CERTIFICATE NO 4	188510058

Results for your Search by Grantee: BARBER GEORGE

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Type	Grantee	Rec	Book	Page	#	Filed	Grantor	Instrument	Description	Doc#
PATENT	BARBER GEORGE B	1	CP	58	2	18850526	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	18830120	DESERT LANDS CERTIFICATE NO 4	188510058
	Section 33	Township 10S	Range 10E						PART	188510058
QCD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	G	136	2	18851022	ELLIS ELLA P	18851021	PROPERTY IN TOWN OF LINCOLN	188510136
ASSIGN MTG	BARBER GEORGE B	1	H	608	2	18870514	DAWSON SUSAN	18870510	ASSIGN MTG DON JUNE 11, 1886	188710608
		1					HAMILTON H B			188710608
		1					LEONARD IRA E			188710608
QCD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	I	189	2	18870725	LINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS	18860406		188710189
	Section	Township 09S	Range 16E						TOWN OF LINCOLN	188710189
DEED	BARBER GEORGE B	1	I	244	3	18870813	RUDISILLE LEE H	18870808	NOGAL MINING DISTRICT	188710244
		1					TRINNE LODE			188710244
NOTICE	BARBER GEORGE B	1	I	346	2	18871020	BARBER GEORGE B	18870430	WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT	188710346
		1							NOTICE OF FORFEITURE	188710346
		1					BENSON CHANDLER THOMAS & CO			188710346
		1								188710346
		1					CRONIN MICHAEL			188710346
		1								188710346
		1					LARGE HOPES LODE			188710346
		1								188710346
		1					THORNTON W T			188710346
		1								188710346
WD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	J	214	2	18880416	HEWITT AMELIA C	18880407		188810214
		1					HEWITT JOHN Y			188810214
		1					MCPHERSON SARAH			188810214
	Track	Unit	Block	Lot 3-5			CITY LODE-PINON ST W O			188810214
WD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	J	295	2	18880507	HEMAN M LULU	18880504		188810295
		1					HEMAN THEODORE W			188810295
	Track	Unit	Block 27	Lot 2			WHITE OAKS O P			188810295
	Track	Unit	Block 137	Lot			WHITE OAKS O P			188810295
WD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	J	353	2	18880530	MEHRMANN WILLIAM	18880528		188810353
	Track	Unit	Block 63	Lot 2			WHITE OAKS O P			188810353
WD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	J	355	2	18880530	MEHRMAN F W	18880528		188810355
	Track	Unit	Block 63	Lot 1			WHITE OAKS O P			188810355
WD	BARBER GEORGE B	1	J	592	3	18881008	BONNELL ED R	18880922		188810592

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