"EARLY SETTLER - CAME TO NEW MEXICO IN 1880"
Find A Grave contributor Pete Seeker has made a suggestion:
Charley Foor was one of those lesser-known pillars in New Mexico development. He made a lot of history in West Texas and certainly, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The following is his obit, plus an earlier undated interview. I have noted some variation. I have read two other similar interviews, and while the facts vary somewhat, the story is largely the same.
OBITUARY, DeBaca County "Banner Leader" January 5, 1940
Headline: CHARLES W. FOOR, 89, TO BURIED TODAY.
Resided here 56 years.
Charles W. Foor, aged 89, died about 4:30pm Wednesday at the home of is daughter, Mrs. Fred (Dora) Gott.
He had been in failing health for nearly two years, when he suffered a stroke, which affected his hearing and speech, and later he had a fall, when he broke his ankle, since which time he was practically confined to the house.
Mr. Foor came to the old Fort Sumner country in 1883, according to his statement to the writer, and save for a trip to the Encino country with his daughter and son-in-law last fall, he had lived continuously in this section of the state.
He recounted to the writer that he brought a herd of stock here from Oklahoma which he lost during the first year, from drought. Later he was store keeper, hotel man, surveyor and postmaster at the old fort.
On establishment of the townsite of Sunnyside, north of Highway 60, he surveyed and platted that townsite, and surveys on the side of the town are his original surveys.
He was always interested in the the historical side of the old fort, and having a wide acquaintance with the early-day stockmen and residents of this section, could recount many interesting occurrences of those days.
Charley Foor was the moving spirit in collecting the funds which paid for erecting the marker over the graves of the three outlaws, Charley Bowdrie, Tom O'Folliard and William Bonney--Billy the Kid. This was done by him so that tourists and visitors to this section would have something to show where the graces of the three "Pals" was to be found.
He was always a most lovable and peaceful character, and was a true friend to his friends.
When the post office was first moved from old Fort Sumner to the present Fort Sumner townsite, and placed near where the Perry blacksmith shop now stands, Charley was the postmaster. This was later discontinued when the Post Office Department settled that early day squabble of the name of the town by naming it Fort Sumner and the name "Sunnyside" went into oblivion.
(Copy was cut off at this point, and may have been all there was)
THE INTERVIEW
CHARLES W. FOOR
"Charles W. Foor, who came to New Mexico in 1881, arriving at Fort Sumner on the 29th of October, is a native of Kentucky, and removed from that state to Texas in 1873. He left Mitchell County, Texas enroute for New Mexico, driving the second bunch of cattle ever brought across the plains from the Lone Star State to the Territory. The destination was Fort Sumner and after reaching that place Mr. Foor began working for the Littlefield Cattle Co. to who the cattle were sold, continuing in that employ from April until August 1882. He afterward returned to Ft. Sumner, where he located and engaged in the saloon business from August 1882 until December 1883. He next turned his attention to merchandising at the fort for one year after which he went to Cedar Canyon near Bar V Ranch. He was afterward engaged in ranching until August 1887, when he returned to Ft. Sumner and opened a hotel, which he has since successfully conducted and since 1891 he has been postmaster of the town. In August 1905, he established a hotel in the town of Sunnyside where he is now located temporarily. He also has a ranch in Roosevelt County four miles east of Fort Sumner on which he expects to take up his abode at an early date. It is situated two and half miles south east of the new town of LaLande on the Belen cut-off of the Santa Fe road. Mr. Foor has been watchful of the indications point toward success and improvement in the Territory and has directed his efforts along lines leading to gratifying financial results."
(Seems to have been a newspaper interview, after about 1905, but before state hood in 1912. Written without changes in wording, punctuation or spelling.)
Note: This interview is obvious error about the second herd driven to the Territory, in the second sentence. This probably should read something like, "Second herd for J.R. Sykes." Sykes was his employer in Mitchell County, Tx. It is obvious that by 1881 many hundreds of herds had been brought to New Mexico.
This date of arrival seems much more accurate than does the 1883 date in the obituary.
This was compiled from information found in the personal effects of Philip Foor, Charley's youngest son, and submitted here by Contributor, Pete Hogue.
There is an apparent variation of the birth and death dates from the cemetery marker as opposed to records.
Birth date: Charley was interviewed by a noted Texas Historian in 1927, and later 1937, which stated both times that his actual birthdate was December 8, 1850.
Death date: We find in the obituary shown here, that Charley had died on the previous Wednesday afternoon. The date of the obituary report was January 5, 1940, and the only previous Wednesday was two days earlier, January 3, 1940. It would be highly unlikely that the reporter would have predicted Charley's death date as January 20! Furthermore, January 3 was the first Wednesday in 1940. Any earlier Wednesday would have been in 1939.
It is almost a certainty that Charley Foor was born December 8, 1850, and died January 3, 1940.
Find A Grave contributor Pete Seeker has made a suggestion:
Charley Foor was one of those lesser-known pillars in New Mexico development. He made a lot of history in West Texas and certainly, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The following is his obit, plus an earlier undated interview. I have noted some variation. I have read two other similar interviews, and while the facts vary somewhat, the story is largely the same.
OBITUARY, DeBaca County "Banner Leader" January 5, 1940
Headline: CHARLES W. FOOR, 89, TO BURIED TODAY.
Resided here 56 years.
Charles W. Foor, aged 89, died about 4:30pm Wednesday at the home of is daughter, Mrs. Fred (Dora) Gott.
He had been in failing health for nearly two years, when he suffered a stroke, which affected his hearing and speech, and later he had a fall, when he broke his ankle, since which time he was practically confined to the house.
Mr. Foor came to the old Fort Sumner country in 1883, according to his statement to the writer, and save for a trip to the Encino country with his daughter and son-in-law last fall, he had lived continuously in this section of the state.
He recounted to the writer that he brought a herd of stock here from Oklahoma which he lost during the first year, from drought. Later he was store keeper, hotel man, surveyor and postmaster at the old fort.
On establishment of the townsite of Sunnyside, north of Highway 60, he surveyed and platted that townsite, and surveys on the side of the town are his original surveys.
He was always interested in the the historical side of the old fort, and having a wide acquaintance with the early-day stockmen and residents of this section, could recount many interesting occurrences of those days.
Charley Foor was the moving spirit in collecting the funds which paid for erecting the marker over the graves of the three outlaws, Charley Bowdrie, Tom O'Folliard and William Bonney--Billy the Kid. This was done by him so that tourists and visitors to this section would have something to show where the graces of the three "Pals" was to be found.
He was always a most lovable and peaceful character, and was a true friend to his friends.
When the post office was first moved from old Fort Sumner to the present Fort Sumner townsite, and placed near where the Perry blacksmith shop now stands, Charley was the postmaster. This was later discontinued when the Post Office Department settled that early day squabble of the name of the town by naming it Fort Sumner and the name "Sunnyside" went into oblivion.
(Copy was cut off at this point, and may have been all there was)
THE INTERVIEW
CHARLES W. FOOR
"Charles W. Foor, who came to New Mexico in 1881, arriving at Fort Sumner on the 29th of October, is a native of Kentucky, and removed from that state to Texas in 1873. He left Mitchell County, Texas enroute for New Mexico, driving the second bunch of cattle ever brought across the plains from the Lone Star State to the Territory. The destination was Fort Sumner and after reaching that place Mr. Foor began working for the Littlefield Cattle Co. to who the cattle were sold, continuing in that employ from April until August 1882. He afterward returned to Ft. Sumner, where he located and engaged in the saloon business from August 1882 until December 1883. He next turned his attention to merchandising at the fort for one year after which he went to Cedar Canyon near Bar V Ranch. He was afterward engaged in ranching until August 1887, when he returned to Ft. Sumner and opened a hotel, which he has since successfully conducted and since 1891 he has been postmaster of the town. In August 1905, he established a hotel in the town of Sunnyside where he is now located temporarily. He also has a ranch in Roosevelt County four miles east of Fort Sumner on which he expects to take up his abode at an early date. It is situated two and half miles south east of the new town of LaLande on the Belen cut-off of the Santa Fe road. Mr. Foor has been watchful of the indications point toward success and improvement in the Territory and has directed his efforts along lines leading to gratifying financial results."
(Seems to have been a newspaper interview, after about 1905, but before state hood in 1912. Written without changes in wording, punctuation or spelling.)
Note: This interview is obvious error about the second herd driven to the Territory, in the second sentence. This probably should read something like, "Second herd for J.R. Sykes." Sykes was his employer in Mitchell County, Tx. It is obvious that by 1881 many hundreds of herds had been brought to New Mexico.
This date of arrival seems much more accurate than does the 1883 date in the obituary.
This was compiled from information found in the personal effects of Philip Foor, Charley's youngest son, and submitted here by Contributor, Pete Hogue.
There is an apparent variation of the birth and death dates from the cemetery marker as opposed to records.
Birth date: Charley was interviewed by a noted Texas Historian in 1927, and later 1937, which stated both times that his actual birthdate was December 8, 1850.
Death date: We find in the obituary shown here, that Charley had died on the previous Wednesday afternoon. The date of the obituary report was January 5, 1940, and the only previous Wednesday was two days earlier, January 3, 1940. It would be highly unlikely that the reporter would have predicted Charley's death date as January 20! Furthermore, January 3 was the first Wednesday in 1940. Any earlier Wednesday would have been in 1939.
It is almost a certainty that Charley Foor was born December 8, 1850, and died January 3, 1940.
"EARLY SETTLER - CAME TO NEW MEXICO IN 1880"
Find A Grave contributor Pete Seeker has made a suggestion:
Charley Foor was one of those lesser-known pillars in New Mexico development. He made a lot of history in West Texas and certainly, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The following is his obit, plus an earlier undated interview. I have noted some variation. I have read two other similar interviews, and while the facts vary somewhat, the story is largely the same.
OBITUARY, DeBaca County "Banner Leader" January 5, 1940
Headline: CHARLES W. FOOR, 89, TO BURIED TODAY.
Resided here 56 years.
Charles W. Foor, aged 89, died about 4:30pm Wednesday at the home of is daughter, Mrs. Fred (Dora) Gott.
He had been in failing health for nearly two years, when he suffered a stroke, which affected his hearing and speech, and later he had a fall, when he broke his ankle, since which time he was practically confined to the house.
Mr. Foor came to the old Fort Sumner country in 1883, according to his statement to the writer, and save for a trip to the Encino country with his daughter and son-in-law last fall, he had lived continuously in this section of the state.
He recounted to the writer that he brought a herd of stock here from Oklahoma which he lost during the first year, from drought. Later he was store keeper, hotel man, surveyor and postmaster at the old fort.
On establishment of the townsite of Sunnyside, north of Highway 60, he surveyed and platted that townsite, and surveys on the side of the town are his original surveys.
He was always interested in the the historical side of the old fort, and having a wide acquaintance with the early-day stockmen and residents of this section, could recount many interesting occurrences of those days.
Charley Foor was the moving spirit in collecting the funds which paid for erecting the marker over the graves of the three outlaws, Charley Bowdrie, Tom O'Folliard and William Bonney--Billy the Kid. This was done by him so that tourists and visitors to this section would have something to show where the graces of the three "Pals" was to be found.
He was always a most lovable and peaceful character, and was a true friend to his friends.
When the post office was first moved from old Fort Sumner to the present Fort Sumner townsite, and placed near where the Perry blacksmith shop now stands, Charley was the postmaster. This was later discontinued when the Post Office Department settled that early day squabble of the name of the town by naming it Fort Sumner and the name "Sunnyside" went into oblivion.
(Copy was cut off at this point, and may have been all there was)
THE INTERVIEW
CHARLES W. FOOR
"Charles W. Foor, who came to New Mexico in 1881, arriving at Fort Sumner on the 29th of October, is a native of Kentucky, and removed from that state to Texas in 1873. He left Mitchell County, Texas enroute for New Mexico, driving the second bunch of cattle ever brought across the plains from the Lone Star State to the Territory. The destination was Fort Sumner and after reaching that place Mr. Foor began working for the Littlefield Cattle Co. to who the cattle were sold, continuing in that employ from April until August 1882. He afterward returned to Ft. Sumner, where he located and engaged in the saloon business from August 1882 until December 1883. He next turned his attention to merchandising at the fort for one year after which he went to Cedar Canyon near Bar V Ranch. He was afterward engaged in ranching until August 1887, when he returned to Ft. Sumner and opened a hotel, which he has since successfully conducted and since 1891 he has been postmaster of the town. In August 1905, he established a hotel in the town of Sunnyside where he is now located temporarily. He also has a ranch in Roosevelt County four miles east of Fort Sumner on which he expects to take up his abode at an early date. It is situated two and half miles south east of the new town of LaLande on the Belen cut-off of the Santa Fe road. Mr. Foor has been watchful of the indications point toward success and improvement in the Territory and has directed his efforts along lines leading to gratifying financial results."
(Seems to have been a newspaper interview, after about 1905, but before state hood in 1912. Written without changes in wording, punctuation or spelling.)
Note: This interview is obvious error about the second herd driven to the Territory, in the second sentence. This probably should read something like, "Second herd for J.R. Sykes." Sykes was his employer in Mitchell County, Tx. It is obvious that by 1881 many hundreds of herds had been brought to New Mexico.
This date of arrival seems much more accurate than does the 1883 date in the obituary.
This was compiled from information found in the personal effects of Philip Foor, Charley's youngest son, and submitted here by Contributor, Pete Hogue.
There is an apparent variation of the birth and death dates from the cemetery marker as opposed to records.
Birth date: Charley was interviewed by a noted Texas Historian in 1927, and later 1937, which stated both times that his actual birthdate was December 8, 1850.
Death date: We find in the obituary shown here, that Charley had died on the previous Wednesday afternoon. The date of the obituary report was January 5, 1940, and the only previous Wednesday was two days earlier, January 3, 1940. It would be highly unlikely that the reporter would have predicted Charley's death date as January 20! Furthermore, January 3 was the first Wednesday in 1940. Any earlier Wednesday would have been in 1939.
It is almost a certainty that Charley Foor was born December 8, 1850, and died January 3, 1940.
Find A Grave contributor Pete Seeker has made a suggestion:
Charley Foor was one of those lesser-known pillars in New Mexico development. He made a lot of history in West Texas and certainly, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The following is his obit, plus an earlier undated interview. I have noted some variation. I have read two other similar interviews, and while the facts vary somewhat, the story is largely the same.
OBITUARY, DeBaca County "Banner Leader" January 5, 1940
Headline: CHARLES W. FOOR, 89, TO BURIED TODAY.
Resided here 56 years.
Charles W. Foor, aged 89, died about 4:30pm Wednesday at the home of is daughter, Mrs. Fred (Dora) Gott.
He had been in failing health for nearly two years, when he suffered a stroke, which affected his hearing and speech, and later he had a fall, when he broke his ankle, since which time he was practically confined to the house.
Mr. Foor came to the old Fort Sumner country in 1883, according to his statement to the writer, and save for a trip to the Encino country with his daughter and son-in-law last fall, he had lived continuously in this section of the state.
He recounted to the writer that he brought a herd of stock here from Oklahoma which he lost during the first year, from drought. Later he was store keeper, hotel man, surveyor and postmaster at the old fort.
On establishment of the townsite of Sunnyside, north of Highway 60, he surveyed and platted that townsite, and surveys on the side of the town are his original surveys.
He was always interested in the the historical side of the old fort, and having a wide acquaintance with the early-day stockmen and residents of this section, could recount many interesting occurrences of those days.
Charley Foor was the moving spirit in collecting the funds which paid for erecting the marker over the graves of the three outlaws, Charley Bowdrie, Tom O'Folliard and William Bonney--Billy the Kid. This was done by him so that tourists and visitors to this section would have something to show where the graces of the three "Pals" was to be found.
He was always a most lovable and peaceful character, and was a true friend to his friends.
When the post office was first moved from old Fort Sumner to the present Fort Sumner townsite, and placed near where the Perry blacksmith shop now stands, Charley was the postmaster. This was later discontinued when the Post Office Department settled that early day squabble of the name of the town by naming it Fort Sumner and the name "Sunnyside" went into oblivion.
(Copy was cut off at this point, and may have been all there was)
THE INTERVIEW
CHARLES W. FOOR
"Charles W. Foor, who came to New Mexico in 1881, arriving at Fort Sumner on the 29th of October, is a native of Kentucky, and removed from that state to Texas in 1873. He left Mitchell County, Texas enroute for New Mexico, driving the second bunch of cattle ever brought across the plains from the Lone Star State to the Territory. The destination was Fort Sumner and after reaching that place Mr. Foor began working for the Littlefield Cattle Co. to who the cattle were sold, continuing in that employ from April until August 1882. He afterward returned to Ft. Sumner, where he located and engaged in the saloon business from August 1882 until December 1883. He next turned his attention to merchandising at the fort for one year after which he went to Cedar Canyon near Bar V Ranch. He was afterward engaged in ranching until August 1887, when he returned to Ft. Sumner and opened a hotel, which he has since successfully conducted and since 1891 he has been postmaster of the town. In August 1905, he established a hotel in the town of Sunnyside where he is now located temporarily. He also has a ranch in Roosevelt County four miles east of Fort Sumner on which he expects to take up his abode at an early date. It is situated two and half miles south east of the new town of LaLande on the Belen cut-off of the Santa Fe road. Mr. Foor has been watchful of the indications point toward success and improvement in the Territory and has directed his efforts along lines leading to gratifying financial results."
(Seems to have been a newspaper interview, after about 1905, but before state hood in 1912. Written without changes in wording, punctuation or spelling.)
Note: This interview is obvious error about the second herd driven to the Territory, in the second sentence. This probably should read something like, "Second herd for J.R. Sykes." Sykes was his employer in Mitchell County, Tx. It is obvious that by 1881 many hundreds of herds had been brought to New Mexico.
This date of arrival seems much more accurate than does the 1883 date in the obituary.
This was compiled from information found in the personal effects of Philip Foor, Charley's youngest son, and submitted here by Contributor, Pete Hogue.
There is an apparent variation of the birth and death dates from the cemetery marker as opposed to records.
Birth date: Charley was interviewed by a noted Texas Historian in 1927, and later 1937, which stated both times that his actual birthdate was December 8, 1850.
Death date: We find in the obituary shown here, that Charley had died on the previous Wednesday afternoon. The date of the obituary report was January 5, 1940, and the only previous Wednesday was two days earlier, January 3, 1940. It would be highly unlikely that the reporter would have predicted Charley's death date as January 20! Furthermore, January 3 was the first Wednesday in 1940. Any earlier Wednesday would have been in 1939.
It is almost a certainty that Charley Foor was born December 8, 1850, and died January 3, 1940.
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