Bauman, Joe b. April 16, 1922 d. September 20, 2005 Professional Baseball Player. His 72 minor-league home runs in 1954 stood as a professional baseball record until Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001. He played for the Roswell Rockets of the Longhorn League during the 1950s. Bauman, a left-handed first baseman, was 32 when he hit .400 over 138 games in 1954. He was a hulking man at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds when he hit 337 homers in nine minor league seasons. After retiring, he settled in Roswell, running a service station and later working for a beer...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody) Memory Lawn Memorial Park, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Burke, Andrew Horace b. May 15, 1850 d. November 17, 1918 North Dakota Governor. He served as Governor of North Dakota from 1891 to 1893. He served during the Civil War as a Musician (drummer boy) in Company D, 75th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in on July 17, 1862, and being discharged due to disability on January 5, 1863. Only 12 years old at the time of his enlistment, he was the youngest member of his Company. South Park Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Hinkle, James Fielding b. October 20, 1862 d. March 26, 1951 New Mexico Governor (1923-1925). A rancher and banker who moved to New Mexico in 1885, he became involved in politics in 1893 and was elected Governor in 1922. He served from 1923 to 1925. After he left office, he returned to his ranching and banking interests. (Bio by: Gary Wayne Parks) South Park Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
b. April 16, 1922 d. September 20, 2005