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- C.W. HALLIBURTON C.W. Halliburton, manager of the Dexter Lumber Company, was borninMissouri, August 8, 1858, a son of George and Elizabeth(Featherstone)Halliburton. The father, who was a farmer by occupation,settled inMissouri at an early day and there gave his attention togeneralagricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in1859.His widowlong survived him, passing away in 1914, when she had reachedthe age ofeighty years. C. W. Halliburton, their only child, attended the public schoolsbutwas obliged to put aside his textbooks at an early age, and most ofhislife's lessons were learned in the school of experience. Hedevotedfourteen years to railroad work, his services being largelyinconnection with the freight department. He was a resident ofMissouriduring that period and later he turned his attention to theraising andsale of nursery stock, conducting business along that linefor fiveyears. Still later he established a planing mill, which heconducted forthree years and then he turned his attention to theSouthwest, making hisway to Roswell in November, 1903. In 1904 hearrived in Dexter. The townat that time had scarcely been started.There were practically nobuildings upon the present site and for atime he lived in a tent, doinghis own work. He became connected withthe lumber business at this point.The yard here was formerly a branchof the Pecos Valley Lumber Companybut was later sold to the HagermanLumber and Hardware Company, by whichcorporation it was conducteduntil July, 1908, when it was taken over bythe Kemp Lumber Company, ofwhich Mr. Halliburton acts as manager. He isthus engaged in thesuccessful control of an important business and iscontinuallyenlarging its interests. On the 10th of February, 1881, Mr. Halliburton was married to MissEdnaMcCanne and she died May 26, 1906, leaving three sons Leo C.,Waltonand Oscar T., the eldest son, George W., having departed thislife at theage of twenty-four years. On the 29th of July 1909, Mr.Halliburton wasagain married, his second union being with Miss HattieB. Singleton. Mr.Halliburton also has a little grandson, now threeyears of age. In his religious faith Mr. Halliburton is a Presbyterian and is aloyalsupporter of the church and its work. Fraternally he is connectedwiththe Odd Fellows. In politics he is somewhat independant, voting formenrather than for party, although he often supports the democraticparty.While in Moberly, Missouri, he served as a member of the citycouncilfor five years and he took an active interest in public affairsthereduring the long period of his residence in that place, covering athirdof a century, from 1870 to 1903. He is deeply interested inthecommunity in which he now lives and he cooperates in many welldefinedplans and measures for the general good.
Source: "The Leading Facts of New Mexican History", Edited, CompliedandAnnotated by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Esq. Vice-President oftheHistorical Society of New Mexico. Author of "The MilitaryOccupation ofNew Mexico. 1846-1851." "The Spanish Archives of NewMexico."
VOL. III Illustrated, The Torch Press, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1917
Rutherford, W.K. and A.C. (Zimmerman), "Genealogical History oftheHALLIBURTON Family", 1959 &1983 cites part but not all of thearticlefrom "The Leading Facts..."
This article is typed as it appears in the book. Facts are that Edna McCanne Halliburton died May 26, 1906 in Dexter,N.M.George William Halliburton died April 4, 1908, in Dexter, N.M.George wasburied in Dexter, N.M. and then moved to South ParkCemetery, Roswell,N.M. for reburial on September 22, 1916. OnSeptember 8, 1930, L.C.Halliburton purchased from the Roswell CemeteryAssociation Lot #15 inBlock #21, which is next to George's space.Facing east the graves lay,Pearl, Leo, and George, with George's gravebeing unmarked. The name MissHattie B. Singleton is from Ralph EmersonTwitchell. W.K. Rutherford usesTwitchell as his source for the excerptthat appears in the GenealogicalHistory of the Halliburton Family.
Charles William was 23 and Edna Ann 22 when they married. Theyweremarried for 15 years. He was approximately 49 when he marriedHattieSingleton. She was 35. They were married almost 22 years.C.W. wasalmost 73 at the age of his death.
Source: application for marriage license, marriage license andmarriagecertificate for Charles W. and Mrs. Hattie Singleton in 1908at Roswell,New Mexico. The application for marriage license shows his age as 49. The application for marriage license shows her age as 35. Her name on the marriage papers is Mrs. Hattie Singleton. The witness to this marriage was Geo. C. Halliburton. The minister was John W. Smith.
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