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Rio Grande Valley Oil Co.

Rio Grande Valley Oil Co.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

BiographyGrowing in prominence during World War I, the company began drilling for oil in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and successfully started New Mexico’s role as a major oil producer. At this time, the crew had to be armed with weapons to fend off bandits and later moved into Cameron County, New Mexico for a more reliable oil source.

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Monty H. Singer

born Tuba City, Arizona; lives Albuquerque, New Mexico

Susan Rothenberg

Susan Rothenberg

1945 Buffalo, New York – 2020 Northern New Mexico

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James King Woolenshirt (Biee'Di'cloo')

born 1951 Shiprock, New Mexico - 2019

born 1965 Gallup, New Mexico; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico and Berkeley, California

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E. George de Ville

1888 Appleton, Wisconsin - 1960 St. John's, Arizona

1925 Laguna, New Mexico - 2021 Albuquerque, New Mexico

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W. Eugene Smith

1918 Wichita, Kansas – 1978 Tucson, Arizona

1917 St. Louis, Missouri - 2013 Schaumburg, Illinois

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Vicente Gandía

1935 Valencia, Spain - 2009 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

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1898 Ellerbe Springs, North Carolina - 1993 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Lichfield, England, 1845 - 2010

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born 1958 Shiprock, New Mexico; lives Kirtland, New Mexico