William J. Chisum Eddy County, New Mexico

William J. Chisum, the second son of James Chisum, is engaged in the real estate business in Roswell. He was born in Denton County, Texas, August 7, 1864, and is one of the most active of the second generation of pioneers in the Pecos valley, doing everything possible to develop the resources of the country and make the valley prosperous and a desirable place of residence as well. He belongs to that class who have followed those who have blazed the trail and have exploited the resources and riches of the district to its vast renown and their own profit, having the ability to plan and perform and to co-ordinate powers until success has been achieved and his position in real estate circles is one of prominence.

On the 3rd of July, 1887, William J. Chisum was married in Dodge City, Kansas, to Lina Tucker, a daughter of Robert Tucker, now of Stillwater, Oklahoma, who served in the Mexican war. They have one daughter, Josephine Branch, born July 25, 1889.

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Source: History of New Mexico, Its Resources and People, Volume II, Pacific States Publishing Co., 1907.