This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. and US Fish and Wildlife have all contributed expertise in the stewardship of If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Like Waggoner, Burnett, and Goodnight, he created a cattle kingdom that was sustained by thousands of acres of grass. Rio Rancho . In 2016 the Turkey Track Ranch was selected as one of six regional honorees of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). and Vance Brownlee works from Dixon. WHITTENBURG III., J.A. The property is also the site of the two famed battles of the Adobe Walls of 1864 and 1874, and this hallowed ground just north of the Canadian River is revered by descendants of all combatants. 2015 Outstanding Rangeland Steward Award. Texas Section, This is a carousel with slides. Plemons, This browser does not support getting your location. Decision to sell comes after twelve decades of stewardship. 350,000 and had an average head count of 30,000 head. based on information from your browser. . North Texas Cattle Ranch known as "oasis of the Panhandle" is hitting the market for the first time in 120 years, asking $200 million for 80,000 acres. © 1995 - 2023 Farm Journal, Inc. All RightsReserved. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Katsy Kaye Mullendore Whittenburg I found on Findagrave.com. south of Gruver and began using the Turkey Track brand. Try again later. He was then a member of the Former Texas Rangers' Association from 1973-1978, and Executive Committee member of the Texas Rangers Commemorative Commission and Hall of Fame. But the U.S. Senate refused to ratify a provision that would have vested grantees merely in the process. It's surprising how much a musical selection can affect mourning. During the 1980s, Mr. Whittenburg built more than 250 earth dams and improved the livestock water. 228 . "I believed that to do more, all I needed was to get up earlier and have a faster airplane." The Turkey Track Ranch was pioneered in the era of legendary WT Waggoner, 6666 and Goodnight Ranches. 11 talking about this. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). He will be forever in the hearts of those who knew him, especially his surviving relatives: his wife, Katsy Whittenburg of Dallas; his four daughters and their husbands Jeanne Latimer (Bob), Liz Redwine (Ras V), C.C. James Andrew Whittenburg. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Kendrick, Turkey Track Foreman Josh Hawkins and Dale Smith, Texas Section, We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. We're not writing about renters. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Please try again later. They would also receive wind and solar rights. Try again. I've had a chance to sample all the things that were such great attractions to me, whether it was piloting a fast jet, playing gin with John Wayne, or even trimming a horse's hooves." You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. We are members of ATADA, and comply fully with its standards for authenticity and integrity. Information and advice to help you cope with the death of someone important to you. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. The ranch was established later in the 1870s and has been owned by the Whittenburg and Coble families since the turn of the 20th century. Katsy Mullendore Whittenburg went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 21, 2017 at her home in Dallas. Doherty family, Folsom NM, 60,000 acres, 20. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. GREAT NEWS! By 1920, it had grown to 64,000 acres, and by 1955 it was 128,000 acres. Our cutoff point worked out to be 35,000 acres. In the 1970s and early 80s, he served on the boards of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas' War on Drugs Committee, St. Anthony's Hospital and Amarillo Globe-News. the great numbers of waterfowl. He later purchased and operated ranches in the Panhandle, New Mexico (the Double O Bar, Sapello and the TO Ranch) and Cuatrocinegas, Mexico. photos taken of the ranch for the award. Try again later. Bidegain family, Tucumcari NM, 180,000 acres, 6. An article published nationally in 1885, ``Land Stealing in New Mexico,'' caused a sensation. Texas Panhandle and the ranch is a winter home for bald eagles who enjoy being a farmhand. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. New Mexico lawyer Thomas B. Catron gained wealth and political power--he later became a U.S. . A. Whittenburg II still own It's not surprising that only two persons on this listWilliam D. Sanders and John Yatesmade the. Ideal horses for performance or pleasure. Johnson when he was But the 51-year-old Whittenburg, a trim, self-confident man who usually puts in fourteen-hour days at his law firm, says he feels obligated to investigate certain lurid rumors circulating about. Then, in 1958, Adams plane went down on a flight between New Orleans and Florida. Coble recognized the infinite resources of the Southern Great Plains. From the mid-1950s on, he advanced and proliferated his diversified ranching, oil and gas, aviation and investment interests through farming, feedlots, raising cattle, real estate, banking, insurance, and a hotel venture (Hotel Cabo San Lucas). East of the Rio Grande and south of Interstate 40, a bit more than half the land is government, most notable the White Sands Missile Range and various forest lands. Please enter your email and password to sign in. She was the epitome of a lady. Whittenburg V, Price Latimer, Ras Redwine VI, Robert Weber "Roby" Latimer Jr., Coble Armstrong Jorgensen, Elizabeth Redwine Brenner, Stewart Larkin Armstrong, Mia Armstrong Brous, Sarah Latimer Hager, Alexandra Latimer Baldwin, Adham Hissam el-Effendi, Leslie Forrest el-Effendi and Elizabeth "Elli" Jeanne el-Effendi; by his step-children, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and soon-to-be fourteen great-grandchildren. Her grandfather, Erd C. Mullendore made the Cherokee Strip Land Run in Oklahoma in 1893. The property has been largely preserved under the families ownership and has received various environmental awards over the years, including the National Cattlemens Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award in 2017. Failed to delete flower. Jim participated in cutting horse training and competitions nationally with the NCHA. English You can always change this later in your Account settings. English syndicate Hansford Land & Cattle run by J.M. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. information. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. highest stewardship honor from TSCRA and the Our essays include tales of fatal gunfights, political intrigue, risks taken and failed, luck, famous inventions, family dynasties, obligatory connections to Billy The Kid, tragedies, carpetbaggers, alleged UFO crashes and, of course, an abiding faith in the permanence of terra firma. 2015, water was abundant. He was the son of George Whittenburg and the grandson of James Andrew Whittenburg. In 1883, Alexander Thompson of Scotland purchased a half interest in the 480-acre ranch, while Tony stayed on as ranch manager for many years. In 1941 a monument dedicated to the Native Americans who fought and died in the Battle of 1874 was also erected. Adobe Walls, Katsy was born on March 7, 1940 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kathleen and Eugene C. Mullendore. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Nearly 80,000 acres Under One Fence - Historic "Prize of the Panhandle" is legacy of Coble/Whittenburg empire. Like Waggoner, Burnett, and Goodnight, he created a cattle kingdom that was sustained by thousands of acres of grass. to live with his grandfather T.M. In 1905, Coble married Maud Roberts, daughter of the former Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. near the RO Ranch. She also served on the Osage Nation Foundation Board, the Woolaroc Museum Trustee Board, and fund raised extensively for Eldercare in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Property taxes are relatively low, offset by sky-high state income taxes and a gross receipts tax that unlike those in many other states does not exempt foodstuffs, clothing or clothing. My parents bought this ranch in 1995 , it was left to my sister and I. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Cory Brittingham family, Anton Chico NM, 60,000 acres, 19. ). T O Ranch, Colfax County, New Mexico T O Ranch is a cultural feature (locale) in Colfax County. calves at the Rodriguez pens. Please call (214) 855.4000 for photos, credits, interviews, and further information IGM.INK@yahoo.com. To our knowledge, such a project concentrating exclusively on New Mexico never before has been published. On the other hand, you can't ignore the numbers. Year should not be greater than current year. ICON GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE LISTED FOR $200MM TURKEY TRACK RANCH 80,000 acres - under one fence Texas Panhandle Nearly 80,000 acres Under One Fence - Historic "Prize of the Panhandle" is legacy of Coble/Whittenburg empire. Historically, vast chunks of land were granted to private citizens as either a reward for services rendered, a payoff for political support or as a means by which a government solidified its influence over a region. Jay OBrien and Dale Smith, are the well recognized and respected cattlemen who own and operate the Adobe Walls Cattle Co. Moore's Creek adjacent to the Turkey Track Ranch. To our knowledge, such a project concentrating exclusively on New Mexico never before has been published. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. He was gravely injured, but miraculously survived. Whittenburg III, Dallas TX and Amarillo TX, 85,000 acres, 17. McNalty chose a rolling expanse of free grass on Moore Creek in what is now Hutchinson County for his new range, and by 1879 he reported 6,500 head of cattle and fifty-five horses on . Coble was president of WT (Tom) Coble and later James (Jimmie) A. Whittenburg III, were two of the stewards. David Salman family, Mora NM, 40,000 acres, 33. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Required fields are marked *. This month Barrett rejoins Forbes magazine as an associate editor. Between 1984-1999, the ranch was leased to several operators who ran yearlings. Drag images here or select from your computer for Katsy Kaye Mullendore Whittenburg memorial. His sons, Alexander and Adam, took over the ranch. Richard Benson Whittenburg, 101, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Hospice House after having a major stoke 2 days earlier while still living in his own home. Contact us for more information by confidential and pre-qualified request. Whittenburg families have worked to improve the ranch for 100 years. 14 to 21 | Nos. Press alt + / to open this menu. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors 806-355-8156. He Mitchell family, Albert NM, 55,000 acres, 23. Near My Current Location; 411 U.S. / White Pages People Directory / New Mexico / Rio Rancho / People with the last name Whittenburg in Rio Rancho, NM; 1. Known for natural resources and site of Battles of Adobe Walls of 1864 and 1874. The decade of the 1960s saw the sale of the ranch to Jack Renfro from Hereford, Texas for $3.5 million. He was the son of George Whittenburg and the grandson of Jim later completed TCU Ranch Management Program in Fort Worth, TX. J.A. My parents bought this ranch in 1995 , it was left to my sister and I. Weve updated the security on the site. Here. to 3P.M. I thought you might like to see a memorial for James Andrew Jim Whittenburg IV I found on Findagrave.com. Try again. Our essays include tales of fatal gunfights, political intrigue, risks taken and failed, luck, famous inventions, family dynasties, obligatory connections to Billy The Kid, tragedies, carpetbaggers, alleged UFO crashes and, of course, an abiding faith in the permanence of, The result was decades of litigation--and fraud, as all kinds of dubious documents surfaced in purported support of these ancient rights. In June of 1924, a six-acre site was given to the Panhandle Plains Historical Society commemorating that month the 50th anniversary of the second battle of the Adobe Walls. As she neared the end, she smiled and said, "We had a pretty good ride, didn't we?" Failed to report flower. Bogle family, Dexter NM, 100,000 acres, 11. It is without question not only the 'Prize of the Panhandle', but one of the last and great dynastic, legacy ranches of its kind." New Mexico > Folsom. NRA Whittington Center - Raton, New Mexico Watch on Testimonials Pete Bonds, then president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said, "Turkey Track has an outstanding record for their environmental stewardship practices, water management programs and excellent grass diversity.". to be honored by this award when the industry is composed of so many ranchers As the founder of Cable News Network and now vice chairman of Time Warner, Ted Turner is famous, even legendary. Jump to. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Jump to. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Resend Activation Email. Mike & Deborah Smith, Pampa TX, 40,000 acres, 32. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The Turkey Track Ranch was first established by R. McNulty from Baeza family, Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico, 55,000 acres, 22. Kryloff and Barrett last wrote for Crosswinds in October when they and Ray Langley co-authored The Crosswinds 25, a list of the state's richest persons. Lane family, Solano NM, Lake Forest IL, elsewhere, 290,000 acres, 5. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? In a statement via Icon Global, the Coble and Whittenburg families cited the familys increasing numbers and geographical distances as reasons to sell the property. He lived in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas and California before coming to NM, where he worked for several years as a muleskinner on trains carrying supplies to Fort Union. We don't know of anyone today with 2 million acres of New Mexico, although oilman Robert O. Anderson, now of Roswell, may have been in that league until his fortune collapsed a few years ago. In 1899, he moved to the Panhandle and purchased 45 cattle from twelve after the loss of his parents. William D. Sanders, Santa Fe NM & El Paso TX, 45,000 acres, 28. If you don't consider Coronado as our first tourist, ranching is New Mexico's only 450-year-old industry. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Moreover, a full 30% of our list live outside New Mexico, where, perhaps, capital is easier to come by. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. The 80,000-acre ranch with 26 miles of Canadian River frontage, owned by the Whittenburg and Coble families for more than 120 years, boasts a rare combination of history, heritage and natural resources. set out to identify the state's 40 largest private individual or family landowners by acreage and provide some sense of their histories. He now owns upwards of 1.2 million acres of New Mexico, at least 50,000 acres more than Turner. Consider offering these words of comfort if you're not sure what's appropriate. Dunigan family, Abilene TX, 95,000 acres, 13. James Andrew "Jimmie" Whittenburg, IIIrancher, banker, cattle raiser, oil & gas entrepreneur, aviator and Special Texas Rangerpassed away peacefully on December 6, 2016 at his home in Dallas, TX, with his wife, children and grandchildren at his side. Patton bought out Part of his legend, in fact, seems to be that he owns more land that any other individual in this state. King family, Stanley NM, 170,000 acres, 7. 1990-12-19 Incorporated. . Adobe Walls. So are his landholdings in New Mexico: three ranches with an average size of 383,000 deeded acres each. W.T. From the 1970s through the early 2000s, he was a director of the American National Bank, Fort Worth National Bank Holding Company, Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company, National Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center, National Cattlemen's Association, New Mexico Cattle Growers Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, National Finance Credit Corporation / Texas Livestock Marketing Association, Panhandle Plains Historical Society, Special Texas Rangers Commission, Texas Cattle Feeder's Association, Missouri Beef Packers (later MBPXL), Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council, appointed commissioner of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and was an organizing member of the Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association (TMLA). In 1955, Alexanders son, Adam G. Thompson, who built the herd to prize-winning excellence, passed away at 67. There was a problem getting your location. They were married on December 7, 1952 in Portales, NM. People with the last name Whittenburg in Rio Rancho, NM (New Mexico) White Pages People Directory. SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -New Mexico has deep roots in ranching history that many can forget is there. Today, the Turkey Track Ranch, located in Hutchinson County, Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Panhandle. Family members linked to this person will appear here. But since territorial days, New Mexico tax policy has been heavily skewed in favor of big landowners. Together they blended their large, diverse and wonderful families. Adobe Charles Goodnight and ran them on a leased section ten miles north of Clarendon Hockley County. JA Whittenburg owned the MM ranch at None of this could have transpired without the love, support and medical guidance of his family, whom Jimmie credits with saving his life. The ranch has been leased to Adobe Walls Cattle Company since 2009. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. That's why, for example, the many branches of the Perez families of Torrance and Guadalupe Counties aren't here. Indeed, much of New Mexico's vast federal acreage today is the result of disallowed Mexican or Spanish land grants. Decades of boom and bust have forced the division and sale of many large spreads. She is survived by her son John W. Mecom 3 and wife Emily, daughter Katsy M. Cluck and husband Monte, daughter Mary Elizabeth M. Hahnfeld and daughter Kathleen M. Fogarty, and her twelve grandchildren Hanna Elizabeth Mecom, Merritt Jay Mecom, Lilah Ellen Mecom, Wyatt Whitfield Mecom, Kaysha Cluck Sparling, Kallie Cluck Hauschild, Monte Dean Cluck II, Madeline Elizabeth Hahnfeld, Kathleen Alexis Fogarty, Abigail Mecom Fogarty, Danny Coe Fogarty, Luke Mecom Fogarty, and her step children and great grandchildren. These grants often conflicted with what Indian tribes and pueblos saw as their property rights from time immemorial. With miles of live water, it has great populations of quail, dove, white tail You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Please consider a donation as requested by the family. Butler heirs, Massachusetts, elsewhere, 95,000 acres, 15. Icon Global to market. The decade of the 1950s was dry again. They have run their cattle on the Turkey Track for several years, managing and caring for the ranch, its fences, pasture viability and overall stewarding of this side of the operation. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Click on brand to link to another ranch's JA Whittenburg owned the MM ranch at Plemons, south of the Turkey Track.