Does anyone have suggestions on how Jamie can research this ancestor? I will post a query and send this to the AGeS (Alamogordo Genealogical Society) to see whether anyone there has a suggestion. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Quiroga, Jamie H To: susanbellomo@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: Baker, William Riley I am working on my MA in Western history and need more information on my ancestor, William Riley Baker. I know he was the first sheriff of Otero County, New Mexico when the county was split from (I believe) Dona Ana county in 1899. I have read that Otero County was separated from Lincoln County to remove a notorious trial from Pat Garrett's jurisdiction but I have no further information on that event. I would like to do my graduate research on the crime, the trial, and the personalities involved in this event-If indeed the story is true. Baker was reportedly born in 1859 and died in 1906 in Mexico while guarding a mine. He apparently moved back and forth between New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico throughout his life. Any information would be greatly appreciated and I will cite sources in my final article and give you credit for information you provide. I will also send you a copy of the finished article, if you wish. My e-mail address is Jamie.h.quiroga@nhmccd.edu Thank you! Jamie Quiroga