| | A December 1919 passport application for Paul Neer provides considerable detail about his life. It specifies that he was born near Cheyene, Wyoming on October 15, 1879; that he lived in Mexico from 1897 to 1903 and from 1911 to 1916; that he lived in Honduras from 1908 to 1910; that he had never previously had a passport; that he currently lived in Glendale, California; and was applying for one to go to Honduras for "Mining Engineering" to depart from Nogales on the Southern Pacific line in January of 1920. | | A December 1919 passport application for Paul Neer provides considerable detail about his life. It specifies that he was born near Cheyene, Wyoming on October 15, 1879; that he lived in Mexico from 1897 to 1903 and from 1911 to 1916; that he lived in Honduras from 1908 to 1910; that he had never previously had a passport; that he currently lived in Glendale, California; and was applying for one to go to Honduras for "Mining Engineering" to depart from Nogales on the Southern Pacific line in January of 1920. |
| − | According to the U.S. Census, in 1900, he lived in Bisbee, Arizona, as a copper miner. He married [[Fay]]. Their daughter was [[Pauline E. Neer]]. Paul was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, a brother in the School of Mines Gamma Eta chapter, badge number 49, initiated on September 14, 1906, just before his brother Lee. | + | According to the U.S. Census, in 1900, he lived in Bisbee, Arizona, as a copper miner. He married [[Fay]]. Their daughter was [[Pauline E. Neer]]. Paul was a student in the 1909 class of the Colorado School of Mines. The school quarterly reports that his sophomore year, he was class vice-president. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, a brother in the School of Mines Gamma Eta chapter, badge number 49, initiated on September 14, 1906, just before his brother [[Lee Neer]]. |