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| − | Paul Neer was the son of [[Oliver Lee Neer]] and [[Ida Jane Johnson]]. | + | Paul Neer was the son of [[Oliver Lee Neer]] and [[Ida Jane Johnson]]. 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; 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 minor. He married [[Fay]]. Their daughter was [[Pauline E. Neer]]. [[Charlotte Ann Quinlan]] remembers her mother [[Leona Jane Neer]] describing how Paul was "assassinated" in Mexico in the presence of his wife, leaving Guanacevi on November 16, 1924. This murder resulted in the often cited case of [http://untreaty.un.org/cod/riaa/cases/vol_IV/60-66.pdf Neer versus Mexico]. The case records describe Paul as having been a superintendent of a mine near Guanacevi. |
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Revision as of 03:14, 1 December 2012
Paul Neer was the son of Oliver Lee Neer and Ida Jane Johnson. 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; 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 minor. He married Fay. Their daughter was Pauline E. Neer. Charlotte Ann Quinlan remembers her mother Leona Jane Neer describing how Paul was "assassinated" in Mexico in the presence of his wife, leaving Guanacevi on November 16, 1924. This murder resulted in the often cited case of Neer versus Mexico. The case records describe Paul as having been a superintendent of a mine near Guanacevi.
