Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: United Methodist
• Education: New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, 1917
• Occupation: Agriculture Department Employee
• Occupation: Farmer
• Occupation: Land Appraiser
• Occupation: Sheep Rancher
• Military: Hilmar was a World War I veteran. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 18 May 1917 and was discharged on 27 Mar 1919.
• Census: 9 Jun 1900, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Census: 22 Apr 1910, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Residence: 31 May 1917, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Residence: 30 Jun 1920, Laredo, Webb, Texas, USA
• Residence: 3 Apr 1926, Nogales, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Mesilla Park, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 2 Jun 1933, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 23 Oct 1933, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
• Census: 19 Apr 1940, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 19 Nov 1951, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 10 Sep 1969, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 21 Dec 1976, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA

Notes:

Hilmar was a member of the Western Irrigated Pecan Growers and the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. He was also active for many years in the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars including managing the Legion’s baseball league. On behalf of his volunteer with the city of Las Cruces’s recreational program, the city named its newly build recreation center after him in August, 1973. Hilmar was also a member of the NMSU Aggie Booster Club serving as its director, as well as being a member of a the Century Club, a unit of the Booster Club.

Census:
Houston St.

Census:
314 W. Myrtle St.

Residence:
311 W. Park Ave.

Residence:
Precinct 5

Census:
Precinct 5

Residence:
south of town

Died:
at Las Cruces Manor

Buried:
Section 8, Block 5, Plot 15

Hilmar married Esther Irene STUART on 30 Jun 1920 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA. Esther (daughter of James Grayson STUART and Mary Helen OLINGER) was born on 12 Jan 1896 in Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska, USA; died on 9 May 1985 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: United Methodist
• Education: B.S., New Mexico A&M University, 1949
• Education: M.S., Utah State University, 1950
• Occupation: Boat and Marine Engine Dealer
• Occupation: Engineer
• Occupation: Pecan Grower
• Military: SGT US Army Air Forces - World War II Stuart enlisted on 10 Mar 1944 and entered active service on 7 Apr 1944. He separated from service on 3 Jul 1946.
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Mesilla Park, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
• Census: 19 Apr 1940, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 31 Jul 1976, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 21 Dec 1976, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 23 Feb 1985, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 17 Aug 2004, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 21 Apr 2008, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA

Notes:

“Stuart’s family moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, as a small child where he attended school before graduating from New Mexico State Univeristy in 1949 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. While in college he lettered in basketball and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1950, Stuart received a master’s degree in engineering from Utah State University. After college, Stuart worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Smith Machine Company of Texas. He purchased the Las Cruces branch of that company and renamed it Butte Pump Company. He operated the business until selling it in 1960. In 1968, Stuart founded Jornada Water Company, which was a private water utility which he sold in 1982. Stuart became Doña Ana County Roads Superintendent in 1964. He is a former chairman of the county’s Planning and Zoning Commission. From 1968 until 1989 Stuart owned Desert Drydoc, a boat and marine engine dealership. He also operated a 35-acre pecan orchard in Mesilla Valley, New Mexico, which was started by his parents. He retired in 1999. Stuart is a 35-year member and past board member of NMSU Aggie Sports Association and served on the University’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee. In 1998 Stuart was appointed to the Citizens Bank Board of Councilors.”

“In March 1944, while a freshman at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, Stuart enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and served as an electrical technician on the C-46 Commando, a twin-engine military transport, in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II. Sgt. Meerscheidt was honorably discharged in July 1946, and used his G.I. Bill benefits to earn a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering at New Mexico A&M and a master's degree in engineering at Utah State University… Stuart, who played varsity basketball at New Mexico A&M from 1947 to 1949, and Betsy were lifelong Aggie fans and supporters, and were fixtures at hundreds of Aggie basketball, football and baseball games for more than a half century. Betsy could usually be seen waving her Aggie flag and a red pair of bloomers at nearly every Aggie game. Besides being longtime donors to Aggie athletics, the couple sponsored the hydrotherapy pool in the Stan Fulton Center at Aggie Memorial Stadium in 2008, and established the Stuart and Betsy Meerscheidt Athletic Training Education Program Endowed Scholarship Fund for NMSU athletics students. More recently, they established the Stuart and Betty Meerscheidt Family Rentfrow Fund in the NMSU Department of Kinesiology and Dance. Stuart was inducted into the NMSU Athletic Hall of Fame on March 7, 2015. While raising his daughters, Stuart raced mini-stock cars at Mesilla Valley Speedway and tunnel-hull boats throughout the Southwest, enlisting his girls as his pit crew. Racing was always a family affair with the Meerscheidts, as were fishing trips to Mexico, weekends at Elephant Butte Lake, elk hunting in the Gila Wilderness and many other adventures. He was active with the Las Cruces chapter of China-Burma-India veterans and other veterans organizations.”

Birth:
at 9:10 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital

Residence:
Precinct 5

Census:
Precinct 5

Stuart married Betty Jean LOOMIS on 19 Nov 1951 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA. Betty (daughter of William Jay LOOMIS and Lorraine STONE) was born on 8 Sep 1932 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA; died on 17 Aug 2004 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: B.S., New Mexico A&M University, 1954
• Occupation: Business
• Occupation: Correctional Officer
• Occupation: Farm Manager
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
• Census: 19 Apr 1940, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 21 Dec 1976, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
• Residence: 9 Mar 2008, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA

Notes:

Grayson was raised on the family farm in Las Cruces, New Mexico where he attended school before he went with his brother Stuart to Utah State University, Logan, Utah. He enjoyed winter sports while there, but shattered his leg ice skating. He went back to Las Cruces and finished his degree in agriculture from New Mexico A&M in 1954. Grayson has worked in several professions, eventually starting an independent small domestic pump repair business. he then purchased a water conditioning company. Shortly after selling the water company, he went to work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna, Texas. The prison had a large herd of dairy cattle and a large farm. Grayson was assistant farm manager until the government closed the operation. He completed the remainder of his service as a correctional officer until his retirement in 1988. He was an avid Boy Scout and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He enjoys hunting and camping with his family. He helped found the Las Cruces Jeep Club and was president for a time. Since retirement, he and Patsy live on the family farm where pecans are the main crop.

Residence:
Precinct 5

Census:
Precinct 5

Grayson married Patsy Jean PATTON on 3 Jun 1956 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA. Patsy (daughter of Robert Meade PATTON and Mary Irene MUSGROVE) was born on 3 May 1934 in Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA; died on 12 Nov 2015 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA; was cremated . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of death: Complications from Cancer
• Residence: 10 Apr 2008, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA

Notes:

“Quintin was an animal lover and a nature enthusiast. He enjoyed fishing, camping, riding ATV'S, and traveling to other states and Mexico to see the ocean, snorkel and collect seashells. Quintin loved dragons as well as reading, particularly fantasy books and could often be found entertaining friends and family with his latest magic tricks. He was an avid aggie basketball fan and had a passion for playing the trombone. As a member of the Cub Scouts, he received his arrow of light. Quintin was a good student in the 8th grade at Zia Middle School and was set to start high school at Las Cruces High in the fall. His family describes him as a curious, gentle and caring person who was fun loving and kind hearted.”

Died:
at the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital