Simon Bibo and the Bibo Family
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Portrait of Simon Bibo
From text accompanying photo: Simon Bibo, merchant and stockraiser,
(Rep.); b. July 15, 1845, Westphalia, Prussia; son of Isaac and Bluemchen
(Rosenstein) Bibo; educated public schools, Brakel, Westphalia, Germany;
engaged in merchantile business in Germany until 1865, when he came to
U.S. landing N.Y. City, Jan., 1866; came to New Mexico, July, 1866,
locating in Sante Fe, 1866-8; opened road to Fort Apache, Arizona, 1870,
furnishing the government with provisions; post trader, Ft. Apache,
1870-2; in merchandise business, Bernalillo, N.M., 1873-80; 1881 opened
store in Grants, N.M., continuing since; has establishments in Laguna,
San Rafael and Grants; justice of peace, precinct 23, Valencia Colorado,
1907-11; postmaster Grants, 1880-1991. Address: Grants, New Mexico. [45K]
Post-it note on the back of the SWJA's copy of this photograph reads:
"From left to right: 1) Jose Miguel Chino 2) Pedro Sanchez (Indian agent)
3) Hashiti* Martin de Valle 4) Jose Berendo (principal) 5) Santiago Orilla
6) Santiago Conepo Linazeteah 7) Lorenzo Pancho 8) Lorenzo Lina 9) Larenzo
Schaurva Kruz 10) Toribio Mateai 11) Jose Ant Aujune (Bibo) 12) Napoleon
Pancho (Bibo) 13) Andres Ortiz (Interpreter) 14) Mr. Read, Secretary of
Indian Agent 15) Solomon Bibo, Governor of Acoma" * Hashiti in Acoma
language means "old man"
Photo appears to be taken in Grants, New
Mexico, presumably in 1885. Two story section house of State Fe Railroad
in distance. The building is still in Grants, NM but not railroad
property now.  [28K]
From the notes on the back of the photo, presumed taken at a
Bibo-Seligman family reunion. from left to right: Rica Bierman, Betty
Bibo, Lena Bibo Weiss, Willie Bierman, Flora Bibo, Clara Bibo, Unknown,
Irma Bibo, Adolph Bierman, unknown; seated: unknown, Nathan Bibo, Carl
Seligman, Lucille Seligman, Joseph Bibo [33K]
The Bibos, Floersheims, and Seligmans --- from handwritten information on back of photograph: "Left to
right: Mother Elizabeth Weiskoff Bibo (Mr. Emil Bibo), Irma Bibo
Floersheim, Ben Floersheim Seligman, Eleanor Floersheim Seligman, Randy
Seligman (M.D.), Donald Floersheim." Photo taken February 1952More images of the Bibos of New Mexico from the collections of the
Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives.
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