McIntosh in Torrance County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Homesteader Mary Ellen "Mollie" Hall Warren Klapp

1862-1933

Photographed by Maribeth Robison, April 13, 2017

1. Homesteader Mary Ellen "Mollie" Hall Warren Klapp 1862-1933 Marker

Inscription. Eighty-million acres of public land in the West went into private ownership by 1900 through the 1862 Homestead Act. New Mexico drew hundreds of settlers who built homes and farmed 160-acre allotments in pursuit of a better life. Mollie Klapp was one. Born in Illinois, by 1900 she was widowed in Oklahoma with seven children when she decided to move to Moriarty, a "pinto bean capital of the world." The Estancia Valley is well-suited to dryland farming and helped New Mexico become the nation's fourth largest pinto bean producer by 1916 when 2.5 million pounds were harvested. Mollie farmed, taught school, and remarried. Her hard life led to institutionalization at the state mental health hospital in Las Vegas where she worked as a seamstress and housekeeper, and died from "exhaustion."

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 34° 55.601′ N, 106° 3.097′ W. Marker is in McIntosh, New Mexico, in Torrance County. It is at the intersection of Madrid Avenue and State Route 41, on the right when traveling east on Madrid Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McIntosh NM 87032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Albuquerque.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Estancia (approx. 10.9 miles away); a different marker also named Estancia (approx. 11.7 miles away); a different marker also named Estancia (approx. 11.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Find-A-Grave Posting for Mary Ellen "Mollie" Hall Warren - Klapp. (Submitted on May 1, 2017.)

Photographed by Maribeth Robison, April 13, 2017

2. Homesteader Mary Ellen "Mollie" Hall Warren Klapp 1862-1933 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2017, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2017. 2. submitted on April 27, 2017, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.