Folsom Cemetery Obituaries and Sources
Unknown Burial Sites Folsom Cemetery
Folsom, Union County, NM
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As reported in Union County Newspapers as being in the Folsom Cemetery.
The actual burial sites within Folsom Cemetery are unknown at this time.

Name                                Birth           Death
Adams, Emma B. Hardesty             1901            23-May-89
Adams, Benjamin F.                  1 Jun 1887      20-May-41
Adams, Bessie                       May x 1911      Jan x 1996
Adams, James                        2-Jul-02        9-May-77
Adams, Martha Virginia Fisher       6 Oct 1887      1-Aug-39
Adams, Vernie B.                    24 Aug 1889     13-Nov-53
Adams, William Ray                  3 Nov 1865      20-Apr-46
Basnett, Edith M.                   1916            1978
Basnett, Glenn G                    13-May-19       5-Jul-88
Bowers, Betty G. Potts              1928            25-Oct-66
Cameron, John E.                    6 Aug 1865      26-Sep-22
Caviness, Edward                    13-Oct-21       14-Oct-21
Connor, Martha Ellen Jackson        19 May 1861/2   28 Nov 1932
Corbin, John                        `               `
Cox, Florence Belle Records         26 Jun 1888     20-Sep-21
Cox, Jessie Ervin                   24 May 1885     1962
COX, Ralph Wyman (Cremains)         10-Sep-14       8-Sep-89
Crow, William                       `               `
David, Madelyn Elizabeth Hardesty   7 Jan 1895      8-Nov-39
David, Samuel                       26 Jul 1880     21-May-61
Dozier, Lena Morrow                 1881            1972
Drew, Alice Smith Veasie            27 Feb 1880     15-Nov-66
Drew, Arthur Barnum                 6 Oct 1881      27-Oct-32
Drew, Charles Barnum                1885/1889       12-Dec-11
Drew, Rebecca Isabel Caviness       22 Feb 1861     12-May-39
Eagle, Eddie                        (unmarked)      `
Emery, Alice CHASE (Cremains)       4 Feb 1899      15-Sep-67
Emery, Elizabeth Brandon Newkirk    1819            13-Nov-05
Emery, Madison                      12 Oct 1867     5-May-15
Emery, Roxanna "Roxie" Thompson     10 Feb 1877     9-Dec-47
Emery, Susan Murphy                 1834            2-May-19
Emery, William Madison              6 Aug 1898      28-Jul-80
Flaming, Anna                       8 Mar 1896      13-Mar-41
Flaming, Calvin D.                  4-Jul-24        30-Sep-44
Flinn, Mike (Rock Marker)           `               `
Flores, Carmen Sanchez              10/16 Mar 1857  19-May-42
Flores, Jacinto                     11 Sep 1854     10-Nov-30
Gaylord, George P.                  7 Nov 1856      5-Feb-26
Gaylord, Ida M. Daugherty Wilson    17 Jan 1876     29-Dec-22
Glasgow, Helen E. Knauer            1884            1957
Glasgow, John L.                    17 Dec 1893     2-Jan-78
Gleason, Baby Girl                  11-Oct-25       11-Oct-25
Dau. Of Lester & Mary CUNICO GLEASON`               `
Gleason, Eliza Jane O'neil          1884            18-Dec-70
Gleason, Jesse                      28 May 1878     24-Dec-55
Gleason, Lester Orren               1906            1968
Gleason, Nora Denton                29 May 1887     15-Oct-77
Gleason, Robert                     24 Aug 1887     15-Oct-63
Gleason, Ruth                       1909            1994
Gleason, Sarah Jane Sumpter         6 Oct 1855      24-Mar-37
Grigsby, Jennie Muriel Hardesty     7 Dec 1892/1893 23 Jul 1920/1921
Hardesty, George Elmer              30 Jul 1890     21-May-71
Hardesty, George Washington         7 Mar 1850/1851 7-Aug-26
Hardesty, Mary F. Smith Rowan       2 Mar 1860/1864 5-Mar-27
Hardesty, Nancy Elizabeth Smith     4 Mar 1869      22-Jun-44
Hardesty, Stella V. Starr           31 Aug 1893     15-Apr-57
Harvey, Bernard E.                  29 Sep 1898     23-Mar-07
Holder, Mary Mollie Gleason         1874            1950
Holliday, Thomas D.                 7 Jul 1860      29-Aug-13
Honey, Fred H.                      25-Oct-05       28-Mar-92
Honey, Maybell M.                   11 May 1916     19??
Jackson, Mrs.                       30 Oct 1911     19??
Knauer, J. Gerhardt                 1857            1936
Llewellyn, Mattie Cowan             1867            1952
Llewellyn, Thomas                   24 Aug 1859     24-Mar-24
Llewellyn, William John             26 Aug 1896     6-Jan-20
Maye, Elizabeth C.                  14 Feb 1883     8-Feb-17
Mcdonald, Grace E.                  (unmarked)      1919
Mcjunkin, "Cowboy" George           9 Jan 1856      21-Jan-22
Mclaughlin, Benjamin Franklin       28 Apr 1846     15-Oct-25
Mclaughlin, Horatio                 1856            1933
Mclaughlin, Mary Helen HARVEY       4 Apr 1854      11-Jul-41
Milliken, Jennie A. Stockham        8 Nov 1879      13-Mar-30
Milliken, John A.                   1 Oct 1865      1-Jan-13
Mills, Baby Girl                    `               Sep x 1935
Morgan, Virginia Ann Young          1 Feb 1866      23-Sep-30
Muir, Jean                          1908            1911
Newkirk, Alice Delila Morain        31 Oct 1855     26-Jun-34
Newkirk, Lena May Morrow            12-Jul-03       2-Oct-63
Newkirk, Thomas Riley               20 Aug 1894     1957
Newkirk, William Riley              9 Jul 1835      14-Feb-22
Newkirk, William R. "Bill"          20 Aug 1894     1957
Norton, Mrs. Jack                   `               `
Oberosler, Dan Joe                  31-Dec-32       2-Jan-33
Oberosler, Florence                 `               20-Jul-37
Oberosler, Thomas (Rock Marker)     `               10-Mar-32
O'brien                             `               `
Oldham, Edward Howard               2-Apr-03        1-Mar-81
Oldham, Hazel Belmont Mahannah      17-May-06       14-Sep-85
Oldham, Walter Charles              31-Jan-38       10-Oct-91
Olive, Mildred Shew                 1910            6-Aug-86
O'neil, Patrick                     15 Feb 1841     14-Feb-26
Potts, Lillian Aileen               1910            1978
Potts, Mary Alice Hardesty          29 Feb 1888     24-May-76
Potts, William S.                   1883            1927
Powell, Lillian A.                  1887            1935
Preston, Allen                      1837            1912
Preston, Elizabeth Le Feber         22 Jan 1847     6-Mar-33
Quinton, Frank Swift                25 Jul 1880     25-May-00
Ratliff, Ella David                 26-May-12       7-Feb-81
Records, Clifford                   1913            1913
Records, Flora E. Tabor             17 Sep 1860     11-Feb-28
Records, Leslie (Infant)            1910            26-Apr-11
Records, Lon H.                     1 Oct 1882      1937
Records, Maxwell Gaston             13 Nov 1857     13-Feb-49
Robinson, Francis                   1901            Jul-12
Robinson, Martha J.                 1843            1912
Rope, David                         `               23-Sep-13
Rope, David, Jr.                    1890            11-Mar-01
Rooke, Mrs. Sarah J.                `               27-Aug-08
Sanders (Rock Marker)               `               `
Smith, Frank (No Marker)            `               Nov x 1939
Smith, H.T.                         11-Jan-05       26-May-05
Smith, Lonnie A.                    18 Mar 1890     2-Sep-11
Smith, Samuel H.                    28 Feb 1864     7-Jan-16
Sparks, Laura Roberts Williamson    1870            1947
Sparks, Matthew                     8 Sep 1874      23-Aug-20
Starr, Cora Ann Tabor               15 Jul 1872     12-May-41
Starr, Czar L.                      15 Nov 1860     1-Dec-35
Stone, Mr.                          `               `
Summers, Clarence                   4 Apr 1882      14-Mar-65
Summers, Edith Records              16 Jun 1886     5-Feb-63
Sumpter, William Francis "Bud"      6 Jun 1857      21-Mar-35
Swift, Anne Delila Newkirk          3 Feb 1881      11-Jun-05
Tabor, Daisy Mclaughlin SUMPTER     18 Sep 1876     12-May-52
Thompson, Esther D.                 13-Sep-08       16-Nov-94
Thompson, Jack Wayne                8-Mar-32        3-Aug-90
Thompson, Joe Bill                  8 Sep 1899      20-Nov-57
Unknown                             `               `
Vandervoort, Anna Agnes Mae Emery   18-Jun-07       17-Sep-34
Vandervoort, Baby Boy (W/Mother)    17-Sep-34       17-Sep-34
Walker, Myrtle M.Warner             1874            1971
Walker, Robert (Unmarked)                           18 Feb 1894
Walker, Thomas Clyde                22 Feb 1871     6-Feb-44
Warner, John H.                     January 2 1906  December 21 1973
Wheeler, Charles Folsom Flood       `               27-Aug-08
Wheeler, Infant Boy                 `               27-Aug-08
Wheeler, Lula Cox                   `               27-Aug-08
Wheeler, Thomas W.                  `               27-Aug-08
Wheeler, Vera Folsom Flood          `               27-Aug-08
Wheeler, Walter Folsom Flood        `               27-Aug-08
Wheeler, Willie Folsom Flood        `               27-Aug-08
Williams, Ishum P. (No Marker)      1881            1916
Wilson, Frances                     3 Aug 1898      1961
Wilson, Frances N. Powell           5 Jun 1862      9-Nov-22
Wilson, Lee Frye                    6 Jun 1861      29-Dec-22
Wilson, Lee Neil                    2 Sep 1892      10-Nov-10
Wilson, Powel Perry                 19 Sep 1895     14/15 March 1960
Wilson, Upton Beckwith              1890            1969

 

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Folsom Cemetery Obituaries and Sources
Unknown Burial Sites Folsom Cemetery
Folsom, Union County, NM

ALAMANZAR, Feleco; (1871 NM - May 11, 1936 Union Co., NM) 65 yr; single. Burial: May 12, 1956, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Henry Gonzales, Folsom; death certificate.

BROWN, Fred;Died 1893 Folsom, Union, NM. Murdered. Sam Watson age 69 yr confessed to the murder at Spokane, WA in July 1929. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, July 25, 1929, Clayton, NM.

CAREY, Clyde;Died April 2, 1933 Union Co., NM, near Folsom; fell from a windmill. Wife: Irene MIDDICK, dau of Mr. and Mrs. Francis MIDDICK of Clayton, NM. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, April 5, 1933, Clayton, NM.

CARTWRIGHT, Willie;(October 8, 1887 - September 1, 1895) Leaves parents and brother David and sister die. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Saturday, September 14, 1895, Clayton, NM.

CASTILLO, Luciano;Died Wednesday, November 26, 1930 near Folsom, Union, NM. Froze to death in storm. Brial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, November 27, 1930, Clayton, NM.

ENGLISH, Mary A.;Died August 1928, at Raton, Colfax, NM at home of her dau, Mrs. S. G. MILLER. 87 yr. Had lived in Folsom, NM before the death of her husband. Came to Colfax Co., NM in 1896. Husband died in 1906. Survived by 3 daus: Mrs. S. G. Miller of Raton, NM, Mrs. L. T. Utton of Farmington, NM, Mrs. A. H. Hedlund of Dodge City, KS. 4 sons: Thomas of Gallup, NM, E. N. of Churdan, IA, Clyde of Farlin, IA, H. B. of Raton, NM. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, August 23, 1928, Clayton, NM.

GRIGGS, James;Died October 2, 1905 Folsom, Union, NM. He was the Justice of the Peace at the time of his death. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton Enterprise, Friday, October 6, 1905, Clayton, NM.

HAMILTON;Sorry to hear of the death of the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, February 25, 1931, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.

HAMMOND, H. G.;Died June 22, 1917, ca 59 yr. Came to Folsom, NM from Kenton, OK. Editor of Folsom Eagle. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Saturday, June 30, 1917, Clayton, NM.

JOHNSON, Howard;Died August 14, 1911 Folsom, Union, NM. 8 yr. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. JOHNSON. Burial: August 15, 1911, Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Friday, 18 Aug 1911, Clayton, NM

LUCERO, Antonio Ma.;Died July 4, 1876 Union Co., NM; 3 miles above Folsom. Killed in last Indian raid in the area. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, July 11, 1919, Clayton, NM.

McNAUGHTEN, Annie BLACKBURN;Died July 31, 1943 Denver, CO. Resident of Folsom, NM. Husband: Allcutt Samuel McNAUGHTEN. Survived by 2 daus: Mrs. H. L. Mitchell and Betty McNaughten of Raton, NM. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, August 4, 1943, Clayton, NM.

MORROW, Baby Boy;(December 1, 1931 - December 1, 1931 Folsom, Union, NM) Stillborn. Father: William S. MORROW, b IA. Mother: Julia A. RECORDS, b NM. Burial: December 2, 1931, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: mother, death certificate.

MYERS, Lynn (male);Died March 22, 1935 Fresno, CA; 35 yr. Mother: Mrs. Bessie MYERS, former resident of Union Co., NM. cousin: W. M. EMERY, of Clayton, NM. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Friday, March 29, 1935, Clayton, NM.

McDONNELL, Frank;(1 Jan 1854 Ireland - 3 May 1922 Union Co., NM) 68 yr 3 mo 2 da. Died near Emery Gap. Wife: Catherine A.-. Father: Charles McDONNELL, b Ireland. Mother: Sarah HENRY, b Ireland. Burial: 4 May 1922, Folsom Cemetery.

ORTIZ, Frank;(April 5, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM - September 16, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM) 5 mo 11 da. Father: Frank Manuel ORTIZ, b Trinidad, CO. Mother: Tiva CHANEY, b Folsom, Union, NM. Burial: September 18, 1937, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: father, death certificate.

PEREA, Adelita Beatrice;(June 10, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM - September 14, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM) 3 mo 4 da. Father: Flaudio PEREA, b Pasamonte, Union, NM. Mother: Ruth GURULE, b Holland, Union, NM. Burial: 

September 15, 1937, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: mother, death certificate.
PEREA, Jose Alfego;(February 24, 1939 Folsom, Union, NM - September 18, 1939 Folsom, Union, NM) 6 mo 25 da. Father: Flaudio PEREA, b Pasamonte, Union, NM. Mother: Ruth GURULE, b Holland, Union, NM. Informant: father; death certificate.

RILEY, Watson;Died May 1937. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, May 12, 1937, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.

SAFFLE, John W.;Died April 2, 1961 at age 93 yr. Father of Clara Mae (Mrs. Willie Joe) Largent. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. Union County Leader, Wednesday, April 5, 1961, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.
StrINGFELLOW, Baby Boy;(May 9, 1925 Folsom, Union, NM - May 9, 1925 Folsom, Union, NM) stillborn. Father: Thomas Ray StrINGFELLOW, b TX. Mother: Ella HARVEY, b CO. Burial: May 10, 1925, Folsom Cemetery. Death certificate.

UNKNOWN, Boy
Died July 25, 1912, a boy (no name given) was struck by lightning and instantly killed at ranch of G. W. Guyer at Folsom, Union, NM. Had a sister in OK and one in CA. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton Citizen, Friday, August 2, 1912, Clayton, NM.

VIALPONDO, Doreo Areino;(December 19, 1934 Folsom, Union, NM - February 19, 1935 Folsom, Union, NM) 2 mo. Father: Felipe VIALPONDO, b NM. Mother: Soleme HURTADO, b NM. Burial: February 19, 1935, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: father, death certificate.

VIALPONDO, Juan(April 13, 1936 Folsom, Union, NM - April 16, 1936 Folsom, Union, NM) 3 da. Father: Felipe VIALPONDO, b Valley, Union, NM. Mother: Soleme HURTADO, b NM. Informant: father, death certificate.

VIALPONDO, Santiago;(March 27, 1945 Folsom, Union, NM - March 30, 1945 Folsom, Union, NM) 4 da. Father: Felipe VIALPONDO, b Valley, Union, NM. Mother: Soleme HURTADO, b Folsom, Union, NM. Burial: March 30, 1945, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: father, death certificate.

-, Juan Antonio; Sheepherder. Found dead Thursday, May 23, 1912 on a train a few miles south of Folsom. Burial assumed to be Folsom, NM. The Clayton News, Saturday, May 25, 1912, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.

UNKNOWN, Adult male;Man found dead near Folsom, Union, NM by hunters. Had been dead for a long time; assumed that he had frozen to death . Had papers giving his name and whom to contact in case of his death; however, the newspaper didn't have the information. Was an old man; a member of 100F. Had lived in PA, MO and La Mesa, TX. Sheriff at Clayton, NM was notified. He told authorities in Folsom to hold a coroner's inquest and bury the body. Assumed to be buried at Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Friday, November 21, 1924, Clayton, NM.

YOUNG, Daniel E.;Died Thursday, October 24, 1895. Murdered at his ranch 8 miles north of Folsom, NM in Oak Canyon. His sister is Mrs. Martin. Assumed to be buried at Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Saturday, October 26, 1895, Clayton, NM.

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