Horse Springs Public Cemetery
Horse Springs, Catron County, New Mexico
By Nancy E. Brown, Catron County Genealogist, and Arlena Boggs
July 11, 2007©
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The Horse Springs cemetery is a very old cemetery. I haven’t found
when it was first established, but some graves seem to have been there quite a long
time.
The cemetery sits atop a little hill on the north side of Horse Springs and is about
a mile from the Catholic Church. There are far more unknown graves than
those with tombstones or markers. The persons listed as in an unmarked grave were
listed as buried in this cemetery by the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico.
Apodaca Lorenzo no dates Mar. 29, 1997 unmarked grave Aragon Amado Jan. 04, 1915 Nov. 02, 1975 Aragon Jacobo Jul. 12, 1920 Oct. 26, 1969 Aragon Rufina Feb. 27, 1926 Aug. 26, 1994 Aragon Erlinda Romero 1941 2000 Aragon Fransisco Juan Sep. 17 Mar. 31, 1995 Armijo Jose Sanchez Y Sep. 24, 1882 Apr. 28, 1959 Arvizo Bertha 1941 1999 Candelaria Jose no dates no dates Candelaria Porfiria Sep. 14, 1886 Sep. 19. 1963 Carrejo Nellie Whiskers May. 15, 1855 Sep. 26, 1943 Carrejo Ernest Feb. 15, 1925 Nov. 09, 2005 Chavez Brigida 1904 Jul. 24, 1962 Chavez Luis L Jul. 13, 1921 Jan. 17, 2001 Chavez Mary J Jun. 19, 1941 Jul. 09, 2005 DeLaO Delfido G 1912 Sep. 09, 2001 DeLaO Elvira J Feb. 29, 1920 Apr. 30, 1989 DeLaO Martin no date Apr. 05, 1959 Encinias Joaquin 1893 Sep. 10, 1960 unmarked grave Gutierrez Ricardo Dec. 31, 1942 Oct. 18, 1995 Gutierrez Mark Mar. 26, 1988 Jan. 10, 1994 Jaramillo Samuel 1985 2007 J. E. 8/20/1957 Leyba Margarita no dates no dates Leyba Gregorio 68 years Mar. 15, 1951 Lucero Albert B Jan. 29, 1916 Jul. 29, 1999 Lucero Ramona Aug. 18, 1917 Dec. 13, 1999 Lucero Demetrio 1910 Jun. 26, 1987 unmarked grave Lucero M. K 1949 Aug. 29 Lucero Patrick Jr. Aug. 31, 1956 Sep. 1956 twin Lucero Jose Romero Aug. 31, 1956 1956 Lucero ns Lumpkin Jason Scott Oct. 03, 1970 Jul. 15, 1991 Mendez Amado M Dec. 22, 1975 Apr. 22, 1993 Najar Michael Daniel Tramp Dec. 02, 1974 Oct. 15, 2002 Rael Damian Jan. 27, 1916 Jul. 26, 1991 Romero Lupe no date Oct. 18, 1935 Romero Manuel Z 38 years Mar. 03, 1951 Romero Reyes no dates no dates Saiz Frances no dates unmarked grave infant Sanchez Fermin A Oct. 26, 1909 Oct. 06, 1933 Sanchez Francisco born 1800 ns Sanchez Jose Ignasio 72 years Jan. 03, 1948 Sanchez Jose 76 years Apr. 29, 1959
The following are some of the graves that have only initials and dates carved into the stones:
J. C. Born 20
J. E. 8-20-57
J. L. M. Nac 10, 1903; Mar 10, 1930
Lucero No name or datesThere are at least 60 unknown graves. Some have unreadable markers; some have only a wooden cross that has fallen over years ago.
Horse Springs Cemetery, Unknown graves:
There are at least 60 unknown graves. Some have unreadable markers; some have only
a wooden cross that has fallen over years ago.
Some have only a large stone with initials or dates that were carved into the rock
and many have only a large fieldstone to mark the head
of the grave with an outline of rocks around the grave. The unknown graves are numbered
1 through 60.
I was told a story while at Horse Springs. A lady said that when they went to bury
her brother in law, they were digging the hole with a backhoe.
When they got down into the ground a ways, they noticed some burlap and cloth. They
stopped the digging and carefully started looking through
the bag and material. Inside the burlap bag and white cloth were some tiny human
remains. She said they carefully wrapped it all up again and
placed it back into the hole and covered it up. They placed rocks over the grave
so that it could be seen. This little grave had not been marked,
so they didn’t know it was there. It is number 60 on the list of unknowns.
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