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W S Ranch Cemetery
Alma, Catron County
Submitted by Janet Wasson November 2003

This little cemetery is the resting place of slain cavalry by Apache warriors.

Name                 Age at Death  Date of Death        Birthplace/Place from    Other Information
Collins Daniel       unknown       December 19,1885     Massachusetts            8th Cavalry-killed by Apaches
Flannagan Luke       44yrs         November 9,1899      Born Ireland             Murdered in Mogollon
Gibson George        unknown       December 19,1885     Pennsylvania             8th Cavalry-killed by Apaches
Hutton Frank E       unknown       December 19,1885     Illinois                 8th Cavalry-killed by Apaches
Lyon Edward W        25yrs         May 30,1885          Born Derbyshire, England Killed by Apaches
McMillian Harry E    unknown       December 19,1885     Michigan                 8th Cavalry-killed by Apaches
Moore Charlie        Abt. 60yrs    October 30,1888      unknown                  Murdered at Cooney
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