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Orogrande, Otero County, New Mexico Updated by Marcena Thompson 21 May 2004 Return to Cemetery Page Acosta Nestora 2 Sep 1825 2 Sep 1929 104 yrs Alvarado Juan 25 Sep 1896 24 May 1923 30y 11m ?d Bishop Augustine Douglas 16 Mar 1869 30 Sep 1933 64y 6m 14d Castereano Concepcion E. 3 Dec 1867 15 Mar 1926 54y 4m 12d Espinosa Angel Jr. 5 May 1922 5 Jan. 1923 10 mos Galligos Louis 28 Mar 1839 1 May 1928 89y 2m 3d Hartshorn Charles Albert 10 Dec 1869 19 Jan 1933 64y 1m 9d Hernandez Maria Louisa 22 Jul 1919 6 Mar 1920 8m 15d Martinez Jusutita 3 Oct 1922 8 Jan 1923 3m 5d Martio San Julio 27 Jun 1921 30 Jun 1921 3d 1st twin Martio San Julio 27 Jun 1921 9 Jul 1921 12d 2nd twin Morales Morsis 5 Oct 1926 15 Mar 1927 5m 10d Ortiz Damaso Leyva 23 Dec 1867 27 Feb 1926 58y 2m 4d Perez Estavana 21 Dec 1925 24 Sep 1926 9m 3d Roberts Mavis Jean 11 Feb 1921 16 Jul 1921 1y 5m 7d Ronquillo Jose P. 28 Mar 1887 28 Mar 1925 38 yrs Sandoval Ortillis F. 12 Apr 1928 23 Apr 1928 11d Wood Buddy 15 Mar 1933 15 Mar 1934 1 yr |
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From: Scott Walley Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:08 PM Subject: Orogrande Cemetery Mr. Barnum, Our employees recently came across the Orogrande cemetery during a field project, and your website (newmexicoAHGP.net) was very helpful, allowing us to establish that the cemetery is much larger than its current appearance suggests. I thought I would pass along the following information that may be of some interest to you: There is currently very little visible at this site...two headstones and a third possible grave. The site is surrounded by low dunes and partially covered in sand. The two visible headstones are described as follows: Headstone 1 has flowers on the four corners and a cross in the upper section of the marker. A date of June 18, 1918 (Junio 18 de 1918) is on the upper left corner. The lower section of the marker bears initials. Some of the inscription is unreadable due to the weathering of the marker. The marker reads: “Aqui ya___n los restos del Sr. Narciso Gutierrez que fayecio el 27 de Febrero de 1918 al 65 años de edad. (Followed by three unreadable words.) Sus hijos le dedican este recuerdo.” (Roughly translated to English: “Here lies the body of Mr. Narciso Gutiérrez who passed away February 27 of 1918 at the age of 65. His children dedicate this memorial.”) Headstone 2 has no decorative elements. It reads: “Moises Morales nacio el 5 de Septienbre de 1926 i murio el 15 de Marso de 1927. Sus padres le dedican este recuredo.” (“Moisés Morales was born September 5 of 1926 and died March 15 of 1927. His parents dedicate this memorial.”) Moises Morales is clearly the same individual listed on your website as Morsis Morales. It is interesting that Sr. Gutierrez was interred in 1918, earlier than any of the interrments listed on your website (which, I gather, were derived from County death records.) This suggests that the County death records may only be scratching the surface as far as this cemetery is concerned. Thanks again for maintaining the helpful website, and I hope this information is of use to you. Scott Walley Operations Manager Lone Mountain Archaeological Services |