Socorro Protestant Cemetery
Socorro County, Socorro
By Crystal Baca Slater
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This is a partial index of the Socorro Protestant Cemetery. More Information will be added soon. This Cemetery was incorporated in 1902, though many burials took place prior to this date. The first plot map dates 1887.  

The cemetery is divided into three main areas: The Masonic, The Knights of Pithaes, and the General Association. Also there is a section belonging to the TB Sanitarium, and an area where a large number of infants were buried due to the epidemic and the area where several Civil War graves have been relocated. This cemetery section was surveyed on July 6, 2003 by Crystal Baca Slater by working Southwest to Northwest and Northeast to Southeast. You may contact Crystal here for questions or comments. Great Job Crystal!

Masonic Side of Cemetery
Patrick Family Plot                     (more info. coming)
Davis, Charley E.                       1872                1945
Moore, Hugh                             November 17, 1863   January 19, 1917
Littlefield, Edward                     March 8, 1901       February 1, 1977   "father"
Littlefield, Luis                       November 23, 1906   N/A                "mother"
(two above on same headstone)
Littlefield, William C.                 January 2, 1933     September 2, 1981  "A2C US AIR FORCE"
Taylor, James Monroe                    July 13, 1908       April 16, 1988     "Beloved Husband and Father"
Lenderman, Kenneth Lee                  March 14, 1941      May 2, 1996
Lenderman, Paul C. "Buddy"              March 26, 1935      January 5, 1989
Lenderman, Rachel Francis               June 6, 1904        January 16, 1987
Lenderman, Claude L.                    March 19, 1905      March 26, 1978
Combs, Nada M. Womack                   1901                1979
Womack, Benjamin L.                     1901                1944
Coupland, George W.                     June 19, 1908       August 23, 1995
Shivers, Bobby                          ?                   October 25, ?
(Tall Obulisk Marker)
Quinn, J.H.                             1857                1931
Coonley Family Plot                     (more info. coming)
Christian, George E.                    1854                1909
(above headstone is sinking into the ground)
Osborn, J.A.S.J                         not given           not given          "CO.H 12 N.Y. INF."
(Funeral home marker unreadable)
Howes, Neoma W.                         June 12, 1928       March 24, 1999
Howes, Anthony A.                       October 11, 1955    March 27, 1976     "AMSAA US NAVY VIETNAM"
Howes, William G.                       October 10, 1923    May 16, 1983       "SI US NAVY WORLD WAR II"
(Pile of Rocks)
Howes, Kelly (funeral home marker)      1902                1922
Howes, Ivan (funeral home marker)       1900                1978
(Fallen wood Cross)
Graves, George Milford                  1874                1940
(unmarked grave)
Wattelet, Desira                        1881                1904               "born in Leon, France"
La Font, Adolf C.                       1867                1911
La Font, Justin Desira                  January 23, 1906    May 10, 1989
La Font, Claudia R.                     March 2, 1872       July 10, 1948
Helms, M.                               1953                1976
Helms, Ganelle                          1916                1975
Helms, Sherman E.                       September 29, ?     October 24, 1947
Helms, Luther H.                        July 9, 1903        June 16, 1981
Scott, Foster A.                        1902                1945
F.J.S. (Inscibed on Rock)
Scott, David C.                         1891                1950
Scott, Eddie Tolen                      1899                1968
Scott, Lucille F.                       1922                N/A
(two above on same headstone)
Rodgers, Charles Curtis                 June 1, 1968        June 3, 1968
Greenwood, Daniel L.                    July 20, 1962       June 11, 1967
Greenwood, Dina                         January 1, 1935     N/A
Greenwood, Raymond E.                   September 19, 1923  August 31, 1996    "SI US NAVY WORLD WAR II"
(two above on same headstone)
(unmarked stone)
Relms, Robert M. O.                     October 10, 1886    April 6, 1952
Reynolds, Jannie                        1888                1975
Howes, ?                                1871                1950
Edwards, Sam                            1881                1947
Vandlandingham, Ed                      June 5, 1892        October 14, 1962
Vandlandingham, Florence                March 5, 1899       December 16, 1988
Reynolds, Charley M.                    March 24, 1914      June 19, 1990
Hawkes, Bobby Jack                      January 27, 1935    June 2, 1950
Hawkes, Jerrold K.                      December 12, 1927   May 29, 1970       "SI US NAVY WORLD WAR II"
Hawkes, Wesley                          November 25, 1897   October 27, 1947   "NM S2 C USNRF WORLD WAR I"
Hawkes, Lucille                         April 1, 1902       December 15, 1986  "mother"
Jones, D.                               1883                1946
Mundy, Malacha Ann                      1934                1944
Mundy, Evart                            1893                1967
Mundy, Willam Evart                     July 1, 1893        April 1, 1967      "OK AS USNRF WORLD WAR I"
(two above the same person, different stones)
Greenwood, William M.                   April 6, 1901       April 11, 1971     "father"
Greenwood, Ethel V.                     February 23, 1903   March 30, 1981     "mother"
(two above on same headstone)
Caswell, Letha F. (funeral home marker) 1924                1971
Unreadable funeral home marker
Greenwood, Earl E.                      February 1, 1899    February 18, 1965
Abernathy, Arthur Henry                 May 24, 1883        December 29, 1963
Abernathy, Haley Joan                   February 4, 1885    December 18, 1971
(two above on same headstone)
Meriwether, Helena Griffith             1890                1979
Bell, Margarent Meriwether              1916                1974
Meriweather, Pickard                    1941                1954
Pickard, Manson Meriwether              1914                1992
Rowe, Cecil                             June 18, 1898       February 15, 1935
Zwicky, Dorothy A.                      May 15, 1901        August 15, 1965
Duncan, Mary H.                         1857                1947
Duncan, Charles C.                      December 14, 1849   March 27, 1936     "M.D."
Williams, C. A. "Dick"                  1907                1973
Williams, M. Christine                  1904                1962
(two above on same headstone)
Brown, Coney Thomas                     1856                1925
Brown, Anna Koranzer                    July 24, 18?        December 14, 1964
Hillard, John B.                                            May 12, 1883       "age 46 years"
Griffith, John Ellsworth                1864                1913               "Together in Death"
Griffith, William E.                    August 23, 1908     December 31, 1981  "Sweetheart in Life"
Fischer, Fred                           1906                1960
George, Blanche H.                      1881                1940
Hunt, Anna                              1889                1920
Hunt, Andy                              1885                1924
(two above on same headstone)
Paxton, Walter T.                       1878                1955
Paxton, Margaret L.                     1886                1975
(two above on same headstone)
Dailey, Frank Paxton                    1942                1945
Snider, D'arcy L.                       1886                1922               "Rock inscribed D.E.S. 1886-1922"
Snider, Lucinda Paxton                  1885                1944
Snider, Elizabeth Louada                1913                1937
(three above on same headstone)
Howe, Alfred E.                         April 5, 1850       February 22, 1903
Chase, James Phineas                    1838                19?                "1861 CO. H. 2nd ILL CAVA 1865"
Chase, Lillian Rosette Shaw             1858                1877               "his wife"
Chase, John Harvey                      1877                1877               "our son"
Chase, Harriet Bechler Stowe Hubbard    1859                1920               "his wife"
(Four above on same headstone)
(Stone with Metal "Order H")
(White painted cinder block)
(Broken Cross)
Poteet, Albert J.                       March 15, 1899      ?, 1987
Poteet, Goldie L.                       July 29, 1907       September 27, 1975
(two above on same headstone)
Kirby, Bonnie                           1901                1970
Kirby, Alan B.                          1895                1980               "PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR I"
Baca, Gilbert                           April 21, 1914      2003               (Recent Grave)
Baca, Marian A.                         September 29, 1914  January 6, 1995
(Two above on same headstone)
Stapleton, Lesandro                     1890                1961
Stapleton, Tercila                      1894                1984
(Two above on same headstone)
Stapleton, Jacob C.                     1895                1969               "father"
Stapleton, Earnest                      1900                1969               "beloved father and teacher"
Stapleton, Beatrice B.                  1907                1943
Stapleton, Jacob C. Jr.                 1918                1960
Baldwin, Dolores Mary Tolliver          March 17, 1917      March 5, 1991      "our beloved nana"
Baldwin, Robert Lee                     March 25, 1911      February 20, 1988  "Sgt US Army World War II"
McDaniel, Marvin Leroy Sr.              January 10, 1934    July 24, 1981      "father"
McDaniel, Dana Ana Cathy                September 23, 1959  October 6, 1962    "Little Princess"
                                                                               "d/o Mr & Mrs Marvin McDaniel Sr."
Baldwin, James Clark                    April 4, 1909       February 10, 1971  "CO T Sgt 177 Engineers WW II"
Cook, John M. Mathews                   March 28, 1889      September 15, 1974 "US ARMY"
Mathews, Margaret A.                    June 19, 1901       February 1, 1984   "mother"
Dennis, Walter E. Sr.                   1906                1975               "Married January 16, 1932"
Dennis, Laura M.                        1914                N/A
(Two above on same headstone)
Smart, Emerson L.                                                              "COF 1 CAL INF"
Baldwin, James C.                       January 16, 1866    March 20, 1903
Baldwin, Anna E.                        March 14, 1884      February 14, 1963
Baldwin, Lee                            May 26, 1874        January 22, 1935
McDaniel, Angel Romeo                   January 4, 1994     March 26, 1994     "In memory of our baby"
McDaniel, Joseph                        1974                1990
Benavidez, Christopher                  1972                1990               (funeral home marker)
Patterson, Francis                      January 12, 1854    April 22, 1910
Patterson, R.C.                         March 7, 1837       September 20, 1909 "1st Sgt CO G 1 CAL INF"
Burks, Judge Garnet R.                  1908                1972               "Army WWII"
Burks, Mary Ann Baldwin                 1907                1986
(Two above on same headstone)
(Broken headstone marked C.F.R.)
Baldwin, Fred                           1869                1932
Baldwin, Levi                           March 1, 1836       June 15, 1905   "born Westerville, OH and died LA, CA"
Baldwin, Mary A.                        July 20, 1837       May 23, 1901
Chewnig, Mary Baldwin                   June 13, 1863       May 1, 1894
(Two above on same headstone)
(Several broken stones)
Grooms, ? Reece                         1914                1990
Reece, A. Louise                        1886                1968
Reece, Richard Herb                     1879                1954
Reece, Robert Herb                      October 15, 1921    November 28, 1989  "Lt. Col US Air Force"
McCarty, M.                             April 6, 1891       March 18, 1982
McCarty, William                        September 23, 1895  May 7, 1976        "US Army WWI"
Hamilton, Fred A.                       1869                1955
Hamilton, Melanie M.                    1883                1955
Gruton, Eline Gowen                     January 19, 1908    August 23, 1989
Gruton, William Wesley                  November 27, 1906   January 18, 1944
Warren, George Ellison                  August 29, 1886     March 20, 1943
Neckles, Dora M.                        September 11, 1891  March 29, 1977     "Our mother"
(broken stone)
Baker, Alice Collins                    July 15, 1909       January 4, 1985    "mother"
Cansler, Sharon Lynn                    April 14, 1947      September 22, 1951 "Our precious baby"
Fite, Walter L.                         1881                1951
Fite, Fona P.                           1890                1955
(Two above on same headstone)
Hollinger, Lela Pippart "Pip"           January 7, 1909     January 2, 1995
Hollinger, James F.                     May 27, 1906        November 9, 1970
Romero, Jill F. Hollinger               January 18, 1942    October 17, 1981
Hite, Bertha C.                         1901                1984
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