NMG, Vol. XI, No. 4, December 1980, page 123; Project is based on the cemetery surveys published in the New Mexico Genealogist, The Journal of the New Mexico Genealogical Society. P.O. Box 8283; Albuquerque, NM 87198-8283. The magazine's volume, date, and and page number is displayed under the cemetery's name. Our appreciation to the New Mexico Genealogical Society and the survey compliers. This material may not be reproduced or copied from this website nor be used for commercial purposes, resale, re-distribution, or used for profit. The copyright remains with the New Mexico Genealogical Society. Some formatting and editing were made to the original presentation to fit this web site format. Some cemetery surveys were continued on subsequent magazine issues. Re-typed from original by C. W. Barnum 2002© .
This tree shaded cemetery within the Kit Carson Park in Taos, NM, is a park in itself with a well kept lawn and curving paths. It is found by taking the lane that turns north at the Indian Trading Post on Kit Carson Road. A monument at the north end of the cemetery and just outside the gate gives this history: "The original cemetery was established in 1847 when Dona Teodora MARTINEZ ROMERO donated land for the burial of American soldiers and civilians killed during the Taos Rebellion of 1847. The cemetery was 1st called El Cemeterio Militar. In 1852, additional land was purchased to enlarge the cemetery which was then the only burial ground for non-Catholics, and was known as the American Cemetery. In May, 1869, when the bodies of Kit Carson and Mrs. Carson were buried here, the cemetery was called the Kit Carson Cemetery. There are soldiers buried in this small cemetery who served during the Mexican War of 1846, the Taos Rebellion of 1847, the Indian Campaigns of the 1850's, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I and World War II. Many of the early Taos traders, merchants, and members of old Spanish, French and American families are buried here." Recorded by Ella Louise May and Evelyn Bishop in August, 1979.
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