Folsom Cemetery
Folsom, Union County
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NAME                                            BIRTH             DEATH
ADAMS, Emma B. HARDESTY                         1901              23-May-89
ADAMS, Benjamin F.                              1 Jun 1887        20-May-41
ADAMS, Bessie                                   May-11            Jan-96
ADAMS, James                                    2-Jul-02          9-May-77
ADAMS, Martha Virginia FISHER                   6 Oct 1887        1-Aug-39
ADAMS, Vernie B.                                24 Aug 1889       13-Nov-53
ADAMS, William Ray                              3 Nov 1865        20-Apr-46
BASNETT, Edith M.                               1916              1978
BASNETT, Glenn G                                13-May-19         5-Jul-88
BOWERS, Betty G. POTTS                          1928              25-Oct-66
CAMERON, John E.                                6 Aug 1865        26-Sep-22
CAVINESS, Edward                                13-Oct-21         14-Oct-21
CONNOR, Martha Ellen JACKSON                    19 May 1861/1862  28 Nov 1932
CORBIN, John                                    ns                ns
COX, Florence Belle RECORDS                     26 Jun 1888       20-Sep-21
COX, Jessie Ervin                               24 May 1885       1962
COX, Ralph Wyman (cremains)                     10-Sep-14         8-Sep-89
CROW, William                                   ns                ns
DAVID, Madelyn Elizabeth HARDESTY               7 Jan 1895        8-Nov-39
DAVID, Samuel                                   26 Jul 1880       21-May-61
DOZIER, Lena MORROW                             1881              1972
DREW, Alice SMITH VEASIE                        27 Feb 1880       15-Nov-66
DREW, Arthur Barnum                             6 Oct 1881        27-Oct-32
DREW, Charles Barnum                            1885/1889         12-Dec-11
DREW, Rebecca Isabel CAVINESS                   22 Feb 1861       12-May-39
EAGLE, Eddie                                    (unmarked)        ns
EMERY, Alice CHASE (cremains)                   4 Feb 1899        15-Sep-67
EMERY, Elizabeth BRANDON NEWKIRK                1819              13-Nov-05
EMERY, Madison                                  12 Oct 1867       5-May-15
EMERY, Roxanna "Roxie" THOMPSON                 10 Feb 1877       9-Dec-47
EMERY, Susan MURPHY                             1834              2-May-19
EMERY, William Madison                          6 Aug 1898        28-Jul-80
FLAMING, Anna                                   8 Mar 1896        13-Mar-41
FLAMING, Calvin D.                              4-Jul-24          30-Sep-44
FLINN, Mike (rock marker)                       ns                ns
FLORES, Carmen SANCHEZ                          10/16 Mar 1857    19-May-42
FLORES, Jacinto                                 11 Sep 1854       10-Nov-30
GAYLORD, George P.                              7 Nov 1856        5-Feb-26
GAYLORD, Ida M. DAUGHERTY WILSON                17 Jan 1876       29-Dec-22
GLASGOW, Helen E. KNAUER                        1884              1957
GLASGOW, John L.                                17 Dec 1893       2-Jan-78
GLEASON, Baby Girl                              11-Oct-25         11-Oct-25
Dau. of Lester & Mary CUNICO GLEASON            ns                ns
GLEASON, Eliza Jane O'NEIL                      1884              18-Dec-70
GLEASON, Jesse                                  28 May 1878       24-Dec-55
GLEASON, Lester Orren                           1906              1968
GLEASON, Nora DENTON                            29 May 1887       15-Oct-77
GLEASON, Robert                                 24 Aug 1887       15-Oct-63
GLEASON, Ruth                                   1909              1994
GLEASON, Sarah Jane SUMPTER                     6 Oct 1855        24-Mar-37
GRIGSBY, Jennie Muriel HARDESTY                 7 Dec 1892/1893   23 Jul 1920/192
HARDESTY, George Elmer                          30 Jul 1890       21-May-71
HARDESTY, George Washington                     7 Mar 1850/1851   7-Aug-26
HARDESTY, Mary F. SMITH ROWAN                   2 Mar 1860/1864   5-Mar-27
HARDESTY, Nancy Elizabeth SMITH                 4 Mar 1869        22-Jun-44
HARDESTY, Stella V. STARR                       31 Aug 1893       15-Apr-57
HARVEY, Bernard E.                              29 Sep 1898       23-Mar-07
HOLDER, Mary Mollie GLEASON                     1874              1950
HOLLIDAY, Thomas D.                             7 Jul 1860        29-Aug-13
HONEY, Fred H.                                  25-Oct-05         28-Mar-92
HONEY, Maybell M.                               11 May 1916       19??
JACKSON, Mrs.                                   30 Oct 1911       19??
KNAUER, J. Gerhardt                             1857              1936
LLEWELLYN, Mattie COWAN                         1867              1952
LLEWELLYN, Thomas                               24 Aug 1859       24-Mar-24
LLEWELLYN, William John                         26 Aug 1896       6-Jan-20
MAYE, Elizabeth C.                              14 Feb 1883       8-Feb-17
McDONALD, Grace E.                              (unmarked)        1919
McJUNKIN, "Cowboy" George                       9 Jan 1856        21-Jan-22
McLAUGHLIN, Benjamin Franklin                   28 Apr 1846       15-Oct-25
McLAUGHLIN, Horatio                             1856              1933
McLAUGHLIN, Mary Helen HARVEY                   4 Apr 1854        11-Jul-41
MILLIKEN, Jennie A. STOCKHAM                    8 Nov 1879        13-Mar-30
MILLIKEN, John A.                               1 Oct 1865        1-Jan-13
MILLS, Baby Girl                                ns                Sep-35
MORGAN, Virginia Ann YOUNG                      1 Feb 1866        23-Sep-30
MUIR, Jean                                      1908              1911
NEWKIRK, Alice Delila MORAIN                    31 Oct 1855       26-Jun-34
NEWKIRK, Lena May MORROW                        12-Jul-03         2-Oct-63
NEWKIRK, Thomas Riley                           20 Aug 1894       1957
NEWKIRK, William Riley                          9 Jul 1835        14-Feb-22
NEWKIRK, William R. "Bill"                      20 Aug 1894       1957
NORTON, Mrs. Jack                               ns                ns
OBEROSLER, Dan Joe                              31-Dec-32         2-Jan-33
OBEROSLER, Florence                             ns                20-Jul-37
OBEROSLER, Thomas (rock marker)                 ns                10-Mar-32
O'BRIEN                                         ns                ns
OLDHAM, Edward Howard "Ed" (cremains)           2-Apr-03          1-Mar-81
OLDHAM, Hazel Belmont MAHANNAH                  17-May-06         14-Sep-85
OLDHAM, Walter Charles                          31-Jan-38         10-Oct-91
OLIVE, Mildred SHEW                             1910              6-Aug-86
O'NEIL, Patrick                                 15 Feb 1841       14-Feb-26
POTTS, Lillian Aileen                           1910              1978
POTTS, Mary Alice HARDESTY                      29 Feb 1888       24-May-76
POTTS, William S.                               1883              1927
POWELL, Lillian A.                              1887              1935
PRESTON, Allen                                  1837              1912
PRESTON, Elizabeth LE FEBER                     22 Jan 1847       6-Mar-33
QUINTON, Frank Swift                            25 Jul 1880       25-May-00
RATLIFF, Ella DAVID                             26-May-12         7-Feb-81
RECORDS, Clifford                               1913              1913
RECORDS, Flora E. TABOR                         17 Sep 1860       11-Feb-28
RECORDS, Leslie (infant)                        1910              26-Apr-11
RECORDS, Lon H.                                 1 Oct 1882        1937
RECORDS, Maxwell Gaston                         13 Nov 1857       13-Feb-49
ROBINSON, Francis                               1901              Jul-12
ROBINSON, Martha J.                             1843              1912
ROPE, David                                     ns                23-Sep-13
ROPE, David, Jr.                                1890              11-Mar-01
ROOKE, Mrs. Sarah J.                            ns                27-Aug-08
SANDERS (rock marker)                           ns                ns
SMITH, Frank (no marker)                        11-Jan-05         Nov-39
SMITH, H.T.                                     18 Mar 1890       26-May-05
SMITH, Lonnie A.                                28 Feb 1864       2-Sep-11
SMITH, Samuel H.                                1870              7-Jan-16
SPARKS, Laura ROBERTS WILLIAMSON                8 Sep 1874        1947
SPARKS, Matthew                                 15 Jul 1872       23-Aug-20
STARR, Cora Ann TABOR                           15 Nov 1860       12-May-41
STARR, Czar L.                                  ns                1-Dec-35
STONE, Mr.                                      4 Apr 1882        ns
SUMMERS, CLarence                               16 Jun 1886       14-Mar-65
SUMMERS, Edith RECORDS                          6 Jun 1857        5-Feb-63
SUMPTER, William Francis "Bud"                  3 Feb 1881        21-Mar-35
SWIFT, Anne Delila NEWKIRK                      18 Sep 1876       11-Jun-05
TABOR, Daisy McLAUGHLIN SUMPTER                 13-Sep-08         12-May-52
THOMPSON, Esther D.                             8-Mar-32          16-Nov-94
THOMPSON, Jack Wayne                            8 Sep 1899        3-Aug-90
THOMPSON, Joe Bill                              ns                20-Nov-57
UNKNOWN                                         18-Jun-07         ns
VANDERVOORT, Anna Agnes Mae EMERY               17-Sep-34         17-Sep-34
VANDERVOORT, Baby Boy (w/mother)                1874              17-Sep-34
WALKER, Myrtle M.WARNER                         ns                1971
WALKER, Robert (unmarked)                       ns                18 Feb 1894
WALKER, Thomas Clyde                            22 Feb 1871       6-Feb-44
WARNER, John H.                                 January 2 1906    December 21 197
WHEELER, Charles Folsom Flood                   ns                27-Aug-08
WHEELER, Infant Boy Folsom Flood                ns                27-Aug-08
WHEELER, Lula COX Folsom Flood                  ns                27-Aug-08
WHEELER, Thomas W. Folsom Flood                 ns                27-Aug-08
WHEELER, Vera Folsom Flood                      ns                27-Aug-08
WHEELER, Walter Folsom Flood                    ns                27-Aug-08
WHEELER, Willie Folsom Flood                    ns                27-Aug-08
WILLIAMS, Ishum P. (no marker)                  1881              1916
WILSON, Frances                                 3 Aug 1898        1961
WILSON, Frances N. POWELL                       5 Jun 1862        9-Nov-22
WILSON, Lee Frye                                6 Jun 1861        29-Dec-22
WILSON, Lee Neil                                2 Sep 1892        10-Nov-10
WILSON, Powel Perry                             19 Sep 1895       14/15 March 196
WILSON, Upton Beckwith                          1890              1969
Unknown Burial Sites

The burials listed below were reported in Union County Newspapers as being in the Folsom Cemetery.
The actual burial sites within Folsom Cemetery are unknown at this time.
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ALAMANZAR, Feleco 1871 11 May 1936
CARTWRIGHT, Willie 8 Oct 1887 1 Sep 1921
HAMMOND, H. G. ca. 59 years 22 Jun 1917
Editor of "The Folsom Eagle" ` `
JOHNSON, Howard age 8 yrs. 14 Aug 1911 ` 15 Aug 1911
son of Mr. & Mrs. A.C. JOHNSON ` `
MORROW, Baby Boy 1 Dec 193 1 Dec 1931
son of William & Julia A. RECORDS MORROW ` `
MYERS, Lynn (male) age 35 yrs. ` 22 Mar 1912
McDONNELL, Frank 1 Jan 1854 3 May 1922
ORTIZ, Frank 5 Apr 1937 16 Sep 1937
PEREA, Adelita Beatrice 10 Jun 1937 16 Sep 1937
PEREA, Jose Alfego 24 Feb 1939 18 Sep 1939
RILEY, Watson May 1937 May 1937
StrINGFELLOW, Baby Boy 9 May 1925 9 May 1925
son of Thomas Ray & Ella Harvey StrINGFELLOW ` `
UNKNOWN, Boy ` 25 Jul 1912
Struck by lightning at the G.W. Guyer Ranch, Folsom ` `
VIALPONDO, Doreo Areenio 19 Dec 1934 19 Feb 1935
VIALPONDO, Juan 13 Apr 1936 16 Apr 1936
VIALPONDO, Juan 13 Apr 1936 16 Apr 1936
VIALPONDO, Santiago 27 Mar 1945 30 Mar 1945


Details:
Folsom Cemetery Obituaries and Sources
Unknown Burial Sites Folsom Cemetery
Folsom, Union County, NM

ALAMANZAR, Feleco; (1871 NM - May 11, 1936 Union Co., NM) 65 yr; single. Burial: May 12, 1956, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Henry Gonzales, Folsom; death certificate.

BROWN, Fred;Died 1893 Folsom, Union, NM. Murdered. Sam Watson age 69 yr confessed to the murder at Spokane, WA in July 1929. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, July 25, 1929, Clayton, NM.

CAREY, Clyde;Died April 2, 1933 Union Co., NM, near Folsom; fell from a windmill. Wife: Irene MIDDICK, dau of Mr. and Mrs. Francis MIDDICK of Clayton, NM. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, April 5, 1933, Clayton, NM.

CARTWRIGHT, Willie;(October 8, 1887 - September 1, 1895) Leaves parents and brother David and sister die. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Saturday, September 14, 1895, Clayton, NM.

CASTILLO, Luciano;Died Wednesday, November 26, 1930 near Folsom, Union, NM. Froze to death in storm. Brial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, November 27, 1930, Clayton, NM.

ENGLISH, Mary A.;Died August 1928, at Raton, Colfax, NM at home of her dau, Mrs. S. G. MILLER. 87 yr. Had lived in Folsom, NM before the death of her husband. Came to Colfax Co., NM in 1896. Husband died in 1906. Survived by 3 daus: Mrs. S. G. Miller of Raton, NM, Mrs. L. T. Utton of Farmington, NM, Mrs. A. H. Hedlund of Dodge City, KS. 4 sons: Thomas of Gallup, NM, E. N. of Churdan, IA, Clyde of Farlin, IA, H. B. of Raton, NM. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, August 23, 1928, Clayton, NM.

GRIGGS, James;Died October 2, 1905 Folsom, Union, NM. He was the Justice of the Peace at the time of his death. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton Enterprise, Friday, October 6, 1905, Clayton, NM.

HAMILTON;Sorry to hear of the death of the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, February 25, 1931, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.

HAMMOND, H. G.;Died June 22, 1917, ca 59 yr. Came to Folsom, NM from Kenton, OK. Editor of Folsom Eagle. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Saturday, June 30, 1917, Clayton, NM.

JOHNSON, Howard;Died August 14, 1911 Folsom, Union, NM. 8 yr. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. JOHNSON. Burial: August 15, 1911, Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Friday, 18 Aug 1911, Clayton, NM

LUCERO, Antonio Ma.;Died July 4, 1876 Union Co., NM; 3 miles above Folsom. Killed in last Indian raid in the area. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Thursday, July 11, 1919, Clayton, NM.

McNAUGHTEN, Annie BLACKBURN;Died July 31, 1943 Denver, CO. Resident of Folsom, NM. Husband: Allcutt Samuel McNAUGHTEN. Survived by 2 daus: Mrs. H. L. Mitchell and Betty McNaughten of Raton, NM. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, August 4, 1943, Clayton, NM.

MORROW, Baby Boy;(December 1, 1931 - December 1, 1931 Folsom, Union, NM) Stillborn. Father: William S. MORROW, b IA. Mother: Julia A. RECORDS, b NM. Burial: December 2, 1931, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: mother, death certificate.

MYERS, Lynn (male);Died March 22, 1935 Fresno, CA; 35 yr. Mother: Mrs. Bessie MYERS, former resident of Union Co., NM. cousin: W. M. EMERY, of Clayton, NM. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Friday, March 29, 1935, Clayton, NM.

McDONNELL, Frank;(1 Jan 1854 Ireland - 3 May 1922 Union Co., NM) 68 yr 3 mo 2 da. Died near Emery Gap. Wife: Catherine A.-. Father: Charles McDONNELL, b Ireland. Mother: Sarah HENRY, b Ireland. Burial: 4 May 1922, Folsom Cemetery.

ORTIZ, Frank;(April 5, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM - September 16, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM) 5 mo 11 da. Father: Frank Manuel ORTIZ, b Trinidad, CO. Mother: Tiva CHANEY, b Folsom, Union, NM. Burial: September 18, 1937, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: father, death certificate.

PEREA, Adelita Beatrice;(June 10, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM - September 14, 1937 Folsom, Union, NM) 3 mo 4 da. Father: Flaudio PEREA, b Pasamonte, Union, NM. Mother: Ruth GURULE, b Holland, Union, NM. Burial: 

September 15, 1937, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: mother, death certificate.
PEREA, Jose Alfego;(February 24, 1939 Folsom, Union, NM - September 18, 1939 Folsom, Union, NM) 6 mo 25 da. Father: Flaudio PEREA, b Pasamonte, Union, NM. Mother: Ruth GURULE, b Holland, Union, NM. Informant: father; death certificate.

RILEY, Watson;Died May 1937. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Wednesday, May 12, 1937, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.

SAFFLE, John W.;Died April 2, 1961 at age 93 yr. Father of Clara Mae (Mrs. Willie Joe) Largent. Burial assumed to be Folsom Cemetery. Union County Leader, Wednesday, April 5, 1961, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.
StrINGFELLOW, Baby Boy;(May 9, 1925 Folsom, Union, NM - May 9, 1925 Folsom, Union, NM) stillborn. Father: Thomas Ray StrINGFELLOW, b TX. Mother: Ella HARVEY, b CO. Burial: May 10, 1925, Folsom Cemetery. Death certificate.

UNKNOWN, Boy
Died July 25, 1912, a boy (no name given) was struck by lightning and instantly killed at ranch of G. W. Guyer at Folsom, Union, NM. Had a sister in OK and one in CA. Burial: Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton Citizen, Friday, August 2, 1912, Clayton, NM.

VIALPONDO, Doreo Areino;(December 19, 1934 Folsom, Union, NM - February 19, 1935 Folsom, Union, NM) 2 mo. Father: Felipe VIALPONDO, b NM. Mother: Soleme HURTADO, b NM. Burial: February 19, 1935, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: father, death certificate.

VIALPONDO, Juan(April 13, 1936 Folsom, Union, NM - April 16, 1936 Folsom, Union, NM) 3 da. Father: Felipe VIALPONDO, b Valley, Union, NM. Mother: Soleme HURTADO, b NM. Informant: father, death certificate.

VIALPONDO, Santiago;(March 27, 1945 Folsom, Union, NM - March 30, 1945 Folsom, Union, NM) 4 da. Father: Felipe VIALPONDO, b Valley, Union, NM. Mother: Soleme HURTADO, b Folsom, Union, NM. Burial: March 30, 1945, Folsom Cemetery. Informant: father, death certificate.

-, Juan Antonio; Sheepherder. Found dead Thursday, May 23, 1912 on a train a few miles south of Folsom. Burial assumed to be Folsom, NM. The Clayton News, Saturday, May 25, 1912, Clayton, NM; Folsom item.

UNKNOWN, Adult male;Man found dead near Folsom, Union, NM by hunters. Had been dead for a long time; assumed that he had frozen to death . Had papers giving his name and whom to contact in case of his death; however, the newspaper didn't have the information. Was an old man; a member of 100F. Had lived in PA, MO and La Mesa, TX. Sheriff at Clayton, NM was notified. He told authorities in Folsom to hold a coroner's inquest and bury the body. Assumed to be buried at Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Friday, November 21, 1924, Clayton, NM.

YOUNG, Daniel E.;Died Thursday, October 24, 1895. Murdered at his ranch 8 miles north of Folsom, NM in Oak Canyon. His sister is Mrs. Martin. Assumed to be buried at Folsom Cemetery. The Clayton News, Saturday, October 26, 1895, Clayton, NM.

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