Tiptonville, Mora County, New Mexico
By Lyndel Jennings 4/2/2007

My wife's line buried in this cemetery is part of the Scruggs family.When the Scruggs first came to New Mexico they settled in Watrous.The Hill Ranch was nearby and one of the Scruggs daughters married a Hill.Apparently there were graves already in a corner of that ranch.We have not been able to find out exactly what family it is or how they connect to the ranch, but we assumed it might have been a prior owner of the ranch. With the passing of one of the family members, Mr. Hill decided to build a cemetery on the ranch. He designated this parcel Tiptonville Cemetery. A community was nearby named Tiptonville. Tiptonville was two miles north of Watrous. It was established in 1849 by William B. Tipton. Samuel B. Watrous established the town of Watrous. The two were related by marriage.

Last Name  First Name                    Date                Date
Cox        James "Jim" David             Sep. 16, 1911       Sep. 23, 1993
Cox        Theo Fadie Christine Scruggs  Apr. 17, 1916       Apr. 3, 2002
Deem       Leonard John                  May. 15, 1923       Sep. 8, 1988
Deem       Mary Louise Scruggs           Dec. 2, 1918        Dec. 3, 2003
Egger      Flora Lee Anderson            Sep. 22, 1868       Jul. 25, 1936
Egger      George Elbert                 Apr. 8, 1908        Jan. 24, 1977
Egger      Jesse Thomas                  Jul. 3, 1860        Jun. 4, 1921
Egger      Josephine Agnis Gerk          Dec. 22, 1910       1970
Egger      Robert Lee (bud)              Jun. 20, 1912       Sep. 4, 1977
Fowler     Jimmie June Scruggs           Jun. 9, 1921        Dec. 4, 1992
Hill       Ila Dale Scruggs              Jul. 23, 1905       Jun. 10, 1998
Irby       Francis Jewel Scruggs         Apr. 13, 1914       Oct. 27, 1998
Irby       Stanley Rhodes                Nov. 7, 1905        Mar. 2, 1996
Jackson    John William, "Bill"          May. 1, 1940        Jul. 11, 2003
Scruggs    James Alva                    Apr. 6, 1907        1970
Scruggs    James Columbus                Dec. 23, 1874       Dec. 18, 1954
Scruggs    Salina Drucilla Bailey        1845                1924
Scruggs    Sarah Thomas Burch            Mar. 2, 1886        Mar. 11, 1980
Scruggs    Truman Roscoe                 Dec. 27, 1927       1928
Stevenson  Crystal Louise Shoemaker      Jan. 1, 1940        Oct. 30, 2000
Stevenson  Leroy Mar. 30, 1934       Jan. 29, 1995
Voss       Frederick William             Aug. 27, 1933       Feb. 23, 1991
Voss       Sharla Kay Kristeen           Mar. 8, 1954        Jun. 6, 1975
Voss       Yvonne Marie Shoemaker        Nov. 17, 1936       Jan. 11, 1997