Old Watrous Cemetery
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New Mexico Genealogist 36:2, June 1997, page 68;
Jim, Dorothy, and Linda Stevens, and Nancy
Robertson; Old Watrous Cemetery is located one half
mile east of Watrous, west of NM-97, UTM 502,
540—3961,860 on the Watrous 7.5 USGS map, 35104-G8.
It was recorded on 16 March 1997 by Jim, Dorothy,
and Linda Stevens, and Nancy Robertson. A newer
cemetery is located 3 miles west of Watrous on NM
161 which has later burials and is still being used. [Notes in brackets are from the
1860, 1870 and 1880 La Junta Precinct 11 Census.]
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| Anderson, Freddie | 20 Feb 1881 | at 8y, 2m, 25d, son of W.A. and S.A. [William, 1880, hh 147, 36y and Sarah, 33y] Row A4 | |
| Black, Sanford M. | 10 Feb 1886 | at 10m, 10d, son of M.J. and L.V., Row A8 | |
| Brown, Robert A. | 25 Nov 1898 | at 27y, Row A5 | |
| Cosmer, Pliny E. | 20 Jun 1869 | 5 Jun 1879 | son of I and M.A., row A7 |
| Hern, Elizabeth | 22 Feb 1797 | 17 Jun 1878 | wife of J.S. [Elizabeth, 1870, HH 129, 73y. Joe 75y] Row A3 |
| Johnson, George H. | 1877 | 1899 | [1880, HH 152, 2y] Row B3 |
| Watrous, Mary A. | 5 Jun 1841 | 27 Jul 1935 | at 94 y [James, 1870, HH 134, 34 y, and Maria, 30 y, Marianton, 1880, hh 152, 38y] Row C2 |
| Lewis, Wilson | 7 Sep 1815 | 14 Feb 1878 | Husband of N.G. Row B7 |
| Murphy, Edward L. | 2 Sep 1863 | 6 Sep 1930 | Row A2 |
| Murphy, Baby | 22 Feb 1911 | Row A2 | |
| Murphy, Lillie J. | 21 Mar 1880 | 7 May 1948 | Row A1 |
| Osmer, Ludolphi P. | 26 Oct 1873 | at 41y [Ludolphus, 1870, hh 140, 37y] Row B10 | |
| Osmer, Vinnie M. | 26 Mar 1872 | at 2y, 3m [Vivian, 1870 hh 140, 5/12y] Row B9 | |
| Pennington, Josephine Johnson | 5 Jul 1895 | 3 Feb 1923 | Row B2 |
| Romero, Cecil Vincent | 31 Mar1904 | 7 Dec 1930 | Row B1 |
| Romero, Ralph E. | 7 Sep 1897 | 13 Jul 1899 | Row C1 |
| Searcy, B. P. | 26 Nov 1825 | 12 Aug 1868 | [Benjamin, 1860, HH 3959, 35y] Row B8 |
| Thomas, Sarah J. | 27 Jan 1849 | 5 Feb 1868 | wife of John H., Row C8 |
| Titus, Young E. | 18 Sep 1852 | 4 Mar 1879 | son of S. C. and C. J, Row A6 |
| Watrous, daughter | 5 Feb 1869 | at 10m, 19d, Row C7 | |
| Watrous, daughter | 27 May 1866 | at 5d Row C6 | |
| Watrous, Ella | 28 Dec 1884 | at 2y, 6m, 9d, daughter, Row C5 | |
| Watrous, Ollie | 5 Jan 1885 | at 9y, 2m, 9d, son Row C4 | |
| Watrous, Totsie | 19 Jan 1885 | at 6y, 7m, 18d, son, Row C3 | |
| Wildenstein, Carl W. | 17 Oct 1896 | at 56y [1880, HH 158, 38 y], Row B4 | |
| Wildenstein, Frederick W. | 26 Aug 1889 | at 88y, 6m 4d, Row B5 | |
| Wildenstein, Willie | 16 Jul 1875 | at 1y, 7m, 11d, son of G. W. and B. Row B6 | |
| Note: Watrous children of J. B. | |||
| and L. K. [Joseph B., 1870, HH 136, 34y, and Louisa K., 22y] |