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]