Placita Cemetery
Rebecca J. Mitchell
C. W. Barnum Cemetery 2/28/2007Š
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Description: State Rd. 75, Vadito, Taos, New Mexico; Surveyed in 15 June 2005 There are roughly 20-25 graves, each with an unmarked white wooden cross and flowers throughout the cemetery. The Placita Cemetery is located off of New Mexico State Road 75. Coming from Taos or Tres Ritos, at the junction of 518 and State Road 75, aka Rock Wall, head west on 75 toward Placita, Vadito, and Peņasco. Travel about 1 mile and then turn right onto a dirt road leading to the cemetery. Coming from Peņasco, at the junction of State Road 75 and 73, travel 4.5 miles towards Taos/Tres Ritos. Take a left onto a dirt road leading to the cemetery. There are no signs to the cemetery and it can not be seen from the highway. Rebecca Mitchell surveyed this cemetery 15 June 2005.
Last Name           First Name          Middle Name     Month    Day     Year        Month    Day         Year
???                 MC
Archuleta           Abelino             D                 3       6      1909        7       6          1945
Baca                Juan                Jose              5       17     1871        11      20         1951
Baca                Marianita                                            1883                           1972
Borrego             Adela                                 11      11     1885        9       2          1948
Borrego             Alberto             H                                1930                           1980
Borrego             Antoņita            Valdez                           1891                           1984
Borrego             Jose                Eliseo                           1882                           1964
Borrego             Luis                                  4       18     1913        11      27         1991
Cordova             Andres              Acorsinio                        1867                           1928
Cordova             Genoveva            R                                1875                           1950
Cordova             Jose                Ralph             7       20     1952        3       10         1993
Cordova             Lauriano                                             1912                           1976
Cordova             Manuelita                                            1912                           1981
Cordova             Maria               Teodorita                                    1       13         1930
Cordova             Reyecitas           F                                1875                           1925
De la Luz Fernandez Jose                                                 1894                           1944
Fernandez           Abran                                 7       1      1890        5       7          1982
Fernandez           Abran               E                                            6       24         2006
Fernandez           Benita                                               1875                           1951
Fernandez           Daniel                                1       3      1886        5       10         1971
Fernandez           Eliza                                                            3       12         1980
Fernandez           Estefanita          Ortiz             6       7      1888        3       19         1931
Fernandez           Jose                Dolores           6       20     1883        5       6          1962
Fernandez           Juan                Antonio           7       10     1880        12      9          1968
Fernandez           Juana               A                                       
Fernandez           Juanita             Borrego           10      13     1889        10      13         1932
Fernandez           Lucinda             R                                1908                           1933
Fernandez           Manuel              A                 3       26     1859        6       3          1937
Fernandez           Priscilla                                            1928                           1939
Fernandez           Rebecca             Rendon            11      10     1894        9       12         1977
Fernandez           Simforosa                                                        5       30         1953
Gallegos            Adolfo                                               1882                           19?? (likely '73)
Gonzales            Abran                                 11      7      1902        7       22         1996
Gonzales            Cordilia            Rodarte           12      2      1912        8       20         2000
Gonzales            Elsia                                 10      23     1885        8       14         1968
Gonzales            Jose                Ramon             7       20     1913        3       29         2001
Gonzales            Juan                I                 5       30     1895        2       22         1966
Gonzales            Maria               Onofre                           1909                           1995
Gonzales            Mariano                                                     
Gonzales            Miguel                                               1886                           1960
Gonzales            Reyesita                              1       5      1867        10      28         1942
Graves              George              Bernard                          1919                           1977
Lujan               Aurora              Martinez          8       12     1911        1       14         2001
Lujan               Bonifacio                                                   
Lujan               Emma                                                        
Lujan               Isidoro                               12      21     1910        9       5          1980
Marquez             John                Sebastian         4       20     2000   
Martinez            Barbarita                             10      4      1909        10      3          1979
Martinez            Jose                Ricardo           3       21     1912        11      3          2003
Mascareņas          Eloy                                          27     1918                25         1938
Mascareņas          Eve                 Betty             12      24     1940        8                  1941
Mascareņas          Filomena                              3       10     1902        10      26         1991
Mascareņas          Jose                Manuel            3       13     1864        2       18         1945
Mascareņas          Juan                B                 12      2      1889        8       10         1965
Mascareņas          Juan                Manuel            12      12     1943        12      16         1943
Mascareņas          Leandro                               5       5      1881        6       16         1976
Mascareņas          Simonita            S                 11      21     1895        4       12         1986
Romero              Debra                Ann              6       12     1958        6       29         1975
Romero              Esmerelda "Lala"                      11      11     1946        8       19         2003
Romero              Leonore             B                 4       24     1910        8       27         1987
Romero              Maria de la pas     Fernandez         3       4      1884        4       13         1962
Romero              Teresita                              6       29     1908        9       26         1941
Romero              Juan                F Sr.             6       17     1908        1       15         1969
Romero              Luciano                                                          8       5          2005
Samora              Damacio                                              1934        5       6          2004
Samora              Jesus                                 6              1888        6       29         1972
Samora              Sibilia                               2       6      1894        7       12         1978
Samora              Tonie                                                            12      12         1981
Sanchez             Amadita             Vigil             4       20     1887        12      27         1946
Sanchez             Dolorita                              7       1      1946        7       10         1933
Sanchez             Eduardo                                              1918                           1949
Sanchez             Elvira                                3       14     1914        11      24         1983
Sanchez             Fermilia            Gallegos          4       14     1912        9       12         1993
Sanchez             Fidencio                                             1903                           1987
Sanchez             Joe                 Eddy                                         5       17
Sanchez             Jose                Adolfo            10      12     1882        2       4          1971
Sisneros            Juan                Pablo             12      10     1859        7       15         1946
Sisneros            Juanito             J. F.                                   
Vasquez             Gabrielita                                           1915                           1964
Vasquez             Jason               Paul              3       7      1982        6       13         2001 Beloved son & brother
Vasquez             Peggy                                 9       26     1939        10      10         1939
Zamora              Bolivar "Bobby"                       5       30     1951        7       13         2004  53 yrs
Zamora              Gene                A                                1949                           1990