MEMORY LANE CEMETERY

SILVER CITY, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

1871-1978

This survey was compiled by Reverend Clifton M. Henderson, Jr. and his wife Jean Woodburn Henderson of Silver City. Reverend and Mrs. Henderson where very active in historical preservation and genealogy. Reverend Henderson passed away in 1992 at the age of 73 and his wife Jean is still active in many historical and genealogy societies across the United States. Although she has made this survey public domain, I have contact her and asked permission to transcribe her work for the benefit of other researchers. I also wish to thank the wonderful staff of the Silver City Museum for providing me with this documentation.

 

The cemetery in Silver City was originally located between 10th and 12th streets and Santa Rita and West streets. In 1873 it was noted that the cemetery was in the path of the water lines to the town and it was suggested that it be moved. It wasn’t until 1882 that they started removing the residents of the original cemetery to its present location. It was discovered that people had been burying there loved ones at the new location for some time before it was designated as the city cemetery. The crude markers had long since turned to dust making it impossible to know who is buried in many of the locations. Old obituaries were checked to help in finding the names of persons that were buried there, as indicated by the notation "unknown location".

HISTORICAL MARKER

Placed by

Miss Stella Vaughan

 

In this pioneer cemetery lie the remains of early settlers, merchants, miners, politicians, and railroad men who contributed to the development of Southwestern New Mexico. Among those buried here are Katherine Antrim (1829-1874), mother of Billie the Kid, and Ben V. Lilly (1856-1937), well known hunter and guide for Theodore Roosevelt.

 

This transcription includes, name, year of birth, death, and lot number. If you have any corrections, please contact me and I will see that the corrections are noted in the cemetery records. Beverly Taylor, btaylor@wt.net 

A - C, D - G, H - L, M - Q, R - S, T - Z

Name    Birth Death Lot # Remarks
Abasto, Sasaro   1889 1923 Unknown location in Brandis section
Abrue, John C. (baby) 1971 A-17-3
Acosta, Anita (baby)  1972 A-17-11
Acosta, Domingo C.   1916 1966 F-W20-5
Acklin, William Henry  1879 1969 G-44-5
Adams, Stephen R. 1891 1919 G-77-4
Adkins, John Henry 1928 1950 G-39-8
Adkins, William R.  1860 1955 G-34-2
Aelderman, F.  C-65-5 Unmarked grave
Aguilar, Debra ? 1962 Unknown location
Ahlm, Neil D. 1960 1974 C-18-9
Aker, James Lee   1945 1968 F-31-2
Akeroyd, Priscilla  1844 1920 D-E6-1
Alcorn, Rose Marie    1905 1958 D-E5-3 Unmarked grave
Alexander, Franklin Andrew   1890 1923 A-135-8
Alexander, Susan M. 1857 1924 A-135-6 Unmarked grave
Alien, Illegal A-28-1 Unmarked grave
Allen, Cecil J.   1959 1974 E-56-3
Allen, Earl   1890 1965 G-79-5
Allen, Frank C.   1897 1899 E-77-2
Allen, Fred   1886 1969 A-24-6 Unmarked grave

Allen, James   

 		1897 1974 E-51-6

Allen, John W.   

 		1856 1945 G-54-8+

Allen, Mamie Louise  

 		1890 1973  C-62-8

Allen, Ophelia B.    

 		1888 1964 E-79-10+ Unmarked grave

Allen, Otho P.   

 		1884 1963 G-43-2

Allen, R. B.   

 		1833 1898 E-77-7/9

Allen, Robert E.  

 		1929 1973  C-16-7

Allen, Rosina E.   

 		1858 1942 G-43-2+

Allen, Ruby Eloise   

 		1905 1946 E-51-4

Allen, Virginia   

 		1933 1973 E-57-2

Allen, W. A., Jr.   

 		1916 1974 C-62-10

Allen, William A.  

 		? 1942 F-84-2  Unmarked grave

Allincham, Charlotte   

 		1870 1904 E-35-8

Allison, Anita M.   

 		1934 1970 F-73-5

Allison, Frank B.  

 		1907  1969 F-E15-5

Allison, Kelly Dean   

 		1961 1974 B-70-2

Allred, Reginald D. 

 		1905  1974  D-W27-6

Allwardt, Henrietta M.

 		1892 1917 G-113-8  Unmarked grave

Altamirano, Mable   

 		1918 1978 G-113-8

Alvarado, Alberto J.  

 		1884 1912  H-32-1

Alvarez, Isabel  

 		1857 1929  Unknown location
Alvo, Jesusita    1889 1976 A-28-8

Amberson, Delbert F. "Blackie"   

 		1917 1961 F-64-1

Amijo, Baby 

 		1926  Infant of Isabel Unknown location

Amijo, Isabel   

 		1906 1926 Unknown location

Amos, Benny Ray   

 		? 1958 D-8-W-14 Unmarked grave

Amos, Ethel (baby) 

 		  1966 A-16-6

Amos, Linda Jean (baby)

 		1959 A-14-8

Amos, Linda Joyce 

 		? 1952  D-8-W-6  Unmarked grave

Amy, Ellen Fowlie   

 		1891 1928 Unknown location

Anderson, Carrie

 		1883 1937 F-76-3 Unmarked grave

Anderson, Charles 

 		? 1908  Unknown location

Anderson, Charles Franklin

 		1881  1956 F-25-1

Anderson, Eliza Ann 

 		1855 1938  G-49-5 Unmarked grave

Anderson, Hannah T.  

 		1882  1955 B-31-6

Anderson, Phillip W.   

 		1878 1958 B-31-4

Andrews, Lillie Ann  

 		1904 1968  F-W11-8

Anstey, David Guy  

 		? 1948 D-14  (1-D-14-6) Unmarked grave

Anthony, Josefa  

 		1887 1938  F-W4-3

Anthony, William  

 		1884 1955  F-W4-1
Antrim, Katherine (Mrs.) 1829 1874 D-E27-14 Mother of "Billy the Kid"

Apodaca, Alex S.   

 		1915 1878 B-5-2

Applehans, Robert J.   

 		1911 1976 F-49-8

Aragon, Mark Anthony (baby)  

 		1966 A-16-8

Araujo, Imelia A.  

 		1868 1971  D-E28-15

Archer, Nettie A.   

 		1868 1971 B-69-4

Archibald, Baby  

 		1952 D-8-W4  Unmarked grave

Arellano, Irene D.   

 		1913 1974 B-77-3

Argenbright, Alva Lutitia

 		1856 1951 G-23-6 Unmarked grave

Argenbright, John W.  

 		? 1904 G-23-4

Arguello, Dolores C.   

 		1937 1977 F-E5-2

Armbrust, John F.   

 		1900 1957 C-69-7

Armijo, Betty (baby)  

 		1958 A-14-10
Armijo, Theresa (baby)   1965 A-16-5

Armstrong, J. G.  

 		1841  1904 Unknown location A.O.U.W section

Armstrong, John (baby)

 		1960  A-14-19

Armstrong, Mrs. Turner  

 		? 1902 Unknown location A.O.U.W section

Arnold, Arthur Powell (baby)   

 		1937 B-38-7 Unmarked grave

Arnold, Henry Webster   

 		1859 1946 D-W16-8

Arnold, Hilda Mae   

 		1901 1966 F-E46-1

Arnold, Lula Andrews   

 		1869 1945 D-W16-6

Arnold, Wanda   

 		1924 1964 E-64-1

Ashton, Charles 

 		H-38-3  Unmarked grave

Athey, Margaret E.   

 		1917 1963 E-75-9

Atkins, Mark Willard   

 		1960 1973 G-39-3

Austin, Anne (baby)  

 		1963 A-15-17

Austin, Pvt. Larnell A.   

 		1943  1969 G-56-4 Unmarked grave

Austin, Louis Frank   

 		1945 D-15 (3-D-15-6) Unmarked grave

Austin, William L. (baby)

 		1968  A-16-16

Avery, 2 Infants

 		D-W23-  Unmarked graves Space 12&14
Avery, Hazel (Mrs.)  

 

  

 

  

 

 D-W23-8

 

 Unmarked grave

 

Baca, Paro   

 		1876 1922 Unknown location Brandis Section

Bach, A. M.   

 		1881 1914 H-2-1&2

Bader, William C.   

 		1892 1970 G-9-2

Bagby, Harold H.  

 		1878 1960  A-134-3

Bail, J. D. 

 		H-51-1&3

Bail, Petra Catalina Lucero

 		1854 1937 H-51-3&5 Unmarked grave

Bailey, Julia A.   

 		1884 1967 G-16-5 Unmarked grave

Bailey, Rose Mary Elaine

 		? 1940  D-15-?  Unmarked grave

Baker, John David (baby)

 		1948  E-28-7  Unmarked grave

Baker, Shula   

 		1880 1881 D-W17-8

Baldwin, Guida M. (Mrs.)

 		1906 1958 E-65-1 Unmarked grave

Ball, C. F.   

 		1895 1929 E-55-8

Ball, Essie Hunt  

 		1893 1957  H-63-4

Ball, Eugene  

 		1900 1951  C-30-10

Ballard, Thomas Augustus

 		1888  1925 Unknown location Oddfellows Section

Banning, Billie (W. J.)   

 		1867 1925 D-E19-6

Barefield, Maudie Ingram

 		1910 1970 F-85-8

Barker, Jerry L.   

 		1934 1955 A-186-1

Barker, Valeria Bell    

 		1894 1959 D-6-A Mausoleum

Barnard, John W.   

 		1835 1914 A-89-6

Barnard, Mary W.   

 		1849 1916 A-89-4

Barnes, George T.  

 		1900  1968 A-52-7

Barnes, Roy T. 

 		1893  1972  C-41-8

Barnett, Henry    

 		1865 1925 E-53-4 Unmarked grave

Barnett, Margaret E. 

 		G-98-1

Barnum, Edith M.   

 		1880 1923 G-124-2

Barrett, Nona Hughes   

 		1900 1936 G-106-1

Barris, Evelyn Susan   

 		1956 1971 G-160-4

Bartee, Lonnie Wayne (baby)

 		1958 3-D-14-8

Bartlett, Jerry   

 		1923 1941 Unknown location

Bartlett, William J. 

 		1888   1959 B-9-5

Bassett, Harry E.  

 		1887 1964  C-45-4

Bassett, Ira John 

 		C-22-7

Bassett, William H.   

 		1879 1921 C-45-2

Bateman, Clarence L.   

 		1872  1958 D-E5-7 Unmarked grave

Bates, Cornelius H.   

 		1878  1954 F-73-1 Unmarked grave
Bates, Frank E.    1863 1891 F-W4-2

Bates, Virginia Dean   

 		1881 1945 F-76-5  Unmarked grave

Battishill, Betty May Gough

 		1919 1962  G-39-6

Baugh, Roberta Lusk   

 		1908 1955 G-57-8

Bean, Alex (Alec La)    

 		1904 1915 D-E10-14 Unmarked grave

Beasley, Pete   

 		1887 1938 Unknown location

Beaubien, K. Gale  

 		1934 1937  C-38-7

Beck, Louise Vulliet  

 		1897 1989  G-69-7

Beck, Martha Ann   

 		1890 1966 F-W34-7

Beck, Richard F.   

 		1925 1975 H-33-5

Beck, Richard Steven (baby)

 		1955  D-8-E3

Beck, Robert W.   

 		1922 1977 G-52-4

Beckwith, Ira O.   

 		1865  1951 D-13-8 Unmarked grave

Bedella, Manuel  

 		1908 1932  Unknown location

Bederman, Infant   

 		1953 D-8-W13 Unmarked grave

Beezley, Gertrude Padilla   

 		1889 1925 Unknown location

Behrbaum, Ernest John

 		? 1943   D-15- (2-D-15-10)

Beister, Jerry P.  

 		1913 1976  B-76-6

Belford, Walter Irvin 

 		1876  1943  F-68-9

Belknap, Marion   

 		1897 1906 E-37-1

Bell, Frances Jane   

 		1911 1974 G-161-6

Bellamy, Josepha B.   

 1891 1966 F-44-8

Ben, Fong Foo   

 		1875 1937 Unknown location

Benavides, Guadalupe

 		1901 1975 C-4-5

Bencomo, Belen M.   

 		1927 1977 B-45-4

Benhardt, Tracy Lynn (baby)  

 		1961 A-15-8

Benjamin, J. L.  

 		1892  1952 G-32-2

Benjamin, R. M.   

 		1898 1954 G-32-4

Bennett, Mary D. G.   

 		1895 1957 H-12-2

Bennett, Ernest C.   

 		1927 1928 H-12-4&6

Bennett, Ernest F.   

 		1886 1970 H-12-8&6

Benson, Ruby (baby)  

 		1969 A-17-2

Beran, Richard J.    

 		1888 1920 G-115-5 Unmarked grave

Bergen, Frank L. 

 		1872  1954  G-63-7

Berrey, Fred M. 

 		1910  1970  C-51-4

Berrey, Frederick Allen  

 		? 1947 C-51-8

Berry, Juanita M.   

 		1912 1977 B-71-3

Best, Melvin Earl   

 		1911 1952 D-W17-9  Unmarked grave

Betts, Hazel R.   

 		1928 1930 E-17-6

Betts, Jesse T.   

 		1892 1977 E-17-3

Bevel, Lucille E.   

 		1943 1944 G-141-2
Bevel, William Roy  1917  1954  G-14-4

Bibb, Annie M.   

 		1873 1958 G-25-8

Bibb, Aubrey C.   

 		1875 1926 G-25-3

Bibb, William R.   

 		1916 1925 G-25-1

Bible, Anna Groggin   

 		1873 1925 E-78-8  Unmarked grave

Bible, Gweneth G.  

 		1904 1958 B-57-8

Biffle, Kate Brock 

 		1846   1918 E-39-7

Biggs, Charles R.   

 		1881 1952 B-11-8

Biggs, Minnie D.   

 		1885 1946 B-11-6

Bishop, Barnett Otto    

 		1908 1957 D-E5-8 Unmarked grave

Bishop, Jeff Wagner (baby)  

 		1951 3-D-14-10

Bittinger, Ross T.  

 		1898 1962  F-50-5

Black, Charley V.  

 		1886  1957 B-87-6
Black, Odessa Coker    1907 1931 E-79-10

Black, Rachel S.   

 		1882 1955 B-87-8

Blackman, Clare E.  

 		1885 1957  C-74-6

Blackman, Darrow M.   

 		1908 1971 G-109-6

Blain, Grant Howard  

 		1906 1975  B-72-2

Blaine, Mary Sue  

 		1851 1940  F-69-2

Blancett, Fred  

 		1890  1945 G-114-5

Blancett, Kenneth   

 		1925 1958 G-114-6

Blankenship, William A.  

 		1900 1965 D-W9-2

Bleakley, D. E.  

 		1882  1957 G-48-5

Bledsoe, Martha   

 		? 1916 E-58-3

Bliss, Edward O. 

 		1880  1973  E-9-1

Bliss, Frank W.   

 		1888 1912 E-10-1

Block, Joseph I.   

 		1898 1969 F-32-6

Bloodgood, Clyde A.   

 		1888 1965 C-72-2

Bloodgood, Ellsworth F.

 		1862 1948 G-65-7 Unmarked grave

Bloodgood, Eunice T.   

 		1887 1956 C-72-4

Bloodworth, Dorothy E.   

 		1910 1970 G-156-7

Bloodworth, J. H.  

 		1847 1911  G-165-8
Bloom, Ida M.    1896 1961 B-85-8

Bock, R.  

 		G-5-8 Unmarked grave

Bodine, David Martin   

 		? 1951 D-14 (3-D-14-4)

Boehm, John

 		1891 1950 A-26-5 Unmarked grave

Bolton, Artie  

 		1896 1972  C-61-7

Bolton, Julius B.   

 		1898 1972 C-61-5

Boone, Edgar H.   

 		1887 1964 G-12-5

Boone, James Arvil  

 		1896 1973  H-64-4

Boone, Joseph H.   

 		1858 1949 H-64-3

Boone, Norby Ray   

 		1916 1944 G-12-3

Boone, Sallie Bell   

 		1870 1938 H-64-5

Booth, Oscar Wilks   

 		1888 1952 G-32-6

Borjorquez, Vilialdo    

 		1903 1953 B-15-4 Unmarked grave

Boswell, Bonita Mary   

 		1908 1970 G-18-5

Boudinet, John Leo   

 		1901 1925 G-1-2

Boulware, Mary Scott   

 		1896 1920 C-47-10

Bow, Lew Yee   

 		1877 1959  A-24-4 Unmarked grave

Bowan, Leo N.   

 		1899 1969 F-10-6

Bowan, Mitchell E.  

 		1897 1967  F-10-2

Bowde, Sene Owen   

 		1936 1937 F-E5-8

Bowden, Donald E. 

 		1900  1963  F-E4-4

Bowen, Dwight Lyman

 		1882 1959 D-E5-4

Bowen, Jane (baby)   

 		1923 F-W66-2 Unmarked grave

Bowen, Roger Michael  

 		1949 D-14-  (1-D-14-9) Unmarked grave

Bower, Esta Irene 

 		1902  1960  C-3  Mausoleum

Bowman, Steven Allen (baby)

 		1952 D-8-W16 Unmarked grave

Boyce, Carla R. (baby)

 		1960 1961 A-5-10

Boyd, Allie Lee 

 		1894 1937 G-58-2

Boyd, Ludie V.   

 		1878 1947 H-W55-10

Boyd, Senith S.   

 		1914 1969 H-E55-10

Boyd, Thomas A.   

 		1868 1943 H-W55-8

Boyd, William Edgar   

 		1888  1946 G-58-4 Also shown as Lot G-34-4 Unmarked
Boyle, Robert H.   ? 1908 Unknown location

Bradshaw, Jonell  

 		? 1950 D-14  (2-D-14-2) Unmarked grave

Bradshaw, Van  

 		? 1948 D-14  (1D-14-3)

Bragaw, Minnie Myrtle

 		1885 1944 A-183-5

Bragaw, William Henry

 		1881  1957 A-183-3

Brancheau, Raymond J.  

 		1909 1970 F-56-2+

Brannan, Ted R. 

 		1906  1976  A-161-2

Bratton, Nancy S. 

 		1942  1970  F-73-3

Brent, Carlotta B.  

 		1865 1945  C-77-4

Brent, James R.   

 		1847 1928 C-77-6

Brent. William Joshua  

 		1888  1958 C-76-5

Brewer, Ada A.  

 		1873  1963 D-E6-5

Brewer, Arthur R.  

 		1907 1945  C-60-2

Brewer, Elsie J.   

 		1904 1966 F-E21-3

Brewer, Rebecca A.  

 		? 1969  G-56-2

Brewer, Webster Evans

 		1878  1920  D-E6-3

Brewer, Webster Evans, Jr.   

 		1911 1956 D-W7-4

Brewer, Webster Evans, III   

 		1951 1975 D-W7-6

Brewington, Daniel R. 

 		1913  1950  C-28-6

Brewington, Josephine 

 		1885  1979  C-28-4
Brewington, Robert W. C-28-2

Bridges, Harry Pegues

 		1891 1919 G-176-4

Bridges, Mamie Gertrude

 		1888 1960 G-176-6

Briggs, (baby)  

 		1957 A-14-3

Bright, Frances   

 		1850 1932 G-175-6

Bright, John   

 		1847 1924 G-175-4

Brindley, Mabel Lena   

 		1911 1976 B-26-7  d/o Robert E. & Alberta Sparks

Bristow, Claire L.  

 		1900 1977  B-26-1

Britt, Erik David  

 		1885 1915  G-77-3

Brock. Beatrice   

 		1906 1925 G-43-8

Brock, George M. 

 		1900   1966 G-30-1

Brock, Irvin O. 

 		1879  1966  G-30-2

Brock, Joseph M. (baby)

 		1949  G-43-6

Brock, William M. (baby) 

 		1943  G-30-3

Bronson, (baby girl)  

 		1972 A-17-9

Brooks, Charles H.   

 		1883 1951 H-26-7

Brooks, Dennis  

 		1841 1924  Unknown location

Brooks, Elene Corder 

 		1897   1964 A-8  Mausoleum

Brooks, Nellie P.   

 		1888 1927 H-25-1

Broome, Bradley (baby)

 		1957  A-14-2

Broome, Forrest G.   

 		1914 1968 A-40-2

Brown, Charles Fredrick

 		1859  1929  Unknown location

Brown, Ernest E.  

 		1935 1978  G-153-1

Brown, Frank M. 

 		1892  1969  G-158-2

Brown, James A.  

 		1886 1932  F-85-4  Unmarked grave

Brown, Jessie C.   

 		1879 1968 G-182-2

Brown, Jim 

 		1860