Riverside Cemetery, Chaffee Co, Colo

				   Riverside Cemetery
				Chaffee County, Colorado

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RIVERSIDE CEMETERY is on the old site of the Mayol / Leonhardy Ranch located on the flat area 
about 9 or 10 miles north of Buena Vista.

Frank Mayol, a Frenchman, was the first man to settle in this county in 1859. He took up this
ranch in 1863 and was the first farmer in the area to raise potatoes and other crops which he 
then sold to the railroaders and other settlers for 50 cents a pound.  Mayol married his 
cousin, Emily in 1867 and she died in December 1870, apparently from the effects of childbirth.

Frank and Emily were the parents of two daughters, one an infant girl who died at the age of 2
months from croup in 1869 and another who was raised by Frank Mayol's second wife, Nancy
Boon of Poncha Springs, and her second husband Samuel Hartzel of the Hartsel Ranch in South
Park, when Frank Mayol died from pneumonia in June of 1874.

Nancy Boon Mayol Hartzel and Samuel Hartzel sold the ranch to George Leonhardy by 1877. 
Leonhardy was the first Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder, a successful rancher, was sheriff 
of Lake County, a Lake County Commissioner and constructed the Leonhardy Cutoff via Chubb's
Park which shortened the distance to the top of Trout Creek Pass.  He was appointed postmaster
of Riverside 1877-1879 while it was in Lake county and again in 1883 to 1886 for Chaffee
County.

The late Grace Acree owned the property for many years until the late 1980's when she passed
away. Her house, which still stands surrounded by many trees, was once the Riverside postoffice.

Approximately 13 burials including Frank and Emily Mayol, their baby daughter and several
young children of area residents are interred in the tiny wild-rose covered cemetery located 
across the railroad tracks near the Arkansas River. In 1981, someone deliberately vandalized 
Emily's tombstone by smashing it into many small pieces. The tombstone once read:

	"Emily, wife of Francis Mayol, 
	born at Claret, France, 1846, 
	Died December 24, 1879, 
	year of unhappy memory. - -
	 ___ in her room 
	she went fearless to her doom, 
	But is not this life of gall 
	Better than no life at all?
	Therefore, I weep for thee
	Who ____ joy to me. F. M."

The Riverside Cemetery, also called the Mayol Cemetery, is situated about ten miles north of
Buena Vista and east of Highway 24, along the Arkansas River. (Sec. 12, T13S, R79W, 6th
P.M.) 

There are six distinguishable graves within the wooden fence. Other possible graves are outside 
of the fenced area. The tombstone of Emily Mayol had been the only marker in this small cemetery
until it was smashed to pieces by vandals. None of the graves have any kind of marker today. The
cemetery has no records and has been abandoned for many years.

Norma Acree Sandoval can be contacted for information to get permission to visit this cemetery
which is located on private property.

ANDERSON, Hugh   Age 57 yrs 1 mo, b. Scotland, d. 17 Oct 1904, was a farmer who was killed
by a runaway team near Riverside. He was married to Sarah.  (Chaffee County Court House
Records Bk 1 p. 12) (Chaffee County  Republican and Colorado Republican 20 Oct 1904) (See
Granite Cemetery. - death Record says "Granite.") (Final Settlement notice in the Colorado
Republican 7 Dec 1905)

EASTMAN, Child  d. Dec 1885   "The remains of the child of P. C. EASTMAN that was buried
years ago near LEONHARDY's was removed to the Buena Vista Cemetery Monday.  The grave
was on the line of the railroad grade." (Chaffee County Times 24 Dec 1885) (Buena Vista
Democrat 5 Jan 1887)

FRAME, Infant Male  b. & d. 2 Apr 1898, son of Mary FRAME  (Chaffee County Court House
Records Bk 1)

FRANKLIN, Infant Female     Age 8 mos; b. Pine Creek, Colo.; d. 10 Jul 1906 near Pine Creek
(Chaffee County Court House Records Bk 1 p. 14)

HOWARD, Frank   A Railroad section hand who jumped from the train and was killed under the
cars. (Buena Vista Democrat 3 July 1884) (Buried here?)

LEONHARDY, George  Jr.  d. Jan 1899 at Riverside  (Salida   Record 13 Jan 1899)  (Buried
here or in Buena Vista?)

LEONHARDY, Mrs. "Early yesterday morning the aged mother of George LEONHARDY died
at Riverside after a long illness.  A fine casket was sent to Riverside from DOYLE's.  
Funeral will occur from the home of Mr. LEONHARDY."  (Colorado Democrat 15 Mar 1893)

MAYOL, Emily   b. 24 May 1846 at Claret, France; d. 29 Dec 1870; wife of Francis MAYOL.
Married 20 Feb 1867 in Claret, France. Died of childbirth complications while giving birth 
to her second child, Emilie Magdaline Mayol. This little girl grew up and married Albert C. 
KEABLES on 15 Oct 1889. (Marker destroyed by vandals in Summer, 1981) (A History of Chaffee 
County by Shaputis and Kelly) (Story - Chaffee County Republican 25 Sep 1953 page 2)

MAYOL, Francois "Frank"    b. 26 Dec 1830, d. 1 Jun 1874 of pneumonia said to be caused from
his crossing the Arkansas River; buried next to his first wife Emily (his first cousin), whom 
he had married in 1867. Frank Mayol recorded his brand on 1 Nov 1871 and took up his ranch in 
1863.  Frank Mayol and Nancy Boon were married 8 Mar 1872 at Centerville. (A History of the
Arkansas Valley, 1881 p. 479) (A History of Chaffee County by Shaputis and Kelly, p. 221)

MAYOLE, Amelia   Age 2 mos, d. Oct 1869, croup  (1870 Park County Mortality Schedule)

MORRISON, Child  "A little child of Mr. & Mrs. George MORRISON died at Riverside last
Thursday.  The remains were given in charge of Undertaker DOYLE, and the funeral occurred at
Riverside."  (Buena Vista Democrat 24 Apr 1890)

SCHMIDT, Ludwig  d. 6 Aug 1896  (Source:  John Ophus records, Salida, Colo.)

WOERNER, Child of J. A. Child, d. Dec 1885  (Chaffee County Times 24 Dec 1885)