Farnum Mortuary Records (1895-1905), Red Cliff, Eagle County, Colorado

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             Farnum Mortuary Records
               Red Cliff, Colorado 
           Copied by Donna L. Drummond

Records of the Farnum Mortuary at Red Cliff, Eagle County, Colorado 1895 
- 1905.

The first burial recorded was that of H. D. PAXTON, old soldier. (before 
Dec.1896).

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ANDERSON, Ocum. (b 1 #10), Ordered by Eagle County, aged 50, death March 
5, 1898, burial March 6, 1898. Paid by Eagle County.

BAGGE, Mrs. Ida. (b 1 #12), Ordered by Chas Bagge, aged 39 years. Death 
June 27, 1898, burial June 28, 1898. Paid by Chas Baggs.

BERRY, Harrison. (b 1 #6), Ordered by Wm Burnism, death Dec. 16, 1897, 
burial, Dec. 18, 1897. (charged for a telegram to Leadville).

BICKFORD, child of A. S. Bickford. (b 1 #56), Ordered by A. C. Bickford, 
aged 4 months. Burial March 27, 1902.

BOTTOLFSON, Nealy. (b 1 #28), Ordered by Mrs. Bottofson, aged 32. death: 
June 8, 1899, Shipped from Denver. Paid by Mrs. C. Bottolfson.

BURKETT, child of Mrs. Burkett (b 1 #34), Order given by Thos Trimble, 
age 1 1/2 years. Death Nov. 16, 1899. Burial Nov. 17, 1899.

COLEMAN, Tom. (Note: loose in book: Tom Coleman was killed, Conductor, 
by Dentist Spraque, at Hotel. Bill Nottingham was Killed by Earnest 
Hurd, Dec. 23, 1896, Red Cliff, Colorado. Jack Perry Killed Mike 
Gleason. Perry was hung at water tank at Red Cliff, Colorado by mob.

COX, Joseph. (b 1 #31), Ordered by Dn. Coffman Co. Dr. Aged 60 years. 
death July 25, 1899. Burial July 27, 1899. Paid by Eagle County.

CROSS, Chas. (b 1 # 42), Ordered by W. C Mortz, age 44 years. Death Dec. 
26, 1900, burial Oct. 27, 1900???

CROWELL, Mrs. John. (b 1 #27), Ordered by John Crowell, aged 57 years. 
Death June 5, 1899. Shipped -June, East. 

DOLAND, Thomas. (b 1 #3), Ordered by H. W. Smith, aged 63. Paid by Eagle 
County.

DONOHUE, Robt. ( b 1 # 73), Ordered by Eagle County. Aged: 42 years, 
death June 22, 1904. Burial: June 23, 1904. Paid by Eagle County.

DYER, Isaac. (b 1 #76), Ordered by a. Mc Glochlin. Aged: 92 years. 
Natural decay. Death: Nov. 25, 1904. burial Nov. 25, 1904. An Old 
Soldier of Eagle County.

FABRE, Fortuna. (b 1 #78), Ordered by Eagle County. Aged: 60 years. 
Drowning, death March 28, 1905. Burial: March 31, 1905.

FITSPATRIC, Maggie. (b 1 #50), Ordered by Prosser Latem, Aged 74 years. 
Death Aug. 12, 1901, burial Aug. 14, 1901.

FLECK, Mrs. Mack. (b 1 #19)Ordered by Lew Fleck, death Nov. 7, 1898. 
Burial Nov. 10, 1898.

FREDERICHSEN, O. E. (b 1 #69),Ordered by Walter B. Frederichsen. Burial: 
Feb. 5, 1904. Paid by Mrs. Frederichsen. (Trip to Wolcott to take charge 
of remains).

GAY, Alfred, (b 1 #33), Ordered by Emil Gay, Age 46, Suicide. July 17, 
1899, Burial Sept. 7, 1899.

GAY, Wm A. (b 1 #43), Ordered by Prosser Latem. Age: 58 years. Miners 
consummion, Death: Jan. 9, 1901. Burial: Jan. 11, 1901.

GILMER, Mary C. (b 1 #57), Ordered by J. R. Gilmer. Aged: 3 weeks, death 
April 2, 1902, burial April 4, 1902. Paid by John Gilmer.

GILMER, Mrs. C. (b 1 #17)Ordered by Gilmer Bros., Old age. death Sept 
11, 1898, burial Sept. 13, 1898.

GLEASON, Mike. (b 1 note: loose in book),(Jack Perry Killed Mike 
Gleason. Perry was hung at the water tank at Red Cliff, Colorado by mob)

GOODALL, Mrs. Louisa. (b 1 #54), Ordered by Mrs. Rose Piatt, aged 71 
years. Death: Jan. 24, 1902, shipped to St. Louis. Paid by Mrs. H. B. 
Piatt. (charged for telephone to Leadville).

GREINER, Nellie 'Muggs'. (b 1 #46), Ordered by Mrs. Greiner. Aged: 19 
years. Death: March 24, 1901. burial March 31, 1901. 

HANSEN, Peter M. (b 1 # 32), Ordered by O. R. M. Lodge, Alma, Colorado. 
Aged 35 years. Drowning Sept. 3, 1899, burial Sept. 7. 1899. Paid by J. 
S. S. Fleming.

HASENBERGER, child of Mrs. Hasenberger. (b 1 #20)Ordered by Tom. Howard, 
Co. Age 6. Death Dec. 27, 1898. Burial Dec. 28, 1898. Paid by Eagle 
County.

HAYES, Amy. (b 1 #39), Ordered by J. W. Hayes. Aged: 21 years. Death 
June 29, 1900, burial July 1, 1900.

HENRY, W. J. (b 1 #53), Ordered by J. H. K. Henry. Aged 55 years. Death 
Jan. 2, 1902. Burial Jan. 7, 1902. Paid by Farnum, Adm. Estate).

HICKS, child of C. G. Hicks. (b 1 #22)Ordered by C. G. Hicks, age 5 
months. Death Feb. 28, 1899. Burial: March 2, 1899.

HINDMAN, baby. (b 1 #60), Ordered by Wm Hindman. Aged: 3 months, death: 
Sept. 21, 1902. burial Sept. 2, 1902.

HOLLOWELL, Frank. (b 1 #16)Ordered by Hanscom, Eagle, Colorado. Aged: 65 
years. Death Aug. 19, 1898, burial Aug. 23, 1898. Paid by Deed for 
Grove. (charged for fare to Eagle), (could be that he held the deed 
until paid).

HOLT, Mr. (b 1 #61), Ordered by G. H. Holt. Aged: 23 years, RR wreck, 
death Oct. 15, 1902, shipped out Oct. 19, 1902.

HOWARD, Eidith. (b 1 #36), Ordered by Thos Howard, age 14 months, death: 
Feb. 12, 1900, burial Feb. 14, 1900. Paid by W. J. Howard.

JACKSON, WM. (b 2, #381), Ordered by Carl Carlson. Death June 18, 1911, 
at Gypsum. Funeral, June 19, 1911 at Red Cliff, Colorado. Rev. Brooks, 
interred at Red Cliff Cemetery. Age 46 years, married, miner, white. 165 
lbs., brown hair.

LATEM, Prosfer. (b 2, #413), Ordered by Mrs. Prosfer Latum. Death June 
20, 1912, 7:15 PM, Glenwood Springs. Funeral June 22, 1912, at Red 
Cliff, Colorado with Rev. Segrew. Interred at Red Cliff, Colorado. 
(Phone call to Mrs. Gay Red Cliff.) Age 69 years, married, miner and 
corner, white. Born France. Father born France, Latem, Mother born 
France. Resident 1 year. USA 3 years. Paid by Mrs. Amelia Latem.

MC DONALD, A. A. (b 1 #26), Ordered by the Masonic Lodge, aged 43 years. 
Death: April 3, 1899, burial April 5, 1899. Paid by the Masonic Lodge.

MC KNIGHT, Ed. (b 1 #15)Ordered by Frank Kohr, death July 26, 1898, 
burial July 26, 1898.

MC MILLEN, Robbie. (b 1 #52), Ordered by Robt. Mc Millen. Aged: 14 
years. death Oct. 1901. Buried Oct. 1901. Shipped from Canon City.

MC MILLEN, Wm. (b 1 #44), Ordered by Mrs. Greiner. Aged: 69 years. death 
Jan. 30, 1901. Burial Feb. 1, 1901.

MALLERY, Ula. (b 1 #5), Ordered by C. E. Mallery. Death Dec. 3, 1896, 
burial Dec. 5, 1897. Paid by C. E. Mallery.

MARRION, Sanford. (b 1 #25). Ordered by Harry Laundrie & P. Gilhorn, 
accident in mine. death March 23, 1899, burial March 25, 1899. Paid by 
Mrs. Laundrie and Paul Gilhorn.

MARTIN, child of H. Martin. (b 1 #18). Ordered by H. Martin, aged 5 1/2. 
Death Oct. 2, 1898, burial Oct. 4, 1898. Paid by Harry Martin. (Charged 
for telegram to Leadville).

METCALF, Miss. (b 1 # 55), Ordered by Mrs. L. Metcalf. Death: 1902. Paid 
April 27, 1902, by Mrs. Lizzie Metcalf.

MILLS, Mrs. J. H. (b 1 #66), Ordered by J. M. Tucker. Aged: 60 years. 
death July 2, 1903. Shipped to Butler, M.

MONTGOMERY, Margurete. (b 1 #40), Ordered by B. S. Montgomery. Death: 
June 20, 1891. Exhumed and shipped to Fairfield, Iowa, Aug. 16, 1900.

MOORE, Henry. (b 1 #51), Ordered by Walter Turnbull. Aged: 71 years. 
Death: Oct. 6, 1901. Burial Oct. 8, 1901. Paid by Mrs. W. Turnbull.

MORRIS, Volett. (b 1 # 29), Drowned in the Eagle River June 14, 1899. 
Burial July 1, 1899. To Minturn. Paid by The D&RG RR Co. 35 years.

MUNICH, Loyd. (b 1 #64), Ordered by C. B. Stone. Aged: 22 years. Death: 
June 18, 1903, Shipped to Wisconsin.

MURPHY, Ed. (b 1 #65), Ordered by C. C. Frew. Aged: 29 years. Gunshot 
wound, death: June 29, 1903, shipped to Columbus, Kansas.

NELSON, Mrs. Nettie J. (b 1 #71), Ordered by Jens Nelson, aged 21 years, 
death May 12, 1904. burial may 14, 1904.

NOTTINGHAM, Wm H. ( b 1, #2 & Note: loose in book), Ordered by H. W. 
Smith, death by gun shot, Dec. 23, 1896. To Gilman, Colorado. Paid by 
IOOF Lodge & E. Hurd. (Bill Nottingham was Killed by Earnest Hurd, Dec. 
23, 1896,)

OLUSTEAD, Marcella. (b 1 #70), Ordered by G. E. Olustead (or Ohustead), 
Aged: 35 years. death: April 19, 1904. burial: April 21, 1904.

OXFORD, Alluria B. (b 1 #45), Ordered by Samuel Oxford. Aged: 42 years, 
death Feb. 7, 1901, burial Feb. 10, 1901. 

PALLISTER, John. (b 1 #59), Ordered by Mrs. Sara Pallister. Aged: 44 
years, gunshot wound, death July 23, 1902. Burial July 25, 1902.

PAXTON, H. D. (b 1, #1), Ordered by H. W. Smith, old soldier. (before 
1896, Dec.).

PERRY, Jack. (b 1 Note: loose in book). Jack Perry Killed Mike Gleason. 
Perry was hung at water tank at Red Cliff, Colorado by mob.

PETERSON, Andrew. (B 1 #30), Ordered by Eagle County. Aged 73 years. 
died of old age, July 11, 1899, Burial July 13, 1899. Paid by Eagle 
County.

QUICK, Patric. (b 1 #24). Ordered by Hugh McGuire, aged 38 years. Death 
March 17, 1899. Burial March 19, 1899.

QUINN, John D. (b 1 #58), Ordered by Mrs. Barbara Kuhn. Aged 31 years, 
gunshot wound. Death: May 24, 1902. Burial May 27, 1902. 

RABEDUE, Myrtle. (b 1 #35), Ordered by Ed Sugot, age 14 years, death 
Nov. 16, 1899, burial: Nov 17, 1899. Paid by E. T. Sugot, (could be 
Fugot).

RICHARDS, J. H. (b1 #67), Ordered by A. F. and A. M. Lodge. Aged: 50 
years, miners consummion. Death July 4, 1903. burial July 6, 1903. Paid 
by Marion Henry.

RICHARDSON, child of Mrs. Richardson. (b 1 #21). Ordered by Mack Sleek, 
age 8 months. Death Jan. 15, 1899.

ROBERTS, Mrs. Chas. (b 1 #4). Ordered by Chas Roberts, death March 25, 
1897, burial March 27, 1897.

ROMENGER, child of Martin Romenger. (b 1 p 38), Ordered by J. Train, 
Minturn. Age: 3 months, death March 29, 1900, burial March 30, 1900. 
Paid by Martin Romenger.

RUNDELL, (b 1 #74), Ordered by C. B. Rundell. Death ?, Burial July 3, 
1904. 

SARANT, Aution. (b 1 #72), Ordered by John S. Robeson, gunshot in his 
own hand, death June 17, 1904, burial June 24, 1904. Paid by John 
Guymie.

SHULTZ, John. (b 1 #9), Ordered by Jack Kahler. Mine explosion Feb. 15, 
1898, burial Feb. 17, 1898. Paid by Eagle County, Age 44 years.

SMITH, Mrs. O. J. (b 1 #37), Ordered by O. J. Smith. Death: March 10, 
1900, burial: March 13, 1900. Shipped to Glenwood Springs.

SULLIVAN, child of J. Sullivan. (b 1 #47), Ordered by Jerry Sullivan, 
aged 3 months, death April 23, 1901. burial April 25, 1901.

SULLIVAN, child of J. Sullivan. (b 1 #49, Aged 6 months. Death: Aug. 10, 
1901. Burial Aug. 11, 1901. months, death April 23, 1901. burial April 
25, 1901. 

TAQUE, Patrick. (b 2, #366), Ordered by Patrick Taque, Red Cliff, 
Colorado. Death Feb. 17, 1911, 5 AM, at Red Cliff, Colorado. Funeral at 
Red Cliff, Colorado. Interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Age 59 years, 11 
months, 22 days. Married, County Judge, white. born Buffalo, NY. Father 
born Ireland, mother born Ireland.

THOMAS, Emile. (b 1 #75), Ordered by Eagle County Aged: 62 years, 
exposure. Death Oct. 16, 1904. Burial Oct. 22, 1904.

THRIMBLE, child (1 #41), ordered by Thos. Thrimble, aged 3 years. Death 
Oct 18, 1900, Burial Oct. 20, 1900.

URBAN, John. (b 1 #13) Ordered by Phil Urban, death July 3, 1898, burial 
July 6, 1898.

WAAL, Mrs. A. (b 1, #11), Ordered by Emil Waal, aged 37 years, death 
March 25, 1898, burial March 27, 1898, Paid by Emil Waal.

WHITE, Harvey B. (b 1 #68), Ordered by John S. White, aged 40 years, 
gunshot wound, death Jan. 11, 1904, shipped to Lawerence, Indiana.

WILLIAMS, Newton. (b1 #63), Ordered by John Williams. Aged: 21 years. 
Runover by RR train. Death Jan. 18, 1903, burial: Jan. 21, 1903.

WILLIAMSON, Mrs. Clara. (b 1 #48), Ordered by Eagle County. Aged: 71 
years, death July 6, 1901, burial July 8, 1901.

WRIGHT, Dan. (b 1 #63), Ordered by F. v. Wheeler and L. A. Fayetteland, 
gunshot wound. Death: Jan. 2, 1903, burial Jan. 10, 1903. (Cr by lot to 
city).

YOTHERS, Millard C. Ordered by Paul P. Peyer, aged 40 years. Drowning 
July 10, 1898, shipped to Leadville. 

ZARGELL, Geo W. (b 1 #8), Ordered by Wm J. Howard. Death Sept. 22, 1898.

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