Bijou Basin Cemetery, Elbert County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/elbert/cemeteries/bijoubasin.txt Donated by: Chuck Loeffler March 2009 This is an old, small cemetery, located on private land in southern Elbert County (T10N, R63W, Section 33, SW¼, NW¼). It appears on the USGS 7½-minute ‘Bijou Basin’ topographic map. The cemetery is on the Kiowa Creek Ranch, which, at the time it was surveyed (March 2009), was part of Harmony Land & Cattle LLC, owned by John Malone of Denver. Access to the cemetery is allowed only with permission of the owner or manager of the ranch. The cemetery is located on top of a small hill and enclosed by barbed wire fence in an area of less than two acres. The grave markers are mostly dated from the mid to late 19th century, although one marker -the most recent- was placed in 1957. The earliest burial, which still has a legible marker, dates to March 26, 1868. There appears to have been little, if any, care or maintenance done in this cemetery over the years, and there are several stone grave markers which are damaged or have had all traces of the engraved information eroded by time and weather. There is evidence that there may have been wooden grave markers at some time, but all that remains are a few pieces of weathered and decomposing wood. As of March, 2009, there were fifteen stone and two metal markers left with legible inscriptions, and one stone marker with only partially legible information. Some of the graves are located within iron fence enclosures. ***************************************************************************************************** Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) Archives and by the COGenWeb Project Archives USGenWeb Project. NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. ****************************************************************************************************** Last Name First Name Born Died Age at Death Other Notations ********************************************************************************************************************************* Ahrens Elizabeth Feb. 1862 Nov. 6, 1891 29 years Wife of G. H. Ahrens Bi???ce Edwin? March or May, 18? 2 years Child of James & M?? B???ce. (much not legible) Bishop Ranie E. July 5, 1878 July 10, 1878 5 days Grave in iron fenced enclosure with Frankie Bishop Bishop Frankie L. Jan. 5, 1877 Feb. 8, 1877 1 month Grave in iron fenced enclosure with Ranie Bishop Boyd Frankie May 1880 Aug. 15, 1882 2 years Son of S. & N. J. Boyd Boyd Wallie Aug. 11, 1882 Son of S. & N. J. Boyd (age not legible on marker) Hayden Olive A. Dec. 12, 1850 Jan. 30, 1871 20 years Daughter of L. & M. Hayden Holden Mattie May 21, 1880 Sept. 10, 1880 3½ months Daughter of Stephen & M.J. Holden Jameson Mary May 18, 1863 April 1, 1901 37 years Liptrap William March 1, 1813 Nov. 17, 1888 75 years Grave in iron fenced enclosure. Mathews William Griffith March 22, 1841 March 26, 1868 27 years Mathews Louisa Aug. 24, 1824 April 17, 1882 57 years Mathews Charles A. Jan. 26, 1857 June 17, 1957 100 years! This is the most recent burial at this cemetery. Mathews Caroline Louisa May 4, 1889 May 30, 1889 26 days Grave in iron fenced enclosure with Lynn Mathews Mathews Lynn Bryan June 26, 1897 Sept. 16, 1898 15 months Grave in iron fenced enclosure with Caroline Mathews Mobley Willie Dec. 14, 1879 Dec. 22, 1879 8 days Son of Geo. G. & M.F. Mobley Reed Elijah M. About 1824 Dec. 29, 1880 6 years Husband of M.F. Reed. Masons ensignia on marker. Sides Ida J. About 1869 April 28, 1886 17 years Wife of M.V. Sides