Divide Creek Union Cemetery, Garfield County, Colorado

July 2005 Edition of the Cemetery Photo Index

The indexed photographs can be viewed by visiting the Colorado 
Tombstone Photo Project page at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/costones/garfield/dividecreek.htm

Tombstone Photographs

The Divide Creek Union Cemetery is located in the Fairview area 
south of I-70 up Divide Creek Road.  

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Jack Eells (je)
Susan from Phoenix (sp)
Barb Weatherly (bw)

Headstones

   * Arthur
      + Evalyn A, 1868 - 1939 (sp)
      + Hamilton, Nov. 19, 1872 - Nov. 2, 1973 (sp)
   * Austin, Josiah C, 1858 - 1918, "Divide Creek Pioneer" (sp)
   * Banta
      + Boyd, June 6, 1903 - June 9, 1903, [child of Elizabeth and Joseph Banta],  (Lot 2, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
      + Dona, Sept. 6, 1894 - Sept. 6, 1894, [child of Elizabeth and Joseph Banta],  (Lot 2, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
      + Edward Stewart, Nov. 3, 1891 - Aug. 17, 1892, [child of Elizabeth and Joseph Banta],  (Lot 2, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
      + Elizabeth, 1856 - 1919, [wife of Joseph E. Banta], (Lot 2, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
      + Joseph E, 1854 - 1938, [husband of Elizabeth Banta],  (Lot 2, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
      + William L, 1889 - 1927, [child of Elizabeth and Joseph Banta], (Lot 2, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
   * Beach, Frank, 1892 - 1910 (sp)
   * Beard
      + Ernest N, 1866 - 1914 and Mattie Mintoria, 1876 - 1910 (Lot 5, Row 3, Sec. 2, Tier E) (sp)
      + Elizabeth, July 13, 1837 - ??? ??, 1903, "Wife of William Beard" (sp)
   * Chipperfield
      + Cowden, abt. 1908, (Lot 6, Row 3, Sec. 3, Tier G) (sp)
      + Frank, [Father of Cowden], (Lot 6, Row 3, Tier G) (sp)
   * Coombs, Havrey N, 1868 - 1948 and Rosamond M, 1875 - 1969, Married Dec ??, 1895(sp)
   * Davis, John, Dec. 15, 1848 - Jan. 9, 1912 (Lot 3 1/2, Row 2, Tier E) (sp)
   * Dodo, Rachel, Oct. 10, 1914 - Nov. 11, 1994 and David "Pete", Oct. 4, 1908 - (blank) (sp)
   * Dolan, H[enry] H, 1893 - 1923 (Lot 2, Row 3, Sec. 1, Tier G) (sp)
   * Downey, Gertrude, 1894 - 1918 (Mrs.) [Sister of Leslie Young], (Lot 4, Row 3, Sec. 1, Tier G) (sp)
   * Duffy, Walton Bernard, Sept. 6, 1927 - Sept. 10, 1990 (sp)
   * Gallagher, Thomas, 1881 - Aug. 1932 and Coralee M, Jan. 17, 1890 - Nov. 8, 1960 (West 1/2 Lot 3, Row 1, Tier F) (sp)
   * Heckart, Emma Larson, 1884 - 1980 (sp)
   * Jayne, Marcella [Mrs. Jayne], 1877 - 1916 and Daisy and Earnest (Lot 5, Row 4, Sec. 2, Tier C) (sp)
   * Johnson
      + Elmer George, Jan, 17, 1907 -Oct. 30, 1980 and Nettie Pearl, May 27, 1911 - Jan. 17, 1975 (sp)
      + John Calvin, Sept. 9, 1915 - Sept. 22, 1979, PFC US ARMY (sp)
      + William Homer, ??? ??, 1902 - June ??, 1902, son of W[illiam] S. and Nora Johnson (Lot 4, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
   * Jones
      + Eugene, 1855 - Dec. 28, 1938 "Grandpa Jones," and Mary E, 1871 - 1954, (Lot 7, Row 3, Sec. 2, Tier D) (sp)
      + Alice May, April 6, 1931 - (blank) and Thomas William, Feb. 28, 1928 - Jan. 5, 1991 (sp)
   * Kendig, John D, 1852 - 1916 (Lot 1, Row 3, Sec. 1. Tier C (sp)
   * King, Joseph, [Child], Died Dec. 31, 1899 (Lot 4, Row 1, Sec. 3, Tier B (sp)
   * Maday, John, 1851 - 1914 (1/2 East Lot 5, Row 1, Sec. 2, Tier F) (sp)
   * Mitchell, Beulah Ellen, 1916 - 1918 [Beulah Ellen was the daughter of Ethel Hamilton, and the granddaughter of Leander and Nora Sallee.] (sp)
   * Montague, Newton W, 1904 - 1933 and Cech E, 1904 - 1932 (sp)
   * Otten, Ernest C, 1892 - 1926, [Killed in the Harvey Gap Mine] (Lot 6, Row 2, Sec. 3, Tier A) (sp)
   * Park
      + Emma M, 1871 - [June 8] 1957, [Wife of Frank] (Lot 6, Row 3, Sec. 1, Tier B) (sp)
      + Franklin F, 1863 - [Oct] 1934 [Husband of Emma M.] (je)
   * Poteet, Paula May, Oct. 29, 1964 - April 18, 1996 (sp)
   * Ricketts (Plot Marker and Family Plot) (je)
      + Plot map with Ricketts plot highlighted.
      + Leonard, 1919-1940 [son of F. Pierce & Mabel B. Ricketts] (je)
      + Mabel B., 1896-1981; and F. Pierce, 1886-1981 (je)
   * Rush, Otto I, 1863 - [June 7] 1943 (Lot 7, Row 1, Sec. 3, Tier B) (sp)
   * Sallee
      + A[lfred] & A[lvin], [January 2], 1920 -1921 Twins [Sons of LeRoy & Essie Sallee] (sp)
      + Leander, 1884 - 1949; Nora, 1873 - 1965; Baby, 1911(?) and Baby, 19?? (sp)
      + Ralph, 1894 - 1918 [Son of Leander & Nora] and Ralph, Jr, 1919 - 1919 (sp)
   * Sanders, James F, 1898 - 1976 (sp)
   * Shaw, Alex, ??? ?? 1906 - Aug. 17, 1909, Son of A & J. Shaw (sp)
   * Sayre, Frank G, ??, 25 MO INF (sp)
   * Smart, William J, July 8, 1878 - May 13, 1940 and Grace, Aug. 31, 1879 - Feb. 7, 1943 (sp)
   * Smith, Lucia, 1876 - 1917 (sp)
   * Sutton, Danny Ray, Mar. 30, 1955 - Dec. 2, 1980, "Oregon I'm not a stranger; Idaho our paths have crossed; I just want to leave my footprints in your late October frost; For the never ending highway; Beckons to the rolling stone; Till He who understands all; Call the gentle drifter home." (sp)
   * Tatham, Sam D, 1878 - 1958 (married Sept. 30, 1903) Grace M, 1881 - 1958 (sp)
   * Terrell, Robert Jay, May 16, 1953 - Oct. 1, 1971 [Grandson of Bill Terrell] (Lot 4, Row 3, Sec. 2, Tier D) (sp)
   * Toland, Bessie P, 1886 - 1981; Ernest M, 1881 - [May] 1938, and Porter E. "Sonny", 1921 - 1983 (Lot 3, Row 3, Sec. 2, Tier D) (sp)
   * Watson, Richard, June 10, 1960 - July 4, 1983 (sp)
   * Weatherly
      + Edith Louise, 1924 - [May] 1937 [Granddaughter of James (1861 - 1912) & Anna (1868 - 1965) Weatherly who are buried nearby.] (Lot 2, Row 4, Sec. 2, Tier C) (sp)
      + Guy E, [Feb. 26] 1892 - [Apr. 3] 1974 and Ezma, 1905 - [still living]; married Aug. 10, 1923 [Guy served in Colorado Cavalry, Troop M, WW I; parents of Edith Louise] (bw)
      + James A, 1861 - 1912 (born in Tennesee; father of Guy E. Weatherly)
   * Youngs, Leslie J, 1890 - 1915 (sp)

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