Photos, Foxton Cemetery, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado

June 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/jefferson/foxton.htm

The Foxton Cemetery, also known as Foxton Junction Cemetery and 
Beaver Ranch Cemetery, was established as a community cemetery 
in the mid to late 1870s.  It is located south of the town of 
Conifer.  The first burial, according to gravestone inscripitions, 
appears to have been in 1879, with the last burial being 1891.  
The cemetery is abandoned.--Dennis Bailey

Directions:  Go west on Highway 285 from Denver.  After passing the 
stop light at Highway 73, after approximately ½ mile, Kennedy Gulch 
Road will be on your right.  Continue on Highway 285 for 
approximately ¼ of a mile.  The cemetery will be on your right at 
the top of a small rise at the intersection of South Foxton Road.
--Dennis Bailey (MAP)

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Dennis & Bev Bailey (dbb)

Headstones

   * Ellis, John, died Jan. 18, 1884 aged 74 yrs, 29 ds (dbb)
   * Head (plot)
      + Charles A, Nov. 26, 1871 - Feb. 4, 1879 (dbb)
      + Celia J, Oct. 4, 1869 - Feb. 13, 1879 (dbb)
      + Orrilla D, Nov. 28, 1876 - Jan. 30, 1879 (dbb)
      + Willard, Feb. 3, 1879 - Feb. 19, 1879 (dbb)
These inscriptions are all on the same stone as seen in the plot photo.  The only things that mark the individual graves are crosses and footstones:  CAH, SJ, OD, WH.  On the base of the stone, "Children of W. R (or B) ___  __risty Head" (dbb)
   * Kennedy, John E, 1870 - 1891 (dbb)
   * Footstone, RW (Headstone broken with no visible engraving.) (dbb)

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