Berthoud Cemetery, 1884 First Burial, Larimer County, Colorado

Transcribed by Marta Norton <MNorton@DataWest.net>
January 30, 2000

First burial at Berthoud Cemetery.

Taken from a bio of Mr. Baxter

 The Berthoud Bulletin Newspaper
Saturday, September 7, 1901

(The following is a small portion of a big news article about 
Berthoud.  I am only transcribing the bio part).

In the following columns we are pleased to give the pictures and 
personal sketches of a number of the people who assisted in 
making this beautiful and prosperous county what it is:

The first person buried in the Berthoud Cemetery was Ida Cross, 
wife of C.J. Cross.  When she died a committee was appointed to 
select and stake out land for a cemetery.  On this committee was 
Major Kerr, Lewis Cross and Mr. Baxter.  On January 20, 1884, the 
site for the cemetery was selected and on the 21st the first 
burial was made.

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