Photos of Single Graves and Small Family Cemeteries, Montezuma County, Colorado

May 2005 Edition

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

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Eaton Cemetery

The Eaton Cemetery is small family cemetery near Cortez.  It is 
located at the intersection of County Road P & County Road 20.  
The first recorded interment took place in 1887.  
These photographs represent all the marked graves.

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Jim Davenport

Headstones

   * Eaton
      + Emma Elizabeth, 1880-1967, beloved Wife of Lee D.
      + G. Glenn, 1898-1980
      + George H., 1874-1966
      + Henry D., 1833-1905
      + John M., 1874-1898
      + Lee D, 1870-1924 (Woodmen of the World)
      + Lena M., 1843-1913
      + Lula G., 1874-1924
   * Miller
      + Avis E., 1877-1927
      + John William, Nov 15, 1871-Nov 29, 1935

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Giorgetta Graves

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Jim Davenport (jd)

The Giorgetta grave site is located on Colorado Hiway 145 about 5.6 
miles NE of Dolores, Colorado at County Road 34.6.  Turn North on 3
4.6 for about 100 yards or so and a dirt road turns left and across 
a small bridge, road then turns to the right and the tombstone is 
on the left side about 25 yards or so.  
It is a double grave in rural Montezuma County with only a single 
stone in a real thicket of brush and trees.

   * Giorgetta, Antonio, Dec 14, 1826-Sept 6, 1886; 
     and Battista, died July 4, 1886, age 28 years (jd)

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A Family Cemetery

The photographer has this to say, "Here is a little family cemetery 
in Montezuma County that I can not find a name for. It is located 
about 2 miles west of US highway 160 on County Road G, on the south 
side of the road."

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Jim Davenport

Headstones

   * Dawson
      + Andrew, 1905-1907
      + Dixie Virginia, 1939-1939
   * Majors
      + Emmaline L., 1850-1887
      + W. Andrew, 1854-1940

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