Cooney Cemetery - CATRON Co, NM

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Cooney Cemetery
(Contains Cooney's Tomb)

COONEY CANYON
MINERAL CREEK

Location:  About 15 miles northeast of Glenwood, NM off US 180.

J. C. Cooney
Killed by Victorio's Apaches
April 29, 1880
Aged 40 years

Jack Chick      Died 29 Apr 1880
Mr. Buhlman   Died 30 Apr 1880

All above were horribly mutilated & killed by Victorio, the Apache Chief,
and his warriors. The men were riding to warn settlers of an impending
Indian Attack. Their bodies were later found &  buried in a tomb carved
out of a large boulder.

Also buried there:

John D. Cooney     Born  Aug. 20th, 1880   Died Dec. 15,  1891
Hugh C. Cooney    Born  Oct 3, 1898           Died Jan. 7,  1900

Graves behind Cooney's Tomb

1.      Unmarked
2.      Charley Clark   2 Oct 1868   -   28 Aug 1910
3.      Unmarked
4.      Elza May Clark, Daughter of Charley Clark , 29 Jun 1896 - 5 Sep 1905
5.      Unmarked