DeBaca Co. NM. - Old Fort Sumner Military Cemetery Submitted by Harold Kilmer ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the High Plains Historical FD. Inc., 313 Prairieview, Clovis, NM, 88101, or E-mail Don McAlavy dmcalavy@etsc.net or Harold Kilmer, hkilmer@etsc.net President. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD FORT SUMNER MILITARY CEMETERY Prepared by Don McAlavy Updated list as of October 1997 (Identified by existing stones) ABREAU, Manuel, Sr.; Manuel, Jr.; Alfredo Enriques; Odila M.; Emilia M.; Luz; Amalia; Luz B. Maxwell; Julian Maxwell; Pablita Jaramillo (She is Paulita Maxwell Jaramillo). (All these names are on one stone.) ABREU, Manuel "Mannie", 9-18-1895 to 3-26-1940 BEAUBIEN, Pablo, 1849-1903 BEAUBIEN, Paul, 1893-1929 BEAUBIEN, Rebecca A., 1855-1932 BONNEY, William H., Billy the Kid, 11-23-1859-7-14-1881 BOWDRE, Charlie, died Dec. 21, 1880 FOOR, Charles W., 12-12-1850-1-20-1940 FOOR, Sieberia Beaubien, no dates, raised by Indians, mother of eight, wife of Charles W. Foor GONZALES, Juanita, no dates GONZALES, Rumaldo, Sr., no dates HARRIS, Aaron Brown, 1861-1925 HARRIS, Aron Brown, 1861-1925 (same as above) HARRIS, Edward B., 1916-1922, son HARRIS, Emma, 9-9-1895-4-4-1918 LEE MAXWELL, Lucien Bonaparte, 9-14-1818-7-25-1875 MAXWELL, Peter, 4-27-1848-6-21-1898 O'FOLLIARD, Tom, 1858-12-19-1867 PALMER, Christian, 12-10-1900-7-3-1902 SANDOVAL, Celestino, 5-19-1867-12-2-1950 SANDOVAL, Isaac, 1862-1933 SANDOVAL, Victoria G. 1874-1916 SILVA, Jesus, father of Chano Silva SILVA, Maggie S. 1-4-1896-5-18-1922, Chano Silva's mother SILVA, L. F. (L. F. "Chano" Silva, age 80, still living in February 1998, has erected his headstone next to his father and mother. Chano claims he will be the last buried in this old military cemetery as he has a court order saying so!) Many unidentifed graves, including these six: John FAIRES (Farris), killed by Barney Mason, Dec. 29, 1879 Francisco GALLEGO, killed by Tom Moran John LEGG, killed on or around March 22, 1899 Joe GRANT, killed by Billy the Kid, January, 10, 1880 George PEACOCK killed by Jim. C. White in 1886 Henry BEAUBIEN, killed by George Cook in a raid of the Fort Sumner postoffice and store in late January 1902 by the Mesa Hawks gang. Between January 2, 1863, and February 1, 1868, twenty-two military burials were recorded in this old military cemetery: STRUNK, Sanuel, Pvt., 1st Cavalry, N.M. Volunters, killed by Indians 1-2-1863. CRUIS, Marcus, Pvt., 1st Cav., N.M. Vols., died of intermitant fever 10-5-1864 CRUTCHFIELD, Albertin, Pvt., 1st Cavalry, Colorado Volunteers, cause of death 12-8-1864 unknown LUSBY, Robert, Capt., A.A. Gen. U.S. Vols., took by mistake a vial of poison, died 2-20-1865 CHAVES, Juan, Pvt., 1st Cav., N.M. Vols., died of pneumonia 3-30-1865 WALSH, Philip, Hospital Stewart, U.S.A., delirium tremours 4-25-1865 BERNEY, Joseph, Capt., 1st Cav., N.M. Vols., cause of death unknown 10-7-1865 DOUGHERTY, William, Pvt., 1st Cav., Col. Vols., Congestive Fever 12-7-1865 MAURPAS, Juan, Pvt., 1st Cav., N.M. Vols., pneumonia12-21-1865 TANRY, Patrick, Pvt. 5th U.S. Suply, apoplexy, 7-7-1866 JOHNSON, Patrick, Pvt., 5th U.S. Suply, accidently shot by a comrade 1-15-1867 FRIEL, Hugh, Cpl., 3rd U.S. Cav., died from accute rheum., 5-3-1867 EDWARDS, William C., Cpl., 3rd U.S. Cav., shot by a comrade near Puerto de Luna, 6-13-1867 ECKLEY, William J., Lieut., 5th U.S. Infantry, central congestion 6-20-1867 DEVINE, John, Pvt., 3rd U.S. Cav., killed with arrows in a skirmish with the Navajos 7-9-1867 COOK, James, Pvt., 3rd U.S. Cav., fight with Indians near Fort Sumner 7-9-1867 WHITE, Edward, Pvt., 3rd U.S. Cav., fight with Indians near Fort Sumner 7-9-1867 KERR, William, Pvt., 3rd U.S. Cav., fight with Indians near Fort Sumner 7-9-1867 LEE, John, Pvt., fight with Indians near Fort Sumner 7-9-1867 JOHNSON, Edward, Citizen, Employee in Quartermaster Dept., killed while resisting arrest 10-12-1867 HEDGECOOK, Thomas, Pvt., 37th U.S. Inf., cause of death unknown 11-17-1867 EPPLE, William, Pvt., 3rd U.S. Cav., cause of death unknown 2-1-1868 In 1906 these 22 bodies, which according to the military records were on the western side of the cemetery were disinterred and reburied at Santa Fe National Cemetery on March 8 in graves 674-695. In the St. Anthony's cemetery in old part of Ft. Sumner are the graves of JESUS SILVA and his wife. Jesus was Billy the Kids friend and credited with digging his grave, died at age 98 in 1940. Both his and his wife's markers were stolen,)