Lea Co. NM - King Cemetery

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                               King Cemetery
   
   King Cemetery is located 5 miles east and 1 mile north of McDonald New
   Mexico in Lea County. The following information was written down
   beginning at the north end of the west row of graves, then working
   from north to south in each row. Information compiled by David L.
   Minton of Lovington on 7/31/99.
   
                                   Row #1
                                      
   
   
   1. Fredonia J. Lewis, July 17th, 1852 - March 18th, 1911
   
   2. Unknown grave marked only with a rock
   
   3. King, 1911. This is a metal marker
   
   4. John King, March 5th, 1840 - January 11th, 1912
   
   5. W.B. Rogers, February 7th, 1834 - May 12th, 1913
   
   
   
                                   Row #2
                                      
   1. Charles H. Reed, November 28th, 1880 - January 24th, 1919
   
   2. Unknown, marked with pipe, sucker rod end and a fence
   
   3. Myrtle N. Lyon, June 28th, 1891 - July 18th, 1973
   
   4. Emit C. Lyon, February 28th, 1884 - March 14th, 1938
   
   5. Mary Jane Clayton, September 15th, 1852 - December 20th, 1915
   
   6. "Sadie Jane" Sarah Josephine Clayton Wiggins, Feb. 12, 1856 - March 31, 1926.
   
   
                                   Row #3
                                      
   1. Twin Infants of Mr & Mrs E.T. Beal, died December 29th, 1912
   
   2. Jesse Adam Hathcock, August 1st, 1856 - January 9th, 1935
   
   3. Louis A. Langlitz, 1859 - 1948 and Laura A. Langlitz, 1860 - 1912
   (share one stone)
   
   4. Augustus F. Meroney, 1853 - 1933 These 3 share one grave stone.
   
   5. Mary Ann Meroney, 1926 - 1941 These 3 share one grave stone.
   
   6. Effie C. Meroney, 1892 - 1970 These 3 share one grave stone.
   
   7. Effie C. Meroney Fairweather Wilson, December 25th, 1917 -
   
   
   
                                   Row #4
                                      
   1. Several unknown, unmarked
   
   
   
   Row #4 ½, (This is a short row, slightly off set from the other rows.)
                                      
   
   
   1. Junior Davis, March 15th, 1914 - March 23rd, 1914
   
   
   
                                   Row #5
                                      
   
   
   1. Ada Smith, December 2nd, 1881 - May 2nd, 1930
   
   2. Charlie A. Smith, April 28th, 1866 - June 11th, 1953 (Ada & Charlie
   on same stone)
   
   3. Benjamin C. Johnson, no birth date - died 1913
   
   4. Emily Jane Johnson, 1876 - 1980 (Benjamin and Emily on same stone)
   
   5. Rev. Gilbert Mayfield, 1842 - 1912. His grave has a large iron
   fence around it.
   
   6. Grave with a concrete marker, the name is not readable, it is dated
   1918
   
   7. Emma S. Purdin, 1874 - 1914
   
   8. Troy Lee Duncan, September 24th, 1951 - May 11th, 1998
   
   9. Betty Von Duncan, October, 12th, 1932 -
   
   10. Estell Lee Duncan, April 15th, 1931 - January 20th, 1997. (Estell
   & Betty on same stone)
   
   
   
                                  Row # 6
                                      
    1. Many unknown graves with no marker or only a rock for a head
   stone.
   
   
   
                                  Row # 7
                                      
   
   
   1. Anna Mae Coggin, May 5th, 1909 - November 27th, 1987
   
   2. Roy Coggin, July 11th, 1908 - (Roy & Anna on same stone)
   
   3. Melvina C. Coggin, October 25th, 1872 - January 29th, 1946
   
   4. Levie B. Coggin, November 27th, 1859 - April 3rd, 1948
   
   
   
                                   Row #8
                                      
   
   
   1. Aniel F. Hight, October, 9th, 1885 - March 16th, 1943
   
   2. Alice M. Hite, 1865 - 1942
   
   3. N.W. Hite, December 16th, 1861 - March 16th 1935
   
   4. Ollie Obetz Hite, December 6th, 1897 - October 12th, 1918. Daughter
   of
   
   N.W. and Wife
   
   5. Hazel Della Cage, February 5th, 1924 - August 12th, 1992
   
   6. Helen Melvina, February, 5th, 1924 - February 28th, 1924 (Twin
   Sisters)
   
   7. Dora B. Coggin Ward, May 28th, 1904 - June 13th, 1995
   
   8. Emily Boliver, Daughter of T.E. & M.R. Taylor, 1901 - 1919
   
   9. R.T. Oneal, March 25th, 1923.
   
   10. Huiel Oneal, May 5th, March 18th, 1923. This was the way it was
   scratched into cement.
   
   11. Rosa Lee Reed, January 30th, 1893 - November 3rd, 1918
   
   12. Lurena J. Reed, February 16th, 1854 - March 17th, 1917
   
   13. John H.F. Reed, August 25th, 1851 - February 16th, 1917 ( Lurena &
   John on same stone)
   
   
   
   There are many unmarked graves and many marked only with rocks or
   cement, there is no way to really tell how many graves are there.