HANLEY CEMETERY ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don McAlavy July 13, 2000 http://www.rootsweb/ *********************************************************************** Ten (10) miles west of Tucumcari, New Mexico. Surveyed by Don McAlavy, with assistance from Juanita Wallis, Bud Hefley, and Kathy McAlavy on Monday, April 3, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. The cemetery is located on the east slope of a slight hill, in a native prairie grass and mesquite pasture of a privately owned ranch. Earliest burial found was May 7, 1902. Hanley, N.M. (ruins about 1 mile north) had a postoffice from 1908 to 1918. Copyright © 2000 - Don McAlavy EWINGS, Lucy Florence, wife of Frank Ewings, born Oct. 10, 1886, died May 22, 1904, Daughter of R. M. Ogle.(R. M. Ogle was probably Mack Ogle, son of founder of Ogle, N.M., David Proffit Ogle. The grave has a 30" high, 8 inch square, white marble tombstone, with an ornate iron fence surrounding the grave.) INFANT. Daughter of J. L. and Fannie Smith, born and died May 2, 1902 SMITH, Fannie, wife of J. L. Smith, born June 2, 1882, died May 10, 1902 (Died 3 days following the birth of the infant above). (The mother and infant are in a native rock wall plot that is falling down.) SMITH, Arthur, son of Mr. & Mrs. F. Smith, born Nov. 19, 1903, died Feb. 3, 1914, Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God calls away when he thinks best. (Buried just east of the rock wall burials.) SMITH, Ida, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. & R. Smith, born April 1, 1902, died July 16, 1903. (Buried just south of the rock wall burials.) FISK, Charles W., Lieut., 4 Mich. CAV, no dates on white cut stone SCOTT, John Howard, Co. H, 68 Regt., Ill. Inf., b. July 12, 1840, d. Jan. 27, 1911. (white cut stone) MORGAN, Robert L., son of Wm. & Martha Morgan, died Dec. 28, 1903, age 13 years, 5 months, 23 days. HARDCASTLE, born Aug. 14, 18??, died June 2, 1902, just east of Lucy Florence Ewings’ grave, marked by a sandstone rock with the first name and part of the birth date weathered away. Very hard to read. UNKNOWN, born July 5, 18??, died March 28, 1908, a badly weathered sandstone marker with name and part of birth date weathered away. Some 13 unidentified graves are marked by a native rock with no identification, or a depression in the ground. Perhaps more graves, but their location has been lost to time and exposure to the elements.