Huerfano County, Colorado
Cisneros Cemetery
AKA Turkey Creek Cemetery
AKA Rito de las Gallinas Cemetery
Listing and photos by Karen Mitchell.
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Cisneros cemetery - 6 miles northeast of Gardner. 1/2 mile East of Pando house on Turkey Creek Road. NE 1/4 of Sec 21 &25 R70.
This cemetery has been referred to as all of the above names in the church records. Filmed in 2001.
unknown #1 with broken crucifix
unknown #2 with cross and broken crucifix
unknown #3 broken cross
unknown #5 cross
unknown #6 broken cross between rocks
unknown #7 cross with foil strip
unknown #8 rocks outlining grave
unknown #9 child's grave
unknown #10 cross in front of tree stump
unknown #11 cross carved in tree stump
unknown #12 marble slab with cross
unknown #13 ten unmarked graves
unknown #14 metal cross with wood cross
unknown #15 wood cross with flowers, outline of rocks
unknown #16 wood cross
unknown #17 wood cross
unknown #18 rocks with flowers
unknown #19 metal marker and rock outline
Abeyta, Daniela M. died 06/23/1942 buried 06/25/1942 residence: Gardner, notes: 69 years 5 months, husband: Romualda Abeyta, daughter of Agapito Martinez and De Gracia Garduno, this record lists the hispanic name of the cemetery: Rito de las Gallinas, Sacred Heart Death Records, County Burial Permit: Daniela Martinez Abeyta, died at Gardner 6-23-1942, age 69 years 5 months 20 days.
Abeyta, Danielita
Abeyta, Romaldo died 4-29-1963
Alvirar, Aurora
Archuleta, Macedonia born 1873 died 1963
Arellano, Alberto (Arellano, Alberto died 06/30/1947 buried 07/03/1947 residence: Gardner, notes: 60 years, husband of Celestina Rizal, son of Ramon Arellano and Ignacita Quintana, died suddenly, Sacred Heart Death Records
Arellano, Twin babies
Autobees, Meliton
Brazel, Isabel died 12-12-1911, of Gardner, age 36y 9m 5d
Brizal, Rosalia
Brizal, Theodore died 07/05/1938 buried 07/08/1938 residence: Del Carbon notes: 72 years, son of John Brizal and Juanita Salazar, wife: M. Luz Ortivis, heart failure, St. Mary's Death Records
Cisneros, Juan (Cisneros, Juan S. died 01/09/1955 buried 01/12/1955 residence: Turkey Creek, notes: 87 years, husband of deceased, daughter: Mrs. Lupe Martinez of Sydney, Nebraska, Sacred Heart Death Records)
Cisneros, Peregrina Arellano died 07/07/1922 buried 07/08/1922 residence: Clover, notes: 75 years, wife of Luciano Cisneros, daughter of Juan Arellano and Luz Salazar, Sacred Heart Death Records
Cisneros, Serafina
Cruz, Andres buried 12-21-1877 son of Antonio Maria Cruz and Valentina Moran, Nuestra Senora de los Siete Dolors Death records, no marker
Eames, Donaciana M. Trujillo died 11/04/1948 buried 11/04/1948 residence: Turkey Creek, notes: 102 years 1 month 14 days, wife of 1st Charles Eames and 2nd Tomas Trujillo, daughter of Tomas Trujillo and Cleotilde (can't read), Sacred Heart Death Records
Gutierrez, Domisinda died 05/03/1930
Martinez, Andrea
Martinez, Della Ames died 9-12-1937
Martinez, Eulalia born 1872 died 1958 Our Mother metal marker
Martinez, Gilbert M. born 11/23/1941 died 07/13/1962
Martinez, Jose Eliseo born 1865 died 1938 (Martinez, Eliseo died 05/03/1938 buried 05/05/1938 residence: Turkey Creek, notes: 74 years, husband of Eulalia Arellano, son of Juan Ignacio Martinez and Jesusita Serrano, Sacred Heart Death Records
Martinez, Lucinda died 6-6-1970
Martinez, Mary
Martinez, Rebecca Arellano
Martinez, Ruben
Martinez, Simodocea Eames died 09/12/1937 buried 09/14/1937 residence: Gardner, notes: 31 years, wife of Jose Pilar Martinez, daughter of Everet Eames and Guadalupe Chavez, from child birth, Sacred Heart Death Records
Martinez, Vivian
Ortibiz, Francisca de died 02/08/1923 buried 02/10/1923 residence: Clover, notes: wife of Narciso Ortibiz, Sacred Heart Death Records
Ortivez, ?
Ortiviz, Baby child of Ray Ortiviz
Ortiviz, Baby child of Ray Ortiviz
Ortivez, Baby child of Ray Ortivez
Ortivez, Manuel D.
Ortivez, Patricio
Ortivez, Ramon born 1886 died 19?8
Ortiviz, Carmelita died 1900
Ortiviz, Francisco died 02/08/1936 buried 02/11/1936 residence: Turkey Creek, notes: 33 years, husband of Valentina Martinez, son of Julian Ortiviz and Domicinda Gutierrez, Sacred Heart Death Records
Ortiviz, Joseph A. born 1895 died 1979
Ortiviz, Manuel died 1/20/1939
Ortivis, Miguel died 03/31/1916 buried 04/01/1916 residence: Rio de Guadalupe, notes: 54 years, single son of Manuel Ortivis and Maria Guadalupe Chavez, Sacred Heart Death Records
Ortiviz, Ray
Ortiviz, Ruth born 1957 died 1965 Our Darling
Ortiviz, Theodore died 7-3-1903
Sanchez, ?
Sanchez, ?
Sanchez, ?
Sanchez, Jose O. born 1896 died 1978
Sanchez, Selestina born 1905 died 1966
Skelton, Fred M. born 04/09/1910 died 05/01/1982 TSGT US Army WWII
Trujillo, Ernest C. born 05/09/1929 died 12-?-1984 SSDI
Trujillo, Florencia (Trujillo, Florencia buried 04/12/1926 notes: no other entries, Sacred Heart Death Records)
Trujillo, Juan Pedro born 1891 died 1968 Father
Trujillo, Manuelita born 1853 died 1941 (Trujillo, Maria Manuela Chacon died 03/06/1941 buried 03/08/1941 residence: Turkey Creek, notes: 88 years, wife of Martin Prospero Trujillo, daughter of Casimiro Chacon and Maria Concepcion Jaquez, this entry uses the hispanic name for the locality: Rito de las Gallinas, Sacred Heart Death Records
Trujillo, Mary Lizzie
Trujillo, Romaldo died 12-18-1918 & 2 small sons
Trujillo, Sophie born 10-14-1934 died 7-29-1996
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