Huerfano County, Colorado
Erwin Cemetery
AKA Georgia Colony Cemetery
AKA Pioneer Cemetery
AKA Old La Veta Cemetery
AKA Valley Cemetery
AKA Lower River Cemetery
Listing and photos by Karen Mitchell.
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Located about 1 1\2 miles northeast of La Veta, Colorado on the Valley Road
then through cattle range 1/4 miles. It is on a hill top and is fenced but
the stones have been damaged over the years. This cemetery was filmed 6-3-2001.
Please click on the underlined name to view the photo.
Anderson, Bertha born --- died ---
Anderson, Charles M. born --- died 2-10-1899 82 years
Anderson, J.H. born 10-4-1861 died 01-27-1907
Anderson, Marcella J. born 1839 died 1925
Arrington, J.H. born 3-12-1847 died 2-13-1865
closeup
Axton, Florence Anderson died 9-?-1930
Barnard, Homer died 1916
Barnard, Rachel A. born --- died 6-16-1886 48y 3m 10d, Wife of Virgil Barnard
Barnard, Richard died 1914
Barnard, Tassie born --- died 8-15-1885 age 21y 9m 4d
Barnard, Virgil born 12-11-1832 died 05-26-1916
Barnes, Ida E. Erwin born 7-28-1867 died 10-8-1891 Wife of J.S. Barnes
Barnes, John S. born 1-?-1849 died 4-?-1915
Carver, ? born 1883 died 1917
Carver, Cora born --- died 1873
Carver, Hiram born 1880 died 1880 or 1890
Carver, J.A. ?
Carver, Rachel born 1839 died 1916
Carver, William born 1806 died 1884
Crumley, Susan A. born 12-12-1810 died 12-5-1895
Denton, Jane Brown born 1844 died 1878
Denton, John P. born about 1845 died 2-?-1929 Co C 6 US V Inf
Dodgion, Charlie D. born --- died 1-29-1880 Son of A.J. and S.A. Dodgion, 1 year same stone as Willie
Dodgion, Willie L. born --- died 1-14-1880 Son of A.J. and S.A. Dodgion, 6 years same stone as Charlie
Drum, Delilah born 4-1-1882 died 4-19-1882 Daughter of L.A. and S.T. Drum
Drum, Fred born 4-6-1880 died 04-05-1914
Drum, Georgia Edith born 11-17-1905 died 09-11-1988
Drum, Hattie born 1-15-1885 died 12-29-1899 Daughter of L.A. and S.T. Drum
Drum, Lorenzo A. born 1838 died 1925
Drum, Otto L. born 6-2-1894 died 06-10-1971 PFC US Army WWI
Drum, Rado A. born 2-28-1896 died 09-09-1971 Colorado PVT Co F 187 Infantry WWI
Drum, Sarah T. born 4-24-1856 died 05-17-1932
Erwin, Allen born 1908 died 1945
Erwin, Augustus Napoleon born 1874 died 1967 SSDI shows birth 5-28-1874, son of James Allen Erwin and Sarah Lavinia Garren
Erwin, son of Thomas J and Sarah Lavina Garren Erwin (first burial in this cemetery)
Erwin, Dee E. born 1907 died 1915
Erwin, Fannie C. Bruce born 1876 died 1963
Erwin, Fatena N. born 8-17-1876 died 3-18-1880 Daughter of W.N. and R.L. Erwin
Erwin, Harlan M. born --- died 12-02-1900 4y 25d
Erwin, James A. born 1834 died 1-16-1890, age 56y
Erwin, James F. born 11-14-1879 died 1948, son of James Allen Erwin and Sarah Lavinia Garren
Erwin, Jerry D. born 1931 died 1931
Erwin, John born 04-26-1801 died 7-30-1885
Erwin, Julia A. born 6-20-1868 died 3-16-1885
Erwin, Louis H. born 7-15-1898 died 01-20-1900 Son of A.N. and F.C. Erwin
Erwin, Neal E. born 1904 died 1942
Erwin, Rachel born 1831 died 1914 Co A US Volunteers Inf Womens Relief Corps
Erwin, Rachel L. born 3-3-1831 died 03-27-1914
Erwin, Roy born 5-8-1889 died 01-03-1959 Colorado Bugler 1 BN Inf Colo. NG WWI
Erwin, Sarah L. born 1847 died 1935
Erwin, Sarah Nicholson born 07-28-1903 died 7-7-1882 Wife of John Erwin
Erwin, Susan J. born 1849 died 1890
Erwin, Thomas J. born 1840 died 1912
Erwin, William Nicholson born 1-6-1833 died 06-06-1914
Erwin, Zenobia born 1880 died 19--
Farmer, John T. born 3-2-1878 died 2-15-1879 Son of J.W. and N.G. Farmer
Garren, Anna born 12-18-1826 died 4-12-1893 Wife of John Garren
Garren, James born 1851 died 1927
Garren, John born 4-28-1822 died 09-15-1873
Garren, Roy L. born 1-30-1887 died 3-15-1887 Son of J.M. and M.J. Garren
Garren, Samuel died 1890
Garren, William born 1776 died 1874
Griego, Adelia born --- died ---
Harvey, H.B. born 12-8-1849 died 11-27-1883
J.H.A. footstone
Kerby, James L. born 7-5-1875 died 3-5-1880
Kerby, John F. born 5-9-1877 died 3-5-1880
Kerby, Julia F. born 11-1-1842 died 6-23-1883
Kerby, Leander Francis born 10-18-1868 died 4-3-1889
Kerby, Mary Ann born 6-17-1877 died 5-20-1889
Kerby Roy Gordon born 5-9-1888 died 3-14-1889
Krueger, A. Ruth born --- died 2-8-1899 1 year
Krueger, Emma W. born --- died 5-17-1886 3y 11m 7d, Daughter of J.G. and B.W. Krueger
Krueger, Estella born 1-7-1881 died 2-11-1881 Daughter of J.G. and B.W. Krueger
Krueger, Julius E.born --- died 2-16-1880 10m 29d, Son of J.G. and B.W. Krueger back of stone
Lennox, Eva L. born 1890 died 1920
Lougheed, Andrew S. born 1854 died 1907
Manning, John T. born 1864 died 1943, County Burial Permit: John Thomas Manning, died at La Veta 2-12-1943, age 78y 9m 19d.
Manning, Mary L. born 1870 died 1951
Martin, B.L. born 1884 died 1888
Martin, Benjamin born --- died 4-18-1889 2m 19d Son of F.L. and L.P. Martin
Martin, Bina A. born 1865 died 1893 Wife of C.L. Martin
Martin, F.L. born 10-22-1832 died 09-01-1920
Martin, George A. born 1850 died 1934
Martin, Gracie B. born --- died 2-17-1887 8m, Daughter of F.L. and L.P. Martin, on stone with Benjamin and Nannie
Martin, Jessie T. born 1872 died 1878
Martin, Laura Denton born 1867 died 1900
Martin, Lizzie B. born 1865 died 1879
Martin, Nannie born --- died 4-17-1889 3m, Daughter of F.L. and L.P. Martin
Martin, Rena F. born 3-3-1894 died 12-10-1990
Martin, Virginia F. born 1839 died 1881
McKelvey, Fawn Fast Wolf born 09-26-1957 died 05-02-1995 This grave outside of cemetery fence
Moore, Walter born 6-27-1882 died 8-20-1882 Son of F.A. and A. Moore
Nuttall, Edna M. born 1884 died 1955
Nuttall, Gracie B. born --- died 2-17-1887 age 8 months
Nuttall, Walter born 1891 died 1960
Owenby, Martha Jane born 1871 died 1912
Padgett, Julia F. born --- died 6-3-1883 no marker
Parks, Julis born --- died 5-?-1892 12 years
Patterson, Anna died 1893
Patterson, Ernest born 1887 died 1888
Patterson, Josiah born 1880 died 1880
Patterson, Julius born 1876 died 1888
Patterson, Nathan Cicero born 1843 died 1924 stone set by descendants in 2005, photo contributed by Terry Patterson. Son of Samuel Patterson.
Patterson Rhoda Jane Spears wife of Nathan born 1850 died 1892 stone set by descendants in 2005, photo contributed by Terry Patterson.
Patterson, Samuel born --- died 9-13-1879 74y 5m 25d
Roberts, Catinca A. born 4-22-1859 died 4-18-1880
Sensabaugh Mrs. E.C. born --- died 11-15-1888 80y 1m 23d
Sensabaugh, Otelia Day born 11-21-1883 died 9-24-1884 Daughter of O.F. and E.C. Sensabaugh
Sheffield, Susan Elizabeth born 12-15-1874 died 01-14-1945
Strange, Effie A. born --- died 1-16-1885 10y 3m E.A.S. footstone
Strange, Hannah M. born --- died 11-26-1882 Wife of S.L. Strange, 46y 10m
Unknown born --- died --- 3 unmarked baby graves
Warner, Edythe M. born 7-25-1891 died 04-20-1985
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