Brewer, Richard M. b. February 19, 1850 d. April 4, 1878 Western Rancher and Lawman. On March 1, 1878, at the beginning of the Lincoln County War, New Mexico, he was appointed constable by the Magistrate. His group known as “The Regulators” included Billy the Kid and other deputies. There purpose was serving arrest warrants to members of the Dolan Gang for the ambush and murder of John Tunstall. On April 4, 1878, he led the Regulators to Blazer's Mills to eat. While they were there, Buckshot Roberts, a man they held a warrant for, arrived and a wild...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Blazer Cemetery, Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Chato, Chief Alfred b. 1860 d. August 13, 1934 Native American Tribal Chief. A Chiricahua (Great Mountain) Apache Chief and warrior, he led raiding-parties along with Apache Chiefs, Bonito, Victorio, and Geronimo killing settlers in New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexican territories. Eventually he surrendered along with Bonito to General George Crook and components of his 6th Calvary on May 29, 1883. After surrendering he became a United States Army scout and led an expedition into Sierra Madre Mexico. Chato also led a peace delegation to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bedford W. Sipes) Mescalero Indian Cemetery, Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Clayton, Jan (Jane) b. August 26, 1917 d. August 28, 1983 American motion picture and television actress. Played the part of Ellen Miller, the mother on the "Lassie" TV series, from 1954 to 1957. Died of cancer in 1983. (Bio by: A.J. Marik) Fairview Cemetery, Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico, USA Plot: Ashes placed next to her father.
Ham b. July, 1956 d. January 18, 1983 Animal Figure. The first chimpanzee in space. Born in present-day Cameroon, captured by animal trappers and sent to Miami, FL. Ham's name is an acronym for the lab that prepared him for his historic mission — the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, located at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Purchased by the United States Air Force and brought to Holloman Air Force Base in 1959, he was selected from among a group of six chimpanzees (four female and two male). They trained to perform a...[Read More] (Bio by: Vincent Astor) New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Roberts, Andrew 'Buckshot' d. April 5, 1878 Western Outlaw, Frontiersman. He was known as Bill Williams in Texas, fought during the Civil War, was a Texas Ranger, a hunter under Buffalo Bill Cody and a deadly gunslinger. The moniker "Buckshot" came from a load of buckshot which crippled his left arm. During the Lincoln County War New Mexico, he was a member of the Dolan group who ambushed and killed John Tunstall. On April 4, 1878, "The Regulators" under constable Dick Brewer stopped at Blazer's Mill for a meal. Others in this group were...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Blazer Cemetery, Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
b. February 19, 1850 d. April 4, 1878