Find A Grave - New Mexico

Burke, Andrew Horace b. May 15, 1850 d. November 17, 1918
North Dakota Governor. He served as Governor of North Dakota from 1891 to 1893. He served during the Civil War as a Musician (drummer boy) in Company D, 75th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in on July 17, 1862, and being discharged due to disability on January 5, 1863. Only 12 years old at the time of his enlistment, he was the youngest member of his Company.
South Park Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Bursum, Holm Olaf b. February 10, 1867 d. August 7, 1953
US Senator. He was elected as a Republican Senator to the United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert B, Fall, serving from 1921 to 1925.
Socorro Cemetery, Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Cabot, Bruce b. April 21, 1904 d. May 3, 1972
Actor. Born Etienne de Bujac in Carlsbad, New Mexico, he is best remembered for the lead role as Jack Driscoll in the film "King Kong" (1933). He made his big screen debut in "Heroes of the Flames" (1931) and went on to appear in over a 100 movies. While on the set of "Angel and the Bad Man" (1947), he met John Wayne, they became close friends and Cabot played supporting roles in many of Duke's movies such as "The Comancheros" (1961), "Hatari" (1962), "McLintock!" (1963), "In Harm's Way" (1965)...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Plot: Division A, Block 48, Space 5
GPS coordinates: 32.2439613, -104.1408005 (hddd.dddd)
Carson, Kit (Christopher Houston) b. December 24, 1809 d. May 23, 1868
Frontiersman, Explorer, and Civil War Brevet Brigadier General. He was known for his frontier skills and for his daring. Many people described him as brave, gentle, honest, and wise, but his most notable qualities were that he was humble, reverent, polite, ingenious, resourceful, respectful of all cultures, and loyal to his country. At five feet, five inches tall, 140 pounds, and slightly bow-legged, he was slow spoken, often spoke softly, and posed a great natural modesty. Born Christopher...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Kit Carson Cemetery, Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Carter, Vincent Michael b. November 6, 1891 d. December 30, 1972
U.S. Representative from Wyoming, 1929-1935.
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Castillo, Randy b. December 18, 1950 d. March 26, 2002
Musician. He was the drummer for Ozzy Osbourne from 1985-1993. He played with Lita Ford on her 1984 Dancin' on the Edge album. He was drumming for Motley Crue when he became ill. Randy was in the process of forming his own band with Mike Inex-ex-Alice In Chains bassist when he passed away. He co-wrote songs with Ozzy Osbourne. He was also an accomplished artist. (Bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Cause of death: Squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Plot: Mount Calvary Chapel Mausoleum, Row 101/Tier F
Catron, Thomas Benton b. October 6, 1840 d. May 15, 1921
US Senator. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and later as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1912 to 1917. Also served as the New Mexico Territorial Attorney General from 1869 to 1872, Member of the New Mexico Territorial Council in 1884, and as a Delegate to the United States Council from New Mexico Territory from 1895 to 1897. (Bio by: K)
Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe 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
Chaves, Jose Francisco b. June 27, 1833 d. November 26, 1904
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served as an officer in the 1st New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, rising to Lieutenant Colonel, and participating in the February 1862 Battle of Valverde. He was elected to represent the New Mexico Territory in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1865 to 1867, then from 1869 to 1871.
Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Chavez, Dennis b. April 8, 1888 d. November 18, 1962
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Mexico in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1935 and 1936 until his death in 1962. Also served as a member of the New Mexico State Legislature in 1922. He was defeated in 1934.
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Clary, Edward Alvin b. May 6, 1883 d. April 30, 1939
US Navy Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Serve din the United States Navy as a Watertender on board the destroyer "USS Hopkins" (DD-6). He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on board the ship on February 14, 1910. His citation reads "On board the U.S.S. Hopkins for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel". His Medal was awarded to him on March 23, 1910. He was one of two "Hopkins" sailors to be...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Plot: Section O, Grave 335
GPS coordinates: 35.4181404, -105.5695572 (hddd.dddd)
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.
Clever, Charles P. b. February 23, 1830 d. July 8, 1874
US Congressman. Served as a Delegate from the New Mexico Territory to the United States Congress from 1867 to 1869.
Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Connelly, Henry b. 1800 d. August 12, 1866
Civil War New Mexico Territorial Governor. Served as a Member of the New Mexico Territorial Council in 1851 and as Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1861 until his death in 1866.

Dr. Henry C. Connelly

Henry Connelly was among the younger of nine children born in Kentucky to John Donaldson Connelly and his wife Frances Brent. He enrolled in and was a student at the medical department of Transylvania University at Lexington, Kentucky (now Kentucky University) and may have been...[Read More] (Bio by: TexasLass)
Rosario Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Cox, William Webb b. November 12, 1854 d. December 23, 1923
Western Figure. Many believe he engineered the killing of Pat Garrett by Jim Miller.
Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Plot: Section 2 Block 2 Lot 16
Crews, Charles Cotilda b. 1830 d. November 21, 1887
Civil Wat Confederate Army Officer. A practicing physician in Cuthbert, Georgia, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Georgia Cavalry in October of 1861. He was elected Captain of Company C of the 2nd Georgia Cavalry on May 7, 1862. He fought in all of the battles of the Army of Tennessee and was severely wounded in the hip in the attack at Dover, Tennessee in January of 1863. He personally accepted the surrender of General George Stoneman at Macon, Georgia in July of 1864. As commander of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Hillsboro Cemetery (Hillsboro), Hillsboro, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Curry, George b. April 3, 1861 d. November 24, 1947
US Congressman, New Mexico Governor. Served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Served as Governor of New Mexico from 1907 to 1910. Elected to represent New Mexico in the United States House of Representatives as an At-Large Delegate, serving from 1911 to 1913. (Bio by: K)
Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
De Baca, Ezequiel Cabeza b. November 1, 1864 d. February 18, 1917
Governor of New Mexico, Journalist. The first Latino elected Governor of a US state. De Baca was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and studied at the Jesuit Seminary there. In 1891 he became a staff writer and later associate editor for La Voz del Pueblo, a Spanish-language weekly, and in 1898 he helped found Martinez Publishing, the largest Spanish newspaper syndicate in the southwest. De Baca's influence as a journalist made him a powerful mover and shaker within the Democratic Party...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
Dempsey, John Joseph b. June 22, 1879 d. March 11, 1958
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Mexico At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1941, and 1951 to 1958. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Mexico in 1940, and 1944, and Governor of New Mexico from 1943 to 1947. (Bio by: K)
Rosario Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Dodge, Mabel b. February 26, 1879 d. August 13, 1962
Wealthy New York socialite with connections in the world of finance. She patronized writers and artists. She was one of the first Americans to be psychoanalyzed. In later years she lived in Taos, NM, where she was known as a renowned eccentric and promoter of Indian culture. She married Carl Evans, Edwin Dodge (Boston architect) and Tony Luhan (Indian).
Kit Carson Cemetery, Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
GPS coordinates: 36.2447815, -105.3421402 (hddd.dddd)

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