Iron City - Colorado: a Virtual Cemetery

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The following is part of a historic marker (sign) place at the Iron City Cemetery:Frank AndersonBorn: February 17, 1888 Died: March 9, 1915Miner, Died from a fall in the Mary Murphy MineA. BadgerDied: Late February 1883Miner, “Died from apoplexy in his Hancock home”John BensonDied: February 3, 1912 (Age 31)Killed by poisonous gas at the Mary Murphy MineImmigrated from Sweden in 1900Mrs. O.F. (Jean) BouchleyDied: June 24, 1915William E. BrownDied: October 22, 1891 (Age 37)Fell 75 feet down a mine shaft at the Mary Murphy MineBrother of Henry Brown, Superintendent at the MineAnna L. Gallagos CareyBorn: February 15, 1958Bonnie S. CareyBorn: August 29, 1961Jennie Lee CareyBorn: June 10, 1953John Vincent CareyBorn: May 1, 1914 Died: March 16, 1976MinerMartha Roxanna Hinton CareyBorn: July, 1916 Died: June 6, 1955Mother and school teacher in SalidaRoxie Lynn Aluise CareyBorn: March 3, 1950Vada Ann Smith CareyBorn: February 22, 1948 Died July 1989Died in DC-10 plane crash in Sioux City, IowaMarried to Phil SmithJennie CarrDied of phanyginitis in 1885 (Age 8)Amelia H. Schubert ClarkBorn: February 1850 Died: December 1941Immigrated from Germany in 1868Mother of 8 children. Married to Daniel ClarkDaniel ClarkBorn: July 25, 1842 Died: May 4, 1927Mail carried and miner. Served as mayor of St. Elmo and Chaffee County Commissioner.Parents born in Scotland. Married to AmeliaFrank E. ClarkBorn: 1887 Died: Aug 28, 1928Died from tuberculosis in Pitkin, COSon of Dan and Amelia ClarkHerman D. ClarkBorn: 1880 Died: February 14, 1942Miner, rancher, and operated a resort in Taylor Park areaSon of Dan and Amelia ClarkHazel O’Burg CritchfieldDied: January 27, 1907 (Age 23)Died of consumption at St. ElmoBorn and married in ColoradoAgnes Belle Donley DannenhauerNo dates of birth or death givenMarried to LeVan DannenhauerHallie J. DannenhauerBorn: August 29, 1889 Died: March 5, 1893Daughter of Agnes and LeVan DannenhauerLevan (Lavonne) DannenhauerNo date of birth or death givenAssayer for the Mary Murphy Mine, Postmaster of RomleyMarried to Agnes Belle Donly DannenhauserJ.W. DeanDied: October 15, 1989Miner, husband and father of William, age 3 and Emma age 2Joseph FarrenDied: December 16, 1913 (Age 42)Married to Lillian A. Gilchrist, March 12, 1902Carrie FullerDied: September 1896Cook at Eve’s boarding house, died from heart diseaseRobert GaebnerDied: 1908 or 1909Became snowbound, probably was starving and froze to death. No one had seen him since November until his body was discovered in January 1909.James H. GersionDied: March 2, 1887 of pneumonia at St. ElmoMiner, born in New York, marriedIver GilbertsonDied: 1884Injured at the Decorah Mine at Grizzly Gulch by a premature powder explosion.He had been thawing dynamite by the fire at his forge. He was severely injured and died shortly after the accidentPeter “French Pete” Goundrey or GoudryDied: 1+914 from a fire in house near the Pomeroy MineRomley miner and 1880’s pioneerGreisser Severn (Mr. Greaser)Died: April 1886 (Age 37)The shaft house caught fire, while he was in the tunnel. He was smothered bythe smoke. Married to Katie and had a child, age 4. Born in GermanyLeslie Gilbert HellmanBorn: January 9, 1915 Died: January 26, 1915“Our Baby” son of Charles Hellman who ran the Miners Exchange SaloonWilliam HeneyDied: April 24, 1989 (Age 32)Fell down a shaft and was killedOld time miner of St. Elmo, Born in ScotlandDr. T.H. HodgensDied: September 1881Found frozen to death 1 ½ miles above HancockFrom IowaBryan C. HoveyBorn: September 15, 1896 Died: December 26, 1896Infant son of C.B. Hovey and Annie O’Burg HoveyFather was the St. Elmo Town Marshall in 1895 and St. Elmo Mayor in 1897Frank J. Howard1952-1991Alfred J. HurleyDied: February 13, 1889 (Age 14)Died of typhoid fever; son of Pat Hurley, a St. Elmo saloon keeperfrom Ireland and Matilda Hurley from CanadaEdmond A. HurleyBorn: July 13, 1886 Died: May 27, 1896Died of typhoid fever; son of Pat and Matilda HurleyHarry KearnsBorn: June 29, 1894 Died: May 4, 1896Infant son of William Kearns and Elizabeth McCormickDessie R. Taylor LanusBorn: June 23, 1943 Died: June 17, 1980Daughter of C. Robert and Dessie TaylorJacob LawsonDied: June 12, 1913 (Age 45)Died from heart diseaseEliza Jane Shuttlesworth LoweBorn: December 1822 Died: February 2, 1903 of old ageMarried to Levi Lowe, mother of 14 childrenErnest P. LoweBorn and died November 12, 1891Infant LoweDied: July 7, 1882 (Age 1 week)Son of James and Mary LoweJoseph H. LoweBorn: July 1864 Died: October 19, 1907Miner, former St. Elmo trustee, born in West VirginiaSentenced to the state penitentiary in Canon CityLevi LoweDied: October 1896St. Elmo pioneer, married to Eliza Jane Lowe, born in West VirginiaMable LoweBorn: 1818 Died: 1896Ashley B. LucasBorn: August 1841 Died: October 27, 1902Telegrapher, “Died of an old Army wound”, born in New JerseyJames MalakieDied: June 1896 of pneumoniaDug the Gunnison Avenue water pipe ditchCarmeane ManfadeDied: January 31, 1907 (Age 26 days)Jack McShaneDied: December 1890Died of pneumonia and the Mary Murphy MineGertrude “Gertie” MullinsBorn: September 1890 Died: September 1891 of diphtheriaDaughter of Pat and Sarah Mullins. Father from Ireland and miner at the Mary Murphy MineSarah “Sadie” MullinsBorn: October 1888 or 1889. Died: September 20, 1891 of diphtheriaDaughter of Pat and Sarah Mullins.Fannie B. NeffDied: June 21, 1883 (Age 21)“Baby” NelsonNo dates of birth or deathLouise (Lewis F.) O’BrienBorn: December 1861 Died: November 1911Died of miner’s consumption, St. Elmo trustee 1891John O’HaganDied: May 1889Killed by fallen timbers at the Mary Murphy MineWilliam O’SullivanDied: September 1895Killed in a cave-in at the Mary Murphy MineJacob “Jake” PaulDied: February 1887 at Iron CityForeman at the Murphy mine, born in GermanyJoseph D. PerryDied: November 24, 1906 of pneumoniaMiner, widower, born in WalesMichael PhelanDied: January 9, 1890Marker erected by employees of Union Pacific RailwayC.W. PushorDied: May 1889Born in Maine, minerMrs. C.W. PushorDied: May 1889Nathan RayDied: February 7, 1885Born in Ohio, died of typhoid pneumonia at his Iron City home.Early settler and miner, Marshall, Constable, and Deputy Sheriffof Alpine, CO. Left a wife of two years and an estate of one animal and one carriage valued at $25.00.Tom RuppDied: 1889 Killed by falling timbers at the Mary Murphy MineFrom Virginia City, NevadaIda SaxonDied: November 17, 1884 (Age 4)Only child of Samuel E. Saxton. Father was Mayor of St. ElmoCharlotte A. SchubertDied: 1904 of old age (Age 79)Married to Herman F. SchubertHerman F. SchubertBorn: 1818 Died: 1910Married to Charlotte Schubert. Born in Germany and immigrated in 1867Ginny SewellBorn: November 26, 1922 No date of death givenRobert E. SheldonDied: September 19, 1898 (Age 20)Fell into a mill hole at the Mary Murphy MineInfant SmithDied: January 12, 1896Daughter of H. Smith of RomleyJohn H. StokesBorn and died May 30, 1889Sullivan ChildrenTwins born to Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan. Died a few hours after their birth in May 1888. Father was miner born in Ireland. Mother, Sally was born in KentuckyC. Rober TaylorBorn: September 7, 1921 Died: Aug 4, 1996Married to Dessie Taylor, father of Dessie R. Taylor LanusCharles A. ThomasDied: August 25, 1888 (Age 49) from a “gathering behind the ear”Old time resident of St. Elmo, minerUnknown ManKilled May or June 1889 at the Mary Murphy Mine. Possibly buried at the mineUnknown ManA coffin was sent up to the Lady Murphy Mine for man killed in the #1 tunnel, October 1887Albert VetterDied: February 1891 in a snowslide on Murphy Mountain while carrying mail from the mine to St. Elmo. He was a miner at the Pat Murphy Mine?? WarrenDied: January 1886, killed in the Mary Murphy MineJohn E. WestonDied: July 1897 of heart disease in Denver (Age 56)He operated a general store in Tincup and St. Elmo. His first wife Abbie is buried In Tincup cemetery. Married his second wife, Mattie Mowrer in 1896Maude WestonDied: January of 1895 (Age 23) of heart diseaseDaughter of John WestonParlin E. WhitneyBorn: 1817 Died: September 18, 1883 (Age 66)An 1874 Colorado settler, operated the American House, married to HarrietJames WilsonBorn: August 13, 1826 Died at Chalk Creek, CO.Mine developer, owned the Chrysolite Tunnel, from MissouriCharles ZierkleDied: January 1887 of pneumoniaData provided by Buena Vista Heritage Museum, Colorado Historical Society, and the San Isabel Nation Forest (Forest Service. Copied from the sign at Iron City Cemetery on October 4, 2015.

The following is part of a historic marker (sign) place at the Iron City Cemetery:Frank AndersonBorn: February 17, 1888  Died: March 9, 1915Miner, Died from a fall in the Mary Murphy MineA. BadgerDied: Late February 1883Miner, “Died from apoplexy in his Hancock home”John BensonDied: February 3, 1912 (Age 31)Killed by poisonous gas at the Mary Murphy MineImmigrated from Sweden in 1900Mrs. O.F. (Jean) BouchleyDied: June 24, 1915William E. BrownDied: October 22, 1891 (Age 37)Fell 75 feet down a mine shaft at the Mary Murphy MineBrother of Henry Brown, Superintendent at the MineAnna L. Gallagos CareyBorn: February 15, 1958Bonnie S. CareyBorn: August 29, 1961Jennie Lee CareyBorn: June 10, 1953John Vincent CareyBorn: May 1, 1914  Died: March 16, 1976MinerMartha Roxanna Hinton CareyBorn: July, 1916  Died: June 6, 1955Mother and school teacher in SalidaRoxie Lynn Aluise CareyBorn: March 3, 1950Vada Ann Smith CareyBorn: February 22, 1948  Died July 1989Died in DC-10 plane crash in Sioux City, IowaMarried to Phil SmithJennie CarrDied of phanyginitis in 1885 (Age 8)Amelia H. Schubert ClarkBorn: February 1850  Died: December 1941Immigrated from Germany in 1868Mother of 8 children.  Married to Daniel ClarkDaniel ClarkBorn: July 25, 1842  Died: May 4, 1927Mail carried and miner.  Served as mayor of St. Elmo and Chaffee County Commissioner.Parents born in Scotland.  Married to AmeliaFrank E. ClarkBorn: 1887  Died: Aug 28, 1928Died from tuberculosis in Pitkin, COSon of Dan and Amelia ClarkHerman D. ClarkBorn: 1880  Died: February 14, 1942Miner, rancher, and operated a resort in Taylor Park areaSon of Dan and Amelia ClarkHazel O’Burg CritchfieldDied: January 27, 1907 (Age 23)Died of consumption at St. ElmoBorn and married in ColoradoAgnes Belle Donley DannenhauerNo dates of birth or death givenMarried to LeVan DannenhauerHallie J. DannenhauerBorn: August 29, 1889  Died: March 5, 1893Daughter of Agnes and LeVan DannenhauerLevan (Lavonne) DannenhauerNo date of birth or death givenAssayer for the Mary Murphy Mine, Postmaster of RomleyMarried to Agnes Belle Donly DannenhauserJ.W. DeanDied: October 15, 1989Miner, husband and father of William, age 3 and Emma age 2Joseph FarrenDied: December 16, 1913 (Age 42)Married to Lillian A. Gilchrist, March 12, 1902Carrie FullerDied: September 1896Cook at Eve’s boarding house, died from heart diseaseRobert GaebnerDied: 1908 or 1909Became snowbound, probably was starving and froze to death. No one had seen him since November until his body was discovered in January 1909.James H. GersionDied: March 2, 1887 of pneumonia at St. ElmoMiner, born in New York, marriedIver GilbertsonDied: 1884Injured at the Decorah Mine at Grizzly Gulch by a premature powder explosion.He had been thawing dynamite by the fire at his forge.  He was severely injured and died shortly after the accidentPeter “French Pete” Goundrey or GoudryDied: 1+914 from a fire in house near the Pomeroy MineRomley miner and 1880’s pioneerGreisser Severn (Mr. Greaser)Died: April 1886 (Age 37)The shaft house caught fire, while he was in the tunnel.  He was smothered bythe smoke.  Married to Katie and had a child, age 4.  Born in GermanyLeslie Gilbert HellmanBorn: January 9, 1915  Died: January 26, 1915“Our Baby” son of Charles Hellman who ran the Miners Exchange SaloonWilliam HeneyDied: April 24, 1989 (Age 32)Fell down a shaft and was killedOld time miner of St. Elmo, Born in ScotlandDr. T.H. HodgensDied:  September 1881Found frozen to death 1 ½ miles above HancockFrom IowaBryan C. HoveyBorn: September 15, 1896  Died: December 26, 1896Infant son of C.B. Hovey and Annie O’Burg HoveyFather was the St. Elmo Town Marshall in 1895 and St. Elmo Mayor in 1897Frank J. Howard1952-1991Alfred J. HurleyDied: February 13, 1889 (Age 14)Died of typhoid fever; son of Pat Hurley, a St. Elmo saloon keeperfrom Ireland and Matilda Hurley from CanadaEdmond A. HurleyBorn: July 13, 1886  Died: May 27, 1896Died of typhoid fever; son of Pat and Matilda HurleyHarry KearnsBorn: June 29, 1894  Died: May 4, 1896Infant son of William Kearns and Elizabeth McCormickDessie R. Taylor LanusBorn: June 23, 1943  Died: June 17, 1980Daughter of C. Robert and Dessie TaylorJacob LawsonDied: June 12, 1913 (Age 45)Died from heart diseaseEliza Jane Shuttlesworth LoweBorn: December 1822  Died: February 2, 1903 of old ageMarried to Levi Lowe, mother of 14 childrenErnest P. LoweBorn and died November 12, 1891Infant LoweDied: July 7, 1882 (Age 1 week)Son of James and Mary LoweJoseph H. LoweBorn: July 1864  Died: October 19, 1907Miner, former St. Elmo trustee, born in West VirginiaSentenced to the state penitentiary in Canon CityLevi LoweDied: October 1896St. Elmo pioneer, married to Eliza Jane Lowe, born in West VirginiaMable LoweBorn: 1818  Died: 1896Ashley B. LucasBorn: August 1841  Died: October 27, 1902Telegrapher, “Died of an old Army wound”, born in New JerseyJames MalakieDied: June 1896 of pneumoniaDug the Gunnison Avenue water pipe ditchCarmeane ManfadeDied: January 31, 1907 (Age 26 days)Jack McShaneDied: December 1890Died of pneumonia and the Mary Murphy MineGertrude “Gertie” MullinsBorn: September 1890  Died: September 1891 of diphtheriaDaughter of Pat and Sarah Mullins.  Father from Ireland and miner at the Mary Murphy MineSarah “Sadie” MullinsBorn: October 1888 or 1889.  Died: September 20, 1891 of diphtheriaDaughter of Pat and Sarah Mullins.Fannie B. NeffDied: June 21, 1883 (Age 21)“Baby” NelsonNo dates of birth or deathLouise (Lewis F.) O’BrienBorn: December 1861  Died: November 1911Died of miner’s consumption, St. Elmo trustee 1891John O’HaganDied: May 1889Killed by fallen timbers at the Mary Murphy MineWilliam O’SullivanDied: September 1895Killed in a cave-in at the Mary Murphy MineJacob “Jake” PaulDied: February 1887 at Iron CityForeman at the Murphy mine, born in GermanyJoseph D. PerryDied: November 24, 1906 of pneumoniaMiner, widower, born in WalesMichael PhelanDied: January 9, 1890Marker erected by employees of Union Pacific RailwayC.W. PushorDied: May 1889Born in Maine, minerMrs. C.W. PushorDied: May 1889Nathan RayDied: February 7, 1885Born in Ohio, died of typhoid pneumonia at his Iron City home.Early settler and miner, Marshall, Constable, and Deputy Sheriffof Alpine, CO.  Left a wife of two years and an estate of one animal and one carriage valued at $25.00.Tom RuppDied: 1889  Killed by falling timbers at the Mary Murphy MineFrom Virginia City, NevadaIda SaxonDied: November 17, 1884 (Age 4)Only child of Samuel E. Saxton.  Father was Mayor of St. ElmoCharlotte A. SchubertDied: 1904 of old age (Age 79)Married to Herman F. SchubertHerman F. SchubertBorn: 1818  Died: 1910Married to Charlotte Schubert.  Born in Germany and immigrated in 1867Ginny SewellBorn: November 26, 1922   No date of death givenRobert E. SheldonDied: September 19, 1898 (Age 20)Fell into a mill hole at the Mary Murphy MineInfant SmithDied: January 12, 1896Daughter of H. Smith of RomleyJohn H. StokesBorn and died May 30, 1889Sullivan ChildrenTwins born to Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan.  Died a few hours after their birth in May 1888.  Father was miner born in Ireland.  Mother, Sally was born in KentuckyC. Rober TaylorBorn: September 7, 1921  Died: Aug 4, 1996Married to Dessie Taylor, father of Dessie R. Taylor LanusCharles A. ThomasDied: August 25, 1888 (Age 49) from a “gathering behind the ear”Old time resident of St. Elmo, minerUnknown ManKilled May or June 1889 at the Mary Murphy Mine.  Possibly buried at the mineUnknown ManA coffin was sent up to the Lady Murphy Mine for man killed in the #1 tunnel, October 1887Albert VetterDied: February 1891 in a snowslide on Murphy Mountain while carrying mail from the mine to St. Elmo.  He was a miner at the Pat Murphy Mine?? WarrenDied: January 1886, killed in the Mary Murphy MineJohn E. WestonDied: July 1897 of heart disease in Denver (Age 56)He operated a general store in Tincup and St. Elmo.  His first wife Abbie is buried In Tincup cemetery.  Married his second wife, Mattie Mowrer in 1896Maude WestonDied: January of 1895 (Age 23) of heart diseaseDaughter of John WestonParlin E. WhitneyBorn: 1817  Died: September 18, 1883 (Age 66)An 1874 Colorado settler, operated the American House, married to HarrietJames WilsonBorn: August 13, 1826   Died at Chalk Creek, CO.Mine developer, owned the Chrysolite Tunnel, from MissouriCharles ZierkleDied: January 1887 of pneumoniaData provided by Buena Vista Heritage Museum, Colorado Historical Society, and the San Isabel Nation Forest (Forest Service.  Copied from the sign at Iron City Cemetery on October 4, 2015.

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