Centerville Cemetery G - M
Chaffee County, Colorado
Researched by June Shaputis
Copyright (c) 1987 by June Shaputis from book CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO, BURIALS.
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CENTERVILLE CEMETERY, also known as Brown's Canon Cemetery, is
south of the Town of Nathrop,
just off the Colorado Highway 285, on County Road 263. (Section 9, T51N, R8E, N.
M. P. M.) This cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the county. It has over 350
marked graves. The actual number of interments is unknown. Several old
tombstones are broken or are unreadable. There are many unmarked graves. Due to
the harsh elements, most of the metal funeral home markers have lost the paper
that would identify the interment.
Fred BERTSCHY, donated the land for the cemetery, since it was the only ground
in Lake County (now Chaffee County) where graves could be dug without
difficulty. Mr. BERTSCHY was a constable during the Lake County War years, and
many casualties are said to be buried here.
The first victim of the Wars was George HARRINGTON, who had a marker inscribed:
"Sacred to The Memory of George HARRINGTON, Was Murdered July 17, 1874, Aged 35
Years." The white soft stone marker is now deteriorated beyond recognition.
(1993)
The first marked burial in this cemetery is that of a child, William H. SPRAGUE
in 1864. The next marked burial is that of Willie B. COON, d. 24 Jun 1869. The
cemetery is still being used by family members or by special permission.
There are no other records in existence for this cemetery. Arno HERZOG mapped
the Centerville cemetery in 1990 for the Buena Vista Heritage Museum. The
gravesite numbers and the sources of information follow the names and dates if
known.
Additional information on most interments can be found in WHERE THE BODIES ARE
by June Shaputis.
GALE, Louis (Lovis) 19 Jun 1896 - 27 Feb 1970 (Marker) (St. Joseph
Catholic Records page 95) (Salida Mail 2 Mar 1970) Thresher mechanic. Cancer.
GILRAY, Normal 19 Jan 1878 - 23 Jul 1880, son of J. C. & C. E. (Marker)
grave # 124
GUNTHER, Francis E. 1 Sep 1939 - 28 Feb 1992 in Saudi Arabia. Stf Sgt Air
Force Vietnam (Marker)
HABENICHT, James H. 2 May 1869 - 16 Jan 1957 (Marker) (Salida Mail 16 &
17 Jan 1957; story, Salida Mail 20 Aug 1954; picture, Salida Mail 1 Apr 1960;
Chaffee County Republican 25 Jan 1957) Soldier; County
commissioner 1920 - 1928. grave # 140
HABENICHT, Mertie Lavina COON 7 Sep 1870 - 1 Apr 1945 (Marker) (Salida
Mail 2 & 5 Apr 1945) Daughter of Benjamin; Mrs. James H.; long illness.
HARRINGTON, George "Sacred to the memory of Geo. HARRINGTON - was
murdered 17 Jul 1874 - aged 35 years." The first Lake County War victim.
(Tombstone almost completely deteriorated, 1994) (Good story,
Chaffee County Republican 15 Sep 1967) Married to Helen Patterson (later LAND)
Farmer, rancher, Centerville postmaster 1873 - 1874; grocery store owner.
HAYDEN, Alice WHITSON 1877 - 1901 Mrs. Lyman. (Marker; Paquette Record)
grave # 190
HORST, Chas. Frederick 23 Sep 1866 - 20 Aug 1917 in Denver. Married
Marian EVANS. A Denver violin and piano teacher. (Marker) (Salida Mail 24 Aug
1917)
HORST, Marian EVANS 12 Nov 1870 - 29 May 1953 Married Chas. Daughter of
Griffith and Jane EVANS (Marker) (Salida Mail 29 May 1953) grave # 49
JOHNSTON, Aaron M. died Mar 1897, was brother of James H. JOHNSON
(JOHNSTON) (Salida Mail 9 Mar 1897)
JOHNSTON, James Harvey 1834 - 10 Sep 1907 Married first to Lydia A.
JACKSON; second to Mrs. "Maggie" Margaret Dora NASH LITTS who died in CA in
1935. 1860 Pioneer; Lake County Deputy: Sheriff, Treasurer, and Clerk; first
elected Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder in 1879. Died in Cripple Creek, CO.
(Marker; Chaffee County Courthouse Records Book 1 page 18) (Salida Mail 13 & 17
Sep 1907)
JOHNSTON, Aaron M. died Mar 1897, was brother of James H. JOHNSON
(JOHNSTON) (Salida Mail 9 Mar 1897)
JOHNSTON, James Harvey 1834 - 10 Sep 1907 Married first to Lydia A.
JACKSON; second to Mrs. "Maggie" Margaret Dora NASH LITTS who died in CA in
1935. 1860 Pioneer; Lake County Deputy: Sheriff, Treasurer, and Clerk; first
elected Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder in 1879. Died in Cripple Creek, CO.
(Marker; Chaffee County Courthouse Records Book 1 page 18) (Salida Mail 13 & 17
Sep 1907)
JOHNSTON, Richard Matt Age 50 years 8 months 6 days, died 30 Apr 1879,
"Father" (Marker) grave # 152 1865 Pioneer. An 1870 Lake County Clerk. Appointed
Chaffee County's first Treasurer in 1879.
KRAFT, William Age 43 years 3 months 5 days, 1835 - 25 Oct 1878 Born in
Poland; Married Mary CYARCHART. (Marker; Paquette Record) grave # 167 Found
mysteriously shot to death. A Lake County War Vigilante. Two Lake County War
vigilantes, the BOON brothers of Poncha Springs, died at his home after being
shot by GIBBS while they were trying to burn GIBBS' house down with women and
children inside in 1875.
LAMPRECHT, Charles (Same as Harry H?) Age 23, died 5 May 1898 (Salida
Mail 6 May 1898)
LAMPRECHT, Harry H. b. 3 May 1875 in Girard, Iowa; died 5 May 1898
Salida, Colorado; son of August & Rachel LAMPRECHT. Consumption. (Marker)
(COLORADO CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, Lela O. McQueary) grave # 177
LAMPRECHT, Larry H. 8 May 1875 - 5 May 1898, son of Isaac (Paquette
Record) (Same as Harry H. LAMPRECHT?)
LAMPRECHT, William Age 77, died 20 Jun 1927 (Grace Episcopal Church
Record; Stewart Mortuary Records)
LAND, Francis A. 1843 - 24 Jan 1921; Corp'l, Co. C, 3rd Maryland Regt
Vol. (Marker; Stewart Mortuary Records) (Salida Mail 28 Jan 1921) grave # 196
Land's Hill between Salida and Buena Vista is named for
him. Married widow of George HARRINGTON; rancher and miner, he died in Cripple
Creek, CO.
LAND, Helen Mary PATTERSON HARRINGTON 1845 - 15 Dec 1920 (Marker; Stewart
Mortuary Record) (Salida Mail 17 Dec 1920, good obit) First husband George
HARRINGTON was the first victim of the Lake County War. Apoplexy.
LINDQUIST, Frank C. Born ca. 1890, died 14 Mar 1940; Married Mrs. Lena
PAQUETTE BRATTON (later MARSHALL); Died in Hot Springs, S. Dakota of a heart
attack. Pvt, 9 Inf. 2 Div., Colorado (Marker) (Salida Mail 15 & 18 Mar 1940)
grave # 123
LINDQUIST, Infant of F. C. and Lena died ca. 1919 /20. (Marker) (Buried
with PAQUETTES) grave # 68
LONG, Donald Kenneth, Jr. 28 Apr 1956 - 2 Dec 1991. Married Caroline
SURILLO. HM 3 US Navy (Marker south of Raymond TUCK plot)
MARSHALL, Lena L. PAQUETTE BRATTON LINDQUIST 24 May 1893 - 21 Jun 1948
Daughter of John and Molly PAQUETTE. Heart ailment. (Marker; St. Rose de Lima
Catholic Rec) (Salida Mail 23 Jun 1948; Chaffee County Republican 2 Jul 1948)
grave # 122
MASON, Gertrude Aloha Age 8, died 4 Apr 1927 in Saguache, CO. Daughter of
Frank MASON, a barber. (Salida Mail 6 Apr 1927)
MATLOCK, Charlie F. 13 Mar 1892 - 13 Nov 1958 Married Mabel. Rancher.
(Marker) (Mountain Mail 17 Nov 1958; Chaffee County Republican 21 Nov 1958)
grave # 100
MATLOCK, Mabel M. CANTONWINE 23 Apr 1891 - 2 Jul 1971 Daughter of A. D.
and Etta CANTONWINE. (Marker) (Salida Mail 5 Jul 1971; Chaffee County Republican
9 Jul 1971) grave # 99
MAYS, Rosa Age 17, died Jul 1889 of heart disease, daughter of Mrs. Henry
FEHLING & sister of Forrest MAYS (Buena Vista Democrat 25 Jul 1889) (Buried
here?)
McCOLM, Elmer Owen Age 26, died 17 Sep 1934 (Stewart Mort Rec)
MEAR, John 1924 - 1924 Son of John and Lula DOUGLAS WEDDLE MEAR. Died at
birth. (Marker) grave # 157
MEAR, John Jr. 22 Feb 1890 - 30 Aug 1965 Carpenter. Married Lula DOUGLAS
WEDDLE MEAR. (Marker) (Salida Mail 30 Aug 1965; Chaffee County Republican 3 Sep
1965)
MEAR, John "Jack" George Washington Sr. 1884 - 10 Feb 1904 of Dropsy.
(Marker; Chaffee County Courthouse Records Book 1 page 10) (Colo. Republican 11
Feb 1904) First elected Chaffee County Sheriff. grave # 155
MEAR, Josie (Jossie?) 30 Sep 1875 - 25 Nov 1878, daughter of J. & M.
(Marker) grave # 153
MEAR, Mary Bell NASH 19 Feb 1851 - 8 Dec 1943, Mrs. John Sr., daughter of
Joseph & Elizabeth MOORE NASH (Marker; Buena Vista Town Hall Records) (Chaffee
County Republican 10 Dec 1943; Salida Mail 9 Dec
1943; story, Salida Mail 19 Feb 1941) grave # 154
MEAR, Tucker Ledyard 1876 - 29 Sep 1902 of pulmonary abscesses in Buena
Vista. D&RG railroad fireman. Son of J. and M. MEAR (Marker; Chaffee County
Courthouse Records Book 1 page 6) grave # 156
MORGAN, _____died Jan 1897, child of Thomas (Chaffee County Republican 27
Jan 1897)
MORGAN, Arthur Thomas Age 75(?), died 7 (11?) Jul 1945, Married May
HOUSTON, D&RG railroad worker, buried east of MORGAN plot (Family Info) (Salida
Mail 14 Jul 1945; Chaffee County Republican 13 & 20 Jul 1945)
MORGAN, Edith Nellie MORRIS 31 Jan 1896 - 5 Mar 1975 (1985?) Mrs. Lester
W. Died in Salida, CO. (Marker) grave # 6
MORGAN, Ervin Francis b. & died 14 Dec 1919 Son of Thomas C. and
Elizabeth or Art and May. (Buena Vista Town Hall Records)
MORGAN, H. G. (Griffith Harry) 12 Dec 1878 (1879?) - 14 (19?) Apr 1929
Son of Thomas and Margaret BASSHAM MORGAN. Cowhand for the NACHTRIEB brothers
and driving a tractor for the county before being killed in a auto accident near
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. (Wooden Marker; Stewart Mortuary Records) (Salida
Mail 16 Apr 1929) (COLORADO CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS by Lela O. McQueary)
MORGAN, Juanita Anne 14 Oct 1933 - 8 May 1978 in Denver, CO. (Marker)
(Salida Mail 24 Dec 1953, good story) (Chaffee County Republican 21 Mar 1958)
MORGAN, Lester Robert "Bobby" 14 Nov 1927 - 27 May 1929 Son of Lester and
Edith. (Marker; Stewart Mortuary Records) (Salida Mail 28 May 1929)
MORGAN, Lester Warren 2 Mar 1891 - 3 Sep 1975 Son of Thomas and Margaret,
married Edith N. MORRIS, farmer, died of heart failure. (Marker; Buena Vista
Town Hall Rec) (Salida Mail 4 Sep 1975) (Chaffee
County Republican 11 Sep 1975)
MORGAN, Margaret Elizabeth BASSHAM 1856 - 1925 in Canon City from eye
operation. Mrs. Thomas. (Marker)
MORGAN, Paul Raymond 28 Oct 1884 - 28 Dec 1922 Son of Thomas and
Margaret, married Gertrude MORGART. (Wooden marker) (Salida Mail 29 Dec 1922)
(COLORADO CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS by Lela O. McQueary)
MORGAN, Thomas 1844 - 5 Dec 1915 Married Margaret E. BASSHAM. Centerville
postmaster 1871 - 1873, farmer. (Marker; Stewart Mortuary Record) (Salida Mail 7
Dec 1915)
MUNSELL, James B. 12 May 1895 - 9 May 1911 of over-exertion, age 16, son
of Mrs. W. A. (Ella BERTSCHY MUNSELL) WILSON (Marker) (Salida Mail 12 May 1911;
Salida Record 9 May 1911)
MEYERS, Jason James 26 Apr 1946 - 31 May 1986 when his airplane crashed
at the Buena Vista, CO airport. (Marker) grave #212
I will be happy to add any information or make corrections regarding these individuals. Submitters must allow me to use their contact information with the new information they provide. Sources that I used to find information are listed.
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