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CentervilleCemetery
(aka Brown's Canyon Cemetery)
Nathrop, Chaffee County
Tombstone Photographs
The Centerville Cemetery (also known as Brown's Canyon Cemetery) is the oldest cemetery in Chaffee County; the first known burial took place in 1864. It is about half way between Poncha Springs and Buena Vista on US Highway 285 at county road 263 on the east side of the road.
The photographs in this portion of the archives were taken by:
Jim Davenport (jd)
Ann Koch (ak)
This page was last updated Saturday, 14-Jun-2008 11:53:32 EDT
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- Baker, Effie 1815 1891; mother of Ione Dilla (Baker) Coon (ak)
- Bassham, James; died 23 Feb 1890, son of G. & E. [George and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Bassham; Age 24 years 19 days (ak)
- Basham [Bassham], Tom Samuel (Thomas) 1871 1934; husband of Jessie Crosby (Nash) Bassham; Married 21 May 1901 in Chaffee Co., CO (ak)
- Brownlee, A. G. (C.?); 26 Oct 1859 16 Aug 1875 (ak)
- Caldwell, Samuel C.; 26 Oct 1814 13 May 1879; Mason (ak)
- Cantonwine (headstone with family name only) (ak)
- Cantonwine,
- Alfred Dennis Nov 1856 2 May 1926, Son of Jacob and Christena (Dillon), Husband of Etta Hannah, (ak)
- Etta Hannah (Guire), 11 Dec 1862 15 July 1939, Daughter of Jacob Guire, Wife of Alfred Dennis, (ak)
- Charles Ishmel, Feb 1889 26 Jan 1917, Son of Alfred Dennis and Etta Hannah (Guire) Cantonwine, (ak)
- Elizabeth (White), 30 Aug 1830 24 May 1871, Wife of Abraham Cantonwine; daughter of John J. & Sarah (Deets) White, (ak)
- Coon,
- B. F. (Benjamin Franklin); 14 Feb 1827 22 Nov 1913, husband of Arminda B. (Armstrong) Coon; brother of John Dennis Coon
- Ione Dilla (Baker), Oct 1846 4 Feb 1913, (closeup), 2nd wife of John D. Coon (ak)
- John Dennis, 20 Dec 1832 22 Nov 1912/1913, Corporal, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, Husband of Mary Anna (Cantonwine) Coon, (ak)
- Mary Ann Jane (Cantonwine), 1 Feb 1842 19 Mar 1879, 1ST Wife of John D. Coon; Daughter of Jacob & Christena (Dillon) Cantonwine, (ak)
- Willie 6 May 1868 24 Jun 1869, Son of John D. and Mary Anna (Cantonwine) Coon, (ak)
- John J. 1868 - Jul 1932; Son of Benjamin F. Coon and Arminda B. (Armstrong) Coon (ak)
- Davidson
- Angus (John Angus); 1897 1971 [20 Oct 1897 27 Jan 1971]; Husband of Ethel (Blakely) Davidson; Son of Robert Mitchell Davidson and Cora (Pyle) Davidson (ak)
- Ethel (Blakely), 7 Jan 1901 12 Apr 1989; Married 11 Apr 1920 in Buena Vista, Chaffee, CO (ak)
- Cora E. (Pyle); 9 Dec 1873 14 Jun 1968; Wife of Robert Mitchell Davidson; Married 8 Apr 1893 in Chaffee Co., CO; Daughter of George M. and Susan Pyle, Sr. (ak)
- Robert D. 1952 1952 (ak)
- Robert Harold; 12 Aug 1938 6 Feb 1939; Son of John Angus and Ethel (Blakely) Davidson (ak)
- Robert M (Mitchell) 29 Dec 1861 26 Mar 1930; Husband of Cora (Pyle) Davidson (ak)
- son of R. R.; 1924 (ak)
- Donley
- Joseph J. "Ike"; 3 Sep 1862 20 May 1920; 3; Husband of Lizzie Lavina (Coon) Donley;
- Lizzie Lavina (Coon); Wife of (1) Joseph J. Ike Donley; Married 27 Jan 1891 in Chaffee Co., CO); and (2) Melvin L. Mell DeWitt; Married 3 Dec 1925 in Chaffee Co., CO; Daughter of John Dennis and Mary Ann Jane (Cantonwine) Coon. (ak)
- Lucy Juanita; Died 17 Jan 1898, Age 3 months; Infant daughter of Joseph J. Ike Donley and Lizzie Lavina (Coon) Donley (ak)
- Duckett, Jakey J.; Died 19 Aug 1881; Age 9 months 3 days; Son of Thaddeus B. & Nancy Ellen (Cantonwine) Duckett (ak)
- Fehling
- Frank M.; 16 Sep 1887 22 Jan 1968; Husband of Winniebelle I. (Donley) Fehling; Son of Henry and Mary (Ann?) Burns Fehling; Colorado State Legislature Representative 1939 1947 (ak)
- Winniebell I. (Donley); 28 Sept 1893 9 Sept 1983; Wife of Frank M. Fehling; Married 17 Apr 1917; Daughter of Joseph J. Ike Donley and Lizzie Lavina (Coon) Donley (ak)
- Habenicht
- James H. Jim; 2 May 1869 - 16 Jan 1957; Husband of Mertie Lavina (Coon) Habenicht (ak)
- Mertie Lavina (Coon); 7 Sep 1870 - 1 Apr 1945; Wife of James H. Jim Habenicht; Married 21 Feb 1894 in Yale, Guthrie, IA; Daughter of Benjamin F. Coon and Arminda B. (Armstrong) Coon (ak)
- Land
- Francis A. Frank; 1843 24 Jan 1921; Corp'l, Co. C, 3rd Maryland Regiment Volunteer; Husband of Helen Mary (Patterson) Harrington (ak)
- Helen Mary (Patterson) Harrington; 1845 15 Dec 1920; Wife of (1) George Harrington, married 24 Sept 1871, and (2) Francis A. Frank Land, married 6 Jun 1877 (ak)
- Matlock, Charlie F. Nov 1856 2 May 1926 and Mabel M. (Cantonwine) 23 Apr 1891 2 Jul 1971, Daughter of Alfred Dennis and Hannah Etta (Guire) Cantonwine, (ak)
- Mear
- John G. W., Jack Jr.; 22 Feb 1890 30 Aug 1965; Husband of Lula Douglas (Weddle) Mear; Married 29 Jun 1915 in Chaffee Co., CO; Son of John Mear Sr., and Mary Bell (Nash) Mear [two photos: metal marker and headstone] (ak)
- John 1924 1924; Infant son of John G. W. Jack Mear Jr. and Lula Douglas (Weddle) Mear (ak)
- Jossie; 30 Sep 1875 25 Nov 1878, daughter of J. & M. [John Mear Sr., & Mary Bell (Nash) Mear] (ak)
- Mear (one headstone with 5 Mear namesMary, John Sr., Tucker, John, and John Jr.expanded details below)
- Mary Bell (Nash); 19 Feb 1851 8 Dec 1943; Wife of John Mear, Sr.; Married in 1871 at Hawkinsville near Granite, Chaffee Co., CO; Daughter of Joseph N. Nash Sr. & Elizabeth (Moore) Nash (ak)
- John Sr., 25 Dec 1839* 10 Feb 1904 [*1844 on headstone]; Husband of Mary Bell (Nash) Mear; Son of John and Mary (Pool) Mear [*1839 birth year per June Shaputis, Chaffee County historian] (ak)
- Ledyard Tucker; 1878* 29 Sep 1902 [*1876 on headstone]; Son of John Mear Sr., and Mary Bell (Nash) Mear [Ledyard and 1878 per June Shaputis, Chaffee County historian] (ak)
- John (1924 1924); Infant son of John G. W. Jack Mear and Lula Douglas (Weddle) Mear (ak)
- John Jr.; (1890 1965) [22 Feb 1890 30 Aug 1965]; Husband of Lula Douglas (Weddle) Mear; Married 29 Jun 1915 in Chaffee Co., CO; Son of John Mear Sr. and Mary Bell (Nash) Mear (ak)
- Meyers, Jason James; 26 Apr 1946 31 May 1986 (ak)
- Nash
- Elizabeth V. (Moore); Died 12 Aug 1880, age 58 years 3 months; Wife of J. N. [Joseph N. Nash, Sr.] (ak)
- James Doak; 1847 24 Apr 1899; died at Granite, Chaffee, CO; Company F, 7th Iowa Cavalry; Son of Joseph N. Nash Sr. and Elizabeth V. (Moore) Nash (ak)
- Joseph N. Sr.; 1813 2 Dec 1896; Husband of Elizabeth V. (Moore) Nash; Son of Wm. D. Nash and Mary (Gaulding) Nash; Corpl, Co A, 37th Iowa Inf. (ak)
- Paquette, Fred P., 1887-1912, Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Pearman, Mary C.; 1831 1899 (ak)
- Pledger, Walter; 2 Dec 1895 19 Dec 1895; Infant son of John D. Pledger and Maud A. (McKinnon) Pledger (ak)
- Rice, Mildred Jean (Davidson); 24 Oct 1907 10 Aug 1971; CA CY U.S. Navy WWII; Daughter of Robert Mitchell Davidson & Cora E. (Pyle) Davidson (ak)
- Sprague
- Jesse Ellen; 24 May 1865 25 Feb 1875; Daughter of G. & C. [Galatia and Caroline] Sprague (ak)
- William H.; 27 Nov 1849 15 Nov 1865; Son of G. & C. [Galatia and Caroline] Sprague (ak)
- Whitson, Charles V.; 2 Jan 1839 5 Jun 1881; Husband of Josie Rosetta (Wright) Whitson; Married 7 Dec 1875 (ak)
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