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Evergreen Cemetery Cemetery
Colorado Springs, El Paso County

Tombstone Photographs

Evergreen Cemetery is Colorado Spring's oldest continuously operated cemetery established shortly after the town was founded in 1871, and has been owned and operated by the city since 1876 (Photo).  The first historical era to affect the cemetery was the Cripple Creek gold rush of the 1890s.  Great wealth from those who struck it rich evidenced itself in Evergreen by the first decade of the 1900s.  Lavish mausoleums and large, ornamental monuments to the cemetery, adorning the grounds and helping make Evergreen the outdoor museum is today.  From the early to mid 1900s Evergreen Cemetery experienced a horticultural phenomenon: Hundreds of local residents decorated their loved one's graves with rose covered trellises.  Earning the distinction by Ripley's Believe it or not as the "largest outdoor rose garden in the world."  In 1993 Evergreen Cemetery was placed on the national Register of Historic Places, only the second cemetery in the state to receive such an honor.

The cemetery is located at 1005 South Hancock Avenue Colorado Springs, CO; phone: 719-578-6646.  A transcription of all burials through 1972 can be found at COGenWeb Project El Paso County Archives.

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:

Headstones: | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V |W | X | Y | Z |

(Click on the underlined name to view the tombstone photograph. A [text] link displays the information provided with a photograph submitted via the GenRecords form.)

A

• Acton
  • Norman, 1867 - 1902, Modern Woodmen of America (jd)
  • Thomas M., 1859 - 1910, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Adams, Harriet L, 1851 - 1928 (yh)

B

• Blaney
  • Anna, [22 Mar 1900-19 Jul 1957]; and William, [18 Nov 1897-1 Nov 1973] [Pax Christi Section, Plot 239] (rb)
    • Anna & William were children of Henry & Mary Blaney.
    • Also buried in the same plot is, Joseph Blaney, son of Henry & Mary Blaney, 12 Oct 1903-5 Sep 1984
  • John [Henry], June 24, 1893-Jan 1, 1960, BAT B 341ST FIELD ART, W W 1 [Pax Christi Section, Plot 239](rb)
    • John Henry Blaney, a son of Henry & Mary Blaney, and brother to Alice who is buried with her mother and father.
  • Mary, 1869-1939; Henry, 1861-1948, [Woodmen of the World]; and their dau. Alice, 1895-1905 [Plot E00234] (rb)
• Borgh, John, 1863 - 1910, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Bragg, Nancy J. Mar 18, 1840-Oct 15, 1898 [Blk E, Sec 18, NE�] (text) (bh)  
• Brewer, Charles W., 1865-1915, Woodmen of the World, and Lucy J., 1863-1930 (photo missing) (jd)
• Brinkley, Harriett Himebaugh, Nov 25, 1887 - Sep 11, 1954 (See Himebaugh) (jd)
• Burns, William, Sep 24, 1873 - Nov 27, 1916, Woodmen of the World (jd)

C

• Callahan, Stone with names of :
  • Timothy E., 1859 - 1918, Woodmen of the World; Agnes Worland Callahan, 1870 - 1918;
  • Frederick P., 1894, - 1966; Edith F., 1895 - 1977; and
  • Mary Callahan Oldham, 1902 - 1973 (jd)
• Christian
  • Andrew, 1853 - 1910, Woodmen of the World (jd)
  • Fred, 1880 - 1913, Woodmen of the World and his wife, Omah Grace, 1883 - 1944 (jd)
• Cimino
  • Emilia D., 1919-[blank] [Lot 232 Row 8] (jl)
  • Emma, Oct 27, 1903-[blank]; and Angelo "Angie", Apr 21, 1903-Jan 31, 1981 [Block 215, Space 726] (jl)
  • (Plot Marker), John, 1870-1935; and his wife Jennie F., 1877-1950 [Lot 232, Row 108] (jl)
  • Manuel, 1917-1945 [Lot 232 Row 8] (jl)
  • William, Sr., June 28, 1902-July 16, 1984; and Rose, [blank] [Block 216] (jl)
• Clay, Henry C., Jan 5, 1852 - Aug 27, 1914, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Cleary, Hannah 1835-1897 and Teresa G. 1865-1887, closeup, [text] (fmc)
• Cockrill, Edward Mathews, Aug. 1874 - Oct. 1914 (yh)
• Conant, Fred H, born in New York City, [Jan] 1, 1847-Aug 27, [1884 T-031] (yh)
• Cook, George W., Mar 5, 1856-Jul 25, 1907. Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Corbin, N. Stanley, 1868 - 1912, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Craven, Fred E., 1879 - 1913, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Crocker, Cecil C., Mar 21, 1919-Jan 9, 1999; and Josephine A., Feb 22, 1919-Dec 28, 1981 [Block 215, Space 845 & 848] (jl)
• Crowley, Thomas W., 1870 - 1917, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Curl, Sarah, 1856 - 1915, Women of Woodcraft (jd)

D

• Dahlquist, Carl W., Mar 14, 1866 - Jul 21, 1902, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Davis
  • Francis M., 1860 - 1907, Woodmen of the World, and Olive Davis Walls, 1874 - 1952 (jd)
  • R. F., Apr. 12, 1864 - Oct. 21, 1902, Modern Woodmen of America (jd)
• Downer, Emmon H., 1845 - 1902, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Duncan, Leslie R., 1883 - 1905, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Dugan
  • Nellie M., 1904-1986 and [her son] Fredrick R., 1930-1994 [Section N] (kw)
    • This stone is shared with William & Teressa M. Duggan
  • Rua G., 1879-1959; Thomas J., 1874-1944; and Emma R., 1902-1916 (Full stone) [Section Q] (kw)
    • Rua Grace (Whitten) Dugan was born 22 Feb 1879 at Rome, KS; died 24 Jun 1959 at Colorado Springs.
    • Thomas Jeremiah Dugan, son of William & Terresa M. (O'Neill) Dugan, born 20 May 1874 at Indianola, TX; died 23 Feb 1944 at Colorado Springs
    • Emma R. Dugan, daughter of Thomas & Rua (Whitten) Dugan was born and died in Colorado
  • William, 1851-1912 and Terressa M., 1853-1914 [Section N] (kw)
    • William Dugan, son of Thomas & Jane (Donnelly) Dugan; born 12 Jan 1851, Chicago, Cook County, IL; died 4 Apr 1912, Colorado Springs
    • Terressa M. (O'Neill) Dugan, born 22 Sep 1853, East Orange, NJ; died 9 Jan 1914, Colorado Springs

E

• Ellis, William Howard, 1860 - 1905, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• England, George H., 1872 - 1904, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Essick, Charles P., 1841 - 1908, Woodmen of the World, CAPT, CO H, 116 ILL VOL INFT, and his wife, Florina J., 1854 - 1933 (jd)

F

• Finney, Ruth, 1894-1964 and Carl [Olaf], 1888-1971 (kj)
• Fowles, Sarah A., Dec 1, 1857 - July 2, 1902, Women of Woodcraft (jd)
• Fugit, Carl Fletcher, Aug 5, 1900-Nov 13, 1901 [T-024] (yh)

G

• Gaby, Emma S, July 11, 1873-Sept 17, 1974; and Willie E, Aug 28, 1871-Mar 10, 1875 [T-031] (yh)
• Garrett, James L., Mar 10, 1867 - Aug 16, 1917, Woodmen of the World, and Emma K., May 20, 1864 - Mar 31, 1942 (jd)
• Goad, Peter Samuel, Aug. 9, 1865 - Aug. 23, 1911, Modern Woodmen of America (jd)
• Goede, Anna L, May 3, 1861-Apr 9, 1905 [T-015] (yh)
• Gourley, Henry Freeman, 1857 - 1909, Woodmen of the World; Kate, 1858 - 1942; and Edith J., 1894 - 1910 (jd)
• Gouker, Maggie May, 1866 - 1916, Women of Woodcraft, and Joseph H., 1862 - 1937 (jd)

H

• Hadley, Alonzo, 1855 - 1920, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Hall,
  • Lavaletta, [1832]-June 14 1889 [T-024] (yh)
  • A Hall Family Plot [Section 239] (kw)
    • Mary V. "Vanita", 1929-[blank] (kw)
    • Theresa M[ay], 1901-1961 [daughter of Thomas & Rua (Whitten) Dugan] (kw)
    • Herschel A., 1903-1994 (kw)
• Hancock, Lizzie 1846-1891 [text] (fmc)
• Harper, Kitty M., 1868 - 1911, Women of Woodcraft, and Henry, 1868 - 1933 (jd)
• Harpster, William C., May 14, 1859 - Mar 18, 1901, Modern Woodmen of America; Tennie E.,1863 - 1904; Anna E., 1888 - 1906; and Richard M. J., 1837 - 1915 (jd)
• Himebaugh, John A, May 5, 1843 - Feb 28, 1931; Hattie, (my wife) died Dec. 6, 1887; and Harriett Himebaugh Brinkley, Nov 25, 1887 - Sep 11, 1954 (jd)
• Hrutkay, John C., 1888 - 1918, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Hunt, George W., Apr 7, 1862 - Nov 22, 1903, Woodmen of the World [left tree], and Loa L., May 26, 1866 - Oct 6, 1937, Neighbors of Woodcraft [right tree] (jd)

J

• Johnston, James A., 1883 - 1917, Woodmen of the World (jd)

K

• Kellogg, Henry Milroy, 1870-20 Aug 1968; and Jessie Q., 1876-6 feb 1969 [Blk 223; on back of Maxwell stone] (mt)
• Keys, Margaret E, 1859-1909; and Charles Wesley, Oct 30, 1917, Ohio, CO I 142nd INF [T-061] (yh)
• Kingsolver, Henry M., 1875 - 1911, Modern Woodmen of America, and Sarah J., 1871 - 1955, Neighbors of Woodcraft (jd)

L

• Lewis, Emma May Katora, Jan 28, 1904-Feb 24, 1910 [T-061] (yh)
• Linder, Lemuel, 1858 - 1919, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Lloyd, Baby Boy of Geo. W. & Lillie M., died Mar 6, 1900, aged 10 mo 8 ds (yh)
• Loomis, Fremont D, son of Capt J. M. Loomis, [Aug 13, 1861]-June 16, 1880 [T-031] (yh)
• Lorimor, Emma A, July 20, 1864-Jan 7, 1913 [buried 1/10/1913; T-015] (yh)

M

• Madden, Marie Stuart Nye, May 1885 - Oct 1914 (yh)
• Manlove, William Silas 1908-1992 [text] (pw)
• Maupin, W. Price, 1890 - 1910, Modern Woodmen of America (jd)
• Maxwell, Mattie C, 1879-1969 and Dr. James G, 1869-1947 (mt)
• McCabe, James, Nov 11, 1852 - June 19, 1902, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• McEwen, Leola M., Nov 27, 1876 - May 7, 1900, Women of Woodcraft (jd)
• McKay, Sadie 1867-1899, wife of J.D. [text] (fmc)
• Moody, Herma A., 1875 - 1902, wife of Elmer E. Moody, Women of Woodcraft (jd)
• Moore, John W., Oct 15, 1903, aged 44 years, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Morris, Edmund, 1851 - 1895, Woodmen of the World (jd)

N

• Nason, Theodore, 1875 - 1911, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Nelson
  • Ida [Rounsavell], 1855-1934 [wife of John L. Nelson](mt)
  • John L, 1851-1929 (mt)
  • Swan G, 1854-1926 (mt)
• Nisbett, James H., 1860 - 1908, Woodmen of the World, and Luella C., 1870 - 1955 (jd)
• Nye
  • Irene, (footstone, no dates) (yh)
  • Lydia Cockrill, Sept. 1852 - Jan. 1933 (yh)
  • Nicholas, CO A, 15 OHIO INF (yh)
  • Rose B, 1879 - 1955, and H. Allen, 1882 - 1963 (yh)
  • Simeon Nash, Jr, Jan. 1882 - Oct. 1931 (yh)

O

• Oldham, Mary Callahan, 1902 - 1973 (on Callahan stone) (jd)
• Owens, William R., 1862 - 1903, Woodmen of the World (jd)

P

• Packer,
  • Gilbert and Mary Plot (fmc)
  • Gilbert 1832-1911 and Mary 1833-1906 [text] (fmc)
  • Gilbert J. 1866-1885, Emma G. 1864-1866, Albert W. 1867-1870
    and Ferdenand W. 1873-1881 [text] (fmc)
• Palmer, Albert N., 1869 - 1916, Woodmen of the World; Martha A., 1883 - 1951; Charlotte A., 1910 - 1927; and Harold A., 1912 - 1918 (jd)
• Parsons, Alfred A. 1852 - 1910, Woodmen of the World, and Nedora, 1850 - 1894 (jd)
• Paul, John William, 1858 - 1911, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Payne, Richard H., 1866 - 1913 and Christena W., 1866 - 1915, Women of Woodcraft, (jd)
• Pearson, J. Grant, July 28, 1864 - Apr 15, 1901, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Peartree, George A., 1876 - 1923, Woodmen of the World, and Letta D., 1872 - (Blank) (jd)
• Perkins, Mary R. 1872-1900 [text] (fmc)
• Petersen, Erik, Feb 24, 1872 - Dec 28, 1906, Modern Woodmen of America [made from cast zinc] (jd)
• Pittman, Edwin, died May 29, 1976, aged 45 ys 5 mo 17 ds [husband of Lavina]; and Ralph, son of Edwin & Lavina, died June 9, 1874, aged 14 ys 5 mo 10 ds [T-031] (yh)
• Potter, Dwight B. 1843-1899 [text] (fmc)
• Powers, Milo T., Apr 29, 1814 - Jun 5, 1893 (jd)
• Purinton, Thomas A., (no dates) Woodmen of the World, and Fay Etta (no dates) (jd)

R

• Rice, Thomas, 1852 - 1913, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Ricker, Roy Samuel, Sept. 8, 1892 - Dec. 10, 1946, Kansas, Mach Mate 2C, USNRF, WW I, son of Thomas & Mary Ann (Williams) Ricker [Block D Lot 27] (tjc)
• Ritter, Nicholas, 1865 - 1903, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Robinson, Olive May, 1864 - 1948 and Oscar L., 1862 - 1927, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Rohman, Amelia B, dau of F. X. & R., died 18 Dec 1898, aged 11 ys 11 mo 18 ds [T-002] (yh)
• Roscoe, Mitchell, Dec 1, 1857 - Aug 13, 1900, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Ryan, Joseph J., 1867 - 1914, Woodmen of the World (jd)

S

• Schryver, Cameron F., 1900 - 1927, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Schwanbeck, Charles A., June 18, 1871 - July 22, 1908, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Shafer, Carrie B., Feb 3, 1866 - May 26, 1903, wife of L. A. Shafer, Women of Woodcraft (photo missing) (jd)
• Shane, Arthur, Feb 17, 1876 - May 30, 1899, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Sheer, John, 1861-1909; Annie M., 1864-1946; Martin Z. P., 1892-1949; and Azile R., 1894-1966 [Lot T-061] (hh)
  • Father: John Sheer, his wife Annie M. (Zimmerman), and their childern, Martin Zimmerman Peter and Azile R. (Sheer) Sheets
• Shepherd, Thomas 1887-1939 [text] (fmc)
• Shove, Elbert W., 1858 - 1905, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Shultz, A. H., Mar 14, 1862-Mar 19, 1897 [buried 3/22/1897; T-024] (yh)
• Simma, Ann M. Pouly, Sept 6, 18??-July 17, 1891; and Rudolf, 1872-Oct 21, 1887 [T-004] (yh)
• Standeford, Matilda C., 1867 - 1920, Neighbors of Woodcraft [Robert P., 1864 - 1950, and Edward E., 1895 - 1909 on back of stone] (jd)
• Stansbury, Charles, 1855 - 1914, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Stewart, Francis, wife of S. B., died June 9, 1899, aged 62 years [T-031]
• Stigenwalt, Richard T, Dec 28, 1854 - June 28, 1914, Woodmen of the World and Clara B.Aug 27, 1858 - Jan 2, 1943 (jd)
• Stum, George B., 1872 - 1906, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Sullivan, Anna C., 1887-1974 and Arch E., 1888-1965 [Section 223] (kw)
  • They share this stone with Hollie Benton & Wilhelmina (Sullivan) Wade (see below).
• Swanson, A. E., Jan 18, 1864 - May 25, 1909, Woodmen of the World (jd)

T

• Taylor, Albert O., Jan 14, 1870 - May 31, 1911, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Temple, John, Feb 1, 1856 - Jan 13, 1905, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Thomas
  • Alice L[ouise], 1913-1968 [buried 12 Aug 1968 T-024] (yh)
  • John W., 1853 - 1905, Modern Woodmen of America, and Alice Thomas, 1885 - 1945 (jd)
• Tomlin, J. Nelson, 1869 - 1958 and Mary H, 1870 - 1950 (mt)
• Toohy, John L., 1862 - 1906, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Trent, Louella M. (Leber), Sept. 9, 1908 - Jan. 30, 1976 and Theodore R, Jan. 21, 1904 - Apr. 23, 1987, son of Thomas & Lillie Belle (DeBord) Trent [Block 218 spaces 333, 334] (tjc)

V

• Vandenberg, Grace C. (McKee), July 28, 1894 - Oct. 14, 1989, and Leonard M[ax], Aug. 3, 1891 - July 18, 1945 [Lot 237, Spaces 1151 & 1152] (rm)
• Viebrock, John A. 1902-1991 and Beulah 1909-1985 [text] (fmc)

W

• Wade
  • Charles Trowbridge, 1872-1945 [Section F] (kw)
  • Hollie Benton, 1913-1985 and Wilhelmina E. ["Bill" (Sullivan)], 1909-1990 [Section 223] (kw)
    • Hollie Benton Wade, son of Charles Elbert & Ida Ola (Taylor) Wade, born 9 Mar 1913 in CO, died 17 Jun 1985 in CO (see also Peyton Cemetery, El Paso County)
    • This stone is shared with Anna C. & Arch E. Sullivan (see above)
• Wallace, Charles S., 1859 - 1902, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Walls Olive Davis Walls, 1874 - 1952, and Francis M. Davis, 1860 - 1907, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Welch, Q. Byron, 1879 - 1906, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Welty, Alonzo, 1852 - 1900, Woodmen of the World, and his wife Luella J, 1861 - 1900, Women of Woodcraft [They were seriously injured in a runaway horse and buggy accident at Cripple Creek, CO in October 1900 and died of their injuries soon after.] (jd)
• Williams
  • Catherine Colver May 28, 1816-Nove 27, 1897 [T-002] (yh)
  • James B, Nov 16, 1870 - Feb 13, 1913, Woodmen of the World (jd)
  • Martha C., 1854 - 1919, Woodmen Circle (jd)
• Wilson,
  • Dwight 1923-1931, son of Paul and Grace, [text] (fmc)
  • Paul O. 1895-1971 and Grace 1895-1963 [text] (fmc)
• Woodward, Frances Whitney, Sept 6, 1891-Oct 28, 1901 [T-015] (yh)

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