Colorado USGenWeb Archives

Huajatolla Cemetery
(aka Wahatoya Cemetery)
La Veta, Huerfano County

Tombstone Photographs

The Huajatolla Cemetery is located on Wahatoya Creek just southeast of La Veta. In addition to the photographed tombstones there are about 50 plain (unmarked) metal crosses and quite a few other obvious unmarked graves.

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Karen Mitchell unless otherwise noted.

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Headstones

(Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph)

• Unknown
  • Photo 9

• Belo
  • Jose David, 1899-1922
  • Nora, 1923-1941

• Griego
  • Abel R, 1890-1940; Geronima, 1896-1964 and Juanita, died 1925
    • Abel closeup, Geronima closeup
  • John D, 1914-1996

• Munez, Domingo, 1860-1934, age 74

• Olguin, Felicita C, 1891-1928

• Rodriguez
  • Jose Abustav, 1929-1936
  • Luz M, 1893-1984 and Jose C, 1894-1975 (VA marker PVT US Army WWI)
  • Toribio J, 1888-1937

• Sandoval, Jose de Jesus, died 1911

• Ward
  • Donald, 1899-1978
  • Filiberto, 1902-1925, age 22
  • Grandma
  • Grandpa
  • Joe Vincent, 1933-1985, US Navy Korea
  • Tilda, 1904-1948
• Ward - Carter, Edith, 1929-1998

Do you have any headstone photos from this or any other Colorado cemetery to add to the collection? If so, see How To Contribute.

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