Colorado USGenWeb Archives

Valdez Cemetery
Huerfano County

Tombstone Photographs

The Valdez Cemetery is located six miles east of Walsenburg on the north side of Colorado Highway 10. Besides the large number of "unknown" marked graves there are several others that have no marker at all.

A Tombstone Transcription Project listing of the headstones in the Valdez Cemetery is at http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/huerfano/cemeteries/valdez.txt

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

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Headstones

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

The numbers at the end of the lines of this alphabetical list reflect the order the photographs were taken. For the most part they could be used for plot numbers in a row-by-row listing. The unknown graves are listed by photograph number.

• Abeyta, Theresita V, 1885-1931, #84

• Albert, Luciano, #67

• Aragon, Esther, 1898-1988, #83

• Baca, Eleanor M, 1905-1939, #66

• Baros
  • Elena, 1904-1974, (Helen mortuary marker), #113&112
  • Jose Damacio, 1904-1961, (Joseph mortuary marker), #12&11
  • Joseph Raymond, 1933-1979, PFC US Army Korea, #2
  • Manuelita Cruz, 1870-1986, detail, #10

• Bellah, Ralph Clark, 1921-1993, Tec 5 US Army WWII, #105

• Bustos
  • Agapito, Clorinda and Casimiro (family of Carmel) #72
  • Carmel, 1889-1953 (close up of photo), #101&102
  • Maria Benigna, 1852-1938, #68
  • Rafaelita, 1888-1962, #103

• Castro
  • Benerito, 1900-1919, #36
  • Beronice R, 1896-1946, #35
  • Decidero, 1861-1930, #37
  • Jose Levi, 1904-1990, #27
  • Silverio, 1891-1968 and (Maria) Maclovia 1894-1962, #30 (Maria Castro mortuary marker) #31

• Cordova
  • Cordova Girls (top of stone) #55
    • Marta, 1921-1921 (right side) #53
    • Agneda, 1916-1917 (left side) #54
  • Cordova Plot, Metal cross, #57
    • Antonio, 1891-1979? and Maria R, 1896-1973, #58
    • #56 - Wood cross in Cordova Plot

• Crisp, Archer, 1896-1988 and Lucille Myers, #43

• Gonzales
  • Emilio Sr., 1929-1992, #49
  • Floranca, 1901-1910, #32
  • Victoria, 1898-1938, #48

• Lombardelli, Odilia Baros, 1917-1999, (Odilia mortuary marker), #14, #13

• Lucero
  • Baby, 1941, #91
  • Fred, 1905-1995 and Aurelia, 1915-2000, #106

• Martinez
  • Albert, 1935-1989 and Baby Boy, #85
  • Frances and Antonio A, #61
  • Maclovia, died 1935 age 31, #70
  • Meliton, 1900-1927, #65
  • Valentin, 1871-1940, #62
  • William, 1912-1953, #51

• McHeen, Glen, #86

• McKeehan, Lelia, 1906-1939, #75

• Medina, Theresa Elisa, 1910-1989, #5

• Pino
  • Elsie C, 1919-1985, #79
  • Jose Esperedion, 1877-1960, #88
  • Maria Raquel, 1897-1987, #40
  • Solomon J, 1891-1976, #78

• Ribali
  • Agipito, 1929, #93
  • Elvira, 1903-1991, #95
  • Eustaquio, 1897-1976, #94
  • Fred, 1900-1977 and Simodosea, 1914-1987, #96
  • Jose, 1892-1960, #100
  • Simonita N.O., 1885-1914, #42
  • (Victoria), "19 Grandma 30", #92

• Romero, Franciscita Abulita, 1930-1930, #69

• Sandoval
  • Bertha, #29
  • Bertha N, 1927-1928, #7
  • Jamie Lee, 1982, #111
  • Pablo, 1869-1928 (stone w/Pablo Valdez) #18
  • Robert, 1926-1927, #20
  • Robert, 1926 - ?, #23
  • Simona, #9

• Tafoya, Fred, 1943-1996, #3

• Torres, Doris C, 1920-1973, #28

• Trujillo
  • Delfino, 1880-1963 and Pabilita, 1891-1982, #98
  • Nick, 1924-1994 and Inez, 1928-1996, #97
  • Salvador, 1900-1977 and Irene, 1902-1986, #104

• Vallejoes
  • Alfredo, 1914-1984 and Maria Eloisa, 1916-1982, #110
  • Miquel A, died 1889 age 78, #44

• Valdez
  • Abel Celestino, died 1929, Colo, PVT 164th Depot Bde, #82
  • Antonio L, 1888-1935, #77
  • Hilarita N, 1865-1938, #39
  • Jacob, 1919-1989, PFC US Army WWII, #4
  • Jose Leonides, 1846-1917, #38
  • Malaquias, 1876-1935; Alvinita, 1886-1930; and Benjamin, 1916-1940, #46
  • Pablo, 1915-1928, (stone w/Pablo Sandoval) #18

• Unknown
  • #1 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #6 - Concrete cross
  • #8 - Concrete cross with "Grandpa" wreath
  • #15 - Stake with doll and wreath
  • #16 - Stake with flower pot and wreath
  • #17 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #19 - Empty mortuary marker and wood cross
  • #21 - Concrete pillar with white lamb
  • #22 - Rusted empty mortuary marker
  • #24 - Dug up broken concrete cross. Footing has "M.V. 08/29/1964"
  • #25 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #26 - Marker base with flower pot holes
  • #33 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #34 - Wood upright from cross
  • #41 - Wood cross
  • #45 - Wood cross
  • #47 - Plain stone monument
  • #50 - Fallen cross
  • #52 "Bobby" - died 1940 marble marker w/out surname
  • #56 - Wood cross in Cordova Plot
  • #59 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #60 - Concrete stone with inlaid cross
  • #63 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #64 - Empty mortuary marker
  • #71 - Concrete cross w/Christ
  • #73 - Iron pipe
  • #74 - Wood cross with flowers
  • #76 - Stake with florist's flower frame
  • #80 - Iron pipe
  • #81 - Wood cross on well maintained grave
  • #87 - Fallen wood cross
  • #89 - Metal rebar stake
  • #90 - Florist's flower frame and river rock
  • #99 - Cast concrete box with Christ
  • #109 - Empty mortuary marker

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