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Masonic Cemetery
Trinidad, Las Animas County

Tombstone Photographs

The Masonic Cemetery is on the North end of Arizona Avenue in Trinidad.

The photographs in this portion of the archives were taken by
Jim Davenport (jd)
J. D. Howard (jdh).
William D. Kerr (wdk)
Judy Reyher (jr)

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Headstones

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• Abrams, John Hughes, 1863-1925 and Mary Eastman, 1868-1928 (jdh)

• Anderson, Selma C., 1888-1934, Daughter of Olof and Hilda Rydberg, Wife of Oscar Anderson (jr)

• Dennison
• Sarah Horsman, 1866-1933 (wdk)
• Thomas M., 1860-1931 (wdk)

• Eastman, Marion H(ale), 1840-1929, mother of Mary Eastman Abrams (jdh)
• David Wallace, 1830-1912, buried Enid, OK, husband of Marion (jdh)

• Horsman
• William J., 1863-1904 (wdk)
• William J. S., 1897-18991 (wdk)

• Howard, see Kerr below.
  
  
• Kemmerer, Benneville F., b. Dec 28, 1838 in Richland Township, Berks. Co., PA., d. Feb 11, 1904 (jd)

• Kerr
• Alex, 1892-1923 and Mary [Horseman], 1883-1965 (wdk)
• Alexander A. Kerr was borh July 31, 1892 at Colgate, OK, died Februrary 8, 1923 in the Dawson Mine Explosion in Dawson, Colfax County, NM; he was a Mason.
• Mary (Horseman) Kerr was born 1883 at IL and died 1965 at Trinidad, Las Animas County; she belonged to the Order of Eastern Star.
• Nelle R, 1890-1976; and Mary Jean Howard, 1920-2001; and William R. Howard, 1923-1986 (jdh)
• Nelle R. Kerr taught school in Trinidad for many decades.
• Mary Jane Howard is the daughter of Nelle R. Kerr & wife of William R. Howard.
• The grave site is next to Nelle's grandmother, Marion (Hale) Eastman. A few plots south is the grave of Nelle's mother and father, the Abrams.
• There are 4 generations of mothers and daughters interred here.
• In memory of Walter kerr who lost his life at rescue work at Hastings, May 6, 1917, born Dec 7, 1890, erected by his fellow workers and employers (wdk)

• Reimer, Betty Jane Spahr, 1918-1952, Daugther of Louis (jr)

• Rydberg
• Charles Olaf, 1892-1956, Father of Charles O. and Jack N. Rydberg (jr)
• Cora Bragg, 1888-1971, Mother of Charles O. and Jack N. Rydberg (jr)
• Hilda Lindblade, 1856-1937, Mother of Charles Olaf Rydberg (jr)
• Olof, 1856-1925, Father of Charles Olaf Rydberg (jr)

• Wheeler
• Joseph G., 1894-1953 (jr)
• Miriam C., 1897-1947, Wife of Joseph G. Wheeler (jr)

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