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Hilliside Cemetery
Saguache, Saguache County

Tombstone Photographs

Hillside Cemetery, located about = mile southeast of the town of Saguache, is a true pioneer cemetery established in 1860.  To drive to the cemetery turn east on Pitkin Avenue in Saguache for approximately 7 blocks, turn left for one block and turn right at the stop sign. Stay on this road for approximately = mile to the cemetery entrance.

NOTE:  Red, white, and blue stakes shown in some photos indicates that the man buried in that grave is a veteran.  This is true even if there is no notation of military service on his gravestone.

The photographs in this portion of the archives were taken by:
Jim Davenport (jd)

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• Ashley, Samuel, born near Beach Grove, Coffee County, Tenn, Dec 18, 1817-Oct 7, 1900 (jd)

• Braun, John, died Oct 20, 1933, age 91 (jd)

• Davis, George H., BGLR, BLEDSOE'S CO, MO LT ARTY, CSA (jd)
• Doherty, Hugh, CAPT, died Nov 25, 1884, aged 65 years, W. H. Lytle Post 32, GAR, Fort Scott, Kan (jd)
• Downer, James P., 1818-1893, US ARMY, MAJ CO F, 2 KAN CAV, Indian War, Mexican War, Civil War (jd)
• Dudley, W. B., May 6, 1840-Nov 12, 1931, CO D, 2 MO INF, CSA (jd)

• Forbes, Jennie A., 1857-1913, Women of Woodcraft (jd)
• Fox
• Byron B., died May 3, 1901, age 26 years, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Charles B, MUS, CO C, 151 NY INF (jd)

• Jaques, John P., 1837-1926, GAR (jd)

• Miller, Elmer Ellsworth, Mar 31, 1868-July 31 1906, born in Lawrence County, Ohio and died in Villa Grove, Colorado, Woodmen of the World (jd)

• Peterson, Alexander E., died June 26, 1903, age 42 years, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Proffitt, Margaret R., 1843-1913 and John W., 1834-1926 [CORPL, PRICES'S MO CAV, CSA] (jd)

• Ross, William N., died Oct 12, 1886, age 58 y 2 m 6 d (jd)
• Russell
• Nathan, born Donegal, Ireland 1831-Aug 18, 1895 (jd)
• Nathan, 1880-1915, Woodmen of the World (jd)

• Sherman, George C., Apr 12, 1860-Aug 8, 1912, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Stubbs, Benajah P., CO G, 3 COLO CAV (jd)

• Townsend
• Roseanna, 1851-1932 and Frank M., 1843-1896, GAR (jd)
• Wm. H., 1840-1924 (jd)

• Ward, Julia A, Ontario, 1843, Canon City, Colo, 1933, W.R.C # 19 [Womens Relief Corps]; and Nathan Norfolkshire Eng, 1836, Canon City, Colo, 1922, Mason (jd)
• Woodhouse, Loren, Dec 25, 1863-Apr 28, 1898, Woodmen of the World (jd)

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