Colorado County Cemeteries

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Max Cemetery

Location: about one-tenth of a mile north of a point on A. Braden Road that is about two-tenths of a mile from the southernmost place at which the road turns west.
Earliest known year of death: 1873
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 3

Max, Augusta; born: Aug 9, 1837; died: Jun 7, 1873;
Married George Max

Max, George; born: Oct 8, 1825; died: Dec 10, 1890;

Schildknecht, Caroline; born: 1804; died: Mar 22, 1892;

McDowell Cemetery

Location: On the south side of Brune's Mill Road, between .1 and .2 miles west of its intersection with FM 109
Earliest known year of death: 1912
Racial mix: all black
Number of known burials to date: 15
Note: The earliest marked grave is from 1937. However, the death certificate for Robert Boyd indicates he was buried at S. N. McDowell's at Ramsey on December 24, 1912.

Anderson, Mattie Lee; born: Mar 22, 1914; died: Feb 23, 1995;
Daughter of Robin and Mattie (McDowell) Boyd

Boyd, C.W.; born: Sep 18, 1913; died: unknown

Boyd, Ermigine; born: Nov 4, 1909; died: Mar 7, 1937
Daughter of Robin and Mattie (McDowell) Boyd [unmarked, info from death certificate]

Boyd, Robert; born: c. 1853; died: Dec 23, 1912
[unmarked, info from death certificate]

Boyd, Roy; born: May 23, 1909; died: Mar 28, 1937;
Son of Robin and Mattie (McDowell) Boyd

Boyd, Ruby; born: c. 1919; died: May 22, 1942;
Daughter of Robin and Mattie (McDowell) Boyd, died in a car wreck [unmarked, info from death certificate]

Jarmon, Ruby Boyd; born: Apr 18, 1918; died: Nov 14, 1941;

Junious, Earline; born: Jun 14, 1925; died: Apr 8, 2011;
Daughter of Richard and Mattie (McDowell) Smith, married Jesse Junious

Junious, Jesse L.; born: Jun 20, 1927; died: May 24, 1973;
Veteran of World War II

King, Delores Mae; born: Nov 4, 1949; died: Sep 7, 2001
Daughter ofArthur Bryant and Dorothy Mae (Smith) Taylor

Reed, Irene; born: Jan 8, 1928; died: Oct 25, 1978;
Married Jesse Harrison Reed

Reed, Jesse Harrison; born: Aug 31, 1927; died: Mar 28, 1968;
Son of Robert A. and Ruby C. (Taylor) Reed

Smith, K.P.; born: Sep 28, 1920; died: Nov 22, 1978;
Veteran of World War II

Smith, Mattie; born: Dec 7, 1888; died: Jul 14, 1969;
Daughter of Sandy and Dorothy (Taylor) McDowell, married Robin Boyd, married Richard Smith

Taylor, Dorothy Mae; born: Sep 12, 1930; died: Oct 16, 1971;
Daughter of Richard and Mattie (McDowell) Smith

McGrew Cemetery

Location: Altair vicinity, about .4 miles east of Highway 71, about 2.5 miles south of its intersection with Highway 90A, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Earliest known year of death: 1940
Racial mix: all black
Number of known burials to date: 17

Hewitt, Arie; born: May 4, 1893; died: Jan 8, 1983;
Daughter of John and Leah (Veals) McGrew, married Eddie Toran Hewitt in 1916

Hewitt, Eddie Toran; born: Sep 18, 1896; died: Oct 31, 1963;
Son of John and Nellie (Henderson) Hewitt

Hurd, Ernest; born: Oct 7, 1907; died: Aug 23, 1965;

McGrew, Anderson; born: Oct 15, 1881; died: Oct 26, 1953;
Son of John and Lil (Veals) McGrew

McGrew, Bettie; born: Jun 2, 1874; died: Jul 16, 1959;
Née Hoggans, married Hubbert McGrew in 1908

McGrew, Hubbert; born: Aug 2, 1883; died: Sep 12, 1940;
Son of John and Leah (Veals) McGrew[death certificate lists given name as Herbert and Sep 19 death date]

McGrew, Joyce; born: unknown; died: unknown;

McGrew, Laundry; born: Mar 12, 1894; died: Jul 22, 1981;
Son of John and Leah (Veals) Mcgrew, veteran of World War I,called Whistler

McGrew, Mahalia; born: Jan 9, 1892; died: Nov 1, 1979;
Daughter of George and Henrietta (Collier) Washington, married Anderson McGrew

Scott, Howard; born: Feb 18, 1901; died: Aug 5, 1974;
Son of Sidney and Amandy (Axel) Scott

Scott, Pairlee; born: Sep 4, 1899; died: Sep 1, 1973;
Daughter of Elijah and Rebecca (Nichols) McGrew

Thomas, Donald L.; born: Dec 22, 1954; died: Nov 2, 1973;

Thomas, Saint J.; born: Mar 17, 1917; died: Oct 24, 1980;
Veteran of World War II

Wilson, Alvera; born: Jan 30, 1920; died: May 12, 1990;
Daughter of Eddie Toran and Arie (McGrew) Hewitt, married Leamon Wilson

Wright, Bessie May; born: 1905; died: 1979;
Née McGrew, married Warren E. Wright in 1924

Wright, Carrie; born: May 8, 1876; died: Sep 30, 1950;

Wright, Warren Eddie; born: Jun 24, 1898; died: Jan 5, 1960;
Son of William and Alice (Allen) Wrght [Parents' names from death certificate]

McLeary Cemetery

Location: about one-fourth of a mile east of County Road 204, about six-tenths of a mile north of its intersection with County Road 201
Earliest known year of death: 1872
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 3

McLeary, Enid; born: c. 1872; died: 1873;
Daughter of the James Harvey and Elizabeth (Mitchell) McLeary

McLeary, Samuel Davies; born: Feb 9, 1816; died: Jan 31, 1872;
Son of James Allen and Eliza Allen (Moore) McLeary

McLeary, Sarah Ann; born: Oct 13, 1826; died: May 28, 1884;
Daughter of Charles and Mary Sterrett (Hogg) Weller, married Samuel Davies McLeary, Oct 13, 1841


An overview of the McLeary Cemetery January 20, 2006	A closer look to show that the cemetery is located high on the south bank of Harvey's Creek.

These photos are courtesy of Sally Weeks whose mother was a McLeary	This portion of the stone for Samuel Davies and Sarah Ann (Weller) McLeary shows their marriage date - 13 October 1841

Mexican Cemetery

Location: on the west side of FM 102, about one mile north of its intersection with FM 949
Earliest known year of death: 1919
Racial mix: all Hispanic
Number of known burials to date: 3

Flores, Simon; born: unknown; died: c. 1920;

Ramirez, Martina; born: 1893; died: 1919;

Salazar, J.; born: unknown; died: unknown;

Meyer Family Cemetery

Location: on the north side of New Ulm Road, about one and one half miles northwest of its intersection with FM 949 at Bernardo
Earliest known year of death: 1877
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 11

Funeral for a deceased child, identity unknown, at the Meyer Family Cemetery, ca 1900-1910
Standing on the dirt pile, L - Frank Diedrich, R - J. Daniel Meyer
Contributed by John Konesheck

Dietrichs, Heinrich; born: Mar 11, 1861; died: Aug 4, 1890;
Son of Heinrich Wilhelm and Anna Kurzleben) Dietrich, married Maria Meyer

Find, Frederick E.; born: Aug 29, 1797; died: Nov 12, 1887;
Married Sophie Pfeffer.

Find, Sophie; born: Aug 13, 1801; died: Jun 18, 1882;
Nee Pfeffer; Married Frederick E. Find

Max, Marie Julian; born: Mar 25, 1855; died: Nov 9, 1887;
Daughter of Johann Wilhelm and Maria M. (Find) Meyer, married Adolph Max, called Julie

Meyer, Bertha; born: Apr 19, 1860; died: Dec 13, 1910;
Daughter of George and Augusta (Schildkincht) Max. Married Ernst Meyer [Parents' names from death certificate]

Meyer, Ferdinand; born: October 15, 1851; died March 03, 1926:
Son of Johann Wilhelm and Maria M. (Find) Meyer

Meyer, Frieda; born: Oct 1, 1899; died: Jun 2, 1900;
Daughter of Herman and Ernestine (Dabelgott) Meyer

Meyer, Helene; born: Feb 4, 1859; died: Oct 25, 1880

Meyer, Johann W.; born: Dec 17, 1819; died: Nov 23, 1877;
Married Maria Margrthe Find

Meyer, Maria Margaretha.; born: Sep 1, 1824; died: Aug 26, 1911;
Daughter of Frederick E. and Sophie (Pfeffer) Find, married Johann W. Meyer

Meyer, unnamed infant; born: unknown; died: unknown;
Child of Arthur and Hattie Meyer. Grave marked by simple flat iron cross.

Miller Cemetery

Location: on the east side of County Road 215, about 200 yards north of the intersection of County Road 215 and County Road 215A
Earliest known year of death: 1883
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 5

Miller, Frederick C.; born: Nov 18, 1818; died: Jun 8, 1904; (tombstone photo) (tombstone photo)

Miller, Louise R.; born: Jan 2, 1859; died: Nov 8, 1885; (tombstone photo)
Daughter of Frederick C. and Margaret Miller

Miller, Margaret M.; born: Oct 28, 1822; died: Jan 2, 1909; (tombstone photo)
Married Frederick C. Miller

Miller, Otto A.; born: Jul 22, 1880; died: Nov 2, 1883; (tombstone photo)

Miller, unknown; born: Dec 15, 1888; died: Dec 26, 1888; (tombstone photo)
Child of F. and H. Miller

Gerhard Miller Cemetery

Location: on the north side of G. Miller Road about six tenths of a mile east of its intersection with FM 109
Earliest known year of death: 1918
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 3

Miller, Gerhard E.; born: Mar 25, 1834; died: Dec 5, 1918;
Son of Gerhard and Elizabeth (Beselager) Miller

Miller, Helena M.; born: Nov 25, 1849; died: Jun 21, 1936;
Daughter of Friedrich and Gesche Margareta (Bartels) Miller, married Gerhard Miller

Rutledge, Lena A.; born: Dec 15, 1885; died: Feb 20, 1918;
Daughter of Gerhard and Helena Miller

Miller High Hill Cemetery

Location: about 1.3 miles directly west of FM 109 and half a mile directly south of Zimmerscheidt Road
Earliest known year of death: 1918
Racial mix: all black
Number of known burials to date: 9

Hill, Emma; born: unknown; died: Oct 18, 1918;
Daughter of Joe and Nina (Cooper) Mitchell

Miller, Annie; born: c. 1890; died: Feb 14, 1931;
Daughter of Joe and Nina (Cooper) Mitchell [Information from death certificate]

Miller, Florence; born: Mar 10, 1899; died: Jun 14, 1960;
Son of Nelson and Eliza (Kelly) Miller

Miller, Joe; born: Jun 10, 1888; died: Aug 5, 1962; (tombstone photo)
Son of Nelson and Eliza (Kelly) Miller, veteran of World War I [Parents' names from death certificate]

Miller, Leroy; born: Mar 8, 1926; died: Jan 17, 1949;:
Son of Sam and Hennie B. (Scott) Miller [Information from death certificate]

Miller, Ola Mae; born: Dec. 8, 19__; died: Jun 18, 1933;
Daughter of Sam and Hennie B. (Scott) Miller [Information from death certificate, age given as 9 years]

Miller, Peter; born: Feb 7, 1852; died: Apr 14, 1932;
Son of Sam Miller [Father's name from death certificate]

Miller, Sam; born: Mar 17, 1897; died: Mar 8, 1958;
Son of Sam and Minna (McDowell) Miller, veteran of World War I

Miller, Shelley; born: Jun 2, 1895; died: Dec 15, 1975;
Son of Sam and Minna (McDowell) Miller, veteran of World War I

Vinson, Willie Mae; born: Mar 21, 1911; died: Jul 30, 1919;

Miller Oak Grove Cemetery

Location: on Leaning Oaks Trail ( a private road ) about eight tenths of a mile south of its intersection with County Road 216
Earliest known year of death: 2005
Racial mix: all white
Comments: The cemetery was created in 1997 as the eventual burial site of Arthur and Inda Miller. But their daughter, Kay Cates, died in 2005, and she became the first person buried on the site. The cemetery is a square, fifty by fifty feet, is fenced, and has a gate with a sign on it.

Number of known burials to date: 3

Cates, Kay; born: Oct 9, 1946; died: Jun 1, 2005
Daughter of Arthur and Inda (Rhodes) Miller, married John Cates in 1969

Miller, Arthur L.; born: Jul 12, 1919; died: Mar 16, 2007;
Son of Arthur and Edna Miller, veteran of World War II

Miller, Inda, born: Mar 10, 1924; died: May 15, 2011;
Daughter of Milton and Fannie Mae Rhodes, married Arthur Lee Miller, Jr.

Muckleroy Cemetery

Location: about .2 miles east of Muckleroy Lane, about .75 miles north of its intersection with FM 109, but on private property and thus inaccessible to public traffic
Earliest known year of death: 1853
Racial mix: all white
Number of known burials to date: 4
Comments: See Mike Muckleroy Historical Marker

McGown, Martha Jane; born: Dec 4, 1833; died: Mar 30, 1853;
Daughter of Mike Muckleroy, married William C. McGown Feb 4, 1852

Muckleroy, Elizabeth A.; born: Jan 10, 1811; died: Jan 26, 1894;
Nee Ledbetter, married Mike Muckleroy

Muckleroy, Mike; born: Sep 27, 1808; died: Jul 28, 1896;

Muckleroy, William H.; born: c. 1849; died: Nov 28, 1885; cem: Muckleroy
Son of Mike and Elizabeth A. (Ledbetter) Muckleroy, killed in a saloon fight by J. M. and W. M. Greer