Batchelder Cemetery

Located several miles west of the top of Dallas Divide.  Abandoned house and livestock corrals are on north side of road.  Dirt road to the north goes between house and corrals.  Cemetery lies on point west of house and corrals where small canyon joins Leopard Creek Canyon.     

It is private property with no access.  It was started in 1886 or 1887 when a mining partner of Sam Batchelder broke his neck in a mining accident.  Batchelder buried him on land Batchelder had settled on and later owned.

    This information gathered by Beverly Brown.
Transcribed from Montrose County, Colorado Cemetery and Burial Records.

Published by Fore-Kin Genealogical Society, Montrose Colorado - 1991

Batchelder Cemetery
Devincentis, Baby - No dates.  Father was Roco Devincentis.
             Information given by Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David.

GALLAGHER, Robert (Robbie) - Died about 1898 at 2 years of age.
           Sister, Mrs. Jane Finnigan, of Montrose.  Brother, James
           Gallagher, of Montrose.  Parents, Charles and Anna
           Gallagher.  Found on 1910 Census.  Information from Mrs.
           Bertha Batchelder David.

HOWELL, Jim - Died about 1866 or 1867.  Came to Colorado with Sam
        Batchelder and the two did sluice mining at Placerville.
        Howell was repairing the sluice when someone accidentally
        turned the water in.  The force of the water broke his neck.
        Information from Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David.

FEEZER, Harry - Died about 1916.  Wife's maiden name was Wooten.  Does not show up on 1910 Census with Feezer families.  Information
        from Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David.

MILLER, James - Died about 1912-1914.  Had a son named Nelson Bulger
        Miller who lived in Montrose.  Granddaughter is Mrs. Henry
        Tiddenburg of Montrose.  Information from Mrs. Bertha
        Batchelder David.

ELLSWORTH, William  - No Information.  Name from Mrs. Bertha
           Batchelder David.

SPARKS, First name unknown - Wife of Clinton Sparks and mother of
        Claud Sparks who lived in Montrose.  Information from Mrs.
        Bertha Batchelder David.

HABEL, Edna M. (Batchelder) - Born 8 Sept 1885.  Died 22 April 1912.
       Husband, Shortie Habel.  Brother, Myron Batchelder, long time
       blacksmith at Montrose.  Information taken from Family Bible by
       Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David, sister.

BATCHELDER, Margaret - No marker.  Born 28 March 1894.  Died 3 April
            1894.  Brother, Myron Batchelder.  Information taken from
            Family Bible by Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David, sister.

BATCHELDER, Herbert - No marker.  Born 26 June 1883.  Died 2 July
            1888.  Myron Batchelder, brother.  Information taken from
            Family Bible by Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David, sister.

BATCHELDER, Olive - No marker.  Born 16 Jan 1893.  Died 19 Jan 1893.
            Myron Batchelder, brother.  Information taken from Family
            Bible by Mrs. Bertha Batchelder David, sister.

     

  OTHER GRAVES IN LEOPARD CREEK AREA.
Grave located on private property in Leopard Creek area in Sams
Community.  No name or date.  The story: In the 1930's a freighter by
the name of Ed Sullivan told of helping to bury this man, a victim of
a gun shot wound.  "Buried With His Boots On".

    Grave located on Private property on Leopard Creek, San Miguel
County.  The grave of a 12 year old boy, name unknown.  The story: "In
1898, along Leopard Creek a 12 year old son of a family traveling was
buried 1/8 mile beyond Batchelder House and across the creek about 100
feet, near an old fence."  This story came from a letter from Will
Watts, December 1982.  Will was a 94 year old fellow who spent several
years of his younger life in the Dallas, Hastings area.

 
HASTINGS MESA
Known as Knowles Cemetery.  There are 5 graves, 3 adult and 2
children there.  One of the children's graves is that of a grandchild,
but no name.  No name or dates on any of the others.

   The 1910 Census records show a Noel and Knowles family.  Knowles
was first written as Noles and the K was added later.  There were 3
sons of Knowles still living on the place in 1910; James, Ira, and
William.  Three daughters of 6 children: Mary, Grace, and Jessie.
Jessie married William F. Cate and has 3 children listed in 1910;
Stella, 4, Roy, 2, and Vern, 1/2.

    Another grave is in the Hastings Mesa area: Robinette baby.  From
a letter from Will Watts, who spent several years of his younger life
in the Dallas, Hastings area, dated Dec 1982: "Dave and Jennie
Robinette's baby was buried about 1903 just past the old dance hall on
Hastings Mesa.  It is south of the old dance hall about 400 feet on
right side of old road along hillside about 20 feet off road."  The
old dance hall is long since gone and the road has been changed.  The
grave is on property belonging to Howard Heath.
 

 
Source: Montrose County, Colorado Cemetery and Burial Records.  1991