The information we have on this site was given to us by Ms Carol Moser of Cypress, Texas. According to family history there are four burials at this site. John Henry Lewis Myers, 1891 and John Frederick Myers, 1894 were the first two to be buried there. She also lists two additional people that are buried there, Henry Nelson Myers and Amanda Dorcas Cox Myers. In one of Henry's obituary it states that the funeral will take place Sunday afternoon and interment will be in the Oak Creek Cemetery. We have not found any records to support the burial in the Oak Creek Cemetery. In a second obituary found by Carol Moser it states that "interment is to be made in the family burial plot on the Rice Ranch". Amanda Myers Dodgion died in October of 1920. She was also married to a Goldman and finally to Dodgion. In one of her obituary it does not state where she was buried. In a second obituary it states "interment will be in the family plot on the Rice place".

The Myers family is one of the early pioneer families that came to this area. John Henry Lewis Myers came to this country from Germany with his family at the age of six. They located in Atchison, Kansas. They moved to Cherry Creek and did some ranching in 1858. With the gold rush of 1859 John Henry sold his farm and prospected in the Clear Creek and Idaho Springs areas. After several years he located near Bear Creek, close to Evergreen, Colorado. John married Miss Amanda Cox on May 19, 1869. They had eight children. John started a sawmill in Evergreen and also ran a general store. He also served as county commissioner for two years. In the summer of 1887 John sold his ranch at Bear Creek and moved his family to Egeria Park. They arrived at the Gray Ranch July 4, 1887. They quickly located a site on the mesa just east of the present town of Oak Creek. This was the start of the Myers family in south Routt County.

Land records at the Routt County Courthouse show that John Myers got a homestead exemption on 80 acres on Nov. 11, 1894. The transactions on this property are a little confusing. On Jan. 3, 1895 Amanda Myers sold half interest to Eben Rich. This was probably after her husbands death. July 5, 1900 H. N. Myers transferred to Eben Rich with quick claim deed. On April 4, 1911 Myers, LaForce and Johnson sold 5/6 interest to Eben Rich. It was not until Aug. 1, 1911 that the land changes hands from the Estate of John "M." Myers to the following people: Amanda Dodgion, Henry N. Myers, Edward F. Myers, Martin H. Myers, Louise A. LaForce, Letha Johnson and Nellie McCurdy. It appears that some of the heirs sold their interest prior to it being transferred to them. In 1912 a Rail Road right-of-way was sold. It appears that Eben Rich transferred the land to International Trust in 1916. We are not sure who or what this trust was. In 1941 it shows a transaction from Rich to Rich. In 1944 Rich sold the land to Louis Rossi. It was not until 1975 that Louis transferred it to his sons Dean and James. As a side note we also found a land transaction for a Louis Myers from the US Government for an additional 80 acres, this was dated December 24, 1909.

This site is located on private property, permission is required for access.

ROUTT COUNTY CEMETERY: #RT030
COLORADO HISTORICAL SITE: 5RT959
LOCATION: 125 ft east of Hwy. #131
BURIALS: 4 burials with memorial marker
CONDITION: 20 ft x 30 ft with wooden fence
USGS QUAD MARP: OAK CREEK, CO 7.5 1969 UTM 13; 334380 mE 4459400 mN
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T4N R85W 6th PM NE 4, SW 4, SW 4, SE 4 SEC 32

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