This site is located on the Maynard homestead north of Hayden near the junction of Routt County Road #56 and Routt County Road #80. This site has not been surveyed due to the fact that it is on private property and we have not received permission at this time.
From information we received from Bobby Robinson Sn. we know the following: There are two graves at this location. The first was Mrs. Ernest (Lilly) Maynard. We do not have a date for her death at this time. The second grave is that of her son Lester Maynard. He died in 1916, at the age of 19, from an illness. From a sketch drawn by Bobby he shows the graves located behind the cabin past the cellar. He also states that Lee Barnes made Lester's casket of wood from the back of his shed. The casket was lined with stripped ticking.
In the first edition of the History of Hayden & West Routt County 1876 - 1989, it briefly mentions the Maynard family in two stories. On page #61 (T59) it states the following: "Higher on the mountain lived the Laturners and the Hankins, Dode and John; also Joe Dowd. The Hankins tried their hands at dairying. Below them lived the Maynard family: Ernest, Bert Aubrey and Lester. Ernest's wife died and was buried on the homestead in the "quakers", as was also Lester." On page #62 (T61) it states: "Mr. Maynard raised broom corn and made his own brooms. Every few weeks, he would take the brooms to town to sell."
The land records add a few more questions to be answered. We find a George Maynard and Egbert Maynard. George had land in both section 17 and section 20, T8N, R87W. He received a homestead exemption on both parcels in March of 1918. It appears that he sold the land in 1935 to Alva Jones. The patent for these lands were not recorded until February 1940. In March of 1940 the land was transferred from Jones to Leland Smith. The records for Egbert Maynard show that he got an exemption in section 17, in 1920. The patent was recorded in May 1923, but a transfer had taken place in 1920 from Maynard to Jones. In 1938 the land was transferred from Jones to Ayliffe Zehner and then back to Alva & Florence Jones. Again in 1940 the land was sold to Leland Smith. All land is currently owned by Smith Rancho. We believe that the record for "Egbert" is for Ernest and that the graves are located on this property.
ROUTT COUNTY CEMETERY: #RT052
COLORADO HISTORICAL SITE: #5RT969
LOCATION: West of Routt County Road 80
BURIALS: 2 burials with no inscribed stones
CONDITION: Unknown
USGS QUAD MAP: QUAKER MOUNTAIN, COLO. 7.5 1971; UTM 13; mE; mN
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T8N R87W 6th PM
© 2004-2008 Roger & Joyce Cusick
National Association for Cemetery Preservation, Inc.nacpinc@hotmail.com
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All materials contained on these pages are furnished for the free use of those engaged in researching their family history. Any commercial use or distribution, without the consent of the author of these pages is prohibited. All images used on these pages were obtained from sources permitting free distribution, or generated by the author, and are subject to the same restrictions/permissions.
|
