| Yuma County On-Line Data |
Biographies, Cemeteries, Census, Church,
Courts, Directories,
History - Family/Local,
Maps/Places, Military,
News Clips, Obits and Schools |
Data Description
(Arch)
indicates download from USGenWeb Archives. |
Provided By |
| Biography |
| George J. Shopp
(1833-1921) |
Yuma Museum |
| Cemetery Lists |
| Cemetery
locator map. |
Lee Zion |
| Eckley
Cemetery (Archives) |
Linda Brown |
| German
Lutheran Cemetery (Archives) |
Lee Zion |
Grandview Cemetery, Wray (Archives)
A-C
|
D-E
|
F-I
|
J-M
|
N-P
|
R-T
|
U-Z |
Linda Brown |
| Grandview Cemetery March 2012 |
East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Grandview Cemetery in location order |
East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Glendale Cemetery, Vernon, Colorado |
East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Glendale Cemetery in location order - Excel format |
East Yuma County Cemetery Board |
| Idler Cemetery near Kirk |
Yuma Pioneer |
| Kirk
Cemetery Index (formerly geocities) |
Derrill Langen |
|
Lakeview - northeast of Laird |
|
Lansing
(aka Kingston Cemetery) (Archives)
|
Lee Zion |
Long
Family Cemetery, Rural (Archives)
|
Lee Zion |
| Lucas
Memorial Cemetery, Idalia (Archives) |
Jerry Wilcoxen |
| Mildred
Cemetery (Archives) |
Lee Zion |
|
St.
John's - south of Idalia |
Amanda Fimon (Pfeiler) |
Burial Records as of
April 2011
Yuma Cemetery
This record has the name, year buried, cemetery plot
Yuma Cemetery Sorted
This one is in location order - it's a little rough, but you might find
it interesting.
Articles about origin from the
January 1910
Pioneer and
followup |
Darlene Perlenfein
Board Secretary |
Veterans buried in Yuma County
Armel to Vernon Cemetery list,
Wray Cemetery, Yuma
Cemetery |
Lee Zion |
| Cemetery
Headstone Photos |
| US Census |
1900 US Census CD (Arch)
Publishers
Notes | 38
GIF schedule page images
(Note: This CD covers only the north half of
the present Yuma County. The southern half was part of Arapahoe County in
1900.) |
Lee Zion |
1910 US Census CD (Arch)
Publishers
Notes | 190
GIF schedule page images |
Lee Zion |
1920 US Census CD (Arch)
Publishers
Notes | 293
GIF schedule page images |
Lee Zion |
Church Yearbooks/Membership Lists/Records |
| South of Yuma -
Bethany Church |
Yuma Pioneer |
| First Christian Church, Wray -
1921 Yearbook |
Debra Branigan |
| Landsman Church 1918-1920
Records (Arch) |
Jackie L. Churches |
| Pleasant Valley Church |
Kathleen Monk |
| Presbyterian Church, Wray 75th
Annv. 1887-1962 (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
St John's Lutheran Church School
1922 Class
|
Yuma Museum |
| Methodist Church - Vernon-
Location |
Wray Rattler |
Wages Church
Wages Church - still standing
|
Yuma Museum |
| Court Records |
| Index
to Naturalization Records held by theYuma County Court. (Arch) |
Arlene Glenn |
| Henry Nicolaus Foltmer -
1896
Naturalization Certificate (Arch) |
Linda Zion |
| Directories |
| Postal |
|
| 1934
Yuma County Directory (Arch) |
Yuma Museum |
1937 Yuma County Official Directory (Arch)
Town
of Wray,
Town
of Yuma,
Country Directory
A-K
|
L-Z. |
Yuma Museum |
| Telephone |
|
| Wray
Telephone Directory - 1907 (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
| Yuma Telephone Exchange -
1907 |
Lee Zion |
| Eckley-Happyville Telephone
Co. - 1925 | Marion Monk |
| Family History |
| Lorinne Barker Diary 1922-1926 |
Coral Barker Allbee |
| Mace-Cooley Black Sheep |
Gwen Griggs |
| Sam Weaver - My Memories of Early Yuma County |
Yuma Museum |
| Lee Yount Diary
1895
& 1899 (Arch) |
YCHS &Yount Family |
| Yuma County History |
| Beecher Island
Battle |
Lee Zion |
Wray Gazette, Special Area Promotion Edition, May 12,
1904
View HTML
Version
or
(Archive Text Version) -
Index
to names | Articles
1-9,
10-31,
32-62,
63-91,
92-120 |
Lee Zion |
| Center Precinct 1912 |
Yuma Pioneer |
| George Armstrong Custer in Yuma |
My Life On The Plains |
| History of Friend |
Lee Zion |
1907 Souvenir of Wray and Vernon
Complete Booklet with
Photos (HTML)
Complete
Text (Arch) |
Pioneer
List (Arch) |
LuJean Zion |
| Land Patent Maps |
| Yuma County Land Survey Townships
|
Lee Zion |
| Vernon Area Original Land
Patents |
Lee Zion |
Original Land Patents -
Index to Township Maps
Index of names on the patent maps:
(
A-C |
D-F |
G-K |
L-O |
P-S |
T-Z ) |
Lee Zion |
Township Land Owner
Worksheet
(a blank PDF worksheet to aid in plotting land
ownership/locations.) |
Lee Zion |
| Land Ownership Maps |
1922 Yuma County Standard Atlas
Title Page
Patrons Directory
1920 Ownership Maps (All 70 townships)
Town Maps
By Name Index (
A-K |
L-Z )
Photographs and
Ads |
Lee Zion |
| Places/Towns/County Maps |
Yuma County Place Names
Yuma County Historical Map
Yuma County Land Survey Townships
Land Survey Legal Descriptions
1920 Yuma County Precincts
1900 southern Yuma County post offices
Yuma County Post Offices and
Postmasters |
Lee Zion |
| Maps (Other) |
| Yuma
Street Names (from 1887
plat) |
Arlene Glenn |
| Wray Street Names
since 1886 |
Lee Zion |
| Military |
| 1868 Battle of Beecher's Island |
Lee Zion |
Biography of George
J. Shopp,
Yuma's Civil War Medal of Honor winner. |
Yuma Museum |
Photo of Marcus Graves and Company H, World War I
In camp at Golden, Colorado |
Dallas Riedesel |
| Forsyth
Scouts, Beecher Island 1868 (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
| 1872
San Francisco Chronicle account of the Beecher Island fight by General
George Custer. (Arch) |
Danial Woodhead |
| Roster
of Men and Women Who Served in the World War from Colorado, 1917-18
published 1941 by the Adjutant General CNG (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
| Disposal of Second Draft 1917
|
Wray Rattler September 6, 1917 |
| Gold Star Veterans
(Those who died on active duty) |
Yuma American Legion Post |
Veterans buried in Yuma County (Updated frequently)
Armel to Vernon Cemetery list,
Wray Cemetery, Yuma
Cemetery |
Lee Zion |
| Yuma
County WWII Casualty List (Arch) |
Marta Norton |
| Yuma
County WW II Veterans (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
| In addition to the files listed above, there are
several additional transcribed WWI newspaper clippings in the
Yuma County, Colorado,
USGenWeb Archives that provide names of Yuma County men drafted or
registered for the draft. |
| Newspapers and Extracts |
| Newspapers Published in Yuma County |
Lee Zion |
| Wray Gazette May
12, 1904 - Special Edition |
Lee Zion |
| Wray Gazette September 6, 1907 |
Debbie Champion |
| Yuma Pioneer January
1, 1887 |
Yuma Museum |
| Yuma Pioneer December 29, 1899 (transcribed front page) |
Yuma Museum |
| Obits |
Marion Knowles Scrapbook Index
Knowles Mortuary
Customers circa 1918-1932 |
Yuma Museum |
| Index
to obits published in Yuma County since mid-2002 (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
| Donated obit transcripts are
located in the
Yuma Co section
of the COGenWeb Archives and on the Yuma Co. Message
Board. For copies of others see the Lookup
page. |
| Schools |
| General | Grade Schools | High Schools |
Yuma County School Districts
Table and Map |
Lee Zion |
1918 Teachers
|
Colorado Educational Directory |
1918 School Boards
|
Colorado Educational Directory |
1922 School Boards
|
Wray Rattler |
| Appointment Letters - This Florence Mace
1910 appointment letter from the
board of District 88 is pretty typical of the period. |
Gwen Griggs |
The Owl - Wray School Paper
No. 1 - Dec 3 1900 | Text
Only (Arch)
No. 2 - Dec 17 1900 | Text
Only
No. 13 - Jun ? 1901 | Text
Only |
Transcribed by
Lee Zion |
| Wray Dist 2, 1886-1900s
School
Board, Teachers, Superintendents (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
| Grade Schools -
Student Lists |
Normal Institute
1912 Teachers |
Wray Rattler |
District Institute
1903 Teachers |
Wray Rattler |
County-Wide
Eighth Grade 1911 |
Wray Rattler |
County-Wide
Eighth Grade 1922 |
Wray Rattler |
Abarr School, District
49
1912 Souvenir |
Gene Woodurick |
Ash Grove School, District 110, Southwest
of Beecher
Photograph -1920 |
LuJean Zion |
Beecher Island School
1942 building and pupils
|
Lois ROSS Blacker |
Blach School
Fall 1925 Students
|
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Boden School, District 92, Landsman
Undated Postcard,
1909 photograph. |
Jackie L. (Winkler) Churches |
Brand School, District 19, north of
Yuma
Teacher's
Registers:
1927,
1929
(Arch) |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Bryant, District 26, northwest
of Clarksville
South Bryant School 1929-1930
|
Arlene Glenn |
Buffalo Grass, District 26, north of Eckley
1955 Photo
|
Karyn Schmidt |
Cement, District 79, far south central part of the county Promotion Certificate
|
Dallas Riedesel |
Center School, District 55, northeast
of Abarr
1914 Student photo (Do you know the
names?)
Circa 1918 Souvenir |
Cheryl Meyer |
Condon-Radnor, Dist 104, Vernon
1888
Students (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
\
Eckley Graduation
Eighth grade 1923 |
Wray Rattler |
Eckley School Annuals
School Annuals 1944, 1945, 1947 |
Oregon Genealogical Forum |
Eureka School, Dist 39, Eckley Area
Pupils 1924 (with school photo) |
Lee Zion |
Fairvale & Unity Union Schools,
District 88, Fox Ranch Area
1911 Souvenir |
Norma Meadows |
Gummer (or Cook) School, north of
Yuma
1910 photo |
Arlene Glenn |
Hammond, Dist 5, North
of Yuma
School History - from a 1980 Pioneer article. |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Hillsdale, Sunnyside, Wages Northeast part
of Yuma County
Memories of Teaching School |
Jennie Monk |
Idalia
1930-31 Grade School and High SchoolStudents |
Jerry Wilcoxen |
Idalia, Dist 74
1934 Students |
Jerry Wilcoxen |
| Kirk,
Sod School 1906 |
Yuma Museum |
Kirk, Dist 82
1928 Elementary |
Dallas Riedesel |
Kirk, Dist 82
Marcus Graves Certificate 1907 |
Dallas Riedesel |
| Kirk School circa 1920-1930 |
Judy Freeman |
Kirk, Dist 82
1931 Students |
Dallas Riedesel |
Kirk, Dist 82
1931 elementary |
Dallas Riedesel |
Kirk, Dist 82
1930's Kirk Track |
Dallas Riedesel |
KirkThree pages from the
1931 Kirk Annual |
Dallas Riedesel |
Laird, Eighth Grade
1914 Students |
Wray Rattler |
Mildred School, Dist 100, South of Eckley
Pupils 1914, 1922, 1932 |
Lee Zion |
Model School, District 31, North of Wray
1922 Pupils - Marion
1942 School Photo - Phyllis |
Marion Monk
Phyllis (Weaver) Tyndal |
Mt Olive, District 21, Southwest of Yuma
1928
School Census (Arch) |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Pleasant Hill School, Dist 66, Vernon Area
1904 Pupils,
1915 Pupils,
1928 Pupils |
LuJean Zion |
Pleasant Hill School, Dist 35
Red Willow area
| Yuma Pioneer |
Pleasant Valley School, Dist 14
1888 - 1960 |
Jennie Monk
Lois Blacker |
Prairie Valley School
District 28 |
Bev Tracy, East Yuma County |
Prairie View School, District 42, Yuma Area
1924 Pupils |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Riverside School, Dist 85, Vernon Area
Riverside - 1917 Souvenir
Riverside - 1922 |
see page credits |
| Rock School, Cement Dist 79, Friend Area
1893 School Report
-
Rock - 1899 photo
Rock 1901-1902 students |
Dallas Riedesel |
Star School, District 36, Eckley Area
Star School 1912,
Star School 1929 |
see page credits |
Sunnyside School, District 20, Wauneta
Area
1934 Photo
|
Jennie (Oman) Monk |
Sunny Side School, Arapahoe Dist 43, Vernon Area
1898
Students (Arch) |
Lee Zion |
Vernon Grade School, Dist
43 and 4
History |
Lee Zion |
Waverly School, District 25, north of
Eckley
Teacher's Register -
1918
(Arch) |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Wray Elementary Absences,
Wray Absences November 1899 |
Wray Rattler |
Wray School Roster 1900
Elementary and High School |
Wray Rattler |
| Wray Teachers 1909 |
Wray Gazette |
Yuma Elementary (Partial),
1914 perfect attendance list |
Yuma Pioneer |
Yuma School Building 1915,
School Building 1915 |
Yuma Pioneer |
Yuma School,
1918 Sixth
Grade |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
| High Schools -
Student Lists |
Early Wray High School Classes
(Wray had a "High School Room" before YCHS started.)
Class of 1901
|
Yuma Museum |
County High School
1909 classes
|
Wray Gazette |
Yuma County High School System
Wray 1908-1916 Graduates,
Text
File (Arch)
Yuma
Co. High Class of 1933 (Arch)
Photographs:
Class of 1911,
Class of 1913,
Class of 1914,
Class of 1915,
Class of 1916,
Class of 1917 |
LuJean and Lee Zion |
Y.C.H.S 1917 and Wray Elementary
Wray and Yuma High |
Wray Rattler |
Kirk High School
Class of 1928 |
Dallas Riedesel |
Kirk High School
Class of 1935 |
Dallas Riedesel |
Vernon High School
History
1928 Students
1934 Students
|
Lee Zion |
Waverly High School
Photo circa 1925 |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Wray Graduation 1899
Wray 1899 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
Wray School History
Wray school history |
Wray Rattler |
Wray Graduation 1900
Wray 1900 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
Wray Graduation 1906
Wray 1906 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
Wray Graduation 1922
Wray 1922 Graduation |
Wray Rattler |
Wray High School
Photo - Class of 1924, Class
of 1924 - Text (Arch) |
Wes Johnson |
| Wray High School Class of 1929 |
Shirley (Oman) Neznanski |
| Wray High School Class of 1931 |
Dick Kearns |
Yuma Graduation 1912
Yuma 1912 Graduation |
Yuma Pioneer |
Yuma Union High School - Yuma
1925 Graduates , 1925 Class Photo |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Yuma Union High School - Yuma
1944 Officers , 1944 page from annual |
Arlene Glenn - Yuma Museum |
Yuma County High School - Wray
1944 Graduation
| Dallas Riedesel |
Yuma County High School - Wray
1946 and 1947 Senior Class
| Jerry Wilcoxen |
1958 School Consolidation
Yuma Pioneer article |
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