Maria Eufemia “Fannie” Trujillo

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Maria Eufemia “Fannie” Trujillo

Birth
New Mexico, USA
Death
26 May 1911 (aged 11)
La Posta, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Burial
La Plata County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Beloved daughter of Antonio and Juanita Maria Trujillo. Fannie's baptismal record list her place of birth as New Mexico. She was likely born in New Mexico while her family was traveling from Monte Vista to Durango.

The headstone, which was placed on her grave some 75 years after her death, does not list the correct birth or death dates. Her correct birth and death dates are listed above. Her birth date was copied from her baptismal record and her death date was taken from her death certificate and funeral record. According to her death certificate, Fanny died of a Sarcoma of the knee; the funeral record lists cause of death as cancer. The funeral record lists her age at death as 11 years, 6 months, 12 days.

La Posta is a farming community south of Durango, where her family settled upon arriving in the Durango, Colorado, area.

Beloved daughter of Antonio and Juanita Maria Trujillo. Fannie's baptismal record list her place of birth as New Mexico. She was likely born in New Mexico while her family was traveling from Monte Vista to Durango.

The headstone, which was placed on her grave some 75 years after her death, does not list the correct birth or death dates. Her correct birth and death dates are listed above. Her birth date was copied from her baptismal record and her death date was taken from her death certificate and funeral record. According to her death certificate, Fanny died of a Sarcoma of the knee; the funeral record lists cause of death as cancer. The funeral record lists her age at death as 11 years, 6 months, 12 days.

La Posta is a farming community south of Durango, where her family settled upon arriving in the Durango, Colorado, area.

Gravesite Details

Elco Cemetery is in Bondad, Colorado, near Sunnyside and La Posta.