Joseph McMurtry
Born on November 28th, 1848 and died on August 31st, 1881
His inscription reads Aged 32 Years and 9 Months
His very large obelisk is one the largest I’ve seen personally so far. It is a sight to walk up on. Very, Very beautiful. The detail is amazing on this. A little research showed that he was an Attorney in South Pueblo and was associated with a lot of early development in that area. He is one of the earliest burials in the cemetery.
He studied law, while working as a clerk in a store in Litchfield, Kentucky. After passing the bar in 1869 he was a lawyer in Elizabethtown, Kentucky for a few years. His health began to falter and he moved west to Colorado in 1875 to aid his failing health. He spent many months in the mountains before continuing to Pueblo where he settled and with better health worked as an Attorney. He passed away in 1881.
There were burials before 1870 in the cemetery, but they were on vacant land. It wasn’t until 1881 that the land was purchased to make the cemetery.
Not Forgotten Colorado 
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