Notable Burials | Historic Fairview Cemetery

Historic Fairview Cemetery Veterans Day Observance

On Monday, November 11, at 10:30 a.m. Historic Fairview Cemetery will pay tribute to U.S. veterans. The cemetery is the final resting place for approximately 550 veterans who served in conflicts ranging from the Mexican-American War to the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam.

NEW MEXICO’S NIGHTINGALE – CLAUDE ALBRIGHT

Historic Fairview Cemetery is the final resting place of many notable people, including Claude Albright. Ms. Claude Elwood Albright (Roberts), (June 5, 1873-June 26, 1923) was known as New Mexico’s nightingale during the early 20th century. Her father, John G....

A Remarkable Woman: Tabytha Watson

Tabytha Watson There are many notable people buried in Historic Fairview Cemetery who have impacted the growth and development of Albuquerque and New Mexico. Today, we salute Tabytha Watson. Tabytha Watson moved to Albuquerque in early 1898 from Gainesville, Texas. A...