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John A. Heming

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John A. Heming

Birth
Iowa, USA
Death
17 Aug 1891 (aged 40–41)
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 4, Lot 67
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John A. Heming was a carpenter who helped build the first Antlers Hotel and the first set of stairs up Seven Falls. He was murdered while working as a streetcar motorman. One of the two murderers, Thomas Lawton, was the first man to be sentenced to hang for a crime committed in El Paso County.

Here Lies Colorado Springs: Historical Figures Buried in Evergreen and Fairview Cemeteries.
By Denise Oldach
John A. Heming was a carpenter who helped build the first Antlers Hotel and the first set of stairs up Seven Falls. He was murdered while working as a streetcar motorman. One of the two murderers, Thomas Lawton, was the first man to be sentenced to hang for a crime committed in El Paso County.

Here Lies Colorado Springs: Historical Figures Buried in Evergreen and Fairview Cemeteries.
By Denise Oldach

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George Sr. and his wife Myrtle are buried next to Heming.

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  • Created by: AinCo
  • Added: Apr 27, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26448339/john_a-heming: accessed ), memorial page for John A. Heming (1850–17 Aug 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26448339, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by AinCo (contributor 46546975).