Yankee Jims Cemetery, Placer County, CA Compiled by Helen Selee on June 12, 1996 Submitted 25 Sep 2003 **************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************** The following records are from a small cemetery in Placer County, California, near the town of Foresthill in an area known as Yankee Jims. The cemetery is in the woods on property belonging to Clifford McCollam. During the gold rush days, Yankee Jims was a town of 4500 to 5000 people, mostly miners and their families. Now, in 1996, all that remains are a few homes. Besides the following headstones, there are numerous unmarked graves. Last First Birth Death Notes ?? J. S. Dec 27, 1862 Native of Assiun, NY ?? L. C. D. no date no date (no dates, in DeMaria plot) Balch George W. May 18, 1823 Dec 18, 1861 Sacred to the memory of George W. Balch. Thy widow mourns, thy child will weep O’er thy lone grave where thou dost sleep. Our God thy promises Thou hast given In Thee we trust to meet in heaven. Erected by his bereaved widow. Colwell John L. Mar 26, 1899 Oct 12, 1957 California - Pfc 20 Co. Coast ARTY World War I Colwell Marjorie L. Apr 26, 196? 68 years, 1 mo. 14 days. (Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, Auburn, Calif.) DeMaria Clementina 1941 1940 Native of Scotland DeMaria Giovanni 1886 1916 Native of Scotland DeMaria Lorenzo C. 1882 1916 Native of Scotland DeMaria Savina A. Oct 20, 1874 Oct 13, 1929 Native of Switzerland Duncan Adam Nov 18, 1901 Aged 78 yrs 1 mo. 13 days Duncan George M. 1861 1924 Duncan James 1855 1922 Duncan Mary Mar 04 1911 Aged 76y, 3m, 13d. Wife of Adam Duncan Duncan T. William 1856 1912 Eckhoff Henry 1843 1914 Native of Germany Eister Jessie McCoy 1872 1958 Beloved Mother Fagen Melissa P. Jan 30, 1856 Wife of Dr. P.B. Fagan. Aged 22 years & 10 months Fagunde J. T. 1839 1915 Gilbert B. F. Sep 07, 1884 Aged 60 yrs. Native of KY Gilbert George W. Apr 08, 1876 Aged 44 yrs, 6 mos, 3 days. Native of Lincoln County, KY Gilbert N. T. Mar 14, 1906 Age 76 yrs. 5 mos. Native of Lincoln County, KY Hathaway Lawrence B. 1882 1957 (Symbol of the Masons on headstone) Henderson Charlotte B. 1901 1977 Henderson Clarence Meader 1875 1941 Henderson Ella Mary 1852 1948 Henderson Ethel 1902 1983 Henderson Harold E. 1895 1982 Henderson John Dale 1903 1982 Henderson Oliver Victor 1871 1953 Henderson Oliver Wendell 1833 1914 Henderson Victor Lowell 1912 1977 Henderson Wilson Furr 1873 1883 Herrick Clara Mar 23, 1855 Aged 42 years. Clara, wife of Smith Herrick Hill Eleanor McCoy 1882 1962 Hill Lloyd D. 1887 1962 Hodges James Sep 14, 1829 Feb 18, 1914 Native of Conn. s/w Dora H. Meservey and Sarah E. Hodges Hodges Sarah E. Jan 28, 1851 Mar 3, 1927 Native of Maine. s/w Dora H. Meservey and James Hodges Lowell Edgar H. Jun 15, 1840 Aged 81y 8m 20d Lowell Hannah Maria Dec 12, 1940 Aged 84y 6m 7d McClure Robert Feb 21, 1831 Jul 28, 1856 Born Elmira, NY McCoy Clarence W. Sep 15 1931 Oct 15, 1931 15-Sep-31 McCoy Emma Edeline 1849 1906 McCoy Ren'e 9 years McCoy Willie 1 year McGough Anna Jane 1900 1954 McGough Daniel 1906 1981 McGough Margaret 1875 1932 Meservey Dora H. Mar 12, 1863 Oct 27, 1931 Native of Maine. s/w Sarah E. Hodges and James Hodges Negly Lois F. Feb 27, 1967 Aged 69 yrs., 1 mo., 25 days. (Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, Auburn, CA) (Sand’s Foothill Chapel, Loomis, CA) Norton E. M. Sep 25, 1909 Aged 81 yrs, 11 months. Native of New York Pease David B. Jan 17, 1863 Dec 17, 1936 Pease George H. 1836 1898 Pease J. Earnest 1876 1897 Pease Julia M. 1850 1910 Pease Pettit Peter 1814 Feb 10, 1856 Erected in memory of Peter Pettit. Born in the Parish of Hilcagere, Co. of Galway, Ireland in the year 1814. Died February 10, 1856 - 42 years. By his beloved wife Mary. Rice C. B. 1891 1906 Noble Pioneer Rice Clarissa A. Jan 14, 1862 Wife of Uhel B. Rice Rice Minnie Wife of C.B. Rice Rice O. A. Sep 17, 1879 Age 2 years 1 day Sellier Zoe McCoy 1870 1896 Woolf Vivienne Davis May 28 1917 Feb 21, 1975