Seneca Cemetery, Plumas county, CA Compiled by Beth Bullard-Watson PO Box 114 - Taylorsville, CA - 95983 Please contact Beth if you would like digitized photos of the cemetery, of any headstone, or both. Compilation date: October 15, 2003 Submitted 6 Nov 2003 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. ********************************************************************** This cemetery is located about 2 miles from the old mining town of Seneca, atop the hillside. To get there, take Seneca Road from Highway 89 (12.6 miles south of the Hwys. 89/36 intersection, or 4/10 of a mile from Canyon Dam - just past the Hwys. 89/147 intersection). At 1.5 miles, the road turns to dirt. The road splits at 2, 2.4, 3.6, 4.5, and 4.8 miles; plus takes some other, insignificant splits. Always stay on the lower road. At just over 5 miles, take a hard-right (left is a private driveway). Cross over a bridge at 5.5 miles. Seneca is just under 6 miles. Be careful about poking around at Seneca. Some areas are private. These areas are clearly marked, and it would be quite inadvisable to trespass. Visitors are not welcome. On to the cemetery... on the main road, go past Seneca for about 1.5 miles, until you reach a four-way intersection. Take the road on the right (marked 26N14). Cemetery is 5/10 of a mile up the road, on the left. To get back, you can go the way you came, or you can go back to the four-way intersection, make a right (from the cemetery road) onto the road that you were originally on. Eventually, you'll reach an intersection where left takes you to Caribou/Hwy. 70 (not recommended, if you don't know the area) and right takes you to Butt Lake. Road condition: Generally semi-graded road. Parts are steep and narrow. No guardrails. Stay away from cliff edge of road, as slides are common. Road is inaccessible in winter months, and can be closed at any time due to storms. Upon arrival at the cemetery, you'll first see just one row of grave markers. Look around, behind you (as you're facing those stones) to find more markers. At least four graves are marked only by piece of slate. There are possibly others, unmarked. Earliest death year: 1861 Latest death year: 1989 Name Date of Birth Date of Death Markings/Notes Bradberry, James L. 1875 1966 Dean, Douglas N. 4/14/1949 8/16/1978 Dean, Gladys H. 1927 1979 Dean, Harry D. 1886 1968 Dean, John David 6/21/1913 11/9/1989 Dean, John R. 2/1/1889 4/19/1974 Dean, Patty 1900 1962 Green, Joe 1888 1965 Kirk, Charles "Dutch" 1898 1963 Mullen, John M. 1813 10/6/1900 Native of Ireland Snow, Joseph Wendell 2/21/1906 5/6/1966 Cal.-PVT-HQ Co-501 SIG AW BN-WWII Sylvester, J. H. 1830 3/29/1861 Wentworth, Ira Co. F - 5 CA Inf. Zanella, Robert C. "Bobby" 1957 1981 There is also a piece of slate, laid against a tree, that says Woven (or Wovena?) Bar.