Old Irish or Westside Cemetery, Sierra County, CA Submitted by Marie O'Brien Schertz 12 Jan 2006 This file is part of the California Tombstone Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html ********************************************************************** 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. ********************************************************************** While looking at the Sierra County Historical Society Quarterly, I found in the Vol. 2 issue # 1, May 1970, a article by Janice Nervino, at the time Senior at Loyalton High. On the "Old Irish" or Westside Cemetery in Sierra County, which is midway between Calpine and Beckworth, on Highway 23, it just off the highway. The cemetery was used from 1874 to the 1930's, with the last burial, being in 1970, when a Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, was buried, she being a one of the very last of the "pioneers" of Sierra Valley, and one of the direct descendants of the original Irish settlers. She listed the names that she copied from the headstones, that were still there at the time of her article. So here are the names and dates that she had in her article. FARLEY PLOT Mother 1874--1917 Father 1840--1885 John T. Farley 1877--1935 Herbert Farley 1883--1937 SHARKEY PLOT Tom Sharkey 30 July 1890--12 Dec. 1928 Myles Sharkey 9 Sept. 1855--21 Mar. 1921 Native of Sligo, Ireland Annie P. Sharkey 1858--1935 Native of Sligo, Ireland Baby May Sharkey 1912 James Sharkey 1819--1898 Native of Sligo, Ireland Catharine (Sharkey) Black, wife of Thomas Black, Native of Sligo Co., Ireland, Died 9 May 1877 26 years old McELROY PLOT Margaret, wife of Owen McElroy died 11 Feb. 1882 50 years FREEMAN PLOT Mabel Freeman 1886-1886 CORECCO PLOT Peter Corecco 15 Dec. 1876--18 May 1897 RAMELLI PLOT Mary, daughter of M. and M. Ramelli d 9 Dec. 1893 aged 3 yrs 5 mos Louis, son of M. and M. Ramelli d 21 Sept 1899 aged 2 years MYERS PLOT George F. 1837--1926 Delia M. 1843-1926 Mary F. d 5 July 1878 2 yrs 8 mos 9 days Winifred d 23 Oct 1874 1 yr 8 mos 15 days CONNOLLY PLOT Patrick Connolly d 14 Aug 1903 65 years Native of Ireland MERKEL PLOT Michael Merkel d 1 July 1823 81 yrs Native of Germany Mary, wife of Michael Merkel d 7 Oct 1897 aged 38 yrs Native of Ireland HOOLEY PLOT Eddy Hooley 1878--1890 Michael Hooley 1818--1908 Ann Hooley 1835--1915 McGILLICUDY PLOT Lizzie MCGillicudy d 28 Aug 1888 32 yrs 8 mos County Cork, Ireland MILLS PLOT Charles M. Mills d 20 Sep 1892 3 yrs O'HARA PLOT Michael O'Hara d 4 Jan 1904 77 yrs Mary O'Hara d 25 July 1900 79 yrs HERRICAN PLOT John Herrican d 23 Nov 1902 84 yrs Ireland Margaret Herrican d 5 Oct 1903 McMURRAY PLOT John McMurray, Husband of Agnes d 26 Oct 1896 48 yrs 4 mos 12 days GIBLIN PLOT James Giblin d 28 Oct 1890 64 years Co. Sligo, Ire. Ann M. Giblin, wife of James d 14 April 1912 85 yrs Ireland James Henry Giblin b 8 Dec 1866 d 29 Oct 1902 John m. Giblin d 9 June 1897 27 yrs 8 mos 17 days Frank P. Giblin 1863--1939 KEEFE PLOT Mary E. Keefe, wife of P. H. Keefe 1 Oct 1865--04 June 1902 36 yrs 7 mos 4 days Patrick Henry Keefe July 15, 1851--may 27, 1925 GLOSTER PLOT Margaret, mother of D. M. Gloster died 20 May 1888, aged 31 yrs Daniel Maurece Gloster 25 mar 1885--11Jan 1906 TURNER PLOT Mildred A. Turner 1912-1914 Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, is in this plot Tom Burner, Nickolus Merkel, Paul Vilmer, Horis Vilmer and Gladys Gould are also supposed to be buried in the cemetery, although no headstones exist to mark their graves. The oldest date registered for death is 1874,for Winifred Myers, a one year old girl. Hope you find this interesting. George Dan Hogan, (hogan-4@sbcglobal.net)