Oregon - Baker County - Bridgeport Cemetery Bridgeport, Oregon submitted by W. David Samuelsen Bridgeport Cemetery Corrections and Additions welcome - Please send to W. David Samuelsen (dsam@sampubco.com) Located on the Dave Ennis homestead, the Bridgeport Cemetery is one quarter of a mile north of the town of Bridgeport and is bordered by a county road. The cemetery was first used when bodies had to be moved from the cemetery of the former mining town of Clarksville as the ground there was being mined out. Land for the Bridgeport Cemetery was later donated by the Wendt Brothers. Cemetery established in 1860 (?) The cemetery is located on high dry land. Graves are cared for only by relatives and friends. There are no known burial records kept despite the nearby community of Bridgeport. Abandoned cemetery. FO = Funeral Home Records DC = Death Certificates FA = Family Records, contributed by families OB = Obituaries MC = Memorial Cards checked along with at least 3 different transcriptions checked. There appears to be 3 separate cemeteries around Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT YARD #1: BOWMAN, Melinda Jane (OSBORNE) 11 Jun 1844 23 Nov 1893 CARTER, Allison L. 17 Nov 1889 18 Feb 1890 CLEMENT, Gordon 16 Oct 1885 27 Mar 1903 son of Abe F. & Lavonna I. CURTIS, W. R. .. ... 1820 08 Jul 1884 64 yrs, Clarksville pioneer (died at Clarksville) EASTMAN, Iva (SUTTON) 15 Mar 1884 27 Mar 1920 (FO) ELLIOTT, Evelyn (CEBERT) 13 Feb 1865 13 Jan 1913 (FO)(DC) 48 yrs ELLIOTT, Daniel W. 30 Dec 1835 14 Nov 1877 Originally buried at Clarksville, later moved in 1880s ENNIS, David 24 Sep 1823 24 Jul 1904 (FO) born Armagh, Ireland Clark Creek miner and later Burnt River farmer GLASGOW, Thomas .. ... .... 19 Jun 1902 82 yrs LEATHERWOOD, N. E. 08 Dec 1833 03 Jan 1894 1894 Justice of Peace at Eldorado and later Burnt River resident NICHOLES, Luther A. 13 Aug 1889 31 Aug 1889 son of F. & F. WENDT, Amelia 11 Jan 1871 29 Mar 1871 WENDT, Minnie 20 Sep 1875 29 Mar 1878 WENDT, Henry Sr. 27 Mar 1834 10 May 1898 (FO) born in Germany father of the Wendt Brothers of Bridgeport SCHROLL, Jacob 04 Sep 1829 22 Mar 1908 SCHROLL, Mary .. ... .... .. ... 1906 SUTTON, William H. 28 Feb 1833 26 Dec 1887 WRIGHT, Crystal 24 May 1888 30 Dec 1889 dau of John D. & Alice S. WRIGHT, Weldon B. 19 Apr 1884 21 Oct 1884 by drowning son of John D. & Alice S. family related to Abraham Lincoln & Dunham Wright near Humbolt Mine in Mormon Basin, between Bridgeport & Hereford LEONARD, S. W. .. ... .... .. ... .... chiseled on a piece of slate about 20 in by 18 in by 3 inches "SWL FOXBORO MASS" chiseled on a piece of slate about 20 in by 24 in by 5 inch "S W LEONARD" PRICHARD, Mattie 10 May 1925 04 Oct 1925 age 4 mo 24 days 10 feet below Leonard marker dau of W. S. & M. S. "Little Sister You Art Gone" at Bridgeport according to funeral home records: (likely no markers) BARTHOLOMEW, Bert .. ... .... .. ... .... Clark Creek miner, whose son married Lillian GRIFFIN CLEMENTS, Mr. .. ... .... 17 Jan 1893 (FO) 75 yrs old, ordered by J. T. CLEMENTS CUROP, Edward .. ... .... bur 11 Feb 1911 (FO) GIVENS, Isaac 11 Jul 1929 11 Jul 1929 (FO) son of Walter Andrew & Cora Myrtle GIVENS, Merrit 24 Feb 1854 24 Jun 1926 (FO) GIVENS, Cora Myrtle 27 Nov 1893 23 Mar 1960 wife of Walter Andrew (removed to Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City) GIVENS, Sarah (TEEGARDEN) .. Oct 1857 26 Nov 1934 (FO) 77 yrs, wife of Merrit GIVENS children .. ... .... .. ... .... there were 2 children HEISY, Henry .. ... .... .. ... .... Clarksville miner HUFF, L. M. .. ... .... bur 18 Feb 1911 (FO) 65 yrs LONZWAY, Sylvester .. ... .... 20 Jan 1916 (FO) no age listed LURCHIN, Amelia (Mrs) .. ... .... 29 Aug 1900 (FO) no age McPHERSON, Arthur 04 Dec 1870 21 Mar 1913 (FO) MYRES, August no age, no dates (FO) SCROLL, Mary .. ... .... 11 Sep 1905 (FO) 63 yrs WILLIAMS, H. H. H. .. ... .... in 1880s b. England, pioneer merchant of the Mormon Basin and Bridgeport, uncle of Bert & Walter WILLIAMS ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: W. David Samuelsen < dsam@sampubco.com > ====================================================================