VIOLA CEMETERY, VIOLA, OR CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Deanna J. Warren May 2001; Recorded 1995. With permission of: Lucille Geigle ===================================================================== The cemetery is located off of Jubb Road off of Springwater Road in Clackamas County. This information was taken from Lucille Geigle's "Walking Through The Cemeteries" Volume IV with her permission. Viola Cemetery was established in 1860 and is still in use. It contains over 100 graves with some unknowns and unmarked. Many old pioneers are buried here. The land for the Cemetery was donated by Asa Stone. The Articles of Incorporation are dated April 24, 1900, to the Viola Cemetery Assn of Viola, OR. Surname Given names Maiden DOB DOD Section Grave Location Notes -------------------- ------- ----------- ------------- ------- ------ --------- --------------------------- Stone Charles O 1858 1951 Row 1 Plot 1 Stone Annie Miller 1867 1953 Row 1 Plot 2 Miller Louise 1841 1919 Row 1 Plot 3 Miller Charles 1836 1921 Row 1 Plot 4 Craft Quinten 1859 1912 Row 2 Plot 1 Wheeler No Dates Row 2 Plot 2 Newkirk Nora 1870 1874 Row 2 Plot 3 Unknown Row 2 Plot 4 Newkirk Eldridge Jr. 1883 1889 Row 2 Plot 5 Newkirk Rhoda 1883 1889 Row 2 Plot 6 Newkirk Charlotte 1885 1889 Row 2 Plot 7 Newkirk Alice Olivia 1851 29 Dec 1923 Row 2 Plot 8 Mother Newkirk Eldridge Sr. 1836 1916 Row 2 Plot 9 Father Unknown Row 2 Plot 10 Ficken Florence C. 1880 1969 Row 2 Plot 11 Ficken Minerva 1906 1993 Row 2 Plot 12 Unknown Row 2 Plot 13 Unknown Row 3 Plot 1 Tracy Lydia 05 Aug 1817 11 Mar 1911 Row 3 Plot 2 Wife of GE Tracey Caleb 02 Jan 1817 29 Sep 1897 Row 3 Plot 3 Age 80 yrs 8 mos 27 das Tracey George A 21 May 1863 21 Nov 1877 Row 3 Plot 4 Tracey Joseph 23 Dec 1820 08 Apr 1874 Row 3 Plot 5 Tracey Lorenzo D 12 Oct 1825 12 Jun 1866 Row 3 Plot 6 Mattoon Frank A 1871 1962 Row 3 Plot 7 Mattoon Olivia M 1871 19 Dec 1956 Row 3 Plot 8 Unknown Row 3 Plot 9 Unknown Row 3 Plot 10 Unknown Row 3 Plot 11 Unknown Row 3 Plot 12 Mattoon H P 21 Oct 1879 20 Jan 1914 Row 3 Plot 13 Mattoon Harvey 1872 1920 Row 3 Plot 14 Mattoon William H 1843 1928 Row 3 Plot 15 Father Mattoon Caroline 1850 1928 Row 3 Plot 16 Mother Mattoon Robert J 1894 1929 Row 3 Plot 17 Mattoon Arthur L 1870 1953 Row 3 Plot 18 Mattoon John Carl 1883 26 Feb 1960 Row 3 Plot 19 Mattoon Elnora 1886 18 Sep 1933 Row 4 Plot 1 Austin Seth 10 Jun 1837 26 Jul 1903 Row 4 Plot 2 Unknown Row 4 Plot 3 Unknown Row 4 Plot 4 Unknown Row 4 Plot 5 Stormer Olla 26 Jan 1862 03 Nov 1864 Row 4 Plot 6 Stormer Isaac 1810 09 Jul 1896 Row 4 Plot 7 Stormer Ida J 27 Mar 1859 06 Nov 1864 Row 4 Plot 8 Unknown 1935 Row 4 Plot 9 Age 86 years Gaskill Holly No Dates Row 4 Plot 10 Gaskill William 1884 1924 Row 4 Plot 11 Gaskill Mary No Dates Row 4 Plot 12 Gaskill Joe No Dates Row 4 Plot 13 Large Space to End of Row Randolph John Row 5 Plot 1 Name only shows on plat Powers G.D. 21 Jul 1846 01 Jul 1874 Row 5 Plot 2 Son of M & MJ Vangaasbeek Angelica 16 Jun 1839 08 Jan 1888 Row 5 Plot 3 Wife of L. Vangassbeek Shilts Samuel 1827 05 Feb 1890 Row 5 Plot 4 Unknown or vacant Row 5 Plot 5 Unknown or vacant Row 5 Plot 6 Unknown or vacant Row 5 Plot 7 Miller Maggie 1856 1914 Row 6 Plot 1 Cork Myra Eileen No Dates Row 6 Plot 2 Baby (Large space after baby's grave) Sorenson George C 1876 1934 Row 6 Plot 3 Large Tree Unknown or vacant Row 6 Plot 4 Unknown or vacant Row 6 Plot 5 Unknown or vacant Row 6 Plot 6 Unknown or vacant Row 6 Plot 7 Brown MR 1846 1920 Row 6 Plot 8 Stone Asa M 1821 12 Apr 1896 Row 6 Plot 9 Stone Anna 1820 14 Feb 1869 Row 6 Plot 10 Wife of Asa 49 years Brown Joseph W 1820 1852 Row 6 Plot 11 Brown James 1796 1868 Row 6 Plot 12 Unknown or vacant Row 6 Plot 13 Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 1 Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 2 Bidwell Sarah Ann 25 Apr 1808 20 Feb 1863 Row 7 Plot 3 Wife of Orlando Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 4 Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 5 Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 6 Lewis Peter 1827 1894 Row 7 Plot 7 Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 8 Lewis John No Dates Row 7 Plot 9 Son of Peter Unknown Row 7 Plot 10 Row 7 Plot 11 Brown Catherine Lewis 1798 1876 Row 7 Plot 12 Lewis W.H 1825 1879 Row 7 Plot 13 Kunkle Helen J 1811 1891 Row 7 Plot 14 Unknown or vacant Row 7 Plot 15 Lewis Benjamine C 1832 1891 Row 7 Plot 16 Lewis Antoinette 1827 1934 Row 7 Plot 17 Wife of BC Ward Helen J 1858 1928 Row 7 Plot 18 Ward Warington C 1854 1930 Row 7 Plot 19 Kirchem Louis H 05 Dec 1862 21 Feb 1953 Row 8 Plot 1 Son of Charles & Effie Kirchem Elizabeth Effie 18 Aug 1825 13 Mar 1866 Row 8 Plot 2 Kirchem Matthias Charles 31 Jul 1818 23 Jul 1875 Row 8 Plot 3 Unknown Row 8 Plot 4 Unknown Row 8 Plot 5 Unknown Row 8 Plot 6 Unknown Row 8 Plot 7 Unknown Row 8 Plot 8 Randolph Edla M No Dates Row 8 Plot 9 Randolph John A. 3 Mar 1935 Row 8 Plot 10 82 yrs 8 mos 28 das; Co C; 40 WI Infantry Randolph Elias Byron 1897 1984 Row 8 Plot 11 Bolich Monroe 25 Apr 1862 31 Mar 1937 Row 8 Plot 12 Unreadable metal marker Row 8 Plot 13 Tenny Erma L 1882 13 Aug 1958 Row 9 Plot 1 Tenny Lorenzo S 1880 1940 Row 9 Plot 2 Tenny Ellsworth 1914 07 Nov 1918 Row 9 Plot 3 Unknown Row 9 Plot 4 Hayden Elsie 1850 1899 Row 9 Plot 5 Mother Hayden Joseph B No Dates Row 9 Plot 6 Co. L. 2nd Mo. S.M. Calvary Unknown or vacant Row 9 Plot 8 Tenny Baby Row 9 Plot 9 Eberherdt Alex N 1933 1961 Row 10 Plot 1 Son Eberherdt Alex 1887 1959 Row 10 Plot 2 Father Eberherdt Etta 1894 1948 Row 10 Plot 3 Mother Robinson Ernest W 1880 1938 Row 10 Plot 4 Robinson Aurelia C 1861 1949 Row 10 Plot 5 Flint Fred C 1885 1969 Row 11 Plot 1 Son Flint Lucy Ann 1848 1938 Row 11 Plot 2 Mother Tommas John 1890 1971 Row 1 Plot 6 Tommas Row 1 Plot 7 Plot Only Owens Row 5 Plot 10 Plot Only Jensen Mary & Christian Row 5 Plot 11 Reserved Jensen Robert Row 5 Plot 12 Reserved Jensen Mary Row 5 Plot 13 Reserved Kirchem William 26 May 1916 31 Jan 1975 Row 8 Plot 7 Kirchem Mable 24 Feb 1972 Row 8 Plot 11 Weston Merle V 1912 1972 Row 8 Plot 12 Weston Esther Row 8 Plot 13 Reserved Groves Lona Mae 1928 1965 Row 9 Plot ? Stanley John 1905 1986 Row 9 Plot ? David Mary E 08 Sep 1844 12 Sep 1869 Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location Fields Andrew 1910 22 Jan 1937 Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location Hull Melinda E 29 May 1898 Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location Sarver Phoebe 08 Nov 1901 Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location Morgan George W 22 Jan 1932 Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location Park Catherine S 16 May 1935 Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location Sorenson George L Row ? Plot ? Unknown Location