MISCELLANEOUS SMALL CEMETERIES, Marion 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: Daraleen Phillips Wade < DWade64986@aol.com > ==================================================================== SOME SMALL CEMETERIES and MISCELLANEOUS BURIALS by Bernita Jones Sharp A fairly concentrated study has been made of the Donation Land Claim families of the Waldo Hills and surrounding areas and, while we have found the burial places of many of these people, we are still missing quite a few. All of the known cemeteries, including those in surrounding towns and nearby areas, have been scanned for burials of these early pioneers and their families. Some have been traced to other locations, but there still remains a rather large number who are unaccounted for. It was a common practice, particularly in the early years of settlement, to bury one's family members on their own property, and this was probably the disposition of some of the early burials. Many of these home burials were never marked or had wooden markers which have since disintegrated and because of this are lost for all time. Information regarding the location of a number of such graves has come to us through knowledge of those who lived here during the early times -,they having related the stories to their children & grandchildren - some of whom still live in the area. Some of these isolated burials are included here,, as well as some of the tragedies which befell those valiant people; of trials they were forced to contend with at the time of demise of a loved one; and a very few who met their deaths through infractions of the law. My father, Clarence C. Jones, who lived in the Victor Point community continuously from the mid-1880's, until his death in 1963, told me of several burials outside of organized cemeteries. Following are those burials a/o location. CULVER, DAVID One time he showed me the area where it was believed DAVID CULVER was buried. The location being in the exact SE corner of what is now known as the Elmer Lorence property. It is possible this grave was pointed out to him when he was a child, and lived nearby - my Jones family lived on the Ai Coolidge property, early known as Coolidge Prairie. An indentation in the ground was still discernible when he showed the spot to me some sixty years ago. The location is very close to the present intersection of Victor Point Rd. NE and Riches Road. In earlier times this corner was referred to as the "Y" on the road from Victor Point to Silverton. It is noted that David Culver/Colver was the claimant of Donation Land Claim #17 in T7S RlW Secs. 25, 26, 35 & 36 - 640 acres, in Marion County. The above described burial site would be in the area covered by that donation land claim. An obituary in the Salem Statesman on 09 Jan 1875 tells us that David Culver came to Oregon in 1846, 3 years later, on 27 Oct 1850 in Clackamas Co., Oregon Territory he married Elizabeth M. Wheeler, a sister of Ralph Geer. He died 31 December 1874 about 80 years of age. Another burial mentioned by my father was "a grave or graves" between the house and barn on the place where Ralph & Sue Fisher live today [1987] on Waldo Hills Drive, east of Cascade Highway. The identity of those buried there was not known. This land is the eastern most part of the William Morley Donation Land Claim and was owned by Baptist Schrantz in 1878. Almost directly north of the above place, on either the Robert McAlpin or Samuel Centre Donation Land Claim, was reported to be at least one burial. This place was owned, at one time, by W. T. "Trace" Given, more recently by Theodore Fisher and today by Robert Fisher. There is no evidence or identity of the person/s buried there. Farther West, on the Mary Centre/Center Donation Land Claim, and close to where the early McAlpin School was located, several sources have indicated the burial of a white man and an Indian. It has been said that an early teacher, Jim Buff, told the school children of the burials and it has been repeated by other sources, none of which gave identity or verification. PATTON FAMILY CEMETERY This cemetery is located about 9 miles east of Salem, east of Macleay, north off Edmundson Drive, on the highest point of ground on the William T. Patton Donation Land Claim. This land is still owned [1987] by descendants of the Patton family. The known burials: PATTON, W. T., born Nov 14, 1828, died Feb 04, 1892 PATTON, Julia Ann, born 1830, died 1910 [wife of W. T. Patton] DICKENS, Rev. Reuben, died Sept 03, 1878, aged 79 years DICKENS, Nancy, died May 9, 1879, aged 75 years [wife of Rev. R. Dickens] JONES children - reportedly seven children of a Jones family died from diptheria and were buried here. There are no stones marking these graves. Julia Ann Patton was the daughter of Reuben and Nancy Dickens. Another daughter of Reuben & Nancy Dickens, J. Ella, married Daniel M. C. Jones in 1857, but it is not known if the children were theirs or of another Jones family. Daniel was from the large family of Lewis Jones, who also lived nearby and the deceased children could belong to one or more of this family. THEOPHILUS POWELL FAMILY BURIAL PLOT This cemetery lies a short distance south of State Street on 119th. There is no physical evidence of any graves. A descendant of this family tells us that for many years the little graveyard was enclosed by a white picket fence. Inside the fence there was, reportedly, a large tree, a boulder, and a spring - she had never been able to locate the burial site as described to her. James Gilham, a local resident since 1903, remembers the location from his childhood. The only spring he can recall was at a lower elevation on the eastern slope of the knoll. The burials as given by Mrs. A. G. Elkins of Portland (1966): POWELL, Theophilus, born 1792, Montgomery Co., VA - died 20 Jan 1861 CENTER, Mary Fetter, Born 1789, Ohio [mother-in-law of Powell] A little girl of four years who died "from eating some kind of blue berries". A fourth person - Unknown. DAVENPORT BURIALS Farther to the north, in the vicinity of what is now known as Sunnyview Road and Cascade Highway, was the settlement occupied by the Davenports, Geers and Starmers/Stormers. An incidence of the dread black smallpox reached this peaceful area and a number of persons succumbed to the disease. Among them was Flora/Florinda Geer Davenport, the wife of Timothy W. Davenport and the daughter of Ralph C. and Mary (Willard) Geer. Among members of her beloved family was a young son, Homer, three and one-half years old, whom she felt was destined to have artistic talents. She was not to live to see her predictions come true [he became a cartoonist of world renown] for she was struck down by this terrible disease. A lovely spot in their pastureland had been chosen for the burial of 2 children who preceded her in death and the mother was buried here with them. It has been said that in later years, when the Davenport land was sold, the new owner turned the pasture into a cultivated field, piling the tombstones, and the picket fence which enclosed them, in a fence row. When Homer Davenport came for a visit and found his beloved mother's grave desecrated he vowed to purchase the land and have the markers restored. This vow did not come to pass, but he did retrieve her stone and took it to his home in New Jersey where he had it erected on his property. The three burials: DAVENPORT, Florinda/Flora - died November 20, 1870 DAVENPORT, Olive - died at age 4 [she likely died in 1860 or 1861 as there are 2 females, names both starting with "O", ages 3 & 4, in the 1860 Census. The daughter Orla is 13 in the 1870 Census and lived to maturity.] DAVENPORT, John - died in infancy [probably between 1860 & 1870] HERR DEATHS FROM SMALLPOX The Daily Oregon Statesman, 10 December 1910, on page 2, has a bold headline: BIG EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX. The article goes on to say a report had been received from Pratum that a smallpox epidemic was raging there and the Herr family had fallen victims of the disease, with more than a dozen families having been exposed and many houses quarantined, including Howell School. The county health officer reported the first death occurred on Saturday, Mr. Herr, the father of the family being the unfortunate one. The mother, daughter, son and his wife were also ill. On 11 December 1910, page 3 of the Daily Oregon Statesman, another bold headline proclaims: WILL SUBDUE BIG EPIDEMIC. This article, under a Silverton dateline, tells "of perhaps the most virulent type of hemorrhagic smallpox that has ever been known on the Pacific coast". It goes on to say that Mr. Herr, a wealthy citizen of Ohio, in company with his wife, had been visiting his son, Simm Herr, and while here but a few days, Mrs. Herr of Ohio, broke out with the disease in a mild form. This rapidly spread to the remaining members of the family resulting in the death of Simm Herr, Mr. Herr of Ohio and Mr. Herr's sister. Mrs. Sim (sic) Herr and little son Clarence were "suffering greatly" but there was hopes of their recovery. WHOLE FAMILY IS WIPED OUT, emblazons page 2 of the Daily Oregon Statesman on 13 December 1910 and tells that another victim has been added to the death list in the Pratum smallpox epidemic. Mrs. Sen (sic) Herr died "yesterday"; and tells us that her husband died on Saturday. Mr. Herr & his wife, from Ohio, visiting their son, Sen (sic) Herr, were the first afflicted and it was doubtful the son of the Sinn Herrs would recover. Mrs. Herr, of Ohio, was slightly improved and her recovery was looked for. The Silverton Appeal, on l1 Jan 1911 pg 5 provides a little more information on the Herr family when it is reported that "Mr. Herr" from Bluffton, Iowa had arrived to assist in arranging his father's business affairs [after) "his father and sister died of smallpox a few weeks ago". On 20 January 1911, pg 6 of the Silverton Appeal is a Card of Thanks from Mr. & Mrs. Peter Herr & the Lichty family and refers to the, "terrible illness and death of Mr. Christ and Sim Herr". The Oregon Death Index provides the following information: HERR, Christian, died 03 December 1910 HERR, Fanny M., died 08 December 1910 HERR, Sem (sic) S., died 08 Dec 1910 HERR, Matilda Sarah, died 11 December 1910 Christian Herr was the father from Ohio. Fanny M. & Sem S. Herr were the daughter & son of Christian and his (unnamed) wife. Matilda Sarah "Tillie" was the wife of Sem S. Her maiden name was, reportedly, Lichty. The 1895 Census does include a Lichty family with a daughter Matilda, aged between 10 & 18. The 1910 Census tells us that Sim S. Herr was 36 years of age, born in Ohio, and had been married 4 years. His wife, Tillie S., was 27, born in Oregon, she had had one child and one child was living. Their son, Clarence, age 3, was also born in Oregon. [Clarence Herr did survive the epidemic.] Peter Herr was apparently another son of Christian Herr. For more on Peter & his family see the reference to them in the section on Mt. Hope Cemetery, in this volume. In none of the above referred to articles is there any mention of the disposal of the bodies of these victims of smallpox. Reportedly, those who died from communicable diseases were not allowed to be buried in public cemeteries, so burial usually took place on the victims own land and that may have been the case with this family. No obituaries were located for any of the victims. WALDO CEMETERY Perhaps the most widely discussed disposition of bodies was the burial of the two men convicted of the murder of Daniel Delaney, Sr., who it was thought kept money in a keg underneath the floor of his cabin. Two men planned, and did, murder Mr. Delaney. After capture they were convicted and sentenced to be hanged in Salem, near the area now [1987] known as Pringle Park. It is said people came from miles around to witness this execution, including the writer's great-grandfather who walked the distance from Hubbard to Salem to see this event. Following the execution, relatives of the man known as (George) BAKER, claimed his body and took it to their home territory, near Molalla, for burial. Disposition of the remains of BEALE was in doubt as none of the cemetery wardens in attendance wanted to accept the responsibility of burying him within the confines of their cemeteries. The venerable DANIEL WALDO, whose wife was distantly related to BEALE, said he would accept the responsibility of burial. He loaded the body of BEALE into his wagon and transported it to his home, his Donation Land Claim being SE of Salem, where a family burial ground had been established. The seventh & eighth children of the Waldos, ANN & JUDE, are said to buried in this family cemetery, which is described as being in "a sightly location on a knoll surrounded by a picket fence". [In some instances there are beautiful ornamental wrought iron fences surrounding these family graveyards.] As late as 1960 there is mention of a rose bush, still blooming, which was planted along side the graves of the Waldo children by their mother. It has also been reported that, in 1894, a colored man by the name of DRAKE, who was also hanged at Salem, was interred in the Waldo Cemetery. The known burials in the Waldo Cemetery: WALDO, Jude [he is in the 1850 Census as Jeddiah, age 2; not in 1860 Census] WALDO, Ann [she 4 in 1850 Census; 12 in 1860 Census; not found in 1870] BEALE, George P. [17 May 1865] DRAKE, [1894] OLD CEMETERY - DRIFT CREEK ROAD This cemetery, on the road to Silver Falls State Park, in the Union Hill area, is located on the Lorenzo Dow Heater Donation Land Claim, now [1987] owned by his great-grandson, Maurice Heater, and his great-great-grandson, James Heater. The location is in T8S RlE Secs. 8 & 9. Nearby are the Donation Land Claims of Barnett Lipscomb and Thomas G. Flanary. The following is the only known written history of this little cemetery and was copied from "OAK LEAVES", published by the elementary school of the Union Hill District in 1937. The writer, Lenora Heater, at that time was a member of the eighth grade class. Lenora was a great-granddaughter of Lorenzo D. Heater, and the daughter of Walter and Belle (Carter) Heater. As an adult Lenora married Robert Morrison and died at a young age. She is buried in the Union Hill Cemetery, nearby. Following is Lenora's story- I believe that quite a few people have wondered-about the origin of the small grave yard on the W. A. Heater farm just across the road from the Walter Heater house. With the help of my uncle, Mr. Heater, I discovered something about the people who were buried there. The first one was James O., son of J. N. Flanery, who was born May 1, 1853 and died Sept. 28, 1855. The next one was his sister, Mary E., who was born Feb. 8, 1851, and died Oct. 4, 1855. The cause of their death was probably a contagious disease as they died just a few days apart. The family lived near the Hegthwiler (sic) place. John Heater, who died in 1860 when he was 6 months old, is also buried there. He was the son of L. D. Heater. Frank Fraser's baby brother was also buried there. These two graves were not marked, so the exact location is not known. The last person to be buried there was Louisa, wife of B. Lipscomb. She died Dec. 17, 1863, at the age of 41 years, 5 months, and 7 days. These people lived on the farm that is now owned by C. C. Carter. There may have been other people who were buried there but that was all the information that I was able to get. [end of article] The burials: FLANARY, James O., born May 1, 1853, died Sept. 28, 1855 FLANARY, Mary E., born Feb. 8, 1851, died Oct. 04, 1855 HEATER, John, died 1860 at age of 6 months FRASER, Baby boy LIPSCOMB, Louisa, died Dec. 17, 1863, aged 41yrs 5mos 7dys BURIAL PLOT ON GEORGE W. HUNT DONATION IAND CLAIM The Land Grant for the George Washington Hunt Donation Land Claim, signed by [for] President Buchanan on Oct. 19, 1859, includes the following: There being reserved and excepted from said land for the purpose of a burying ground the following described land, to wit: "Beginning in the above described land (20) feet south-westerly from the grave of Harriet King, at an oak stump, and taking said oak stump for a center, said family burying ground shall be five rods square." It is believed there are a few other graves here, but no evidence of any markers was ever located. In the area were two oak stumps, two oak trees and, for a long period of time, two fir trees. The fir trees were partially burned from the repeated burnings of the grass fields around the area and were eventually removed. In 1986 a new home was being built very near the location of this old cemetery. Sarah Hunt Steeves, in BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE of MARION COUNTY, OREGON PIONEERS, 1840-1860, indicates a twin brother of Albert Lester Downing died in infancy and family tradition tells us this infant was buried in this cemetery with his aunt, Harriet Downing King. Albert Lester Downing, and his twin, were the children of John & Temperance (Hunt) Downing. In addition to the above mentioned burials, it has been told there are the graves of an unidentified infant and an Indian squaw. These two burials are unsubstantiated. Known burials: KING, Harriet (Downing), born in Pennsylvania; crossed the plains in 1852, from Iowa, with her husband, Thomas King; she died in 1859. DOWNING, Infant Twin, born 15 July 1858; died at birth or shortly after. INFANT, Unidentified INDIAN SQUAW, Unidentified THE KIMSEY TOMBSTONE This single tombstone is located on the Gilliam Walker Donation Land Claim in T8S RlW Secs. 7 & 18, at the bottom of Waldo Hill, on the southeast. Melinda, the daughter of Gilliam & Rhoda (Finley) Walker, married Edson Ross Kimsey in 1852 in Marion County. The 1860 Census shows the Kimsey family living with the Walkers. Edson R. Kimsey had a Donation Land Claim in T8S R2W, Secs. 10, 11, 14 & 15, which was a little wst of the Walker DLC and south and west of Macleay. The engraved names on the tombstone are for four of the children of the Kimseys. KIMSEY, Walker G./C., died Aug 5, 1862, aged 2 yrs, 4 mos, 16 days KIMSEY, Amos A., died Dec 2, 1879, aged 2 yrs, 17 days KIMSEY, G., died June 7, 1865, aged 16 days KIMSEY, Anna E., died Mar 14, 1859/1869, aged 1 year, 3 days Mr. A. E. Seney found the tombstone laying along the edge of a field when he purchased the property in the 1950s. After consulting with a local old timer who pointed out the approximate original location of the stone, Mr. Seney returned it to that spot. ABRAM OLINGER BURIAL PLOT This family burial plot is located on the Donation Land Claim of Abram Olinger in T8S R2W Secs. 3, 4, 9 & 10. This land lies between Ganon & Joseph Streets, and was at one time owned by Marvin Sell. In 1975 it was described as being north of the large house built by a Mr. McKenzie and was under the large oak trees. Since wooden markers were used, and no stones were ever placed to mark the graves, there is now no evidence of the burials. In a letter written Jan. 31, 1926 at Freewater, Oregon by Martha A. Walden Allen to Ida M. H. Tekenburg, Macleay, the following is abstracted. "Several funerals were held at the Olinger farm graveyard. Mrs. Olinger's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Stout were buried there, also a son, Abie, and a daughter, Rosalie, and an infant grandson. Then Mrs. Olinger was laid to rest beside her parents and children. Later, her youngest daughter, Amelia, was buried there. I do not know where the father, Abram Olinger, was buried, as he died many years later." Burials, as indicated: STOUT, [the wife of Ephriam Stout] She apparently died before 1852 as she is not named in Ephriam's probate papers. Nor is she in the 1850 Census. STOUT, Ephriam Sr., 1851/2. Hugh Stout was named administrator of his estate the 16th of February 1852. He was with the Olingers in 1850 Census. OLINGER, Abie OLINGER, Rosalie OLINGER, Rachel [she was 32 in 1850 Census & 43 in 1860 Census] OLINGER, Amelia [she probably the 1 year old female in 1860] INFANT [unknown grandson of the Olingers] Abram Olinger married Rachel Stout in McLean Co., Illinois in 1834. They apparently came to Oregon in 1843 and the Stout's probably came with them. SHORT BURIAL On State Street, about a half mile west of the intersection with 119th, on the brow of a rather steep cultivated field, is a tall oak tree, a lone sentinel in that field. Beneath the tree, it has been said, is an early grave of a male member of the SHORT family, as of now unidentified. This area can readily be seen from Mt. Hope Cemetery, north of State St. on 119th. This property was owned by Rev. John Wesley Short by 1870, being part of the Theophilus Powell Donation Land Claim. Rev. Short had a Donation Land Claim in Linn County, as did his father-in-law, Christian Clymer. THOMAS H. SMALL FAMILY BURIAL GROUND This small fenced in enclosure is north off Doerfler Road, a short ways east of Cascade Highway, on private property owned today [1987] by descendants of Rev. Thomas Henderson Small who had a Donation Land Claim here. When we visited here in August 1987 we were told that the marker for Rev. Small was being repaired and would be returned to it's proper location later. The stones we found: [SMALL], Sarepta, died July 11, 1867, aged 24ys lmo 24ds. Dau of T. H. & E. Small [SMALL], Emily L., died Apr 1, 1873, aged 24 ys 9mo 24 ds. Dau of T. H. & E. Small [SMALL], Elizabeth, born July 14, 1806, Madison Co., KY, died Oct 21, 1882, aged 76ys 3ms 7ds. Wife of Rev. T. H. Small SMALL, Capt. Henry - Co. C. l[st] Ore Cav. Information on Rev. Small: SMALL, Thomas Henderson, born 06 Oct 1810, Wayne Co., KY - died 03 May 1900, Marion Co., OR. Married 22 Dec 1831 Mercer/Boyle Co. KY. PHILIP GLOVER, JR. FAMILY BURIAL GROUND The grim reaper struck with full force the Philip Glover, Jr. family, who lived near Sublimity. Fourteen children were born to Philip, Jr. and his wife Delilah (Edmunson) Glover. In 1878 the dread disease of diptheria descended upon the family and carried away five of these children in one month. Two of the children lay dead at one time. These children were buried on the family farm, as were the parents many years later. An infant who died may also be buried here. The 1878 deaths occurred between January 15th and February 15th and were: GLOVER, Olive Elizabeth - [she was 2 years old in the 1870 Census and the only one of the 5 who died in the epidemic who appears on a census] GLOVER, Grace Caroline GLOVER, Sarah Margaret GLOVER, Charles Peyton GLOVER, James Jesse Other burials: GLOVER, Philip Jr., died 18 July 1917 GLOVER, Delilah, died 26 March 1920 ?GLOVER Infant? GIST FAMILY TRAGEDY While the GIST children were buried in a recognized cemetery, GRIER, the tragedy which befell this family seems to have a place in this compilation. The Gists are remembered through stories handed down by Stayton pioneers and by three brief news items in the Oregon Statesman of December 23 and 29th, 1885, and January 5, 1886. The first one explains what struck the family. TYPHOID FEVER - The family of James Gist near Mehama, are sorely afflicted. Himself and three children are sick of typhoid fever, and on last Friday the youngest of four died. The second item December 29, 1885, told more of the story: GIST - near Mehama, Dec. 27, 1885, Christopher, second son of J. R. Gist, aged about 21 yrs. This is the second death in the family from typhoid fever in the past two weeks. Mr. and two children are yet very sick, and the life of one of the two children is almost despaired of. Then came the Jan 5th Statesman item under "DIED". At her home near Mehama, Dec. 31, 1885, Mary, youngest daughter of J. R. Gist, aged about 18 years. This is the third death in this family during the past few weeks, and the only remaining child is still very low. Surely the family is bereaved beyond endurance. The heartfelt sympathies of a host of friends goes out to them in this their heavy affliction. That wasn't all the despair which visited the Gist family farm above Taylor's Grove in that big snow of 1885. With everyone ill but herself, Mrs. Gist wrapped the bodies, one by one, in clean blankets and placed them in the woodshed. She seemed not to shed a tear. When the roads were clear, Gist was able to ride to Stayton to obtain caskets. Mrs. Gist dressed the bodies in their best clothes and put them in the caskets, which were then placed on a wagon to take to the cemetery 12 miles away. When a wheel hit a rut, the caskets fell off. This was too much to bear, and the tears came in a torrent. The parents opened the caskets, rearranged the bodies and clothing, and rode on toward Grier Cemetery. VICTIMS OF "LA GRIPPE" In 1891 there was an epidemic of "LaGrippell (now known as Influenza) throughout portions of the area. Because of the association of my grandparents with the SCONCE and HUBBARD families of the Lewisburg area, their tragedy remains more real in my memory. There is a lengthy article concerning the deaths in these families" under date of April 12, 1891 in the Oregon Daily Statesman. To quote: "Four members of the family of Adam Sconce were almost simultaneously stricken. Carrie, aged 15, daughter was the first to die, an hour and twenty minutes later, the mother, Margaret (Hubbard) Sconce, aged 42, the next night Adam Sconce, aged 43 died, and a short time later, Mrs. Mary Sconce, aged 87, mother of Adam passed away." There were two children who lived. During the illness and deaths of this family, my grandparents (William and Susan Jones), long-time friends of the Sconce and Hubbard families helped to care for these stricken people - neither of them contracted the dread disease. Whether through fear or superstition, many people would not go near those who were afflicted. Close-by, the Richard Hubbard family was also stricken and Mary J. Hubbard, a sister of Adam and daughter of Mary Sconce, died on 16 April, 1891. Richard Hubbard survived this illness only to succumb to cancer the next year. These deaths were followed a short time later, on April 28th & 29th, 1891, by the deaths of America and Samuel Lewis, other close neighbors; 2 brothers, Joseph Carlos & Adelbert Winfield Warner, both on April 29th; Eugene Riches, on May 8th, and his father, George P. S. Riches on May 9th. The Sconces, Mary Hubbard, America & Samuel Lewis were all buried in Lewis Cemetery, while the Warner's were buried at Union Hill Cemetery and the Riches at Mt. Hope Cemetery. The number of deaths (4) in the Sconce family and of his sister, Mary Hubbard, is striking because of so many in one family, but another family was hit almost as hard. Clarinda May (Lewis) Riches, the daughter of Samuel and America Lewis, was the wife of Eugene Riches and the daughter-in-law of George P. S. Riches - her children, in about 10 days time, lost their father and 3 grandparents. THE HULLT FAMILY and JAKE MC CLAINE In an isolated area quite a number of miles southeast from Silverton was a community called Hullt. Homer Davenport in his book, THE COUNTRY BOY, tells about Jake McClaine, who was the partner of Ai Coolidge of the well-known Coolidge & McClaine Bank of Silverton. Homer says he never saw a funeral pass through Silverton that Jake McClaine didn't ride his bay mare at the head of the procession. No one ever died but what Jake McClaine was there when they needed help. If they are poor or rich, or just well to do, he took charge; made the arrangements for the funeral, rode ahead and let down the gaps in the fence and he did this whether the funeral was over a fellow pioneer or someone's hired man. A more definite story follows . . He had been to Salem to see Bush (the banker) and was told, when he got back to town, that the Hult (sic) family up near Cedar Camp were down with diptheria, It was this self-same Jake McClaine with one pant leg in, and one out, that came to [the Davenport] home daily to offer assistance when the family was stricken with the black smallpox, when neighbors and friends fled from the door. He reached the Hullt cabin and called out but no one came to the door. He went in and found them all sick in bed. Hult [sic] asked him to see about the children over a few beds from his. He said "I ain't got them to answer since yesterday and I haven't been able to get up to give them their medicine." Jake was looking them over when he discovered that out of the large family four of them lay dead. He returned to Silverton as fast as he could, obtained medicine and caskets and headed back to the Hults, accompanied by a doctor. Then next day, Jake came back to town as a funeral, all by himself. He had hitched his mare in with Hult's mule, and as he passed through town with four small coffins on his way to the graveyard, many of the townspeople joined in the procession. While this story seems to indicate that four of the Hullt children were taken to Silverton for burial, there is no indication in the records of Silverton Cemetery that they were buried there. Nor have names for these children been located. The only Hullt family located in the 1880 Census of Marion County was Charles and Mary Hullt with 4 children: Deborah, 12 years; Maggie, 8 years; Dottie, 5 years and Anna C., 1 year. One of these children, Anna C., died on August 26th, 1884, aged 5 yrs 2 mos 26 days. Just 5 days before, Charles H., aged 4 yrs 15 days, died and both of these children are buried at Mt. View Cemetery - aka Hullt Cemetery and Green Mountain Cemetery. The only children named in the 1880 census not accounted for later are Deborah and Dottie, and the latter may be "Josie" whose age in 1895 and 1905 coincides with that of Dottie in 1880. In addition to Charles H., who was born in August of 1880 and died in August 1884, there was William J. who was born circa 1884, according to the 1895 Census. It is difficult to place 4 children in this family who could have died in the winter of 1885, as Homer Davenport indicates. And, if the children who died in August of 1884 were buried in Mt. View Cemetery, as their tombstones indicate, why were the others buried at Silverton? Answers to these questions may not be available. WISH TO BE BURIED ON OWN LAND HONORED Among us, there was a gentleman of the truest sense, born in England, who did not reach Oregon in time to obtain a Donation Land Claim. He did, however, during his lifetime acquire large land holdings. bachelor, he spent a very quiet life, diligently tending his land and he nurtured it well. He lived to quite an age and his wishes were, when he died, to be buried on his own land, among the flora and fauna he loved so much. No funeral. No flowers. He wanted to be buried quietly with no recognition of his passing or burial place. A niece who was executrix of his estate says she has disobeyed his wishes only to the extent that she sometimes places wildflowers on his grave. She feels he would like that. At her request we are not including his name, or hinting at the location of his land. We can only wonder at how many other such burials there have been. - The end -