POLK COUNTY, OREGON HART CEMETERY, NEAR DALLAS, OR (A.K.A. RIGGS CEMETERY A.K.A. FERNS CORNER CEMETERY) *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet data may be used by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by recorders: Richard & Anne Gailey, assisted by Jeremy Harrington, on August 11, 1988 ===================================================================== Located southwest of Dallas, Polk, Oregon on Kings Valley Highway (223). ˝ mile S. of Falls City Junction-Ferns Corner Rd turnoff on the east side of road up among the trees. Cemetery not visible from road. No obvious entrance. Established in 1848. ************************************************************************* " " indicates direct writing on tombstones [ ] indicates private research records ( ) indicates information observed ************************************************************************* NAMES BORN DIED INSCRIPTIONS BELL John J. Aug. 4, 1830 Aug. 23, 1885 BELL Elizabeth J. Aug. 15, 1838 May 22, 1902 "his wife" BELL James S. Mar. 13, 1868 Nov. 19, 1875 BELL John E. Mar. 7, 1866 Nov. 26, 1875 BELL Virgil Z. Feb. 12, 1870 Dec. 8, 1875 BELL Otis I. O. Aug. 25, 1872 Nov. 16, 1875 BELL Rosiella Sep. 24, 1874 Nov. 24, 1874 BELL Alva T. Mar. 10, 1864 Nov. 15, 1875 BENNETT Marion Ruth Aug. 15, 1907 Apr. 29, 1936 BENNETT Silas D. Sep. 8, 1859 Feb. 14. 1928 BENNETT Mary E. May 30, 1851 Aug. 19, 1908 "Mother" BENNETT Samuel G. Feb. 5, 1853 Oct. 1, 1920 "Father" HART Sarah J. 1856 1881 HART Artia L. 1873 1876 HART Adrian A. 1874 1876 (Footstones-mother, sister, sister, brother--so perhaps a name or stone missing) --(The following headstones are older tombstones for two of the same people) HART Adrian A. Mar. 27, 1876 "1y 7m 12d" "son of J.P. & S.J.Hart" HART Artia L. Mar. 25, 1876 "2y 10m 25d" "dau of J.P. & S.J.Hart" HART Rachel Oct. 1, 1876 "67y" HART Thomas Feb. 3, 1874 "aged 86 yrs." KING George M. Aug. 29, 1854 Jun. 14, 1915 LaFRANCE George 1868 1939 LaFRANCE James Feb. 28, 1913 52y 11m 15d" LaFRANCE Joseph Apr. 10, 1910 "Aged 82 yrs" McDOWELL Melliss A. Oct. 27, 1888 "27y 4m 2d" NEALLEY Earnest Hugh Jun. 28, 1888 Feb. 13, 1893 "son of M. & A.C. Nealley" NEALLEY Mart no dates NEALLEY Artie no dates O’NEIL James A. 1800 1874 O’NEIL Talitha(C.orG.)O’Neil-Riggs 1837 1918 "his wife" O’NEIL Sarah C. 1858 1926 RIGGS Green Berry 1836 1923 RIGGS Sarah Jane 1840 1872 RIGGS Reuben T. 1864 1875 RIGGS Frances Hart 1833 1848 RIGGS Wm. Feb. 6, 1870 "Aged 29 years" RIGGS Mary A. Anderson Apr. 15, 1904 "Aged 75 years" RIGGS Geo. W. Jan. 3, 1869 "Aged 26 years" RIGGS Sophia A. Aug. 2, 1869 "Aged 21 years" RIGGS George Aug. 17, 1933 "infant son of George & Mary Riggs" RIGGS Rannie R. 1868 1942 RIGGS Mattie J. 1876 1947 TATE plot - no further marker -- probably one grave UNKNOWN no name or dates, just the base left.