WELSH CEMETERY, Hanson Station, Grant County, WA The US GenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. Burial list of Welsh Cemetery transcribed and submitted by Pat Rice June 15, 1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. gillygon@televar.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Welsh Cemetery Hanson Station, Grant County, WA The Welsh Cemetery was formed in 1892 when George and Esther Roberts deeded two acres of the SE 1/4 Section 28 T26N R30E to the "Zion Welsh Calvinistic Church" for the sum of $1. It's location was in Douglas County until 1909, then Grant. This area about 4 miles west of Almira once had a high population of people originally from Wales, with more than half the settlers in Townships 26 in both R29 and R30 being of Welsh extraction. At one time there was a church at that site, but it was torn down in the 1940s after years of dwindling membership. To reach the cemetery, go about 5 miles west from Almira on Hanson Station Road which becomes Road 44 NE once in Grant Co. Follow it to Road U NE, go south on it 1 mile to a dirt road which goes up a slight hill to where the fenced cemetery lies just to the north, about 100 feet into a wheat field. The cemetery is surrounded by private property. Within the cemetery are six grave areas with decorative metal fencing. Two of those areas have no graves marked within, but the fencing remains. The cemetery was walked in May 1999 by Pat Rice. The stones found (with their translations, Welsh will be within brackets) are as follows, with translations by Jane Richards of Tanygrisiau, N. Wales: Davis, Owen H. b - d 19 Dec 1890 aged 27 years Hughes, baby no dates "In Memory of our baby G. & M.J. Hughes" Hughes, baby boy no dates "In Memory of our baby boy, G. & M.J. Hughes" Hughes, Lizzie b - d 2 Feb 1894 "In Memory of Lizzie, dear wife of J.J.Hughes who died Feb. 2, 1894" [Er Cof Am Lizzie ANWYL Briod JJ Hughes YR HONAFUFARW CHAWE 2 AIL 1894] Hughes, Richard John, b 17 Oct 1897 d 8 Jan 1898 "Our Darling Richard John Hughes, son of John and Jane Hughes" Humphreys, Jane b 1832 d 1920 Shared stone with Owen Humphreys, Owen b - d 26 Jan 1903 74y 6m 22 d, Shared stone with Jane Humphreys, William O. b 1858 d 1919 Jones, Griffith O. b - d 26 Apr 1897 aged 28y 10m 1d Jones, John Albert b 5 Oct. 1894 d - 19 Jan 1898 "Beloved son of Hugh M. and Anna G. Jones" Jones, Thomas G. b - d 26 Mar 1904 56y [Ir Cog Am Thomas G. Jones Un Hwn A FuFarw Mawrth 26, 1904 Zny 56 Miwund Oed] Powell, M.G. b - d 28 Jan 1894 45y, "In Memory of the Rev. M. G. Powell" [Ef Gof Am Y Pargh M. G. Powell Yr Hwn A Fu FARW ION. 28 1894 YN 45] Pugh, John Hugh b 19 Jan 1900 d 22 Aug 1900 "Son of H.M. and Jane Pugh" Roberts, baby b 1 Jan d 31 Aug 190 "Son of Hugh and Bessie Roberts" Thomas, Ann b - d 23 Jul 1896 "In Memory of Ann Thomas, dear wife of W. R. Thomas at 40 years of age" Twining, Ann b 17 Jan 1859 d 31 Jan 1903 Shared stone with Dan Twining, Dan b 20 Oct 1854 d 27 May 1916 Shared stone with Ann Williams, Benjamin b - Aug 1829 d 24 Jul 1907 "born in Blanpient, Cardeganshire, S. Wales" Williams, David b 20 Apr 1854 d 15 Sep 1909 Williams, Mary b 1826 d 1901 "In Memory of our Mother" The following two were across the cemetery from the Williams's above. Williams, Elizabeth b 20 Oct 1852 d 4 Aug 1908 "born Llanarmon, N. Wales", Shared stone with John E. Williams, John E. b 16 Dec 1835 d 25 Jul 1907 "born Anglesey, N. Wales", shared stone with Elizabeth