CENTER CEMETERY, Jefferson 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. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Burial list of Center Cemetery, submitted by Bill Lowe August 23, 1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. rflowe@olympus.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Center Cemetery Center, Washington (Jefferson County) Located 5 miles south of Chimacum, WA on Center Valley Road. Compiled by: Bill Lowe and members of Boy Scout Troop 1480, Port Hadlock, WA Cemetery has 64 burial plots, only some of which are in use. PLOTS 1-14 NO MARKERS PLOT 15 1836 William F McGUIRE 1906 PLOT 16 MILLICY VIRGINIA AT REST 1839 1938 PLOT 17 MARY E ERICKSON 1907-1917 EDWARD ERICKSON 1867-1919 EMMA C ERICKSON 1872-1955 EDWARD "GUS" ERICKSON 1908-1979 PLOTS 18-22 NO MARKERS PLOT 23 BENGTSTON FATHER MOTHER SVEN J. CAROLINA 1856-1916 1867-1921 BENGTSTON JOHN DAVID CARRIE W. 1893-1971 1895-1957 PLOT 24 FRED MARTIN WENDELKEN Died Oct. 1, 1900 Aged 2 yrs. 11 mos. & 4 days Budded on earth to bloom in heaven LOUIS WENDELKEN Died The fairest flowers MAY 30, we fondly 1905 love Aged 12 yrs. How soon they 3 mos & fade and die 24 days. WILLIAM WENDELKEN DIED The fairest flowers MAY 30, we fondly 1905 love Aged 9 yrs. How soon they 3 mos & fade and die 9 days. WENDELKEN MARY OLENA FEB. 7, 1858 APR. 3, 1936 WENDELKEN FRED MARTIN OCT. 24, 1857 MAY 23, 1939 PLOT 25 YOUNGS YOUNGS CLARK J. LETA C. JUNE 9 DEC. 5 FEB. 10 JAN.21 1897 1960 1900 1987 YOUNGS JAMES W LEWIS C OCT.5 1938 SEPT 3 1935 JAN 14 1947 JAN 14 1947 OUR BELOVED PLOT 26 COOK JOHN ROBERT BELOVED SON OF ROBERT AND EMMA COOK 1902-1930 PLOT 27 MARGGRAF JULIUS MARGGRAF 1861-1942 BABY MARY MARGGRAF 1855-1926 BERTHA MARGGRAF 1895-1907 MARGGRAF HUSBAND WIFE FRED SR. BERTHA NOV. 25, 1889 DEC. 3, 1896 OCT. 16, 1976 DEC. 15, 1987 PLOT 28 HUNTINGFORD Sacred in memory of MARY ANN HUNTINGFORD Who departed this Life FEB. 8, 1900 AGED 22 years. 6 months 2 days. AT REST Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord HUNTINGFORD JOHN ANNIE 1839 1923 1846 1925 HUNTINGFORD CAROLINE JOHN 1888-1974 1878-1938 HARRY GEORGE HUNTINGFORD DEC 15, 1965 Aged 85 years 3 mo 2 days PLOT 29 ANDERSON MARGARET DEC 4, 1860 OCT 10, 1892 JOHN AUG 10, 1844 NOV 1, 1920 FATHER CHRIS WM. WIDMAN 1874-1944 PLOT 30 S. MONTGOMERY 1846-1920 PLOT 31 BEELAR CAROLINE BEELAR Died Nov. 5, 1890 Aged 87 yrs. 2 mo's 12 D'ys. Not lost but gone before PLOTs 32-35 NO MARKER PLOT 36 CHAUNCEY H. WEAR 1850-1925 PLOT 37 RICHARD KEESLING 1923 SON 1936 JAMES O IVY P 1907-1987 1896-1988 FISHER HARLEY KEESLING WASHINGTON PFC COAST ARTILLERY CORPS WORLD WAR I APRIL 5 1890 FEB 1 1963 PLOTS 38-42 NO MARKER PLOT 43 IDA M WATMOUGH APR. 8, 1886 JAN. 27, 1927 PLOT 44 EDWARD H. MAHN OCTOBER 14, 1879-JULY 4, 1941 PLOTS 45-53 NO MARKERS PLOT 54 ERNEST SYNOLD 1844-1925 MARY SYNOLD 1840-1920 PLOT 55 ELIZABETH ANNA McCLAIN OCT. 12. 1882 SEPT. 11. 1918 ERECTED BY FATHER AND MOTHER McCLAIN WILLIAM H. 1848-1924 SARAH J 1857-1929 WM E. HELMS 1902-1923 PLOT 56 SUSAN ERIKSSON 1865-1949 ALFRED B ERIKSSON JANUARY 18, 1949 85 YEARS HOLY BIBLE AGNES A THROUGH ERIKSSON ALL PAIN JUNE 24 AT TIMES 1896 SHE'D SMILE MAY 19 U B 1916 PLOT 57 WOLLAVER JOHN M JAN. 9, 1851 FEB. 3, 1923 PLOTS 58- 64 NO MARKERS The Jefferson County Genealogical Society has records that indicate that more people are buried in the Center Cemetery than are suggested by the number of tombstones or other grave markers. Much of the cemetery is still overgrown with brush. As this area is cleared additional data will be submitted.