BUENA VISTA CEMETERY, Port Gamble, Kitsap 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 Port Gamble Historic Cemetery, submitted by Yvette Ivey, January 12, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ivhouse@earthlink.net ======================================================================== BUENA VISTA CEMETERY, Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington T27N R2E Section 6 Transcribed by Yvette LeBlanc Ivey and Rachael Ash, July 2000. The historic town of Port Gamble was established in 1851 by three men from East Machias, Maine, named Pope, Talbot, and Walker. The town has always been a company town of the Pope and Talbot Company or its subsidiaries, with no public or private land except in company ownership. The town is a nearly exact replica of the Maine seaport of its founders. Most original homes and structures are still standing and in everyday use. Port Gamble, originally known also by its Indian name Teeklalet, was home to what for decades was the world's largest lumber mill, the Puget Mill Company of the Pope and Talbot Companies. Until its recent closure this mill dating from 1851 was the oldest continuously operating lumber mill in the world. The Buena Vista Cemetery dates from the early 1850's, and contains numerous unmarked graves in addition to the surviving stones shown below. The cemetery, as well as the entire town, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is very well preserved and maintained by the company. Besides the remarkable beauty of its surroundings, which include a 270 degree breathtaking view of Puget Sound and Hood Canal, the cemetery is well known for another reason. It is the final resting place of the first US Navy man ever lost in enemy action in the Pacific Ocean. Coxwain Gustave Engelbrecht was a crewman on the USS Massachusetts, the single American warship (actually a small gunboat) stationed in these waters, which had been US territory for only ten years. In November of 1856 the Massachusetts responded to an urgent call for help from the town of Port Gamble, where residents and local Indians were under heavy attack by a large war party of Haida Indians. The Haida (sometimes called "the Vikings of the Pacific") were a fierce, warlike people from a thousand miles to the north, roughly the coastal area where the Russian possessions (Alaska) met the English possessions (British Columbia, Canada). They used huge sea-going canoes holding dozens of men to attack once or twice a year in large raids of hundreds of men seeking slaves and plunder, and their coming literally terrorized the local native population. The USS Massachusetts arrived at Port Gamble to find the town besieged and the battle underway. In the Battle of Port Gamble, the little vessel was able to drive off the Haida with heavy losses, including the death of their principal chief and several other headmen. The Massachusetts sustained fairly light casualties, but they included the US Navy's first man to die in combat in the Pacific, Gustave Engelbrecht, whose grave is honored in the center and highest point of Buena Vista Cemetery. Above historical notes by Kevin Fraley, © 2001. ________________________________________ [-?-], Frank, d. 12 Sept 1803, Aged 26 yrs. 3 mos & 4 dys, Erected as a [-?-] of respect to a worthy brother by the members of Franklin Lodge No. 5. F. & A. Masons ACKLEY, Maggie E., b. in Caller, Maine, d. 22 Jul 1885, Aged 39 yrs., Wife of Suard B. ACKLEY BABCOCK, Ella F., b. 04 Aug 1856 in Machias, d. 08 Mar 1865 in Port Gamble, Dau of Nelson & Augustine BABCOCK BAILEY, William, d. 10 Oct 1908, Aged 56 yrs. BARTON, Charles Lee, b. 1890, d. 1899 [s/w Lee M. BARTON] BARTON, Lee M., b. 29 Nov 1851, d. 11 Feb 1897 [s/w Charles Lee BARTON] BAUM, William, d. 04 Jun 1889, Aged 22 yrs. 7 mos. 28 dys., God bless the strangers who cared for our brother. BISHOP, William, d. 04 May 1875, Aged 56 yrs. [s/w Chas. TIELS & Samuel PITTENGELL] BORGESON, A. V., b. in Sweden, d. in Port Gamble, Aged 88 yrs., Erected by Kitsap Lodge No. 96 Knights of Pythias. BOWMAN, Henry, b. in German, d. 06 Apr 1882 in Port Gamble, Aged 40 yrs. BRIENLY, Frankie, d. 22 Apr 1877, Aged 9 yrs. 4 mos. 22 dys., Son of P. A. & M. A. BRIENLY BRUCE, Peter, b. in England, d. 14 Sep 1862, Aged 28 yrs., Erected to his memory by his shipmates…." [rest unreadable] BUCKEY, Osceola, b. 27 Jan 1875, d. 28 Dec 1910, Aged 35 yrs. BUCKLES, James F., b. 30 Oct 1864 at Newbern, Ill., d. 15 Mar 1891 at Port Gamble, Wash., Son of J. & M. BUCKLES CAVANAUGH, Patrick, b. 1863 in Dublin, Ireland, d. 14 Jun 1900 at Port Gamble, Aged 37 yrs. CONNICK, Carrie G., d. 20 May 1867, Aged 24 yrs. 7 mos. 6 dys., Wife of John T. CONNICK [s/w John T. CONNICK] CONNICK, John T., d. 06 Dec 1881, Aged 42 yrs. 3 mos. 14 dys., Native of New Brunswick [s/w Carrie G. CONNICK] CORBETT, Joseph, of Eastport, Maine, accidentally killed on board Bark Friendship 12 Jan 1858, Aged 28 yrs. CRANMER, Lulu Hovey, b. 11 Sep 1871 in Port Gamble, d. 15 Jun 1904 in Seattle, Aged 32 yrs. 9 mos. 4 dys., Wife of C. R. CRANMER CROMBIE, J. H., b. 1840, d. 1928 D. L. [No other info, probably footstone of Daniel Longfellow] DAGGETT, D. O., b. 17 Feb 1842, d. 07 Jan 1904 DALY, May Geneva, b. 09 Mar 1887 in Burlington, Kansas, d. 01 May 1903 in Port Gamble, Dau of Jenny & Joseph DALY] DAMM, George Edward, b. 07 Aug 1900, d. 30 Sep 1901, Aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 23 dys., Son of J. G. & Elizabeth DAMM DEXTER, John, b. in England, d. 07 Dec 1889 at Port Gamble, Aged 26 yrs. 5 mos. DOWLING, Laroy, d. 29 Mar 1883, Aged 2 months, Infant son of A.H. & E.B. DOWLING ECKLOFF, Ronald, b. 01 Aug 1902, d. 05 Sep 1903 ENGLEBRECHT, Gustave, GERMANY COX US NAVY INDIAN WAR, d. 21 Nov 1856, USS MASSACHUSSETTS, Killed in battle with northern Indians at Port Gamble Washington in line of duty on 22 Nov 1856. FOTH, Fred W., d. 01 Feb 1919, Aged 68 yrs. GOVE, Madgie, d. 08 Mar 1881, Aged 10 mos. 23 dys., Infant dau of Wm. & K. GOVE GROUSE, Freddie, 1932, Aged 3 months GUPTILL, Sarah L., b. 19 Apr 1851, d. 25 Mar 1890, Wife of J.A. GUPTILL HANSON, Freddie A., b. 12 Sep 1855 in Atkinson, Me., d. 25 May 1877 at Port Gamble, W.T. HARMAN, Almira Gerrish, b. 10 Apr 1813 at Kittery, Maine, d. 03 Apr 1910 at Port Gamble, Wash., Aged 97 yrs. HARMAN, August, b. 1866, d. 1918, "Woodmen of the World" HARMAN, Nathaniel, b. 16 Jun 1806 in East Machias, Maine, d. 14 Jan 1886 at Port Gamble, Wash., Aged 80 yrs. HARTWEIG, August, b. 06 Aug 1851 in Germany, d. 08 Feb 1883 in Port Gamble HENDRICKSON, Arthur, b. 29 Apr 1895 in Port Gamble, d. 27 Jul 1895, Son of M & L HENDRICKSON, [s/w Custava HENDRICKSON] HENDRICKSON, Custava, b. 08 Aug 1823 in Finland, d. 11 Jul 1895 in Port Gamble HOVEY, Sarah, d. 29 Jan 1878, Aged 43 yrs., Wife of S. W. HOVEY [s/w Stephen W. HOVEY] HOVEY, Stephen W., d. 14 Mar 1885, Aged 53 yrs., Our father. [s/w Sarah HOVEY] HOVEY, Willie, d. 09 Feb 1867, Aged 6 yrs. & 10 mos., Son of S. W. & Sarah HOVEY HOYT, Medora, d. 26 Mar 1903, Aged 51 yrs. HUDSON, William, b. 25 Dec 1862 at Port Gamble, d. 25 Jun 1914, Son of William F. HUDSON JAMESON, Winfield Scott, b. 05 Aug 1880 in Sebec, Maine, d. 29 Oct 1914 at Port Gamble JAMIESON, Captain J., b. 20 Oct 1854, d. 19 Aug 1910 JOHNSON, Erling, b. 12 Mar 1889, d. 29 Dec 1918 KALLEEN, John, d. 07 Aug 1880, Aged 55 yrs. KELLER, Laura A., d. 27 Feb 1877, Aged 38 yrs., Wife of A. W. KELLER, Also her 2 children. KIMBALL, Maggie, b. 08 Mar 1872, d. 12 Jun 1888, Dau of H. & Jane KIMBALL] KIMBALL, Maria, b. 25 May 1855, d. 01 Jan 1888, Wife of H. KIMBALL - [s/w Maggie KIMBALL] Laura T. [small concrete marker between Lewis Henry TENNEY & Laura SPICER] LONGFELLOW, Almira M., d. 21 Jun 1898, Aged 61 yrs. 9 mos. 23 dys., Wife of Daniel LONGFELLOW LONGFELLOW, Daniel, d. 05 Oct 1885, Aged 54 yrs. Lorette, 14 Oct 1931, Infant son [s/w Walter Eugene] LUND, Ed. D., d. 14 Aug 1874, Aged 52 yrs., A native of Sweden. MALONEY, James, d. 17 Nov 1902, A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada MARTIN, John A., d. 09 Nov 1883, Aged 49 yrs. 4 mos. 4 dys. MEAD, James, b. 03 Feb 1834 in County Essex, England, d. 12 Jul 1904 in Seattle, Washington, Erected in 1905. MORRIS, Reilly Hubert, d. 02 Sep 1899, Aged 12 dys., Infant son of T. P. & H. L. MORRIS MURPHY, Agnes E., b. 03 May 1885, d. 15 Oct 1886, Dau of Thomas & Rosa MURPHEY MURRAY, Hurbert, d. 30 Nov 1882, Aged 4 yrs. 7 mos. 22 dys., Son of J. H. & M. J. MURRAY MURRAY, James H., b. 22 Dec 1849, d. 12 May 1898 NIKULA, Jacob E., b. 20 Dec 1882 in Finland, d. 28 Feb 1912 at Port Gamble NORDLUND, Jennie, d. 18 Jan 1903, Aged 11 yrs. 9 mos., Dau of Adrian & Annie NORDLUND NOYES, Mamie H., d. 31 May 1878, Aged 17 yrs. 9 mos. 16 dys., Dau of C. J. & M. A. NOYES OLANIE, H. J. F. X., b. 01 Aug 1865, d. 24 Jan 1902, Aged 36 yrs. 5 mos. 23 dys. PHILBROOK, Milton E., b. 1928, d. 1990 PITTENGELL, Samuel, d. 21 May 1884 [s/w Chas. TIELS & William BISHOP] RADE, John, d. 27 Jan 1880, Aged 27 yrs., A native of Austria REESE, Augustine G., b. 01 Dec 1833 [s/w William T. REESE & Machias Maine REESE] REESE, Machias Maine, d. 29 Oct 1902 [s/w William T. & Augustine G. REESE] REESE, William T., b. Oct 1832 in St. John's N.B., d. 12 Dec 1893 in Port Gamble W'n. Anchor Ensigna: A.O.U.W. [s/w Augustine G. REESE & Machias Maine REESE] ROMER, Herman M., d. 01 Nov 1903, Aged 43 yrs. 1 mo. 16 dys., Husband of Christine ROMER SMALADEN, Baby, Dec. 16, 1935, b. to Art & Edna SMITH, Andrew W., d. 08 Feb 1869, Aged 37 yrs. SPICER, Laura, d. 10 Feb 1899, Aged 27 yrs. 8 mos. & 10 days, Wife of Henry H. SPICER SPORCH, Louis, b. 24 Jul 1876, d. 10 Sep 1881, Children of J. F. & C. J. SPORCH [s/w Paul SPORCH] SPORCH, Paul, b. 23 Nov 1872 d. 31 Jan 1873, Children of J. F. & C. J. SPORCH [s/w Louis SPORCH] STENBERG, Lawrance, b. 12 Dec 1816, d. 15 Oct 1895 STENBERG, Mary J., b. 28 Jul 1823 in Helenshiny, Scotland, d. 16 Oct 1882 TENNEY, Lewis Henry, b. 29 Dec 1865 at Columbia Falls, Maine, d. 08 Jan 1893 at Port Ludlow, Wash., Son of P.W. & S.E. TENNEY" THORNTON, Daniel, b. 12 Dec 1837 in Luber, Maine, d. 28 Aug 1898 in Port Gamble THORNTON, Louisa A., b. 04 Mar 1848 in Maine, d. 08 Jun 1909, Mother TIELS, Chas., d. 19 Jul 1874 [s/w William BISHOP & Samuel PITTENGELL] TODD, Charles F., WASHINGTON PVT 1 ENORS 1 DIV, 20 Jun 1935 Walter Eugene, b. 1927, d. 1929 [s/w Lorette] WATT, Charles, d. 19 Dec 1861, Master of the ship Frigate Bird [-?-] WHITE, James B., b. 06 Apr 1883, d. 22 Mar 1914 WIGGINS, Helen, b. 09 Feb 1898, d. 23 Apr 1898, Dau of E.S. & A.M. WIGGINS WISWELL, Ernest W., b. 23 Aug 1890, d. 26 Mar 1892, Son of E. A. & Eva W. WISWELL WRIGHT, Addie May, d. 10 Oct 1888, Aged 20 yrs. 6 mos. 16 dys., Dau of W. T. & M. E. WRIGHT