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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** SEABECK CEMETERY T25N R1W Section 20 History of Seabeck Cemetery The community of Seabeck sets on the Hood Canal. It at one time was a posperus community when logging was booming. There were several mills that exported lumber to California and to other countries. After several deaths in the community an order was issued by the mill company to prepare a burial ground. There were approximately 15 people buried elsewhere that were moved to the cemetery after it was established. It is unknown the exact number of people buried at this historical cemetery, there are more than 170 verified laid to rest here and has been estimated at approximately 300 buried here. Not only those living in the community used this public cemetery but there are people who came from other parts of the Hood Canal and some from Seattle. There is a community disagreement about the size set aside for the cemetery, a survey drawing of the community around 1883 shows the location of about one acre. There is a Trustees Deed and Bill of Sale from the J. M. Colman Company to Walter L. Wychoff Company, dated December 16, 1950 transferring certain land holding specifically exempts "five acres for cemetery". There were several head stones carved on cedar slabs, some indicated reason for death, these slabs were collected by the University of Washington some years ago where they still remain to this date. They are preserved in the historical department. The cemetery is very well maintained, there are trees, benches and paths that run throughout the salal brush. Some stones are set in groups, some paths go to a single headstone. There are some very large concrete bordered areas that only contain one burial stone or no stone a all. There are also fenced areas and bordered areas of branches and stones that have no other markings. Physical transcription of stones Row 1 __________________ ROCK AND WOOD BORDER , NO BURIAL STONE ________ ZUBER JACOB A. SARAH J. Sept. 16, 1851 Mar. 1858 April 13, 1933 May 14, 1933 ____________ FOUR ROCKED BORDERS, NO BURIAL STONE ______________ GLENN H. TAYLOR June 22, 1888 - Jan 11, 1960 _____________ Great grandson ANDREW G. JUST 1.6.66-3.3.93 Automotive Specialist (Following written on a wood marker) In Memory of beloved son, father brother ______________ Father ANDREW JUST 1859 - 1928 ___________________ JUST, MELVIN April 27, 1928 - July 31, 1999 ____________________ FRED R. Son of A. & N. JUST 1908 - 1921 At Rest ____________________ ROCKED BORDER, NO STONE ___________________ Son RICHARD C. JUST 1909 - 1932 _________________ CONCRETE BORDER, NO BURIAL STONE _________________ (Concrete slab, double stone) IDA HINTZ BOLAN April 212, 1860 Jan. 1, 1958 and JULIUS HINTZ Mar. 14, 1837 Jan. 23, 1928 At Rest HINTZ _____________________ CONCRETE BOARDER, NO BURIAL STONE ___________________ (rocked and wood border with 2 stones) RALEIGH L. AMES 1894 - 1969 _______________ ELLEN G. AMES 1898 - 1954 Row 3 JOHN WERNER MATSON Died Oct. 26 1903 Aged 9 yrs 6 mo _________________ (very large raised concrete bordered area, one cylinder shaped stone) MEDERICK PROSCH Born Aug. 7, 1848 Died Aug. 24, 1901 ______________ (concrete slab, one stone) WILLIAM MORAN 1837 - 1909 ____________ (short wired fenced area with 2 concrete slabs) PAUL E. RENSON 1847-1911 and FRANK E. RENSON 1859-1914 _______________ (double stone) T.H. CRAFTS 1855-1918 and MARY HIS WIFE 1859-1916 Row 4 [concrete slab with stone] JOHN JOHNSON June 2 1846 Dec. 26 1926 __________________ [concrete slab with stone] MAGGIE J. JOHNSON Apr. 12 1847 Oct. 5 1926 ________________ [broken stone] ARBIN T. JOHNSON Born ???? In Memory Died ???? ________________ [concrete slab] EDWARD JOHNSON Oct. 3 1882 Nov. 4 1930 _________________ S J WILSON Feb. 5 1866 Apr. 16 1934 NELLIE A WILSON Mar 16 1859 Nov 3 1916 __________________ ROCK BORDER, NO BURIAL STONE _______________ KAROLINE HAFNER 1865-1936 ___________________ Mother ELIZABETH WOOD Apr. 10 1863-Dec 3 1924 ________________ SHORT WIRE FENCED AREA, NO VISIBLE STONES _____________________ ROCKED BORDER, NO BURIAL STONE _____________________ Row 5 [Gated wire fenced area, back of stone, double inscription] Daughter ELISEBETH MAHER June 16 1876 April 28, 1909 and Father PETER F. EMEL Dec 26 1853 Feb 21 1924 EMEL _________________ [Concrete boarder, inscribe by-F.X.L.] Grandmother ELIZABETH LEWIS Born Jan 1898 Died ??? ___________________ [Concrete boarder, inscribed F X L, stone embedded in tree] HENRY KING LEWIS Feb 5 1882 Feb 5 1882 _______________________ [Wire enclosed area with wooden roof over a raised concrete slab two rows of steel pipes embedded into the concrete At one time the steel pipes held wooden markers, these markers are now at the University of WA] MIRL THOMPSON MEMORIAL __________________ [Gated wire fenced area with 2 rocked bordered plots] CLARA NICKELS April 13 1845 April 30 1923 At Rest SAMUEL NICKELS July 22 1840 March 16 1924 At Rest _______________ [broken stone] WILLIAM KEEGAN Born May 15, 1838 Died Sept. 25 1880 more written but unreadable The back portion of the cemetery is paths leading to single stones or groups of stones. [Wood picket fenced, 2 broken stones] HENRY SHAFFER Died July 8 1880 Aged ??? Other stone unreadable _____________ Mar. 17 184? (I believe it is a 2) Dearest Mother, the host left here they loss we deeply feel: But its God who has bereft us He can all our sorrows heal. (in bottom corner) M.A. Goethe Marble dealer To lead..... Second stone is broken and missing ________________ In loving remembrance of ANN CLEMENTS Died July 19 1880 Aged 42 yrs (side two) A loving one from us has gone A voice we love is stilled A place is vacant in our home Which can never be filled (side three) C. Crosrie Seattle __________________ In loving remembrance of WILLIAM McDONOUGH Died Oct. 30. 1888 Aged 32 ys McDONOUGH ______________ [Two pillar stones with 3 small flat stones between] [pillar 1] In Remberance of a beloved Wife and Mother HULDA C. ANDERSEN Born Jan 15 1873 Died Aug 20 1900 Aged 27 ys. 7 ms. 5 ds. Rest in peace till we meet again Dear husband and children farewell I go to dwell there to sing praises to my king to all eternity. _____________________ (small stone 1) EMMA ANDERSEN Died Nov. 30 1894 Aged 21 days _____________________ (small stone 2) EMEL ANDERSEN Died June 12 1893 Aged 5 days (small stone 3) C. A. J. ____this stone may have been moved ______ (Pillar 2) Father OLUF ANDERSEN 1860 - 1903 At Rest ____________________ Father AUGUST JOHNSON 1848 1926 ________________________ In Loving Remembrance of LOVISA JOHNSON Born Sept. 20. 1848 Died April 21. 1904 Aged 55 yrs. 7Ms Farewell Mother sweet thy rest JOHNSON _______________ [top of pillar stone missing, next to JOHNSON] Weep not father mother sisters and brothers for me for I am waiting in glory for thee. _______________________ Our son In loving Remembrance of CARL ALBERT JOHANSEN Born Sept. 2. 1891 Died July 29. 1896 4 ys. 10 ms 28 ds. _________ [single stone, double brass markers] HOAR EVELYN M. JOHN M. 1905 - 1971 1891 - 1970 _________ DEMPSEY WILSON Co. F 59 Ohio Inf. __________________ MARGARET S. WILSON Wife of Dempsey Wilson June 4 1829 - July 14 1912 _________________ MALINA NELSON Beloved Wife of ANDREW NELSON Born in Norway July 3, 1853 Died April12, 1894 At Rest NELSON _________________ [large concrete border, double stone] NILS P. MYHRE 1829 - 1883 and BRITHE P. MYHRE 1830 - 18984 At Rest _______________________ ANNA S. NELSON July 7 1860 Jan. 21. 1934 Rest in Peace __________________ [3 stones in a row] ALICE J. HITE Born OH. 1853 Died 1931 ASHBEL F. HITE Co. A IW. VA. CAL. Born VA. 1847 Died 1931 ROBERT BRUCE HITE 1881 1951 Born in Ohio __________________ WILLIAM G. FENWICK 1854 1947 __________________ [concrete border, double stone in back] BROWN My loved ones LARRY L. WILLIAM B. Dec. 22 1932 August 20 1908 Jan 23 1933 Oct. 18 1943 and [one stone made of concrete] Name Marker gone 1896 - 1922 At Rest _________________ [Very large concrete bordered area with one stone] In loving memory of WM F. JOHNSON 1858 - 1938 __________________ [metal funeral home marker] NORMA L. JOHNSTON Died Dec 6 1932 1 yrs 17 mos 18 days Bremerton Funeral Home Bremerton WA __________________