GOVAN (Monroe) CEMETERY, Lincoln County, WA

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Burial list of Govan Cemetery transcribed and submitted by Pat
Rice November 5, 1999.  Both above notices must remain when
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Govan (Monroe) Cemetery
Lincoln County, WA
T26N R32E Section 20

Govan Cemetery is closed with it's burials moved to Wilbur. This
cemetery is also identified as the Monroe Cementery, although not
a name known in its own area. The cemetery was located on the north
side of the intersection of Andersen and Govan roads.

According to a life-long resident of Govan (pop. 6), between 1972
and 1975 the county wanted that property for other purposes and so
moved the few graves that were there to Wilbur. This resident said
his mother told him that they missed some of graves.

In checking the Wilbur Cemetery books, all those listed were indeed
moved to Wilbur, but the records do not show specifically where
within the Wilbur Cemetery the burials are. The records also indicate
that this is a recent acknowledgement.

The data comes from material gathered by the Big Bend Historical
Society and on file at the Spokane Public Library, Genealogy Dept,
Spokane Wa. It was not included in Lartiques Tombstones of Lincoln
Co., pub. 1972.

Collected by Pat Rice and Marge Womach, June 1999

NOTE: THESE NAMES ALSO APPEAR WITH THE WILBUR CEMETERY RECORDS.

Chinn, Lucille         died 22 Aug 1908        2y 1m, resident of Govan
Peffley, baby          died 4 Sept 1906        lot owned by J.B. Peffley
                                               (of Govan)
Rumberg, baby          died 8 Nov. 1906        premature birth, of Govan
Turner, Elsie S.       died 14 Apr 1906        16y 7m; last resided in
      Michigan, lot owned by  C.S. Turner
Tuttle, Theadore J.    drowned 14 June 1904    (swimming in a nearby lake,
      got tangled in the weeds. Possibly attempting to save his
      twin brother.)
Strickert, Dora Ellen  2 Oct 1906  16 Oct 1906 d/o Lena (Wilken) and John
Wilken, Elmer B.       2 Jan 1908  6 Jan 1908  s/o Carl and Emelie
Wolfe, Franklin        died 6 Oct 1906         1y 4m; lot owned by J.T.
                                               Wolfe