WHEATRIDGE CEMETERY, Lincoln county, WA

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Burial list of Wheatridge Cemetery transcribed and
submitted by Pat Rice June 10, 1999. Both above notices must
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Wheatridge Cemetery

Wheatridge Cemetery is located eight miles south of Wilbur on Highway 21
in the southeast corner of T25N R32 Section 24. It is at the intersection
of Highway 21 and Quirk Road. The cemetery has long been abandoned with
many of the graves moved to other sites. Holes pock mark the grasses and
it is a bit dangerous to hike recklessly through here. Probably the most
dominant feature of this cemetery is the quonset type tomb on the west
boundary. It is the grave site of Lucius Dwinell and J.D. Mershon whose
stones are part of the west side of it. Several stories have been told
as to the purpose of this unique tomb. Not many graves remain, the
marked ones are listed below.

s/s = shared stone
w/o= wife of
h/o = husband of
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Name                    birth          death           misc data

Dwinell, Lucius B.      b 21 Aug 1867  d 20 Jul 1894   God called him and
                                                       he slept

Gallagher, Rose         b 10 May 1876  d 31 Mar 1905   s/s with Vera
Gallagher, Vera         b  -           d 1900 at 4m    s/s stone with Rose
Giles, Thomas           b 6 Jan 1833   d 4 Jan 1894

Park, Millard F.        b 18 Mar 1859  d 22 Jul 1916   Gone but not
                                                       Forgotten

Mershon, J.D.           b no date      d no date       Co 14 Indiana Cal
     A crown of life, rest dear brother until we meet again
Metcalf, John L.        b 8 Sep 1830   d 1 May 1905    s/s with Mary;
                                                       Rest in Peace
Metcalf, Mary L.        b 14 Feb 1830  d 20 May 1901   s/s with John; We
                                                       shall meet again

Smith, Annie Varonica   b 16 Jul 1870  d 23 Apr 1904   w/o Dan Smith
Stauffer, Elizabeth R.  b 9 Sep 1863   d 19 Aug 1899   s/s with John,
     William Staffer, Lizzie Van Slyke
Stauffer, John          b 13 Aug 1899  d in infancy    s/s with Eliz.,
     Wm., Stauffer, Lizzie Van Slyke
Stauffer, William       b 28 Jun 1854  d 4 Nov 1895    s/s with Eliz.,
     John Stauffer, Lizzie Van Slyke, h/o Margaret

Wainwright, Sarah Anne  b 16 Jul 1821  d 10 Dec 1888   In memory of our
     beloved mother; w/o William Wainwright

Van Slyke, Lizzie       b 1 Aug 1864   d 13 May 1899   s/s with Stauffers
                                                       w/o W.D. Van Slyke