MIMA PRAIRIE PIONEER CEMETERY 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. Transcribed for the Internet and submitted by Jerri McCoy March 14, 1998. ©1998 Jerri McCoy. Updated Aug 2009 Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. jmccoy@attbi.com Mima Prairie Pioneer Cemetery. This cemetery was copied April 15, 1970, by Mrs. Paul D. Prichard. The information obtained in a Thurston County Historic Commission research and rehabilitation project, completed in 1990, was compared and 6 additional names were added. Information made available to the US GenWeb Archives by the Olympia Genealogical Society. Please contact the Olympia Genealogical Society at PO Box 1313, Olympia, WA 98507-1313 for information about this or the many other publications available. ------------------------------------------------ MIMA PRAIRIE PIONEER CEMETERY This cemetery is located southwest of Littlerock, WA, on Mima Road SW, approximately .5 mile before Mima Road becomes 152 Avenue SW, and then Gate Road SW. From their original donation land claim, John and Polly Laws donated what was a part of their orchard, in 1869, for this cemetery. There is evidence of 45 burials and only 6 of them are completely unreadable. Strangely enough, there is no evidence of wooden markers which were used frequently in the era of this burial ground. The earliest burial was in 1864 and the most recent seems to have been 1943, with the majority of the burials in the 1860's and the first decade of the 1900's. BURGER, Glenny C. 24 Oct 1902 25 Apr 1909 son of E. and N. Burger BURGER, Norman G 17 Jun 1889 son of E. & Nora Burger BURGER, Ociai 05 Sep 1896 05 May 1909 dau of E. and N. Burger CLARK, E. S. 1876 1912 "mother" (This is most likely Elizabeth Sarah, wife of Eber N.) CLARK, Eber N. Jul 1940 age 72y 11m 1d, (The last two digits of the year are not clear.) This was a temporary mortuary marker that was torn and faded at the time of the survey. CROLL, George W. 07 Nov 1868 17 Oct 1909 CROLL, Jacob 03 Dec 1828 23 Jun 1886 age 57y 6m 20d CROLL, Samantha Packwood 10 Jun 1836 22 Jun 1920 DOANE, Mabel 30 May 1880 19 Jun 1906 DODGE, Alage 21 Dec 1866 age 9 mo, 24 days DODGE, B. R. 21 Mar 1871 age 11 mo DODGE, Mary E. Shaser 02 Dec 1976 age 28, wife of R.B. Dodge DURHAM, Sarah E. no dates FARQUHAR, William A. 1916 1979 Tsgt U.S. Army, WW II GIBSON, Nina Watson 28 Jul 1896 07 Dec 1929 KERBER, infant no name or date, name of Kerber is used because this burial is between two Kerbers KERBER, John W. 18 Oct 1864 14 Dec 1907 husband of Ella Kerber KERBER, Verland age 5 mo LAWS, John 16 Oct 1871 age 71, b NC, d WA, crossed the western plains to OR in 1852, from Lawrence County, Ill. LAWS, Mary Goen (Polly) 25 May 1886 age 93, crossed the western plains to OR in 1852, from Lawrence Co., Ill. LAWS, Sarah Catherine 03 Dec 1843 23 Oct 1873 wife of T. W. Laws, "mother" LOVING, Thad B. 14 Jun 1894 24 Oct 1973 Wash, S2 U.S. Navy, WW I LOZIER, Cornelius W. 26 May 1883 08 Nov 1906 MARCY, Lucelia E. 08 May 1864 age 10y 6m 4d, dau of W. C. and H. E. Marcy MCKAY, Andrew J. 1849 1913 MCKAY, Egbert H. 1881 1902 MCKAY, Mary E. 1859 1893 wife of A. J. McKay MCPHERSON, Hazel M. 07 Aug 1894 01 Jan 1901 age 6y 4m 5d PACKWOOD, Rhoda B. Prothero 20 May 1818 09 Sep 1899 wife of Wm Packwood PACKWOOD, William 12 Feb 1813 11 Dec 1897 PORTER, Ida C. 27 Jul 1858 20 Apr 1917 SARE, John Lucian 20 May 1852 08 Nov 1901 SCHRIVER, Daisey J. 13 Dec 1901 wife of George Schriver SHOTWELL, Emma Dell 04 Sep 1874 03 Nov 1874 dau of Mr. and Mrs. George Shotwell SMITH, James L. 02 May 1857 14 Dec 1914 STOLTENBERG, Mathilda 29 Jun 1849 30 Apr 1909 wife of Fred Stoltenberg STUBBS, James 08 Sep 1924 18 Sep 1924 TAYLOR, Bertha 02 Oct 1875 22 Dec 1915 TRYSLER, Estella M. 04 Feb 1871 17 Feb 1943 WATSON, David 01 Apr 1902 21 Apr 1909 WATSON, Ezra J. 09 Aug 1901 age 5y 4d WATSON, Ira 05 May 1884 06 May 1906 WATSON, Jefferson B. 15 Jan 1855 21 Apr 1933 age 75 WATSON, Rhoda 17 Oct 1864 06 Jan 1944 WILLETT, Alonzo 25 Jan 1858 17 Nov 1932 WILLETT, Bertha August 22 Jul 1895 16 Jun 1906 dau of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Willett WILLETT, Joseph 29 Oct 1833 20 Aug 1923