ROSEHILL (Buroker) CEMETERY, Walla Walla 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 Rosehill/Buroker Cemetery, submitted by Rella Faris Gleaton, November 8, 1999 Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. rella@plix.com ======================================================================== ROSEHILL/BUROKER CEMETERY, Walla Walla County, WA T8N R36E Section 35 ROSEHILL/BUROKER CEMETERY Rosehill Cemetery, also known as Buroker Cemetery, is located 5 miles Northeast of Walla Walla near Dry Creek at the intersection of Middle Waitsburg Road and Smith Road at the top of a hill in the middle of a wheat field North of Smith Road in Sec35 T8N R36E. Many of the stones are laying down in the weeds. There is no fence and there appears to be some vandalizing. There is one wooden marker of Mary Crawford that is barely readable. There are several wrought iron fences around individual graves. Twenty seven headstones were found with evidence of other burials. The first burials were 1869 and the last was 1903. Walked and read by Rella and Jim Gleaton November 1,1999 Transcribed by Rella Faris Gleaton, November 9,1999. =========================================================================== Key: w/o-wife of s/o-son of d/o-daughter of m/married NAME BIRTH/DEATH INSCRIPTION ABBOTT, Emmeline(Hargrove)Oct 20,1826-Feb 27,1869 w/o Lorenzo Abbott ABBOTT, Infant son Jan 30,1869-Jun 15,1869 s/o Emmeline and Lorenzo BUFF, Mary E. Aug 25,1879-May 18,1903 w/o Forest B. Buff "Erected by women of woodcraft" "A loving friend, a mother dear is buried here" BUROKER, David -Nov 17,1902 83 yrs ll mos BUROKER, Sarah -Sep 07,1896 69 yrs 8 mos 20 dys "Mother" w/o David BUROKER, William H. Feb 04,1856-Nov 02,1902 COOPER, Orval L. Jun 22,1885-Jun 22,1885 "Our darling is at rest" COURTNAY, Clarance W. Dec 13,1872-Dec 30,1872 s/o W.F.& L. Courtnay "Happy infant, early blest, rest in peaceful slumber, rest" COURTNAY, Emma K. Oct 25,1864-Dec 04,1882 d/o W.F.& L. "Amiable, she won all, intelligent, she charmed all, fervent she loved all, and dead she saddened all" COURTNAY, Joseph A. Mar 03,1862-Dec 02,1882 s/o W.F.& L. "Gone before us O' our son to the spirit land. Vainly look we for another, in they place to stand" COYLE, James Oct 30,1850-Feb 07,1882 CRAWFORD, Mary A. 1845-1927 (Wooden headstone) DEWITT, Simon Aug 03,1838-Jul 24,1898 ELLIS, Sarah J. Feb 10,1805-Apr 08,1873 "Mother" EVANS, Charles W. -Sep 29,1871 24 yrs 8 mos 27 dys "Death has been here and borne away a brother from our side. Just in the morning of his day, in youth and love he died" EVANS, Edmond -Mar 07,1873 32 yrs 8 mos 03 dys "Dearest brother thou has left us, here thy loss we deeply feel, but is God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal" EVANS, Wesley -Feb 13,1873 1 mo 5 dys s/o A.J. & A.J. Evans FULLER, J.W. -Feb 25,1887 43 yrs 5 mos 14 dys "Thy toils are now ended, thy suffering o'er. Thy spirit is at rest, on that far distant shore" GALLAHER, Lydia C. Oct 02,1815-Mar 03,1895 w/o Wm. C. Gallaher GALLAHER, Mary E. Maley Jan 05,1840-Mar 23,1880 w/o O.C. Gallaher "Meet me in heaven" GALLAHER, William C. Dec 22,1803-Jun 27,1877 G-------, L. ----------------------- (Illegible)"Mother" HARBERT, Emma T. Apr 07,1851-Jan 05,1878 w/o J.W. Harbert KENNEDY, Rhoda A. -Oct 05,1877 27 yrs 10 mos 21 dys "Born in Marion Co, Ogn." w/o Robert(M.)Kennedy m/June 11,1868 d/o Sidney & Barbara Smith KIRK, Maria Jun 11,1822-Mar 02,1885 @ 62 yrs 8 mos 19 dys "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith" (Inside a wrought iron fence. Beside her is another base stone, with the stone missing.) SULLIVAN, Melissa -May 28,1882 31 yrs 8 mos 23 dys w/o Joshua Sullivan TOWNSEN, Levi -Aug 19,1877 12 yrs 7 mos 20 dys s/o Isaac & S.C. Lile "Not lost, blest thought, but gone before, where we shall meet to part no more"