Elk City I.O.O.F. Cemetery
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The original burial ground for Elk City was in the woods above the present location of the school. There were no records and no permanent markers. Bones were sometimes found in that area when excavation was done for the school or other buildings. The later Elk City Odd Fellows Cemetery was located on the hill above the intersection of Sweeney Hill Road and Elk Creek Road. There used to be a list of all the graves, but it is said that the list was sent to Kooskia for safekeeping and the Odd Fellows Hall there burned down, so the list was lost. At present, there are residents of Elk City trying to reconstruct it, but information is very hard to find.
In 2004 Bill Salmon of Elk City compiled this listing, which I have updated with photos and other information since.
LOCATION: On hill above intersection of Sweeney Hill Road and Elk Creek Road, at approx. 45o 49' 44.2" N, 115o 26' 39.4" W.The original records for this cemetery were lost in a fire. This is an attempt to reconstruct the list using all resources available after 1990. This cannot be considered completely accurate. Almost no markers exist. The cemetery was used from around 1906 until 1952. There were also earlier gravesites near the present school location, but no record exists of their locations, and there are no markers remaining.
Sources: Research by Clara Smith, Carol Anglen, Iris Pitcher, Bill Salmon; Clara Smith's interviews of Dave Schwartz and Mrs. Hubert Lawyer; Iris Pitcher's interview of Gertrude Maxwell.
The photos were taken by Penny Casey in 2012. The cemetery was in a sad state and has not been taken care of. There were many wooden stakes driven into the ground marking burials, but with no names. There were also many indentations where burials were, but no stones.
The photos are watermarked. If you are a family member I would be happy to email you a clear photo that does not have one. Just send me an email.
| Don't forget to check the Obituaries for your surname | |||||
| Name | Born | Died | Comments | Photo | Sources |
| ???, Susan J. | Remains of wooden marker in 1991 read "Susan J." (no marker found in 2012) |
no marker |
IP | ||
| Allen, William "Billy" | ca. 1859 in KY | Saloon keeper; may have died 1942 in Grangeville | no marker | GM; C1920 | |
| Ayers, Charles Albin | 25 Apr 1873 | 12 Oct 1950 | EC pioneer, died at Kamiah Nursing Home. | no marker | IDI 4708 |
| Biddle, Estelle Mae | 10 Jun 1904 | 4 Aug 1935 | Originally had tombstone - no marker found in 2012 | no marker | Ailor 1-160; IDI 95379 |
| Belor, Leslie | ca. 1853, Canada | 27 Dec 1936 | No marker; Ailor records list name as "Bolor" | no marker | IDI 101913; Ailor 1-228; C1910 |
| Booth, Harvey A. | 24 May 1889, WA | 15 Mar 1946 | no marker | IP; C1910, C1930 | |
| Brawner, David G. | March 29, 1839 | Feb 15, 1915 | Newspaper has his name incorrectly, as David J. Brewer | no marker | Sharon Brawner |
| Bradford, George | 27 Jun 1917 | Black man, well liked. Lived in EC 20 yrs. | no marker | ICFP, Jun 1917 | |
| Brown, George "Big Neck" | 1851 in MA. | 1938 | Local pioneer; lived in Orogrande and EC |
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GM; C1920, C1930 |
| Burke, Rory | 20 Apr 1860, Canada | 4 Mar 1939 | Miner | no marker | C1920 |
| Cole, Jack | no marker | GM | |||
| Cole, Mrs. Jack | no marker | GM | |||
| Condit, Edward Wittham | 19 Oct 1874 | 27 Mar 1933 | Miner, married to Agnes Condit |
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Ailor 1-43 |
| Davis, Leo Leroy | 6 Apr 1909 | 6 Apr 1909 | Son of Aldice and Bessie Davis; lived only 4 hrs. | no marker | ICDA 170 |
| Dove, Garret C. | 1846, IN | 11 Nov 1909 | Died of TB | no marker | ICDA 234 |
| Esh, James J. | 6 Nov 1917 | 11 Mar 1926 | Has tombstone in 2012 |
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| Felts, Maxwell Ray | 7 Jan 1888, CA | 6 May 1932 | no marker | IDI 079564; C1930 | |
| Foss, Anna G. | ca. 1862 | after 1930 | no marker | MHL; C1930 | |
| Foss, Emulous Roscoe | 26 Aug 1848, ME | 16 Oct 1938 | no marker | Ailor 1-299; IDI 111317 | |
| Foss, Roy | no marker | MHL | |||
| Foss, Walter | ca. 1934 | Son of Roy Foss | no marker | MHL | |
| Franklin, Alfred "Fred" | ca. 1868, OR | no marker | IP; C1910, C1920 | ||
| Gallagher, Thomas | ca. 1841 | 26 Oct 1907 | Died of pulmonary abcess and alcoholism | no marker | ICDA 37 |
| Greckwell, Richard | ca. 1868, Norway | after 1930 | no marker | IP; C1910, C1930 | |
| Greckwell, Rebecca Ethel "May" | ca. 1871, PA | 4 Feb 1935, Orofino | no marker | IP; IDI 92593; C1900, C1930 | |
| Green, Ellsworth | ca. 1857 | 5 Nov 1922 | Single miner; died of self-inflicted gunshot | no marker | IDI 40001 |
| Gustafson, Jacob August | 1863, Sweden | 25 Sep 1925, Orofino | Civil War vet; called "Little Gus" | no marker | IDI 51076; C1920 |
| Harris, Billie (Mrs.) | Dec 1933 - Feb 1934 | No marker | no marker | Ailor 1-83 | |
| Harris, William H. | 23 May 1856, Canada | 3 Jul 1941, Grangeville | no marker | Ailor 2-119; IDI 125206; C1920 | |
| Harsh, Frank Allsbin | 1 Sep 1872, IL | 17 Jun 1935 | Has tombstone & footstone in 2012 |  |
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| Heckman, Martin | 30 Mar 1859, Germany | 15 Jun 1942, Kooskia | no marker | IP; IDI 129605; C1920 | |
| House, Abe | ca. 1852, IA | May have died 9 Feb 1929 in Mtn. Home, ID | no marker | IP; C1900, C1910; IDI 065318 | |
| Houseman, Henry | no marker | IP | |||
| Hyde, Jack | Apr-May, 1933 | Worked at Gnome Mine | no marker | Ailor 1-44 | |
| Kee, Lee "Sleepy" | China | 17 Nov 1933 | Funeral at IOOF Hall, EC | no marker | IDI 86661 |
| Kinkaid, Minnie E. | ca. 1874, IL | Husband, U.G. Kinkaid, buried at Prairie View | no marker | C1900 | |
| Kronk, Frank | Suicide | no marker | GM | ||
| Larsen, James Peter | ca. 1871, Denmark | 14 Sep 1933 | Miner; died of stroke; wife buried in CA | no marker | Ailor 1-70; IDI 85965; C1910; C1920 |
| Lynch, Martha J. | ca. 1855, TN | 19 Oct 1909 | Died of pneumonia; husband James buried in Dixie | no marker | IDI 232 |
| Massam, Henry | 11 May 1867, Canada | 28 Jan 1929, Lewiston | no marker | IDI 65532; C1920 | |
| Massam, John R. | ca. 1864, Canada | 16 Apr 1934 | no marker | IDI 88662; C1920; C1930 | |
| McGregor, Reuben | 10 May 1875, MN | 7 Jan 1952 | Died in MN; said to be last buried in EC cemetery | no marker | C1910 |
| Monroe, A.D. or J.D.? | Abt. 1847 | 19 Dec 1930 | Died at Burgdorf. T.M. Burleson and M.R. Felts came from Grangeville and took the body to Elk City for burial. Mr. Monroe was 83 yrs old, a carpenter and miner and was well known in Idaho county. He had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Felts at Elk City for quite some time. Click here for obituary | no marker | |
| Montgomery, John | ca. 1860, England | 1925 | Has tombstone in 2012 |
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| Morris, (Moses?) Hilo | ca. 1840 | 5 Mar 1911 | Burned to death in his cabin | no marker | ICFP |
| Natwick, David | ca. 1859, Norway | May 1936 | no marker | Ailor 1-197; C1920; C1930 | |
| Parr, Mary Anna | 7 Jun 1847, AR | 25 Nov 1914 | Owned Parr Hotel and Colonel Sellers Mine | no marker | IDI 9411; C1900 |
| Poyneer sons | Two sons of Harry and Bertha Poyneer | no marker | |||
| Reed, Pearlie Josephine | Dec 1933 - Feb 1934 | no marker | Ailor 1-82 | ||
| Reeser, Jewel | ca. 1830, PA? | Suicide | no marker | GM; C1870 | |
| Ross, Lewis Casey | ca. 1855, in CA | 14 May 1908 | Died of intestinal obstruction | no marker | ICDA 171 |
| Ruark, baby | 21 Oct 1907 | 31 Oct 1907 | Son of John Ruark, died of erysipelas | no marker | ICDA 38 |
| Russell, William "Peg Leg" | ca. 1836, NY | 3 Oct 1909 | Suicide with strychnine in Olympus Saloon, Elk City | no marker | ICDA 231, ICFP |
| Schnell, Wilber Leon | 15 Mar 1910 | 15 Mar 1910 | Stillborn son of Edward and Bessie Schnell | no marker | ICDA 247 |
| Scott, Benjamin Blair | ca. 1870, Canada | Initially at Newsome. Running EC store after 1910. | no marker | IP; C1900; C1910; C1920 | |
| Shuck, Harriet Josephine | 10 Apr 1871, IA | 1 Oct 1950 | Wooden cross still there in 2012 |
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Ailor 3-298; IDI 003791 |
| Shuck, Henry Charles | 27 Nov 1868, IA | 1 Nov 1942 | Wooden cross still there in 2012 |
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Ailor 1-196; IDI 131575 |
| Sweeney, Henry A. "Hank" | ca. 1870, Canada | 29 Dec 1939 | Suicide. Buried beside wife Martha. (there is an indention in the ground but no marker was found in 2012) Click here for obituary | no marker | IDI 117231; C1920 |
| Sweeney, Martha | 1869, Canada | 1924 | Has tombstone in 2012 |
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C1920 |
| Tiernan, Henry | Jul 1837, Ireland | 12 Mar 1906 | Early pioneer miner | no marker | C1880, C1900 |
| Warbrick, Pearl | Aug 1901, Grangeville | 7 Dec 1935 | Daughter of Ross Foss | no marker | Ailor 1-173; IDI 97032 |
| Whittaker, Philip H. | ca. 1878, England | ca. 1945 | no marker | MHL; C1930 | |
| Williams, Mary Jane Edwards | Mar. 3, 1901 | Dec. 31, 1929 | This record is on Find-a-grave | This stone was not visible in 2012 - but could have been under the grass. |  |
| Winhiser, Kelly | Miner, called "Salmon River Kelly" | no marker | MHL | ||
| ABBREVIATIONS: | |||||
| Ailor - Aior Funeral Home Record (Grangeville) | |||||
| C1900, C1920 etc. - U.S. Census for 1900, 1920, etc. | |||||
| ca. - "circa," meaning approximate date | |||||
| GM = Recollections of Gertrude Maxwell | |||||
| ICDA = Idaho County Death Abstracts | |||||
| ICFP = Idaho County Free Press (newspaper) | |||||
| IDI = Idaho Death Index # | |||||
| IP = Research by Iris Pitcher | |||||
| MHL = Recollections of Mrs. Hubert Lawyer, former nurse of Doc Boyd | |||||
