Fairview Cemetery


Submitted by: Penny Bennett Casey

 

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Fairview Cemetery is located approximately 4 miles 
north/northeast of Grangeville on the Luke's Gulch Road.
(The back gravel road to Stites, used to be the old Stage
Road). The cemetery was platted in 1886. 

The original Plat was found in the Idaho County Courthouse in Grangeville. The Deed was also found in the Courthouse and was recorded July 24, 1886. Due to the length of it (6 pages), I will merely sum up what it states. It is dated June 12th, 1886. Executed in the Territory of Idaho,County of Idaho by John C. Gelbach and Della M. Gelbach. It states that they have selected a site for a Cemetery on the land that they own, to be called Fair View Cemetery. They elected J.S. Kincaid, F.V. Turner and F.H. Fenn, Trustees thereof to hold the trust until their successors have been elected in accordance with the rules and by-laws of the association. The Gelbach's, in consideration of the sum of fifty (50) dollars and a free certificate to a lot of their choosing in the cemetery, do sell and convey the tract or parcel of land. There is a detailed description of the chiseled corner stones and measurements. It also states that the trustees shall first sell at public auction, such lots as may be purchased and that the minimum price of lots shall be five (5) dollars. * All lots can be sold except lots 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 & 11 in Block B which said lots shall be reserved as a Potter's Field or Strangers burying ground. (*note: the Gelbach's  also owned the Poor Farm, which they purchased in 1895. They must have left the above listed lots open for the Poor Farm until the Hillcrest Cemetery was established in 1937, which was located much closer to the Poor Farm. It also states that the owners of the lots would receive a "certificate of ownership". It also provided further, that no Church or other building for Religious purposes shall ever be erected within the Cemetery enclosure. The money's received from the sale of lots will be for the upkeep and beautifying of the grounds.

 

In the June 25, 1886 edition of the Idaho County Free Press is the following advertisement:

Lot in the newly laid out cemetery at Fairview between 3 mile and Butcher Creeks, will be auctioned off tomorrow.  There are 2 1/2 acres in the grounds.


The Cemetery is divided into 4 blocks, A,B,C,D. Each block having 21 lots, Each lot having 8 grave plots. I have found a few that have up to 11 plots. The following is the list of Names, with Grave #, Lot, & Block.This list came from Mike Bear at the Cemetery District, who was kind enough to allow me to photocopy the cemetery book. And also from a list that Betty Farris Litchfield had from doing family research. It does not include stone information and is not completely up-to-date. 


Don't forget to check the Obituaries for your surname

Surname First Name Blk Lot Birth Death Notes Photo
Allen Charles B. 3 19A 1905 1909 .

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Allen Chester E.  1 19A 1901 1902 .

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Allen  Isabelle A. 4 19A Mar. 21, 1849 Dec. 17, 1938 .

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Allen Zella 2 19A . . . .
Allen James 5 19A . . . .
Allen Burton 6 19A . . . .
Anglin Martha 3 1D Dec. 12, 1827 Dec. 14, 1913 Wife of James B. Anglin AnglinM.jpg (88402 bytes)
Altman Edward R 5 3C 1904 2000 . .
Altman M. Webber 4 3C . . . .
Barber Susan 1 14C . . . BarberSusan.jpg (77471 bytes)
Bartz			
Judy A 4 14D . . reserved .
Bear Deborah J. 7 21B Apr. 18, 1956 Feb. 15, 2002 Dbl stone w/Michael Bear.jpg (80750 bytes)
Bear Michael W. 8 21 July 9, 1951 Still living 2009 Dbl stone w/Deborah Bear.jpg (80750 bytes)
Benoy Joseph 7 14A May 24, 1838 Oct. 13, 1914 Dbl stone w/Sarah BenoyJos.jpg (51995 bytes)
Benoy Sarah Hall 8 14A Dec. 8. 1846 Sept 12, 1894 Dbl stone w/Joseph BenoySar.jpg (56872 bytes)
Brown Georgia Mae. 8 18D 1893 1976 *info from Deborah Starr 8/23/04

Daughter of George Crea and Nora Stephens.   Wife of Fred Brown.  Stepdaughter of Oliver Chase.

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Browning Eva Anna 3 13C 1882 1907 . BrowningEva.jpg (96079 bytes)
Browning Layfayett 3 5C Dec. 23, 1959 Sept. 15, 1924 Dbl stone w/Martha BrowningDbl.jpg (69419 bytes)
Browning Martha 4 5C June 10, 1860 Sept. 4, 1924 Dbl stone w/Layfayett BrowningDbl.jpg (69419 bytes)
Bledsoe John 5&6 5B . . Reserved .
Cleary Erin Elizabeth 3 16A Aug. 22, 1985 May 23, 1999 . ClearyErin.jpg (68377 bytes)
Cook Geo. A. 3 3D June 20, 1888 Apr. 19. 1892 . cook-josie.jpg (39103 bytes)
Cook Joseph B. 4 2D Feb. 17, 1845 May 26, 1907 . cook-joseph.jpg (28021 bytes)cook-joseph1.jpg (28620 bytes)
Cook Josie E. 1 2D Feb. 9, 1884 Apr. 8, 1892 Dau of J.B. & M.E. Cook CookJosie.jpg (97275 bytes)
Cook Martha E. 3 2D Jan. 14, 1849 Mar. 31, 1905 Wife of Joseph B. Cook.   cook-martha.jpg (27280 bytes)cook-martha1.jpg (32110 bytes)
Costley Margaret .E. 6 10D Dec. 3, 1842 Oct. 31, 1923 . CostleyEli.jpg (78598 bytes)
Costley W.L. 7 10D      
Costley Cassie 8 10D Jan. 29, 1824 Dec. 18, 1892 . CostleyCas.jpg (40049 bytes)
Crabtree,  Gordon 4 4A Jul 15, 1926 Jun 16, 1999 Cox US Navy WWII

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Crabtree Lauretta 3 4A . . Reserved .
Crawford John A. 4 9C Feb. 25, 1915 June 2, 1994 Dbl stone w/B. Thelma

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Crawford B. Thelma 5 9C Apr. 14, 1923 Feb. 16, 2002 Dbl stone w/John A.

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Crea Clara A. 3 9A 1858 1927   CreaClara.jpg (160476 bytes)
Crea Elizabeth  A. 1 9A Oct. 28, 1893 Oct. 2, 1906 Daughter of T.D. & C.A.  "This lovely bud so young and fair, Cut off by earthly doom, Just come to show how sweet a flower, In paradise could bloom" CreaElizA.jpg (159904 bytes)
Crea Elizabeth A. 6 18D Feb. 18. 1836 May 11, 1921 Wife of James Crea - Mother CreaEliz.jpg (200055 bytes)
Crea George B. 7 18D . Jun. 9, 1891 29 yrs. 9 mos. 16 ds. Son of James & Eliz. Crea CreaGeo.jpg (95676 bytes)
Crea James B. 5 18D 1868 1930 . CreaJames.jpg (125819 bytes)
Crea Large Family Stone . . . . . CreaLg.jpg (167709 bytes)
Crea Large Family Stone . . . . . CreaLg2.jpg (118483 bytes)
Crea Thomas D. 2 9A 1857 1917 . CreaThomas.jpg (159770 bytes)
Crea  W.O. 4 18D 1864 1935 . CreaWO.jpg (128278 bytes)
Day Bertha 7 15A      
DeArmond Don 1&2 5B     Reserved  
Farris Walter Harmon (Bub) 5 5A Sept 7, 1903 Aug. 31, 1955    
Farris Rolly Joseph (Dutch) 6 5A Mar. 24, 1877 May 29, 1932    
Farris Rolland Leo  8 5A Aug. 7, 1902 June 5, 1919 Son of Rolly J. & Elizabeth  
Farris Benjamin Franklin 5 10A Dec. 12, 1873 Oct. 12, 1914    
Farris  Gilbert Harmon 4 5A Sept. 2, 1829 Aug. 31, 1903    
Farris Catharine  3 5A. Dec. 20, 1836 Dec. 21, 1887  Maiden name Polite.  Double stone with Gilbert.  This stone was placed there in recent years, assuming Catharine was buried there.  She died near Buffalo Kansas, so she is likely buried in Kansas.  Daughter of Robert Polite and Eliza Vesey  
Fenn Lee 1 19D      
Fenn Carrie 2 19D      
Fenn G.G. 3 19D      
Fenn  Keith 5 19D      
Fenn Mina 4 19D      
Gelbach Grace 1 17A      
Green Ethel 6 1D      
Gorney Bradley (baby) between 1 6D     9/30/1998  
Harper A.L. 5 8A      
Harper K.M. 6 8A      
Harper A.L. 7 8A      
Harman Lee 7 6B      
Hanson Charles 5 14C      
Hanson Raymond 6 14C      
Hall May 7 15C      
Hall Charles 8 15C      
Hessley Curtis 1 13C      
Hessley Hanna 2 13C      
Hessley Floyd 4 13C      
Hessley Charles 5 13C      
Hessley Lizzie 6 13C      
Hazelbaker Christopher 3rd from S. End 4C      
Hazelbaker F.H. 5 4C      
Hazelbaker Mary 6 4C      
Hazelbaker Clarence 7 4C      
Hazelbaker Joe B. 9 4C      
Hanson Hugh 1 3D      
Hanson John 5 3D      
Hanson Anna 6 3D      
Holbrook Emma 5 20D      
Holbrook Eugene 6 20D      
Holbrook Russell 7 20D      
Holbrook M.K. 8 20D      
Hason Nellis 5 8D      
Hazelbaker Melva M. 1st from S. End 4C      
Hazelbaker Weston 11 4C     3/2/1994  
Hazelbaker Margaret D. 8 4C     (Reta Rode 1990?)  
Hazelbaker Jack 11C      
Hazelbaker Fred 11C      
Hazelbaker V. Wayne & Nancy 4C      
Hazelbaker Shirley Wilkins 10 4A  C      
Hall ? 6 15C      
Hall ? 5 15C      
Hall D 4 15C      
Haynes J.M. 8 11D      
James E 5 6A      
James Francis 6 6A      
James Charles 7 6A      
James Minnie 8 6A      
Kunze Charles 5 14A      
Kunze May  6 14A      
Kerlee Calla 3 13A      
Kerlee Baby 4 13A       kerlee-baby.jpg (30963 bytes)
Kerlee Lulie (Lulu)  5 13A       kerlee-lulie.jpg (33717 bytes)
Kerlee Eliza 7 13A     same stone with Coleman  
Kerlee Coleman 8 13A       kerlee-coleman.jpg (31608 bytes)
Kerlee Elijah 1 10C      

 

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Kerlee Danial 2 10C      
Kerlee E. Dee 3 10C       kerlee-edee.jpg (79586 bytes)
Kinkaid Ida W. 1 5D   Apr. 5, 1886 First person buried in cemetery     Daughter of John & Caroline Kincaid 18yr. 1 mos 25 days  
Kinkaid Alpha 2 5D      
Kinkaid Grace 3 5D      
Kinkaid Callie 4 5D      
Kinkaid John 5 5D      
Kinkaid Ulysses 6 5D      
Kinkaid Karl (infant) 7 5D 1902 1903    
Long Robert 6 16A      
Long Ellen 7 16A      
Long T.A. 8 16A      
Long John A. 4 17B      
Long Bertha 5 17B      
Long John D. 6 17B      
Long Thomas H. 7 17B      
Long Edward 8 17B      
Long Ralph 10 17B      
Long baby son 1 16C      
Long baby son 2 16C      
Long baby daughter 3 16C      
Long Emma 4 16C      
Lutz Mary 8 18C      
Long Carrie Lee 9 17B      
Lusk Pearl Stewart 10 13A     7/1993  
Litchfield Floyd I. 1 5A     Still Living - 2009  
Litchfield Betty Marie 2 5A Jul 5, 1923 June 16, 2006 Dbl. stone w/Floyd  
Long D 8 18B      
Manring baby 1 20A     baby of A.C. & Eliza  
Manring baby 2 20A     baby of A.C. & Eliza  
Manring Ann B. 7 20A      
Manring Ahira 8 20A      
Manring Bessie Edna 3 20A      
Manring M. Lizzie 5 20A      
Manring  A.Clark 6 20A      
McClenna E.K. 2 15C      
McReady John R. 6 16D 1853 1928    
Meinen Paul 2 21C 1937 2001    
Mennet Earl F. 1-10 21C     10 plots reserved  
Morris Margaret 5 21A      
Morris Nathaniel 6 21A      
Morris John W. 7 21A      
Morris Lucinda 8 21A      
Michael Nora 1 2C      
Michael Willard 2 2C      
Marrow Mrs. 1 20C      
Myers G.M. 1 10D      
Myers Cha 2 10D      
Myers Mary 3 10D      
Myers G.W. 4 10D      
Myers G.C. 5 10D      
Nail Eve M 6 2A      
Nail Charles 7 2A      
Nail Ruth 8 2A      
Orr Saide 7 14C      
Orr Alex 8 13C      
Perkins Elizabeth 3 6D      
Peterson John 8 7D      
Rose Ethel 1 7A      
Rose Franklin 2 7A      
Rose Ralph J. 3 7A      
Rose Ed 4 7A      
Rose Louise 5 7A      
Rose Paul 6 7A      
Rigging Roy H. 1 1B      
Rigging Gage C. 2 1B      
Rigging John W. 3 1B      
Riebold George 5 16C      
Riebold Katherin 6 16C      
Riebold Peter 7 16C      
Riebold Rose 8 16C      
Riebold Sam 9 16C      
Rowton Emma C. 1 1D      
Rowton Joshua 2 1D      
Reed Thomas 1 13D      
Reed Emma 2 13D      
Rice James E. 1 16D Feb. 12, 1812 Jun. 4, 1817  "At Rest"  
Rice Nancy 2 16D Dec. 28, 1886 Sept. 4, 1902  "At Rest"  
Rice Walter S 2 15D 1878 1937    
Rice Ada M. 3 15D 1879 1957    
Rice Charles L 4 16D 1847 1927    
Rettig Fred 10 1C      
Rose Tom 4th from N. end of S. half 7A      
Rettig June A 11 1A      
Rylaarsdam Marinus 1 4B      
Ruark Elizabeth Nancy 7 5A Dec. 25, 1883 June 17, 1970  Maiden name Mason.  1st marriage to Rolly J. Farris.  2nd marriage to Frank Ruark.  Daughter of Job. S. Mason and Mary T. Sexton Cosand  
Schurer M.F. 1 15C      
Stuart William 8 11A      
Swarts Willard 2 18A      
Swarts Lulu 3 18A      
Swarts Theodore 4 18A      
Shearer Daniel 8 15B      
Smith Evert 7 17C      
Smith Hannah 3 16D      
Smith Wesley 5 8C      
Sebastin E. Manul 5 9D      
Stewart Norman 1-3 16A     Reserved  
Stuivenga Ed & Debbie 5&6 9B     Reserved  
SEbastin Lucy 6 9D      
Sebastin Daniel 7 9D      
Stewart Max L. 9 13A     5/27/1993  
Stewart Norman A. 11 13A      
Scott William & Ann 4 4C      
Twilegar Phoebe 8 17C      
Talbott baby 5 19D      

May 23, 1828

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Unknown 8 6B      
Unknown 3 12C      
Unknown 4 12C      
Unknown 5 12C      
Unknown 1 15D      
Wickom Marg 5 12A      
Wilkins Lee A 1 14B      
Wilkins Lester 4 14B      
Wilkins Susan F. 5 14B      
Wilkins John 6 14B      
Wilkins baby 6 13B      
Wilkins baby 5 12B      
Wilkins Oscar 7 12B      
Westenhiser Victor 8 12B      
Webber Albert 6 3C      
Webber John 7 3C      
Webber Elizabeth 8 3C      
Wilkins Nancy B. 5 11C      
Wilkins All 6 11C      
Wilkins Samual 7 11C      
Wilkins Charley 8 10C      
White Keith 4 8D      
Wendt Ida 5 17C      
Wendt Harley 6 17C      
Wilkins Clare G. 6 12B      
Wood Gladys M 5 7A     Ashes on foot of Louise Rose grave  
Wilkins baby 4 12B      
Wilkins Lucinda 7 11C      
Wieder baby 4 9A      
Wieder Marie 9A      
Wilson Peggy 2 4A     Reserved  
Wilkins Eva 3 14B     2/22/1998  
Wendt John Arley Jr. 3 17C 1924 2000    

                                                                                                                      

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