tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post5385928957891264987..comments2023-11-05T03:43:42.873-08:00Comments on Astoria, Oregon, Daily Photo: Cemetery on the Hilltapirgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-3571972355838046202016-10-08T16:57:01.854-07:002016-10-08T16:57:01.854-07:00From what I have read there were records of at lea...From what I have read there were records of at least 498 people buried there. Renee did a great job of documenting the 80 she found there on Findagrave.com. However, if these were PIONEERS to the area, where are the records of the other 410 or so?? Oregon State Archives has not made them known, I wonder if there are none in existence?? To quote a blogger:<br />"Over the years, Astoria grew into a prominent port city, attracting a new wave of settlers from Norway, Sweden, Finland, England, China, Ireland, and Germany. It was incorporated in 1876. The Pioneer Cemetery was deeded to the city by a man named James Welch on April 22, 1865. It became the most popular burial site in town, boasting 498 burials by 1891. Prominent early leaders were buried here, as were paupers who were interred in unmarked graves."<br />From the Astoria Parks and Recreation site:<br />Astoria Pioneer Cemetery was deeded by James Welch to Astoria on April 22, 1865. By 1891, 498 burials were recorded. There were also numerous unlisted interments. Bodies from abandoned cemeteries were brought here. Many graves and markers were later removed by the families. Use of the cemeteries was discontinued around 1900. <br /><br />So they didn't remove bodies from here, they brought bodies from abandoned cemeteries to this cemetery.<br /><br />My ancestors were early pioneers with significant historical stories that settled in Astoria.<br />My 3rd great aunt was Harriet Sanborn Kimball Jewett who survived the Whitman Massacre along with her children. Her husband Nathan Kimball was killed in the massacre and is buried at the mission. They were rescued by Peter Ogden Skene of the Hudson Bay Company. She remarried John Haynes Jewett in Linn, Oregon. He was a very prominent man in Astoria, and Harriet very well known. He died in 1880 and must have been buried here. She died in 1892 and is likely buried with him as she did not remarry. I am unable to find burial records on either. I would sure like to know if any exist for this cemetery. If you happen to find any please email me @ elizabeth.odel@gmail.com<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br /><br />lizo128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04900177137505906988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-29610297340985542662009-08-02T21:09:53.153-07:002009-08-02T21:09:53.153-07:00It's my understanding that the bodies were rem...It's my understanding that the bodies were removed, and usage of the cemetery stopped, due to concerns about that part of the hill sliding. Wouldn't want caskets cascading down a mudslide into town.Uncle Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735806009833395031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-17204991890904475102009-08-02T13:35:28.548-07:002009-08-02T13:35:28.548-07:00It's all been said already, that's the pro...It's all been said already, that's the problem with commenting after all the other, faster bloggers! I too love graveyards and love this post.cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-83934272586110248462009-08-01T20:26:48.296-07:002009-08-01T20:26:48.296-07:00We have at least one cemetery here similar to this...We have at least one cemetery here similar to this. I would imagine there are a few more. Excellent find & post. We certainly appreciate the research too.Don and Krisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836979417230059021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-21059132511570734852009-08-01T18:37:42.274-07:002009-08-01T18:37:42.274-07:00I really like older cemetaries and have pictures o...I really like older cemetaries and have pictures of the many in this area and Skagit Valley. How wonderful of Renee to document this strange cemetary. I am glad it has been preserved though. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-65796492405142127092009-08-01T17:55:43.462-07:002009-08-01T17:55:43.462-07:00Kudos to Renee! I have read about people who make...Kudos to Renee! I have read about people who make a hobby of locating and recording info from old cemeteries.<br /><br />I'll bet you thought this was strange when you first read it...I wonder why some of the bodies were removed by the families?<br /><br />Methinks there might be more to this story buried in some archive somewhere.<br /><br />Great post, Sheryl!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-37776494536611529202009-08-01T16:24:12.819-07:002009-08-01T16:24:12.819-07:00This woman did an unusual and interesting job with...This woman did an unusual and interesting job with this strange little cemetery, just to keep memories alive.<br />Just in these days in my family happens that we can't remember the correct address of the house where most of us was born!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-66809841876919692802009-08-01T12:00:59.122-07:002009-08-01T12:00:59.122-07:00How interesting! It's amazing how much history...How interesting! It's amazing how much history can get lost in just a little over a hundred years. Very cool to read about it. Thanks for the post!TheFrogBaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829641134331952750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-53528179976531359292009-08-01T10:55:52.868-07:002009-08-01T10:55:52.868-07:00What an interesting history this cemetery has had!...What an interesting history this cemetery has had! I do a lot of poking about in graveyards near and far researching family history, and they have come to interest me more and more for themselves, not just for family connections. The find a grave website really is a wonderful resource and it was nice of you to list it as only genealogy hounds tend to know of it. Neat post!<br />-KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-65286207252382355522009-08-01T10:32:31.090-07:002009-08-01T10:32:31.090-07:00Love this post, love the find a grave and knowledg...Love this post, love the find a grave and knowledge that they post the people who are buried here.<br />My favorite is to drive past that cemetary in the a.m. when the mists still swirl or at dusk...sometimes on a foggy, moonlit night the place has a sort of sweetly haunted feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com