Willamina Pioneer Cemetery, Willamina, Polk Co., Oregon

Thanks to Dianne Harsh for sharing the burials and other information below with us!!

Willamina Pioneer Cemetery was originally owned by the Joseph W. Knifong family. Joseph, his wife Mary and 9 of their children are buried in the cemetery – None of the children buried in the cemetery reached adulthood. In 1901 the cemetery was purchased by the City of Willamina for a sum of $1. The cemetery recently (since 1996) received Pioneer Status.

Willamina sits on the Polk Yamhill County Lines. The cemetery is in Polk County, however, a small corner of it may actually be in Yamhill County. Most of the death certificates issued for people buried in the cemetery were issued by Yamhill County as Willamina contracts with Yamhill County for services. The major part of the City of Willamina is in Yamhill County.

Lot number 1 is in the northwest corner of the cemetery and you read the lot numbers from north to south.

Directions:

From Salem, travel west on HWY22 approximately 26 miles to the junction of HWY18B. Turn right on 18B and go 2 miles into Willamina. You will pass the City Limits sign on a long slow curve when entering the town. About ¼ mile past the city limits sign, you will see a traffic island on the left side of the road with a sign that says “Entering Yamhill County”. Turn at the island and then make a sharp left turn onto Branson Street which is a narrow gravel street. The cemetery is at the end of the street.

From Portland: Take Highway 99W south approximately 35 miles to the Junction of Highway 18. Turn left onto Highway 18 and follow it approximately 23 miles west towards Lincoln City. When you reach the exit for Hwy 18 Business Loop outside of Sheridan, take the business loop. Drive through Sheridan and another 4 miles to Willamina. Go through the town of Willamina following the road when it junctions to the south – (Across the rail road tracks and bridge). Keep traveling on S Main Street till you see the traffic island on the right with the Sign that says “Entering Polk County”. Turn on the right side of the Island and go straight ahead onto Branson Street. The cemetery is at the end of the street.

Myrtle Barber is the Cemetery Caretaker and asks that her phone number not be disclosed. Anyone who needs more information can contact the City or the Willamina Public Library and leave a message for callback.

Willamina is located approximately 30 miles East of Lincoln City, 28 Miles NE of Salem and approximately 60 Miles SW of Portland.

*Note from Dianne - The records are older - I cant remember when I did this - it was after the cemetery reached pioneer status but probably around 2003 or 2004 - so there is nothing for anyone buried since then

LOT	SURNAME	GIVEN NAMES	BIRTHDATE	DATE OF DEATH	SINGLE TOMBSTONE	OTHER INFO FROM TOMBSTONE,	INFO FROM OTHER SOURCES: OBITS, FAMILY MEMBERS, CEMETERY RECORDS
1	SMITH	ERNEST L	1907	1987	*	MARRIED GRACE 4/2/1953	Died November 20, 1987
1	SMITH	GRACE E	1910	1984	*	WIFE OF ERNEST L	Died: November 1984
1	HUDDLESTON	VERNON O	12/27/1895	8/20/1968		WW1 VET - SGT. COMPANY 1, 162ND INFANTRY, 41 DIV
1	HUDDLESTON	LUCY F	11/2/1903	11/13/1947
5.5	SCHWAB	LEO	1899	1966			Died: October 10, 1966
10	WILSON	MURNO W	1893	1981			Died: September 25, 1981
11	MYERS	ORLANDO J	1893	1958	*	HUSBAND OF EVA	Died: November 1958
11	MYERS	EVA N.	1894	1980	*	WIFE OF ORLANDO J	MIDDLE NAME: NELORE Died Jan 1, 1980
15	BARBER	LOIS A	1890	1969			Actual Birthdate: Dec 24, 1891, Died July 13, 1969
15	BARBER	SAMUEL M	1888	1981			Birth: June 19, 1888 - Died August 30, 1981
	LEPAGE	JUST H.	1880		*		Not buried here - Buried in cemetery in Sheridan, OR - Husband of Martha LePage
16	LEPAGE	MARTHA A	1869	1936	*		Died April 29, 1936
19	SMELSER	WILLIAM ALBERT	1917	1920			SON OF GUY AND HAZEL SMELSER
25	JONES	LAURA	1876	1935
25	HARRINGTON	SAMUEL	1846	1933	*
25	HARRINGTON	MARY E	6/3/1849	3/25/1916	*	WIFE OF SAMUEL
27	WILSON	ROSE	1881	1912		MOTHER	WIFE OF FRANCIS M
27	WILSON	FRANCIS M	1868	1912		FATHER
27	WILSON	AMANDA	1840	1908		MOTHER	WIFE OF SAMUEL
27	WILSON	SAMUEL W	1841	1926		FATHER	VET
30	TURNIDGE	JOSEPH P	12/16/1882	3/26/1917
30	TURNIDGE	AMANDA	7/17/1847	2/14/1928		MOTHER	WIFE OF V.J.
30	TURNIDGE	V. J.	6/1/1847	9/10/1930		FATHER	SPOUSE: AMANDA
30	PENINGTON	WINFIELD SCOTT	7/1/1849	11/4/1918
31	DIXON	JAS. C.	?	?		VET - SGT CO. K, 1US VET V ENGRS	NO DATES ON STONES - NO INFO ON RECORDS
32	GILMAN	DORA	7/22/1880	12/5/1908
33	TURNIDGE	KATHERINE	1916		*	MUMMY
33	TURNIDGE	LESTER D	4/6/1905	1989	*	PAPA	Birth: Feb 28, 1923
33	TURNIDGE	DAVID A	1879	1952			Died: May 21, 1952
33	TURNIDGE	ALMA	12/4/1905	2/27/1920		DAUGHTER OF DAVID & HATTIE
34	FARNHAM	JESSE L	1853	1942	*		HUSBAND OF IDA S
34	FARNHAM	IDA S	1865	1937	*		WIFE OF JESSE L
34	SANDBERG	EMIL B	1862	1933	*		HUSBAND OF SOPHIE A
34	SANDBERG	SOPHIE A	1868	19??	*		WIFE OF EMIL B
37	WOODEN	COLLEY S	1867	1948
37	WOODEN	JAMES M.	1856	1937
38	FOX	AMY L	1892	1984	*		MIDDLE NAME: LUELLA
38	FOX	DAVID W.	1889	1962	*		MIDDLE NAME: WILSON Born: Feb 25, 1889 and Died August 2, 1962.
38	FOX	HAROLD	1917	1942			Born: Jan 14, 1917; Died: September 18, 1942
38	GARRISON						NO OTHER INFO AVAILABLE
39	TIBBETTS	WILSON MARION	1890	1952
39	TIBBETS	ELIZABETH L	1891	1943
40	STENSENG	KENNETH L	9/14/1928	8/17/1970		MN, TEC 5, 591 ORDNACE SVC CO WW2
40	LUNDMARK	MINNIE M	1905	1988	*
40	LUNDMARK	CARL H.	1900	1984	*
41	FLOYD	AGNES E	1885	1980	*
41	FLOYD	E. VERNON	1872	1964	*
42	DAVIS	CLARA KAMMERER	1880	1966	*
42	KAMMERER	A. R.	1872	1941	*
43	CODDINGTON	ROSS B	1901	1960
43	CODDINGTON	LARRY D	1934	1941			MIDDLE NAME: DEAN
44	ROUSE	EDITH FOWLER	1897	1925			6/18/1897 - 4/9/1925 - Wife of Walter J. Rouse
47	FRIEND	WILLIAM D.	1865	1950	*
47	FRIEND	LOUIE I	1867	1936	*
50	HENDERSON	HOWARD SISSON	1920	1984			5/12/1984
51	TURNIDGE	WAYNE V	8/29/1935	9/6/1935
51	TURNIDGE	CLARA MAY	1884	1970	*
51	TURNIDGE	JOHN CALVIN	1872	1964	*
51	TURNIDGE	RAYMOND ACE	2/17/1920	3/10/1930
52	HALL	ETHEL L	1859	1939	*	MOTHER
52	HALL	GEORGE W.	1853	1929	*	FATHER US ARMY WW2
54	KALBER	JOHN CALVIN	1849	1936
54	RITCHIE	SPENCER E	1871	1933
54	DAVIS	IRA W.	1829	1913
55	BALL	JAMES BRYAN	1900	1933
55	FLANERY	CAROLYN	1878	1953
55	FLANERY	JOEL E	1856	1924
56	BAINTER	STEVANNA		1919		Daughter of MR & MRS E. O. Bainter
58	PETTIT	A.G.				CO. B 6TH KANSAS CAV
58	DUNDAS	ALFRED	1856	1929	*
58	DUNDAS	MARY J.	9/22/1869	7/30/1985	*	Wife of A. Dundas
58	DUNDAS	EARL	8/5/1892	9/7/1892	*
58	DINGESS	EFFIE	1/21/1872	3/25/1892
59	BRYAN	PERRY E.		3/16/1895		10 Y 1 M 16D - SON OF EM & ME	FROM MO. LOCATED N. ON OUTSIDE OF CURB
59	BARBER	IRA O.	1847	1932	*		IRA OTTO - LOCATED EAST SIDE OF LOT
59	BARBER	MARY J.	1846	1937	*		MARY JANE - LOCATED E SIDE OF LOT
59	BARBER	MERLE CHANCY	1/11/1909	9/19/1909		SON OF J.O & W. BARBER
59	MICKEL	ROBERT					2/16/1886 - 3/11/1893
59	MICKEL	JAY					5/8/1898 - 8/6/1899
59	MICKEL	RODNEY					7/26/1895 - 9/13/1909 - MIDDLE NAME: BUFFORD
59	MICKEL	E.A.	1843	1919		MOTHER	ELIZABETH
59	BARBER	FRANCES
59	BARBER	??
59	SAVAGE	VERA	1906	1920		DAUGHTER OF CLARENCE AND ADA SAVAGE
59	SAVAGE	ADA	1888	1917		W OF CLARENCE SAVAGE
59	SAVAGE	CLARENCE	1883	1952		FATHER
60	CAMPBELL	MARTHA J.	1859	1935		MOTHER
60	GENTRY	ELMER		11/7/1907		26 YRS. HERE RESTS A WOODMAN OF THE WORLD
60	GENTRY	ISOME B		2/13/1892		44Y 8M 12D, HUSBAND
61	SNEED	HARVA E	7/24/1878	2/25/1902
61	LANGLEY	MARGARET M	8/29/1906	3/29/1908
61	BARKER	MARY LANGLEY	1851	1901		MOTHER
62	EDDY	F.C.	1870	1916
62	EDDY	MARY MARVEL	4/8/1909	12/26/1909		DAUGHTER OF FRANK AND MAY. OUR DARLING
62	LOCKHART	HATTIE E	1856	1938	*
62	LOCKHART	CASS C	1852	1932	*
62	LOCKHART	BERTHA	1/6/1888	9/16/1908
62	LOCKHART	THEODORE G	9/16/1881	8/21/1923
63	RICHARDS	BENJAMIN S.	1872	1952	*
63	RICHARDS	LYDIA M	1876	1953	*
63	STEWART	ROBERT A	1841	1913		VOL 13 WIS REG
64	FUQUA	LAURA I	1871	1939
64	FUQUA	JORDAN	12/14/1931	3/29/1924	*	FATHER
64	FUQUA	CATHERINE	7/1/1835	8/15/1923	*	MOTHER
67	SCOTT	FRANKLIN CURTIS	1862	1946
67	SCOTT	MAGGIE J	10/11/1866	4/27/1920		MOTHER
68	SHETTERLY	JOHN	1889	2/26/1937		BROTHER
68	SHETTERLY	LUELLA J.	1852	8//13/1934		MOHTER
68	SHETTERLY	JOHN	1847	1915		FATHER
70	BELL	JOHN E	1847	1928	*	FATHER
70	BELL	HETTIE L	1847	1905	*	MOTHER
71	ANDERSON	CHARLES F	1870	1934
71	RYDELL	RONALD H	1939	1953			BORN: OCT 1939 - DIED DEC 1953
71	SJOSTROM	A. H.	1867	1909
72	CRAFT	ROSETTA A	3/31/1867	5/8/1917
74	FOWLER	ANNA LAW	1860	1931
74	FOWLER	ROBERT THOMAS	1860	1932
76	SHINKLE	ETHEL M	1887	1917	*	MOTHER
76	SHINKLE	S. ELBERT	1874	1968	*	FATHER	MARRIED 7/10/1910
82	HOLMES	VERNA OPAL	11/29/1905	11/18/1985	*
82	HOLMES	KKENNETH RAY	7.27/1912		*
82	ABEL	JOHN WARREN	1920	1988		PVT US ARMY WW2	BORN: 3/29/1920 DIED: 5/21/1988
83	GREIMS	MARY MILDRED "MIDGE"	1906	1986			1/31/1986
83	GREIMS	EDWARD BENARD	11/4/1902	11/29/1987		S2 US NAVY WW 1 & 2
83	HILL	WALTER C	2/17/1939	7/16/1971
83	HILL	ROBERT L.		2001
83.5	HILL	GEORGE F	1901	1970		HUSBAND AND FATHER
83.5	HILL	IDA HILDA	1909	1993			1/29/1909 - 9/20/1993
83.5	HILL	LESTER G	1935	1970		SON AND BROTHER
87	WOODEN	HOWARD E	1892	1964	*
87	WOODEN	MYRTLE G	1896		*		4/1/1896 - 3/29/1991
87	MCKAY	LILLY M	1888	1934
87	HAGMAN	ELIZABETH C	5/15/1866	3/6/1949	*
87	HAGMAN	JOHN J	11/7/1862	3/5/1922	*
87	HAGMAN	WESLEY J	7/19/1889	2/12/1916
88	PATERSON	LULU BELLE	1884	1914
89	TROWBRIDGE	MINNE J	8/5/1869	2/24/1927		MOTHER
89	TROWBRIDGE	DAVID	1861	1920		AGE 59 YRS FATHER
89	DERBY	MARY A	4/2/1833	6/1/1911
89	FLETCHER	ALTA E	1864	1925
91	RYDELL	BERNIECE J	1910	1976			DEATH: DEC 1976
91	RYDELL	HERBERT G	1905	1963			DEATH: OCTOBER 1963
92	BUSWELL	HENRY J	1881	1956
92	BUSWELL	AUSTIA C	1886	1932			MIDDLE NAME: CLARA
93	BUSWELL	ARTHUR W	1910	1911
92	KNIFONG	E.F.	6/12/1849	8/19/1863
92	KNIFONG	MARY	7/2/1854	8/25/1863
92	KNIFONG	ELLA	8/1856	8/1863
92	KNIFONG	JAMES	2/1858			AGED 1 DAY
92	KNIFONG	STEPHEN	12/1859		*	INFANTS OF J & M KNIFONG	TWINS - BROKEN STONE
92	KNIFONG	THOMAS	12/1859		*	INFANTS OF J & M KNIFONG	TWINS - BROKEN STONE
92	KNIFONG	LUELLA J.	8/1864		*	INFANTS OF J & M KNIFONG	TWINS
92	KNIFONG	LEUVICY	8/1864		*	INFANTS OF J & M KNIFONG	TWINS
92	KNIFONG	CLARA	6/19/1864	5/18/1874			STONE SINKING INTO GROUND
92	KNIFONG	J.W.	4/21/1811	11/5/1880			JOSEPH
92	KNIFONG	M.	9/13/1821	4/29/1897			MARY WHITE - WIFE OF J.W.
93	LAMSON	HELEN M.	10//8/1812	11/16/1892		MOTHER	WIFE OF J.L.
93	LAMSON	J	1/9/1812	10/12/1879		FATHER
93	LAMSON	REX D	7/29/1878	8/2/1911		SON OF ED. F.	WOODSMAN OF THE WORLD STONE
93	LAMSON	EDNA L	1882	1972		MOTHER	WIFE OF REX D. DEATH DATE: DEC 14. 1972
93	LAMSON	EDWARD DELGRADO	1900	1977		SON OF REX
93	COCKERHAM	E.E.	1849	1876	*	MOTHER
93	COCKERHAM	MARGARET A.		1875	*
93	COCKERHAM	MARY F.	1870	1877	*
93	COCKERHAM	MITTIE E.	1873	1952
93	LOOSE	DOROTHY ESTER COCKERHAM	1904	1979	*		BIRTH: June 1904 Death: 11/17/1979
93	LOOSE	CECIL WESLEY	1950		*		7/19/1905 - 12/10/1998

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