Sherry You mentioned the Italian men. I saw a book a long time ago that had a lot of Italian history in Walla Walla. Can anyone shed some light on this link? Laura in Seattle -----Original Message----- From: Sherry Kaseberg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 5:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Misc Burials Wasco County, OR Daphne Hon Ramsey's cemetery records for Wasco County include these: Sarah Sutton, wife of John Sutton died on Sept 26, 1854 "at the foot of the mountains near Tygh Valley." She kept a diary of the family's wagon trip west from Cass County, IL. It stopped August 15, 1854 in the Grand Ronde area where she became ill with Mountain Fever. A note written at the end of the diary by a relative gives this information, plus the fact that she left four helpless children, the youngest being four years old. Family tradition is that Sarah Sutton's body was wrapped in a feather bed and buried along side the road between Tygh Valley and the Barlow Road Toll Station. Mrs. Butts and two children, members of the ill-fated Stephen Meek wagon train of 1845, believed to be buried on the John Conroy place near Sherar's Bridge, marked by a pile of stones. Ronald Brock, a descendant, visited the place before his death and believed this to be so. Mrs Kramer or Cramer died between 1883 and 1885, and was buried on the old place of Peter Conroy near Antelope. Information carved on a native stone at the head of her grave. Believed to be a member of a passing wagon train. Mr and Mrs Young, parents of Jerry Young, the first postmaster of the Wapinitia area, had a store at Oak Grove, located about a mile west of Wapinitia in Paquet Gulch. Mr. Young was called "Colonel" and Mrs. Young's first name may have been Mary. Graves are on the Lloyd Woodside ranch in Wapinitia [1966] near the line between his land and that of Harold Dyke. Jerry Young and his brother Robert were in the Wapinitia area around 1875. Jerry died in Wallowa County in 1920, aged 86. Information provided by Mrs. Ralph Woodside, Lloyd Woodside, Francis Paquet and Maude Paquet Wall. Baby Reins is buried on the old Flinn place just west of the Ben Forman ranch now [1966] owned by Lloyd and Scott Woodside. Malinda Austin Mayfield, wife of Cecil Mayfield, was buried near Smock. Informant: Mrs. George Bogardus, Troutdale, OR 1966. ________ Cogswell, died 1861, was buried on his place beside a child near Wrentham, Wasco County. Reference: McNeal's Wasco County history. Ten Italian workmen on the Oregon Trunk Railroad construction gangs were buried between July 1, 1909 and November 1910 at Neabeck, two miles up and on the west side of the creek from Freebridge. Reference: McNeal Pioneer Grave at the top of Tygh Ridge on what was the Easton place, once marked by a board painted "A Pioneer Grave." Ref: Mrs. John T. Davidson, The Dalles Soldier's Grave, on upper Fifteen Mile near the junction of Kloan road. Reference: Mrs. John T. Davidson, The Dalles Mrs. C.B. Doyle died before 1916 and was buried on the Doyle homestead located in T_S R12E North half of the NW quarter of Section 6. Information provided by Mrs. Charles Lewis and Mrs. Virgil Mayfield who attended the graveside service for Mrs. Doyle who was survived by her husband and daughters, Irene, Dorothy and Carrie. Submitted by Sherry Kaseberg who has Daphne's collection for as along as she can use it to help others per her promise!

The Oregon Trunk and Deschutes Railroad were built simultaneously on the W and E sides of the Deschutes. Laborers from Italy, Austria, Sweden and all points in between were employed about 1909-1910. A few stayed to live in America. I have no more information than that a handful were buried at Grass Valley Cemetery in Sherman County, OR. The 1910 census of the Sherman County rail construction camps will be published in Sherman County: For the Record this summer. Sherry Kaseberg ----- Original Message ----- From: Laura C <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 2:15 AM Subject: WALLA WALLA ITALIAN COMMUNITY > Sherry > You mentioned the Italian men. > > I saw a book a long time ago that had a lot of Italian history in Walla > Walla. Can anyone shed some light on this link? > > Laura in Seattle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry Kaseberg [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 5:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Misc Burials Wasco County, OR > > > Daphne Hon Ramsey's cemetery records for Wasco County include these: > > Sarah Sutton, wife of John Sutton died on Sept 26, 1854 "at the foot of > the mountains near Tygh Valley." She kept a diary of the family's wagon trip > west from Cass County, IL. It stopped August 15, 1854 in the Grand Ronde > area where she became ill with Mountain Fever. A note written at the end of > the diary by a relative gives this information, plus the fact that she left > four helpless children, the youngest being four years old. Family tradition > is that Sarah Sutton's body was wrapped in a feather bed and buried along > side the road between Tygh Valley and the Barlow Road Toll Station. > > Mrs. Butts and two children, members of the ill-fated Stephen Meek wagon > train of 1845, believed to be buried on the John Conroy place near Sherar's > Bridge, marked by a pile of stones. Ronald Brock, a descendant, visited the > place before his death and believed this to be so. > > Mrs Kramer or Cramer died between 1883 and 1885, and was buried on the old > place of Peter Conroy near Antelope. Information carved on a native stone at > the head of her grave. Believed to be a member of a passing wagon train. > > Mr and Mrs Young, parents of Jerry Young, the first postmaster of the > Wapinitia area, had a store at Oak Grove, located about a mile west of > Wapinitia in Paquet Gulch. Mr. Young was called "Colonel" and Mrs. Young's > first name may have been Mary. Graves are on the Lloyd Woodside ranch in > Wapinitia [1966] near the line between his land and that of Harold Dyke. > Jerry Young and his brother Robert were in the Wapinitia area around 1875. > Jerry died in Wallowa County in 1920, aged 86. Information provided by Mrs. > Ralph Woodside, Lloyd Woodside, Francis Paquet and Maude Paquet Wall. > > > Baby Reins is buried on the old Flinn place just west of the Ben Forman > ranch now [1966] owned by Lloyd and Scott Woodside. > > Malinda Austin Mayfield, wife of Cecil Mayfield, was buried near Smock. > Informant: Mrs. George Bogardus, Troutdale, OR 1966. > > ________ Cogswell, died 1861, was buried on his place beside a child near > Wrentham, Wasco County. Reference: McNeal's Wasco County history. > > Ten Italian workmen on the Oregon Trunk Railroad construction gangs were > buried between July 1, 1909 and November 1910 at Neabeck, two miles up and > on the west side of the creek from Freebridge. Reference: McNeal > > Pioneer Grave at the top of Tygh Ridge on what was the Easton place, once > marked by a board painted "A Pioneer Grave." Ref: Mrs. John T. Davidson, The > Dalles > > Soldier's Grave, on upper Fifteen Mile near the junction of Kloan road. > Reference: > Mrs. John T. Davidson, The Dalles > > Mrs. C.B. Doyle died before 1916 and was buried on the Doyle homestead > located in T_S R12E North half of the NW quarter of Section 6. Information > provided by Mrs. Charles Lewis and Mrs. Virgil Mayfield who attended the > graveside service for Mrs. Doyle who was survived by her husband and > daughters, Irene, Dorothy and Carrie. > > Submitted by Sherry Kaseberg who has Daphne's collection for as along as she > can use it to help others per her promise! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >