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Manson Indian Cemetery
Manson, Chelan County, Washington

Lat: 47° 52' 49"N, Lon: 120° 07' 43"W
T28N R21E Sec 1

Transcribed and compiled by Maggie Rail © 1999. last edited Jan 13, 2007 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 55.

This cemetery lies just east of Lake Chelan next to the Mill Bay resort.

It is cared for by the owner of the resort, William Evans who said it was never dedicated and really has no name. The following information was told to me by Mr. Evans on Oct 24, 1999 when I visited and did an inventory of the cemetery.

This cemetery was started, following the formation of a church at this site, by early Catholic missionaries, adding the burial place next to the church. In 1952 the church was destroyed by fire, leaving only the cemetery on the site.

The first burials were primarily the Wapato family, who are members of the Moses Band of the Colville Indians. In later years additional people were reburied here, displaced from other burial sites.

I walked and read this cemetery, with permission, on Oct 24, 1999.

- Maggie Rail

Legend:

b.= born c/o = child of d. = died h/o = husband of

P = plot s/o = son of s/w = stone with w/o = wife of

??, Infant, no dates, buried in the East Wenatchee area during the prehistoric period and reburied here in 1985
Abraham, David Joseph, b. 1924, d. 1998
Abrahamson, Camille, no date, 1mo
Abrahamson, Edward, no date, 5yr
Abrahamson, Joseph, no date, 14yr 6mo
Abrahamson, Julian, no date, 1yr 6mo
Abrahamson, Madeline, no date, 3yr
Abrahamson, Madeline, no date, 4yr
Abrahamson, Mary Ann, b. 1907, d. 1941
Abrahamson, Mary, no dates, 15yr
Bob, Edward, no dates, 65yr
Bob, Joseph, b. 1907, d. 1909
Bob, Lucy, b. 1890, d. 1912
Bob, Mary, d. 1903
Chilkosaskat, Mouise, d. Feb 11, 1903, 80yr
Evans, Lucy W., b. Feb 05, 1898, d. May 10, 1986
Evans, Robert L., b. Nov 01, 1918, d. Apr 13, 1974
Evans, Wm. Mayes, b. Jul 06, 1891, d. Jul 14, 1941
Iswald, Lucy Mary, b. 1845, d. Sep 1939, 94yr (an apparent error)
Matt, Leonard Michael, d. 1936, baby
Miller, Jerome B., b. 1905, d. 1978, 'Jerry', s/w Roberta Minnis
Miller, Kettlen, d. May 25, 1911, 8mo
Miller, Leon Max, b. 1949, d. 1963, s/w Sam
Miller, Louie, d. Dec 29, 1909, 2yr
Miller, Lucy, d. Dec 03, 1911, 28yr
Miller, Sam (Toupa), b. 1880, d. 1956, s/w Leon
Miller, Vernon M., not dates
Minnis, Roberta, b. 1948, d. 1978, s/w Jerome Miller
Nason, Charlie, no dates, 19yr
Peter, Mary Agitha, no dates
Peter, Parrie, d. Oct 21, 1903
Peter, Phillip, d. 1925
Ustah, Julian, d. 1925
Ustah, Peter, d. May 07, 1913
Vivian, ?, d. May 07, 1913
Wapato, Adrian, no dates, s/w Elaine, John & Wm.
Wapato, Agnes, b. Apr 16, 1908, d. Oct 17, 1946, d/o Peter & Hyacinth
Wapato, Ann Mary, b. Dec 1870, d. Aug 07, 1963, d/o John & Madaline
Wapato, Celeste, b. 1851, d. 1936, s/o John & Madaline
Wapato, Earl, d. Jun 12, 1912, 2yr, s/o Peter & Hyacinth
Wapato, Edward, b. May 20, 1895, d. Sep 07, 1948, s/o Peter & Hyacinth
Wapato, Elaine, no dates, w/o Celeste, s/w Wm., Adrian & John
Wapato, Hyacinth, d. Jun 28, 1912, 45yr, d/o 'Doc Jim' Quatas, w/o Peter (Que-til-qua-soon)
Wapato, John (Nequeleken), d. Sep 07, 1911, 86yr
Wapato, John, b. Jul 03, 1881, d. Apr 16, 1949, s/o Peter and Hyacinth
Wapato, John, no dates, s/w Elaine, Adrian & Wm.
Wapato, Louie C., b. Mar 20, 1888, d. Nov 03, 1983
Wapato, Louie, d. Oct 13, 1909
Wapato, Madaline, d. Oct 17, 1930, 98yr, w/o John (Nequeleken)
Wapato, Marguerite, b. May 19, 1900, d. Jun 12, 1982, d/o Peter & Hyacinth
Wapato, Matthew, b. 1970, d. 1997
Wapato, Nancy, d. Jun 28, 1912, 16yr, d/o Peter & Hyacinth
Wapato, Peter, b. 1854, d. Oct 28, 1949 (Que-til-qua-soon), s/o John & Madaline
Wapato, Peter, b. Nov 26, 1916, d. Dec 20, 1955, s/o John (1881-1949)
Wapato, William, no dates, s/w Elaine, Adrian & John

The two sections below are at the east end of the cemetery. In each of the two sections there is a plaque with an inscription on it concerning that set of burials. There is a separate headstone for each individual listed below.

"Here lies our ancestors - Dislodged by construction of the Wells Hydroelectric Project - returning to the shores of Lake Chelan August 21, 1999"

Female
Female, 16-20yr old
Female Adult, 18-25yr old
Female Adult, 18-25yr old
Female Adult, 20-30yr old
Female Adult, 25-35yr old
Female Adult
Female Adult, 20-30yr old
Female Adult,18-25yr old
Female Adult, 45+yr old
Female Child, 7-9yr old
Infant
Infant
Infant
Infant
Infant
Infant
Infant
Infant
Infant
Male Child, 7-9 yr old
Male Adult, 25-35 yr old
Male Adult, 25-30 yr old
Male Adult, 45+ yr old
Male Adult, 30-35 yr old
Male Adult, 30-40 yr old
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown Child, 3-5 yr old
Unknown Child, 7 yr old

"Here rests 14 ancestors of the Chelan People who were buried near Chelan Falls about 1887 - They were removed from a construction site and reburied here in 1985."

Woman of middle age
Young Woman
Woman of middle age
Teen-age Boy
Woman of middle age
Baby Girl
Baby Girl
Man of middle age
Man of middle age
Young Child
Young Child

3 Below on shared stone

Man of middle age
Young Woman
Infant