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Rogers Bar Cemetery
Rogers Bar, Ferry County, Washington

Silvercreek Rd, Rogers Bar WA

Lat: 48° 04' 37"N, Lon: 118° 16' 30"W
T30N R36E Sec 28

Transcribed by Maggie Rail, © Jun 25, 2001 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 20.

The cemetery can be found on Silvercreek Road just past the Community Church. Take the first left turnoff after passing the church heading north and drive straight on that road up the hill about a mile. There will be a turn to the right up to a home, but stay going straight, then it will curve and go up the hill further.

This cemetery sits on a hill overlooking the valley on the west side of the Columbia River, now called Lake Roosevelt. The climb up is quite steep for a car. I imagine it was quite a task to take the deceased up for burial. Rogers Bar is no more, but there is a Rogers Bar campground down near the river.

We found it difficult to find. Michelle and I drove up the steep hill three times before we finally spotted the cemetery. We were told there was another cemetery near this one, but we could not find it.

We found many unreadable crosses and stones. I have listed a few I found in some of the old St Michael Mission Death/burial records. They have an asterisk after them, and this means there is no marker.

Walked and read by Michelle Morris and myself, Jun 21, 2001. We felt that it looked like there have been many burials here which no longer have markers. It is possible we missed some existing markers in the very tall grass.

- Maggie Rail

Legend:
n/k = next of kin
* from church records

??, Colet, great aunt of Mrs. John Manuel, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
??, Man, Pete Hiloketsa's bro-in-law, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
Boyd, Bernice, b. 1944, d. 1997, Danekas FH
Carmichael, Henry W, b. Apr 22, 1901, d. Aug 09, 1979, US Army WWII
Carmichael, J. D., b. 1918, d. 1962
Charley, Francis, d. Jun 07, 1919
Charley, Peter, d. Dec 29, 1913
Dick, Christine, d. Apr 20, 1920
Dick, George, d. Sep 07, 1944, 19y, s/o John Dick, bur. Sep 11, 1944, *
Dick, John, b. 1885, d. 1965
Dick, Thomas, d. Sep 30, 1948, s/o John Dick, bur. Oct 04, 1948, *
Francis, Paul, no dates
In-Hoi-kan, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
Joseph, Kenneth J, b. Jan 26, 1944, d. Feb 23, 1999, Sgt US Air Force, Vietnam
Louie, Nancy, d. Apr 12, 1951, abt 85y, m/o Mrs Louie Pichette, bur. Apr 14, 1951, *
Manuel, Cecelia, no dates
Manuel, John, b. 1885, d. 1957, Father, s/w Josephine
Manuel, Josephine, b. 1895, d. 1957, Mother, s/w John
Moore, Viola, b. Sep 16, 1903, d. Jul 16, 1913
Oupilien, Margaruet, d. Apr 15, 1915
Peters, Stella, d. Apr 05, 1944, 10y, n/k Paul Peters, bur. Apr 08, 1944, *
Pichette, Chrestine, b. Sep 1925, d. Sep 1948, Mother
Se-Num-Tulx, Grandmother of Mrs John Manuel, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
Se-Ut-Kahn, brother of Mrs John Manuel, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
Seltice, Charles, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
Seltice, Mrs, Ska-Um-Talk, Wife of Charles Seltice, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker
Wh-Ka-Petq, Sister of Mrs. John Manuel, moved from Chas Seltice cemetery, no marker