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Saint Francis Regis Mission Cemetery
Ward, Stevens County, Washington

Transcribed by Maggie Rail © Jan 28, 2000, last edited Jun 02, 2016 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 41.

St Francis Regis Mission Cemetery is sometimes called the Ward cemetery. It is located East of Kettle Falls about 2 miles and was part of the former Jesuit Mission. Ward was a small settlement at St. Francis Regis Mission in northwest Stevens County, named for Thomas Ward, an early settler.

I compared my work with the transcriptions of Ann and Sam McCrea found in the NEWash Genealogical book #3, "Rural Area Cemeteries of Stevens County, WA." Much thanks to this work, most headstones are gone now.

One comment from their work. "In earlier times 'The Fathers' had sheep that grazed in the cemetery, knocking over headstones and destroying markers, making it impossible to identify where graves are located."

Another source of information was from the EWGS 1976 edition of Stevens County Tombstone inscriptions copied by Belva Pederson May 27, 1975.

Aug 14, 2000, Vicki Morris and I visited this cemetery. It has been let go to weeds so badly that the sheep grazing might be a good idea. When finished walking it we both had need to clean our shoes and socks. Transcribed and compiled by Maggie Rail ©1999, updated Sep 01, 2000.

- Maggie Rail

??, Philomen, d. Jul 14, 1887, 18yr, w/o Milchnic
Aman, Catherina, b. Nov 26, 1892, d. Jun 02, 1909, b. Helena Mt, d. Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane WA
Baptiste, Jean, no dates
Beghlia, Wapato Charley, b. 1884, d. Feb 25, 1890, (Rip), age: 6yr
Boyd, Joseph, b. Jan 06, 1880, d. Nov 05, 1904, s/o Josephine
Condon, Bridget, b. 1830, d. Nov 13, 1914, s/o John, 84y, d. Northport
Cummings, Mary M., b. 1867, d. Jan 03, 1909, w/o P.J.
Evans, Tom, b. 1830, d. 1915
Guin, Felicity, b. 1831, d. May 11, 1911
Hall, Alfred J., b. Jul 14, 1891, d. Oct 14, 1891
Hall, Alice, b. Mar 05, 1876, d. Jul 30, 1896, age: 20y 4m 25d, w/o John
Hall, Clara E., b. Jun 07, 1890, d. Aug 23, 1890, baby
Hall, David W., b. Sep 03, 1894, d. Feb 20, 1895
Hall, Joseph, b. May 17, 1889, d. May 23, 1889
Hall, Mary A., b. Sep 05, 1892, d. Jun 01, 1893
Hall, Mary Lucy, b. Jan 1895, d. Jun 22, 1895, c/o Thomas & Jennie
Hall, Thomas, b. 1864, d. Oct 21, 1894, age: 30yr
Koerling, Anthony, d. Aug 24, 1917, age: 19yr, s/o William & Theresa
Koerling, Theresa, b. Feb 29, 1854 Germany, d. Sep 19, 1916, d/o William & Gertrude Besse Kahle
Koerling, William, b. Dec 04, 1851, d. Jun 22, 1928
Kohler, Margaret Dupuis 'Maggie', d. Dec 1902, w/o Anton, m. Jun 27, 1898 in Catholic church, lived in Marcus, Anton operated a shoe and harness shop
Lemire, Bridget, d. Oct 18, 1909, age: 43yr
McClintock, John, b. 1861, d. 1930
McNitt, William, (b. Feb 19, 1871), d. Oct 27, 1895, age: 24yr 8mo 8da
Moore, Alec, d. Jan 29, 1928, age: 85yr
Moore, David, d. Aug 01, 1924, age: 70yr
Moore, Edward, d. Feb 15, 1927, age: 55y 8m 29d
Moore, Margaret J., d. Mar 26, 1921, 23yr
Moore, Mary F.C., b. 1855, d. May 26, 1921, age: 66yr
Parr, Charles, d. Jan 19, 1915, age: 59yr
Praxede, Jean Baptiste Anostosie, d. 1990?
Rivers, Emma, b. unknown d. Feb 00, 1893
Rivers, Orlie, d. Apr 20, 1889, age: 11yr 6mo 4da
Sanpere, David Jr, b. Apr 27, 1893, d. Sep 06, 1898
Sanpere, David, b. Feb 24, 1836, d. May 05, 1910
Sanpere, James, b. Apr 11, 1876, d. Aug 20, 1901
Sanpere, Mother, no date
Sanpere, William, b. Jan 08, 1872, d. Jun 20, 1898
Sherlock, Michael, d. Jan 05, 1911, age: 69yr 7mo 5da, s/o David & Margaret
Sherman, Peter, d. 1890, 15yr
White, William, d. Oct 27, 1897, 24yr 8mo 8da