[or-roots] Hawley Cemetery

[Leslie Chapman]

Carla;

The Hawley cemetery I meant was the one near Divide, Oregon. I can't
remember which Hawleys if any are buried there, but we call it the Hawley
cemetery because it is on Hawley land. Actually I believe it is offially the
Divide Cemetery. I know there was some contretemps about access back when
and the Hawleys said nobody was going to cross their land to get there so
now the access is from Kennedy Lane, you go about a quarter of a mile up
said county road and turn left across the creek and go up the hill about
half a mile bearing left to get there.

USGS map doesn't give it a name, but does show it. Apparently there was once
a community there called Veatch. I know there was a Veatch family in the
neigborhood at one time because I remember my parents telling stories about
them.

The creek that must be crossed is Boren on the map, seems to me like we
called it little muddy or some such when I was a kid, though I know the
Boren's were important folks at one time in the area.

Here is the relevant genealogy;

from; http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlane/history/histrigd.htm

George M. Hawley:  Cottage Grove Stock Dealer and Local Politician

George M. Hawley, of Cottage Grove, is a retired farmer and stock-dealer who
has been active in political matters, in which he still takes an active
interest.  He was born in Lane county, Oregon, September 9, 1857, a son of
Ira and Elvira (Riley) Hawley, the father a native of New York and the
mother of Indiana. In their family were eight children, namely:  Nirom, of
Moscow, Idaho; Lyman, deceased; William, of Lorane, Oregon; Annie, the
deceased wife of Frank Stockwell, of Idaho; George M. of this review; Robert
D., of Creswell, Oregon; James H., of Divide, Oregon; and Alice, deceased.
The youngest son is now making his home on the old donation land claim which
was taken up by his father after he crossed the plains in 1852.  The father
had previously made the journey to California in 1849, remaining in that
state until the following year, when he returned to Illinois by way of Cape
Horn, and in 1852 again came west, taking up a claim at Divide, Oregon.

George M. Hawley remained under the parental roof until he attained his
majority, and when he left home his father gave him three hundred and
seventy-five acres of land near Creswell, Oregon.  He lived on that land
until in 1911, when he sold out and removed to Cottage Grove, retiring from
business.  For five years during his early career he followed the business
of buying and selling stock, but he later disposed of that business and gave
his entire attention to diversified farming, which he continued until the
time of his retirement.

Mr. Hawley was married twice and by his first union has two children:
Oscar, who is married and resides at The Dalles; and George Francis, also
making his home at that place.  Mr. Hawley's second union occurred March 31,
1894, when he wedded Miss Minnie Ozment, a daughter of J.S. and Elizabeth
(Dilon) Ozment, both natives of North Carolina.  The Ozment family crossed
the plains in 1869 from the latter state and settled in Lane county, Oregon,
where Mrs. Hawley was born and where her marriage took place.  In his
political faith, Mr. Hawley is a republican and has held numerous local
offices.  He was justice of the peace at Creswell for two terms, was road
supervisor for twelve years, has been school clerk and served on the school
board for several years, and is now a candidate for county commissioner.  In
his fraternal relations, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and the Woodmen of the World.  In his religious views he is liberal
and attends different churches.  Mr. Hawley, who is one of the early sons of
Lane county, has been an active and valuable man in the development of the
resources of his community and in later years particularly has assisted in
no small way in the public projects of the county. Following for many years
agricultural pursuits on a large scale, he labored hard and faithfully and
is well entitled to the rest from hard work which he is now enjoying.  He is
widely known throughout the community and is greatly respected by all who
are acquainted with him.

Okay, this gets real strange, if George is one of yours, you might want to
check out;

http://www.indixie.com/genealogy/ozment/

ONe of his wives was an Ozment and that link will tell you way more about
her family than you probably want ot know!

here are some specs from a web site;
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlane/links/lanecems.htm

					number
					interments  acres location					established

Hawley (Divide, Veatch) 	25-100 	1.00 	Ira Hawley Farm; go west on Kenady
1878
								Lane south of Highway 99,
								go left at first road and
								proceed up hill south of
								Cottage Grove

By the way if you wanted to contact the current farm residents; (the current
owner married a Hawley)

Hawley Land & Cattle Co
77102 Highway 99 Cottage Grove OR 97424-9799
541-942-3811

Heres and oddity, a lister (I believe) is listed by Rootsweb as the addresse
for Hawley Cemetery info, but lives in Redmond!

Hawley-Veatch Cemetery
6 Mi S of Cottage Grove
C/O Niswonger-Reynolds FH
PO Box 668
Redmond, OR 97756-0155
(503) 548-8188

Have you ever googled your Hawley's? I got an awful lot of hits statewide
for the surname Hawley, folks in cemeteries and genealogies all over the
state.

Les C

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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Roseburg IOF Pioneer Cemetery


Les...

Which Hawley cemetery?  I'm always looking at Oregon Hawley's; my 3rd-great
grandfather was Cyrus Benjamin Hawley, an Oregon Trail pioneer who settled
near Amnity.  His daughter, Ann Elizabeth Hawley, married John Wright
Stephens.

Interestingly enough, John's father, Emmor Jefferson Stephens, was the first
man buried at the Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery on Portland's east side.  That
cemetery was originally a part of James B. Stephen's land claim.  James B.
"Uncle Jimmy" Stephens was an older half-brother (different mothers) of my
great-great grandfather, John Wright Stephens.

Cemeteries seem to run in the family; the Menlo Cemetery near Raymond,
Pacific County, Washington was originally part of the farm of John Wright
Stephens.  Ann Elizabeth Hawley died in Yamhill County, leaving four sons.
John Wright Stephens remarried Susan Mayes and they moved north, first to
Centralia, Washington; later settling in the Raymond/Willapa Bay area.

Carla
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