[or-roots] Hawley Cemetery

[W David Samuelsen]

it's official. It's Hawley Cemetery
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1130948

David

Leslie Chapman wrote:
> 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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> 
> 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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