[or-roots] Hawley Cemetery

Mon Feb 7 10:35:09 PST 2005

speaking of hawley's.  if anyone of you has very early hawleys into this 
country, i have quite a bit on them.
gary in az.
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From: "W David Samuelsen" <dsam at sampubco.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Hawley Cemetery


> 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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>> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:44 PM
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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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