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Buena Vista Cemetery
(Port Gamble Historic Cemetery)
Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington

T27N R2E Sec 6
Lat: 47°51'22"N, Lon: 122°35'13"W

Contributed by Yvette Ivey, Jan 11, 2001 [ivhouse@earthlink.net]. Total records = 92.

Transcribed from tombstone inscriptions by Yvette LeBlanc Ivey and Rachael Ash, July 1999. A sign up at the entry says "Port Gamble Historic Cemetery".

ACKLEY, Maggie E., b. in Caller, Maine, d. 22 Jul 1885, Aged 39 yrs., Wife of Suard B. ACKLEY
BABCOCK, Ella F., b. 04 Aug 1856 in Machias, d. 08 Mar 1865 in Port Gamble, Dau of Nelson & Augustine BABCOCK
BAILEY, William, d. 10 Oct 1908, Aged 56 yrs.
BARTON, Charles Lee, b. 1890, d. 1899 [s/w Lee M. BARTON]
BARTON, Lee M., b. 29 Nov 1851, d. 11 Feb 1897 [s/w Charles Lee BARTON]
BAUM, William, d. 04 Jun 1889, Aged 22 yrs. 7 mos. 28 dys., God bless the strangers who cared for our brother.
BISHOP, William, d. 04 May 1875, Aged 56 yrs. [s/w Chas. TIELS & Samuel PITTENGELL]
BORGESON, A. V., b. in Sweden, d. in Port Gamble, Aged 88 yrs., Erected by Kitsap Lodge No. 96 Knights of Pythias.
BOWMAN, Henry, b. in German, d. 06 Apr 1882 in Port Gamble, Aged 40 yrs.
BRIENLY, Frankie, d. 22 Apr 1877, Aged 9 yrs. 4 mos. 22 dys., Son of P. A. & M. A. BRIENLY
BRUCE, Peter, b. in England, d. 14 Sep 1862, Aged 28 yrs., Erected to his memory by his shipmates…." [rest unreadable]
BUCKEY, Osceola, b. 27 Jan 1875, d. 28 Dec 1910, Aged 35 yrs.
BUCKLES, James F., b. 30 Oct 1864 at Newbern, Ill., d. 15 Mar 1891 at Port Gamble, Wash., Son of J. & M. BUCKLES
CAVANAUGH, Patrick, b. 1863 in Dublin, Ireland, d. 14 Jun 1900 at Port Gamble, Aged 37 yrs.
CONNICK, Carrie G., d. 20 May 1867, Aged 24 yrs. 7 mos. 6 dys., Wife of John T. CONNICK [s/w John T. CONNICK]
CONNICK, John T., d. 06 Dec 1881, Aged 42 yrs. 3 mos. 14 dys., Native of New Brunswick [s/w Carrie G. CONNICK]
CORBETT, Joseph, of Eastport, Maine, accidentally killed on board Bark Friendship 12 Jan 1858, Aged 28 yrs.
CRANMER, Lulu Hovey, b. 11 Sep 1871 in Port Gamble, d. 15 Jun 1904 in Seattle, Aged 32 yrs. 9 mos. 4 dys., Wife of C. R. CRANMER
CROMBIE, J. H., b. 1840, d. 1928
DAGGETT, D. O., b. 17 Feb 1842, d. 07 Jan 1904
DALY, May Geneva, b. 09 Mar 1887 in Burlington, Kansas, d. 01 May 1903 in Port Gamble, Dau of Jenny & Joseph DALY]
DAMM, George Edward, b. 07 Aug 1900, d. 30 Sep 1901, Aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 23 dys., Son of J. G. & Elizabeth DAMM
DEXTER, John, b. in England, d. 07 Dec 1889 at Port Gamble, Aged 26 yrs. 5 mos.
DOWLING, Laroy, d. 29 Mar 1883, Aged 2 months, Infant son of A.H. & E.B. DOWLING
ECKLOFF, Ronald, b. 01 Aug 1902, d. 05 Sep 1903
ENGLEBRECHT, Gustave, GERMANY COX US NAVY INDIAN WAR, d. 21 Nov 1865, USS MASSACHUSSETTS, Killed in battle with northern Indians at Port Gamble Washington in line of duty on 22 Nov 1856.
FOTH, Fred W., d. 01 Feb 1919, Aged 68 yrs.
GOVE, Madgie, d. 08 Mar 1881, Aged 10 mos. 23 dys., Infant dau of Wm. & K. GOVE
GROUSE, Freddie,1932, Aged 3 months
GUPTILL, Sarah L., b. 19 Apr 1851, d. 25 Mar 1890, Wife of J.A. GUPTILL
HANSON, Freddie A., b. 12 Sep 1855 in Atkinson, Me., d. 25 May 1877 at Port Gamble, W.T.
HARMAN, Almira Gerrish, b. 10 Apr 1813 at Kittery, Maine, d. 03 Apr 1910 at Port Gamble, Wash., Aged 97 yrs.
HARMAN, August, b. 1866, d. 1918, "Woodmen of the World"
HARMAN, Nathaniel, b. 16 Jun 1806 in East Machias, Maine, d. 14 Jan 1886 at Port Gamble, Wash., Aged 80 yrs.
HARTWEIG, August, b. 06 Aug 1851 in Germany, d. 08 Feb 1883 in Port Gamble
HENDRICKSON, Arthur, b. 29 Apr 1895 in Port Gamble, d. 27 Jul 1895, Son of M & L HENDRICKSON, [s/w Custava HENDRICKSON]
HENDRICKSON, Custava, b. 08 Aug 1823 in Finland, d. 11 Jul 1895 in Port Gamble
HOVEY, Sarah, d. 29 Jan 1878, Aged 43 yrs., Wife of S. W. HOVEY [s/w Stephen W. HOVEY]
HOVEY, Stephen W., d. 14 Mar 1885, Aged 53 yrs., Our father. [s/w Sarah HOVEY]
HOVEY, Willie, d. 09 Feb 1867, Aged 6 yrs. & 10 mos., Son of S. W. & Sarah HOVEY
HOYT, Medora, d. 26 Mar 1903, Aged 51 yrs.
HUDSON, William, b. 25 Dec 1862 at Port Gamble, d. 25 Jun 1914, Son of William F. HUDSON
JAMESON, Winfield Scott, b. 05 Aug 1880 in Sebec, Maine, d. 29 Oct 1914 at Port Gamble
JAMIESON, Captain J., b. 20 Oct 1854, d. 19 Aug 1910
JOHNSON, Erling, b. 12 Mar 1889, d. 29 Dec 1918
KALLEEN, John, d. 07 Aug 1880, Aged 55 yrs.
KELLER, Laura A., d. 27 Feb 1877, Aged 38 yrs., Wife of A. W. KELLER, Also her 2 children.
KIMBALL, Maggie, b. 08 Mar 1872, d. 12 Jun 1888, Dau of H. & Jane KIMBALL]
KIMBALL, Maria, b. 25 May 1855, d. 01 Jan 1888, Wife of H. KIMBALL -[s/w Maggie KIMBALL]
LONGFELLOW, Almira M., d. 21 Jun 1898, Aged 61 yrs. 9 mos. 23 dys., Wife of Daniel LONGFELLOW
LONGFELLOW, Daniel, d. 05 Oct 1885, Aged 54 yrs.
LUND, Ed. D., d. 14 Aug 1874, Aged 52 yrs., A native of Sweden.
MAINE, Machias, d. 29 Oct 1902 [s/w William T. & Augustine G. REESE]
MALONEY, James, d. 17 Nov 1902, A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
MARTIN, John A., d. 09 Nov 1883, Aged 49 yrs. 4 mos. 4 dys.
MEAD, James, b. 03 Feb 1834 in County Essex, England, d. 12 Jul 1904 in Seattle, Washington, Erected in 1905.
MORRIS, Reilly Hubert, d. 02 Sep 1899, Aged 12 dys., Infant son of T. P. & H. L. MORRIS
MURPHY, Agnes E., b. 03 May 1885, d. 15 Oct 1886, Dau of Thomas & Rosa MURPHEY
MURRAY, Hurbert, d. 30 Nov 1882, Aged 4 yrs. 7 mos. 22 dys., Son of J. H. & M. J. MURRAY
MURRAY, James H., b. 22 Dec 1849, d. 12 May 1898
NIKULA, Jacob E., b. 20 Dec 1882 in Finland, d. 28 Feb 1912 at Port Gamble
NORDLUND, Jennie, d. 18 Jan 1903, Aged 11 yrs. 9 mos., Dau of Adrian & Annie NORDLUND
NOYES, Mamie H., d. 31 May 1878, Aged 17 yrs. 9 mos. 16 dys., Dau of C. J. & M. A. NOYES
OLANIE, H. J. F. X., b. 01 Aug 1865, d. 24 Jan 1902, Aged 36 yrs. 5 mos. 23 dys.
PHILBROOK, Milton E., b. 1928, d. 1990
PITTENGELL, Samuel, d. 21 May 1884 [s/w Chas. TIELS & William BISHOP]
RADE, John, d. 27 Jan 1880, Aged 27 yrs.,A native of Austria
REESE, Augustine G., b. 01 Dec 1833 [s/w William T. REESE & Machias MAINE]
REESE, William T., b. Oct 1832 in St. John's N.B., d. 12 Dec 1893 in Port Gamble W'n. Anchor Ensigna: A.O.U.W. [s/w Augustine G. REESE & Machias MAINE]
ROMER, Herman M., d. 01 Nov 1903, Aged 43 yrs. 1 mo. 16 dys., Husband of Christine ROMER
SMALADEN, Baby, Dec. 16, 1935, b. to Art & Edna
SMITH, Andrew W., d. 08 Feb 1869, Aged 37 yrs.
SPICER, Laura, d. 10 Feb 1899, Aged 27 yrs. 8 mos. & 10 days, Wife of Henry H. SPICER
SPORCH, Louis, b. 24 Jul 1876, d. 10 Sep 1881, Children of J. F. & C. J. SPORCH [s/w Paul SPORCH]
SPORCH, Paul, b. 23 Nov 1872 d. 31 Jan 1873, Children of J. F. & C. J. SPORCH [s/w Louis SPORCH]
STENBERG, Lawrance, b. 12 Dec 1816, d. 15 Oct 1895
STENBERG, Mary J., b. 28 Jul 1823 in Helenshiny, Scotland, d. 16 Oct 1882
TENNEY, Lewis Henry, b. 29 Dec 1865 at Columbia Falls, Maine, d. 08 Jan 1893 at Port Ludlow, Wash., Son of P.W. & S.E. TENNEY"
THORNTON, Daniel, b. 12 Dec 1837 in Luber, Maine, d. 28 Aug 1898 in Port Gamble
THORNTON, Louisa A., b. 04 Mar 1848 in Maine, d. 08 Jun 1909, Mother
TIELS, Chas., d. 19 Jul 1874 [s/w William BISHOP & Samuel PITTENGELL]
TODD, Charles F., WASHINGTON PVT 1 ENORS 1 DIV, 20 Jun 1935
WATT, Charles, d. 19 Dec 1861, Mast of the ship Frigate Bird [-?-]
WHITE, James B., b. 06 Apr 1883, d. 22 Mar 1914
WIGGINS, Helen, b. 09 Feb 1898, d. 23 Apr 1898, Dau of E.S. & A.M. WIGGINS
WISWELL, Ernest W., b. 23 Aug 1890, d. 26 Mar 1892, Son of E. A. & Eva W. WISWELL
WRIGHT, Addie May, d. 10 Oct 1888, Aged 20 yrs. 6 mos. 16 dys., Dau of W. T. & M. E. WRIGHT

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