[or-roots] Missing Miller graves

[W. David Samuelsen]

Not all have burial certs. Some do and some don't.

Dora, contact me off list about contacting the Haines Cemetery
Association, now owner of Rock Creek Cemetery near Haines.

David

> Kathy Thomas wrote:
> 
> Since I'm very new, I may have no clue what I'm talking about BUT.....
> when I talked to another cemetary, they told me that in Oregon there
> has to be an "application for burial" which is maintained by the
> cemetary and has records of parents, place of birth etc.  I haven't
> actually seen one yet, so this may be very iffy info, but it surprised
> me when she laughed and said "yeah, death certs are locked up for 50
> years, but the burial certs are readily available by writing to the
> cemetary itself and paying a small fee."
> 
> Just a thought - Kathy Thomas
> 
> By the way, I am still looking for info on Thomas and Taylor in
> Portland area in 1925 and earlier.  I have census info showing them on
> Mississippi Ave in 1920.  There is a John Thomas living near Portland
> who is my husbands half-uncle that we'd like to find.
> 
> I got a book yesterday of the "Houses of Portland 1850-1950" that has
> some terrific pictures in it!
> 
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>      [mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of
>      BOES1949 at aol.com
>      Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 9:05 AM
>      To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>      Subject: [or-roots] Missing Miller graves
> 
>      Rockcreek Cemetery, near Haines Oregon
>      Two Miller children died with their mother, Minerva Ann
>      Creighbaum Miller in an epidemic in late 1910-20.  The
>      graves were reported to have been next to son Charlie who
>      lies beside Minerva.  George S. Miller, father is beside
>      Minerva.
>      Three white crosses mark these graves.  (I put them up in
>      1997.
>      Anyone with information on these children, please email.
>      Thanks
>      Dora Boesch Gourley