[or-roots] Bonney, Elwood Cemeteries

[gary murray]

VERDENA:  i have been to both the bonney cemetery and the old bonney ranch many, many times.  the bonney cem. was originally called the putz cem.  don't know why.  the bonney cem. land was donated by william edw. bonney who owned the land and the cem. was at the end of his ranch.  about 20 years ago my aunt and myself went to the ranch and were given free rein to go anywhere in the house or the property.  the house, at that time, still had one part that was kept original with the wallpaper and electrical that was there many, many years ago.  at that time the property was owned by a retired school teacher and his wife.  he had taught at benson high school in portland.  nicest people i ever met.  i have many pics of the original farmhouse with the family in front and what it looked like when we were there.  also pics of william edw. bonney.  william edw. bonney and his wife and a couple of his kids that died young are all buried in the bonney cem.  many of his desc. are also there.  william edw. bonney was the brother of my gr. grandmother.  while i still do gene. it is more difficult now that i live in sun city, az.  aomewhere in one of my file cabinets i have a platt map of the bonney cem with an all-names listing.  my bonney info is extensive and i am always happy to share with any of the hundreds of bonney cousins.
gary in az.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Verdena Veelle <vveelle at molalla.net>
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
  Date: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:44 AM
  Subject: [or-roots] Bonney, Elwood Cemeteries


  Hi Jim,
  That would be the Elwood Cemetery.  That sounds like about the time frame that my mother taught school there.  Her name was Lillie Moffitt.  I used to go to school there with her sometimes.  I was born in December 1942.  I do have some pictures but am not sure if there is a group picture.  Do you remember the Peterson girls or the Stahlneckers?

  The Elwood Community has a reunion every year but I only found out about it fairly recently and we were unable to attend this year.  I think it was in August.  There is still a functioning church in the same building that has been there for years.

  Colton had an all-school reunion in July that we did attend.

  Bonney Cemetery is closer to Colton.  It is up on a hill and if I remember right you go up Bauer Road to get there.  I have been to several graveside services there but it has been awhile.

  Regards,
  Verdena
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jim Irwin 
    To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
    Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 5:48 AM
    Subject: Re: [or-roots] Truman Bonney Photos


    I attended the first four grades of school at the Elwood School between Colton & Estacada starting in 1945.   There was a cemetery and a church across the road from this one room school.  Would this be the same cemetery?
    Jim Irwin in Walla Walla
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