[or-roots] Gig Harbor - Dry country

[Leslie Chapman]

Sherry;

I know about dry country, I spent 3 years in Peace Corps in Iran,
fortunately I spent most of my time in what little forest they have, but all
too much time in the areas where forest counts as a tree every twenty miles.

At Gig Harbor you might learn something by contacting these folks;

Artondale Cemetery
5300 block of Hunt Street
Gig Harbor, WA.

Contact Fred Babbit (253) 858-2146.
Location of records:
Heaven of Rest Cemetery, Box 156, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
(253) 858-2146 or
Fred Babbit, 4219 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor.

This cemetery was founded March 15, 1895 on homesteaded land donated
by Miles B. and Maritta M. Hunt.

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http://www.gigharbormuseum.org/
is their museum web page has a lot of info

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Haven of Rest Funeral Home & Cemetery
Hy 16
Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Phone:  (253) 851-9991

seems to be the local funeral home.

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USGS doesn't show any unlisted cemeteries, do you know the approximate
location?

Other than that, I can't help you, Jane comes up null in google, John Nelson
gets a lot of hits, unfortunatley neithr of them is your guy.

Les C



Les,

After I came home to the Denver area, the field behind my house looked
extremely dry!  I will always remember the lush green evergreen trees. I
even took pictures along the road to show my husband how thick the forest
are.  My grandparents came from Nova Scotia to Oregon and the winters in
Oregon are a breeze compared to Nova Scotia so they probably thought they
had found God's Country.  In fact, I heard Oregonee folks referring to their
country as God's Country!

I am still trying to find John Nelson Wood's  (b.1839 d. 1908) death cert.
Also, Jane Hunter Campbell Wood (b. 1840) died in Gig Harbor, Wash. don't
know when and I can't find where she is buried, she is his wife and she
lived after 1925 because my grandmother mentions her in a 1925 letter.  Jane
is surposed to be buried in the Will Chilvers graveyard.  Well, that was a
family plot in Gig Harbor and I can't find anything on that.
thanks, Sherry

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