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South Beach, Oregon 97366 Lincoln County, Oregon
The cemetery is located at N44 36.961 W124 03.199
Directions:
Coming south on Hwy 101 over the Yaquina Bay bridge from Newport, take the first
right (west) like you're going to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Several hundred
feet west of the highway is a short gravel road with a metal gate on the left
(SW) side of the road. Cemetery is west of the gate, up the hill 80 feet or so.
Here is an aerial photo:
http://www.terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=10&X=2082&Y=24703&W=1
The cemetery is in the trees just left of the center of the photo.
A neighbor reported that there are 8 more graves located on the top of the
hill across the road to the NE, however there are no markers.
The land where this cemetery is located was originally owned by Lemuel E.
Davis, who is buried here with his family. The cemetery may have been known as
"Newport Cemetery of Yaquina", and "Newport Cemetery" and later as "South Beach
Cemetery". The first burials are believed to be two unknown seamen, circa
1870. At the time (before the jetties were constructed), the ocean beach was
just northwest of the cemetery. The last burial seems to have occurred about
1940.
The condition of the cemetery is very poor, the victim of much vandalism and
neglect. Very few people even know it exists. Most local residents have
driven by it dozens of times without knowing it is there. However some of
the stones have been replaced in the last 30 years, and someone keeps a trail
maintained through the brush to the cemetery.
I have compiled a database of everyone believed to be buried at this cemetery,
including their parents, spouses, siblings, and children where I could find them.
This database is at
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=southbeachcem
I have used birth and death data below from this database for those grave stones
that do not have birth and death dates. Also note that I have found some of these
names spelled in many different ways. All the spellings are included in that
database but this list has only what is on the grave markers.
I took photos of the headstones and grave markers, which may be found
at http://community.webshots.com/album/147240487VEuUqF
Please also visit the "full story" of this cemetery at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~southbeachcem/
Name: (last, first) born - died inscription
-------------------- ----------- -----------
Brown, James 1818 - 1884 James Brown CO.D 4TH
CAL. INF.
Copeland, Mary Esther Feb 22 1879 - Dec 18 1881 Mary Esther Copeland
born Feb. 22, 1879 died
Dec. 18, 1881
Davis, Lemuel Sep 3 1832 - Mar 22 1917 Lemuel Davis
Sept. 3, 1832 Mar. 22, 1917
Davis, Mary J. Jul 25 1831 - Jan 2~ 1913 Mary J. Davis
Wife of L.E. Davis
July 25, 1831 Jan. 2nd 1913
- Second digit of day is
missing because the stone
has been broken and repaired
at that point. Mary's maiden
name is Mary Jane Webster.
Davis, Tracy W. 1857 - 1936 Tracy W. Davis 1857-1936
Davis, Zenas C. Jul 8 1861 - Feb 3 1907 Zenas C. Davis July 8, 1861
Feb. 3, 1907 At Rest
Depew, Hiram B. Oct 10 1832 - Jan 29 1895 Hiram B. Depew Oct. 10, 1832
Jan. 29, 1895 Civil War
Veteran 2nd Lt. West Va.
Volunteers Lt. Field
Artillery
Felton, Adelbert S. 1851-1924 Felton, Margarete E., Adelbert S.
1847-1929 1851-1924
Felton, Margarete E. 1847-1929 Felton, Margarete E., Adelbert S.
1847-1929 1851-1924
Hunsucker, John O. Aug 12 1838 - Apr 7 1875 JNO.Hunsucker
CO.D 4TH CAL. INF. -
This marker has been moved
to its present location
(leaning against the metal
fence)
Jaguan, Celestine Sep 9 1830 - May 6 1872 Cel. Jaguan
CO.D 4TH CAL. INF.
None ???? - ???? Three broken pieces - part
of John Hunsucker's stone?
Omlid, Ruby 1918-1920 Ruby Omlid 1918-1920
Unknown ???? - ???? Metal Marker with no name
Unknown ???? - ???? Unreadable
Unknown ???? - ???? Unreadable, broken
Unknown ???? - ???? Metal Marker with no name
Unknown ???? - ???? Metal Marker with no name
Unknown ???? - ???? Concrete stone with missing
insert
Unknown ???? - ???? Metal Marker with no name
Unknown ???? - ???? Metal Marker with no name
Unknown ???? - ???? Seven foot long depression,
no marker
Winant, Catherine 1854 - 1936 Catherine Winant
1854-1936 - Her maiden name
was Rebecca Catherine Davis
Others believed buried here, based on information from the book "At Rest in Lincoln
County"
by Evelyn Parry, Copyright 1979 by Lincoln County Historical Society. Used by
permission.
I believe the "two unknown seamen" mentioned in the Parry book are Augustus Maguire
and C. Winnemark, based on pp 486-487 of "History of Benton County" by David D.
Fagan, 1885.
----et, Elizabeth ???? - ????
Davis, Fanny Ann Oct 22 1867 - Mar 24 1871
Ewing, Elizabeth Abt. 1876 - Aft. 1930 Wife of William Ewing
Gebel, Frank K. R. Aug 15 1862 - Nov 17 1933
Heinke, ???? Abt. 1939 - ????
Huffman, Mike ???? - 1934
Huntsucker, James C. Abt. 1825 - May 24 1893
Johnson, Lorraine ???? - Abt. 1936
Kinion, Kenneth Lawrence Abt. Jul 1937 - Dec 13, 1937
Lynn, Lucy M. Abt. 1898 - Jan 31 1920
Maguire, Augustus ???? - Apr 7 1881 Listed as Unknown seaman in Parry book
Peterson, Mr. ???? - ????
Plowman, Charles N. Abt. 1855 - Nov 13 1923
Plowman, Jennie M. Abt. 1862 - Aft. 1930 Wife of Charles Plowman
Plowman, Mr. ???? - ????
Plowman, Mrs. ???? - ????
Sherf, William Abt. 1869 - Jul 17 1949
Tamm, Karl Abt. 1856 - Jan 18 1929
Winant, William D. Nov 1849 - 1902
Winnemark, C. ???? - Apr 7 1881 Listed as Unknown seaman in Parry book
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