By paulaswanson on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 07:58 pm: Edit
| By paulaswanson on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 07:58 pm: Edit |
If anyone has information about Zoe Ruth Anderson who graduated from WhitE Pine High and was 1938 Post Mistress for Ely, please contact me at send2paula@aol.com. My aunt, Ann Sudar is trying to reach her. Thank you.
Paula Swanson
| By Donna Frederick on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 09:09 am: Edit |
Hello William,
Death certificates are located in the White Pine County Recorder's office - (775)289-4567.
This is a touchy subject right now. The White Pine County Recorder is refusing to allow anyone to see ANY birth or death certificates. They made the mistake of allowing a birth certificate of a nationally known person to be copied that should not have been and the information was published.
The State website says that any death certificates prior to 1911 must be obtained from the county in Nevada where the death occured. Puts researchers into a Catch 22! You might want to contact the Nevada Division of Vital Statistics and see if they can resolve this misunderstanding and have the WP Recorder copy the certificate for you. If you do not need a certified copy, the charge should be $1.00 per page.
Another option would be the obituaries in the newspaper. To date, I have been able to use this method for my genealogy clients without complaining to the state. If I can be of assistance, please email me direct. (Just click on my name above.)
| By William F. McGill on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:57 pm: Edit |
William Neil McGill of Ely, NV was my great-grandfather. He married Mary ("Mollie") Fouts, who was the daughter of Frances Yates. I am fascinated with Frances and have been researching her ancestors. Her maiden name was Peters. She was born in Missouri, and her family moved to California in the 1850s. She married John Fouts when very young, by whom she had two dauthers. I don't know John's fate; she married William A. Yates. Sadly, Yates committed suicide in Idaho in 1871, so Frances and her two daughters Molly and Julia, moved to Nevada.
The parents of Frances Yates were Richard and Elizabeth Peters. Her sister Catherine ("Katie") married Abner Cleveland, and her brother Richard lived in Spring Valley. Her mother is buried in the Ely Cemetery under the name Elizabeth E. Hill.
I have been trying to discover Elizabeth Hill's maiden name, which may possibly be found on the death certificates of her children (Frances Yates, Katie Cleveland, and Richard Peters.), or on her own death certificate (died 17 Dec 1891).
I would appreciate any help in finding where these certificates might be found.
| By June Shaputis on Friday, August 03, 2001 - 09:54 am: Edit |
Julie the Library has the old newspapers on microfilm and you should be able to get copies of any obits from them. Contact them directly for any fees they charge if any.
White Pine Public Library, 900 Campton Ave., Ely, NV 89301 (775) 289-3737
| By Julie Cook on Friday, August 03, 2001 - 12:15 am: Edit |
I am looking for some help with finding information on my anscestors who lived in White Pines/Ely for years. I have found 2 of my anscestors in the cemetary listings. I thank you for taking the time to put this on the internet. I was wondering if you could tell me if there was a newspaper in 1919 that might list ob's. And if there is if there is any way I might get a copy of it. And who to contact. I am looking for more
information on Arnold and Hermina Spitz, and Joseph and Emelia Radspieler. If anyone could help me I would really apprecitate any information That is available. Joseph is buried in Ely, Died 1919, Arnold died in 1934 in Ely and his wife Hermina died in 1952. I have been told that Emelia (Emily) remarried a man with the last name of Patterson after her husband past away.
My Great Grandfather aslo lived in the area his name was Julius Warsany. He married my Great Grandmother Phillippina Spitz in Ely. They also had two children there. I would love it if there might be anyone who would have info. on them as well
Thank you in advance for your help and for this discussion board to post on.
Julie Cook
vcjccook@hotmail.com
| By June Shaputis (216.101.6.90 - 216.101.6.90) on Sunday, April 29, 2001 - 05:39 am: Edit |
An email that may be of intrest to share with some of you in regards to burials in the Fort Ruby and Cherry Creek cemeteries:
"I believe we e/mailed each other sometime ago about fort Ruby. I have came across a list of trooper that were station at fort Ruby and died
these might be of interest to you
1) Masson August 3rd ca inf co.B May 15 1864
2) Jones Thomas 3rd inf co.E June 23 1865
3) Peck Andrew J 2nd ca cav co.L Sept. 10 1862
4) Shafer John 2nd ca cav co.H
buried at Cherry Creek Cem
Doyle James listed as private 4th ca inf co.B enlisted Sacramento ca. April 15 1864"
John Patchin Historian windlite@tco.net
Calif, civil war era 1861-1867
| By Keith Albrandt (204.210.56.179 - 204.210.56.179) on Friday, April 13, 2001 - 10:51 am: Edit |
Regarding the mention of the first cemetery in WPC in Effie O. Read's book "White Pine Lang Syne" (messages of Jan 4, Feb 1, Feb 2 and Mar 2, 2000). This information may be marginal, but describes the most likely site near Mineral/Lane City. It is from Elliott, Russell R. (no date, my guess is 1956). "History of Nevada Mines Division, Kennecott Copper Corporation." University of Nevada (unpublished), p. 108. I thought that perhaps the references cited could lead to further information on a cemetery. It's probably a long-shot.
Professor Elliott is writing about the Kimbley pit:
"To get at this ore, located in Ingersoll Canyon near Lane City, a tremendous amount of waste had to be removed. Kennecott officials called in the Isbell Construction Company to do the job. On September 1, 1950, Nevada Mines Division and Isbell signed a contract for the removal of 15,098,000 tons of waste and 3,317,000 tones of ore. Removal of the waste, supposed to start November 1, but delayed until November 6, was to take two years. Within months, the huge earth moving machinery of the Isbell Company had created a tremendous dump at the head of Ingersoll Canyon that seemed ready at any moment to overflow onto the main highway nearby."
References cited for the above:
General Manager's Report, Nevada Mines Division, (1950), p. 40;
Ely Record, October 6, 1950;
36th Annual Report, Kennecott, (1950), p. 5;
General Manager's Report, Nevada Mines Division (1952), p. 12.
| By Cecile Miller (63.23.102.154 - 63.23.102.154) on Wednesday, March 07, 2001 - 11:27 pm: Edit |
I am impressed again....Would you thank the ladies that you worked with reguarding Lund and Preston in the burials and cemetaries section.
Thank you for your hard work. This Gal appreciates it
Cecile
| By Peter Drysdale on Saturday, December 16, 2000 - 02:14 pm: Edit |
Would much appreciate contact with anyone who has any knowledge of our ancestors who lived in East Ely in the early 1900s, two of which are currently buried in the Ely Cemetery. We'd very much like to know if anything is still legible on the gravestones of James Francis Drysdale and Mrs. Effie Drysdale, both buried in the "Old-4" section. We'd also like to contact anyone with access to civil records, old newspaper articles, Nevada Northern Rwy records, etc, who can help us put together some of the details of their lives in Ely/East Ely. Reasonable fees accepted.
James Francis Drysdale was the son of Thomas and Martha Drysdale of New Albany, IN. He was born 12/19/1830 (or 1835) in New Albany, and he grew up on a his parent's farm. James became an engineer on the Monon RR, and lived most of his working life in Bloomington, IN. He married Katurah Spencer there and they raised 5 children: Charles A., b.1866, Joseph H., b.1868, Effie M., b.1869, Alfred T., b.1876, and Thomas T., Sr., b.1880. Sons Alfred Tennyson and Thomas Townsend, Sr. left Bloomington about 1895. Alfred married Mable Morgan in December 1901, and Thomas married Effie Warner in November 1904. Alfred/Mable (with daughters Ruth M. and Minnie E.) and Thomas/Effie moved to East Ely about 1906. Alfred was a RR engineer there, and we assume Thomas was a musician. Thomas/Effie had daughter Elizabeth in December 1906. Effie died a young woman in East Ely on November 3, 1908 from a blood clot on her brain (obituary in Ely Mining Record 11/7/08). James F. and Katurah came to East Ely in 1908. Alfred/Mable divorced in May 1910, and she moved to Durango, CO. Thomas T., Sr. also moved to CO in 1910 and he spent the rest of his life there. James F. died of a stroke on 8/18/1911 in East Ely, and is buried in the Ely Cemetery with Effie.
| By Janice Stewart on Monday, November 20, 2000 - 09:25 am: Edit |
Greetings. I am trying to find any information about a Basque sheepherder that was murdered on May 16, 1912. His name was Bonifacio Egosque. His murderer was Roy Tibbs. Bonifacio is buried in Ely somewhere. Thank you.
| By June Shaputis on Saturday, October 21, 2000 - 06:02 pm: Edit |
For those of you who are interested, the surnames beginning with N and O are now updated for the Ely Cemetery.
http://www.webpanda.com/WP_cemeteries/index.html
| By laura jensen on Tuesday, September 12, 2000 - 10:59 am: Edit |
looking for any information on my relative, who lived in ely,white pines, nevada. names were anthony bruno, and william ward
| By June Shaputis on Wednesday, August 02, 2000 - 10:29 am: Edit |
Here are pictures of the Taylor Cemetery. The info has been updated on Buzz Craven the fiddler found frozen to death at Taylor in the 1880's.
http://www.webpanda.com/WP_cemeteries/taylor.html
| By June Shaputis on Monday, May 22, 2000 - 08:05 am: Edit |
Mrs. Isbell was a huge supporter of the WP Museum too, I understand. They both must have been fine folks. Thanks for the info and please keep adding to the forum. It benefits us all to hear from those who "were there" and "knew them" when.
I will be quiet for a few days for a rest & Rec time.
| By Gordon Frolich on Monday, May 22, 2000 - 12:53 am: Edit |
June--It was the Isbell (no "O") Construction Company, owned and operated by C. V. Isbell (I think those were his initials). "C. V." came to Nevada with a borrowed truck in the late twenties or early thirties and started hauling for construction jobs. Eventually, he built several of the highways in Nevada after WWII and had contracts with Kennecott and others for mining operations in Nevada, Washington, Arizona, Utah and, perhaps, even South America. He truly was a wonderful person, to my family, at least. When my father (Dr. Walter Frolich)was deathly ill in Ely in the winter of 1950 (after emergency surgery in San Francisco that summer), Isbell had his personal planes at the airports in San Francisco, Reno and Salt Lake City, waiting for the weather to clear at any of those sites so Isbell could either fly into Ely with one of my father's surgeon friends to do the surgery pop so desperately needed, or fly pop out to where his surgeons were. One surgeon drove all the way from San Francisco non-stop and another from Salt Lake City, through snowstorms, to reach Ely in time to save his life. A month later, pop had not fully recovered and had to go to Salt Lake City for further attention. "C.V." again flew into Ely, picked up pop, and headed for SLC, letting pop fly the plane part of the way to keep him conscious the whole time. The ambulance and a police escort met the plane at the end of the SLC air strip. Believe me, those were tense times for the Frolichs.
| By Glen Saunders (198.243.53.99 - 198.243.53.99) on Friday, April 14, 2000 - 01:52 pm: Edit |
June
Thank you for adding my Grandparents, Pat and Erma Walford to the Ely Cemetaries web site. You are to be commended for your hard work.
1stSgt Glen C. Saunders USMC(ret)
wolfsheart@ourtownusa.net
| By jefcampb on Wednesday, March 15, 2000 - 07:02 pm: Edit |
hi KL i did it I got on our E-Mail at my house
| By warren on Friday, March 03, 2000 - 10:25 am: Edit |
June;
A bit of trivia my father Gustav built the Ely cemetery flag pole when he worked in Ruth. In
1937 the son of the lady who ran Rubies Drive in and I
went sking on the slope at the Ely cemetery.
Warren
| By June Shaputis on Thursday, March 02, 2000 - 04:25 pm: Edit |
Sorry Warren. My mistake for jumping to conclusions that you knew. Dang it. Well if anybody knows the information, many would sure like to know the location of Ely's first cemetery. We know the Ely City Cemetery has been located where it is since at least 1898 because there is a picture of it with many graves showing in that year. But perhaps bodies are still interred in the orginal cemetery and it would be nice if we knew where exactly that was.
| By warren on Thursday, March 02, 2000 - 11:17 am: Edit |
June;just found your .02.02.2000 msg.Must be some misunderstanding.I never to my knowledge made any comment as to the location of the ely cemetary and the waste dumps at lane city .In about 1951 I worked for Isbell at the Lane city pit operation drove an old f model Yuk (Sp) truck.When ever I visit WPC and visit the area I can still see the dump that was new in the 1950's now brush has started to cover some of the area.The following summer I worked for isbell again at the Kimberly pit site was lucky drove a brand new T model truck
it was big for the period but small by todays equipment.
| By June Shaputis on Wednesday, February 02, 2000 - 01:32 am: Edit |
Wow Warren! Could you draw a map for me where the one near Lane City and the others and mail it to me? I doubt the first cemetery for Ely would have been at the pit though, don't you? The Lane City site sounds maybe close enough to the new town and Mineral (Lane) was the first settlement in the area, pre Ely 1878.
| By warren on Tuesday, February 01, 2000 - 03:44 pm: Edit |
June there were more than one Isobel waste dumps ;I helped on at least four,one near Lane city and the rest west of the veteran pit.
warren sandau
| By Vickie Nielsen on Monday, January 17, 2000 - 01:00 pm: Edit |
HI all,
I am looking for a volunteer to take 2 gravestone pictures for me in Ely. I will gladly cover the costs. Anyone interested may email me at maralta@juno.com Thank you Vickie in Utah
| By June Shaputis on Thursday, January 06, 2000 - 08:49 pm: Edit |
A 135 year old murder mystery has now been solved for the Schellbourne Cemetery. The 3 murder victims now have names and the story of the murder is much more detailed than was available before. Read about it and see a picture of their graves at:
http://www.webpanda.com/WP_cemeteries/schellborne.html
| By June Shaputis on Sunday, March 07, 1999 - 03:49 pm: Edit |
Please post information regarding queries or additions to the White Pine County, Nevada Cemeteries and Burials website at:
http://216.25.32.153/WP_cemeteries/index.html
| By Fern Francisco House on Tuesday, April 06, 1999 - 09:00 pm: Edit |
I have really enjoyed your website. It has a lot of interesting information on it. I grew up in McGill. My Dad, Charlie Francisco or some people called him Frisco. Was the insurance agent in White Pine County for years. I have nothing but fond memories of Ely and McGill. I live now in Fallon, Nevada
Fern Francsico House
| By June Shaputis (216.101.5.55 - 216.101.5.55) on Wednesday, April 14, 1999 - 10:15 pm: Edit |
Thank you for your kind words Fern. I really appreciate them because it tells me I am pleasing somebody out there in cyber world.
Would you consider sharing your memories with us on the memories page? I am sure we would all enjoy reading about them. Perhaps others will put their memories down too if we can get this started. Thanks again for the kudos.
| By Packers_Chick_4 (216.101.5.45 - 216.101.5.45) on Saturday, May 29, 1999 - 05:39 pm: Edit |
hello
| By June Shaputis on Sunday, May 30, 1999 - 08:09 am: Edit |
Hello. Would you like to post a message? Please feel free to do so.
| By June Shaputis on Sunday, July 18, 1999 - 04:52 pm: Edit |
The Cherry Creek cemetery page is now updated and corrections made. You can find the site by going to: http://216.25.32.153/WP_cemeteries/cherrycreek.html
| By June Shaputis on Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 12:21 pm: Edit |
The 1890 Assessment Roll Book showing property owners is now online at: http://www.webpanda.com/WP_cemeteries/1890wp_accessment.htm
This should help those searching for family names in 1890 since there is no 1890 census available.
| By Jerry Bowen on Saturday, August 14, 1999 - 06:40 pm: Edit |
I am working on a series of books about the history of Cherry Creek and the surrounding
area. I'm close to completing one major effort on the first 10 years.
One of the areas I need personal stories and photographs is the period from the 1920s to the 1960s. Amazingly enough, I've found several ex-Cherry Creekers in my area around Sacramento and even here in Vacaville who lived there in the 1930s. I'm in the process of interviewing them now.
Unfortunately, so far, there are few photographs in their possession.
I've been through the White Pine Historical Sociey's files with Mark Henderson already to some extent but hope to spend some more time there
Jerry Bowen
| By June Shaputis on Saturday, August 14, 1999 - 07:32 pm: Edit |
Jerry, when you are in Ely the next time, contact me and we will see what the WP Public Museum has that can be of help to you. We have a file of photos on Cherry Creek too. Maybe some in the time frame you need.
| By Wendell Liddle on Saturday, September 04, 1999 - 11:55 pm: Edit |
June,
I have been trying to get ahold of someone in
White Pines County to ask about getting copies of
article in the old Ward Newspapers.No-one has answered me.I am doing research on my family.
The main photo of the cemetary page shows a picture of my GGG Uncles grave. James Liddle.
Please advise me as to who I may contact.
WENDELL LIDDLE
| By June Shaputis on Sunday, September 05, 1999 - 08:23 am: Edit |
Hi Wendell. Have you tried contacting the Library? They are the ones who would have microfilmed copies of the papers. Let them know as much info as you can regarding your ggg uncle's name, date of newspaper the pic is in, ect.
White Pine County Library
950 Campton Street
Ely, Nevada 89301
Phone: (775) 289-3737
FAX: (775) 289-1555
| By mary on Monday, October 18, 1999 - 08:22 pm: Edit |
Does anyone know of other cemetarys that were know around the Ely area that were used by people in Ely, or the Copper Flats area?
| By Kami Lopez on Thursday, December 09, 1999 - 10:29 am: Edit |
My name is Kami Lopez, My maiden name is Hansen. I have alot of family members in the Ely cemetary. I would love to give you information about them. My grandfathers name was Kenneth V Seifers. His parents were Bonnie and Rufus. My grandmothers name is Dorothy Seifers (maiden is Hunt.) She is currently living in Las Vegas. I would appreciate you letting me know how to give you information on them. Also, if anyone knew them I would like to hear from you. My email is kalopez69@yahoo.com
| By June Shaputis on Thursday, December 09, 1999 - 03:26 pm: Edit |
Hi Kami. Welcome to the forum. Just e-mail me with the information including full names, places, dates, occupations and any other or personal info or stories about them you would like to make sure your relatives and / or friends should be remembered for. This personalizes their lives. What made them special in your eyes besides being related?
Please seperate the individuals in the email so I can cut and paste and add them into the correct grave site easier please.
I am glad you find my efforts on trying to make White Pine County of interest to those connected with it or planning on visiting. Thank you for the kind words.
June Shaputis june@webpanda.com
| By June Shaputis on Tuesday, January 04, 2000 - 03:14 pm: Edit |
OK Folks.. I need some help here determining where the Isobel Construction Co created their overburden dump.
"The Foster Brothers were buried in White Pine's first cemetery along with George Lamb, Bill and George Davis, Jim Murry, one of two brothers whom Murry Creek and Murry Canyon were named for, a man named Benefield, and others. Perhaps this first cemetery was located under the overburden dump created by the Isobel Construction Company in the 1950's. White Pine Lang Syne by Effie O. Read page 263, 264"