Hiko Cemetery
Hiko, Lincoln County, Nevada

Lat: 37° 36' 13"N, Lon: 115° 12' 53"W
T4S R60E Sec 14

Contributed by Logan Wright, May 06, 2007 [loganwright55@gmail.com]. Total records = 72.

Starting at the junction of US Route 93 and Nevada State Route 318, the cemetery can be found by traveling north on Nevada highway 318 for five miles. Turn right or east on the Cannon Ranch Road which is a dirt road and travel on it for 1/2 mile. When you get near ranch buildings and equipment the road will fork. Take the fork to the left which heads northeast and goes up a small hill to the top of the hill about 1/16th mile from the fork. Here you will find the Hiko Cemetery.

The oldest currently marked grave in this cemetery is 1876. There are 35 obvious graves that are not marked in any currently legible way. Two of these were recently created and will most likely get tombstones soon. Among the 33 older un marked graves it is very possible that there are graves that were created up to ten years prior to 1876.

It is well known that horse and/or cattle theives were caught and hung nearby in the late 1800s and it is believed that they were buried here in un marked graves. Also at a native American Indian camp near Hiko there was a fight among drunk Indians and several were killed and the camp was abandoned. The local white settlers may have buried the dead Indians in this cemetery.

It is well fenced and reasonably well cared for (except a few weeds) even though there is no grass. There are currently 72 tombstones with legible inscriptions. One of these however is not a grave but is a memorial of Irene Walch Simmers whose ashes are located in Needle Rock, Colorado.

I walked and read this cemetery, completing this transcription on Apr 01, 2007.

- Logan Wright

Bryant, Emery 'Leon', b. 12 Sep 1935, d. 19 Nov 1992
Bryant, Shirley Jean, b. May 1943, d. May 1943
Cano, Betty Webster, b. 9 Nov 1916 McIntosh MN, d. 25 Feb 94 Pahrump, NV
Case, Sam, d. 4 Aug 1919
Castles, Carrie F., b. 1875, d. 1958
Castles, James, b. 1875, d. 1930
Cochran, Ronald C., b. 11 Aug 1945, d. 18 Oct 1992, Married 12 Jun 1970, s/w wife Sherida L. Shumway 25 May 1949
Dickson, Wm 'Dick', b. 1860, d. 1940
Eaton, G., d. Feb 1922
Erickson, Niels H., b. 1872, d. 1894
Ferguson, Emiline, b. 1834, d. 1920
Ferguson, John E., b. 1866, d. 1899
Ferguson, Mahalie (Sharp), b. 1868, d. 1940
Ferguson, Walter S., b. 28 Apr 1833, d. 25 Aug 1876
Ferguson, Wm. W., b. 1875, d. 1947
Geer, Adin Webb, b. 1833, d. 1930
Geer, Clarrissa Dyer, b. 1836, d. 1929
Haff, Audrey Rose (Thorne), b. 1916, d. 1981
Hollingshead, Golden, b. 30 Dec 1903, d. 22 Oct 1989, Married 22 Oct 1932 Sealed 1 Apr 1982, s/w wife Juanita Hollingshead
Hollingshead, Juanita Wilson, b. 26 Apr 1909, d. 19 Mar 1981, Children Barbara, Kristin, Susan, Michael, s/w husband Golden Hollingshead
Hosier, Michael Joel, b. 3 Apr 1959, d. 29 Apr 1987
Manning, Sarah E., b. 29 Apr 1863, d. 12 Nov 1891, Wife of J. J. Manning
Miller, Katie Jae, b. 8 Jul 2005, d. 8 Jul 2005
Miller, Murray Vance, b. 9 Mar 1977, d. 13 Oct 1979
Murphy, Ella Sharp, b. 19 Jul 1858, d. 3 Dec 1903, wife of John F. Murphy
Nesbitt, George Edgar, Jr, b. 17 Jul 1914, d. 18 Nov 2003
Nesbitt, George Edgar, Sr, b. 1887, d. 1945
Nesbitt, Joseph James, b. 2 Apr 1890, d. 22 Apr 1934, Nevada Cpl Co C Cro Bn Asc WWI
Nesbitt, Letitia Breakey, b. 20 Apr 1859, d. 24 Aug 1919
Nesbitt, Olive E. Bidwell, b. 1891, d. 1958
Pedersen, Annie E, b. 19 Jul 1898, d. 9 Oct 1986
Pedersen, Deloy, b. 4 Aug 1923, d. 4 Oct 1923
Pedersen, Donald Erwin, b. 1918, d. 1994, S Sgt US Army WWII
Pedersen, Erwin G, b. 20 Jan 1895, d. 1 Sep 1982
Pennington, Gemma C., b. 29 Dec 1960, d. 13 Jan 2003
Pennington, Ross Wayne 'Pat', b. 25 Sep 1956, d. 29 Aug 2001, SP4 US Army
Pennington, Wade R. 'Stoney', b. 14 Jan 1915, d. 8 Jan 1983
Potter, Daniel Abram, b. 30 Aug 1897, d. 1 Apr 1941, Son of Dan A. and Sophia J. Potter
Potter, Lois Wright, b. 4 Feb 1903, d. 1 Oct 1996
Ragan, Susan H., b. 16 Jul 1937, d. 16 Feb 1980, Children Robin, Kristin"
Richard, John Henry, b. 12 Feb 1896, d. 29 Mar 1896
Ryder, Herbert Almun, b. 4 Dec 1909, d. 7 Apr 2005
Sharp, Henry, b. 21 Oct 1832, d. 4 Feb 1892
Sharp, Hiram Hubert, b. 1865, d. 1913
Shelton, Freda Lyon, b. 7 May 1917, d. 5 Apr 2004
Shumway, Enola M. (Ferguson), b. 19 Apr 1904, d. 29 Oct 1948
Shumway, Ivan Vernell, b. 18 Mar 1927, d. 1 Aug 1993
Shumway, Joel Leroy, b. 23 Oct 1924, d. 22 Oct 1996, Children David, Sherida, Donald Bruce, Alan, s/w wife Nedra Wadsworth b. 9 Jun 1928
Shumway, Vernell, b. 2 Sep 1901, d. 31 Jan 1956
Simmers, Irene Walch, b. 28 Jul 1942, d. 5 Oct 2000, In loving memory of ashes Needle Rock, Crawford, Colorado"
Sorensen, Harold Archie, b. 26 Oct 1910, d. 19 Mar 1981
Sorensen, Waldine Evans, b. 5 Jan 1910, d. 20 Feb 2001
Stanaway, James H, b. 1907, d. 1982
Thorne, Annie M (Sharp), b. 1874, d. 1948
Thorne, Francis W, b. 1910, d. 1979
Thorne, Velma M, b. 1916, d. 1947
Thorne, William F, Jr, b. 1936, d. 1937
Thorne, William F, b. 1872, d. 1946
Titus, John Joseph, b. 1940, d. 1984
Walch, Anthony Charles, Sr, b. 18 Jul 1921, d. 22 Nov 1978
Walch, Eldon, b. 22 Jul 1906, d. 25 Apr 1989
Walch, Elvira Christian, b. 15 Dec 1912, d. 20 Feb 1983, , s/w husband Floyd A. Walch
Walch, Floyd A., b. 28 Jan 1909, d. 7 Jan 1985, Married 16 May 1931, s/w wife Elvira Walch
Welch, Hubert G, b. 26 Jul 1912, d. 16 Jun 1989, Pvt US Army WWII
Whipple, Kent O'Niel, b. 30 Aug 1938, d. 5 Feb 1977, Rancher Cattle Buyer
Whipple, Leland Richard, b. 1 Jan 1957, d. 3 Jan 1957
Whipple, Tonya, b. 11 Aug 1955, d. 11 Aug 1955
Wright, Annie Mary, b. 7 Nov 1899, d. 7 May 1903, Daughter of J. P. & Mary E. Wright
Wright, Eloise Schofield, b. 17 May 1898, d. 21 May 1990, Children Lorene, John Kay, Ina, Wm. Jay, s/w husband John Peter Wright
Wright, John Peter, Sr, b. 24 Aug 1870, d. 7 Jan 1903
Wright, John Peter, b. 31 May 1897, d. 21 Aug 1986, Married 10 Dec 1918, s/w wife Eloise Schofield
Wright, Mary Eliza (Sharp), b. 30 May 1863, d. 13 Dec 1939