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Eaton Cemetery (Rock Lake Cemetery)
Ewan, Whitman County, Washington

Lat: 46° 10' 43"N, Lon: 117° 44' 59"W
T20N R40E Sec 3

Contributed by Maggie Rail, © Sep 04, 2006, last edited Jul 07, 2008 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 74.

To reach this cemetery from Ewan take the Rock Lake Road for about 5 miles. Cemetery is on the left side of the road high on the hill, across from the second farm house.

John D Eaton donated one acre of land in the year of 1888, Miss Frances E Eaton, sis to John, provided fence material and paid for the labor to build it in 1913. The cemetery has been cared for at times, but when I read it, I found it very overgrown and neglected, with waist high weeds.

I compared my reading with one done in 1973 by Lorraine White and Margie Robertson. Entries from their work are followed by an * asterisk.

I imagine family comes occasionally and tries to clear out their family burials. I am sure I could have missed many in the weeds.

I visited and walked this cemetery on Aug 31, 2006, using a digital camera. There was evidence of more burials.

- Maggie Rail

Legend:

d/o = dau of h/o = husb of s/o = son of

s/w = stone with w/o = wife of * = no marker

** = Listed on a memorial stone on Johnson Beach at Rock Lake. One of the four drowning victims who's bodies were never recovered.

Ballenger, Lulu, d. Nov 1888, a child *
Barmett, Walter, d. 1907 *
Barnett, Birdie, no dates, sis/o Walter *
Calvin, Joseph, d. Jan 25, 1902, age: 20yr 1mo 16da
Carnegie, James, d. 1925 *
Carnegie, Jane, d. 1922 *
Crawford, Clyde, b. 1893, d. 1907, s/o Dora Smith Crawford *
Crawford, Lyle, b. 1900, d. 1907, s/o Dora Smith Crawford *
Derr, Grandpa, d. 1904 *
Eaton, Frances E, b. May 02, 1838, d. Aug 28, 1919, sis/o John D, single, s/w John D
Eaton, John D, d. Nov 05, 1907, age: 74yr 9mo 13da, single, s/w Frances E
Evans, Emma M Zimmer, b. 1863, d. 1918, Mother, s/w Willis A
Evans, Willis A, b. 1860, d. 1935, Dad, s/w Emma M
Farris, Elsie M, b. 1886, d. 1942, w/o O.I. *
Farris, Sylvia Hazel, b. Aug 20, 1908, d. Feb 25, 1917, d/o C.I. & E.M.
Frick, Ethel, b. 1884, d. 1954, s/w John, Mattew and Peter Zimmer
Herron, George B, b. Aug 15, 1861, d. Nov 08, 1919, s/by Sarah A
Herron, Sarah Ann, b. Feb 10, 1848, d. Jan 16, 1916, Mother, w/o G.B.
Herron, William, b. Aug 23, 1823, d. Sep 29, 1904
Huntley, Frances D, b. Oct 31, 1900, age: 72yr 11mo 25da
Jacobs, Lee, d. c. 1906 *
Kelly, Eva M, b. Mar 13, 1904, d. Nov 05, 1918
Laderer, Anna Margaret, b. Jan 11, 1860, d. Sep 27, 1939, s/w John
Laderer, John, b. Jun 30, 1856, d. Apr 14, 1934, s/w Anna Margaret
Lamb, Charles E, b. 1867, d. 1938
Lamb, Violet L, b. 1876, d. 1914, s/by Charles
Lee, Joseph S, b. 1839, d. 1921
Lee, Joseph S, b. 1864, d. 1957, s/o Joseph S Sr
Lee, Nellie Lou, b. 1922, d. 1922, metal FH marker
Lee, Nellie, b. 1874, d. 1919, w/o Joseph S Jr
Lee, R. J. 'Roy', b. 1904, d. 1918, s/o Joseph S and Nellie *
Lynch, Aubrey J, b. (Jun 10) 1907, d. (Jun 21) 1998
Lynch, Mace A, b. May 19, 1878, d. Mar 02, 1917, s/o Augustus A
Marsh, child 1, no dates, c/o Clem *
Marsh, child 2, no dates, c/o Clem *
McKinney, Janes M, b. 1830, d. 1914 *
McKinney, Susan A, d. Jun 18, 1902, age: 70yr 1mo 7da
McNall, Baby, b. 1906, d. 1906, metal FH marker
McNall, Edmond F, b. 1826, d. 1908, s/o Alex *
McNall, Lura June, b. 1916, d. 1917, Sister, s/by Baby
McNall, Myrtle Smith, b. 1877, d. 1933, Mother
McNall, Oren Perry, b. 1851, d. 1938, s/o Edmond F and Susan *
McNall, Rachel A, b. 1857, d. 1890, w/o William W *
McNall, Rebecca Jane, b. 1853, d. 1913, w/o Oren Perry, d/o Frances Huntley *
Munson, Annie E, b. Mar 03, 1860, d. Apr 23, 1890, w/o Eugene
Munson, Eugene, b. Apr 10, 1848, d. May 09, 1919
Munson, Joan, b. Feb 08, 1843, d. Apr 23, 1920
Munson, Uriah, d. Mar 16, 1901, age: 80yr 2mo 9da
Munson, William, b. Jun 21, 1859, d. Nov 26, 1921, s/o Uriah
Phinney, Orpha J, b. Jun 27, 1823, d. Sep 07, 1904
Reed, Robert M, b. May 16, 1865, d. Aug 08, 1890
Shawgo, Eunice Darlean, d. Oct 01, 1930, 2 markers, s/w Gladys, Lloyd Dee and Loren Alton
Shawgo, Gladys, d. Sep 06, 1923,2 markers, s/w Lloyd Dee, Eunice Darlean and Loren Alton
Shawgo, Lloyd Dee, d. Feb 10, 1921, 2 markers, s/w Gladys, Eunice Darlean and Loren Alton
Shawgo, Loren Alton, d. Sep 11, 1932, 2 markers, s/w Gladys, Eunice Darlean and Lloyd Dee
Smith, Earl N, b. 1874, d. 1947, Father
Smith, Georgianna, d. Jan 25, 1902, age: 13yr 5mo 18da, s/w Richard, Our Darling
Smith, James K, b. 1844, d. 1934
Smith, Owen S, b. Feb 07, 1893, d. Sep 14, 1909, s/o Irwin & Rhoda
Smith, Rex, b. 1915, d. 1915, s/o Rex Sr
Smith, Rhoda N, b. Feb 25, 1863, d. Nov 24, 1913, w/o Irwin
Smith, Richard, d. Jan 25, 1902, age: 10yr 4mo 18da, s/w Georgianna, Our Darling
Smith, Sarah A, b. Jul 17, 1855, d. Aug 18, 1910, Mother, w/o J.K.
Vourlis, John, d. Sep 20, 1911
Watkins, Edith E, b. Sep 16, 1888, d. Aug 26, 1890, d/o H. & Ida
White, Francis, no dates *
Wood, Ulah T, b. 1889, d. 1930
Zimmer, John P, b. 1867, d. 1942, s/w Ethel Frick, Mattew and Peter J Zimmer
Zimmer, Mattew, b. 1860, d. 1943, s/w Ethel Frick, John P and Peter J Zimmer
Zimmer, Peter J, b. 1871, d. 1945, s/w Ethel Frick, Mattew and John P Zimmer

Misc:
Kimm, Kenneth H, b. 1936, d. May 19, 1956 **
Schneidmiller, Lawrence D, b. 1936, d. May 19, 1956 **
Sides, Roy D, b. 1934, d. May 19, 1956 **
Squires, Peter C Jr, b. 1936, d. May 19, 1956 **

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