Title Info: Chesaw Cemetery

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Introduction	The Chesaw Cemetery index lists individuals interred at the Chesaw Cemetery in Okanogan County, Washington. See photos. Index information about an individual may include name, birth date, birth place, death date, and names of family members. Index data was compiled by Maggie Rail, a member of the Washington State Cemetery Association who has transcribed over 400 cemeteries since 1993. The Chesaw Cemetery is located at Lat: 48° 55' 48"N, Lon: 119° 03' 15"W T40N R30E Sec 29. There are 127 individuals listed in this index. This index is in English. This index is open for research. Transcribed by Maggie Rail, Aug 02, 2000, last edited Apr 16, 2010. Transcription notes: “Chesaw Cemetery lies one mile south of Chesaw on Lost Lake Road on the right side of the road.” “Chesaw lies 20 miles east of Oroville and only a few miles south of the Canadian Border with no border crossing, about 2,900 ft above sea level, yet it is down in a valley. You will find no gas station in the town of 15 residents, who are known for their annual rodeo every July 4th, for the last 58 years, attended by people worldwide.” “This cemetery is owned by the town of Chesaw and fairly well maintained, usually by family of the deceased and community planned workdays. I still have not found out who is the sexton.” “Included are listings found in Okanogan County Cemetery Records, pub. 1991 by OCGS, Omak WA. An asterisk * is placed at the end of each entry from these records, which means I either missed it or no headstone exists. At the end are three listings for people whose gravesite I did not find, but they died reportedly in Chesaw.” “I walked and read this cemetery Jun 25, 2000.” “Chandler, Mrs, no dates, buried on a knoll 300 feet south from the cemetery on the Kirkendall Ranch. *” “Ritchey, Tom, no dates, Howard L Mooney in 'The First 20 Years', states Tom is buried in SE corner of Joe Woodworth's ranch, SE of Chesaw .”
Citation:	Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Chesaw Cemetery Index, 1910-2010, Office of Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. Source: Index and transcription notes donated to the Washington Historical Records Project by Maggie Rail, August 2009.
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