Established: |
1888 |
Nearest Town: |
Lacomb |
Est. # Burials: |
225 |
Location: |
T 11S, R 1E, 31 |
Size in Acres: |
3.35 |
USGS Lat/Lon: |
443421N 1224426W |
Driving Directions: |
From Lebanon, NE on Brewster Rd,
about 2 m |
Contact Info: |
Linn Co. Tax Assessor: Lot 2500 |
On Metsker map of 1930, J. T. Nave is
property owner.
The following information is
transcribed from the WPA Linn County Cemetery Survey, researched & prepared
by Leslie L. Haskin on 8/7/1939:
Fern Ridge Cemetery is the official name of this foot-hill burying ground but in
the immediate neighborhood it is frequently called "The Lacomb
Cemetery" or "The Nave Cemetery." The name "Lacomb
Cemetery" comes, of course, from its nearness to the country village of
Lacomb; the "Nave Cemetery" from the fact that it is situated on a
portion of the farm holdings of Mr. J. T. Nave....
The first burial here was that of a small son of James and Samantha Nave, about
1888. This burial, however, was not within the limits of the present tract but
nearer the angle in the road and west of the present cemetery. The second burial
here was that of Mrs. Nave's father, a Mr. Conner (or Corner). (Probably Charles
Conner). The third burial was that of an infant child of a Mr. Sanders who still
[in 1939] resides at Lacomb. When the cemetery tract was formally laid out the
Nave child was removed from the grave near by and placed with the borders of the
permanent cemetery.
The work and expense of establishing this cemetery seems to have been the work
and give of Mr. Jim (J. T.) Nave. His own narrative is that he gave the land
and, in his colloquial speech, "I announced a working to clear the land but
no one came. There was a new grave and the cows had made a path right across it.
I couldn't stand that so I bough planks and built a plant (sic) fence around the
lot. When the planks rotted off I called for a working to build a new fence and
only one man came. I burned off the logs and brush almost all alone. Sometimes I
wish that I had never given the land here. It's been a sight of trouble and
bother all these years."
The earliest birth date record here is that of Ira Richardson, April 8, 1819.
Title to this tract is now [in 1939] held by the Trustees of the Fern Ridge
Cemetery.
Historical & Biographical Notes:
Ira Richardson. 1819-1911. The
oldest birth date recorded here.
James Nave. 1862-19__ (Still living). [In 1939]. The donor of the land
for this cemetery. His infant son was the first burial here. (Possibly a mistake
in copying birth date. It should be earlier.)
Samantha Nave. 1848-1936. Wife of the last.
David S. Myers. 1851-1904. A "Myers", believed to be this man,
was killed by a falling limb while engaged in forest fire fighting.
Wm. W. Saunders. 1856-19__ (Still living.) [In 1939]. His home is in
Lacomb. His infant son was the third burial in this plot.
[end of Haskin survey.]
Online Transcriptions:
Available at Jan Phillips' website.
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Lisa L. Jones prepared and is solely
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Copyright 2001.