Hibbard Creek or Home Cemetery
View (courtesy of Baker City Herald newspaper)
Two miles south of the townsite of Home on a bench approximately 1/8 mile north of the site of the Hibbard Creek school on the Snake River Road. 7 miles NE of Huntington right along the Snake River. There is a breakwater wall on east side of the cemetery protecting the cemetery from the waters of Snake River. Abandoned cemetery.
Photographs of cemetery and markers are wanted.
This cemetery is also known as the Home Cemetery. Neglected was fenced not long ago.
Known burials in this cemetery are listed below. There are several other graves in the Wann and Morgan plots that cannot be identified.
LDS transcription of cemetery done in early 1950s was consulted for additional info.
DARBY, Mary H. 21 Jul 1841 01 Sep 1934
(metal footmarker previously used for headstone
1 Sept 1934, Boise, Idaho, age 93 yrs 34 days)
EVANS, Bessie M. 11 Feb 1896 08 Aug 1908
dau of George T. & Emma
EVANS, George T. 09 Aug 1853 08 Aug 1909
drowned with dau and son in Snake River
W.O.W. (Woodmen of World)
EVANS, George W. 13 Mar 1894 08 Aug 1908
son of George T. & Emma
HUFFMAN, Charles 30 Sep 1838 08 Sep 1885
footstone "C.H."
HUFFMAN, George 13 Oct 1835 15 Oct 1887
footstone "G.H."
HUFFMAN, Melissa 22 Oct 1809 06 Dec 1882
footstone "M.H."
HUFFMAN, Thomas 01 Aug 1848 11 Sep 1918
age 70 years 20 days (Civil War Veteran)
MORGAN, Francis B. 13 Sep 1836 17 Apr 1911
MORGAN, Francis Brooks 30 Nov 1886 28 Feb 1895
son of F. B. & S. P.
SPEAKS, W. H. 06 Mar 1832 11 Aug 1899
TARTER, Richard 17 Mar 1906 08 Jun 1913
son of J. A. & Anna
WANN, James H. 20 Sep 1872 22 Sep 1898
WANN, infant 21 Jun 1897 21 Jun 1897
son of L. C. & M. L.
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