Sparta Cemetery
Sparta was one of the earlier mining camps, gold being discovered there in 1863. It is now a ghost town, practically deserted. An old cemetery is located there which old-timers believe was started about 1870. It is located on land now included in the Mackey homestead.
To reach Sparta, take State Hwy 86 out of Baker City for about 18 miles where it crosses the Powder River, then take the first road to the left 8 or 9 miles. The graves are to the left of this county road when traveling in an easterly direction.
There are many early graves unmarked or marked with wooden headboards, markings on which have now disappeared. The cemetery is in the field of a homesteader, is fenced and well kept up by relatives and friends. It is on high dry ground, wild flowers are abundant here. Several years ago descendants of those buried at Sparta erected a large and very beautiful common stone marker in the cemetery on which it is stated that the cemetery was begun in 1870.
There are 3 graves on a hill south of the old Sparta townsite. The hill is known as Boot Hill. The story is told that these men were killed in a gun fight in the 1860's when Sparta was booming and things were wild and rough.
Contact W. David Samuelsen for specific information. (If you are related to any of the listed surnames, please supply your contact information to make the link.)
Known to be buried in the cemetery at Sparta as of 1966.
Funeral Home information (FO) & Death Certificates (DC) checked
ALLEN, Charles Albert .. ... .... .. ... 1894
ARTHUR, Elizabeth .. ... 1837 .. ... 1907
BLACKWELL, Maydell 18 Dec 1910 09 Nov 1914 (FO)(DC)(FDB)
dau of D. W. & miss (WICKHAM)
BOLAN, T. J. .. ... .... 08 Sep 1911 (DC)
23 yrs
BUCKLAND, William .. ... .... .. ... 1880
BURNSIDE, Ella Rebecca (LOSH) 01 Mar 1861 02 Apr 1924 (FO)
wife of Joseph Edward
BURNSIDE, Joseph Edward 20 Nov 1856 22 Jan 1919 (DC)
son of John & Annie (TAYLOR)
BURNSIDE, Ray 02 Apr 1926 13 Jun 1940 (FO)
BURNSIDE, Texie Georgia 21 Jan 1924 22 Mar 1924 (DC)
dau of Bert A. & Julia (TUTTLE)
CLOUGH, E. E. (Capt.) .. ... 1834 15 Sep 1903 (FO)
72 years old
FAKE, Jacob Henry 10 Feb 1828 02 May 1923 (FO)(DC)
single
HAMMOND, Richard 12 Jul 1848 16 Jun 1925 (FO)
HAMMOND, Sarah M. (SHAW) 28 Apr 1855 20 Dec 1918 (FO)(DC)
wife of Richard
dau of Rufe & Elizabeth (COATES)
HEARST, Jane .. ... 1871 .. ... 1902
(or HURST)
HERRING, Earl E. 10 Apr 1893 18 Jan 1919 (DC)
son of Joseph S. & Caroline A. (PETERSON)
HOKE, baby .. ... .... .. ... 1934 (FO)
child of George and Grace HOKE
JONES, Hazel Christine 31 Dec 1918 31 Aug 1922 (DC)
age 3 y 8 mo 0 days
dau of John L. & ... (WILLIAMS)
JONES, Jesse H. 21 Feb 1901 23 Jul 1930 (FO)
JONES, Rose May 13 Sep 1882 25 Nov 1938 (FO)
JONES, Velma Maxine 22 Apr 1921 16 May 1921 (DC)
dau of Jonathan L. & Rose M. (WILLIAMS)
KEIST, Jennie 13 Sep 1918 29 Oct 1918 (FO)
LOSH, George M. 30 Aug 1864 21 Sep 1935 (FO)
MAY, Alvin S. 24 Jan 1924 10 May 1924 (DC)
son of Joseph M. & Mabel Grace (DECKER)
MACY, Baby .. ... .... .. ... ....
child of John & Irma
MACY, Cassius M. .. ... .... 06 Sep 1924 (FO)(DC)
divorced, 78 yr
son of Jonathan & Alice (MILLS)
MACY, Elizabeth Ellen (MILLER) 06 Feb 1862 25 May 1934 (FO)
wife of James M.
MACY, James M. 19 Sep 1850 11 Dec 1923 (FO)(DC)
son of Johnathan & Alice (MILLS)
MACKEY, Frank S. .. ... .... .. ... 1969
MACKEY, Minnie (HURLBERT) 10 Dec 1878 13 Jun 1939 (FO)
wife of Frank
MITCHEL, Alan Montague 24 Mar 1931 15 May 1931 (FO)
son of Carl & Edith (MONTAGUE)
MOTLEY, O. V. .. ... 1852 .. ... 1900
PARKER, William Jefferson 27 Nov 1845 31 Oct 1916 (DC)
son of Archebald & Annie (COOMBS)
RONE, Clifford 27 Oct 1918 29 Oct 1918 (DC)
son of Walter R. & Grace May (ZIMMERMAN)
RONE, Kenneth Walter 19 Apr 1920 07 Jul 1920 (FO)
son of Walter R. & Grace May (ZIMMERMAN)
SIZETTE (FEIZETTE), John Charles 26 Sep 1850 05 Jan 1929 (FO)
STOUDER, Edith May .. ... .... .. ... 1888
THOMPSON, Wesley Smith 29 Jul 1917 18 Dec 1918 (DC)
son of Maurice W. & Edna May (HERRING)
TICE, Bonne Bess 31 Jan 1925 01 May 1925 (FO)
dau of Albert M. & Hazel Lulu (BROWN)
VANDEVORT, Lindsay .. ... .... 03 Feb 1909 (FO)
WALTEY, C. V. .. ... .... 07 Nov 1900 (FO)
42 yrs)
WEIR, Marshall Arian .. ... .... 02 Apr 1934 (FO)
77 yrs, wife Leone
WILLIAMS, Mary P. 27 Aug 1855 21 Sep 1931 (FO)
wife of John O.
WILSON, Ada Viola .. ... .... .. ... 1903
WILSON, Ernest V. .. ... .... .. ... 1895
"Baby"
WILSON, May C. .. ... 1890 .. ... 1905
WILSON, Walter L. 06 Dec 1875 24 Mar 1939 (FO)
YOUNGER, John .. ... .... 18 Jul 1907 (FO)(DC)
59 yrs