All buried by large 'Glover' headstone
This is a small cemetery located off Cascade Highway, Hwy 226, on private
property in Marion County, OR
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Philip Glover March 4 1829-July 8 1917
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Delilah Edmunson Feb 7 1838-March 26 1920
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Jessie J. 1875-1878
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Charles T. 1872-1878
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Gracie C. 1877-1878
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Sarah M. 1864-1878
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Olive E. 1868-1878
Philip Glover had a dlc which encompassed the cemetery area. The 5 children
died between Jan 15 and Feb 15, 1878 in a diptheria epidemic. Delilah Edmunson
was the mother of the children and wife of Philip. They had 13 or 14 children.
The full names of the children are: James Jesse; Charles Peyton; Grace
Caroline; Sarah Margaret and Olive Elizabeth. This family is written up
in Book of Remembrance of Marion County Pioneers, by Steeves and in The
Centennial History of Oregon, by Gaston, Vol. 3 pg 754. (this information
was forwarded by Cathy Morgan)
