Cemetery Note Page
1.) This person was found in the Troy Cemetery records with Anton (father?) and was placed in here until we can identify the actual burial location.
2.) Killed in an accident near Leonia
3.) This grave has a board fence around on three sides with no marker.
4.) In 1897, the town lost a ferry on the Kootenai river when a cable "broke" and killed three men. They are buried in unmarked graves at the old town site, about .5 mile west of the "current" ghost town.
5.) Vet in the U.S. Air Force
6.) Nickname of "Trapper Bill"
7.) Vet (MSGT) in the U.S. Navy
8.) Vet in the U.S. Navy and served in Korea and Vietnam.
9.) Vet in the U.S. Army
10.) Vet in the U.S. Army WWI
11.) Vet in the U.S. Kansas Cavalry
12.) Vet in (TEC 845 Eng. BN) WWII
13.) Vet ( SMSGT U.S. Air Force) in Korea WWII
14.) Vet in the U.S. Navy WWII
15.) Vet in the U.S. Army WWII
16.) Vet in the U.S. Army WWII
17.) In Loving Memory of my parents. Dad was born in Trenton, NJ and Mother in Garnett, Kansas.
18.) Robert Hamer was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and died in the Yaak. Robert served in the U.S. Marine Corp in the Vietnam War.
19.) Veteran in the U. S. Navy in WWII
20.) Veteran in the ARMY AIR CORP in WWII
21.) Veteran in the U. S. NAVY
22.) Veteran in the U. S. ARMY PARATROOPER in Korea
23.) Veteran in the U. S. NAVY IN VIETNAM................
24.) Lt. Col. Perry U.S.A.F ... killed in action 12-20-1972 in North Vietnam. For more Info see:
http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=40318.0
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/p/p126.htm
25.) Ollie Grace Perry's remains were sent/taken to Rosalia, Washington, where she was buried. Ollie's husband's name was W. C. Perry.
26.) Born in Wyoming County, N.Y., at the age of 13 Charles enlisted in his father's army company (24th NY Cavalry) as a drummer boy. He survived the Civil War (although his father did not), moved to Michigan (1871), married (1873), and had four sons (1875-81). In 1882 he moved to Montana, eventually moving to Libby (1906), where he was the proprietor of the Hotel Richards until his death. He has many descendants, including a great-great-grandson.
27.) Served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam war.
28.) Jacob Lang:
OBITUARY: Bonners Ferry Herald, August 10, 1922, page 1, Col. 2
Pioneer Killed in Hay Meadow.
Jacob Lang, a pioneer settler of the Leonia district, was killed Tuesday morning (August 8th) about nine o'clock in a runaway accident which took place on his ranch some 25 miles northeast of Bonners Ferry near the Idaho-Montana state line. The funeral services were conducted at the Lang home at ten o'clock this morning and interment was had at the Leonia cemetery.
Mr. Lang, who is about 79 years old, was alone at the time of the accident which resulted in his death. It seems that the team with which he had raking hay in the meadows which surround his home, ran away and Mr. Lang was thrown from his seat, the rake passing over his body. Nellie Lang, an adopted daughter was the first person to learn of the accident, She summoned neighbors, including N.J. Perry, W. S. Cooper and William Poynston, who notified the Lincoln county, Montana coroner and made arrangements for the care of the body.
Editor/s note: Information obtained from the county Court house records in Libby, Montana where the death certificate is located shows that "Jacob Lang", was born 2-23-1852 not 1843.
The deceased is survived by two adopted daughters, Nellie Land and Mrs. Elsner, both living in the Leonia district, and a nephew, George Lang, who resides at Sylvanite, Montana. Mrs. Lang died several years ago.
The deceased was one of the first settlers of the Leonia district and filed on the homestead there about 30 (1892) years ago. The Lang ranch is practically all natural meadow and is considered one of the finest in the Leonia district.
Mr. Lang took a prominent part in political, social and religious affairs of his neighborhood and was looked upon as a leader of the community.
He was well known in Bonners Ferry where he has always enjoyed the confidence and respect of all. A host of friends join in mourning his death and extend their sympathies to the bereaved family.
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