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Sunday, September 15, 2013

United Methodist Church

Mom told me that my Grandparents John Dewey and Leona were members of the United Methodist church so while we were in Colfax I toke some pictures. The building looked too new to me to have been around back when they were living in Colfax so I'm assuming that it ether really is there church and it survived this long or more likely they ether tore it down since it was old and rebuilt on the same lot or tore the old one down and moved to this location. The funny thing was that the road to the right goes strait up to the Colfax cemetery where the 6 people that I posted about in last weeks posts.


I took these pictures for information to contact the church in the future for more information.


The Church that Betty and Charles got married

Mom showed me where the church on the Southside of Spokane that Betty and Charles got married on the Sunday evening that I was in town. I wanted to take picture inside also, but they were closed so we just walked around the outside. I love old churches like this, there's a good number of them around the downtown Spokane area.







Sunday, September 8, 2013

Colfax Birth and Marriage Records

I went to the Downtown Spokane and Colfax Libraries and found some records. I kept the image files sizes big so that you can click on each image and get a good look at it up close.

Birth Records

Whitman County, Washington Birth Records 1875 - 1907 Cover

Whitman County, Washington Birth Records 1875 - 1907
This one says that William Grim had a baby with a Lena E Dodd, which was a supprise to me since I didn't know that he had a second wife.
This one records the birth of Hassie Florence Evans (who I believe was a stillborn) to Ervin Minard Evans and Ida Florence Grimm.
 
Whitman County Washington Birth Records Spine


Whitman County Washington Birth Records
These two were repeats of the the previous two records


 
Marriage Records
 
Whitman County Washington Marriage Records 1872 - 1892 Cover
Whitman County Washington Marriage Records 1872 - 1892
This one states that Ervin Minard Evans and Ida Florence Grimm were married in the home of William Grimm and that he was a witness and that the Pastor was a George W Bailey.
Whitman County Washington Marriage Records 1872 - 92 Spine

Whitman County Washington Marriage Records 1872 - 92
Repeat of previous record


Colfax Death Records


Death Records

Whitman County, Washington Death Register 1891 - 1907 Cover

Whitman County, Washington Death Register 1891 - 1907 This one states that William Grimm died a widow at 87, he was born in Virginia and his Fathers name was Christian Grimm
Repeat of the previous image

Tombstone Inscriptions Whitman County, Wash Vol 3 Spine

Tombstone Inscriptions Whitman County, Wash Vol 3
This one states that on Ervin Minard Evans Tombstone is inscribed "Woodman of the World" which I posted an explanation on the previous Colfax Cemetery Post.

Lartigue - Tombstone Inscriptions Whitman County
Repeat of the previous image

Index to Tombstone Inscriptions of Whitman County, WA Spine

Index to Tombstone Inscriptions of Whitman County, WA
This one lists Ervin M. Evans name

This on lists an Ida Evans

Colfax Cemetery 2013

My Mom and I visited the Colfax Cemetery last month and took pictures.
 
View From Colfax Cemetery
 
 
SHAFERS

Shafer Grave Marker
(Not quite sure why Frank would pay for such a big marker for a family plot when its only himself, his wife and stillborn baby Gerald.)

Gerald Shafer's Grave Marker

Frank A & Margaretha Shafer's Grave Marker


 
GRIMM
 
William Grimm's Grave Marker
 
Ida Grimm Ramsey Grave Marker

Ervin Minard Evans Gravestone Front
On the Front says "Here rests a woodman of the world." It also says Dum Tacet Clamat which I entered into Google and found this:
Treestones are basically grave markers in the shape of a tree. Often they will look like tree stumps or logs. Some will have branches. They are usually associated with the Woodmen of the World, and their various associated groups, although using tree-shaped grave markers pre-dates the organization. The treestones of Woodmen will usually include their symbols, and they might be inscribed with “Dum Tacet Clamet” (“though silent he speaks”), or “here rests a Woodman of the World.” Trees, branches and leaves are common symbols of nature in cemeteries.

According to Douglas Keister’s Stories in Stone, treestones were derived from the Victorian rusticity movement, and at one time could be ordered from the Sears and Roebuck catalog.
http://cemeteries.wordpress.com/category/woodmen/

And this:
The metal medalion from a gravestone in the Beth Israel Cemetery at Portland, Oregon, marks the grave of a member of the Woodman of the World Organization.

The organization was founded by Joseph Cullen Root.  “During a Sunday sermon in Lyons, Iowa, Root heard the pastor tell a parable about the good that came from woodmen clearing away the forest to build homes, communities, and security for their families. He adopted the term Woodmen.”
The influence of that sermon can also been seen in the metal marker above that has the symbols of the organization – axe, beetle (a sledge hammer or maul) and wedge – symbolizing industry, power and progress.  The Latin phrase DUM TACET CLAMAT which means “though silent, he speaks” adorns the medalion.

Root wanted to make sure that after the death of the breadwinner that the family would be protected through a death benefit payout, which was one of the goals of providing insurance to the members of the society.
http://gravelyspeaking.com/2012/04/26/dum-tacet-clamat/

Ervin Minard Evans Gravestone Back

Ervin Minard & Ida Grimm's Grave Markers


Ervin Minard & Ida Grimm & William Grimm's Grave Marker
William, Ida's Father's flat marker is on the middle right of the picture. Ervin of course is the tall log and Ida's is in front (the side of) Ervins marker.