BUTTE  COUNTY   CEMETERIES

Berry Creek Cemetery

aka Lake Madrone Cemetery

Photos by © Kathy Sedler, Feb. 2006.  More photos of cemetery.

Headstone Photos.

The following list was compiled by Cathie Manwell Adams, © 2006.

Lake Madrone Cemetery is located at the top of a knoll north of a horseshoe bend on the Oroville-Quincy Highway (Highway 162) just northeast of Lake Madrone.  Go 4/10 mile after the lake bridge.  There will be a sign for school bus stop 400 feet and a left curve in the road.  A dirt road on the left goes up an incline.  The entrance is not marked.  Less than 1/10 of a mile, there will be a residence on the left and the cemetery is directly across from it on the right.  This seems to be a private drive and dead ends at the cemetery and residence.

 

There appear to be approximately 12 graves with no markers (including 5 in the Nottingham plot).

 

This list was compiled using the following sources:

On site documentation by Kathy Sedler and Colleen Driscoll in February 2005 (including photos).  An “X” in the first column indicates a photo was taken.

Documents from the files of James Lague;

California Death Index (CDI);

Social Security Death Index (SSDI);

Pre-1905 Butte County Death Index, Books 1 and 2

Federal Census records;

Contributions of descendants.

 

Abbreviations:

n/o = native of

mmn = mother’s maiden name

d/o = daughter of

s/o = son of

w/o = wife of

h/o = husband of

dob = date of birth

dod = date of death

 

 

 

 

NAME

 

BIRTH

 

DEATH

 

REMARKS

 

 

 

Allen, Robert

 

1866

 

1934

 

 

 

X

 

Allen, Emma Aileen Kirkpatrick

 

2 Nov 1902

 

2 Nov 1918

 

n/o California; d/o Ida A. (Foster) and Samuel “Henry” Kirkpatrick; on same stone as William H. Kirkpatrick; Concow Maidu (Allan on headstone)

 

X

 

Alviso, Edith M.

 

1886

 

1936

 

n/o California; on same stone as Myrtle M. Hayes

 

X

 

Amend, August

 

12 Dec 1866

 

26 Feb 1948

 

n/o Germany, immigrated 1891

 

X

 

Bessac, Louis

 

1835

 

3 Oct 1880

 

n/o Michigan; h/o Susann

 

X

 

Bish, Ervin

 

11 Mar 1864

 

4 Apr 1948

 

n/o Pennsylvania

 

 

 

Bowers, Joseph

 

c1821

 

1879

 

 

 

X

 

Burnham, Roger S.

 

9 Nov 1916

 

29 Jan 1976

 

n/o New York; this is a handmade wooden marker with a piece broken off before the name “Herman Burnham”, CDI confirms that dob and dod are for Roger S. Burnham

 

X

 

Butterfield, Baby Clara

 

No Date

 

No Date

 

In Butterfield plot

 

X

 

Butterfield, Elvira “Ella” S. Nottingham

 

4 Mar 1853

 

3 Mar 1906

 

n/o Arkansas; w/o Frank Butterfield, married 13 Apr 1884

 

X

 

Butterfield, Frank Whitcolm

 

12 Jan 1863

 

11 May 1930

 

n/o California; h/o Elvira “Ella” S. (Nottingham) Butterfield, married 13 Apr 1884; s/o John Hugh and Harriet Louisa (Townsend) Butterfield; 1910 Census states dob Jan 1864

 

 

 

Butterfield, Jesse Hugh “Jessie”

 

20 Mar 1872

 

4 Jul 1941

 

n/o California; s/o John Hugh and Harriet Louisa (Townsend) Butterfield

 

X

 

Butterfield, John Hugh

 

31 Dec 1822

 

22 Nov 1890

 

n/o New York; h/o Harriet Louisa (Townsend) Butterfield

 

 

 

Butterfield, William Wrenfrew

 

10 May 1861

 

16 Aug 1938

 

n/o California; s/o John Hugh and Harriet Louisa (Townsend) Butterfield

 

 

 

Butterfield, William W.

 

Jan 1885

 

1938

 

n/o California; s/o Frank Whitcolm and Elvira S. (Nottingham) Butterfield

 

X

 

Davis, Thomas Harold

 

27 Jan 1899

 

5 Nov 1945

 

n/o Kansas; mmn,Evans

 

X

 

Day, Altania A.

 

Oct 1848

 

1927

 

n/o Iowa; w/o James P. Day; stone gives year of birth as 1843

 

X

 

Day, James P.

 

Mar 1827

 

1906

 

n/o Maine; h/o of Altania A. Day; stone gives year of birth as 1832

 

X

 

Deen, Sarah E. Bishop

 

25 Dec 1869

 

24 Aug 1944

 

n/o New York; w/o S. J. Deen

 

 

 

Dillon, Clara

 

Jun 1881

 

2 Dec 1899

 

n/o California

 

X

 

Duffy, Olive Day

 

22 Sep 1874

 

6 Jun 1936

 

n/o California; d/o James P. and Altania A. Day; buried in Day plot; stone gives year of birth as 1876

 

 

 

Eicher, Selina Snyder

 

24 Jun 1847

 

10 May 1909

 

n/o Ohio; mmn, Myers; w/o William Brooke Eicher, married 30 Apr 1865, Ohio; William died 20 Feb 1920, buried in Oregon

 

 

 

Evens, Thomas

 

c1829

 

26 Nov 1886

 

 

 

 

 

Flinn, Elizabeth

 

c1830

 

5 Jun 1897

 

n/o England; w/o Joel

 

X

 

Flinn, Joel

 

Jan 1836

 

4 Jul 1915

 

n/o Maine; h/o Elizabeth

 

X

 

Foster, Mary Susanna King

 

28 Feb 1857

 

1 Jun 1944

 

n/o Texas; mmn, Langcaster; year of birth may be 1856

 

X

 

Foster, R. W.

 

1877

 

1938

 

 

 

X

 

Foster, W. B.

 

1852

 

1930

 

 

 

X

 

Freiland, Andrew Sebastian

 

30 Jul 1881

 

31 Oct 1952

 

n/o Pennsylvania; mmn, Stein

 

X

 

Freiland, Lena Peterson

 

13 Oct 1874

 

15 Dec 1953

 

n/o Kansas

 

X

 

Gronning, Samson

 

10 Oct 1878

 

15 May 1946

 

n/o Norway; died Alameda County

 

 

 

Hakes, Henry

 

c1800

 

7 May 1877

 

 

 

X

 

Hammett, Harold Drew

 

19 Jun 1874

 

17 Mar 1946

 

n/o Massachusetts; h/o Jennie Estelle “Stella” Hammett; mmn, Merry

 

X

 

Hammett, Jennie Estelle “Stella”

 

1881

 

1937

 

n/o Illinois; w/o Harold Drew Hammett

 

 

 

Hardin, Lassia

 

1884

 

1936

 

 

 

X

 

Harper, Mary H.

 

c1820

 

6 Jun 1899

 

n/o California

 

X

 

Hayes, Myrtle M.

 

1892

 

1931

 

n/o California; on same stone as Edith M. Alviso

 

X

 

Haynes, Ida

 

1864

 

1898

 

In Butterfield plot

 

X

 

Hoad, John Henry

 

29 Dec 1803

 

19 Dec 1888

 

n/o England, h/o Sara (Patterson) Hoad; see Notes

 

X

 

Hoad, ****ed

 

No Date

 

30 Aug 1878

 

Fenced in plot with John Henry Hoad, dod may be 1879; marker very hard to read

 

X

 

Johnson, Carl H.

 

7 Jun 1883

 

24 Jul 1940

 

h/o Ettabel (Mabie) Johnson

 

X

 

Johnson, David

 

c1815

 

27 Dec 1898

 

n/o Connecticut; h/o of Emiline; Butte County Death Index lists dod as 28 Dec 1898

 

X

 

Johnson, Emiline

 

c1830

 

29 Apr 1888

 

n/o Connecticut; w/o David Johnson

 

X

 

Johnson, Ettabelle Mabie “Ettie”

 

30 Nov 1876

 

4 Oct 1944

 

n/o New York; w/o Carl H. Johnson; mmn, Vannakem (first name spelled Ettabel on stone)

 

 

 

Kirkby, William

 

No Date

 

25 Jun 1889

 

 

 

X

 

King, Rebekah A.

 

28 Feb 1836

 

23 Sep 1926

 

 

 

X

 

Kirkpatrick, Ida A. Foster

 

11 Apr 1873

 

17 Nov 1942

 

n/o California; w/o Samuel “Henry” Kirkpatrick, married 4 Dec 1892, Merrimac, Butte Co.; 1900 Census gives year of birth as 1875;  Concow Maidu

 

 

 

Kirkpatrick, Samuel “Henry”

 

Jan 1851

 

1933

 

n/o Illinois; h/o Ida A. (Foster) Kirkpatrick; stone gives year of birth as 1852

 

X

 

Kirkpatrick, William H. “Willie”

 

23 Dec 1904

 

9 May 1930

 

n/o California; s/o Ida A. (Foster) and Samuel “Henry” Kirkpatrick; on same stone as Emma Aileen (Kirkpatrick) Allen; Concow Maidu

 

 

 

Lathrop, William Bradford

 

c1823

 

24 Oct 1898

 

n/o New York; h/o Ellen Bradford; year of birth may be c1827

 

X

 

Moseley, Mary H. Mower

 

8 Dec 1866

 

22 Oct 1942

 

n/o Montana; w/o John Richard Moseley, married c1884; d/o William and Annie (Highland) Mower; sister of Joel Mower; 1900 Census gives year of birth as 1865

 

X

 

Mower, Bertha Rodrick

 

26 Feb 1888

 

18 Jan 1950

 

n/o California; w/o of Joel Mower; mmn, Thatcher; stone gives year of death as 1949

 

X

 

Mower, Joel “Joe”

 

8 May 1880

 

14 Oct 1947

 

n/o California; h/o Bertha (Rodrick) Mower; s/o William and Annie (Highland) Mower; brother of Mary H. (Mower) Moseley

 

X

 

Norris, Samuel A.

 

26 Apr 1877

 

10 Sep 1937

 

Two stones

 

 

 

Nottingham, Ewell Walter

 

29 Nov 1877

 

9 Oct 1951

 

n/o California; see Notes

 

 

Nottingham, James Milton

 

20 Oct 1879

 

17 Jun 1947

 

n/o California; mmn, Jackson

 

 

 

Noyes, Joseph “Martin”

 

c1817

 

20 Sep 1893

 

n/o Ohio

 

X

 

Oliver, William

 

Jun 1835

 

15 Oct 1905

 

n/o Scotland

 

 

 

Olmstead, America

 

No Date

 

25 Apr 1875

 

Surname may be “Almstead”

 

 

 

Palmer, Elizur

 

c1818

 

28 May 1898

 

n/o Connecticut; first name may be spelled “Elizer”

 

X

 

Plum, Alice E.

 

1872

 

1932

 

w/o Jared F. Plum

 

X

 

Plum, Jared F.

 

1865