Chilcoot Cemetery

Chilcoot cemetery is located 29 miles north of Reno, Nevada on U.S. Highway 395

It is one of the first settlements in the Sierra Valley of California, being a stage station. This entire area is heavily agricultural, and many of those living in this valley are descended from the first settlers. There is a predominence of Swiss-Italian, and Italian families.

This census is not complete. A new highway was put through part of the cemetery, which originally was located on a gentle hill behind the stage station. This census is all that remains in the way of stones, and some had to pieced together. Inquiries have not brought forth any Sexton record.

There is a great over-lap of commerce and association between the Plumas, Sierra, Lassen and Nevada County areas of California, and those counties of Western Nevada - Washoe, Storey, Douglas and Ormsby.

Many of the names in Chilcoot and also Vinton, California cemetery are also found in the Nevada counties in marriage, birth and death records, as well as old newspapers.

The verses and inscriptions listed herein, are copied from the actual markers.

The Ede family and Giudici family, listed in this cemetery, also have plots in Vinton Cemetery, which is a much newer burial ground, and is located only three miles farther on the same highway.

"Pioneers Of Sierra Valley"

Abraham Ede of Sussex, England
1832-1900

Mary Jane, wife of Abraham Ede
1840-1917
Chicago, Illinois

"Crossed the plains in a covered wagon and homesteaded in what is known as Cide Ede Ranch between Beckwith Post and Chilcoot at the Buttes, where they spent their life. They were the parents of 12 children"

William A Ede b 3 Oct 1858 d 29 Oct 1902	Ida Ee Anderson, daughter 1879-1913
Abraham Ede, son born 1867 d 4 Mar 1889 21 yrs 3 mos 3 days	Abraham Ede b 12 Jan 1833 d 18 July 1890
Bertie, beloved son of C.H. and L.J. Ede d 25 April 1901 2 yrs 2 mos 19 days

There is an Ede plot in the Vinton Cemetery, Plumas County, California

A.D. Adams d 23 March 1865 40 Yrs.	Alexander Moore d 17 Jan 1871 39 yrs
Richard Martin b 29 Nov 1835 d June 1925	Martha, wife of Richard Martin b 27 Dec 1831 d 29 Oct 1908 This is a massive stone in the form of a Masonic alter
Lean and Archie, children of M. and J. Giudici died 8 Dec 1898 aged 16 days	Hermine H. Eichbaum No Dates
George R. Eichbaum 1879-1910	Baby Eichbaum 1905
F.L. Roberts No Dates
Carolyn E., Wife of A.N. Wilson died 18 July 1879 26 yrs 11 mos 8 days	Antonio Ferrasci d 12 July 1889 44 yrs
W.H. Ratz 9 yrs 1 mo	Mrs. L. Bovard, born Westport, Essex Co., NY 25 July 1833 or 1883 (not clear) died Beckwith, 9 May 1902
On the above stone for Mrs. Bovard, it is believed the date actually should be 1833. The stone is eroded. The "Beckwith" listed is located in California not far from Chilcoot.
Mary Robinett b 29 Dec 1884 d 18 Feb 1918	Cornelius M. Bovard d 21 Feb 1899 75 yrs 1 mo 26 days Native of Canada
Johnie, son of C.T. and Victoria Adams b 21 June 1870 3 yrs 26 days	Malita, Wife of M. Bronson d 26 Jan 1871 61 yrs 10 mos 1 day
Marshall Bronson d 22 Feb 1882 71 yrs 9 mos 10 days	Frank A Robinson b 29 Oct 1859 d 31 Dec 1877 18 yrs 2 mos 2 days
Abram E. Lent d 21 Aug 1880 38 yrs 3 mos	Iris Conklin Bird d 13 Mar 1891 aged 12 days "Angel Daughter"
Lily Angelina Nanoya, wife of W.E. Jones b 29 Feb 1840 d 5 Oct 1876 Native of Trieste	W.E. Jones d 11 Oct 1888 aged 58 yrs Native of Vermont
Frank Albert Jones infant child of W.E. Jones and L.A. Jones aged 2 days