Kelseyville Pioneer Cemetery, Lake County, CA

Submitted by Kathleen Alvey

Kelseyville Pioneer Cemetery - This cemetery has some of the original settlers of Lake County. 
Interments stopped in 1884. Some of the bodies from Pioneer cemetery were removed and 
re-interred in the Odd Fellows cemetery (Kelseyville Cemetery), but there are approximately 100 
graves in Pioneer. Not all of them have gravestones. The Kelseyville Cemetery District finally 
bought the historic cemetery sometime after 1980, to try to preserve it, but many headstones 
have been destroyed due to vandalism. About 1960, the American Legion Post 194 cleaned up 
the cemetery and put up a fence and sign; in the 1970s the Kelseyville Lions Club cleaned up 
this cemetery and straightened a few markers; in 1989 the Kelseyville Lioness Club and Wynacht 
Memorials, Inc. made it their "pet project", with a new fence and repairs to the monuments. In 
1991, the cemetery was again vandalized. At that time, they listed only 25 headstones in the 
cemetery (19 of them toppled and broken). This list is compiled from many old sources. Many of 
the stones have been destroyed since this information was compiled many years ago. There may 
be corrections as new information is learned.

There are supposed to be members of the Crowell family buried here.
 
Names on stones (that were originally there) include:


Akers, Melvin J. - Died Jul 11, 1878; Aged 1 yr, 7 mo, 20 days; Son of W. D. & N. E. Akers
Chapman, Daniel T. - Apr. 9, 1874; Aged 40 Yrs.
Clanters, M. A. - Born Jan 13, 1813; Died Sept. 30, 1870; Wife of E. A. Clanters
Cox, Susannah G. - Born Mar 10, 1816; Died Feb 6, 1866; Wife of J. L. Cox
England, Eliza - Born Dec 10, 1837; Died April 6, 1878
Gard, Charles W. - Born Apr. 21, 1869; Son of G. W. & E. L. Gard
Gard, George B. - Born Jan. 22, 1862; Died Mar. 22, 1878; Son of G. W. & E. L. Gard
Gard, Infant Son - Born Jan 23, 1874; Died Jan. 24, 1874; Son of G. W. & E. L. Gard
Hilyer, Willie A. - (no dates); Aged 10 yrs, 6 mo, 23 days; son of S. G. & M. J. Hilyer
Jacobus, James O. - Born Aug. 24, 1856; Died Dec. 5, 1863
Jacobus, Lizzie Luella - Born Oct. 5, 1863; Died Oct. 4, 1878
Jones, Andrew J. - Died Oct. 28, 1874; Aged 47 yrs.
Kelsay, George A. - Died Jan 13, 1870; Aged 11 yrs, 11 mos, 2 days; Son of G. & P. Kelsay
Kelsay, Barthena - Wife of Wm. Kelsay - Born in 1800; Died June 16, 1877
Kelsay, William - Died Dec. 6, 1878; Aged 86 yrs, 6 mos., 4 days
Kelsey, Infant dau. - Born & Died April 11, 1878; child of J. & F. L. Kelsey
Kelsey, Infant Son - Born & Died July 2, 1871; child of J. & F. L. Kelsey
Kelsey, James - Died Apr. 21, 1878; Aged 47 yrs, 3 mos, 10 days
Kelsey, Louisa - 1871
Kelsey, P. C. - 1870
Kelsey, William - 1871
Kelsey, Willie H. - Died June 19, 1877; Aged 5 Days; son of J. & F. L. Kelsey
Long, Susan - Born July 1, 1850; Died Apr. 13, 1877; Wife of Briant Long
Luin, John - Died 1883; Aged 2 yrs, 3 mos
Nobles, Baby - Born Feb 2, 1864; Died Dec. 27, 1864
Nobles, Gussie H. - Died May 29, 1884; Aged 3 Yrs, 10 Mos, 13 Days; Son of W. M. & M. E. Nobles
Nobles, Elizabeth A.(Ann) - Died Feb 15, 1864; Aged 30 yr, 8 mo, 9 days; (Born June 6, 1833-IL); Wife of S. (Stephen) B. Nobles (Maiden name-Smith)
Nobles, S.(Stephen) B. - Died Nov. 21, 1882 (Born Aug. 10, 1828)
Nobles, Warren Howard - Died Jan. 30, 1879; Aged 11 Mos & 15 Dys; Son of W. M. & M. E. Nobles
O'Hara, Bryan - Died Oct. 22, 1871; (Born Ireland)
Ormiston, George - (no dates) Aged 9 Years; Son of Thomas & Lucy Ormiston
Ormiston, Louesa - (no dates) Aged 11 Years; Daughter of Thomas & Lucy Ormiston
Piner, Sarah H. - Died Aug. 6, 1868; Aged 69 yr, 6 mo, 2 ds; Wife of Steven Piner; (Born Feb. 4, 1799) (Maiden name - Hendricks)
Reeves, E. (Elijah) - (In Memory of) Born May 21, 1821; Died Mar. 2, 1872
Reeves, Elijah - Born Jan 27, 1864; Died Oct. 9, 1865; son of E. & M.C. Reeves (Elijah & Martha Caroline Reeves)
Tryon, Elizabeth A. - Died Feb. 3, 1875; Age 9 yrs; Daughter of J. and S. J. Tryon (James & Sarah J. Tryon)
Wolfe, Adam - Died Oct 15, 1883; Aged 25 yrs.


A Stone that has been added more recently says:
In This Vicinity Lie Children of Anderson and Emma Benson

Benson, Ulyssa Jane - 1870 - 1875
Benson, Laura - 1870 - 1870
Benson, Lyman David - 1874 - 1875 (Died Oct. 8, 1875)
And Anderson's Twin Brother: