Burials in Whitmore were in the German Church Cemetery, the Whitmore Cemetery, also known as the Josephine Cemetery, the Fern Cemetery, and on the farms.
On the following lists, an * indicates the birth date, a ## indicates the death date.

Of the sixty-seven burials in the German cemetery, twenty-two were ages sixty to eighty and nineteen were ages eighty to ninety-two.

The Evangelical, Masonic, and Odd fellow Cemetery, also know as The German Cemetery, off Bateman Road at the L curve,
Ahseln, [Aslem] Walter *2-11-1920 ##3rd day
Infant son of John Ahseln and Mamie Rengstroff [Ringstorf]
Albers, ? Aldridge, Emma ##1905 Wife of Ethan
Aldridge, Ethan *10-6-1854 Oregon ##2-25-1919 Son of William
Aldridge, Jasper *1890 ##1954 Son of Emma and Ethan
Aldridge, Stella *1902 ##1905 No Stone, Daughter of Emma and Ethan
Alves [Alvers], C. No dates - Buried in NW corner of cemetery [committed suicide]
Archer, Edgar *1901##1-26-1935
Archer, George ##4-25-1938
Archer Mary Grace *1863##10-22-1931
Atkins, Infant daughter of F. M. Atkins ##3-6-1909
Bammann [Baumann], John Henry *1837 ##2-24-1894
Bammann [Baumann], John O.?
Bickford, Goldie *1900 ##4-20-1952
Bickford, Emerson
Bonde, John *1848 ##12-14-1926
Bonde, Theresa, Mrs. John reburied from family plot in 1925
Braden, John Irwin *6-15-50, ##1-15-93, Husband of Peggy
Braden, John Irwin Jr. *8-21-80##1-1-94, Son of Peggy and John
Buszdieker, Caroline Louise *1850 ##11-17-1907
Buszdieker, George. H. M. *4-16-1871 ##11-9-1940
Buszdieker, Henry *1-24-1848 ##11-27-1907
Buszdieker, Herman
Buszdieker, Katherine
Buszdieker, Robby
Buszdieker, Robert Webb *11-4-1924 ##8-15-1936. Adopted by George Buszdieker and Maria Craven, one of quads.
Buszdieker, William *10-31-1873 ##7-30-1923
Cameron, Courtney
Cameron, Ethel? R.
Cochran - Infant daughter of Monroe Cochran ##5-12-1909
Covell, Amy *10-12-1839 ##11-5-1889
Covey, Daniel Nelson *1894 ##1963
Covey, Dora Wilda ##10-3-1944
Covey, Joseph E. *1879 ##7-9-1954
Covey, John
Craven, Frank No dates - Brother of Louella Clineschmidt and Maria Craven
Craven, Minnie ##7-25-1900 Daughter of John Craven
Dailey, Edward Reported to have died prior to 1915
Dailey, Catherine (Katie) Reported to have died prior to 1915
Dailey, Owen Dailey, Owen Jr. Reported to have died prior to 1915
Daiss, Infant daughter of John ##1-10-1886, first burial in this cemetery
Dayle, ?
Dole, John ##2-15-1904
Dole, William, [Name not legible, could be nephew of John Dole], *1878##9-4-1894
Gillette, George Isaac *3-4-1874 ##7-24-1952
Gimblin, Docie *3-2-1904 ##11-11-1916
Gimblin, Henry Louis *7-11-1852 ##12-30-1907
Gimblin, Ida *10-2-1861 ##3-18-1919, mother of Savannah Farley
Grützmacher [Gruetzmacher], Ferdinand ##12-10-1910
Hahn, Hamilton, Fred W. *1912 ##1971
Hamilton, Hallie Garden *1875 ##Dec 1957
Hamilton, H. J.
Hamilton, John Edward *1862 ##9-26-1921
Hensley, L.
Holder, James ##4-22-1919
Holder, Robert Duncan *1864 ##12-29-1944
Hollenbeak, Doc *1867 ##10-17-1940
Holmes, Son of Lafe Holmes ##1909
Homar, [?], John J. *3-22-1899 ##10-9-1976
Hosto, Hulda Selma *1903 ##7-27-1920, daughter of Henry Hosto and Lizzie Buszdieker
Huffeldt, Mamie Hughes, infant daughter of W. H. Hughes ##6-25-1910
Jacobson, (Kingsbury)
Jarrett, David E. ##9-20-1913 Grandfather of Roy Meeker, Great-grandfather - Al Meeker
Kolkmeier, Infant child of Herman Kolkmeier, ? Reported to have died prior to 1915 (Kalkmeyer)
Kolkmeier, John Wm. *8-14-1829 ##10-17-1889 (Kalkmeyer)
Langsvaelt,?
Lutje, Anna (nee Riemers) *4-18-1855 ##4-24-1927
Lutje, Caroline (Mrs.) *1858 ##11-27-1899
Lutje, Henry O. *1858##1-12-1934
Lutje, Infant child of Claus Lutje, no date
Lutje, Lena McNab, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McNab ##6-8-1921
Medford, Louie L.
Meeker, Calvin Carol *1898##8-17-1943
Meeker, Dora (Mrs.) *1864##8-18-1926
Meeker, Florence No date, Daughter of Lawrence Meeker
Meeker, Infant daughter of Roy Meeker and Lottie Meyers ##10-18-1925
Meeker, Infant daughter of Carl Meeker *11-23-1917 ##1918
Meeker, Mabel
Meeker, Raymond *11-23-1917 ##2-4-1918
Meineken, Benhardt *1-9-1879 ##2-29-1952
Meineken, Christian *12-31-1853 ##8-23-1923
Meineken, Dora Kremmling *1855 ##3-17-1933
Meineken, Lena Buszdieker *1885 Germany ##3-27-1972
Meineken, Maria Bertha *1-19-1879 ##5-30-1899
Mitchell, Etta C.
Mozier, [Mosher] Wm. ##2-10-1943
Nelson, Ola Phoebe *1900 ##12-4-1940
Olson, J.
Olson, J. H.
Payne, Loretta May *85-1910 ##8-18-1918 Daughter of George Payne and Mabel Aldridge
Pope, Grant *1898 ##1975 Buried next to son, Loyal Rodney
Pope, Loyal Rodney *1935 ##10-10-1938 Son of Grant and Edith Pope, drowned in Kilarc Reservoir
Rengstorf, [Ringstorf] Dietrich *1842 ##10-1-1899
Rengstroff, [Ringstorf] Henry *1835 ##7-20- 1924
Rengstorf, [Ringstorf] John R.
Rhoades, John *1888 ##3-10-1940
Rieck, [Riech, Reich] Frederich
Saenger, Barbara *4-12-1856 ##9-19-1936
Saenger, Ludwig Fredrick Sr. *3-10-1855 ##12-12-1946
Saenger, Ludwig Fredrick, Jr. *1883 ##3-8-1943
Sanders, John ##1960
Sanders, Mae ##1951
Schraer, Augusta *1881 ##1894
Schraer, J. R. ##1-18-1907
Schraer, Louisa ##7-11-1901 Mother of Augusta
Stark, Bessie *1-10-1894 ##10-19-1896
Thun, Gretchen *10-6-1877 ##1889
Turk, Robert *1873 ##1956
Wayne, Loretta
Webb, Robert - See Buszdieker Adopted Son
Williams Morris [Maurice] ##6-22-1927 (Wallace Williams' Brother)
Williams, P?.
Winegar, Mrs.
At least seven graves "unknown"

The Whitmore family left the Whitmore Cemetery property on Atkins" Road to "The People of Whitmore." However, only a legal entity can own property. Frank Nichols of Redding owns the Whitmore Cemetery property, and would like to give it to "The people of Whitmore."; A cemetery association could take title to the property.

Whitmore Cemetery (Josephine Cemetery) on Atkins Road
Covey, John
Covey, Lora M. *9-15-1872 ##10-22-1949
Covey, ? Frank
Hopkins (according to Roger Cook)
Hufford, Georgia L. *1869 ##1950
Hufford, Howard John ##1-18-1909 Infant son of Howard and Mary Hufford
Hufford, J. George *1858 ##1942
Hufford, J. W. *3-2-1830 ##6-3-1895 ("Grandfather" on cover)
Hufford, Margaret A *3-14-1836 ##4-15-1917 ("Grandmother" on cover)
Hufford, Robert Edmond *11-14-1867 ##1-28-1932
Palmer, Gurdon W. *9-28-1887 ##4-12-1965
Palmer, Josephine Whitmore, ##5-9-1892 May have cover on grave
Palmer, George Jr. ##2-26-1892 Josephine's son, may have cover on grave
Scott, Caleb Emlen *3-29-1894 ##5-15-1979
Spangle, ##1911 Native stone marker, was enclosed with a wire fence
Triken, Alfred *1861 ##1943
Whitmore, Anna C. *1860 ##1-12-1943 Grave outlined with stones
Whitmore, Franklin Broken grave cover
Whitmore, John Grave cover
Whitmore, Lena Died in Arizona
Whitmore, Marcia J. Small child, grave cover
Whitmore, Simon H. Grave cover. He gave Whitmore its name.
Whitmore, Sarah Grave cover
Wright, "Pappy", Laura's husband, grave enclosed by a picket fence
Wright, Laura J. *7-14-1860 ##9-10-1907 Wife of "Pappy"
One unmarked grave west of Wright graves.
One unmarked grave south of Triken, could be John Covey
One unmarked Covey grave south of Lora M. Covey
Three graves in southeast corner, outlined with rocks and wooden cross
Two unmarked graves east of Whitmore plot outlined with rocks
One unmarked grave south of Annie Whitmore, outlined with rocks
One grave southwest corner, homemade cement headstone, no name
One grave southwest corner, wooden cross, outlined with rocks

Fern Cemetery on private property off Fern Road East
Allen, Minnie Mrs. *9-29-1864 ##7-5-1914 Died in Modoc County
Amik, Elsie
Beebee, Edith L. *1921 ##1-21-1909
Dawes, Henry E. ##12-14-1937
Dawes, Anna L. *1865 ##1-23-1936
McKechnie?, Nellie *1887 ##4-29-1892
Two unmarked graves next to her grave
Meeker, Charles
Meeker, Sister of Charles
Rhoades, John A. *1852 ##12-12-1933
Rhoades, Sarah A. *1854 ##3-26-1906
Rhoades, Cyrus N. *2-28-1880 ##5-17-1930
Rhoades, Veniale (probably in this cemetery)

Allen Family Cemetery on private property off Whitmore Road
Allen, C. B. ##9-8-1864, Killed by Indians
Allen, B[enjamin] F[ranky] ##9-22-1868, not killed by Indians (from John Haney)
Allen, J. A. ##10-5-1867 or 1869, William Allen's Second Wife (from John Haney)

Covey Family Cemetery on private property off Whitmore Road
Covey, Baby Son of Nancy and Dan
Covey, Ben Approximately 16 when accidentally killed
Covey, Dan Franklin *1868 ##1956 Father of Nelson Covey
Covey, Grandfather *1836 ##1925 Father of Dan Franklin Covey
Covey, Grandmother Mother of Dan Franklin Covey
Covey, Nancy Olive *1871 ##7-9-1899 Mother of Nelson Covey
Covey, Four or five unmarked graves

Other grave sites
Atkins, Baby, no dates on Whitmore Road on Parker place
Harper, Arnold Sr. ##1888, Near Ponderosa Road, between Cow Creek and old Schraer Ranch. Father of Lester, Cora Kunkler, Arnold Jr., Ivy H. Heflin, Ella Harper and Ethel Wolf.
Harper, Austin *1836 ##1880, grave on a hill above Kolkmeier homestead
Harper, three children of, on Kolkmeier Place near Cow Creek
Hatler, Melinda On Whitmore Road across Cow Creek near Eliza Parker place.
Kunkler, Douglas Earl *1907 ##6-15-1910 Old Kunkler place on South Cow Creek Road next to the site of the house.

On what was previously Buszdieker property, possibly three graves

Mrs. Meineken told Jack Gregory that I. J. Harper was buried on the Schraer place, near the German ditch. He died while they were digging the ditch. There were two graves. Mrs. Meineken said that they thought they would make the cemetery there, but changed their mind and put it by the church.

Ed Weller said that Bammann [Baumann] is in the old graveyard. On one side of the grave marker it will say Dole, and on the other side it will say Bammann. That always confused him until he spoke to his father-in-law. He as much said, "Any damn fool knows that Mrs. Bammann married Mr. Dole after Mr. Bammann died."

Sources: Shasta Historical Society; John Haney. Interviews with the author: Opal Bowker; Roger Cook; Jack Gregory; John Haney; Flo Suter; Edward Weller.

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