Title Info: Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery

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Introduction The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery index lists individuals interred at the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Ritzville, Washington (Adams County). Index information about an individual may include: name, birth date, birth place, death date, and names of family members.Dates on the markers range from 1890-2009. Index data was compiled by Maggie Rail, a member of the Washington State Cemetery Association who has transcribed over 400 cemeteries since 1993.

Abbreviations:
b.= born
d. = died
c/o = child of
h/o = husband of
P = plot
s/o = son of
s/w = stone with
w/o = wife of

There are 606 names listed.

Notes from transcriber Maggie Rail (current as of 2009):

Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located at Lat 47° 07' 19"N, Lon 118° 21' 51"W, T19N R35E S24. This cemetery lies on Hwy 261 and just north of Division Street, south of the rodeo grounds and east of the golf course, in Ritzville WA. I found it in excellent condition both times I visited. It appears to be adding another section. I walked and surveyed this cemetery on October 2, 1999 and July 17, 2005. Updated June 27, 2009. Entries followed by an asterisk indicate no stone located.

Cemetery History: This cemetery was established in 1886 and is owned and maintained by Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery Association. Earliest birth date listed is 1836, earliest death date listed is 1890, and the most recent death date listed is 2009.

This index is in English

This index is open for research.

Citation: Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery Index, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].

Source: Index and transcription notes were donated to the Washington Historical Records Project by Maggie Rail, Historical Records Project, August 2009.