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Gilpin Cemetery (No. 2) - Gilpin, British Columbia

 

The following is a transcription of the Gilpin Cemetery (No. 2) located in Gilpin, British Columbia. Land location: District Lot 2733, Group 1, Similkameen Division, Yale District Plan 6174A. Latitude: 49° 00.523. Longitude: 118° 18.438. Transcribed by Lawrna S. Myers and Katie Slastukin on April 5, 2005.  Updated on February 3, 2007.

 


 

View of the cemetery from the north-west corner facing south-east.

 

Historical Background

 

Gilpin Cemetery (No. 2) was established in 1999 by Sons of Freedom Doukhobors to serve the community of Gilpin. It is partially maintained and is in active use. It is privately owned by the Crown and is leased to the community.

 

Layout

 

The cemetery is approximately a tenth of an acre in size and is unenclosed. It contains eight interments in a single section comprised of three rows facing east-west.  The graves have no permanent marker other than funeral home tags. The mounds are still clearly visible and are marked by piles of rock. Click here for an online cemetery map.

 

Driving Directions

 

The cemetery is located on Gilpin Road in Gilpin, British Columbia. Stay on the lower left fork of the road after coming to the three-way fork.  The cemetery is situated in the north-west corner of the field past the last house on the left.

 


 

Transcription

 

Surname

 

Name

 

Birth Date

 

Death Date

 

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astaforoff

 

Harry

 

Aug. 26, 1939

 

Jul. 31, 2003

 

 

Astaforoff

 

Peter

 

Feb. 27, 1934

 

Nov. 10, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demenoff   George P.   Aug. 15, 1926   Jan. 11, 2006    

Dowedoff

 

Eli

 

1941

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakoff

 

Florence

 

1911

 

2004

 

 

Konkin   Florence E.   Mar. 17, 1926   Dec. 13, 2005    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markin

 

George G.

 

1912

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rezansoff

 

Polly

 

1914

 

1999

 

 

                 
Savinkoff   John J.   -   Sep. 10, 2006    

 


 

View of the cemetery from the west edge facing east.

 

View of the cemetery from the south edge facing north.

 

Notes

 

Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information including: funeral home tags and oral tradition. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Gilpin Cemetery (No. 2), please contact: Lawrna S. Myers.