🕊️ Lake View Cemetery, Seattle WA

Today, my best friend took me out to visit a (semi-)local cemetery near to where she lives, and I had such a great time. I love visiting such sacred graves and reading the names on headstones… and my, there were a ton to read here.

I think that the combinations and families of these names are so exciting, so I’ll also write them out. There are some wonders, you guys! Write me what your thoughts are, if you so choose. Largely, I’m just stunned. :star_struck:

The names… as they appeared on each headstone!

Key: “ → ” denotes a couple’s child

Olaf Offerdahl m. Martha Offerdahl
→ Olga M. Offerdahl
→ Thorwald M. Offerdahl

Dimitrios “Mitso” Skandalis m. Kathryn “Koko” Skandalis

John E. Carroll m. Charlotte W. Carroll
→ Charlotte S. Carroll

Ralph Henry Knowles

Harry K. Heffleman

Zaharias “Jack” Andrias

Beryl M. Hoey

Willis H. Simpson m. Roxa Wellen

Axel G. Allen

(sisters) Gloria Guthrie and Greta Guthrie

(the Fowler cousins)
(sibset 1) →
Chalkley Thomas Fowler
Phoebe Watson Fowler
Ella Mary Fowler
Charles Evan Fowler
Lucille H. Doyle Fowler

(sibset 2) →
Louise Hobson Fowler
Robert C. Fowler
Harold Doyle Fowler

(sibset 3) →
Margaret F. Walske
Irene Viola Fowler
Doyle Earl Fowler
Barbara L. Fowler

Fred Stetson m. May Stetson (née Rowe)
→ Hattie Stetson

Jane S. Judah
→ Louisa J. Suffern (née Judah)

(siblings) Axel Kroon and Dolly Kroon

William Ross Miner m. Mildred Kathleen Miner

Warren C. Stetson m. Kate Stetson
→ Leroy J. Stetson
→ Maud L. Stetson
→ Birther A. Stetson

(sisters) Margaret May Buchanan and Effie Kramer (née Buchanan)

Elizabeth Starr

Lizzie Starr

Annette Noble Lincoln

Otto Sommer

Alice Buckley Jones

(siblings: Gibson) William H, Mary E, Florence V, and James

Ada L. Spees

Theron L. Clark m. Phebe A. Clark

I. W. Dudley m. Lizzie J. Perkins

Olive F. Morrill
→ Gustavus A. Morrill

Louis Edwin m. Louisa Edwin

(sisters) Mae Whitaker Fair and Annie B. Whittaker Hurd

Cora Sayles

Oliver P. Mooney m. Katy A. Mooney
→ Helen Stone Mooney

Robert C. Lee m. Gwendolyn Lee

(siblings: Clark) Miles, Pearl, Lois, and Camilla

Wallace Frederick Duthie

Grace Beatrice Marie Johnson

Laurence M. Monfort m. Margaret Ann Monfort

Elva R. Foster

Lovah Walker m. Ellen Hendricks
→ Byron P. Walker
→ Elizabeth C. Walker
→ Dr. Lloyd A. White
→ Mary F. Lewis
→ Gail B. Walker

William Henry Harrington m. Mary Lucetta Harrington

Hans Peter Petersen

Gennadiy Zhelnov m. Stella Zhelnova

(siblings: Ihrig) Marie, Kate, Mabel, and Adam Jr.

Tebo Kutsoeff

Olaf L. Gather m. Annie Gather

Agnes Spjuth

John Nordquist m. Christina Nordquist
→ Mathilda Nordquist

(siblings: Honey) John, Agnes, Frances, and Gertrude

Orville M. Nash

Florence Hannah Adams

Aldisa Reed Harrington

Caroline E. Hagwell
→ Hedda Hagwell Anderson

Minerva “Minnie B.” Strong Davis

Ineborg Lirhus

Eleni Kouroumelis

Luella D. Seymour

Margaret S. Ruby
→ Emily Hazelwood

Etta H. Harvey
→ Bonita E. Harvey

Franklin David Clark m. Florence Butts Clark

(siblings: Tyler) John Brendan, Donald Woodrow, and Betty June

Della Mann

(siblings: Anderson) Melissa E, Scroggs, and Alfred D.

Théophile Bordeaux

Morella W. Godfrey

Simeon Arthur Huston m. Dorothea Brotherton Huston

Clarence Hillman m. Bessie Hillman
→ Warren Hillman

Everett George DuPen m. Charlotte Nicks DuPen

Rizo Petco

(sisters) Lena and Susey

Belle Kimball

Edgar Heycock

Flora F. Foster

(siblings) Glen R. Butterfield and Hannah Butterfield

(brothers) Charles M. Brunk and Romie Brunk

Wilhelmina W. Boyd

George I. Diafos m. Iphigenia Diafos

Estella M. McReynolds

(siblings) Hattie Z. Breece and Enoch E. Breece

Osbert D. Polley m. Ida M. Polley

Constantine “Gus” Costacos m. Marianthe Costacos

Chas C. Gerrish m. Mabel Gerrish

Lena T. Sage

(siblings) Evangelos S. Phoutrides and Apasia Phoutrides Polakis

Nils Otto Nelson m. Gerda Swan Nelson
→ Lloyd Otto Nelson

(brothers) Chiro Z. Delibasich and Bozo Z. Delibasich

James Cockroft m. Mary Sarah Cockroft

Here’s a link to the cemetery for any interested in additional names I didn’t pick up. It’s a treasure trove of rich history. :white_heart:


Could also be fun to see which of these you’d choose! So… a CAF. :relaxed:
LN: (hyphenated)
DH:
DW:
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→ DS:
→ DD:
→ DS:
→ DS:
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Surnames

There were an absolute plethora of incredible surnames!!! I was stunned. Here are listen just a handful!

Starr, Zhelnov(a), Chin, Skandalis, Carroll, Wong, Offerdahl, Hoey, Soderquist, Guthrie, Laukkanen, Stetson, Judah, Kroon, Miner, Forrey, Gilbert, Gilmore, Buckley, Burdge, Nancarrow, Harrington, Laurence, Hazelwood, Ruby, Cattell, Kutsoeff, Nordquist, Honey, Byler, Lasso, Bond, Petco, Crunkrantz, Heycock, Appleton, Liptrap, Hassenpflug

Masculine Names

Fred, Olaf, Otto, John, Henry, Harry, James, Gennadiy, Bruce (In fact, it was the man himself, Bruce Lee !), Thorwald, Dimitrios “Mitso,” Zaharias “Jack,” Willis, Axel, Harold, Robert, Chalkley, Doyle, Thomas, Franklin, William, Leroy, Birther, Warren, Clarence, Herman, Otto, Arthur, Theron, Miles, Louis, Philip, Jacob, Wallace, Frederick, Lovah, Byron, Maurice, Ingeborg, George, Hans, Orville, Gustavus, Hailstone, Norman, Hugh, Scroggs, Théophile, Hiram, Simeon, Romie, Enoch, Osbert, Constantine “Gus,” Evangelos, Nils,

Feminine Names

Helen, Lena, Alice, Florence, Margaret, Maggie, Elizabeth, Lizzie, Stella, Estella, Belle, Martha, Olga, Kathryn “Koko,” Charlotte, Beryl, Roxa, Agnes, Gloria, Greta, Louise, Louisa, Luella, Iphigenia, Phoebe, Phebe, Irene, Viola, May, Hattie, Jane, Dolly, Mildred, Kate, Maud, Klara, Josephine, Effie, Noble, Alice, Ada, Pearl, Lois, Camilla, Mabel, Cora, Beatrice, Grace, Marie, Strong, Minerva, Eleni, Harriet, Aldisa, Evangelina, Mathilda, Olive, Edith, June, Gardner, Della, Morella, Dorothea, Liudmila, Wilhelmina, Rosemarie, Efthalia, Marianthe, Aspasia, Fannie, Odile, Mary Sarah (double barrel)

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The Gilmore-Bond Family

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]Warren[/name_m] + [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

[name_f]Olive[/name_f] Louise/June [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_u]Romie[/name_u] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] Grace/Cora [name_f]Odile[/name_f]

Cemeteries are so interesting! It’s so cool that you got the chance to visit one. I love seeing a daughter named after her mother (John and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] with their daughter Charlotte)! I wonder how they differentiated their names? [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] :heart_eyes: such a pretty name! Thank you for doing this. Such a cool idea! I’ll have to visit my local cemetery soon

The [name_m]Buckley[/name_m] Family

[name_m]Willis[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] + [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]

[name_f]Luella[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] & [name_f]Mable[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] Hailstone
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m] Chalkley
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] & Roxa [name_u]June[/name_u]

What a fantastic bunch of names!! [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_f]Sommer[/name_f] :heart:

[name_f]My[/name_f] choices:

LN: Cattell-Hazelwood
DH: [name_m]Louis[/name_m] [name_u]Maurice[/name_u]
DW: [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
→ DD/DD: [name_f]Effie[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Lois[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
→ DS: [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_u]Miles[/name_u]
→ DD: [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
→ DS: [name_u]Gus[/name_u] [name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
→ DS: [name_m]Nils[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
→ DD/DD: [name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]

Thank you for sharing :heart:

LN: Nordquist-Offerdahl
DH: [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] Offerdahl
DW: [name_f]Klara[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] Nordquist
→ DD/DD: [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] & [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] Nordquist-Offerdahl “Hilda & Gloria”
→ DS: [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] Nordquist-Offerdahl
→ DD: [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] Nordquist-Offerdahl “Selma”
→ DS: [name_m]Nils[/name_m] [name_u]Robert[/name_u] Nordquist-Offerdahl
→ DS: [name_m]Olaf[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Nordquist-Offerdahl “Olly”
→ DD/DD: [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Greta[/name_f] & [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] Nordquist-Offerdahl “Lena & Lisa”

dh : dimitrios theron nancarrow nancarrow-hoey mitso
dw : evangelina rosemarie hoey nancarrow-hoey lina

dd / dd : wilhelmina irene nancarrow-hoey / marianthe klara nancarrow-hoey mina & marie
ds : evangelos simeon nancarrow-hoey evan
dd : liudmila beatrice nancarrow-hoey millie
ds : zaharias herman nancarrow-hoey jack
ds : constantine frederick nancarrow-hoey gus
dd / dd: minerva phoebe nancarrow-hoey / josephine estella nancarrow-hoey minnie & josie

ln: honey-hazelwood

dh: franklin wallace
dw: viola edith

dd/dd: josephine dolly + luella maggie
ds: simeon henry
dd: mildred pearl
ds: clarence enoch
ds: hiram robert
dd/dd: beatrice ada + wilhelmina agnes

franklin and viola honey-hazelwood, with josephine and luella, simeon, mildred, clarence, hiram, beatrice and wilhelmina honey-hazelwood :honey_pot: