Locality:
Realty Map: 64.02-3-8.2 Cultural
Affiliation: Euro-American
USGS Map: Glenvar Landform: Ridge top
Grid Locus: J-13 Elevation: 1260 feet
UTM Easting: 575240 Aspect: Flat
UTM Northing: 4124550
Site Dimensions: 80
by 100 by 110 by 100 feet
Survey Description:
This cemetery is subdivided into two sections and contains at least 49
graves. The western part of the cemetery
is surrounded by a wire mesh fence. At
the time of the survey it was covered with a very dense growth of briars and
scrub brush that prohibited complete access.
Fifteen graves were observed in this section but it is very likely that
additional graves are present. The
unenclosed eastern part of the cemetery was partially cleared of vegetation at
the time of survey. Thirty-four graves
were identified in the east section but dense vegetation hindered visibility of
the ground surface. Other graves are
likely present. The identified graves
included nine with marble or granite markers, seven with metal markers, 11 with
uninscribed fieldstone markers, and 22 unmarked graves were identified on the
basis of ground surface depressions. All
of the observed graves were oriented to the east. Historic plantings include periwinkle, yucca,
and cedar trees. Site was field
inspected, photographed, and grave marker inscriptions were transcribed and
compared to previous documentation. Site
size was estimated by derived from local realty maps.
Survey Date: 12/98
Field Notes: _x_Yes ___No
Photographs: _x_Yes ___No
References:
1986
Additional Comments:
Assigned temporal period was based on the 1876 through 1973 range of
death dates inscribed on observed headstones.
However, the presence of uninscribed fieldstone markers and unmarked
graves may reflect an earlier or later use of the site. The cemetery is not marked on the USGS
Glenvar map sheet, but appears to be marked on local realty maps as an
unlabeled parcel. Most of the cemetery
borders the rear lot at 4791 West Main Street, Salem, but a small part of the
eastern side borders a rear lot on Vintage Lane.
This cemetery was initially surveyed by the RVHS and
recorded as the “Rettinger – Callahan Cemetery (1986: 196). Based on headstone inscriptions and an oral
history, biographical information was documented for 15 individuals who died
prior to 1920.
Marker Inscriptions observed during the 1998 survey:
Bertie Mae Russel
M. George
Vadis
Roop Roop Blankenship
1900
1955 1889 1951 Sept.
29, 1882
(metal marker) (metal
marker)
Rettinger-Callahan
Cemetery (continued)
John W. Rettinger Annie
Frances Arthur
P.
Born. Wife
of Born
July 5, 1852 John
Rettinger
Died Born Died
Oct. 21, 1920 Oct.
8, 1860
Died Doyle
Lucy Hall Nannie
V. William
Henry
Morton Roop Roop
Nov. 29, 1880 1910
____ 1907 1939
Jan. 21, 1968 (metal
marker) (metal
marker)
Susan Jane Baker John
H. Baker Jenah
C. Martin
Dec. 25, 1864 Mar.
6, 1859 June
27, 1904 -
May 28, 1934 Apr.
21, 1924 (metal
marker)
Martha A. Martin Jennie
B. Martin George
Callahan
Sept. 2, 1875 – Oct. 11, 1931 Mar. 12, 1913 – June 8, 1917 Born
Mother (metal
marker) Nov.
1829,
(metal marker) Died
Scott
Son of
Geo. & Julia
Callahan
Born
Died
Aged 10 ms.