Adamsville A.O.U.W. Cemetery
The Adamsville A.O.U.W. Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Arizona ghost town of Adamsville in Pinal County. The Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA) defines a "historic cemetery" as one which has been in existence for more than fifty years.[1]
 Adamsville A.O.U.W. Cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | May 31, 1894 |
| Location | Highway 79 and 287 on Adamsville Road. |
| Country | U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°01′27″N 111°24′32″W |
| Owned by | Florence, Arizona |
| No. of graves | 54 identified |
Brief history
Adamsville was one of the first two towns formed in Pinal County, Arizona. The town was located at an elevation is 1,450 feet, on the south bank of the Gila River, west of Florence, Arizona. It was named for its original settler in 1866, Fred A. Adams.[2] in 1900, the Gila River overflowed and wiped out most of the town. Those who survived the flood moved to the town of Florence.[3] The Adamsville A.O.U.W. Cemetery (Ancient Order of United Workmen) was deeded in May 31, 1894. It is among the few original remains of the town of Adamsville.
The historic cemetery is now within the jurisdiction of the town of Florence. In 1996, V. Phil Hawkins, cleaned, repaired, and identified graves in the cemetery as part of his Eagle Scout Project. Hawkins was able to identify the graves of 54 of those who are interned in the cemetery.[4]
Images
Among those interned in the cemetery and whose graves are pictured are [5]
- Fred A. Adams – Founder of Adamsville.[6]
- Judge H. B. Summers – Summers had also served as a Pinal County District Attorney.
- Capt. Granville Henderson Oury – Judge: District court of New Mexico. Delegate to Confederate Congress. Arizona Mounted Volunteers CSA, Territorial legislator to U. S Congress, Pioneer-Soldier-Statesman.
- Felix Grunde and his wife Martha Angeline Hardwick – Family known as the Hardwick pioneers. In December 23, 1883, Felix received $500 from the Arizona Territorial Legislature for the first bale of commercial cotton raised in Arizona. The bale was exhibited at the New Orleans Fair of 1884.[7]
- The Stevens family – Olnorah Nora Stevens, first wife of Daniel C. Stevens; Carmen Sarah Stevens, daughter of Daniel C. & Ollie (Olnorah) N. Stevens and Taylor Stevens, infant son of Daniel C. and Mary E. Stevens. Daniel C. Stevens had served as Clerk of the United States District Court of the second judicial district of Arizona and Secretary of the Arizona Consolidated Stage & Livery Company.[8]
Cemetery trail.
Entrance.
Rock formation in the middle of the cemetery
Grave of Fred A. Adams (1844 - 1910).
Grave of Judge H. B. Summers (1823-1895)
Grave of Capt. Granville Henderson Oury (1825–1891)
Graves of Felix Grunde Hardwick (1831–1908) and his wife Martha Angeline Hardwick (1831–1896).
The Stevens family: Olnorah Stevens (1858–1893); Carmen Sarah Stevens (1888–1889) and Taylor Stevens (1898–1898).
Unknown grave.
See also
- Florence, Arizona
- Home Mission Cemetery
- Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery
- City of Mesa Cemetery
- Pioneer and Military Memorial Park
- Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery
- Double Butte Cemetery
- Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- Historic Pinal Cemetery
- List of historic properties in Florence, Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pinal County, Arizona
References
- Pioneers' Cemetery Association
- Adamsville
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adamsville
- Club Runner
- Arizona Gravestones
- Arizona Ghost towns
- Will Croft Barnes, Arizona Place Names, University of Arizona Press, ASIN B01LZCJ2BV, page 154
- Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. Commemorating the achievements of citizens who have contributed to the progress of Arizona and the development of its resource, Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, page 531, Call number ucb_banc:GLAD-151667661