Leonia Cemetery, Boundary Co. ID

This cemetery was originally known as the Leonia Cemetery, but later was called the Boulder Creek Cemetery. There are approximately 15 burials, however, only 4 wooden markers remain. They are:

• OAKS, Bettie R               May 17, 1922--Aug 12, 1922
• TAYLOR, John H            Oct 13, 1851--July 30, 1921
• FATLAND, Mathilda R    Age 20 yrs---Oct 23, 1918
• BREIMON, Oscar R        Age 34 yrs---Oct 16, 1918
• Unknown                         This grave has a board fence on three sides, no marker

The following deaths are reported in the Kootenia Herald or Bonners Ferry Herald. It is not known positively where they are buried.

• 1898 - John M Gorman killed in accident near Leonia 23 Aug 1898
• 1901 - Jack Conway, alias Phil Leigh, drowned near Leonia, buried 8 Sept 1901
• 1905 - O. J. Jones died in train wreck at Leonia 22 Mar 1905
• 1906 - James Melroy buried at Leonia age 26, 30 Mar 1906
• 1912 - Frank Blakely shot in Leonia Jun 1912
• 1913 - Tannas Mahall died age 29, 15 Aug 1913
• 1921 - George Henry Taylor buried Leonia, Aug 1921
• 1922 - Jacob Lang age 79, buried Leonia, 8 Aug 1922

In 1897 Leonia lost a ferry on the Kootenai River when a cable broke and killed 3 men. They are buried in unmarked graves at the old town site, about .5 mile west of the "current" ghost town.

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