Douglas Indian Cemetery

Established ca. 1900
Number of Burials: Unknown
Number of Grave Markers: 12

Latitude: 58.26389, Longitude: -134.39083
Acreage: .23 acres (10,216 sq. ft.)

Site Description: The cemetery is rectangular in shape and is located on a level bank adjacent to a residential area. Two wooden hexagonal grave houses (one with pillars) exist on the site. A marble marker is located is located in one grave house. A wood faced marker with engraved raven figure exists and a large wood sign identifies the site. A wood picket fence once existed but has since deteriorated. A stacked timber fence is located on the highway side to deter damage caused by plowing the road in winter.

Records were not available to confirm the establishment of the Douglas Indian Cemetery however it is believed to have been around 1900. The earliest identifiable grave marker was in 1909 of Mrs. Gilbert Jackson. Her burial marker lies within one of the two grave houses that exist on the site. These hexagonal buildings were constructed of wood and one features wooden columns. They have wood shingles and are in deteriorated condition.

The cemetery site is located within the boundaries of the City of Douglas across from the Gastineau Elementary School. It is surrounded on three sides by residential development and on the fourth side by Third Street. The site is a level bank with native grassy vegetation. Most grave markers are overturned and many ground depressions are unmarked. The site includes a wooden sign which refers to the cemetery as the burial site for the Taku Tribe, Crow Clan. A representative of the Douglas Indian Association indicated that persons other than Taku Tribe members were buried there and that the local Natives refer to it as the Douglas Indian Cemetery.

A prominent person buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery is Chief Aanalahaash (misspelled as Anna-Cla-Ash). A wooden memorial marker is located within the cemetery but is badly deteriorated. The two wooden grave houses are in a deteriorating condition.

Some of the persons buried in this cemetery are:

Bennett, May

Bowman, Charlie ~ died Apr 1916

Jackson, Mrs. Gilbert ~ died 1909

James, Albert ~ died 05 Apr 1912

James, Fannie ~ 1905 - 1933

James, Susie ~ 1889 - 1934

Jim, Susie ~ died 1922

Jim, Taku ~ died 28 Aug 1914

Kling, Kana Ue ~ 1851 - 1911

Marshell, Bessie ~ 1891 - Nov 1911

Mitchell, Kittey ~ died 29 Jan 1912

Williams, William ~ died 1900

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