John Werner, Scarsdale, NY, is the winner! Weseman Cemetery is the answer for Number 508 of Orofino History Trivia a special feature to celebrate the history and heritage of Clearwater Country. Join in the discovery! Monday: The family came west in 1900. Tuesday: She had an unsual name. Wednesday: Thousands of people drive by. Thursday: A taxing district Edmond Jacob and Aramesia (Bullock) Weseman came to Orofino about 1900. He was a freighter and rancher. They were some of the early pioneers in the area who raised five children and a foster son. The couple is buried at Weseman Cemetery off Grangemont Rd. They donated the land for the cemetery in about 1920. He died in 1925 and she died at 88 years old in 1946. To view records of interments at Weseman see the Find a Grave web site at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=80674. Sponsored by:
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