Elijah Cemetery

Across from the Nowell house on Cider Hill Rd. (Route 91), .6 mile southeast of Junkins Garrison, after Scotland Bridge Road, little dirt road on right, in 40' on left

This cemetery contains the graves of:

• Elijah⁶ Junkins (John⁵, John⁴, Alexander³, Alexander², Robert¹), b. Dec 1789, York, ME; d. 1869, York, ME. He married Hannah Leach 18 Feb 1820.
• Hannah (Leach) Junkins, b. 1795, d. 1857
• Sally R.⁷ Junkins, b. 1821, d. 1857
• John R.⁷ Junkins, b. 9 Nov 1823, York, ME; d. 27 Mar 1898
• Almira⁷ (Junkins) Cate, b. 1831, d. 1869
• Charles Wesley⁷ Junkins, b. 15 Aug 1840, York, ME; d. 29 May 1918, York, ME¹
• Ann Eliza (McIntire) Junkins, b. 15 Apr 1842, York, ME; d. 23 Nov 1936, Grand Bay, AL, wife of Charles W. Junkins.
• Albert Bernard⁷ Junkins, b. 1837, York, ME; d. 1920/21 (unmarked)
• Mercy (Nowell) Junkins, b. 1838, d. aft 1900 (unmarked)
• Albert Bernard⁸ "Allie" Junkins, Jr., b. 9 Aug 1875, Kittery, York, ME; d. 1912, York, York, ME. Son of Albert Bernard and Mercy (Nowell) Junkins.
• Almira Gertrude⁸ (Junkins) West, b. 31 Dec 1872, York, ME; d. 13 Feb 1928. Her gravestone reads "Gertrude J. West." Dau of Charles W. and Ann (McIntire) Junkins.
• Clarence L.⁸ Junkins, b. 26 Jan 1874, York, ME; d. 2 Feb 1915. Son of Charles W. and Ann (McIntire) Junkins.
• Charles Edison⁸ Junkins, b. 1878, York, ME. Son of Charles W. and Ann (McIntire) Junkins.
• John Chester⁸ Junkins, b. 1881, York, ME; d. aft 1937. Son of Charles W. and Ann (McIntire) Junkins.

1991

In 1991, Roland Junkins reported: "The bottom rail is under earth. The gate is on its original hinges. The only thing missing is the latch. I'm going to clean the two big stones and get the lichens off. The Elijah stone is covered. I'm going to restore the lovely fence around the cemetery."

On August 14, 1991, Karl and Joanne Junkins surveyed and recorded the graves in this burial ground. Their survey was published in JFA Newsletter no. 8, Summer 1993.

1993

One of Roland Junkins' first projects in 1993 was the repair of the fence. The burial ground actually is two sections side by side, each section being approximately 25' by 25'. The metal fence around the left hand portion of the ground had several sections missing and had been in bad conditions for many years. Most of the remaining pipe was rusting away and about to crumble. Roland reported that it would cost $770 in materials and labor to replace the fence. The remaining sections of the old fence and the cement footings would need to be dug out of the ground first. Then, new footings and a new fence and gate erected. There was only $100 in the Burial Ground Fund, so it was decided to borrow the additional $670 from the Association's general fund.

Footnotes

1. There is a discrepancy about the name of this person. On the previous page, he is listed as Charles Wisdom Junkins, however the Junkins genealogy database records the name as Charles Wesley Junkins. JFA Newsletter no. 9, October 1994 also refers to a Charles Wisdom Junkins.