Missouri Flat Cemetery - Applegate, Oregon
While in the Applegate Valley, we stopped for a visit at the Missouri Flat Cemetery.
While physically located in Jackson county, it is so close to the
border, that it is sometimes considered a Josephine county cemetery. It
is also known as Kubli Cemetery.
We had heard rumors that this cemetery was haunted!
Some visitors had reported feeling threatened by the apparitions they
saw, and still others had seen something, but had not felt
uncomfortable or fearful.
What more reason did we need for a visit? We had to see for ourselves!
It was a beautiful 89 degree, sunny day, and not a breeze in this flat area of the valley.
We began on the right side as you face the gate, and found it to be
very cold on this end, so we made our way over to the other side,
feeling perhaps the area closer to the open fields would be more
comfortable.
Nothing seemed "out of the ordinary," and since cemeteries are an
integral part of Josephine County history, we studied the stones, and
took photos along the way.
This young child was apparently the first person to be laid to rest in the
Missouri Flat Cemetery.
The day heated up, and when we had completed the visit, we came back
to our point of beginning to see the one area we had left earlier due to
the temperature. It was still cold!
Fifty feet to either side of this particular area, it was very warm;
however, in this small area about seventy feet in diameter it was cold!
Not uncomfortable in any way, but noticeably different.
I purposely moved in different directions away from the circle, and
it was like stepping outside from an air-conditioned house on a hot
day. Inside the circle was a cool breeze. Outside the circle, it was
absolutely still and very, very warm. Other than that, there was
nothing unusual.
Inside the circle, we found a really curious gravesite. Obviously
this man was aged correctly to have fought in the Civil War, and the
"Stars and Bars" on his grave obviously led me to the assumption that he
fought for the "South," and a descendant has paid proper tribute.
We have found many markers indicating Civil War vets, but this gentleman from the South deserves more recognition as a Veteran.
Further search found records showing he was born in Polk county
Missouri and did serve in the Civil War. The 1880 Oregon census
indicated he was living in the Applegate precinct of Jackson County.
The 1900 census indicates his address as Murphy precinct of Josephine
County. He was the son of James and Hannah Slagle of Polk county
Missouri.
L'EST WE FORGET.
