The reserve for the Logan Village Cemetery was gazetted in February 1879, even though the burial register states the first burial was in 187 8 some six months earlier. The Trustees of the Logan Village Cemetery were first appointed in 1879 and were responsible for the administration, upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery until 1976, when the Beaudesert Shire Council was appointed trustee for the Logan Village Cemetery Reserve. Following Council reform in 2008, Logan City Council is now the trustee.

William Kirk Monumental Grave 146

William migrated to Australia in 1862 aboard the "Chatsworth" with his wife Isabella (who was six months pregnant at the time) and their six other children. The family named their property "Hazelbank" as a tribute and reminder of their years growing up in Scotland. William worked as both a farmer on the family property and as a blacksmith for the area.

James Wearing Monumental Grave 273

James migrated to Australia in 1873 aboard the "Alexandria" with his wife and five children (one son and four daughters). After working on the "Cryna" estate owned by John Markwell for a year they purchased some land and built their home "St. Aldwyns". After his death their son Joseph turned the farm to dairying and expanded the holdings to 1300 acres.

Hawkins Family Monumental Graves 149-160

George and his wife Mary Ann selected land at Logan Village in 1863 where they lived in a slab hut until the second house "Sunnyside" was built around 1885.Their son William's wife, Mary Ann (nee Kingston), taught at the Stockleigh School and assisted in the building of the Stockleigh dairy. William and Mary Ann's son Harold and his wife Enid turned 50 acres of the family farm into the largest poultry farm in South East Queensland at that time.

Minnie Storey (nee Smith) Monumental Grave 539

Minnie Storey was the last surviving child of Samuel and Agnes Smith. At the age of two, Minnie and her mother had to be rescued from their roof in the midst of the 1887 flood. Minnie married William Storey and had five sons and three daughters and lived out her life in the area where she was born.

William Storey Monumental Grave 538

William migrated to Australia with his parents at the age of four. William worked in a wide range of jobs including cream testing for the Moreton Butter Factory, timber cutting and as a mail contractor at Greenbank. William also owned a race horse called "Sir Quinton" and he was known as a great lover of horses.

Agnes Smith (nee Jack) Monumental Grave 343

Agnes served as a bush nurse and midwife in an area that covered Canungra, Mount Tamborine and Chambers Flat and was in high demand for the delivery of difficult births. Upon waking, if the children couldn't find their mother, they would help to look after each other until she returned some two to three weeks later after helping the new mother.

Samuel Smith Monumental Grave 334

Samuel migrated by himself to Australia in 1870 aboard the "Young Australian". Samuel worked in the cotton mill at Loganholme where he met his wife to be Agnes. In 1873 the family bought a property at Buccan. With the discovery of coal on the property Samuel set about mining it and died in a mining accident which left his wife to support their seven children.

Logan Village State School 50th Anniversary. Source: Larry Storey

Back Row: Herman Wendt, Charlie Wendt, Fred Kroning, Jack Storey, Julius Schlort, Bob Davis, Tom Miller, Lot Randle, Unknown.
Front Row: Mrs C Wendt, Miss Mooney, Mrs Kroning, Mrs J Storey, Mrs Agnes Smith, Mrs Annie Weaber?, Mrs T Miller, Mrs H Wendt, Unknown.