Located in River Hills Road (access via Brigade Drive) the Beenleigh Cemetery was established in 1872 although it contains some inscriptions that date as far back as 1867. The headstones to be viewed are located in the "old sections" which are located closest to River Hills Road.

Gustav Eichmann Graves 58 and 59

Gustav grew up on the family farm "Stan more" and went to school on Pimpama Island until he was 14 when he was needed to help out on the family farm due to the labour shortage at that time. He left home at 21 and gained employment in the construction of the Brisbane to Beaudesert railway line. In 1894 he married Wilhelmina and they had two daughters and a son. He took over the family farm once his father (Christian) was ready to retire in 1903 and turned to growing maize potatoes and experimenting in rose cultivation.

Carl Wilhelm Lubach Grave 202

Born at Alberton, Carl worked on his parents' farm after finishing school. A true Jack of all trades Carl gained experience in a variety of occupations around the district before purchasing a property adjoining his parents' farm in 1900. In 1906 he married Louisa Martha and they had one daughter and four sons. Carl was well known for his cattle and horse breeding having won several blue ribbons at various agricultural shows around the state.

Francis Fredrick Shailer Grave 145

Francis migrated to Australia aboard the "Sultana" in 1866. He is said to be one of the founders of the Queensland fruit growing industry and was the first orchardist in South East Queensland. During its early years Francis was the
school teacher at the Slacks Creek State School and was also at one time the shire clerk. The Beenleigh Agricultural and Pastoral Association owe their continued existence to Francis as he came to their financial rescue at one stage
in their history.

Nanny Shailer (nee Dennis) Grave 144

The youngest girl of 18 children Nanny lived her entire life on the family farm in Slacks Creek. She married Alfred in 1914 and had 7 children including the former Logan City Mayor Glen Shailer. Nanny worked on the farm picking
fruit and during the harvest had to get up at 1:30am to take the fruit into the Brisbane markets. At that time it was a full day's trip.

Francis Shailer Grave 146

Francis migrated to Australia with his family and worked in the family business until 17 at which point he set off to work as a tin miner in Stanthorpe. Some years later Francis came back to Slacks Creek and took up timber getting involving rafting timber down the river at high tide. In 1884 he married Mary Ann (nee Fuller). During the time of his timber getting he bought some land and tried his hand at the family business of fruit growing. In the middle 1890s he had to destroy his fruit trees due to pest infestations and only his orange grove survived. After this, Francis formed a partnership with his brother and turned to mixed farming and dairying.

A gathering of early local residents. Source: Evelyn Fels.

Francis Frederick Risen Shailer is fourth from the left in the front row, his daughter-in-law, Mary-Ann Shailer (nee Fuller) is seated next to him, and his son Francis, husband of Mary-Ann, is seated next to her. Both the Shailer men are holding hats in their hands. Mary-Ann and Francis Shailer Jnr were grandparents of Glen Shailer, former Logan City Council Mayor, and his sister, Evelyn Fels