Category Archives: Cemeteries

1918 Highland Township People and Burials

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1918 Highland Township

Surname Birth Date — Death Date Cemetery, Town

Brozek, John 1868 — 1953 St. Patrick’s, Battle Creek

Brozek, Mary 1866 — 1937 Iowa Valley,

Brozek, Mary 1871 — 1943 St. Patrick’s, Battle Creek

Brozek, Mary H. 1896 — 1973 Hillcrest, Norfolk

Daniel, Carl J. 1882 — 1944 Union, Battle Creek

Daniel, Willa 1884 — 1974 Union, Battle Creek

Eyl, Carl 1890 — 1970 St. John’s, Battle Creek

Eyl, Hulda 1893 — 1969 St. John’s, Battle Creek

Heuston, Kenneth R. ? — 1930 Union, Battle Creek

Johnson, Fred Mar. 2, 1869 — Feb. 27, 1951 Hope, Newman Grove

Kahler, Elisa A. 1889 — ? Hillcrest, Norfolk

Kahler, John H. 1887 — 1972 Hillcrest, Norfolk

Knapp, Jacob F. 1877 — 1959 St. John’s, Battle Creek

Knapp, Mary A. 1883 — 1971 St. John’s, Battle Creek

Marty, John E. 1888 — 1931 Prospect Hill, Norfolk

Marty, Mona L. 1891 — 1968 Prospect Hill, Norfolk

Massman, Frank G. 1878 — 1949 Union, Battle Creek

Miller, Verne L. 1891 — 1951 Union, Battle Creek

Scheerger, Fred Sept. 5, 1880 — Nov. 26, 1962 Immanuel, Tilden

Seckel, Emilie 1873 — 1934 St. Mathew’s, Meadow Grove

Seckel, John 1873 — 1955 St. Mathew’s, Meadow Grove

Tiegden, W. Hobart Mar. 14, 1897 — Jan. 20, 1965 Union, Battle Creek

Memorial Flag Folding Ceremony

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Meaning of the Folds

The flag is folded from the stripes toward the stars, for whereas the stripes represent the 13 original colonies that founded our republic and they are now embodied in the 50 sovereign states, represented by the stars so that the stars cover the stripes.

The first fold of our Flag is the symbol of life.

The second fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life.

The third fold is made in honor and remembrances of the Veteran departing the ranks, who gave a portion of his life for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world, not to have been in vain and shall never be forgotten.

The fourth fold represents our weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, in times of peace as well as in times of war, it is to Him we return, for His divine guidance.

The fifth fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of the immortal Stephen Decatur, “Our country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right, but it is still our country, right or wrong.””

The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our hearts that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands , one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all her ememies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.

The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor our mother, for whom it flies on Mother’s Day.

The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood, for it has been through their faith, love, loyalty, and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.

The tenth fold is a tribute to father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of our country since they were first born.

The eleventh fold, in the eyes of a Hebrew citizen, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost.

When the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost, reminding us of our national motto, “In God We Trust.””

After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington and the sailors and marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges, and freedoms we enjoy today.

This explanation of the folded flag can take on a meaning for you when we honor veterans on Memorial Day along with family and friends who are no longer with us. To extend our thoughts further, “If God be for us, who can be against us.””

On Memorial Day let these words be a comforting reminiscence for you!

Source: Original  is unknown.  Excerpts from Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society, Inc. Grand Island, NE.  October 1999 and internet site http://userpages.aug.com/haywire/foldhis.html.

Nebraska Counties and Towns

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The following list shows the COUNTY with the towns in each county listed.  All of the towns listed may not be in existence today.  The county seat is in CAPITAL letters for each county..

ADAMS Co.     Ayr     Brickton     Hansen     HASTINGS     Holstein     Ingleside     Juniata     Kenesaw     Pauline    Prosser      Roseland

ANTELOPE Co.     Brunswick     Burnett     Clearwater     Copenhagen     Elgin     Frenchtown     Glenalpine     Hord Siding     Jessup     NELIGH     Oakdale     Orchard     Royal     Saint Clair     Tilden     Vim

ARTHUR Co.     ARTHUR     Braden     Carman     Collins     Cullinan     Lena     Read     Rice

BANNER Co.     Ashford     Bighorn     Epworth     Flowerfield     Freeport     Gary
HARRISBURG     Heath     Hillside     Hull     Kirk     Loraine     Van

BLAINE Co.     BREWSTER     Cooper     Dunning     Edith     Lucy     Purdum
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BOONE Co.     ALBION     Boone     Bradish     Cedar Rapids     Loretto     Petersburg     Primrose     Raeville     Saint Edward

BOX BUTTE Co.     ALLIANCE     Berea     Birdsell     Burbank     Burns     Carpenter     Girard     Hashman     Hemingford     Letan     Nonpareil     Nye     Willey     Yale

BOYD Co.     Alford     Anoka     Baker     Bristow     BUTTE     Gross     Lynch     Mankat Marple     Monowi     Naper     Rosedale     Spencer

BROWN Co.     AINSWORTH     Alkali     Altai     Beardwell     Enderslake     Giles    Huffman     Johnstown     Lakewood     Long Pine     Mary     Midvale     Pike
Raven     Sunnyside     Spragg     Winfield

BUFFALO Co.     Amherst     Buda     Denman     Elm Creek     Gibbon
Glenwood Park     KEARNEY     Luce     Majors     Miller     Nantasket     Odessa       Optic     Peak     Pleasanton     Poole     Ravenna     Riverdale     Saint Michael     Sartoria Shelton     Sweetwater     Watertown

BURT Co.     Argo     Basford     Bertha     Craig     Decatur     Golden Spring     Lyons     Oakland     Peak     TEKAMAH     Zion

BUTLER Co.     Abie     Bellwood     Brainard     Bruno     DAVID CITY     Dwight     Garrison     Linwood     Loma     Millerton     Octavia     Rising City     Surprise     Ulysses

CASS Co.     Alvo     Avoca     Cedar Creek     Eagle     Elmwood     Greenwood     Louisville     Manley     Murdock     Murray     Mynard     Nehawka     PLATTSMOUTH     Rockbluff     South Bend     Union     Wabash     Weeping Water

CEDAR Co.     Aten     Belden     Bow Valley     Coleridge     Constance     Fordyce    HARTINGTON     Laurel     Magnet     Menominee     Obert     Randolph     Saint James  Saint Peter     St. Helena     Wareham     Wynot

CHASE Co.     Best     Champion     Chase     Enders     IMPERIAL     Lamar     Wauneta

CHERRY Co.     Arabia     Banner     Big Creek     Brownlee     Burge     Calf Creek  Capwell     Cascade     Cashswan     Cherry     Chesterfield     Cody     Crookston     Curlew     Eli     Elsmere     Elizabeth     Enlow     Erik     Ethel     Fern     Gilaspie      Harmony     Hire     Irwin     Kennedy     Kilgore     King     Kinneyville     Lackey     Lake       Lavaca     Lewanna     Lund     Martindale     Merriman     Middle Prong     Nenzel     Newton     Oasis     Prentice     Pullman     Reeves     Riege     Rita Park     Rolf     Roxby   Simeon    Soudan     Sparks     Survey     Thatcher     Trouble     VALENTINE     Vian     Wood Lake    Wells

CHEYENNE Co.     Brownson     Clara     Colton     Dalton     Dye     Henry     Herndon     Higgins     Ickes     Leafdale     Lodgepole     Lorenzo     Margate     Potter     Sextorp     SIDNEY     Sunol     Weyerts

CLAY Co.     CLAY CENTER     Deweese     Edgar     Eldorado     Fairfield     Glenvil     Harvard     Inland     Ong     Saronville      Springranch      Sutton     Trumbull    Verona

COLFAX Co.     Clarkson     Howell     Leigh     Praha     Richland     Rogers     SCHUYLER

CUMING Co.     Aloys     Bancroft     Beemer     Bismarck     Cuming     Germanville     Monterey     WEST POINT     Wisner

CUSTER Co.     Anselmo     Ansley     Arnold     Berwyn     BROKEN BOW
Callaway     Climax     Comstock     Cumro     Dale     Elton     Etna     Gates     Huxley      Lillian     Lodi     Lomax     Mason City     Merna     Milburn     Milldale     Oconto     Ortello      Sargent     Walworth     Weissert     Westerville     Yucahill

DAKOTA Co.     Covington     DAKOTA CITY     Goodwin     Homer     Hubbard     Jackson     Nacora     Sioux

DAWES Co.     Antelope     Belmont     Bordeaux     CHADRON     Crawford               Dakota Junction     Dunlap     Esther     Fort Robinson     Hough     Ida     Manchester      Marsland Pine Ridge     Vista     Wayside     Whitney

DAWSON Co.     Buffalo     Buzzards Roost     Cozad     Darr     Doss   Eddyville      Farnam     Gothenburg     Josselyn     LEXINGTON     Overton     Simonds     Sumner      Willow Island

DEUEL Co.     Barton     Bigspring     CHAPPELL     Day     Froid     Perdu     Ralton

DIXON Co.     Allen     Concord     Dixon     Emerson     Ionia     Limegrove     Martinsburg Maskell     Newcastle     PONCA     Wakefield     Waterbury

DODGE Co.     Ames     Crowell     Dodge     Everett     FREMONT     Hooper    Ihno        Leavitt     Mapleville     Nickerson     North Bend     Pleasant Valley     Rawhide       Ridgeley     Scribner     Snyder     Uehling     Winslow

DOUGLAS Co.     Bennington     Benson     Dodge     Elk City     Elkhorn     Florence     Irvington     Lane     Mercer     Millard     OMAHA     Ralston     Sarpy     Seymour     Valley   Waterloo

DUNDY Co.     BENKELMAN     Calvert     Haigler     Hiawatha     Max     Parks     Sanborn

FILLMORE Co.     Burress     Carlisle     Exeter     Fairmont     GENEVA     Grafton  Milligan     Ohiowa     Sawyer     Schickley     Strang

FRANKLIN Co.     Bloomington     Campbell     FRANKLIN     Hildreth     Macon     Naponee     Riverton     Upland

FRONTIER Co.     Centerpoint     Colebank     Curtis     Earl     Eustis     Freedom     Havana     Hunt     Maywood     Moorefield     Orafino     Osborn     Quick     Saint Ann     Stevens     STOCKVILLE

FURNAS Co.     Arapahoe     BEAVER CITY     Cambridge     Edison     Hendley     Holbrook     Hollinger     Oxford     Wilsonville

GAGE Co.     Adams     Barneston     BEATRICE     Blue Springs     Clatonia     Cortland   Cropsey     Ellis     Filley     Freeman     Grandview     Hanover     Hoag     Holmesville         Kinney     Krider     Lanham     Liberty     Odell     Pickrell     Rockford    Townsend     Virginia     Wymore

GARDEN Co.     Hartman     Hutchinson     Kowanda     Lewellen     Lisco     Lutherville      Moffitt     Mumper     Orlando     OSHKOSH     Pawlett     Rackett

GARFIELD Co.     Ballagh     Blake     BURWELL     Deverre     Dumas     Erina     Gables Rosevale     Sheridan

GOSPER Co.     Ceryl     ELWOOD     Gosper     Smithfield

GRANT Co.     Ashby     Duluth     Elva     HYANNIS     Lucky     Valley     Whitman

GREELEY Co.     Belfast     Brayton     GREELEY CENTER     Homestead     Horace     Parnell     Scotia     Spalding     Wolbach

HALL Co.     Abbott     Alda     Cairo     Doniphan     GRAND ISLAND     Spencer     Schauppsville     Underwood     Wood River

HAMILTON Co.     AURORA     Giltner     Hampton     Hordville     Marquette
Orville City     Phillips     Stockham

HARLAN Co.     ALMA     Carter     Huntley     Mascot     Orleans     Oxford Junction         Republican City     Stamford

HAYES Co.     Hamlet     HAYES CENTER     Marengo     Norris     Rain     Robert     Strickland     Thornburg     White

HITCHCOCK Co.     Beverly     Cornell     Culbertson     Meeker     Palisade     Poe  Rupert     Stratton     TRENTON

HOLT Co.     Agee     Amelia     Anncar     Atkinson     Badger     Biscuit     Blackbird    Bliss     Brodie     Catalpa     Celia     Chambers     Chelsea     Cleveland     Deloit     Dorsey     Doty     Dustin     Emmet     Emporia     Ewing     Grand Rapids     Gravel Pit    Greenvalley     Hainesville     Harold     Hay Point     Inez     Inglis     Inman     Josie     Joy Kola     Laura     Lavinia     Leonie     Little     Lucerne     Maple Grove     Martha     Meek     Middlebranch     Mineola     O’NEILL     Opportunity     Paddock     Page     Phoenix     Ray Redbird     Saratoga     Scottville     Stafford     Star     Stuart     Swan     Tonawanda     Tonic     Turner

HOOKER Co.     Donald     Dunwell     Eclipse     Hecla     Kelso     Moore     MULLEN       Weir

HOWARD Co.     Boelus     Coatesfield     Cushing     Dannebrog     Elba     Farwell  Nysted     Saint Libory     SAINT PAUL

JEFFERSON Co.     Daykin     Diller     Endicott     FAIRBURY     Gladstone     Harbine      Helvey     Jansen     Kesterson     Meridian     Plymouth     Powell     Reynolds           Steele City     Thompson

JOHNSON Co.     Cook     Crab Orchard     Elk Creek     Graf     Saint Mary     Sterling      TECUMSEH     Vesta

KEITH Co.     Belmar     Bertha     Brule     Keystone     Lemoyne     OGALLALA     Oren   Paxton     Roscoe     Sarben

KEYA PAHA Co.     Brocksburg     Burton     Carns     Eclipse     Enterprise     Jamison     Marlbank     Meadville     Mills     Norden     Pinecamp     Riverview     Simpson     SPRINGVIEW

KIMBALL Co.     Beacon     Bethel     Bushnell     Crossbar     Dix     Gifford     Hodges       Kauffman     KIMBALL     Oliver     Owasco     Parker     Smeed     Troy

KNOX Co.     Bazile Mills     Bloomfield     Blyville     CENTER     Creighton     Crofton Jelen     Knoxville     Le Blanc     Millerboro     Niobrara     Pishelville     Reidsville     Santee Sparta     Venus     Verdel     Verdigre     Walnut     Wausa     Winnetoon

LANCASTER Co.     Agnew     Arbor     Belmont     Bennett     Berks     Bethany     Burnham     Cheney     Cobb     College View     Cushman     Davey     Denton     Emerald Firth     Hallam     Havelock     Hickman     Holland     Jamaica     Kramer     Lancaster     LINCOLN     Malcolm     Martel     Normal     Panama     Prairie Home  Pecks Grove     Pella     Princeton     Raymond     Roca     Rokeby     Saltillo     Sprague  Summit     University Place     Walton     Waverly     West Lincoln

LINCOLN Co.     Arna     Bignell     Birdwood     Brady     Denmark     Dexter     Dickens     Echo     Gannett     Garfield     Hershey     Hindrey     Ingham     Maxwell     Myrtle     Nichols     NORTH PLATTE     O’Fallons     Somerset     Spannuth     Spear     Sutherland Vroman     Wallace     Wellfleet     Whittier     Willard

LOGAN Co.     Ford     Gandy     Gem     Hoagland     Kirsch     Logan     STAPLETON     Wagner

LOUP Co.     Almeria     Calamus     Ferguson     Gracie     Moulton     Ovitt     TAYLOR     Valleyview

MADISON Co.     Battle Creek     Burnett     Emerick     Enola     Hope     Kalamazoo Kent Siding     MADISON     Meadow Grove     Newman Grove     Norfolk                       South Norfolk     Tilden     Warnerville

MC PHERSON Co.     Brighton     Chandler     Flats     Forks     Lemley     Lilac     Mayflower     Nesbit     Ney     Omega     Ringgold     Summit     TRYON     Valyrang

MERRICK Co.     Archer     CENTRAL CITY     Chapman     Clarks     Elvira    Palmer     Silver Creek     Sunrise     Worms

MORRILL Co.     Angora     Atkins     Bayard     Bonner     BRIDGEPORT     Broadwater   Chimney Rock     Cleman     Colyer     Goodstreak     Guthrie     Lynn     Northport     Redington     Silverthorn     Simla

NANCE Co.     Belgrade     FULLERTON     Genoa     Kent     Merchiston     Northstar

NEMAHA Co.     Aspinwall     AUBURN     Brock     Brownville     Glen Rock     Howe Johnson     Julian     Nemaha     Peru     Saint Deroin

NUCKOLLS Co.     Abdal     Angus     Bostwick     Cadams     Hardy     Lawrence     Mount Clare     NELSON     Nora     Oak     Ruskin     Sedan     Smyrna     Superior

OTOE Co.     Burr     Douglas    Dunbar     Lorton     Minersville     NEBRASKA CITY  Otoe     Palmyra     Paul     Syracuse     Talmage     Unadilla     Wyoming

PAWNEE Co.     Armour     Bookwalter     Burchard     Du Bois     Lewiston     Mayberry     PAWNEE CITY     Steinauer     Table Rock     Tate     Violet

PERKINS Co.     Brandon     Elsie     GRANT     Madrid     Pearl     Phebe     Venango

PHELPS Co.     Atlanta     Bertrand     Funk     Haydon     Holcomb     HOLDREGE     Loomis     Sacramento     Westmark     Williamsburg

PIERCE Co.     Breslau     Hadar     Lucas Siding     McLean     Osmond     PIERCE  Plainview

PLATTE Co.     COLUMBUS     Cornlea     Creston     Duncan     Humphrey    Lindsay     Monroe     Oconee     Platte Center     Tarnov

POLK Co.     OSCEOLA     Polk     Shelby     Stromsburg     Swedehome

RED WILLOW Co.     Banksville     Bartley     Boxelder     Danbury     Indianola     Lebanon     Marion     MCCOOK     Perry     Red Willow     Shippee

RICHARDSON Co.     Arago     Archer     Barada     Dawson     FALLS CITY    Fargo     Humboldt     Middleburg     Nims     Preston     Rulo     Salem     Shubert     Stella     Straussville     Verdon

ROCK Co.     BASSETT     Buell     Butka     Cuba     Duff     Hammond     Horsefoot  Kirkwood     Malvern     Mariaville     Newport     Perch     Pony Lake     Rock     Rose     Selden     Shebesta     Sybrant     Thurman

SALINE Co.     Crete     DeWitt     Dorchester     Friend     Plato     Pleasanthill     Shestak Swanton     Tobias     Western     WILBER

SARPY Co.     Bellevue     Chalco     Fort Crook     Gilmore     Gretna     La Platte   Meadow     Melia     PAPILLION     Richfield     Springfield

SAUNDERS Co.     Ashland     Cedar Bluffs     Ceresco     Colon     Ithaca    Leshara     Malmo     Mead     Memphis     Morse Bluff     Plasi     Platte River     Pohocco     Prague   Rescue     Sand Creek     Swedeburg     Touhy     Valparaiso     WAHOO     Wann     Weston     Woodcliff     Yutan

SCOTTS BLUFF Co.     Bradley     Brockhoff     Caldwell     Covert     Dorrington    GERING     Haig     Henry     Heyward     Hope     Larissa     McGrew     Melbeta     Minatare     Mitchell     Morrill     Roubedeau     Scottsbluff     Sedan     Snell     Toohey    Woodrow

SEWARD Co.     Beaver Crossing     Bee     Cordova     Garland     Goehner    Milford     Pleasant Dale     SEWARD     Staplehurst     Tamora      Utica

SHERIDAN Co.     Adaton     Albany     Antioch     Bingham     Clinton     Ellsworth    Gordon     Grayson     Hay Springs     Hilton     Hunter     Lakeside     Long Lake     Marple Mirage     Moomaw     Peters     RUSHVILLE     Schill     Spade     Strasburger     Whiteclay

SHERMAN Co.     Ashton     Austin     Hazard     Litchfield     LOUP CITY    Rockville     Schaupps

SIOUX Co.     Agate     Andrews     Ashbrook     Bodarc     Coffee Siding     Curly     Glen   HARRISON     Kelley     Malinda     Montrose     Mud Springs     Orella     Story     Unit

STANTON Co.     Bega     Haymow     Pilger     STANTON

THAYER Co.     Alexandria     Belvidere     Bruning     Byron     Carleton     Chester   Davenport     Deshler     Friedensau     Gilead     HEBRON     Hubbell     Kiowa     Stoddard     Williams

THOMAS Co.     Halsey     Natic     Norway     Seneca     THEDFORD

THURSTON Co.     Macy     PENDER     Rosalie     Thurston     Walthill     Winnebago

VALLEY Co.     Alta     Arcadia     Elyria     Geranium     Lee Park     Miracreek
North Loup     ORD

WASHINGTON Co.     Admah     BLAIR     Bowen     Coffman     Cuming City    Dale     De Soto     Fontanelle     Fort Calhoun     Herman     Kennard     Washington

WAYNE Co.     Altona     Apex     Carroll     Hoskins     Sholes     WAYNE     Winside

WEBSTER Co.     Bladen     Bluehill     Cowles     Guide Rock     Inavale
RED CLOUD    Rosemont

WHEELER Co.     Arden     BARTLETT     Cumminsville     Ericson     Francis   Headquarters     Lisle     Newboro     Pibel     Sheridan     Wheeler

YORK Co.     Arborville     Benedict     Bradshaw     Charlestown     Gresham     Henderson     Houston     Lushton     McCool Junction     Thayer     Waco     YORK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Searching for a Nebraska location

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If you are searching for a location in Nebraska you may want to check out this website.  It has locations by name that cover the state.  However, not all locations in Nebraska are listed.  So this is a resource that can be used but remember that some locations may have been left out.  Example is Norfolk, NE., is not on the list and others may have also  been left out.

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localSearch.php?searchStr=+Enter+a+community+name&parseMethod=phrase&state=28&submit=Search

 

 

 

Madison County Cemeteries

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The information provided in the link below was originally done by a member of the Madison County Genealogical Society.  It has been changed and added to by other people so the accuracy is only as good as the person(s) who submitted the information.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nemadiso/madcem.htm

It has been found that rootsweb has had some problems and this link does not go to the location it was originally found at.  Stay tuned as we get new information updated on this page.    June 12, 2018 notice

A new listing has been created an posted on this website.  Look for the category Cemeteries and then go to the item Cemetery list and directions.  It contains Madison county, and some surrounding cemeteries in Antelope county, Boone county, Pierce county, Platte county, Stanton county and Wayne county.  Published on July 4, 2018

Cemetery and Military Abbreviations

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CEMETERY ABBREVIATIONS

Am. Leg      American Legion

Am. Leg Aux      American Legion Auxiliary

DAR      Daughter of the American Revolution

FLT      Friendship, Love and Truth

GAR    Grand Army of the Republic (Veterans of the Civil War)

IOOF     Oddfellows (3 link chain insignia)

RNA      Royal Neighbors of America

Vet     Veteran

VFW      Veterans of Foreign Wars

WPA      Work Progress Administration Project 1938-1941

WRC     Womens’s Relief Corp (Auxiliary of the GAR)

WW I      World War 1

WW II      World War 2

MILITARY ABBREVIATIONS

ARTY      Artillery

BN        Battalion

BRIG     Brigade

BTRY      Battery

CAPT      Captain

CAV      Cavalry

CO     Company

COR     Corporal

CPL      Corporal

ENGRS      Engineers

FA       Field Artillery

FLD ART     Field Artillery

INF       Infantry

LT      Lieutenant

LT     Light

MAJ     Major

PFC      Private First Class

PVT      Private

QM      Quartermaster

REG      Regiment

SGT     Sergeant

SQ      Squadron

Veterans Buried in Madison County Cemeteries

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The following article is from The Norfolk Daily News,  Thursday, May 30, 1940, page 9.

150 Veterans of Wars Are Buried                              in Cemeteries Here

Norfolk today paid tribute to its war dead, 150 of whom are buried in cemeteries in this vicinity. There are graves of ninety Civil War veterans, fifty-one World War veterans, eight Spanish.American War veterans and one Mexican War veteran.

Civil War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

D. C. Amarine

G. W. Beels                      Levi Beemer
J. Bondurant                    C. W. William Braasch
James Brady                   Cyrus P. Byerly

Samuel S. Cotton             John S. Craig
Chauncey Cronk

Moses Daugherty              George Davenport
Daniel Desmond               Lathrop Doyle

Charles Eble                    Charles Eisley
Jacob R. Ellis

Herman Gerecke               W. S. Glass
William Gleason                Daniel Goddard

John A. Green                     Uriah Gregory
Alfred Groom

W. H. Hagey                      Thomas J. Harter
L. K. Hill

W. O. Isham

Henry F. Kennedy                  M. J. Kennedy
I. Wilson King                       Thomas Knoll
John Koenigstein                  Frank Kriger

Frederick J. Ladhoff              John Leitow
Charles Long                        William H. Lowe
D. C. Lucas

Pardon Marshall                    J. M. Mathewson
John S. McClary                   John S. McGinnis
Franz Mielenz,                     Dudley Miller
Henry Miller                          R. W. Mills
John Myner

Rasmus Nielson

Samuel Park                     J. G. Pheasant
J. W. Plummer                 George Priestly

N. A. Rainbolt                   Burrel E. Reed
William Risor                   H. M. Roberts
W. H. Roberts                 W. M. Robertson
J. A. Romine                   James S. Rouse

J. W. Smith

A. F. Tannehill                  Charles Tracy

James H. VanHorn            Daniel Vaughn

K. L. Waters                  Edmund Weatherby
J. C. Weills                    Lucian Wells
William Widamon

Alexander Zike

Civil War Veterans buried at Best Cemetery

M. J. Best

Charles Fitch               John B. Flenniken

Francis Henderson

Joseph A. Light             William Low

Robert McKibbon

John T. Wollert

Civil War Veterans buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery

August Bergman                    August Braasch

Frederick Dedderman           Wilhelm Dommer

August Moldenhauer

August Raasch

Wilhelm Winter

Civil War Veterans buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Otto Phillip Hirsch

August Lobnow

William Monk

World War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

George Banta                      Walter Bennett
Archie Burgess                    Alfred Burns

Wren Cranford

Frank Deaver

Robert T. Evans

George Fairbanks                        James Finley

Christ George                           Ralph M. Gottschall
Julius Graves

Goodlow Hansen                    Lester Haverstein
Roy Herrington                       Charles Hyde

John R. Johnston

Fred John Kane                    Edward Kennedy
Frank Killoran                       Irvin Klentz

Leo Long

Everet Roy McCaslin                Joseph Miller

Earl T. Nightingale                   Forest Norton

Otto Oertwich

Charles Scheele                   Claire Schultz
Harry Sclavos                       Fred Smith

Albert C. Vrinders                  James E. Vrinders

Frank Warner                     Frank Weaver
Russell Welch                    Elmer Wolfe
Frank P. Woock

World War Veterans buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery

Alfred Hille

Oscar Machmueller

World War Veterans buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Henry Benning                    George Berner

Charlie Carstensen

John Flannagan

Herman M. Porter

Henry Schulz                     W. Earl Shields

World War Veteran buried at Best Cemetery

William Moxley

World War Veteran buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Otto Fuhrmann

Spanish–American War Veterans buried at                                               Prospect Hill Cemetery

John Warren McClary

Alfred N. Gerecke                   Fred G. Gerecke

Herbert King                          Richard King

Edward Marquardt

John Thorburn

Spanish–American War Veteran buried at                                                 Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Alexander Pillar

Mexican War Veteran buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

John Geiger

 

(Note: This is from an article in the newspaper. It does not include all veterans in Madison County and some of the names may be misspelled, but this is how it appeared in the newspaper.)

 

 

Warren Cemetery burials

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Warren Cemetery (sometimes called Howard Cemetery) Northwest of Meadow Grove, Northeast of Tilden  (established 1876 by T. N. Terry)

Douglas R.Terry     1952 –             (Flat brass military marker)

Jeanne F. Terry   1922 – 1977

Paul D. Terry    1915 – 1993  1st Sgt. 123 Inf. Reg. Co. A.

Clara Terry   June 3, 1899 – Nov. 28, 1983

Fred Terry   Tec 5 U. S. Army  WWII – 266th Field Arty Batt.

Lovingly known as Fritz    May 3, 1912 – Oct. 28, 1993

Maxine H. Terry    wife of Fred (Fritz) Terry   Aug. 28, 1914 – Mar. 19, 1993

All 3 Erskine children on one marker         Secure in Jesus love

Allan C. Erskine  Aged 10 years, 2 mos. 5 days  Died July 9, 1889

Stella M.   Daughter of R. J. & Etta Erskine  Died June 22, 1889  Aged 3 years, 9 mos. & 3 days

Willie S.   Son of J. A. & M. J. Erskine   Died June 28, 1889   Aged 6 years, 1 mo. 18 days

Rhoades or Rhodes, Lea   Died May 31, 1881  aged 25 years, 7 mos, 14 days     stone is very worn and broken

Ives           Children of W. H. & E. Ives    Suffer little children to come unto me.

Issac N. Ives   Age 2 mos. 1 day  Died  January 2, 1885   Little marker  I. N. I

Sylvia Ives   Age 6 mos. 21 days  Died November 7, 1888   Little marker  S. I

William H. Ives   1853 – 1915  Wagonmaster   Black Hills Trail

One large marker with:    Children of E. C. & Bessie Danes

Gladys E.    Jan. 27, 1909-May 19, 1909

Baby    January 5, 1901

Merlin V.   April 4, 1902-Dec. 21, 1902

Austin L.   Feb. 10, 1907 – Sept. 7, 1908

Additional markers with   Merlin      Austin      Gladys      Baby    and 4 more markers with no names      These are probably all head and foot markers for the four children, rather than additional graves. 

Freddie C.   son of B. H. Lantie Baker Died Jan. 12, 1890   Aged 4 mos. & 3 days

Base of a marker with an inscription that is unreadable.  Rest of the marker is missing. (person remains unknown)

William J.  son of Willaim and Kate Downey  Died June 24, 1887   Aged 15 mos. 9 days

A little flower of love that blossomed, but to die transplanted up? above to bloom with God on high.

Nicholas Downey  Born March 20, 1884  Died May 9, 1892

A precious one from us has gone

a voice we loved is stilled

a place is vacant in our home

which can never be filled.

George  W. Downey   Died April 23, 1886    Aged 24 years

Remember friends as you pass by,

as you are now  so once was I;

as I am now, so you must be,

prepare for death and follow me.

Foot marker G.W.D.

Mary wife of W. H. Duncan  Died Feb. 21, 1899   Age 51 years 10 mos. 8 days

Mother, thou hast from us flown to the regions far above

We to thee erect this stone consecrated by our love.

William H. son of W. H. & M. Duncan  died Sept. 30, 1887   Aged 1 mo. 14 days

DUNCAN

William H. Duncan   Jan. 18, 1908   Aged 68 years 3 mos. 8 days.

Next graves fenced together.

Grace Higbee Colegrove   1888-1916

Tyler Higbee  July 10, 1841 – Jan. 26, 1926

Ella   wife of T. Higbee   Died April 10, 1893  Aged 37 years 8 mos. 7 days

Cyrus M. Higbee  Born Sept. 18, 1872  Died July 21, 1901

Last of fenced area

Footer stone labeled E. G.   Main stone broken & unreadable

Harold LeRoy Lewis   Born Aug. 23, 1914   Died Feb. 23, 1915   Darling we miss thee.

 Infant son of Earl & Stella Lewis  Died Sept. 5, 1915

A marker base broken – most of stone missing – nothing left to read (person remains unknown)

Stella Warrick   Died Feb. 2, 1901   4 years 3 mos. 3 days

 

Madison County townships and cemeteries

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Madison County, Nebraska Townships

 

Jefferson           Deer Creek                Valley                     Norfolk              T 24 N

 

Grove                Highland                     Battle Creek           Warnerville      T 23 N

 

Emerick             Schoolcraft            Fairview                  Union                   T 22 N

 

Shell Creek         Kalamazoo         Green Garden         Madison               T 21 N

 

R 4 W                R 3 W                  R 2 W                      R 1 W

In the above R = Range, W = West, T = Township, and N = North.

 

How the sections are numbered for each of the townships

Each section is 1 square mile.  The top is north in both the listing for the townships and for the sections listed below.

6         5       4        3      2       1

7         8       9      10     11     12

18     17     16     15     14     13

19     20     21     22     23     24

30     29     28     27     26     25

31     32     33     34     35     36

Cemeteries located in each of the townships in Madison County.  The township is in enlarged print and then the cemetery name with the section number it is located in. If there are other names the cemetery is known by it follows in {    }. 

Jefferson…….Warren, Sec. 9 {Terry, Howard, or Northside cemetery} ; Tilden City, Sec. 19 { I. O. O. F., or Odd Fellows cemetery} ; Immanuel Lutheran, Sec. 19; McCoy, Sec. 33 {Dry Creek cemetery} ; St. Matthew Lutheran, Sec. 35

Deer Creek…..Jackson, Sec. 15 {Buffington-Jackson cemetery}

Valley……..Best, Sec. 23; St. Patrick, Sec. 31

Norfolk……Hillcrest, Sec. 16 {Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery} ; Regional Center, Sec. 13; St. Paul’s Lutheran, Sec. 22; Prospect Hill, Sec. 21; New Lutheran, Sec. 22 {New Christ Lutheran, or Christ Evangelical Lutheran cemetery}

Grove…… Hutchins, Sec. 12; Williams’, Sec. 18 { Pleasant View cemetery} ; Buffalo Creek, Sec. 28 {St. Paul Lutheran/Buffalo Creek cemetery}

Highland…..Deer Creek, Sec. 6; St. John’s Lutheran, Sec. 12 { St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran cemetery} ; Union, Sec. 12

Battle Creek…..Alberry, Sec. 15 {Allberry cemetery}

Warnerville

Emerick…..Emerick, Sec. 2; Rosehill, Sec. 19, Trinity #2, Sec. 28 {St. Paul’s Lutheran–Newman Grove, Ne., or German Evangelical Lutheran cemetery–Newman Grove, Ne.} ; Morgan, Sec. 27

Schoolcraft…..Osborn, Sec. 15

 Fairview…..Fairview, Sec. 8 { Fairview Precinct Methodist cemetery}

Union…..Pleasant Valley, Sec. 14 {German Lutheran cemetery, or Besk cemetery}

Shell Creek…..Shell Creek Lutheran, Sec. 22; Trinity #1, Sec. 29 {Trinity Lutheran #1 cemetery}

Kalamazoo…..Iowa Valley, Sec. 4; Kohl, Sec. 24 {German Methodist Episcopal Zion, or Kalamazoo cemetery} ; Zion Lutheran, Sec. 28 {Wedekind, or Evangelical Lutheran Zion cemetery of Kalamazoo, or Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church of Kalamazoo cemetery}

Green Garden…..Green Garden, Sec. 8 {St. John’s Lutheran / Green Garden cemetery} ; Zion Evangelical, Sec. 8 {Schmitt / Rottler cemetery}

Madison……Barnes, Sec. 5 {Barnes Reserve cemetery} ; St. Leonard’s Catholic,  Sec. 5; Crown Hill, Sec. 4 {Clausen cemetery}

Addition Jan. 2013

The following website contains information originally done by a member of the Madison County Genealogical Society.  It has been changed and added on by others so accuracy is only as good as the person who submitted the additional information.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nemadiso/madcem.htm

Notice: The rootsweb website is not fully working so the link above is not working at the  current time.  June 12, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Military Veteran Burials

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150 Veterans of Wars Are Buried in Cemeteries Here

Norfolk today paid tribute to its war dead, 150 of whom are buried in cemeteries in this vicinity. There are graves of ninety Civil War veterans, fifty-one World War veterans, eight Spanish.American War veterans and one Mexican War veteran.

Civil War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

D. C. Amarine,

G. W. Beels, Levi Beemer, J. Bondurant, C. W. William Braasch, James Brady, Cyrus P. Byerly,

Samuel S. Cotton, John S. Craig, Chauncey Cronk,

Moses Daugherty, George Davenport, Daniel Desmond, Lathrop Doyle,

Charles Eble, Charles Eisley, Jacob R. Ellis,

Herman Gerecke, W. S. Glass, William Gleason, Daniel Goddard, John A. Green, Uriah Gregory, Alfred Groom,

W. H. Hagey, Thomas J. Harter, L. K. Hill,

W. O. Isham,

Henry F. Kennedy, M. J. Kennedy, I. Wilson King, Thomas Knoll, John Koenigstein, Frank Kriger,

Frederick J. Ladhoff, John Leitow, Charles Long, William H. Lowe, D. C. Lucas,

Pardon Marshall, J. M. Mathewson, John S. McClary, John S. McGinnis, Franz Mielenz, Dudley Miller, Henry Miller, R. W. Mills, John Myner,

Rasmus Nielson,

Samuel Park, J. G. Pheasant, J. W. Plummer, George Priestly,

N. A. Rainbolt, Burrel E. Reed, William Risor, H. M. Roberts, W. H. Roberts, W. M. Robertson, J. A. Romine, James S. Rouse,

J. W. Smith,

A. F. Tannehill, Charles Tracy,

James H. VanHorn, Daniel Vaughn,

K. L. Waters, Edmund Weatherby, J. C. Weills, Lucian Wells, William Widamon,

Alexander Zike

Civil War Veterans buried at Best Cemetery

M. J. Best,

Charles Fitch, John B. Flenniken,

Francis Henderson,

Joseph A. Light, William Low,

Robert McKibbon,

John T. Wollert

Civil War Veterans buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery

August Bergman, August Braasch,

Frederick Dedderman, Wilhelm Dommer,

August Moldenhauer,

August Raasch,

Wilhelm Winter

Civil War Veterans buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Otto Phillip Hirsch,

August Lobnow,

William Monk

World War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

George Banta, Walter Bennett, Archie Burgess, Alfred Burns,

Wren Cranford,

Frank Deaver,

Robert T. Evans,

George Fairbanks, James Finley,

Christ George, Ralph M. Gottschall, Julius Graves,

Goodlow Hansen, Lester Haverstein, Roy Herrington, Charles Hyde,

John R. Johnston,

Fred John Kane, Edward Kennedy, Frank Killoran, Irvin Klentz,

Leo Long,

Everet Roy McCaslin, Joseph Miller,

Earl T. Nightingale, Forest Norton,

Otto Oertwich,

Charles Scheele, Claire Schultz, Harry Sclavos, Fred Smith,

Albert C. Vrinders, James E. Vrinders,

Frank Warner, Frank Weaver, Russell Welch, Elmer Wolfe, Frank P. Woock

World War Veterans buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery

Alfred Hille,

Oscar Machmueller

World War Veterans buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Henry Benning, George Berner,

Charlie Carstensen,

John Flannagan,

Herman M. Porter,

Henry Schulz, W. Earl Shields

World War Veteran buried at Best Cemetery

William Moxley

World War Veteran buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Otto Fuhrmann

Spanish–American War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

Alfred N. Gerecke, Fred G. Gerecke,

Herbert King, Richard King,

Edward Marquardt, John Warren McClary,

John Thorburn

Spanish–American War Veteran buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Alexander Pillar

Mexican War Veteran buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

John Geiger

(Note: This is from an article in the newspaper. It does not include all veterans in Madison County and some of the names may be misspelled, but this is how it appeared in the newspaper.) (Abstracted by Richard Strenge)  Source:  The Norfolk Daily News,  Thursday, May 30, 1940, page 9.