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DOW CEMETERY

Dow Cemetery Sign

This cemetery is located in the middle of section 30 in
Schneider Twp. From Pleasanton, travel 5 1/2 miles south on Hwy. 10,
or from Kearney travel 11 miles north and turn east on Husker Rd.
Go 7 miles, then turn north and go another 1/2 mile. There is a
farm lane that goes east between an alfalfa field and a corn field.
The cemetery is 1/2 mile down this lane.


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Read by Randy and Jeri Jones, 2000

Asher, Elsie,       "Wife of W. H. Asher",  Died May 13, 1885 - Aged 35ys;
Infants of E. & W. H. Asher


Bedke, Hedwig,      Geb. Oct 18, 1890 - Gest. Mar 29, 1901
       Emiel,       Geb. May 16, 1894 - Gest. Aug 6, 1894

Bedke, Our Darling,  "Infant of A. G. & M. J. Bedke",
       Born & Died Jul 10, 1913
Bedke, Albert,      1878 - 1947
Bedke, Anna Ida,    1876 - 1923
Bedke, August,      "Father",  Feb 14, 1856 - jan 15, 1932;
       Emeli,       "Mother",  Jun 11, 1856 - Dec 6, 1916
Bethke, Christiane, Geb. 28 Dec 1826 - Gest. 22 Mai 1890
Bethke, Friedrich Wilhelm, Geb. den. 3 Apr 1828 - Gest. den. 25 May 1905

Bissell, Sarah L(Sally) Ann,  16 Nov 1828 - 6 Nov 1895
         wife of Asa Edwin,  14 Mar 1824 - 22 Jan 1880

Bitner, Alvin T.,   "Vater",  1843 - 1929;  Pauline,  "Mutter",  1848 - 1907

Buske, August,      "Father",  Feb 10, 1856 - May 5, 1932
Buske, Pauline,     "Mother",  April 2, 1860 - Sept 23, 1906
Buske,  Laura G.,    Mar 27, 1892 - Aug 6, 1892
Buske, William Dean, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. William Buske, Jr.",  Jul 4, 1932
Buske, William A. Jr., 1909 - 1937

Deidrich, Sarah M.,  Born Jan 17, 1860 - Died Jun 10, 1882;
          Leanna M., Born Nov 19, 1876 - Died Oct 1, 1881

Dow, Our Baby,      "Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Dow",
                    Died Sept 18, 1892 - Aged 6mos 3das
Dow, Charles Henry, Born Feb 27, 1828 - Died Mar 3, 1907 - Aged 79yrs 6ds;
     Lethana,       Born Jun 4, 1833 - Died Jun 4, 1922 - Aged 89yrs
Dow, Chas. H.,      "Sergt. Co. D, 59 Ind. Inf."  (Civil War Marker - no dates)
Dow, Louemma,       "Wife of G. H. Dow",
                     Born Mar 24, 1865 - Died Sept 27, 1889;
                    (Very close to this stone is a marker that says "Infant")
Dow, Roy E.,        Born Mar 29, 1889 - Died Sep 25, 1902

Fritz, William,     Mar 4, 1905 - Mar 16, 1905
Fritz, Gustav,      17 Juni 1870 - 6 Nov 1914

Gruhn, Alma I.,     "Wife of Wm. F. Gruhn",  "Mother",  1880 - 1909

Hoffmann, Marie,       Geb. 27 Sep 1849 - Gest. 30 Juli 1894
Hoffmann, William E.,  "Vater",  Oct 21, 1843 - Apr 12, 1931

Hughes, Lola Rohde,   25 July  1919 - 4 Apr 2002

Keiss, August,   Died May 21, 1902 - Aged 24ys 4m 4d
Keiss, Bertha,   Died May 16, 1899 - Aged 14ys 7ms 11ds
Keiss, William,  "Father",  1838 - 1909
Keiss, Maria,    "Mother",  1845 - 1919
Keiss, Minnie,   Died Feb 12, 1894 - Aged 25y 8m 28d
Keiss, Henry,    Died Dec 29, 1897 - Aged 24ys 9ms 12ds

Keller, Caroline,  "Wife of Wm. Keller",  1867 - 1923

Kilgore, Gary,                1965 - 1993
         Rhoda Duffy (Micki)  26 Aug 1945

Klein, Infant Child of Mr. & Mrs. Jake Klein,  Born & Died March 12, 1918

Kutz, Harold W.,     Mar 22, 1909 - Jul 20, 1911  "Gone but not forgotten"
Kutz, Mrs. Augusta,  Geb. Aug 24, 1847 - Gest. Jan 11, 1913
                     (Verse written in German)
Kutz, Carl A.,       "Father",  Jun 2, 1847 - Oct 31, 1930
Kutz, Herbert F.,    Dec 28, 1910 - Jul 3, 1913
Kutz, Anna Helena,   "Wife of Wm. F. Kutz",  1892 - 1918

Lenz, Emma,  "Wife of John Lenz",  Apr 9, 1860 - Mar 21, 1906

Long, Our Baby,  "Son of J. W. & M. L.",  born Oct 24, 1891

McFarlin, John,  May 28, 1829 - Mar 27, 1897

Nelson, John W.,  1895 - 1895
Nelson, Hanna,    1858 - 1947
Nelson, Henry,    1861 - 1939
Nelson, Oley,     1866 - 1929

Pape, Wilhelm Friedrich,  Geb. 8 Juli 1889 - Gest. 10 Nov 1890;
      Marie Sophie,       Geb. 26 April 1891 - Gest. 25 Aug 1892
Pape, Marie E.,           Aug 26, 1863 - May 24, 1941
Pape, John N.,            Mar 31, 1851 - Mar 11, 1915

Porter, Elizabeth,  Oct 19, 1837 - Dec 3, 1908 - Aged 71ys 1mo 14ds

Roeller, Fred C.,  1885 - 1951
Roeller, Paul C.,  1873 - 1950

Rohde, Amelia H.,   15 Juli 1854 - 12 Jan 1931
Rohde, Hermann G.,  4 Sept 1854 - 17 Juli 1914
Rohde, Betty Ann,   1924 - 1924

Schmidt, Ernest Conrad,  Died Aug 30, 1925
Schmidt, Fred W.,        1865 - 1938
Schmidt, Augusta J.,    "Wife of F. W. Schmidt",  1868 - 1921
Schmidt, Elizabeth M.,  "Dau. of F. & A. Schmidt",
         Geb. 13 March 1894 - Gest. 7 Dec 1896  (Verse written in German)
Schmidt, Karl F.,       1849 - 1909;  Dora,  1848 - 1923
Schmidt, August,        Aug 13, 1845 - Aug 21, 1924

Steinhauser, Elmer & Alfred,  1896

Thom, Herman,     Geb. den. 9 Nov 1860 - Gest. den. 12 Jan 1891
Thom, Amelia Albertine,  (no dates on this stone)
Thom, Wilhelm A., Geboren den 13 Jan 1879 - Gestorben den 20 Juni 1902 - 23j 5m 7t
Thom, Melvin E.,  Born Jan 21, 1915 - Died Feb 24, 1915
Thom, Clarence,   Born & Died Jan 14, 1914

Vogt, Frank,    "Son of G. & B. Vogt",  Died Aug 1, 1903 - Aged 10d
Vogt, Anna M.,  "Wife of Geo. Vogt",  Oct 7, 1883 - May 13, 1901

Voss, Hans D., "Father",   1846 - 1903
Voss, Arthur C., "Son",    1890 - 1916
Voss, Elizabeth, "Mother", Apr 17, 1850 - Jul 14, 1939

Wedemeyer, Minna,     1862 - 1923
Wedemeyer, Henry F.,  1855 - 1900

Willuweit, Willmer,  Jan 28, 1922 - Feb 18, 1922

Winkler, Theresia,  "Wife of Frederick Winkler",
         Born Oct 8, 1837 - Died Feb 15, 1900

Zbynden, Lydia,    Born Dec 14, 1829 - Died Feb 3, 1909  "At Rest"
The Fort Kearney Genealogical Society may have additional information from the cemetery record book.

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