Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Geri DeGroff. (Fall 2000) |
Marietta Presbyterian
(Marietta Township) |
MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Located in Marietta Township SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 8-15-8E Saunders County, Nebraska. Well kept under good maintenance. Recorded on April 6, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen.
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Names Index
Tombstone Records
Page 1 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska This cemetery was worked from west to east in rows. Row 1 south to north James Elliott 1829 - 1917 James Gilchrist wife, Janet Gilchrist 4 Oct 1824 18 Jul 1904 15 Oct 1829 9 Apr 1913 John H Gilchrist 20 Apr 1857 3 Oct 1859 "Interred at Marengo, Illinois" Ellen Gilchrist 28 Mar 1852 1 Oct 1894 "Interred at Wayne, Nebraska" Christina M Gilchrist Perry 1 Nov 1853 4 Feb 1899 Alice C Gilchrist 2 Feb 1874 15 Jun 1955 James Crinklaw * 1 Sep 1823 12 Dec 1890 Harriet E Orme * born McDonough. Chenango Co., N.Y. 1 Jul 1838 died Colon Saunders Co 11 Dec 1900 William H Orme born Ashton, England 11 Mar 18? died Colon Nebr 9 Nov 1916 Abraham P Kempton GAR 8 Mar 1846 21 Mar 1927 Helen C Kempton 14 Jun 1850 11 Feb 1922 J Pearl Kempton 15 Jul 1873 28 Feb 1896 Dorothy V, dau of B E & C M William b & d 1908 Inf son of and daughter of __?__ marker does not state names or dates Carl A Anderson wife, Augusta C Anderson 12 Sep 1831 7 Sep 1913 5 Oct 1841 16 Aug 1919 Dorothy May, dau of August & Bertha Anderson b & d 8 Feb 1930 Johan A Hultberg 5 Mar 1813 6 Jan 1894 large marker down, writing facing the ground. Page 2 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 2 north to south Ida C Olson Ruth R Olson 14 Jun 1859 13 Feb 1914 18 Nov 1893 29 Nov 1893 August Holt 1855 - 1911 Hilda B Olson 1884 - 1974 Albin J Mollerstrom Nebr Pvt Co A 329 MG Bn WW I - PH 16 Nov 1891 4 Jun 1958 Peter P Olson wife, Brita Olson d 24 Oct 1906 89 yr 6 days d 3 Mar 1898 69 yr 6 mo 4 days Peter P Hays Mary B Hays 10 May 1841 23 Jul 1915 11 Dec 1840 18 Dec 1916 Milton J Hays 24 Oct 1865 27 Oct 1901 Crinklaw Stone * Walter Crinklaw wife, Hellen Crinklaw d 4 Oct 1914 89 yr 5 mo 18 days d 20 Nov 1892 63 yr 10 mo 14 days Mary Hattie Crinklaw Second Stone: First View Second View d 20 Apr 1895 32 yr 1 mo 13 days Rev Wm Fletcher David G Fletcher d 1 Mar 1888 66 yr 10 mo 4 days 6 yr 10 mo 23 days died 13 Feb 1886 Elizabeth J Fletcher d 15 Feb 1880 5 yr 6 mo Children of Wm & E Fletcher John R d 3 Mar 1880 4 yr 2 mo 8 days Margaret A d 29 Feb 1880 2 yr 6 mo Elizabeth Bain Fletcher 11 Apr 1850 10 Jun 1923 Jeanette Fletcher, wife of Lewis E Smith 30 Nov 1884 8 May 1942 Children of D & C Fraser John A d 12 Oct 1886 11 yr 9 mo 16 days Robert T d 3 Oct 1886 6 yr 5 mo 4 days Charlotte Fraser James W Fraser 1848 - 1896 21 Feb 1878 - 9 May 1953 George W Bell Isabelle Ellison Bell 1860 - 1940 1868 - 1937 James Ellison wife, Isabella Ellison d 22 Jul 1907 76 yr 4 mo 16 days d 19 Apr 1892 56 yr 19 days Ellen M Ellison d 17 Apr 1880 9 yr 10 mo 17 days Math Rasmussen wife, Anna M Rasmussen 31 Mar 1845 7 Apr 1909 12 Apr 1844 11 Jun 1926 Mabel C Rasmussen 3 Jul 1888 6 Jan 1955 Page 3 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 3 South to north Fred M Presba Elva A Presba 1878 - 1939 1882 - 1960 Ida May Presba 2 months 4 days "Body lies in Dakota" Charles W Presba d 1875 10 days "Body lies in Dakota" James W Presba d 20 Aug 1895 18 yr 6 mo 16 days Lucy A, wife of M M Presba 1859 - 1916 (Bronze marker erected in 1897) Irvie M Moss 1902 - 1946 William Ellison wife, Anna J Ellison 1829 - 1920 1847 - 1919 Laura A wife of J N Gaffin 10 Jun 1853 21 Oct 1899 James H Gaffin wife, Mary A Gaffin (of James) 29 Sep 1829 17 Aug 1896 10 Oct 1839 13 Jul 1876 Delma, wife of James W Fraser 14 May 1881 11 Nov 1914 Mabel L Gaffin J N Gaffin 27 May 1856 3 Nov 1906 19 Sep 1879 4 Jul 1941 Minnie L, wife of A B Crinklaw * Second view Third view d 29 Jan 1896 27 yr 2 mo 10 days William D McCord GAR wife, Mary E McCord 6 Feb 1831 26 Sep 1903 22 Apr 1844 12 Feb 1879 dau, Clara B McCord dau, Mary Susan McCord 24 Jan 1878 24 Jul 1890 16 Oct 1870 27 May 1945 James L McCord wife, Jennie F McCord (of J L) 17 Dec 1865 1 Jul 1932 26 Dec 1866 8 Jun 1927 Ira Mowers Emma Alene, wife of Ira Mowers 6 Feb 1845 7 Jun 1926 28 May 1848 29 Ju1 1910 Isaac Clegg wife, Susan C Clegg 21 Mar 1817 6 Jul 1881 28 Apr 1827 29 Jan 1903 Fred M Mowers, son of I & E Mowers d 9 Feb 1894 19 yr 6 mo 16 days J A Benjamin GAR Co N 4th Ill Cav 21 Feb 1844 29 Ju1 1895 (Note: no marker for wife, but information was given by relative Martha Ellen Benjamin 1 Dec 1842 2 Mar 1923 - info by Boyd Ludlow who is a gr gr grandchild) Page 4 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Children of J A & M E Benjamin Aseaneath d 18 Sep 1880 1 mo 14 days Cora A d 2 Mar 1890 5 yr 2 mo 12 days Laura E d 3 Mar 1890 8 yr 10 mo 10 days Louise M Rider 1850 - 1934 John E Swanson Edward A Swanson 1875 - 1958 no dates Lars J Swanson born in Sweden 17 Mar 1841 25 Jun 1913 Anna Swanson, born in Sweden 18 Jul 1845 26 Oct 1926 Reka Swanson Fritz H Swanson 9 Mar 1884 4 Mar 1935 1 Feb 1886 21 Feb 1890 Row 4 north to south April 4, 1977 John Scitner wife, Elizabeth Scitner 24 Jun 1808 17 Mar 1892 9 Nov 1805 14 6ep 1879 Chauncey S Grandy d 7 Dec 1889 45 yr 6 mo 13 days Hannah M Grandy d 26 Apr 1917 70 yrs 10 mo 13 days Children of C S & H M Grandy Myrtie E d 2 Jul 1886 1 yr 5 mo 29 days Chauncey L d 31 Ju1 1888 2 mo 7 days Peter Sams wife, Theresia Sams d 20 May 1902 69 yr 2 mo 8 days 62 yr 10 mo 13 days died 19 Oct 1892 Joseph A Sams Eva Sams Keyes 1867 - 1931 1887 - 1968 Children of W H & E I Robinson Merle J d 18 Sep 1891 11 mo 20 days Earl G d 18 Aug 1891 10 mo 20 days (twins) Iven E, son S P & H N Robinson d 20 May 1889 2 yr 3 mo 9 days Warren Mack GAR wife, Mary A Mack 14 May 1822 2 Dec 1901 d 26 May 1889 49 yr 11 mo 12 days Grace C Cooper 1866 - 1939 Floy I Hancock Laura B Hancock 11 Sep 1887 26 Jun 1889 26 May 1861 5 Sep 1923 Morris H Hancock 27 Feb 1864 16 Jun 1947 Alvah C Smith, son J B & M P Smith d 7 Nov 1889 3 yr 8 mo Page 5 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska William H McCord Emma E McCord 1869 - 1921 1872 - 1939 Peter Palm d 9 Jan 1897 35 yr 9 mo 15 days Nels P Nelson 29 Nov 1834 12 Jun 1897 Row 5 south to north Alexander Andrew d 24 May 1905 53 yrs Children of A & E Andrew Edward d 21 Feb 1891 1 mo 21 days Isaac d 24 Sep 1892 2 mo James Sutton wife, Ellen Ely Sutton d 16 Feb 1891 72 yr 4 mo d 4 Feb 1903 75 yr 7 mo 19 days Alexander Ely Sutton 1849 - 1945 Albin Larson Lars Larson 28 Feb 1858 8 Mar 1910 9 Oct 1813 27 Mar 1895 Marie Larson 20 Aug 1818 9 Nov 1908 dau, Laura of H & L Pease d 12 Nov 1895 42 yrs Horace Pease 2 Feb 1889 16 Feb 1899 A M Pease, son d 10 Oct 1849 8 yrs Lydia, wife of Horace Pease 14 Dec 1820 20 Jun 1899 John Hancock Sarah Hancock 1827 - 1915 1838 - 1904 Anson U Hancock 6 Apr 1856 7 Aug 1895 Flora B Hancock 3 Oct 1870 19 Mar 1879 John Hancock 7 Apr 1798 18 Nov 1876 Inf son of Emil & Helen Johnson b & d 17 Dec 1923 Curtis Mershaw Lemar GAR wife, Margaret E Lemar 18 Jul 1846 9 Mar 1933 1847 - 1920 Emila Love Lemar Lillian Lenore Lemar 15 May 1817 2 May 1889 2 Ju1 1886 15 Dec 1889 Ivan Duane Lemar 20 Aug 1878 3 Aug 1897 Samuel McKinnon wife, Elizabeth McKinnon 1819 - 1885 1820 - 1910 Page 6 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 6 north to south Bessie E, dau of F A & S A Rand 17 Feb 1887 18 Feb 1887 Lottie L, wife of H O Rand d 10 May 1887 20 yr 5 mo 4 days Daisy Rand Rhode Catherine L Rand 1882 - 1962 1849 - 1919 New grave no name or dates Nora J, dau of M J Barnett d 19 Sep 1890 4 yr 10 mo 9 days Samuel Schofield 29 Apr 1833 7 Nov 1890 Bertha Schofield, wife of E E Giffen 10 Feb 1867 1 Jun 1899 "Bertha S Giffin a missionary in China Inland Mission 16 Feb 1894 to 23 Dec 1896" John W Meckley and wife Juno O died at Mahera West Africa Jan 9 & 10, 1893 Buried at Magbele, W.A." Baby d 5 May 1873 Maria J Schofield 28 May 1841 3 Mar 1920 Fanny Schofield Frank Schofield 30 Jun 1823 25 Sep 1890 27 Oct 1825 17 Nov 1886 Sally Schofield 12 May 1795 26 Ju1 1876 George Miners Helena Miners 29 Sep 1845 20 Aug 1910 12 Aug 1847 17 Jan 1917 William H Miners Johanna F Miners 13 Jan 1880 17 Jun 1880 9 May 1881 9 Ju1 1881 Mary H Miners 12 Nov 1892 June 1893 two empty plots Mary J, wife of L James P Haggard 16 Mar 1850 18 Nov 1899 L James P Haggard GAR 10 May 1842 21 Dec 1921 Children of L J P & M J Haggard Frank L 31 Mar 1875 2 Apr 1875 Emma M 21 Jan 1884 20 Sep 1886 Elizabeth, wife of D G Haggard 18 Mar 1816 30 Oct 1890 D G Haggard GAR 25 Feb 1815 15 Dec 1900 Page 7 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 7 south to north Gilbert Anderson Fanny Knutson 1899 - 1954 1865 - 1953 Charlie Anderson Agnes E Anderson 1860 - 1916 1884 - 1900 Behrend Johnson Cordsen wife, Tomman Cordsen, born in Germany 16 Nov 1845 15 Aug 1920 11 Dec 1859 26 Jun 1930 Marie Elizabeth Cordsen 16 Apr 1886 24 Sep 1919 Hannah Mary Judes 22 Mar 1911 22 Jun 1911 Martin Bernard Cordsen 10 Aug 1900 24 Aug 1901 empty plot Bertha M A, wife of Fred Popken d 10 Aug 1885 20 yr 11 mo Frieda M, dau of F & B M A Popken d 13 May 1885 8 mo empty plot Erick J Johnson wife, Lavina A Johnson 16 Sep1843 16 Dec 1903 12 Jul 1855 28 Feb 1888 Pearl, dau of A & M Godfrey 23 Sep 1908 25 Sep 1908 Charles Davis GAR born in Columbus, Ohio 3 May 1845 1 Dec 1891 Co A 113 Ohio Inf married Minerva J Keeler in 1866 Emma M Taylor, dau of S E & L M Taylor 10 Oct 1859 23 Jun 1896 Lydia M, wife of S E Taylor 7 Feb 1825 21 Mar 1900 Row 8 north to south Ruby Dau of C A & M J Henderson 19 Mar 1894 13 Ju1 1896 Louisa J McCord Blane M McCord GAR 22 May 1849 24 Mar 1918 15 Jan 1845 16 Feb 1912 Lucinda Price Williams E M Whinnery 21 Nov 1821 23 Jun 1894 7 May 1881 26 Aug 1930 J M Whinnery Emily M Whinnery 29 Apr 1850 13 Nov 1914 3 Aug 1853 20 Aug 1916 Charles Perry Florence Perry Brainard 9 Feb 1862 7 Oct 1906 1877 - 1962 Page 8 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Hugh Ward wife, Sarah Ward d 21 Apr 1893 61 yrs 1844 - 1939 Mary Scales 1853 - 1929 Aruba O, wife of H T Currier 1838 - 1893 Charles Ostenberg GAR wife, Caroline Ostenberg 1821 - 1908 1819 - 1894 William R Campbell GAR wife, Mary Campbell 1849 - 1928 1852 - 1926 John Brown Alfaretta Brown 1870 - 1934 1874 - 1931 Bernie Earl, son of C T & E M Page d 14 Apr 1901 2 yr 11 mo 14 days Row 9 south to north William Nigh Mary A Nigh, wife of Wm 1 Nov 1815 6 Feb 1903 6 Oct 1815 29 Aug 1908 Charles G Johnson Amelia Johnson 22 Jan 1868 29 Jun 1953 13 May 1873 11 Dec 1945 Raymond D Johnson 11 Oct 1905 27 Jan 1968 Irene V Johnson 23 Jan 1913 7 Apr 1971 Harold B, son of C E & C E Olson d 15 Jan 1900 5 yr 2 mo 16 day John A Crinklaw Nellie L Crinklaw * 15 Aug 1855 6 Oct 1937 18 Dec 1871 8 Feb 1959 George Hoagland wife, Mary E Hoagland 2 Nov 1855 21 Jan 1931 25 Jan 1861 30 Dec 1899 dau, Bessie Hoagland d 20 Sep 1898 11 yr 10 mo Hazel Hoagland 1890 - 1957 Theodore L Adams wife, Susan S Adams 9 Dec 1835 17 Jun 1909 10 Nov 1843 2 Dec 1907 Children of Charles E Johnson Carl A 11 Jan 1894 19 Ju1 1898 Ralph E 17 Sep 1899 9 Ju1 1900 Elizabeth, wife of F Eggleston Francis Eggleston d 7 Feb 1902 81 yr d 20 Jun 1898 88 yr 1 mo 8 days Page 9 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Frank H Eggleston Ellen Eggleston 1847 - 1921 1850 - 1930 Row 10 north to south Gustav Nelson Johanna Nelson 19 Ju1 1818 24 Sep 1903 15 Feb 1824 26 Dec 1915 Carl A Akerson Alfred Akerson 8 Aug 1890 10 May 1959 11 Apr 1887 24 May 1952 Erick H Serene Christine C Serene 24 Jan 1829 9 Apr 1900 14 Feb 1837 13 Ap. 1919 Christine C Skoog John A Skoog 1 Oct 1865 14 Feb 1946 20 Nov 1864 17 Apr 1926 Mabel E Anderson 18 Ju1 1901 1 Jul1961 Lucy Sanderson Marion E Sanderson 1884 - 1967 1878 - 1937 Clifford Sanderson 15 Ju1 1902 29 Ju1 1902 new grave no names or dates Alfrid Alm wife, Agnes Alm 29 Nov 1869 26 Mar 1936 21 Jan 1879 16 Ju1 1908 Mynerd Alm Richard S Steele 8 May 1900 19 Oct 1900 13 Jan 1905 2 Jul 1935 Herman F Tishendorf Hilmer E Tishendorf 5 Apr 1899 25 May 1899 (twins) 5 Apr 1899 19 Jun 1899 Augusta, wife of F E Tishendorf d 18 Apr 1899 33 yr 10 mo 24 days Emil C Johnson Minnie G Johnson 24 Apr 1872 10 Feb 1950 17 Jun 1884 18 Feb 1919 Dorothy E Johnson 14 Oct 1915 3 Sep 1928 John Gustus wife, Anna M Gustus 13 Dec 1841 27 Jun 1920 2 Feb 1865 21 Sep 1909 Row 11 south to north William S Blair d 30 Jun 1939 Nebr Fireman 2C U S Naval Reserve Fireman WW I Carry Irina, dau of John & Ella Swanson 10 Sep 1900 1 Jan 1906 John Melin wife, Caroline Melin 4 Ju1 1831 10 Jun 1906 2 Oct 1846 7 Nov 1917 Agnes S Melin 1885 - 1969 Page 10 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska M Peterson Seeberg wife, Betsey Seeberg 11 Jan 1850 2 Jan 1918 12 Dec 1848 7 Aug 1907 Gustaf A Carlberg Hilda M Carlberg 6 Mar 1862 24 Ju1 1938 10 Jul 1874 16 Jun 1957 Theodore C Carlberg, son 15 Ju1 1904 20 Sep 1907 Charles I McCord wife, Minnie A McCord 8 Apr 1867 1 Jan 1922 28 Dec 1873 11 May 1907 Eva May Rasmussen Herbert Rasmussen - Spanish American War 8 Feb 1880 15 Apr 1912 16 Dec 1876 24 Mar 1947 John Andrew marker is down no dates showing Robert Blair Anna Blair 1850 - 1904 1856 - 1908 2 baby markers no names or dates (also a broken marker with only born 1843 died 1906 name is missing) Row 12 north to south Helen H Johnson 8 Feb 1895 26 Nov 1960 Alfonso Johnson 19 Apr 1900 23 Jan 1919 Rev Edwin Aston Mary Jane Aston 1848 - 1928 1858 - 1947 Frances M Aston 1879 - 1915 Anna L Alm, wife of Enoch C Benson 1883 - 1914 Nora Alm Andrew A Alm 1894 - 1967 1849 - 1926 Amelia J Olson, wife of Andrew Alm 1855 - 1941 Charles W Alm 1888 - 1948 Lloyd H, son of H E & S A Peterson 20 Nov 1903 11 Apr 1909 Andrew G Peterson wife, Augusta Peterson 1840 - 1911 1845 - 1922 Row 13 south to north William J Ellison wife, E Murle Hoagland Ellison 20 May 1879 3 Aug 1959 27 Oct 1888 21 Feb 1939 Page 11 MARIETTA PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska John F Jacobson Emma O Jacobson 1844 - 1926 1852 - 1933 Fred C Jacobson Josephine R Jacobson 1887 - 1959 1887 - 1963 Charles J Swanson wife, Alice Swanson 8 Feb 1857 12 Dec 1922 13 Sep 1859 death date not given Frank Franson Anna Franson 25 Oct 1846 14 Jan 1923 17 Nov 1868 27 Mar 1930 Elmer J Franson 2 Feb 1893 7 Jan 1949 William G Haggard 1876 - 1917 George H Ellison Lorene O Ellison 12 Ju1 1874 4 Nov 1953 17 Aug 1877 28 Sep 1963 Ruth Ellison Opal Ellison 1914 - 1916 1907 - 1929 Albert E Vance Dorleska A Vance 8 Nov 1854 7 Jan 1945 21 Apr 1857 28 Dec 1924 C Conrad Carlson Esther M Carlson 15 Aug 1887 27 May 1959 1885 - 1919 Lillie Magnuson, wife of C C Carlson 1896 - 1935 Hilda S Carlson Cecil H Carlson. 13 Oct 1885 - 3 May 1946 24 Feb 1917 16 Oct 1943 Nebr Cpl 7 Inf 3 Inf DivWW II Lyman H Alm Robert C Alm 28 Aug 1901 14 Sep 1964 31 Aug 1943 9 Sep 1971 Row 14 north to south Floyd J Johnson 26 Feb 1922 21 Sep 1972 Herman L Anderson 1892 - 1960 J Oscar Carlson Minnie Carlson 5 Apr 1891 21 Feb 1959 21 Apr 1894 27 May 1938 Frans Edvall Mary Edvall 8 Nov 1862 21 Oct 1943 16 Sep 1856 7 Sep 1949 unmarked grave Anna Marie McCutcheon b & d 1925
photo courtesy of Geri DeGroff.
(Fall 2000)
