Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Geri DeGroff. (Fall 2000) |
Pohocco Lutheran
(Pohocco Township) |
Pohocco Cemetery Pohocco Township Saunders County Nebraska NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 22-16-8, 4 1/2 miles south of Fremont, Nebraska on Highway 77.
Recorded on 20 August 1976 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebraska, assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Cemetery well kept.
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Names Index
Tombstone Records
Page 1 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Working from front to back in rows. Row 1 south to north Frances A Nelsen Delbert D Nelsen Sr 16 Mar 1897 31 Jan 1934 21 Oct 1885 1 Oct 1969 Andrew Nielsen wife, Bergetta Nielsen 20 Apr 1849 13 Jan 1913 30 Sep 1847 8 Sep 1924 Romas B Nelsen, dau of C & S K Nelsen 20 Jul 1908 20 Dec 1911 Violet C Riggs 1899 - 1959 John C Johnson wife, Emma C Johnson 1865 - 1934 1863 - 1923 son, Walter C Johnson 1896 - 1962 Gregers P Johnson, son N & S Johnson 17 Oct 1882 12 Jul1887 Annie C Johnson, dau N & S Johnson 20 Mar 1881 25 Jul 1882 Laurel D Sorensen b & d 17 Aug 1928 John C Jacobssn born in Denmark 7 Feb 1858 10 Oct 1900 Children of A P & Greta Anderson Andrew 1 Dec 1888 12 Jun 1890 Henry J S 1 Dec 1888 8 Dec 1888 Louise Mortensen d 19 Oct 1902 16 yr 1 mo 13 days Anna D Mortensen 13 Nov 1883 17 Jan 1922 Page 2 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska George Mortensen wife, Cicilie Mortensen 8 Oct 1853 17 Feb 1924 1861 - 1934 Mathias Asmussen born Slesvig Denmark 9 Jun 1837 29 May 1912 Anna Marie Asmussen, wife 8 Oct 1841 1 Apr 1903 Row 2 north to south Daniel, son J A & A L Clouser 18 Apr 1886 20 Apr 1886 Victor J, son of J R & C B Benjamin 18 Feb 1898 19 May 1903 Elma I, dau J R & C B Benjamin 1 Jan 1904 21 Apr 1906 Virginia W Burbank Feb 1873 Feb 1899 Infant dau of Will & Nell Burbank b & d July 1900 John P Jensen Mary H Jensen 3 Jan 1854 28 Feb 1914 13 May 1856 5 Dec 1899 Arthur R Jensen Nebr WW I Pvt Co C 316 Rep U MTC 18 May 1892 1 Sep 1959 Helda O M Petersen 23 Jun 1862 27 Dec 1886 Row 3 south to north Lucy A Mortensen Hans T Mortensen 1860 - 1925 1855 - 1943 May B Mortensen John Mortensen 1888 - 1889 1884 - 1884 Nellie C Mortensen 1882 - 1883 Mery Pederson 1855 - 1927 Anna C Christensen Andrew W Christensen 1874 - 1965 1871 - 1944 Julius Christensen Christina Christensen Pioneers of Saunders County 1845 - 1933 1850 - 1875 Page 3 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Eugene R Christensen 2 Lt U S AAC Son, Andrew W & Annie Christensen 10 Feb 1921 5 Jul 1942 Died in the Service of his country in the North American area Charles Christensen 25 May 1888 25 May 1957 Iler Jensen 1885 - 1916 Brenda Sue, dau Jr & LaVonne Dalland b & d 9 Aug 1956 Kim O'Dell, dau Jr & LaVonne Dalland b & d 18 Nov 1957 W James McClean Nettie L McClean 17 Jun 1887 25 May 1964 23 Sep 1887 29 Jul 1964 Rhoda, wife Finley Frasier d 8 Dec 1884 80 yr 6 mo 27 days Philinda Frasier 23 May 1832 9 Jan 1900 Alexandre P Seely d 23 Jan 1885 62 yr 10 mo 28 days Row 4 north to south William Lewis 8 Nov 1812 15 Feb 1885 Vernon C Fisher Mareius C Fisher 31 Mar 1882 15 Jan 1950 22 Jun 1847 7 Oct 1929 Nellie Fisher Hulda LePronde 31 Dec 1848 31 Dec 1924 4 Oct 1828 16 Jun 1897 Herman Harms Sena Harms 11 Jun 1881 1 Nov 1946 30 Dec 1883 16 Nov 1923 Lars Peter Larsen Mary Emelia Larsen 19 Jul 1870 22 Dec 1933 30 Dec 1875 22 Dec 1933 Hans Henry Larsen 12 Sep 1878 24 Jul 1966 Engar Hansen 1820 - 1902 Jesse G Barnett Maggie E Barnett 1867 - 1949 1873 - 1956 Page 4 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Christen Larsen Johanne M Larsen 13 Jul 1848 21 Aug 1932 11 May 1849 13 Mar 1925 Row 5 south to north Fred A Christensen Andrew W Christensen 19 Nov 1867 10 Jan 1944 23 May 1887 16 Jun 1893 Andra M Christensen James M Christensen 7 Feb 1894 22 Dec 1894 6 Nov 1864 4 Aug 1908 wife, Anna Christensen 6 Feb 1858 12 Mar 1899 Anna H Davis 1891 - 1909 Fred Christensen Jr 1892 - 1953 Jean F Christensen, son Fred & Oral Christensen 24 Sep 1917 21 Apr 1941 Ferdinand Rasmussen Herman Rasmussen 4 Feb 1883 25 Jun 1887 19 Sep 1886 29 Jun 1887 Andrew Rasmussen Oscar Rasmussen 29 Oct 1881 3 Jul 1887 4 Aug 1884 11 Jul 1887 Lars Rasmussen Esther M Rasmussen 30 Mar 1841 17 Mar 1891 1 Oct 1849 30 Mar 1913 Christena S Boysen 8 Oct 1827 15 Sep 1892 Sophia Rasmussen Rasmus Rasmussen 1877 - 1945 1880 - 1950 Freda Rasmussen Ellen Rasmussen 1888 - 1967 1878 - 1972 Walter P Boysen 1901 - 1964 Carl M Christensen 1902 - 1975 Anson J Thomas 1894 - 1964 Clifford V, son G & L Steinback d 2 May 1901 3 mo 8 days Row 6 north to south John Carl Kennec PFC U S Army WW I 21 Jun 1891 19 Apr 1975 Alfred Nelson Bessie Nelson 21 Apr 1875 23 Mar 1929 5 Nov 1879 12 Feb 1953 Page 5 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Margreta Jewell 1848 - 1928 Ellen F Maxwell Alfred M Maxwell 5 Feb 1861 22 Jun 1945 16 Sep 1859 19 Jun 1929 Christiane Henriksen Peter Henriksen 29 Oct 1849 4 Apr 1921 28 Dec 1848 11 Mar 1922 Mary Henriksen Nellie E, dau of P & C Henriksen 18 Oct 1876 11 Dec 1904 d 24 Oct 1893 11 yr 7 mo 11 days Infant son of P & C Henriksen d 4 Nov 1888 4 days Louis Nelson Anna C Nelson 25 May 1861 22 May 1929 21 Apr 1873 26 Mar 1956 Walter P Nelson 1891 - 1962 S Asa McDuffee Agnes K McDuffee 28 Dec 1886 1 Aug 1965 6 May 1889 1 Jun 1935 Row 7 south to north Soren Madsen Marie Madsen 1857 - 1922 1865 - 1929 Gotfred M Pedersen 21 Jun 1892 ? Ruby M Pedersen Harvey D Pedersen 12 May 1896 8 Mar 1957 7 Apr 1917 22 May 1970 Stella Poulsen, wife J Harvey Poulsen 1905 - 1960 Maren Asmussen 16 Nov 1876 7 May 1892 Nora Lyzhoft Lizzie Lyzhoft 2 Jun 1892 9 Dec 1969 22 Jul 1900 22 Sep 1900(1) Louisa Lyzhoft Lillian Lyzhoft 29 Mar 1902 22 Aug 1902 1 Nov 1904 9 Feb 1906 Nels A C Lyzhoft wife, Anna Lyzhoft 22 Jun 1851 2 Dec 1906 17 Oct 1863 17 Nov 1939 Oliver Grant Shurtleff Bertie Ann Shurtleff 1866 - 1962 1871 - 1942 Ruby Frances Skibstead 1925. - 1928 Page 6 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Karen Kirstine Skibstead 1896 - 1928 Axel Skibstead Nebr WW I Pvt 14 Co Coast Art 24 Dec 1886 12 Sep 1957 Lyle D Johnson, son Emma A Johnson 1 May 1913 31 Jul 1935 14 Feb 1894 3 Sep 1954 Charles C Johnson 23 Dec 1888 5 May 1968 Cynthia K Gieselman 31 May 1964 18 Feb 1970 Row 8 north to south Jeanine Larsen b & d 1945 Wilbur H Nelsen 1914 - 1973 Norma Nelsen Eva I Nelsen, dau 1919 - 1972 14 Dec 1916 5 Apr 1966 Orville Nelsen, son Louise Marie Nelsen 17 Jul 1911 8 Mar 1964 27 Jul 1884 29 Nov 1943 Thomas Nelsen 21 Sep 1867 4 Jun 1948 Peter Jepsen 1870 - 1950 James C Larsen wife, Christine Larsen 21 Mar 1882 18 Apr 1940 10 Dec 1892 2 Mar 1937 Gideon W Winkelman 1890 - 1948 Donald F Wilson son, Joseph & Clara Wilson 3 Apr 1918 13 Jun 1919 b & d 16 Dec 1911 Unmarked grave Hans M Christensen Marie M Christensen 21 Jul 1888 23 Aug 1888 13 Jun 1889 20 Aug 1889 Johanna M Christensen Ane J Christensen 16 Apr 1887 27 Aug 1889 Hans Jewell 1844 - 1891 unmarked grave Simonsen - no dates unmarked grave Page 7 POHOCCO CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska back - roadway Row 1 south to north William M Reid 1894 - 1963 Brian Scot Snyder, son William James Snyder, son 23 Jun 1958 10 May 1971 10 Dec 1953 1 Jul 1972 Gertrude E Snyder 3 Feb 1899 6 Feb 1975
