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Rock Creek
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ROCK CREEK CEMETERY located in the E 1/2 Section 22, Township 13 N, Range 6 E, Rock Creek township Saunders County, Nebraska. It was recorded on 5 June 1978 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebr. assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Working from east to west in sections by rows.
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Page 1 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Section I Row 1 south Iva B Dittrich 1903 - 1973 Row 2 south Francis M Snowden Lulu E Snowden 3 Nov 1883 20 Mar 1930 7 Sep 1889 25 Jan 1972 Baby Janet Lorraine Johnson b & d 1940 Delores Benting 1916 - 1967 unmarked flowered gravee Rolla L Benting 1902 - 1969 Row 3 north to south Lester W Benting Sarah B Benting 1905 - 1930 1876 - 1934 Albert Benting Clyde F Benting 1874 - 1957 1899 - 1957 Row 4 north to south Guy A Cullen Mary K Corry 1904 - 1922 26 Aug 1925 15 Mar 1927 Mabel C Cullen William T Cullen 1883 - 1965 1880 - 1969 Row 5 south to north Clifford Henry Stark b & d 4 May 1924 Page 2 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska J Fritz Stark wife, Elizabeth Stark 22 Apr 1860 10 Oct 1946 25 Sep 1872 12 Apr 1922 Charles F Stark 1885 - 1918 Row 5 north to south son, Edward Krone Henry Krone 1904 - 1917 1867 - 1946 Mary E Krone Harry W Krone 1875 - 1964 6 Jan 1898 11 Dec 1967 Fred R Krone 10 May 1896 13 Dec 1975 Frank Kucera 1849 - 1929 Row 7 south to north Inf son of E A & N A Pearson 5 - 9 Jan 1913 Ellen Clay, wife Helga Clay, wife 1866 - 1926 1871 - 1940 Father (marker has no further info) Victor Lind 19 Mar 1879 28 Sep 1948 Row 8 south end of the North-south row Steven Dale Wedberg Florence E Wedberg b & d 1951 1887 - 1933 John A Wedberg 1882 - 1955 Row 9 middle of row Elmer, son of S P & E F Peterson 1 - 4 Feb 1901 Row 10 south end Frank Johanson Alex Johanson 30 May 1873 1 Mar 1954 15 Aug 1880 9 Jun 1910 Anna C, wife of C Johanson Charles Johanson 10 Jun 1944 14 Aug 1903 30 Jan 1847 24 May 1924 Row 11 north end Alma Sophia, dau S H & C W Erickson d 13 Nov 1894 15 yr 7 mo 24 days Page 3 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 12 south end Lyle Richard Heflin born in infancy 30 Dec 1929 (believe this should be died in infancy) Row 13 south to north William Charles Sochor Samuel Hanline 1887 - 1970 no dates Mildred M Hanline, wife Jud S Barnes 1886 - 1945 Dora E, dau of D M & M E Barnes d 22 Dec 1890 12 yr 7 mo 14 days Daniel M Barnes Mary Bush Barnes 1852 - 1919 1855 - 1945 Row 14 midway Maria D, dau M R & J Silvy d 4 Jul 1888 Row 15 south end Ellen V, dau F A & C Lundgren d 13 Jan 1893 1 yr 11 mo Row 16 midway James L Umphres 3 May 1838 20 Jan 1908 Mary E, dau of J L & S F Umphres d 13 Oct 1885 (marker broken-rest not legible) Row 17 none Row 18 south to north Hattie J, dau E & M Leigh d 1 May 1888 15 yr 1 mo Ernest, son W P & M E Blackburn d 23 Sep 1886 1 mo 9 days (broken marker) Row 19 south Jessie E, dau I C & J H(?) McBride d 3 Jul 1885 1 yr 9 mo (marker poor condition) Page 4 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska SECTION II Row 1 south to north Jessie Ileta Henrichson 12 Feb 1911 7 Oct 1976 William E Wondra Nebr Pvt Co M 134 Inf WW I 9 Jun 1891 3 Apr 1972 Row 2 south to north Charity Ann Millington John Millington 1848 - 1930 29 May 1880 12 Oct 1959 Edna Millington 16 Sep 1883 3 Jul 1965 Bengt B Nelson Hannah Nelson 5 Jan 1858 6 Mar 1933 24 Jun 1868 17 Nov 1944 Louis Larson 1876 - 1957 Row 3 south to north Ethel A Schmidt Jacob Dooley Schmidt 1903 - 1940 1865 - 1934 Hannah C Dooley 1867 - 1953 Glenn C Dooley 1908 - 1926 Joseph J Wondra Mary K Wondra 24 Jun 1866 16 Dec 1929 9 Jun 1872 4 Jan 1940 Fred C Wondra Helen E Hiddleson 26 Jan 1893 1 Jan 1963 28 Oct 1899 20 Jul 1966 Ellen Wedberg Otto Wedberg 1878 - 1961 1857 - 1928 Anton Wedberg Mathilda Wedberg 12 Mar 1854 29 Sep 1944 14 Mar 1850 5 Mar 1930 Alfred Wedberg Agnes K Wedberg 1886 - 1953 1895 - 1977 Row 4 north to south Emma Gladys Vanicek, wife Ralph N Bendz 17 May 1906 13 Jul 1943 Ralph N Bendz 30 Jul 1902 7 Jan 1953 Mary Vanicek Richard Vanicek 1871 - 1936 1868 - 1948 Susan Vanicek 1899 - 1921 Page 5 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Alice M Blomstrom Peter Blomstrom 12 Oct 1879 17 Jul 1921 5 Jun 1879 19 Apr 1947 Gertrude E Sheets Harriett March Bemis 27 Jun 1887 14 Apr 1970 2 Aug 1866 4 Jun 1960 Martha C March William T March GAR 12 Feb 1845 13 Jul 1919 6 Feb 1843 25 Oct 1930 Mae Kelley Dooley John Elmer Dooley 15 Jun 1897 8 May 1957 18 Aug 1888 12 Nov 1954 Emma Wondra Dooley Dallas Wayne Dooley, son 3 Oct 1895 17 Dec 1921 30 May 1916 29 Jul 1930 Row 5 south to north Pearl Hughes Frank E Hughes 23 Feb 1916 21 Aug 1916 6 Dec 1889 20 Jan 1972 Myrna Kaye Beaman 2 Aug 1938 4 Apr 1943 Otis Beaman Edna Beaman 1888 - 1968 1890 - 1958 Loran O Beaman 7 Apr 1908 23 Sep 1970 Fred H Walter 1866 - 1917 Ivan C Beaman Elaine Walter 6 Jul 1915 23 Oct 1976 1919 - 1922 Dorothea Eileene Forcade Maude Forcade 28 Jul 1909 26 Mar 1920 15 Sep 1884 16 May 1920 Row 6 north to south Peter Petersen wife, Emma Petersen 21 Feb 1840 19 Mar 1927 31 Aug 1853 18 Oct 1912 Mabel A Nelson 28 Mar 1888 18 Jul 1936 Earl D Nelson Dora E Nelson 31 Oct 1887 7 Feb 1969 12 Aug 1889 30 Mar 1912 H H Kennedy wife Hannah S Kennedy 1 Feb 1888 18 Apr 1936 1 May 1888 31 Dec 1911 Oliver L Bennett Lulu A Bennett, wife 24 Sep 1872 3 Nov 1957 20 Jun 1882 29 Nov 1910 Page 6 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 7 south to north Jesse A Beaman Estella L Beaman 1882 - 1971 1882 - 1965 wed on 16 Apr 1902 One marker: n (These could be Beaman children, Inf - no dates the stone matches the above) Ireme 1905 - 1907 Lorene 1908 - 1909 Earl 1913 - 1915 Mary Miller Charley Miller 19 Jan 1826 30 Apr 1920 16 Dec 1868 21 Sep 1909 Ernest R Kelly Jacob S Kelly 1882 - 1936 1856 - 1927 Edwin R Kelly 3 Oct 1889 5 Nov 1909 Lois Mae, dau O R & Marie Kelly b & d 1923 E Burton Forcade Ella Jane Forcade 20 Jul 1913 29 Feb 1944 3 Oct 1863 6 Sep 1916 Elias F Forcade Fred L Forcade 5 Nov 1857 1 Jan 1920 18 Jun 1884 25 Jul 1945 Minnie Forcade 9 Jun 1883 15 Jul 1973 Row 8 north to south John G Danielson wife, Christina Danielson 2 Aug 1841 22 Mar 1917 13 Jan 1845 13 Jun 1908 Maggie L, dau Mr & Mrs John Medlen 3 Apr - 19 Mar 1909 Infant dau of John Medlen b & d 22 Dec 1907 Edna Ella, dau J H Sinn 11 Dec - 29 Dec 1904 John H. Sinn Ella A Sinn 1856 - 1925 1867 - 1953 Pearl, dau William & Eleanor Siegrist 5 Oct 1912 31 Aug 1914 Page 7 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 9 south to north Clarence C, son O E & A M Carlson d 8 Sep 1897 1 yr 9 mo 15 days Alonzo Beaman GAR Everett Beaman 1825 - 1896 1899 - 1917 J O Beaman Mary A Beaman 1854 - 1946 1853 - 1904 Grace E, dau of A Beaman 1880 - 1955 Janice Callie, dau O F & N A Stewart 25 Nov 1902 19 Dec 1902 Oscar F Stewart Nancy A Stewart 29 Apr 1875 21 Feb 1931 10 Feb 1879 25 Nov 1960 Mrs Geo P Willis 20 Jul 1853 18 Sep 1931 Damon P Snyder 27 May 1911 17 Jan 1924 Simeon Decker GAR Co E 3 Iowa Cav 28 Jan 1838 13 Dec 1902 Row 10 North to south Moses B Van Campen wife, Eliza Ann Van Campen 1816 - 1900 1821 - 1890 Lewis E Van Campen, grandson E Van Campen 1880 - 1890 1856 - ? William Orson Dobson 22 Feb 1815 25 Aug 1891 Harriet H, wife Wm Vanlandingham d 22 Aug 1894 69 yr 10 days Mary A Bell 8 Sep 1883 1 Feb 1968 Wm H Bell GAR Mary E Bell 1841 - 1916 1845 - 1904 Robinson M, son W H & M E Bell born Chester PA 18 Jul 1872 d 27 Aug 1894 Mary E Bell, wife W H Bell born Dell Co Pa 23 Dec 1845 d 6 Jul 1904 Page 8 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska continuation of BELL Family (Marker in back of Mary E Bell shows Brother - no further info) Infant son of R V & B E Grant b & d 1911 Gertrude Bell 22 Apr 1903 5 Feb 1904 Row 11 south to north Lovisa J May Francis D May 30 Jan 1848 7 Nov 1926 10 Oct 1886 19 Jul 1887 Gracie, dau J & C E Kelly d 9 Aug 1880 4 yr 9 mo 12 days base only John H Johnson 1842 - 1889 Row 12 north to south unmarked grave Mary Alice Bennett Francis M Bennett 1884 - 1972 1848 - 1934 Wife, Rachel Bennett 1858 - 1915 Julina A Rawlings Joseph H Rawlings 1838 - 1924 1844 - 1913 unmarked infants grave. Edna Rawlings Walker John C Walker 1874 - 1973 1856 - 1930 John H Vanlandingham Lorena Vanlandingham 8 Mar 1854 13 Apr 1935 19 Mar 1862 7 Jun 1946 Son, Roy Vanlandingham son, Stranger Vanlandingham 7 Apr 1893 30 Apr 1911 d 18 Mar 1884 1 yr 8 mc 10 days Alice May, dau J D & M A Essex d 4 Aug 1884 10 yr 6 mo 22 days Row 13 south to north Samuel Scott Maria Scott d 22 Jan 1885 75 yr 2 mo 6 Aug 1811 Aug 1898 Benjamin A Beland Archill L Beland d 22 Apr 1885 7 yr 3 mo 10 days d 23 Apr 1885 6 yr 11 days Extore E Beland Rosa L Beland d 21 Apr 1885 11 mo 5 days d 8 Apr 1863 1 mo Page 9 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska continuation of Beland information Honorine J Beland Honore J Beland d 16 Apr 1885 4 yr 4 mo 23 days d 15 Apr 1885 4 yr 4 mo 22 days all Children of JBA & M Beland (Wonder if Rosa's death date might not be 1885-marker badly worn) unmarked grave Matilda A, wife C F Groth Ella, dau of J S & M A Groth d 31 Mar 1885 33 yr 19 days d 13 Jan 1886 18 yr 7 mo 17 days Row 14 north to south William F Sturdevant Mariah J Sturdevant d 29 Jan 1880 6 yr d 19 Jan 1887 42 yrs James Foster Hunter Lionne Carter Hunter 10 Dec 1857 2 Jul 1946 1 Jun 1866 4 Jul 1951 D C Carter Martha A Carter d 16 Nov 1888 30 yr 7 mo 26 days d 6 Dec 1881 47 yr 3 mo 18 days Sarah, wife Henry Mason d 13 Jul 1881 68 yrs (marker broken in two pieces) Abby Nealley, wife of A L Nealley 5 Oct 1830 20 Jan 1895 A L Nealley Joseph Nealley 1830 - 1915 5 Nov 1905 8 Feb 1892 Grandma Chaney d 20 Mar 1878 81 yr 1 mo 27 days Row 15 south to north Jay S, son W & A Scott 22 Mar 1882 14 Mar 1897 John Scott Wife, Harriett Scott d 2 Feb 1901 64 yr 6 mo 14 days d 29 Jan 1890 54 yrs Joseph E, son W C & Rosie Scott D 2 Feb 1896 5 yr 20 days Olive A, dau I M & H E Scott Denny L, son I M & H C Scott d 2 Dec 1876 4 yr 5 mo 23 days d 9 May 1877 1 yr 8 mo 20 days Row 16 north to south W T Evans d 3 Feb 1891 74 yr 3 mo Page 10 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Henrietta Ethell James F Ethell 1852 - 1926 1845 - 1874 David S Ethell B H Ethell 30 Jul 1849 15 Apr 1936 20 Mar 1811 4 Jul 1884 Sarah, wife of John Ethell 9 Mar 1786 19 Jan 1879 G H Ethell 22 Jan 1847 3 Nov 1874 Amy V Harrell Clarissa Harrell 1868 - 1892 1849 - 1942 H S Harrell John W Harrell 1870 - ? 1842 - 1912 Inf son of H S & Anna Harrell b & d 4 Jan 1913 William Harrell b & d 28 Apr 1927 Joseph W, son of W & S Scott d 15 Mar 1878 4 mo 28 days Row 17 south to north Theodociah H Kelly Thomas Kelly GAR 2 Jan 1825 6 Sep 1899 d 4 Sep 1893 71 yr 7 days Raymond, son, C & C A Server d 21 Apr 1882 9 mo 13 days (marker broken in three pieces) Nancy M, dau T & Thos Kelly J T, son of R H & M A Kelly d 16 Oct 1874 15 yr 6 mo 26 days d 29 Aug 1873 1 yr 9 mo 2 days Symour H Harrell 1870 - 1954 Anna Harrell 1876 - 1941 Rev William O Harrell Linda V Harrell 20 Sep 1874 22 Oct 1958 10 Oct 1880 27 Jan 1969 John Wesley Harrell 15 Jan 1907 11 Nov 1908 Patrick Bennett wife, Nancy Bennett 17 Mar 1815 24 Feb 1896 19 Mar 1820 24 Jan 1910 Sarah Jane Ethell 1875 - 1951 Page 11 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 18 north to south Celestia A, wife Simeon Sleeth d 3 Mar 1879 36 yr 2 mo 30 days John F, son S & C A Sleeth d 28 Jun 1874 10 mo 21 days Henry C Cuningham d 14 Oct 1874 12 yr 2 mo 13 days Nancy J Lambert George S Lambert 20 Oct 1845 10 Jun 1926 19 Jan 1854 8 Nov 1928 Edwin, son B & L A Boyers Minnie S, dau B & L A Boyers d 16 Dec 1879 - no age given d 15 Jul 1872 1 yr 3 mo 11 days Louise, dau I K & M E Beaman d 2 May 1881 7 mo Ida, dau C D & M E Smith Coridon D Smith GAR d 28 Feb 1882 5 yr 10 mo 12 days d 25 Dec 1878 39 yr 7 mo Row 19 south to north J H Kennedy Sarah A Kennedy 27 Apr 1850 20 Feb 1910 31 Aug 1857 26 mar 1909 David A March Co D 3 Iowa Cav GAR Sarah E J March died 1938 Children of D A & S E March James O d 2 Feb 1880 14 days William O d 26 Jan 1880 7 days Jacob C d 16 Nov 1876 2 mo 27 days Frankie L d 28 Aug 1878 9 mo 12 days Jacob C March wife, Harriett March 16 Jun 1817 11 Feb 1917 7 Apr 1815 5 Feb 1904 Olive L March, dau 13 Jan 1861 5 Dec 1912 Mary E, wife of I K Beaman Ira K Beaman 1857 - 1909 1853 - 1936 Louise Beaman 1883 - 1884 SECTION III Row 1 south to north Vinton Dolan Bolte 22 Oct 1898 21 Apr 1975 Page 12 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Frank Jakoubek Fannie Jakoubek 1859 - 1943 1864 - 1943 son, J E Jakoubek Frank Jakoubek Jr 1922 - 1925 Wagoner, U S Army WW I Nebr 124 Field Artillery 14 Jan 1890 11 Dec 1964 unmarked grave Row 2 north to south Johnny Truhlicka Nebr Pfc 869 Med Coll KOREA 14 Dec 1931 27 Oct 1970 Maude Truhlicka John Truhlicka 23 Dec 1691 8 Apr 1950 31 May 1891 12 Mar 1945 John Truhlicka 2 Jul 1919 25 Mar 1924 Elmer J W Carlson 1894 - 1919 Row 3 south to north Hattie J Bilile Irvia E Bilile, son WW I 1869 - 1968 1893 - 1918 Sarah E Bilile Fred J Bilile 1875 - 1924 1867 - 1953 Louis Bilile 1848 - 1933 Row 4 north to south Baby Dahlstrom Mary Dahlstrom B & D 1915 1914 - 1916 Earl R Noble Anna C Noble 11 Apr 1896 3 Nov 1970 20 Feb 1871 14 Jan 1950 Elisa C Noble Albert Noble 18 May 1864 1 Feb 1936 13 Oct 1889 1 Nov 1914 Row 5 south to north Chas V Mattson Wilma Adele, dau C V & ANNA Mattson 1877 - 1915 26 Jan - 25 Feb 1913 Anna P Mattson 1887 - 1963 Columbus Hayes Lavada Hayes 20 Oct 1883 10 Mar 1919 19 Sep 1892 19 Apr 1915 Page 13 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 6 north to south Olive Illinois Hayes 12 Jan 1890 12 Dec 1919 Fritz F Pearson 1885 - 1940 Harold Kenneth, son of F F Pearson 22 Jun 1912 21 Jan 1913 Row 7 south to north Elsie R, dau of C A & Della J Sandstrom 4 Oct 1901 11 Mar 1904 Alfred W Leland 9 Jan 1851 4 Aug 1906 Row 8 north to south C W Morrison 1859 - 1933 Maggie M, wife of C W Morrison 1875 - 1917 Leah, wife of J A Morrison d 17 Oct 1898 64 yr 1 mo 6 days Row 9 south to north Thomas Stretch d 28 Feb 1894 34 yrs Edith Margaret, 2nd dau of Late Alfred Stretch of Cheshire, England died at Lincoln 21 Sep 1894 Aged 29 years. Row 10 north to south Hugh Cameron Ida C Cameron 8 Jun 1878 5 Dec 1952 1857 - 1931 Hugh Cameron 1852 - 1918 Andrew W, son F & A S Homad d 24 Aug 1891 1 yr 2 mo Row 11 south to north William H, son of H P & B Bang d 28 Jan 1888 4 yr 8 mo 22 days Page 14 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Richard Ira Nelson Mary Elmina Nelson 19 Jun 1845 1 Apr 1914 27 May 1848 8 Jan 1937 Row 12 north to south James K Short Co C 3 Nebr Inf SP AM War Lillie M Short, wife 2 Feb 1869 21 May 1945 John Paul Short Elizabeth Short d 25 Apr 1903 93 yrs 1833 - 1917 Sarah K Short 1 Apr 1867 9 Dec 1939 Agnes Short Kain Apr 1825 Jul 1911 Zabe, son of F & M Seedh(?) d 5 Sep 1886 ? yr 9 mo 16 days (broken and very poor condition, last name could be in error) Row 13 north end Inf dau E A & M A Sprague d 31 Dec 1897 - no age given Myrta A, wife E A Sprague d 7 Jan 1898 18 yr 7 mo Row 14 north to south Ellis Ancil Nelson Roland Rudolph Nelson 10 Apr 1894 31 May 1894 23 Apr 1908 14 May 1908 Eva A Nelson Franklin C Nelson 1872 - 1953 1870 - 1953 Mary E, wife W H Bennett William H Bennett GAR 27 Jan 1844 ? 25 Dec 1840 13 Sep 1911 Sarah, wife of W H Bennett d 9 Mar 1879 36 yr 4 mo 25 days Row 15 south to north Evert W, son C H & E Paul d 4 Jan 1881 4 mo 4 days John H Paul Elizabeth Paul, wife 1840 - 1917 1845 - 1916 Row 16 north to south Mrs Alvin Wood 30 Apr 1829 8 Nov 1897 68 yr 6 mo 8 days (?) Page 15 ROCK CREEK CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Clarence E, son C E & E C Cox d 9 Aug 1886 1 yr 1 mo 18 days James Miller Elizabeth Miller 1 Mar 1832 4 Aug 1904 1 Mar 1838 20 Nov 1923 son, Willie C Miller son, Robert H Miller 10 Oct 1866 24 Feb 1882 30 Jun 1873 6 Mar 1877 Row 17 south to north Joanna F Cheuvront d 10 Sep 1878 22 yrs (broken and lying aside Stewart marker) Jonathan S Stewart wife, Hannah C Stewart 14 Dec 1839 29 Oct 1921 3 Jul 1850 3 May 1885 Beatrice Stewart Edna May Stewart d 8 Dec 1893 1 yr 2 mo 20 days 12 yr 10 mo 6 days Armedia S Stewart d 12 Dec 1899 d 14 Sep 1900 18 yrs Mamie H Tracy George O Tracy 31 Aug 1897 4 Dec 1897 2 Oct 1898 22 Dec 1898 Ella May Tracy Thomas A Tracy 1877 - 1944 1873 - 1953
