Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares. (April 1977) |
Pleasant View Cemetery(Leshara Township)Also known locally as Bethel Cemetery Submitted by Clarabelle Mares Lewis-Clark Chapter DAR Fremont, Nebraska |
PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY located in Leshara Township SE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Sec 5 Township 15 Range 9E Saunders County, Nebraska
Recorded on April 7, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen.
This cemetery was worked from front to back in rows.
This cemetery was established in 1887 by members of the Bethel Free Methodist Church. It has been known locally under both names, Pleasant View and Bethel.
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Names Index
Tombstone Records
Page 1 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 1 south to north Marianne Lorenz 1 Oct 1889 25 Aug 1972 George Adsit 20 Nov 1888 13 Dec 1935 Irene Adsit Clara E Adsit 27 Dec 1924 7 Jan 1925 7 Dec 1899 12 May 1976 Mary L Shumway 1857 - 1919 Andrew Anderson Sophia Anderson 20 Sep 1860 12 Apr 1918 4 Aug 1859 6 Mar 1934 Fred W Slater 24 Apr 1841 26 Feb 1915 Florence Nelson Ole Nelson 1871 - 1940 1860 - 1940 May Shocknesse Wm L Shocknesse 1876 - 1943 1871 - 1959 Harold I Williams Vida P Williams 1900 - 1954 1896 - 1975 Row 2 north to south W H Thompson 25 Dec 1843 16 Mar 1905 Seth T Morris sister, Hannah M Morris 1885 - 1930 5 Jun 1887 6 Feb 1954 Edward Morris Mary Morris 14 Sep 1860 29 Aug 1942 11 Dec 1858 27 Oct 1902 Margaret A Morris, sister 22 Sep 1889 24 Jul 1915 Lavine W, wife of Horace Carr 11 Sep 1848 30 Dec 1904 A J McDermott 14 Mar 1856 30 Jun 1904 Page 2 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Inez E Steele, wife of Edward W Steele 25 Mar 1861 7 Aug 1903 Isaiah W Bryant 23 Jul 1830 6 Jan 1905 Joshua Batten wife, Lydia W Batten 19 May 1831 13 Mar 1917 30 Sep 1841 28 May 1910 Mary Hollenbeck, wife of M Hollenbeck 11 Feb 1849 4 Nov 1919 markers simply stating father and mother no names or dates Row 3 south to north Lavada, wife of B F McDuffee Charles McDuffee 5 Sep 1858 18 Aug 1916 1881 - 1943 John P Edler wife, Eveline M Edler 25 Oct 1853 23 May 1910 25 Jul 1866 16 May 1910 William C Williams wife, Bertha L Williams 2 Nov 1866 27 May 1912 29 Nov 1876 7 Nov 1942 Della, wife of G R Moran 1879 - 1902 Stephen Beaty wife, Ponina Beaty 1856 - ? 1872 - 1900 wife, Jane Beaty 1858 - 1914 Carl C Horn, son of J & M Horn d 26 Oct 1898 23 yr 10 mo Children of Lewis & Violet Horn John Robert 3 Aug 1913 23 Dec 1913 Genevieve Marie 1 Aug 1908 6 Aug 1912 Row 4 north to south Magdalina McCray Esty William A Esty born Akron, Ohio 1836 - 1922 12 Mar 1835 9 Dec 1913 Margaret Esty 15 Dec 1840 16 Apr 1923 Canada Thompson, son of James M & Mary E Thompson 1 Feb 1870 23 Apr 1909 James M Thompson Mary E Thompson 1851 - 1916 1853 - 1929 Nellie Lucile, dau of A & B Thompson Art Thompson 30 Mar 1913 10 Jun 1921 14 May 1891 14 Dec 1965 Page 3 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 5 south to north Floyd Nicholson Nebr F 1 U S Navy WW I 29 Aug 1900 26 Apr 1973 Eliza Ann Scott 30 Jul 1822 27 Feb 1893 Sarah Shafer d 11 Jan 1888 76 yr 10 mo Presley Bishop GAR Jennie A Bishop 3 Apr 1832 25 May 1923 20 Jun 1848 31 Jan 1891 there are two markers simply stating 1892. Infant son of O F & M R Stange d 30 Mar 1910 no age Samuel Steele ISABELL J. STEELE *** 1 d 10 Mar 1897 59 yr 10 mo 12 days GRANDMA JULY 28 1839 NOV 16 1925 George Hickson 19 Nov 1823 17 Sep 1906 Rev E E Stephens M. D. 26 Jun 1855 24 Sep 1897 Row 6 north to south Emma Zuercher Lizzie A Zuercher d 7 Aug 1898 23 yr 8 days d 3 Sep 1897 20 yr 3 mo 24 days E Tucker GAR d 5 Jul 1896 67 yrs Chas H Pierson Charles W Pierson 27 Sep 1852 23 Feb 1937 d 26 Nov 1899 79 yr 6 mo 14 days Lester Pierson d 4 Jul 1897 2 mo Marcia D Williams 16 Jul 1878 6 Sep 1960 marker gone, indication of grave Robert J, son of W & A Platt d 21 Aug 1887 no age Arabella, wife of D S G Alexander d 16 Dec 1891 31 yr 9 mo 1 days Addie M, dau of D S G & Belle Alexander 1 Aug 1886 1 yr 5 mo 18 days Pearl E, dau of D S G & Belle Alexander d 16 Dec 1889 2 yr 1 mo 21 days Page 4 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Daniel P Williams Mary E Williams 11 Oct 1878 16 May 1969 27 Nov 1876 16 Jan 1933 son, Arthur E Williams 1 May 1906 10 May 1906 Sean R Payton 13 Jun 1970 8 Dec 1970 Row 7 south to north Edwin O Haden 11 Dec 1864 11 Jan 1936 Inf son of F A & Nettie Batten b & d 17 Apr 1906 Oliver D (no last name) d 23 Nov 1875 2 yr 7 mo John P (no last name) d 8 Dec 1875 5 yr 3 mo 11 days Children of D M & S Williams Daniel M Williams Sarah P Williams, his wife 21 Mar 1841 13 Nov 1911 19 Mar 1841 16 Sep 1913 Ester, dau of M & S Williams d 9 Aug 1892 1 yr 2 mo 15 days David C Williams Elizabeth C Williams 6 Feb 1833 22 Jul 1908 21 Jan 1832 28 Dec 1889 Ray & Roy Moran Ross Moran b & d 1889 b & d 1893 Lansing R Moran Viola M Moran 1855 - 1913 1859 - 1943 Caroline, dau of F W & Anna Quass d 19 Mar 1891 9 days Arthur, son of F G & N E Quass d 24 Mar 1895 1 yr 8 mo 19 days Fred W Quass Anna Quass 1864 - 1921 1865 - 1934 Carl C Quass 10 Sep 1826 16 Dec 1900 Mary I, wife of V L Martin Adeline M Martin d 17 Aug 1892 35 yr 6 mo 24 days 1866 - 1897 Theodora W Martin 1863 - 1934 Row 8 north to south Luella Bishop 1 May 1876 7 Feb 1951 Rachel Ann Bishop 1834 - 1919 Page 5 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Lucinda Leland, wife of Peter Lansing 11 Apr 1808 25 Nov 1893 Peter Lansing 9 May 1808 7 Sep 1902 Laura, wife of H Martin d 23 Aug 1891 51 yr 3 mo 8 days Ellen Moran Samuel D Moran GAR 1852 - 1929 1846 - 1909 Children of Samuel & Ellen Moran Odessa Ann d 8 Aug 1874 1 yr 4 mo Mabel d 11 Feb 1875 3 yr 20 days Edwin C, son of R & S Phillips d 19 Jan 1892 23 yr 3 mo 21 days infant dau of R & S Phillips - no dates Fred N Williams wife, Samantha A Bullock Williams d 17 Apr 1895 42 yr 3 mo 23 days 13 May 1855 20 Mar 1943 Nettie L Williams 13 Jun 1882 19 Mar 1959 Polly, wife of Aaron Kelly Aaron Kelly d 20 Apr 1888 68 yr 2 mo 4 days 14 Mar 1812 21 Jun 1910 Row 9 south to north Keith Allen Glasshoff 1924 - 1965 Donna F Lamuel Wayne R Lamuel b & d 1954 b & d 1945 Joseph F Lamuel GAR his wife, Lucy Lamuel 23 Mar 1837 23 Mar 1915 23 Aug 1842 9 Aug 1921 Elda Lamuel, dau of J O & Lillie Lamuel 21 - 31 Mar 1924 Infant dau of W C & Bellie Bender b & d 1909 Thomas Thomas Martha Thomas 1841 - 1924 1856 - 1940 William Butts GAR Mary Jane Butts 14 Jan 1844 1 Feb 1925 25 Jun 1842 25 Feb 1917 Edward Butts Dema Butts 20 Sep 1876 25 Jan 1892 5 Jan 1872 2 Jul 1878 Lydia A Bender Harry R Bender, son 19 Apr 1861 26 Jun 1930 25 July 1883 1 yr 6 mo (presume deathdate) Jonas Bender Isabell, wife of Jonas Bender 6 Feb 1837 11 Jan 1930 28 Oct 1836 18 Jan 1902 Page 6 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Rachel Vorhis 31 Jul 1844 24 Mar 1922 Isaac B Hatfield Amanda M Hatfield 17 Jan 1834 11 Jan 1902 23 Aug 1837 8 Oct 1902 Ella Martin 1881 - 1905 Walter Noddings Lorna Noddings 1878 - 1958 1900 - 1903 Addie Noddings 1875 - 1928 Orason Criffin 31 Mar 1833 27 May 1905 "Resting Till The Resurrection Morn" Elizabeth Griffin Edith Griffin 1839 - 1916 15 Nov 1879 28 Sep 1946 Row 10 north to south Elven Howell Nebr Cpl U S Army W W I 4 May 1898 13 May 1971 Julius H Nitz Josephine M Nitz 24 Mar 1874 16 Jul 1941 8 Jul 1874 24 May 1949 Joseph Widman Catherine Widman, his wife 10 Feb 1832 12 Jan 1917 15 Oct 1835 21 Apr 1914 Derald D Rohlfing b & d Jan 1940 William Behrens Lena Behrens, his wife 16 Oct 1873 4 Dec 1947 2 Aug 1875 20 Dec 1967 Martha E Behrens, his wife 8 July 1874 6 Apr 1911 Margaret, wife of W J Davies 25 Dec 1856 16 Apr 1911 Mary Hamilton James Hamilton 1856 - 1938 1848 - 1924 Bruno C Gocken 1885 - 1942 J Oscar Lamuel 1882 - 1960 Nancy A Glasshoff, wife of Kenneth E Glasshoff 12 Sep 1943 22 May 1975 wed on 18 Mar 1965 Page 7 PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 11 south to north Ruby Raether 1909 - 1976 Trienke Gocken John T Gocken 18 Nov 1857 8 Aug 1950 6 Jun 1951 1 May 1929 Harvey A Hamilton Johanna Hamilton 1878 - 1925 1887 - 1960 John A Parmenter 1883 - 1919 PARMENTER, NANCY J. *** 1 PARMENTER, WILLIAM J. *** 1 May 21 1864 Dec 28 1934 30 Jan 1860 25 June 1933 four unmarked graves Row 12 north to south Lucind Eaton Penny 30 Dec 1878 13 Apr 1956 Marcia I Eaton 1845 - 1926 brother, Edwin B jones 1867 - 1931 Albert Volker his wife, Heinriette Volker 4 Oct 1857 7 Dec 1921 15 Feb 1845 11 jun 1925 Franziska Eggers Hans Martin Eggers 15 Nov 1874 12 Sep 1932 13 Mar 1865 6 Apr 1952 John Eggers 1871 - 1939 John Morris 28 Feb 1886 8 Nov 1975 Warren Morris 5 Nov 1915 27 Dec 1975
- *** - Name added at a later date by someone other than the original submitter.
- Change submitted by Karen Steele
photos courtesy of Geri DeGroff.
(Fall, 2000)
