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NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

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CONTENTS

CHERRY COUNTY CEMETERIES / 115
GRANT COUNTY CEMETERIES / 115--ll6
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Graduates of Brownell Hall / l16--ll9
CUMING COUNTY, Rock Creek Mill / 120
BANNER COUNTY. Pleasant Hill Cemetery / 120--121
BANNER COUNTY, Lone Pine News / 121--122
BANNER COUNTY, Out of Old Nebraska / 122
Beginnings of the Methodist Church in Nebraska / 123--124
Early Methodist Ministers / 124--128
Bordeau, France Embarkation Camp / 128
CASS COUNTY, Directory of Leading Farmers / 128--l30
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fontenelle Guards / 130--131
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Omaha Bee's Junior Birthday Book / 131
TREE STUMPS / 132--134
LOCAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES IN NEBRASKA

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Corresponding Secretary / Mrs. Hortense Wilkinson, 2030 E. 1st St. Fremont, Ne 68025
Finance / Mrs. Lucile Bates, Box 32, Cozad, NE 69130
Librarian / Mrs. Cora Esch, Rt 1, Box 13, Splading (sic), Ne 68665
Legislative Affairs / Mrs. Virginia Foster, Box 756, Alliance, NE 69301
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Research & Correlating
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Submitted by Mrs. Ruth Harms, Kennedy Road Valentine NE 69201

CHERRY CO. CEMETERIES

Shackelford Cemetery

About 1910 a cemetery was laid out on Wes SHACKELFORD's homestead.(Sec. 19, Twn. 27

Rng. 38). Gene FRY, who had had some surveying experience, surveyed the lots out and he was the

first one buried there. His grave is the one on the northeast. There are at least 9 persons

buried there. They are Gene FRY, a RIDGEWAY girl, a Jim MARTIN girl, a woman who lived north-

east of Martindale Post Office, Guy JONES' grandmother, Johnnie SNYDER, his father, Joe SNYDER

and Ora KING's new born twins. The cemetery is on the OLO summer range at the extreme north.

As far as I know, there is no marking and the fence has been taken down .... Archie CHURCH.

North County Cemeteries

Graves on ranches north of Hyannis as listed in Grant County Library Cemetery Records: On the Leo Egan Ranch, Sec. 7 Twn. 25, Rng. 39 Mrs. SWEENEY; On Sec. 32, Twn. 25. Rng. 39 Almond CASTLE born 12-16-1834, died 11-6-1910, father of Frank CASTLE; On the Plummer Ranch, now known as the Dumbell two GODFREY children buried near the site of present buildings; Brennemann Ranch, graves on the Old Farrell Ranch-children of Jim FARRELL, Olive FARRELL 18901896 and Owen FARRELL 1894-1896.

Old Mason Cemetery

Also known as Stansbie--Perrett Cemetery, located 14 miles north of Ashby on the Leo EGAN Ranch. Graves listed by name and not as to location in cemetery. Roberta WILSON 2-9-1891; Edithe BUCK 1-9-1895, age 1 mo. 24 days, daughter of Henry and Illa David BUCK. Mrs. Buck, a sister of A. T. DAVIS; unknown grave; WILSON, perished in a blizzard near the cemetery and buried by early settlers; W. S. PERRETT 5-6-1831 - 5-6-1911; Maria PERRETT 6-16-1890, parents of F. L. PERRETT: Louisa E. NEAL 9-14-1867 - 7-2-1894 wife of F. L. PERRETT and mother of Walter PERRETT:' An infant son and daughter Vivena 6-30-1894 - 8-14-1894, children of F. L. and Louisa E. PERRETT: An infant son, daughter Marian and son Freddy, children of F. L. and Maria Calahan PERRETT: James STANSBIE 8-11-1889, 60 years old; Minnie BAUGH Aug. 1889, 1 yr. 7 mo. 16 days; Harold BAUGH 2-22-1902, aged 3 weeks, 2 days. Children of Dan and Stansbie BAUGH; Nellie JOHNSON 9-29-1894, 1 yr. 10 mo. 24 days, daughter of Chet and Mary Stansbie JOHNSON: Jane STANSRIE 3-8-1901, 26 yr. 3 mo. 24 days; Several children of Will MASON; SIEGFRIED; Two girls 11 and 13 years old, parents John and Mary COOMBS.

GRANT CO. CEMETERIES

South County Cemeteries

Graves on ranches south of Hyannis as listed in Grant County Library Cemetery Records: Two children of Ancel & Carrie CONNER, buried on Vinton Ranch; An infant daughter of George and Lydia SWIGGART, buried on Vinton Ranch; MALIKOFF infant died 1912, location not listed; Child of Elaine WRIGHT, buried in Spring Valley on Owen WRIGHT's Timber Claim.

Spring Valley Cemetery

Located on the east side of Spring Valley Lake in a grove of trees is a little cemetery marked by two gravestones. Three children are buried there. This land, once owned by Ben WRIGHT and later owned by Merle and Opal (Ben's daughter) REX, is about 20 miles south and east of Hyannis. The first child that was buried there was Howard Wm. GREEN, the son of Ferris and Elaine GREEN. (Howard was a half-brother to Lyle WRIGHT) The stone on his grave reads: Our Loved One, Born July 29, 1923 - Died June 5, 1924. The second baby buried there was Geraldine REX, infant daughter of Merle and Opal REX, Engraved on her stone is: Our Little One, Born Sept. 28 1930 - Died Dec. 27, 1930. The last child to be buried there was the son of Jim and Jewel Latitner. This baby was still born and the date of burial is uncertain.

Ashby Cemetery

The oldest known graves in the Ashby Cemetery are Mary DUNKEL, 1915; and Anna M. DUNKEL, 1916, infant daughters of Ollie and John DUNKEL. The graves of BERNETT, 1910 and 1918, were moved to the BIXBY plot later.

In 1925 a group of Ashby citizens formed the Ashby Cemetery Board. It was filed for record with the County Clerk on June 29, 1926; it set forth - perpetual trusteeship, annual dues of $5.00, and holding annual meetings for reports.

NEBRASKA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY / Spring 1982
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Grant Co. Cemeteries (continued)

The original trustees were J. Y. CASTLE, S. A. FIELDS, Jas. L. OVERMAN, J0 B. KERR and J. A. DUNKEL. C. W. KREAMER was County Clerk and deputy was Howard LICHTY who were to take care of the cemetery. In the late 1930s and 1940s the Ashby Women's Club cared for the graves. In 1969 the Ashby community gathered to clean, trim, mow, fix fence and remove the debris. In 1972 one of the original perpetual trustees, J. Y. CASTLE, came to visit on Labor Day. Known graves were identified and markers installed.

INDEX OF ASHBY CEMETERY

Plot / Name / Year of death / Plot / Name / Year of death
36 / Hugh A. BAIRD / 1925 / 37 / Alice M. GOSHA / 1918
17 / John W. BARNES / 1945 / 30-01 / Joyce E. HEBBERT / 1962
15 / Maggie E. BARNES / 1925 / 18 / Infant son of Alta HINTON / 1943
16 / Wesley D. BARNES / 1918 / 35a / Ellen E. JOHNSTON / 1956
12 / Lee BARR (WWI Vet) / 1924 / 35b / James M. JOHNSTON / 1935
25 / James H. BERNETT / 1918 / 34 / Baby boy KERR / 1927
23 / Nary Eliza BERNETT / 1910 / 33 / Earl KERR / 1937
24 / Mary Jane BERNETT / 1947 / 4 / Karl KORTH / 1930
22 / William BERNETT / 1922 / 27b / Phyliss KNUTH / 1977
21b / Curt BIXBY / 1954 / 26 / Lula E. MERRILL / 1919
21c / Orion P. BIXBY (Cremated) / 1962 / 02 / NELSON, Infant / 1938
22b / O'Ryan C. BIXBY / 1977 / 20 / Mary NICE / 1924
26b / Ima BIXBY / 1969 / I8b / Ralph M. MOORE / 1921
13 / June E. BLOOD / 1923 / 18c / Infant HIBBLER / 1921
19 / August W. CARLSON / 1943 / 09 / Harry L. PAIGE / 1977
21 / CERVONNI (infant) / 19 / 02 / Jack PATTERSON (WWII Vet) / 1956
5 / Max CHRISTENSEN / 1942 / 32 / John RENIK / 1932
6 / Melvin CHRISTENSEN / 1930 / 3 / Anna J. STEVENS / 1937
27 / Zella Mae cROUSE / 1933 / 2 / Infant STEVENS / 1944
29a / Ella L. (Ollie) DUNKEL / 1923 / 1 / Lorentis J. STEVENS / 1947
28b / Anna M. DUNKEL / 1916 / 01 / Margaret A. STEVENS / 1952
29b / John DUNKEL / 1960 / 28c / Andrew JESSEN / 1979
28a / Mary M. DUNKEL / 1915 / 13a / Infant dau. of Charlie
36 / Elizabeth ELAM / 1918 / & Mary GIBSON / -
8 / Albert C. ELLENWOOD / 1929 / 13b / JENNY, Infant / 1925
7 / Luella ELLENWOOD / 1942 / 13c / Adeline E. JENNY / 1925
9 / Anna M. FIELDS / 1928 / 30 / Infant SHARP / 1949
10a / Daisy B. FIELDS / 1947 / 31 / LEED's Infant / -
10b / Shelly A. FIELDS / 1954

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Submitted by Pat Downe, 263 Congressional Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852

GRADUATES OF BROWNELL HALL, 1863-1914 - Douglas Co.

Alumnae

1868 / 1875
Helen HOYT (Mrs. Horace L. BURR) / Anna HAYDEN (Mrs. Ashbel PATTERSON)
Helen M. INGALLS (Mrs. Flemon DRAKE) / Carrie J. LAKE (Mrs. Jay MORTON)
1871 / Caroline L. McNAMARA (Mrs. S. D. BARKALOW)
Nellie CLARKSON (Mrs. F. H. DAVIS) / 1876
Ida Virginia CLEGG (Mrs. George TIIDEN) / May CAMPBELL (Mrs. John C. CHADWICK)
Nellie FLINT / Meliora S. HALL (Mrs. T. L. RINGWALT)
1872 / Jessie MASON (Mrs. Fred Harris)
Idalyn GWYER (Mrs. Willis YATES) / Ella WHITE (Mrs. George JONES)
1873 / 1877
Fanny M. CLARK (Mrs. Philip POTTER / Josie GOODALE (Mrs. W. T. PRICE)
Edith CLARK (Mrs. Allan FLEMING) / Mary A. TOWNSEND
Minnie R. WILSON / 1880
1874 / Carrie BENNETT (Mrs. F. H. WILSON)
Mellona M. BUTTERFIELD / May DUNDY (Mrs. E. W. LEE)
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Graduates of Brownell Hall (continued)