Old Randall Cemetery

Old Randall Cemetery

Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa

April 2012

Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery

The Old RandallCemetery is located in section 23 of Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. This small cemetery sits on a small hill overlooking rich farm ground and is just to the north of the Mt. Olive Cemetery, in Randall, Iowa.

This cemetery is a Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery.

The cemetery is sometimes called the Danish Cemetery. The first burial was made on a farm, the family later allowing a cemetery to be established there. According to the trustee book, the first person buried in the cemetery was Paul Christian, who died in 1882. There arefour veterans identified in the cemetery.

Directions to the cemetery:

The cemetery is located north of the town of Randall, in the southern part of Hamilton County. The main East-West street in Randall (from Highway 69 or from I-35) is Long Street. Continue on Long Street and turn north on 3rdStreet. 3rdStreet will turn into Tollman Ave. as it becomes a grave road. Continue north on TollmanAve. approx. ¼ mile until you reach a “T” intersection. The Old Randall Cemetery will be at the “T” intersection. Mt. Olive will be on the left.

The cemetery is in a pretty location and well maintained; there is not a sign identifying the cemetery.

Name / Dates / Comments
CHRISTENSEN, Clifford Wallace / March 1, 1910 – April 28, 1962 / Iowa TEC5 108 General Hospital- WWII
CHRISTENSEN, Donald C. / Apr 7, 1907 – Feb, 1981 / US Army-WWII
CHRISTENSEN, Dora / 1897 – 1898
CHRISTENSEN, Elmer O. / 1903 – 1982 / Husband of Mary D. Christensen; WWII
CHRISTENSEN, Grandmother / 1815 – 1888
CHRISTENSEN, Jens J. / 1861 – 1948
CHRISTENSEN, Mary D. / 1926-; Wife of Elmer O. Christensen
CHRISTENSEN, Sene C. / 1870 – 1930
CHRISTIAN, Paul / 1789 – 1882 / “Father”; Born in Denmark, emigrated in 1868; metal headstone
CHRISTIANSON, Christian Paul / 1832 – 1927 / Husband of Elsie Marie Christianson
CHRISTIANSON, Elsie Marie / 1836 – 1919 / Wife of Christian Paul Christianson
CHRISTIANSON, George P. / Dec 2, 1863 – Jan 8, 1950
CLAUSEN, Anna M. / Sept 16, 1840 (calc) – Apr 4, 1889 / Aged 48 yr, 6 mo, 19 days; Wife of Jens Clausen
CLAUSEN, Samuel J. / 1878 – 1928
GYDESEN, H. C. / July 10, 1841 – Nov 24, 1898
JENSEN, Clarens / Dec 11, 1891 – May 9, 1892 / Son of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jensen
JENSEN, Sine / 1919 – 1899 / Aged 80 years; metal headstone
LARSON, Martin / June 1, 1859 – May 29, 1921 / Husband of Seni Marie Larson
LARSON, Seni Marie / Feb 18, 1860 – Aug 17, 1954 / Wife of Martin Larson
MATSON, Andrew / Dec 3, 1875 – 1971 / Husband of Henrietta
MATSON, Anton / 1843 – 1928 / Husband of Maria Matson
MATSON, Henrietta (Winnemark) / 1884 – Aug 30, 1951 / Wife of Andrew Matson
MATSON, Maria / 1848 – 1934 / Wife of Anton Matson
MATSON, Marinus C. / May 2, 1884 – Nov 30, 1919
MATSON, Viola Mae / 1923 – 1956 / “God’s way is best”
MILLER, Andrew / May 24, 1843 – Oct 15, 1946 / “Father”; Husband of Mary Miller
MILLER, Mary (Hanson) / June 27, 1848 – Sept 15, 1914 / “Mother”; Wife of Andrew Miller
NELSON, Anna C. / 1844 – 1913 / Wife of Sam Nelson
NELSON, Anton / 1864 – 1941
NELSON, Dorothea / 1834 – 1924
NELSON, Lewis M. / 1879 – 1950
NELSON, Mads P. / 1821 – 1886
NELSON, Sam / Mar 18, 1841 – Apr 18, 1909 / Husband of Anna C. Nelson
NIELSEN, Carl / Apr 11, 1872 – Mar 13, 1890 / metal headstone
PAULSON, Mrs. Neils / 1841 – 1928 / “Mother”; Wife of Neils Paulson; flat stone beside Neils tall stone
PAULSON, Neils / Mar 16, 1836 – July 14, 1886 / has tall headstone and small flat stone that says “Father” and dates
PEDERSEN, Jessie / 1877 (calc) – June 7, 1888 / “In her 11 year”; Daughter of Peder & Sine Pedersen
PETERSON, ? / - 1910 / GAR marker
PETERSON, Anna / 1870 – 1944 / American Legion Auxiliary marker
PETERSON, Celeste Irene / Oct 29, 1902 – Dec 20, 1902
PETERSON, Homer S. / 1897 – 1935
PETERSON, Ivan Austin / Aug 22, 1901 – Oct 30, 1908 / Stone is difficult to read
PETERSON, John / Aug 8, 1864 – June 20, 1957
POULSEN, Margaret / 1815 (calc) – 1899 / metal headstone
ROBINSON, Robert Jon / 1939 – 1941
SORENSEN, MarenKirstine (Nielsen) / June 24, 1813 – Feb 16, 1899 / Wife of Niels Sorensen; metal headstone
SORENSEN, Niels / June 24, 1814 – June 15, 1885 / Husband of Maren K. Sorensen; metal headstone
WHIER, Leta Ellen / 1893 – 1893 / Aged 6 months; metal head and footstone of same design that says “Our Baby”
WIER, Lottie Elsie / July 27, 1887 (calc) – May 29, 1889 / Aged 1 yr, 10 mo, 2 days
WIER, Mary C. / 1862 – 1947 / Wife of William H. Wier
WIER, William H. / 1861 – 1940 / Husband of Mary C. Wier