Hetland Cemetery
Scott Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
A Pioneer Cemetery
Contributed to IAGenWeb by Jackie Frederick, October 2013 jjfrederick@globalccs.net
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Hetland Cemetery, (aka: Rorem Cemetery, Hetland Graveyard) is located in the southern part of Hamilton County, in Scott Township, east and south of Ellsworth, Iowa. This cemetery is a Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery.
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According to the Hamilton County Land Records, Book 30, Page 111 - Peter H. and Enger Peterson deeded to the Hetland Grave Yard Association land (for the cemetery) for the consideration of $15.00. The deed was signed Feb. 1888, filed 11 Apr 1888.
(Note there are gravestones dated before this date.)
Articles of Incorporation of the Hetland Grave Yard Association 17 Feb 1888 and filed 8th day of April 1888 page 128 and 139 ---
| Article I |
| | The name of this Incorporation shall be Hetland Grave Yard Association in the County of Hamilton and State of Iowa. |
| Article II |
| | The object of the Association shall be to purchase a suitable piece of land in Scott Township, Hamilton County, Iowa, fence, keep and maintain the same as a cemetery. |
| Article III |
| | The members of the Association shall consist of all persons who have purchased and paid for one lot of said cemetery. |
| Article VIII |
| | A certificate signed by the President and Secretary of this Association, shall be a sufficient title to the individual Lot owner of this Association. |
| Article X |
| | The following named persons below named are chosen to constitute the Board of Trustees, for present year and until the next regular meeting. |
| | In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 17th day of February, 1888.
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| Peter H. Peterson | Ole O. Eittreim |
| Elias Knudson | Hans A. Sexe |
| Austin Rorem | Torgrim Rorem |
| Jacob Knudson | Peter Welland |
| Nels Berve | T. B. Olson |
| John Hodnefield | Sam (his mark) Polsen |
| O.W. Hattrem | Aad Digerness |
| Engel Nerland | Andrew Knutson |
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| The officers of the present year are: |
| Nels Berog (note spelling) | Secretary |
| A. Rorem | Treasurer |
| Elias Knutson | President |
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(above are only 5 of the 10 articles) |
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Directions: Drive east of Ellsworth on state highway 175 to Young Ave. (about 3 ˝ miles). [Young Ave. is also the paved road to Roland.] Turn south on Young Ave. to 350th Street (2 miles). Turn east on 350th Street for ˝ mile. The cemetery is on the south side of the road.
The cemetery was walked and photographed August 2013 by Jackie Frederick for the Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogical Society. The cemetery list was transcribed from earlier cemetery listings.
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Comments |
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| BERVE, Herman N. | Aug 16, 1872 | July 26, 1944 | |
| BOYD, Anton P. | Mar 19, 1833 | Dec 13, 1903 | Husband of Marta A. Boyd |
| BERVE, Ane Johane | Dec 10, 1844 | Sept 3, 1896 | “Annie” |
| BOYD, Marta A. | Jan 30, 1839 | July 4, 1894 | Wife of Anton P. Boyd |
| CHARLESON, Carl | 1895 | 1968 | U.S. American Legion |
| CHARLESON, Charles Grove | Aug 12, 1863 | Aug 18, 1911 | 'Charley'; Husband of Malina Charleson; |
| CHARLESON, Eddie | Jan 10, 1889 | Aug 1, 1963 | WWI Vet |
| CHARLESON, Joseph B. | Oct 21, 1899 | June 30, 1911 | Hardin Co. Death Register says Joseph was born in 1898 |
| CHARLESON, Malina | Mar 24, 1860 | Apr 21, 1946 | Wife of Charley Charlson; Hardin Co. Death Register |
| DIGERNESS, Aad J. | Dec 10, 1826 | Jan 6, 1909 | Husband of Mary Digerness; Humboldt Co Death Register has Birth date as Dec 10, 1825 |
| DIGERNESS, Mary | 1830 | 1921 | Wife of Aad J. Digerness |
| EITTREIM, Eli O. | Dec 21, 1837 | Sept 16, 1911 | No stone; Eli is the daughter of Omund A. & Bertha Eittreim |
| EITTREIM, Omund O. | Jan 23, 1843 | Apr 7, 1916 | No Husband of Bertha Eittriem |
| EITTRIEM, Bertha O. | Feb 1, 1877 | Sept 14, 1911 | No Omund O. Eittreim |
| FLESJE, Celia | 1794 | 1887 | North side of Aad Digerness stone |
| HODENFILED, Ivar | 1865 | 1883 | |
| KNUTSON, Annie | Dec 22, 1854 | Feb 22, 1907 | Wife of Jacob Knutson |
| KNUTSON, Cora Ellen | Jan 19, 1910 | June 12, 1910 | No Daughter of Lewis & Mabel Knudson |
| KNUTSON, Jacob | 1852 | 1921 | Husband of Annie Knutson |
| MADSON, Mads | May 3, 1835 (calc) | Mar 26, 1882 | Aged 46 yr, 10 m, 23 days |
| NELSON, Bendix J. | May 14, 1871 | Mar 7, 1956 | No Funeral marker-no name on it; Son of Nelson Vikingstad; |
| NEUBAUER, Arthur H. | Apr 30, 1901 | Dec 1984 | “Father”; Husband of Myrtle Neubauer; 'Auf Wiedershen' |
| NEUBAUER, Jean L. | Mar 1944 | May 1944 | Daughter of Arthur & Myrtle Neubauer |
| NEUBAUER, Myrtle (Welland) | 1905 | 1971 | "Mother"; Wife of Arthur H. Neubauer |
| NEUBAUER, Norma J. | June 29, 1928 | Aug 20, 1928 | Daughter of Arthur & Myrtle Neubauer |
| OLSON, Ales | Dec 24, 1891 | Feb 17, 1892 | Same stone as Benjamin, Magrete & Martine Olson |
| OLSON, Benjamin | June 7, 1884 | Dec 3, 1884 | Same stone as Ales, Magrete & Martine Olson |
| OLSON, Magrete | Feb 15, 1856 | Aug 25, 1884 | Same stone as Benjamin, Ales & Martine Olson |
| OLSON, Martine | Oct 26, 1864 | May 21, 1895 | Same stone as Benjamin, Ales, & Magrete Olson |
| OLSON, Rose (Berve) | July 23, 1880 | Jan 27, 1909 | Wife of Marshall Olson; died at Burwell, MN |
| PAULSON, Erick | 1856 | Mar 29, 1946 | Died in Cherokee, Iowa |
| PAULSON, Leney | Oct 5, 1869 | Mar 26, 1897 | |
| PAULSON, Martha | Oct 10, 1824 | Jan 23, 1919 | No Wife of Severt Paulson |
| PAULSON, Mary | Apr 19, 1864 | Oct 2, 1906 | |
| PAULSON, Severt | Mar 24, 1825 | Oct 20, 1912 | No Husband of Martha Paulson |
| PETERSON, Inger | Feb 2, 1848 | May 30, 1935 | first husband- xx Bergeson; Second husband Peter H. Peterson |
| PETERSON, Ole E. | July 5, 1868 | Aug 9, 1935 | Son of Peter H. & Anna Peterson |
| PETERSON, Peter H. | Oct 22, 1843 | June 18, 1918 | Husband of 1st Anna (Johnson) Peterson; 2nd wife Inger Peterson |
| RINGSTAD, Ellen (Vikingstad) | Aug 21, 1853 | July 11, 1927 | No aged 63 yrs, 10 m, and 20 days; Divorce from John O. Ringstad |
| ROREM, Goodman | Jan 22, 1860 (calc) | Sept 24, 1884 | Aged 24 yr, 8 m, and 2 days; "God gave-he took-he will restore, He doeth all things well" |
| ROREM, Malina | Nov 11, 1858 (calc) | June 7, 1891 | Aged 32 yr, 6 m & 27 days; Wife of Austin Rorem; "Kind angels watch her sleeping dust, till Jesus comes to raise the just. Then may she wake with sweet surprise, and in her Saviour's image rise." |
| ROREM, Torgrim | 1824 (calc) | Jan 9, 1890 | Aged 66 years; "Kind Father of love, thou are gone to thy rest forever to bask mid- the joys of the blest" |
| SCLLORxx, Anne Elisebeth | | Aug 11, 1883 | Aged 1 Yr, 7 months and 26 days; This stone has been broken off and reset, 'Born of Lars & Scrine Scllorxx' |
| SCLLORxx, Sike Marie | | Aug 19, 1883 | Aged 1 month 25 days; 'Born of Lars & Scrine Scllorxx' |
| SWIFT, Emila S. (Vikingstad) | July 1, 1877 | Oct 17, 1909 | Wife of Edwin Swift; Daughter of E. Nelson and Olena Vikingstad; Died in Sterling, CO |
| VIKINGSTAD, Anna Martha | 1867 (calc) | Mar 3, 1894 | Small stone "Martha"; aged 27 years; |
| VIKINGSTAD, E. Nelson | | Dec 6, 1890 | Small stone "Father"; Large stone of Nelson Vikingstad |
| VIKINGSTAD, Olena Margrete | May 1, 1836 | Feb 23, 1918 | Small stone "Mother"; Large stone of Nelson Vikingst |
| WELLAND, Bertha | Apr 8, 1842 | June 4, 1912 | Wife of Peter Welland |
| WELLAND, Charley R. | | Apr 22, 1882 | Aged ….21 days; corner of stone broke off so only part visible is 21 days |
| WELLAND, Elmer J. | Dec 15, 1887 (calc) | July 5, 1889 | Aged 1 yr, 6m & 20 days; son of Peter & Bertha Welland |
| WELLAND, Karen R. | Jan 6, 1883 (calc) | July 21, 1883 | Aged 6 months & 15 days; daughter of Peter & Bertha Welland |
| WELLAND, Peter | Feb 12, 1843 | July 21, 1903 | Husband of Bertha Welland |
| WESTBERG, Sarah | June 6, 1847 | Nov 17, 1915 | No (East Trinity Church records name as Sigrid Westburg) |
| yy, Kathrine | | | Small stone with the name on top; no other information |
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