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Early Winnebago Co. Cemetery Records

from the Iowa Genealogical Record

Important Note! The publication does not indicate why this cemetery survey was conducted. It appears that the surveyor was checking the condition of the cemeteries, and that in most cases the earliest graves in these cemeteries were the target. Some of the cemeteries are named, others are not. All notes added by the transcriber appear in [brackets].

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  • Center Township, Section 34. Part of this cemetery is well cared for, part is overgrown with poison ivy, and some stones down. Only took [recorded] the old grave here as the others seem to be well cared for.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Dahlen, Oscar10/12/187010/25/1879s/o L.O. & M.O.
Kingland, Liv Alfsen09/13/184908/04/1878 
Onstd, Julia Torine05/28/187704/08/1879d/o K.E. & S.
Trallerud, Ingebord J.10/08/184006/24/1879nee Taroldsen
Onestad, Halvor G.18181878 
Thorvaldson, Albert Theodore08/16/187908/19/1879 
Thorvaldson, Aslak02/07/183103/24/1895 
Thorvaldson, Turi03/25/183501/01/1913 
Brekke, Thov Olson09/27/183805/28/1878 
Ellingson, Johanne Regine05/12/187008/13/1874 
Guttormsen, J.O.10/20/187208/02/1874 
Guttormsen, S.03/05/187008/02/1874 
Guttormsen, O.12/06/186208/02/1874 
Guttormsen, A.09/02/186708/03/1874 
Johanssen, Ole08/16/182702/19/1880 
Groves, Enara 08/30/1877ae 34; stone broken, evidently a soldier's grave as flag there; surname may be Oroves
Peterson, Emma08/22/187505/30/1880d/o H. & M.
Steen, Minna Josephine10/12/187307/16/1891d/o M.T. & M.M.; born Buena Vista, Iowa
Brechey, Anne Johanne02/01/187806/05/1880 
Gunil, Marie08/12/187809/04/1880 
Gunil, Emma04/02/186609/20/1880 
Gunil, Chally10/13/186809/30/1880 
Harthold, Julia H.03/27/188002/06/1881 

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  • Center Township, Section 28. This cemetery we were told is the oldest in the vicinity. It has no care except to mow the weeds. Two plots were fenced in but have no stones. It is on the Charlson farm and part of the cabin lies near. Most of the graves are said to be those of the family. Only four stones could we find.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Charlson, Josephine03/23/186412/05/1875 
Anderson, _____ 06/30/1873date may be 06/20/1873;
s/o J.C. & P.
Anderson, Susan 05/02/1868ae 11; d/o J.C. & B.
Ramse, Turi 10/06/1870ae 53

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  • Center township, Section 11. Lake Mills. Well kept.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Martin, D.M.10/16/181202/28/1878 
Porter, Grace 06/22/18804Y; d/o A.G. & J.
Oulman, Susanna S. 05/11/187836Y; w/o A.
Smith, George 02/08/28801Y
Smith, Etta 06/05/18805Y
Smith, Junie A.07/28/187210/09/1872 

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  • Center Township, Section 11. East Synod Lutheran. Well kept. None [recorded].

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  • Center Township, Section 2.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Ovale, Evan O.05/25/179905/23/1878 
Olson, Conrad A.18611880 
Barker, Father18251875 
Gibbs, Barna18171879 
Brown, Allison 1874ae 18
Iverson, Cornelia 1880ae 53
Smith, Alvin 1870ae 65
Smith, Gashus 1867 
Smith, Clara18661879 
Smith, Hattie M.18721880 
Frigker, Abigail 12/31/1874 
Dahle, Peter A.18701871 
Moen, Sverts18561878 

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  • Center Township, Section 2. Near the church. Two stones were down and the inscriptions unreadable. Mostly well-kept.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Anderson, Karl J.12/23/187502/28/1876s/o Andrew & Anna Kloster
Bendickson, Mrs. Rangdi09/14/181805/10/1877 
Hackenson, Guri18091880 
Pederson, Christi11/22/186504/28/1877 

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  • Forest Township, Section 1 West. Forest Home. Well kept up and new. No records taken [recorded].

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  • Forest Township, Section 27. St. James Catholic. No records taken [recorded].

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  • Forest Township, Section 34. West Prairie in Churchyard. Fairly well kept.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Halvorsen, Henry 09/24/1877ae 1Y; s/o John & Eliza
Johnson, Gunhild07/18/186204/1884"Konen of Mandus Johnson"; stone is down
Svenson, Simon09/29/187804/01/1880 
Svenson, Mathia04/05/187704/09/1880 
Tangen, Gunhild06/29/185703/20/1880 

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  • Forest Township, Section 25. Forest City.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Van Order, John A. 1870 
Haugen, Andrew T.18441879 
Haugen, Christian 04/26/1875ae 8M
Hanson, Jewell O. 11/16/1877ae 1Y
Hanson, Maggie18741874 
Hanson, Laura18621880 
Lewis, Peter 1880ae 34Y 8M
Conner, Annie M. 1880 
Clemmens, John 1878ae 29Y
Allbright, John W. 12/17/1875ae 34Y OM & 20D
Allbright, Frank W. 08/14/1871ae 1Y; only s/o J.W. & A.C.
Hawkes, A.W. 10/08/1874ae 46Y 1M & 15D
Secor, Jennie 12/15/1875w/o David
Secor, Alvin 03/26/1875ae 4M; s/o David & Jennie
Secor, Samantha E. 07/13/1871ae 29Y 3M & 17D; w/o David
Barmore, George A. 01/01/1863ae 14Y 11M
Graves, Einer A.18431877 
George, Henry C. 08/02/1878ae 1Y; s/o Nels & Mary
Hayward, Eliza C.18151876 
Christopherson, Ida M. 02/03/1879ae 7Y
Nelson, Ellen K. 12/17/1874ae 39Y; w/o Peter S.
Larson, Gabriel H.02/23/184306/23/1876 
Hatterburg, Charles C. 08/06/1873ae 10Y
Torgenson, O.S.10/25/182111/20/1871 
Ambrose, Maude 02/16/1880ae 8Y; d/o J.H. & E.J.
Secor, Fannie L. 09/29/1866ae 1M; d/o D. & S.E.
Secor, S.E.S. and A.A.S.  small stones
Olson, Hana Judithe 05/18/1876ae 4Y; d/o Rev. A. & C.
Otis, Ada 06/25/1879ae 7M; d/o John J. & Sarah
Landru, Isabella 08/11/1874ae 29Y 10M; w/o H.K.
Landru, Robert L. 04/05/1874ae 7M; s/o H.K. & Isabella
Landru, Ingabor 03/05/1873ae 71; w/o K.H.
Church, Jane A. 09/10/1877ae 31; w/o James
Peters, Abram06/13/179206/26/1875 
Fisher, Martha J. 11/14/1876ae 26Y 3M & 9D; w/o W.H.; d/o S. & J. Howard
Fisher, son 1876s/o W.H. & M; [transcriber note: either ae 11Y or died in 11th month]
Seglem, Elafons S. 03/15/1875ae 3Y; adopted d/o K.E. & S.
Brones, Ingri09/20/182209/04/1870 
Foss, August C.18591876 
Severs, Ettie L. 04/12/1880ae 2M; d/o G.F. & C.R.
Williams, Henry A.18511877 
Anderson, Irvine Bryant 05/22/1878ae 1Y; s/o J.E.; date patched with cement
Secor, Willia 07/06/1867ae 6M
Secor, Thad08/28/187309/24/1873 
Secor, Frank09/02/187409/18/1875 
Secor, Charles06/14/187710/12/1877 
Secor, Bryant02/25/188007/12/1880 
Plume, Arlie L. 01/28/1880ae 1Y; s/o B.A. & M.J.
Plume, Bernie 03/27/1875ae 7M; s/o B.A. & M.J.
Thompson, Lulu A. 03/02/1880ae 10M; d/o J.F. & Julia A.
Lunnett, Emma C.06/02/187104/20/1874 
Lund, Lone E.05/27/187304/03/1875d/o E.J. & S.J.L.
Mason, Elizabeth H. 05/04/1876ae 33Y 11M; w/o J.D.
Mason, Irving F. 09/21/1876ae 11M; s/o J.D. & E.H.
Gobell, Robert R. 05/12/1874ae 1Y; s/o Ralph & Lovine
Verdin, I. 03/20/1873ae 32Y 5M & 10D
Bumnor, Ida I. 05/06/1864ae 12Y; d/o R.H. & A.V.; [transcribers note: surname likely should be Bahier like the next 3 records]
Bahier, Freddie A. 08/28/1876ae 10Y; s/o R.H. & A.V.
Bahier, Fadey 08/21/1876ae 1Y; s/o R.H. & A.V.
Bahier, Harmon T. 06/17/1874ae 9M; s/o R.H. & A.V.; [transcribers note: not sure of age]
Taylor, Charles08/18/187610/31/1878s/o H.B. & M.A.
Soals, Ruth1793, Sept04/07/1878 
Wellman, G.P. 03/09/1877ae 30Y 6M
Aldrich, Maud 02/07/1879ae 11M; d/o I.N. & L.M.
Knudson, Sarah Lowise 09/15/1870ae not readable; d/o K & L.M.
Knudson, Clara Maria 05/03/1879ae 5Y; d/o K. & L.M.
Clark, Robert06/05/182508/12/1876 
Gambell, Abraham 06/16/1878ae 33Y
Clemmons, John 10/17/1878ae 29Y
Curtees, Jane J. 03/19/1880ae 4Y; d/o C.M. & R.A.
Stilson, Leonard 01/04/1879ae 69Y 10M & 29D
Mattocks, Jane 06/07/1880ae 71Y 2M & 7D; w/o J.C.

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  • Lincoln Township, Section 23. A very small cemetery back in the field. Two or three graves have been moved. All taken [recorded]. Grown high with weeds.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Nilson, Marie02/23/184211/16/1909 
Meenten, M.C.1887, Jan02/25/1901 
Jacobson, Magda07/05/189607/24/1896d/o G.S. & O.
Holmeset, child10/21/189810/21/1898b & d; c/o Carl & Mina; Holmecet

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  • Lincoln Township, Section 15. "East Zion". New and well kept

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  • Lincoln Township, Section 16. "West Zion". Well kept.

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  • Linden Township, Section 20. One unmarked grave except for a plain cement slab. Several graves. Foundation of the old German Reformed Church is left. Since there is nothing there now to indicate its use it will revert into the nearby farm eventually. The church was moved to Kiester, Minnesota.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Coob, daughter 1905about 12Y
Seygier, child 1907c/o August
Seygier, child 1908c/o August
Sumbrenen, A.  male
Wagner, Mrs. 1907 

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  • Linden Township, Section 9 West. In churchyard. None taken [recorded].

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  • Linden Township, Section 9. This cemetery is well fenced but the cattle seem to run in it and the stones are practically all down. I have taken [recorded] all records. -Marie L. Swarner.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Osmundson, Johanna 02/14/1886ae 43Y 2M; w/o Erick
Osmundson, Erick 02/11/1879ae 48Y ?M & 26D
Larson, Dora 1879d/o M. & Isabelle
Larson, Simon 1879 
Larson, Martin 1896 
Larson, Logan 1900 
Larson, Christina Mathilda 01/02/1873ae 10Y; d/o C. & E.M.
Mikkleson, Katherine 04/22/1873ae 21Y 8M; d/o L. & K.A.
Mikkleson, Lars01/17/181803/04/1885 
Mikkleson, Nora01/01/189101/10/1891 
Mikkleson, Paul 05/07/1885ae 67Y
Finer, Ida09/21/189001/30/1894 
Finer, Mathilda03/23/189903/23/1899 
Torvildsen, Torb Jorn03/24/185203/04/1891 
Mounter, Matilda M. 12/05/1890ae 28Y; w/o R. Pelly; d/o O. & J. Chapman
Campbell, Perry Alvin 10/02/1897ae 10M; s/o Z. & H.
Johnson, John18041894 
Syse, Oscar 1882 
Engelson, Henry18981894[transcriber: dates appear to be reversed]
Anderson, Sever 1892ae 28Y; w/o R. Pelly; d/o O. & J. Chapman
Saunderson, Olive 1888 
Sperring, James18941896 

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  • King Township, Section 27. Rosehill Cemetery near Thompson. Well cared for.

  • King Township, Section 15. All bodies removed. In field.

  • King Township, Section 3. All bodies removed. In field.

  • King Township, Section 36. Synod Lutheran Churchyard. Well cared for generally. Many stones with names but no dates back of 1896 [earlier than 1896].

  • Mount Valley Township, Section 14. This cemetery is situated around a church but does not seem to be well cared for. Inscriptions are all in Norwegian. [*see note at bottom of page]

  • Mount Valley Township, Section 10 [or Section 16]. No care. Full of poison ivy. Inscriptions in Norwegian. [*see note at bottom of page]

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  • Newton Township, Section 21. This cemetery is very interesting. The church is old and does not seem to be used. The churchyard where the graves are is very small and fenced off from the rest of the churchyard. The whole place appears neglected. I took [recorded] all the records. -Marie L. Swarner.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Geetis, Larkin Lee04/06/189307/23/1895s/o M.C. & Melissa
Geetis, _______04/06/189307/23/1895s/o M.C. & Melissa
Uglow, Norah 08/01/1890ae 48Y 5M & 2D; w/o Edward
Gannett, Loretta 04/08/1890ae 18Y 4M & 5D; w/o Samuel
Rice, Emily L.03/05/185009/18/1892 
Rice, Gilford D.12/17/184010/17/1911 
Unmarked grave  No marking of any kind except by two oak posts.

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  • Newton Township, Section 1. New and well kept. No records taken [recorded] here.

  • Logan Township, Section 13. One farthest south. New and well kept.

  • Logan Township, Section 13. One to the north. Only two graves here, both new and well kept.

  • Logan Township, Section 21. Well kept. In churchyard.

  • Eden Township, Section 15. Trinity Lutheran. Well kept.

  • Grant Township, Section 12 East. New and well kept.

  • Grant Township, Section 12 West. Well kept.

  • Grant Township, Section 26. Small country cemetery. Badly overgrown. Recent stones.

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  • Norway Township, Section 13. This is located by a Church and a Parochial School in the country. Many of the inscriptions are in a foreign language and where I have not been able to figure it out I have copied as it is. Well kept and very interesting. - Marie Swarner.

NameBirth dateDeath dateNotes
Knudson, Sonneva Anderson Tossen01/01/185610/16/1873w/o Mons
Singlestad, Katrine Olsen 01/11/1877ae 66Y
Knudsdatter, Anna07/17/184804/21/1866 
Ovale, Rangdi T.18181878 
Nielson, Lars11020/181309/07/1868 
Thostens, Hustru Karen182303/04/1856b. in Norway, came to America as a baby
Olson, Brithalars18331874d/o Ole
Anderson, Andrias04/04/186703/20/1873 
Stene, Elbing10/28/187310/29/1873 
Anderson, Lars03/10/187503/20/1875 
Atterdahl, Ole Elias Johnson10/11/186910/15/1871 
Anderson, Thomas C.08/04/187806/27/1880s/o G. & S.
Anderson, Ellen S.03/10/188003/18/1880d/o G.& S.
Stephans, Selia A.1870, March1881 
Stephans, Dora O.18791880, June 
Wungsnes, Willhelm 10/01/1876ae 7Y; s/o M.H. & L.D.; may be Wagsnes

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*Transcribers note: the Mount Valley Township cemetery notes & burials are on page 72. My photocopy is too poor to transcribe most of that page with any degree of accuracy. I will try to obtain a better copy in the future. -SF

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Source - IOWA GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, VOLUME 46, DAUGHTERS of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION, compiled by Myrtle Hardenbergh Miller (Mrs. Willis), Chairman Genealogical Records, Atlantic, Iowa, 1937-1938; pages 66-74.

Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall for Winnebago Co. IAGenWeb, December 2006




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