DUTCH COVE CEMETERY, CALCASIEU PARISH, LA. Published in Kinfolks, Vol 11 #4 1987. Kinfolks is the quarterly publication of the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society, Inc. This cemetery has been placed at this site by Margaret Moore, for the the Calcasieu Parish USGen Web Site with full knowledge and permission of SLGS, Inc. (Compiled by Sue Henning and Vera Jessen) ** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ BARTAR, Mary E. . 09 Mar 1872 - 06 Mar 1961 BASS, Leona Halverson 13 Jul 1898 - 26 Jul 1974 BERGSTEDT, Annie Cornilla 12 Feb 1879 - 26 Oct 1921 w/o Charles PEARSON BERGSTEDT, Cecil Ernest 30 Oct 1909 - 21 Jun 1973 BERGSTEDT, John Elias 01 May 1875 - 17 Apr 1941 BERGSTEDT, John Thomas June 1902 -Unreadable BERGSTEDT, Levonia Vincent 31 Mar 1870 - 29 Nov 1912 BERGSTEDT, Mary E. 29 Jul 1877 - 11 Mar 1966 W/o Capt. Ole A. OLSEN BERGSTEDT, Sarah Louise 13 Apr 1876 - 28 Jul 1957 w /o George Walter HOUSE BERGSTEDT, Thomas 09 Dec 1836 - 20 Dec 1929 BRUENS, Christian 1849 - 17 May 1923 Altruce, Germany CARUTHERS, Amalene Drost 01 Jan 1893 - 29 Aug 1917 CLARK, James William 05 Nov 1879 - 11 Jun 1961 CLARK, Lula Hoelzer 10 Feb 1899 - 24 Jul 1982 CRUNK, Aubrey Lee 1896 - 1980 CRUNK, Nellie Rue 1899 - 1986 DROST, Alvin Guy D. 22 Dec 1922 - 19 Oct 1944 Killed in WW II over Germany DROST, Carl Jacob 05 Oct 1898 - 14 Dec 1975 DROST, Charles R. II Capt. "C" 11 Apr 1920 - 11 Mar 1982 DROST, Charles Richard 29 Sep 1886 - 29 Sep 1946 DROST, Elcie Augusta 07 Sep 1881 - 16 Dec 1887 DROST, Eugene 12 Aug 1900 - 03 Jan 1960 DROST, Guy D. W. 1900 - 197B DROST, Jack Donald 01 May 1916 - 22 Jul 1967 DROST, John 28 Dec 1848 - 30 Jan 1919 DROST, John J. 08 Mar 1878 - 03 Dec 1912 DROST, Joseph 5, 1905 - 1906 (some unreadable) s/o J.J. & ? DROST - DROST, Maurice Lee 27 Jan 1918 - 21 Oct 1921 S/o M/M Maurice DROST DROST, Maurice Neil 03 Jan 1896 - 06 Mar 1967 DROST, Nellie Kelly 21 Sep 1893 - 16 Oct 1955 DROST, Wilda Ann 13 Feb 1931 - 13 Mar 1931 d/o OF Guy W. DROST DROST, Winnie Jean 1901 - 1935 also DROST, Claren A. Reagan (baby) ELLENDER, Della 19 Aug 1882 - 16 Oct 1948 w/o James A. Johnson ELLENDER Arcilla A. 24 Nov 1878 - 03 Aug 1917 w/o John J. DROST ETHERIDGE, Rodney 07 May 1940 - -- -- -- s/o M/M F. M. KYLE FILKINS, Carrie 1892 - 1977 FILKINS, LeRoy 1885 - 1978 FORD d/o F. & J. FORD 15 May 1892 - 04 Nov 1900 GRIFFITH,(First name unreadable) 27 Jul 1864 - 29 Oct 1883 GRIFFITH, Hiram E. 22 Jan 1859 - 26 Aug 1911 GRIFFITH, John 15 Nov 1886 - 15 Sep 1919 GRIFFITH, Mary Ellen 31 May 1871 - 03 May 1948 w/o Capt. L. HOELZER HALVERSON, Agnes P. 1905 - 1981 HALVERSON, Andrew 30 Aug 1852 - 30 Oct 1922 HALVERSON, Andrew HARRY 15 Jun 1889 - 14 Dec 1927 HALVERSON Infant 19 Feb 1938 - -- -- - s/o M/M Herbert HALVERSON HALVERSON, Helenie E. 08 Jan 1887 - 11 Aug 1887 HALVERSON, James Louie 12 Feb 1899 - 12 Mar 1931 HARRELL, Anna E. 1884 - 1940 HARRELL, Norman A. 1907 - 1940 HARRELL, Otis A. 1906 - 1906 HARRELL, Thomas A. 1906 - 1906 HARRELL, Thomas Benjamin 1881 - 1964 HEINEN, Frederick 1834 - 1901 HEINEN, Mary M- 1847 - 1920 HENRY, Leona Ellen 10 Jan 1874 - 11 Nov 1953 HOELZER, Hiram 23 Mar 1891 - 05 Feb 1924 HOELZER, Inez (Headstone unreadable) HOELZER, Joseph R. 28 May 1897 - 28 Jun 1970 HOELZER, Capt. Lawrence P.G. 26 Aug 1852 - 17 Jun 1921 HOELZER, Ona Belle 1906 - 1962 HOUSE, George W. 02 Oct 1866 - 11 Apr 1908 JENSEN, Harry John 06 Dec 1897 - 06 Aug 1958 JENSEN, Harry L. 07 May 1927 - 01 Sep 1957 LA. PFC Co. D. 66 Tank Bn.WW II JENSEN, John Alvin 11 Jan 1920 - 26 May 1964 LA. WT 3 USNR, WW II JENSEN, Samuel Lynn 27 Apr 1918 - 31 Dec 1979 SF 2, U. S. Navy, WW II JENSEN, Tommy E. 19 Nov 1888 - 02 Apr 1974 JOHNSON, August 21 Aug 1842 - 06 Mar 1901 JOHNSON, August W. 28 Mar 1911 - 23 Oct 1964 JOHNSON, James A. 26 Jul 1975 - 16 Jan 1943 JOHNSON, James August, JR. 05 Nov 1919 - 11 Jun 1978 SSgt, U.S. Army, WW II JOHNSON, Walter B. 07 Aug 1882 - 14 Jul 1889 JUNEAU, Helen w/o Chester Waggoner 31 Jan 1901 - 02 Feb 1960 LECKIE, Marie Catherine 13 Dec 1893 - 20 Aug 1970 w/o Maurice Neil DROST MASOR, Harriet M. 22 Sep 1918 - 24 Feb 1959 w/o Samuel L. JENSEN McMANUS, Dudley H. 20 Sep 1907 - 16 Aug 1980 MESTAYER, Lionel J. JR. 14 Jun 1911 - 18 Jan 1971 MEYERS, Wilton John 06 Feb 1913 - 27 Oct 1963 MILLER, Grover S. 26 Jan 1893 - 09 Sep 1959 MILLER, Ineta L. 22 Jun 1890 - 14 Sep 1981 MOFFETT, Aline 03 Jun 1897 - 19 Jul 1974 NEFF, Jacob L. 1845 - 1933 NELSON, Charles E. 01 Jun 1899 - 13 Nov 1938 NELSON, Charles F. 16 Oct 1839 - 12 Feb 1925 NELSON, Mary 02 Apr 1846 - 11 Oct 1895 NELSON, Peat L. 06 May 1881 - 28 Oct 1967 NELSON, S. M. 01 Oct 1831 - 07 Mar 1910 NORWOOD, Sarah Catherine 22 May 1831 - 29 Dec 1894 w/o John Griffith OLSEN Infant (unreadable) OLSEN, Bonnie Sue Jan 1950 - 22 Jul 1972 OLSEN, CARL 17 Apr 1907 - 11 Sep 1933 OLSEN, Eedwin Tillif 17 Oct 1922 - 04 Nov 1964 OLSEN, Olaf L. 11 Jan 1900 - 24 Feb 1930 OLSEN, Capt. Ole A. 08 Mar 1866 - 30 Jan 1944 PEARSON, Charles - 93 yrs. 29 Jan 1866 - 05 Oct 1959 PEARSON, Edga 08 Mar 1916 - 31 Mar 1973 PEARSON Infant __?__ - 26 Oct 1921 d/o M/M Charles A. Pearson R M. PEARSON, Lee Arnold 03 Oct 1909 - 28 May 1986 PEARSON, Raymond A. 29 Apr 1906 - 10 Apr 1965 PENEDA, Vera Violet Harrell 1921 - 1985 PLEASANT, Alba L. 11 Mar 1908 - 22 Nov 1955 PLEASANT, Frank Co. A (Damaged - unreadable) PLEASANT, Frank n. 08 Aug 1881 - 20 Jul 1951 PLEASANT, Obed R. 1878 - 1943 ROOT, Catherine A. 21 Jan 1859 - 04 Jul 1891 W/o August JOHNSON ROOT, Harriett V. 23 Sep 1863 - 22 Mar 1951 w/o Andrew HALVERSON ROOT, James 03 Jan 1833 - 27 Jan 1895 ROOT, James L. 01 Dec 1869 - 19 Jun 1891 h /o Rosa STEINS s/o James & Sarah ROOT ROOT, James W. 14 Dec 1888 - 04 Jan 1889 S/o B.L. & A.L. Root ROOT, Jay Griffith 12 Dec 1908 - 09 Sep 19 ROOT, Lilly Ann 28 Jan 1861 - 26 Dec 1920 w/o John DROST ROOT, Margaret C. 26 Mar 1864 - 03 Jul 1891 d/o James & Sarah Root w/o Antone Bahansen ROOT, Mary E. 27 Mar 1856 - 06 Jan 1881 w/o Thomas BERGSTEDT ROOT, Ralph - 23 Mar 1909 - 06 Jul 1909 ROOT, Ruth 23 Mar 1909 - __?__ ROOT, William T. 28 Nov 1889 - 15 Aug 1911 Camp #260 WOW Memorial SMITH, Caroline 22 Apr 1842 - 10 Oct 1926 Native of Mississippi w/o Frank Pleasant STEIN, Mary Elizabeth 22 Jun 1978 - __ ? __ d/o Rebecca & Timothy STEIN STOKER, Brianna Michelle 18 Feb 1984 - __?__ d/o Shane & Terri STOKER STODDARD, Carrie J. 1890 - 1972 STOKER, Inga Violet 0. 08 Sep 1908 - 04 Apr 1979 STOKER, Robert W. 08 Dec 1910 - 17 Jan 1960 STROMER, Joel W. 1919 - 1932 SWEENEY, Minnie L. 04 Jul 1872 - unreadable d/o Henry & Mary Sweeney w/o John LANAGAN THOMPSON, Sarah Willie nee ROAT 28 Jan 1861 - 13 Feb 1944 THOMPSON, Thomas 02 May 1844 - 13 Jul 1949 VAN DORN, Sabra A.nee BRYANT 19 Oct 1908 - 10 Oct 1979 VAN DORN, Sr. (First name unreadable) 19 Aug 1898 - 13 Jul 1967 WADE, Cicero Edward 17 Sep 1884 - 13 Nov 1952 WADE, Stella House 27 Jul 1901 - 09 Mar 1965 WESTLIN, Oscar L 20 Nov 1886 - 04 Dec 1912 WESTLUND, Capt. Eric R. 28 Apr 1846 - 17 Feb 1933 WESTLUND, Eric Theodore 26 Aug 1888 - 11 Jul 1938 WESTLUND, Sarah Longburg 01 May 1840 - 20 Apr 1929 WESTLUND, William Gustof 24 May 1876 - 19 Jul 1984 1 Headstone Unreadable 7 Unmarked Graves 1 Johnson Funeral Home Metal Marker Note: According to Nola Mae Wittler in her book "Pioneers of Calcasieu Parish", people from Norway, Sweden and the sea coast of Germany came to Moss Lake in the mid 1800's. Their settlement began to be known as Dutch Cove although they were not Dutch. "Descendants of the original sea-faring pioneers can always take a look back in time by merely walking through the Dutch Cove Cemetery." James Root, the son of Benjamin Root who came to Louisiana before 1833, went to Moss Lake and gave the land for a special cemetery for these people. The cemetery was dedicated "by James Root, as a family graveyard in 1887". It was to "be used as a cemetery in which to inter his entire family and all other good persons." "The names on headstones still remind visitors of the pioneer seamen who came to this unknown country so that they - and their descendants - would be free."