Sumner-Hildreth Cemetery, Sumner Village, Freeborn Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Kathy Pike Submitted: October 2005 ========================================================================= Note: This cemetery is no longer used as you can read from the memorial transcription. Photos of the one stone and Memorial stone can be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/freeborn/images/cemeteries/sumnercm.html Transcription of Stones: (Only Tombstone at present) Hollis HILDRETH Died May 03,1864 Aged 68 y's 3 mos 19 d's Gone Home Monument Stone (front of Stone): Historical Site Sumner-Hildreth Cemetery   This 1/2/acre of land was used as a cemetery 1864-75. Heirs of Hollis and Ruth Hildreth, Thomas and  Unni Rice owned the farm at that time.   Some of the many buried here have been moved to Fairview Cemetery and other cemeteries. Hollis Hildreth is still buried here. Several small stones of others are remembered being here in the 1920's.   In 1934 the road was built, several graves were moved to the south side of the road. Later the Hildreth stone was removed for it's safe keeping. Inadvertently used as a barn door stepping stone. Later rescued by the Freeborn Historical Society it's been returned to it's original location.   Hollis Hildreth was born 14 Jan 1801 in New Hampshire. He married Ruth Spalding on 1 Nov 1829 in Essex Co., New York. In 1839 they moved to Branch Co., Michigan where in 1851 Ruth died. In 1852 Hollis moved to Jones to., Iowa where he married Sarah Vonvoltenberg on 12 July 1857. In 1861 they moved to Sumner, where Hollis became the second Postmaster. He died 3 May 1864. Children of Hollis and Ruth were: Emily Sinkey, Elmina, Lestina Hawley, Orville, Gilpah, Harriet Bulson, Alvin and Harley.   Our Thanks for the Cemetery Restoration in 1991 goes to: The Moscow Town Board, Freeborn County Historical Society, the Hildreth Family, Dale and Stephani Stark (present owners of this property) and Peder and Jean Legried (for their historical research) See other side (Stone's Back): Sumner Village 1859 (MAP) Shown on map 1.Cemetery 2. Stable 3. Post Office 4. Stark's Barn 5. Crum's first place   Present owners: Dale and Stephani Starks   Used for a Hotel 6. First Log House 7. Stage Coach Horse Barn 8. Tufte Garage 9. Tufte House 10. Watson Creek 11.Present Co. Road 102 12. Stage Coach Trail 12a. Horseshoe Bend 13. Riskedahl Home 14. Historical Marker 15. Sumner School Dist. 28 16. Cart Road ========================================================================= Copyright Kathy Pike 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================