Old Settlers Cemetery, Richland twp, Rice Co., MN  
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Old Settlers Cemetery, Richland twp, Rice Co., MN

   Located in section 27 on the corner. I recorded all that I could 
find and read. This cemetery is not maintained and the cemetery appears 
destined for OBLIVIAN and could be lost unless effort is made to protect 
and restore what is left.


BEARD
  Johnny W         Nov 16 1871-Aug 08 1883:s/o W & B Beard
  Loara            Jan 08 1811-Aug 06 1884:age 56y 2m 6d
        "Blessed are the dead that died of the Lord"

BOWMAN  (all oss)  ch/o JS and BR
  Lydia A          age 18m 15d
  Harriet J        age 3 wks
  Charles          age 3 wks:Clark:(FS) W S C --- Wm  C
  Willie S                   d Aug 02 1864  age 11m 12d:s/o JS and LA:Colburn
  Jos              Co F 41 Wis Inf (veteran)

GILBERT
  Harriet                    d Sep 21 1872:age 24y 3m 15d:wife of JM Gilbert
  Walter E                   d Sep 27 1872:age 9m 15d:son of JM and H Gilbert

EASTMAN
  Abbie J          Oct 05 1861-Feb 11 1872:age 12y 4m 3d:infant child of Eastman
  * illegible marker  (Unknown Grave) vhtrGower
  Franses  S       Jan 20 1805-Jan 31 1872:age 67y 11m 10d:w/o John
  Hollis  C                  d Oct 22 1863:age 4m 15d:Mather:s/o GH and PJ
  J A              * broken marker *age52y 25d  was vhtr:Peasley
  Grace                      d Dec 19 1879:age 11y:d/o MC and MC
  Moses C Peasley            d Feb 18 1879:age 48:(Veteran 1861-1865)

Very possibly other grave sites in this cemetery but is very difficult 
to determine because the condition of the  cemetery.

Nomenclature used in this report is as follows:

ch/o =    children of
age (y-m-d)= Year-Month-Day
(FS)=    foot stone
oss =     on same stone
vhtr=     very hard to read
w/o =     wife of
d/o =     daughter of
s/o =     son of

*Recorded  June 1985 - Ron Houghtelin - Owatonna, Minnesota