Richland Township Cemetery, Rice 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: Ron Houghtelin Submitted: May 2003 ========================================================================= Richland Township Cemetery, Rice Co., MN The Richland Cemetery is located two miles north of the Steele County line in Rice County Minnesota. Just east of the Stoo's farm. I began recording at the east end of the cemetery. Rows recorded south to north beginning at the east end of cemetery. The main entrance is at the east end of the cemetery and the 10' wide driveway goes thru the entire cemetery to the west side. The cemetery is about 120' north and south and 350' east and west, fenced and well drained and well cared for. Row #1 south of 10' lane MILLER Ida C Feb 02 1863-Nov 09 1905:at rest Row #1 north of 10' lane MILLER Hiram 1862-1893 Peter 1855-1871 John E 1851-1862 John G Putnam 1792-1864 Susan M 1827-1913 John G 1826-1912 open area PERRY Hortensie A Nov 11 1867-Mar 20 1897 Nancy (on same stone) PERRY (on same stone) Nancy G d Aug 22 1878:age 42yrs 3ms 13d:wife of Myron Perry Nancy Alice Perry d Jan 03 1878:age 14yrs 7ms 9d Myron Perry Sep 23 1836-Oct 17 1921:veteran 1861-1865 FCl Row #2 south of lane BICE Isadore 1882-1941 Samuel 1877-1964 Row #2 north of lane BICE JA 1846-1907 ER 1854-1930 Eva R 1895-1917 Oscar G Feb 28 1887-Dec 09 1950:Minnesota Pvt 158 Inf 40 Pvt WW 1 John C 1884-1955 TUTTLE (no data) TUTTLE Bert 1876-1906:Gone Home Baby Boy Nov 16 1904-Nov 20 1904 PERRY Jessie J 1874-1954 Mary M 1883-1951 PERRY Helen M 1903----- Myron J 1906-1964 Row #3 south of lane no markers Row #3 north of lane BROWN Archabald W 1865-1944 Margaret E 1871-1943 Row's #4,5,6,7,8,9, no markers Row #10 south of lane ALBEE Charles K Aug 09 1858-Jun 13 1928 Lucinda M Oct 19 1809-Mar 15 1887 John B Albee d Aug 09 1877 John P Albee d Jul 01 1875:age 65yrs 8ms 12ds Row #10 north of lane no markers Row #11 south of lane BICE Leona M Feb 09 1912-Nov 10 1939 Row #11 north of lane WOODARD Electa W d Mar 16 1881:age 46yrs 6ms 10d:w/o Hos J Woodard Row #12 south of lane LANG Loa P 1866-1933 Same plot Nov 23 1941-Feb 01 1942 FINLEY (on same stone) H C F (foot stone) d Mar 08 1890:age 11yrs 6ms 24ds:son of Mr and Mrs Finley LMF Mrs d Jan 02 1889:age 29yrs 7ms 2d HPF MR Finley May 28 1855-Mar 21 1897 FINLEY (on same stone) Joseph H (father) d May 16 1914:age 86yrs 3ms Emaline (mother) d Apr 06 1871:age 32yrs 10ms 13d Emeline E F (foot stone) Antonette d Oct 08 1854:age 1yr 4ms Eliza E d Oct 08 1863:age 8ms 15ds Charles d Jun 04 1867:age 1yr 11ms Row #12 north of lane CLOSE (on same stone) Infant children of Susan and John Close d Oct 17 1859 and Jan 07 1865 Benamin F d Aug 23 1870:age 5ms Susan w/o John Close d Mar 24 1879:age 42yrs 3ms 14ds Anna E d Oct 30 1869:age 15yrs at rest ERNSPERGER Idella G d Aug 11 1879:age 19yrs 17ds PURFEERST (on same plot) Charles E (father) 1828-1895 Mary J (mother) 1837-1919 Elizabeth 1866-1872 James 1869-1872 Row #13 south of lane FINLEY (on same plot) Jerome Woods 1935-1937 PRINZING Reginal C Jul 10 1902-Dec 29 1964:(husband) Joyce Prinzing Sharp Jun 29 1914 ------------ Our Baby Gerald R May 30 1938: son of Leslie and Mildred Lynn FINLEY (on same plot) Arlene F May 04 1918 Franklin V 1884-1967 Clara M 1885-1969 Row #13 north of lane JOHNSON (on same stone) Anna E (mother)May 21 1830-Jan 09 1875:w/o JB Johnson JB (father)Jun 23 1834-Oct 30 1915 Mahala (mother)Jan 15 1856-May 12 1931 WEMPLE (same stone above) Christintina d Jan 11 1884:age 66yrs 7ms 1d:(our mother) w/o DD David D (our father) d Jan 22 1884:age 75yrs 4ms 9d WEMPLE (on same plot) Minnie S (our mother) d Apr 03 1869:age 39yrs 7ms 20ds:w/o EB Wemple Eugene B 1845-1928 Cora B 1865-1948 Row #14 south of lane SIERS (on same stone) Benjamin Siers Dec 25 1808-Jun 07 1893 Sophia Sep 26 1815-May 13 1884 could be 2 or more umgs Row #14 north of lane STOOS (on same stone) Mellie L 1867-1889:d Sep 22 1889:age 22yrs 1m 28ds Baby 1887-1889:age 2yrs 5ms 24ds Frank 1872-1891:d Sep 04 1891:age 19yrs 4ms 20ds STOOS (on same plot and stone) S J (father) 1842-1917 N H (mother) 1847-1928 STOOS (on same stone and same plot above) James E 1869-1950 Ella M 1871-1959 STOOS (on same stone) Nellie Mc Clure Apr 1 1880-Dec 20 1900:w/o J W Stoos Lucy B Thompson 1817-1903:(grandmother) mothers gone but not forgotten. GRIFFIN Our darling 1915 Row #15 south of lane next to lane MILLER John W Miller d Mar 27 1891:age 54 yrs *veteran of 1861/1865 Row #15 north of lane WILLIAMS Ellen Williams Lindsley 1856-1887 Paul Williams 1820-1909 Ellen 1825-1890 Ethel Lindsley 1883-1902 Two wooden crosses in next two plots north (no data) STOOS (on same plot) Cecile P 1902----- Floyd E 1899-1975 Lavonne 1929 Beverly 1933:A wooden cross in next plot north (no data) Row #16 south of lane BRINK Ethel May 1885-1964 HORTOP (on same stone) Nancy Jane (mother) 1860-1954 Thomas J (father) 1851-1926 Row #16 north of lane ATHERTON S T 1832-1910 WALKER (on same plot) Edna (mother) 1878-1937 Arthur (father) 1877-1941 Row # 17 south of lane near south fence EVANS Donald R 1925-1973 Marian F 1929----- open space SKINNER Mary A 1857-1956 Daniel H 1859-1933 Row #17 north of lane WALKER Lillian 1905-1971 John L 1903-1958 Row #18 south of lane no markers Row #18 north of lane EASTMAN (on same plot) Pleumy Ann 1832-1906 Leander 1836-1914 Alvin S 1870-1944 Annette K 1881-1947 Daisy Eastman Sharp 1907-1974 Row #19 south of lane TOWNLEY (on same plot as below) Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Townley Jul 05 1962 CRUIKSHANK (on same stone) Dorothy J 1916----- Harry G 1910-1965 TOWNLEY (no data on a large marker) QUAINTANCE Oren C 1908-1972 Alice I 1912-1982 Row #19 north of lane JOHNSON (on same plot) Loretta C 1896-1973:Eastern Star Jay B 1888-1971:Mason Luella B 1893-1913 CRUIKSHANK (on same plot) L Evertt (son) 1907-1967 Minnie F (mother) 1885-1949 Thomas (father) 1881-1954 Row #20 south of lane FIYOL Bertha Kath (mother) 1866-1894 Bertha Fiyol 1892-1953 Joseph J Fiyol(father) 1886-1951 HORTOP (on same stone) Ralph L 1906-1969 F Opal 1908----- HORTOP (on same plot above) Arthur L (son) 1930-1948 Gene H (son) 1940-1940 George M 1893-1986 HEIDEMAN Elsie M Dec 02 1898-Oct 14 1976 Benjamin L *veteran - Oregon CPL 166 Depot Brigade WW 1 Oct 25 1888-Jan 22 1951 Gordon Benjamin Sep 10 1929-Jun 14 1979:SA US Navy Row #20 north of lane JOHNSON William Guy (father) 1880-1951 Hattie M (mother) 1880-1933 Baby Dwight E Johnson Sep 10 1946 Row #21 south of lane HORTOP Nellie Hortop Abbe 1884-1967 *Open area next to markers in row HALL Wharton 1826-1900 Louise 1827-1906 Martin VB Hall veteran 1861/1865 Co H 3 Minn Inf Pearl Hall 1881-1918 Leanard Hall 1859-1922 Row #21 north of lane CRUIKSHANK Donald M 1909-1984 Ruth L 1902-1980 Row #22 south of lane STICKNEY Alonzo Oct 5 1819-Sep 13 1889:A S (foot stone) Herbert d Dec 06 1873:age 15yrs 5m 14ds:s/o A & H A Stickney Row #22 north of lane no markers Row #23 south of lane GUNDERSON (next to south fence) Gunder 1827-1909 Thor 1861-1937 HORTOP John 1827-1887 ENGLE (children of CS and EJ Engle) Lydia E d Jul 11 1880:age 7yrs 1m 27ds Price C d Jun 11 1880:age 5yrs 3m 4ds NELSON (next to lane) John Nelson 1822-1907 Mary W Nelson 1824-1913 Cora M 1864-1892 Sopha F 1864-1907 Babies (on small stone in Nelson plot) Row #23 north of lane WELLS Ralph Wells 1830-1909 Note: West part of Ralph Wells plot includes Hoover plot below HOOVER Blanch Chambers Hoover 1877-1907 Charles F 1872-1936 Flora L 1880-1957 Infant Baby 1911-1911 Row #24 south of lane MARSHALL William E 1829-1918 Rexavillen 1837-1918 HORTOP G W 1861-1894 Lillian 1871-1963 Grace 1892-1903 A L 1863-1912 CRUIKSHANK Emma L 1858-1934 John H 1854-1927 Frank W 1877-1930 Bertha A 1877-1959 Row #24 no markers north of the lane Row #25 south of lane HORTOP Frank W (father) 1856-1934 Eliza J (mother) 1859-1924 CRUIKSHANK Thomas (father) 1819-1899 Jane (mother) 1833-1923 CRUIKSHANK (on same marker) Rosa B Mch 10 1874-Mch 11 1874 Francis E Sep 02 1864-Oct 15 1864 CRUIKSHANK Hattie M 1864-1940 George W 1869-1948 concrete marker removed 3'x 7' footing only but no data Row #25 no markers north of lane End of cemetery Cemetery recorded by: Ronald Houghtelin Owatonna Minnesota July 26 1989