Swede Home Lutheran Cemetery, Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine 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. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: LaNaye Hennen Swede Home Lutheran Cemetery is located in Swede Prairie Township - Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Go 5 miles west of Clarkfield on highway 68 and about 8 miles south on county road 9. It is on the east side of the road. The original church was built in 1892 at a cost of approximately $1200.00 and burned in about 1948, along with the records. The following list is compiled using the re-created cemetery records, which were incomplete, and actually walking the cemetery and transcribing the markers. I walked this cemetery twice in November of 1999. I did not find markers for some of the names that are listed in the records - I have noted that in parentheses. Also, I have noted other markings on the headstones - these - along with my personal notes are in parentheses. Unfortunately I was unable to do this for all the markers - some were very difficult to read. I have tried to be as accurate as humanly possible in transcribing this information and I hope you will forgive any errors that you find. The family groups are maintained as closely as possible, relying either on the cemetery records, or the layout of the markers. My hope is that you will find your ancestors here and seek further information. Good Luck! Ahlen - (Can Not Read Marker) Anderson, Joseph A. 1874 1952 (Father) Anna M. 1873 1956 (Mother) Albin B. 1906 1966 Adolph B. 1903 1906 Anderson, Daren Ray 1962 1985 (Brother/Son/Father) JoAnn E. 1942 1969 (Wife and Mother) Anderson, Oscar 04/27/1906 04/28/1995 (In Gods Care) Olaf A. 1869 1948 (Father) Mary 1872 1960 (Mother) Anderson, Melvin C. 04/05/1905 09/30/1987 (Sgt US Army Air Corps WWII) Anderson, 3 Infants Anderson, Inger N. 1864 1892 (Mother) Anderson, Pete 1860 1949 Jetta 1875 1945 Anderson, Douglas Orlyn 02/15/1961 02/19/1961 (Son of Mr. & Mrs. D.O. Anderson) Babineau, Kevin Oliver 03/18/1965 03/24/1965 Barkeim, Carolyn O. 1941 1998 (Could Not Find Marker) Brecke, John A. 12/29/1871 11/30/1952 Gunda O. 01/11/1873 03/15/1933 Carl A. 03/06/1894 01/30/1918 Carlstrom, Lars 11/02/1834 11/01/1904 (Foder) Anna 03/10/1833 12/02/1909 (Moder) Axel E. 08/05/1875 12/06/1894 (Sonen) Nils A. 07/21/1862 12/05/1910 (Sonen) Christenson, Kjerstie 1845 1928 (Christenson Note: Buried in same plot area with Andrew & Ellen Roberg) Coover, Machall 1872 1931 (Father) Ruth 1914 1967 (Daughter) Hannah 1875 1952 (Mother) Coover, Quinton 1918 1979 Pearl 1925 Dahl, Edward 1858 1919 Rene 1871 1931 Eliason, Bendikta 10/26/1825 10/07/1897 Gardner, Elmer N. 1872 1956 Helen J. 1876 1953 Gustafson, Ole 1869 1944 (Father) Amanda S. 1875 1944 (Mother) Agnes W. 1902 1918 (Daughter) Gustafson, Jacob 06/12/1829 09/08?/1909 (Day not Clear) Mrs. Else 06/10/1832 03/01/1909 Hanson, Melvin H. 1899 1977 Selma M. 1900 1983 Haraldson, Baby Girl Marlyn 1935 (Dau. Of Emmitt and Evalyn) Haraldson, Emma 05/16/1882 04/11/1967 (Same Plot with Fredolph Haroldson) Carl 12/19/1871 03/21/1935 Haroldson, Baby Boy 07/30/1951 Haroldson, Fredolph 01/22/1908 10/26/1979 Walter 03/20/1910 10/09/1979 Agnes 06/11/1904 01/24/1983 Herbert 09/05/1917 10/21/1988 Haroldson, Harold 1925 1991 (Could Not Find Marker) Hulteen, August C. 1837 1913 Christine 1838 1931 Jacobson, Jacob 07/29/1846 01/12/1919 (Co M 4th WIS) Christina 11/03/1846 02/09/1918 Johanson, Peter M. 03/02/1823 02/11/1912 (Morfar) Carrie 01/23/1826 04/30/1917 (Mormor) (Johanson Note: In the same plot as John & Karolina Lindstrom family. Same Design on Marker) Johnson, Jonas G. 05/27/1854 07/17/1941 (Father) Lena C. 06/14/1846 11/02/1918 (Mother) Emma 05/25/1883 12/14/1887 Agusta 09/26/1884 12/03/1887 Johnson, Gunner 1881 1953 Johnson, John 12/03/1832 07/04/1913 Johanna 09/16/1842 08/17/1894 Hilma 03/26/1869 07/13/1881 Johnnie 07/18/1872 08/18/1905 William 12/13/1882 02/09/1963 Baby Johnson, Ernest I. 1886 1937 (Father) Herman 1880 1961 Edith M. 1889 1957 (Mother) (E. Johnson Note: In same plot area as Isaac Mattson with same design on Marker) Knutson, Sidney C. 1915 1985 Vivian L. 1921 Knutson, Swen 1872 1931 Mary 1888 1959 Knutson, Carl 11/15/1882 08/10/1959 (Father) Nellie 05/30/1897 08/30/1963 (Mother) Larson, William C. 06/16/1901 04/22/1982 Sophie A. 03/20/1906 02/19/1989 (Married 12/26/1928) Larson, Johanna A 10/01/1894 (Fodd Ock Dod) (J. Larson Note: In the same plot with John and Johanna Johnson) Lindall, John A. 1868 1948 (Father) Caroline 1868 1937 (Mother) Dora 1896 1954 Lindberg, Lilly O. 12/13/1887 (Alder; 2 Ar 9M. 9D) Reuel C. 11/07/1895 (Alder; 1 Ar 5M. 8D) Ida Amanda G. 11/21/1895 (Alder; 29 Ar 17 D) Lindstrom, Carl 1903 1976 Elnora 1910 1998 Lindstrom, Johan A. 1880 1953 (At Rest) Lindstrom, John M. 12/04/1863 10/04/1929 (Fader) Karolina 10/27/1863 01/06/1949 (Moder) Lillie K. 04/28/1899 09/28/1900 (Dotter) Baby Emma 1901 1901 Londgren, John L. 1928 (Married 08/15/1951) Marlys L. 1933 Baby Linda 1953 Lundstrom, John 1829 1892 (Could Not Find Marker) Mattson, Isaac 1845 1921 (Father) Anna J. 1855 1933 (Mother) Peter U. 1866 1944 Mattson, John 1849 1926 (Father) Anna S. 1859 1930 (Mother) David I. 04/10/1890 02/18/1965 (MN Pvt Co A 158 Infantry WWI) Nelson, Ole 08/07/1842 07/05/1920 (Picture on Marker) Gjertrud 03/05/1852 07/13/1936 (Picture on Marker) Ludvig A. 02/17/1891 01/11/1896 Nelson, Alfred G. 1877 1920 (At Rest) N. M. 09/18/1850 11/10/1918 (Father) Martha S. 02/12/1853 10/15/1919 (Mother) Ida 10/13/1876 11/20/1903 Nelson, Ben E. 12/15/1865 04/28/1950 (Father) Anna 01/17/1871 05/20/1939 (Mother) Albert B. 03/27/1900 10/04/1972 Hilda A. 04/24/1903 12/29/1972 Emily A. 03/16/1893 07/16/1973 Nelson, Sigfrid 1886 1969 Agda 1887 1969 Nelson, Frans 1875 1961 Nelson, Josephina 1882 1920 Nelson, Hanna S. 1892 1894 Nelson, Peter 06/26/1844 02/24/1922 (Born in Barcebeck Sweden; Emigrated to America 1870; Homesteaded in Swede Prairie 1871) Helga 07/01/1861 12/10/1943 (Born in Iceland) Andrew E. 06/09/1898 01/13/1925 Anna M. 08/16/1900 04/26/1936 Christina 12/06/1885 11/30/1944 Nels P. 03/28/1882 05/24/1963 Junina M. 06/06/1880 02/25/1956 Nelson, Bengt 1866 1950 (Could Not Find Marker) Nelson, H. 1876 1901 (Could Not Find Marker) Niebergall, Peter 1866 1936 Norem, Sam 1859 1928 Mary 1864 1934 Norem, Randolph 1898 1947 (Father) Inga A. 1907 1932 Norem, Arthur N. 07/29/1893 01/14/1936 Alma J. 01/01/1898 05/23/1975 Norem, Henry J. 08/18/1895 12/14/1963 (MN Pfc 337 Inftry WWI) Gladys 1905 1976 Nyberg, Bengt G. 02/12/1820 04/07/1900 (Hustru) Ingeborg 01/17/1824 12/01/1874 Oakland, Baby 1920 1921 Oleson, Solomon J. 06/11/1859 07/08/1902 Emma A. 03/12/1862 03/22/1948 (Oleson Note: These markers are located in the same plot with the Eli & Emma Olson Family - the design on the markers are also the same.) Olson, Anders 07/17/1837 05/13/1913 (Very hard to read) Mrs. Boel 1836 09/15/1904 Olson, Oscar 1886 1975 Olson, Eli H. 10/04/1855 07/05/1909 (Father) Emma C. 12/05/1860 08/04/1946 (Mother) Hans P. 1928 1926 (Grandfather) Anna P. 1832 1901 (Grandmother) Fred L. 09/27/1896 06/11/1988 (Son) Ludvick R. 1887 1889 (Son) Melvin T. 03/08/1899 02/23/1964 (Son) Carl L. 02/02/1894 12/01/1965 (MN Pvt Co A 357 Infantry WWI Ph ) Olson, Edwin 1891 1975 (Father) Anna S. 1899 1961 (Mother) Olson, Elmer E. 07/27/1888 08/28/1964 Nina S. 03/26/1885 08/08/1968 Mildred 01/03/1915 04/28/1982 Olson, Christian 03/22/1845 06/15/1911 (Two Markers) Blenda 1858 1932 Pearson, Christian 1842 1901 Carrie 1956 1912 William 1879 1899 Henry 1885 1885 Anna 1887 1887 Baby 1889 1889 Pearson, Nils 1875 1861 (Son) Pearson, Harold 1895 1973 Alice 1902 1995 Pearson, Andrew 11/08/1860 06/05/1923 Severina 04/15/1867 04/26/1921 Ila May 03/12/1933 02/25/1934 Pearson, Bengt 1896 (21 Ar 4M) Bengta 1899 Peterson, Bradley J. 01/29/1957 03/14/1962 (Our Son) Peterson, C. J. Ludvig 1897 1999 Idella S. 1899 1989 Peterson, Peter 1863 1924 (Father) Emma 1871 1935 (Mother) Iona 1916 Winfred 1914 1977 Peterson, Carl A. 05/24/1859 03/17/1932 Peterson, Mathilda 1865 1943 (Could Not Find Marker) Reese, Selma Christine 1908 1931 Reese, Stanley Ardell 08/13/1929 08/16/1929 Reese, Sigval 1869 1948 (Father) Emile E. 1870 1942 (Mother) Clara F. 1902 1991 (Daughter) Reese, Peter 1854 1937 Kristine 1854 1911 Charles B. 11/05/1891 01/29/1966 (MN Eng2 US Navy WWI) Reese, 1859 1914 (Could Not Find Marker) Roberg, Ole M. 06/22/1822 03/10/1900 Roberg, Andrew 1858 1940 (Father) Ellen 1849 1903 (Mother) Hulda 1885 1956 (Sister) Arthur R. 1888 1968 (Brother) Vida E. 1891 1977 (Sister) Roberg, N. R. 1942 (Could Not Find Marker) Swanson, Oscar W. 1891 1956 Anna A. 1890 1982 Swanson, Albert S. 11/18/1911 04/13/1976 (SGT Army Air Forces WWII) Andrew John 09/14/1855 11/05/1940 (Father) Mathea 05/21/1866 05/06/1929 (Mother) Swanson, Roy C. 08/06/1906 10/27/1973 (MN Cpl US Army WWII) Swanson, Gordy C. 1908 1978 Swanson, Robert 1879 1936 Christina 1875 1958 Swanson, Albert J. 04/14/1893 01/12/1897 (Son of J & N? Swanson) Swanson, August 1878 1934 Annie 1884 1922 Baby Virgil E. Swanson, Karna 1845 1920 (Mother) John 1841 1927 (Father) (K. Swanson Note: Buried in same plot area with Andrew & Ellen Roberg) Tiegland, Inger 1854 1939 Vongberg, John 02/04/1852 04/12/1939 (Father) Christine 10/21/1844 01/15/1924 (Mother) Anna Elizabeth 09/04/1881 08/26/1911 Carl Emil 01/25/1880 12/16/1952 Edwin Leander 07/13/1885 07/13/1946 Freida 04/29/1887 03/26/1964