Grandview Cemetery, Colfax County, Nebraska =============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Clarabelle Mares, 1722 E 19 Fremont NE 68025 ASSISTED BY: Kathrine Petersen,1650 N Clarkson Fremont NE 68025 DATE OF RECORDING: 5 September 1976 ============================================================================ Location: NW1/4 SW1/4 SECTION 20 TOWNSHIP 18 (Colfax) RANGE 4E Grand View Cemetery - Abandoned. This cemetery is in high weeds and overgrowth. We tried not to miss any markers, but possible some were omitted in such overgrowth. SCROLL DOWN FOR BURIAL DETAILS INDEX Groat, Joseph P 1 Hopwood, Roy B P 2 Johns, Louisa P 1 June, F D P 1 Miller, Addie M P 1 Muehlich, Anna L P 2 Muehlich, Mathias P 2 Murley, John Willis P 1 Murley, Louie P 1 Murley, Louisa P 1 Richards, Edith P 1 Richards, John P 1 Robertson, Alvin J P 2 Sampson, Philip E P 1 Sampson, Warren E P 1 Shedd, Mary Lucretia Peck P 2 Shedd, Oscar P 2 Stankie, C L P 2 Stankie, Gracie P 2 Steinke, Augusta P 2 Steinke, Michael P P 2 Stone, John P 1 Thompson, Caroline P 1 Turgoose, Albert P 1 Turgoose, Charles P 1 Turgoose, John H P 1 Turgoose, Mary P 1 Van Housen, Bessie P 2 Van Housen, Bird P 2 Van Housen, Charlotte E P 2 Van Housen, Fred P 2 Van Housen, Iretus B P 2 Van Housen, Isaac P 2 Van Housen, Mary C P 2 Page 1 Row 1 going from main gate north F D June d 6 Sep 1877 39 yr 1 mo 10 days Mary Turgoose, wife of A Turgoose d 11 May 1887 51 yrs John H Turgoose d 3 Feb 1884 24 yrs Charles Turgoose d 3 Feb 1873 3 mo Albert Turgoose d 4 Jan 1904 70 yr 7 mo 8 days Caroline Thompson, dau M & D Thompson d 10 Oct 1876 7 yr 5 mo 10 days Row 2 north to south Addie M, wife C F Miller John Richards, son M & E A d 29 Nov 1886 27 yr 1 mo 10 days d 17 Nov 1885 26 yr 8 mo 15 days Edith, dau of M & E A Richards Joseph Groat d 20 Sep 1889 22 yrs d 17 Sep 1878 54 yrs Louie dau Wm & Louisa Murley d 23 Apr 1875 1 yr 3 week Louisa wife Wm Murley and dau of James & Louise Johns d 7 Oct 1876 20 yr 7 mo 19 days John Willis, son Wm & Louisa Murley d 29 Aug 1876 5 weeks "Whose all of life's rosy ray Blushed into dawn and passed away." Louisa, wife of J Johns d 27 July 1878 80 yrs 6 mo 9 days John Stone d 10 July 1889 74 yrs Row 3 Philip E Sampson d 18 Oct 1891 17 yrs 8 mo 17 days Warren E Sampson d 21 Sep 1897 20 yr 11 mo 23 days Page 2 Grand View Cemetery - Colfax County Nebraska Anna L Muehlich, dau of M & M Muehlich d 1 Jul 1893 21 yr 2 mo Mathies Muehlich d 2 Apr 19O1 68 yr lO mo 9 days Roy B Hopwood, son B D & M R d 22 Sep 1899 5 mo 2 days Michael P Steinke Augusta Steinke 20 Sep 1818 5 June 1889 20 Aug 1820 30 Nov 1902 Gracie Stankie d 10 July 1880 7 yr 29 days C L Stankie, dau J & J M Spidle 22 Apr 1857 17 Nov 1879 Oscar Shedd 25 Aug 1828 2 July 1898 Mary Lucretia Peck Shedd, wife 10 Jul 1836 10 Jan 1898 Bessie Van Housen (This Van Housen marker resembles a d 4 June 1887 2 yr 22 days tree with a split tree trunk, and Mary C, wife of J C Van Housen the names are around the trunk) d 3 July 1869 25 yr 4 mo 3 days Fred Van Housen d 28 Aug 1882 5 mo 28 days Bird Van Housen d 15 Dec 1885 2 yr 8 mo 2 days Iretus B Van Housen (The Van Housen markers are in Sgt Co D 56th Regt Ill Vol Inf the back of the cemetery in about Killed in line of duty nr Atlanta, Ga the middle) 21 July 1864 Age 24 yr 6 mo Alvin J Robertson d 30 June 1883 age 21 yr 6 mo Isaac C Van Housen d 24 Oct 1891 81 yr 4 mo 4 days Charlotte E Van housen, wife of Isaac d 2 Aug 1892 75 yr 5 mo 2 days