Pont Cemetery, aka Grove Hill, Lincoln Township, 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 RECORDER: Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont NE 68025 ASSISTED BY: Kathrine Petersen 1650 N Clarkson Fremont NE 68025 ============================================================================= Location: SECTION: NE1/4 NW1/4 20 TOWNSHIP: 20 (Lincoln) RANGE 4E One mile south of Highway 91 at Howells, Nebraska corner and 1/4 east. Cemetery now abandoned. SCROLL DOWN FOR BURIAL DETAILS. INDEX Allen, A M P 3 Allen, Edna P 1 Allen, Gladys V P 3 Allen, Glen M P 3 Allen, James P 3 Allen, Loren P 1 Allen, Mary P 1 Archer, Edith May P 3 Bristol, Clarence M P 1 Bristol, E Irene P 1 Bristol, Floyd P 1 Bristol, Henry P 1 Bristol, Jane A P 1 Bristol, Lester P 1 Chilcoat, Dassa S P 1 Chilcoat, F R P 1 Chilcoat, Nancy P 1 Childerley, Alice P 2 Childerley, Joseph P 2 Dickinson, Alice S P 2 Dickinson, Buelah P 2 Dickinson, Clara A P 2 Dickinson, Elizabeth P 1 Dickinson, Reuben P 2 Dickinson, Viola P 2 Dickinson, William P 1 Howell, Eliza J P 3 Howell, James S P 3 Hunt, Arthur W P 3 Hunt, Orlo Gilman P 3 Jarvis, Frank P 2 Jarvis, Jessie M P 2 Kirkland, Annie A P 1 Kirkland, Mamie L P 1 Loretes, Robert D McGillivray P 2 Mills, Arthur B P 3 Mills, Charles L P 3 Mills, Lulu C P 3 Moore, Harriet P 2 Moore, Harriet E P 2 Moore, Martha P 1 Moore, Thomas P 2 Nowers, Eva M P 3 Nowers, George P 3 Orth, Robert H P 3 Parsons, A P 2 Parsons, N P 2 Perry, E A P 2 Pont, Albert W P 3 Pont, Baby dau P 2 Pont, Baby son P 2 Pont, David LeRoy P 1 Pont, Ernest A P 3 Pont, Mary A P 3 Pont, R (?) P 3 Pont, Samuel P 3 Sargent, Minnie May P 3 Sobota, Harry P 3 Sobota, Martan R P 3 Sturdevant, Lorenzo L P 2 Towne, Mary E P 3 Vandermeulen, George T P 1 Walker, Daisy P 1 Walker, Martha P 1 Walker, Thos P 2 NAME BORN DIED NOTES/INSCRIPTIONS Row 1 north to south William Dickinson 1865 1957 Elizabeth Dickinson 26 Jan 1917 87 yrs Annie A Kirkland 4 Dec 1915 7 May 1917 dau Mamie L Kirkland 8 Mar 1901 7 Feb 1903 dau Bristol Plot Lester Bristol 1897 1965 wed to Barbara on 23 June 1925 Clarence M Bristol 1869 1943 Jane A Bristol 22 Oct 1830 19 Mar 1910 Henry Bristol 17 Dec 1828 3 Mar 1904 75 yr 2 m 15 days Row 2 - starting directly behind north to south Bristol plot Floyd Bristol 12 Dec 1892 5 Sep 1893 son of C M & E I Bristol E Irene Bristol 1870 1936 David LeRoy Pont b & d 1923 Dassa S Chilcoat 12 Jul 1874 18 yrs, Children of R & N Chilcoat F.R. - no dates Our son Nancy Chilcoat 8 Sep 1828 6 Mar 1891 62 yrs, wife of R Chilcoat, born in Morgan Co, Ohio George T Vandermeulen 12 Jan 1893 33 yr 3 m 9 days Row 3 south to north Martha Moore 1884 1940 unmarked grave Daisy Walker 1875 1960 Martha Walker 1873 1965 Loren Allen 14 Oct 1852 20 Jan 1936 Mary Allen 29 Aug 1856 13 Nov 1891 Edna Allen 4 Jan 1878 13 Dec 1901 Page 2 Colfax Co Cemetery Sec 20-20-4 Jessie M Jarvis 23 Mar 1894 74 yr 11 mo 23 days Frank Jarvis 11 Aug 1874 14 yr 8 mo, son of J M & C Jarvis Joseph Childerley 15 Mar 1901 27 Apr 1902 Alice Childerley 11 Mar 1900 31 Oct 1906 Children of A & L Childerley Row 4 north to south Viola Dickinson 3 Feb 1895 1 m 21 days, dau of R & A Buelah Dickinson 15 Feb 1891 1 m 10 days, dau of R & A N Parsons 30 Oct 1883 67 yr 8 mo 14 days, mother A Parsons 9 Feb 1887 87 yr 15 days, father Alice S Dickinson 27 Aug 1849 14 May 1902 52 yr 8 mo 17 days, wife of Reuben Reuben Dickinson 2 Apr 1846 11 Jan 1917 70 yr 9 m 9 days Clara A Dickinson 30 Nov 1908 26 Feb 1909 dau of W H & Christa Dickinson, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" E A Perry 11 Mar 1889 66 yr 11 mo 11 days Thomas Moore 9 Feb 1836 24 Nov 1913 Harriet Moore 23 Apr 1848 ? wife Row 5 south to north Robert D McGillivray 19 Feb 1883 9 m 26 days, Son of H T Loretes Lorenzo L Sturdevant 11 Mar 1888 1 yr 9 mo 19 days, son L D & Margaret Thos Walker GAR Co G 9th Ill Cav. Harriet E Moore 4 Feb 1895 46 yr 3 mo 16 days, wife of N B Moore Baby Pont b & d 15 Apr 1916 son of H & A Pont no name 1 May 1888 4 yr 5 mo 25 days, Dau of B & E Pont Page 3 Colfax County Cemetery in Section 20-20-4 Martan R Sobota 10 Jan 1891 4 m 13 days, son of A & A Pont 27 July 1893 32 yr 9 m 15 days, My Beloved Husband - headstone with initials R. P. Samuel Pont 1827 1 1897 Mary A Pont 1835 1925 Albert W Pont 13 Nov 1886 1 yr 6 m 18 days Ernest A Pontd 26 Feb 1886 7 yr 9 m 1 day, Children of Wm & E Pont Robert H Orth 16 Oct 1901 6 Dec 1903 Row 6 north to south Arthur B Mills 9 July 1902 21 June 1920 Charles L Mills 23 Feb 1904 31 yr 9 days Lulu C Mills 22 Jan 1905 22 yr 11 mo 14 days George Nowers 20 Feb 1888 14 yr 7 m 4 days, son M J Nowers Eva M Nowers 8 Feb 1888 8 yr 9 mo 2 days, dau of M J Nowers A M Allen 10 May 1810 24 Feb 1896 85 y 9 m 14 da Jane Allen 22 June 1888 66 y 3 mo, wife of A M Glen M Allen 30 Mar 1901 29 Jul 1904 Gladys V Allen 18 Oct 1898 21 Aug 1900 Edith May Archer 23 Dec 1885 17 Mar 1893 dau of W S & Hattie Archer Minnie May Sargent 8 Dec 1867 7 Mar 1911 wife John W Sargent James S Howell 12 Feb 1822 11 Jul 1898 Eliza J Howell 3 Jul 1828 11 Feb 1904 Row 7 north to south Harry Sobota 2 May 189S 31 Mar 1904 Row 8 south to north Orb Gilman Hunt 28 Aug 1877 l y 3 mo 23 day, son Thos W & J B Arthur W Hunt 4 June 1878 7 yr 6 m 17 days, son Thos W & J B Mary E Towne 12 Feb 1886 85 yr 5 mo