Scottish (Turkey Creek) Cemetery, Posen Precinct, Howard County, Nebraska, 1886
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Location:  SW 1/4 Section 8 Township 14N Range 11W, SE of Farwell

Some know this cemetery as Turkey Creek; Other know it as Posen.  
It was once associated with the Presbyterian Church at Farwell.  
John GOW and wife deeded to the Turkey Creek Cemetery Association on June 25, 1888,
a portion of land in the Southwest Quarter of S8-T14N-R11W of the 6th P.M. Howard County, Nebraska.  
Recorded M of Deeds Page 280.

SURNAME		FIRST NAME	BORN		DIED		INSCRIPTIONS/NOTES 
------------	--------------	-------------	--------------	-----------------------------------                        
CHARLES		John H		3/5/1846	8/23/1926

GORDON		Isabella			3/16/1892	72 yrs

GOW		Peter		1848		1929		son
		Mary		1827		1873		mother

HARVEY		Peter		1847		1915
		Isabella	1850		1902
		James				5/20/1902	58 yrs 4 mo 2 da
		Ann		5/23/1853	9/23/1933	his wife (James')
		Alexander Jr.	12/13/1871	8/10/1889
		Janett		11/20/1868	8/21/1882	age 13 Dau of A&M Harvey
		Mary				8/6/1882	42  yrs wife of Alex
		Alex				12/15/1913	77 yrs 10 mo 13 da

IRVINE		Mary D		1882		1937
		Sarah		1880		1938
		George		1848		1917
		Arlene		1920		1934
		Ardelle		1922		1926
		Every L				1//30/1887	6 mo. Dau of H&A Irvine
		Janett				10/25/1888	1 yr 4 mo Dau of I&J Irvine
		Janet		(no dates)
		Alice		(no dates)
		John		(no dates)
		John		8/15/1853	8/12/1918
		Isabelle	8/14/1858	4/11/1913
		James		1815		1906
		Jennet		1819		1880

JACKSON		Albert				8/5/1933	infant son
		
		(Another stone near this one reads: "Baby Brother", no dates or surname)

JAROSZ		Leo E		1888		1942
		Nellie Kaiser	1880		1937

JEFFREY		Mary Jane			3/28/1905	58 yrs 2 mo 11 da

JENSEN		Lars		2/27/1830	2/23/1882
		A.M.		4/22/1834	5/30/1895	wife of Lars

LAMB		Clement B			9/2/1894	1 mo 4 da Son of A & S Lamb
		Infant son	1900		1900
		Sophia		1862		1926		mother
		Alex		1845		1921		father

It is probable that there are additional unmarked graves in this cemetery. 
It is also possible that some graves have been removed to another location.