UNION CEMETERY, VALLEY GERMAN METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY, WESLEY CHAPEL CEMETERY, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA from the "Polk County Heritage" published by the Osceola Centennial Committee, Bernie Gissler, Chairman, Osceola Nebraska 68651 in 1975. Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska Archives, November, 1997 by Jeanne Walsh (ew54926@navix.net) and by Ted and Carole Miller (susieque@pacbell.net). USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. *************** Union Cemetery SE1/4 NE1/4 33-14-1 Our Polk County Heritage, p320 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The land for the cemetery was donated by Andrew Davis, Hubert Thelen, and Herman Thelen. Andrew Davis gave the first plot of land to the cemetery association June 24, 1886, and it was filed June 29, 1886. A monument and new wire fence was erected in 1970. The first board members were; pres-Hubert Thelen, Clerk-James Patterson, treas-L.D. Smith, trustees, Herman Kunsman, Herman Schroeder, and Conrad Thelen. The present cemetery board members are; Don Readom, Irene Readon, and Julee Rafert. Board members of the Hackberry Cemetery Association of 1975 are Quintin Torell, Paul Graff, Raymond Bond, Leonard Hiemer and Foy Rosenberry. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson, John J., b6-25-1878; d3-30-1879 Anderson, Joie, b?; d1870 Augustin, Ferdinand, b1867; d1931 Augustin, Henry, b7-21-1899; d8-9-1899 Augustin, Infant Son, b?; d1894 Augustin, Infant Son, b1900; d1900 Augustin, Mary, b1893; d1920 Barry, Infant, b1861; d1861 Blevins, Clyde, b?; d1893 Blevins, James L., b?; d1891 Blowers, M. J., b1823; d7-22-1882 Brown, Catherine, b?; d10-26-1880 Carsen, Billy F., b10-23-1919; d10-29-1926 Carsen, Hubert H., b10-19-1891; d4-23-1967 Carsen, Jane Joy, b11-3-1921; d5-2-1923 Carsen, Susan, b8-6-1895; d1-11-1966 Cook, Eliza J., b1821; d6-25-1881 Davis, Andy, b?; d? Dericks, Frank H., b1870; d1912 Father, b1838; d1927 Fosbender, May E., b4-9-1843; d4-30-1921 Fosbender, Millie, b1876; d1885 Fosbender, Stantan E., b1-27-1870; d2-7-1889 Fosbender, William, b8-4-1836; d4-18-1915 Gill, Maggie, b1867; d1897 Haines, Harvey, b1847; d1886 Hanshew, Edwenes, b1856; d1940 Hanshew, William, b1846; d1922 Hardman, Harry L., b1883; d1905 Hardman, Robert E., b10-31-1885; d1885 Herhahn, Conrad, b3-31-1895; d6-25-1896 Hilliges, Sophia, b1892; d1958 Inks, Frank, b?; d? Inks, John, b?; d? Inness, George, b?; d? Inness, Mary M., b1888; d1-25-1890 Inness, Minnie, b?; d? Kameshe, Eugene, b9-2-1882; d2-28-1904 Kunsman, Ehzabeth, b12-19-1864; d12-26-1950 Kunsam, Herman, b4-26-1855; d11-17-1918 Kunsman, Margaret, b7-19-1903; d8-28-1904 Kunsman, William, b6-26-1886; d11-11-1915 McMilliam, b3-28-1877; d4-8-1901 McMilliam, Calvin J., b7-31-1873; d3-16-1910 McMilliam, George, b8-18-1895; d9-4-1895 Melts, Martha Jane, b1817; d1889 Miller, Annot, b1886; d1889 Miller, Maude, b1880; d1892 Mother, b1838; d1905 Olson, Paulene, b7-13-1847; d11-11-1897 Patterson, Jane, b1806; d1895 Patterson, John, b1803; d1889 Patterson, Tommy, b1876; d2-23-1878 Scull, William E., b1886; d1888 Skidmore, James, b1825; d1-10-1900 Skidmore, Rachel, b1838; d3-13-1900 Smith, Capt., b?; d? Stalnaker, Minerval, b1842; d1897 Stalnaker, Nelson, b9-14-1832; d11-3-1915 Thelen, A.R., b9-6-1881; d9-28-1881 Thelen, Ambrose, b7-9-1895; d8-8-1895 Thelen, Ambrose, b1874; d1963 Thelen, August, b6-1-1875; d8-26-1936 Thelen, August, b1901; d1972 Thelen, August, b1-31-1851; d7-22-1899 Thelen, Celia, b8-3-1878; d2-20-1972 Thelen, Elmina, b1886; d1889 Thelen, Eugene K., b1906; d1948 Thelen, Gassius, b5-8-1843; d11-19-1902 Thelen, Hubert, b1842; d1917 Thelen, Hubert, b1884; d1949 Thelen, John, b1880; d1928 Thelen, Maude, b1901; d1963 Thelen, Peter, b6-19-1894; d2-3-1895 Thelen, Regina, b12-6-1863; d11-9-1954 Thelen, Sadie Bell, b1886; d1972 Thelen, Sibilla, b1886; d1972 Thelen, Sibilla, b1845; d1920 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valley German Methodist Church Cemetery NE1/4 SE1/4 19-15-2 Our Polk Co Heritage p321 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amacher, Emma K., b1874; d1924 Amacher, Jacob, b1870; d1963 Anderson, John E,. b1867; d1947 Anderson, Tillie M., b1877; d1908 Auman, Augusta, b1854; d1895 Auman, Christina L., b1856; d1926 Berek, Amy E. dau. of W.F., b1900; d1901 Buchholz, Conrad C., b1889; d1930 Buchholz, Willie son of C., b?; d1886 Buchta, John Sr., b1821; d1909 Carman, Edward, b1828; d1907 Carman, Tepka, b1835; d1909 Dake, Caroline, b1859; d1894 Dake, Charles H., b1853; d1920 Grossnicklaus, Alfred C., b1887; d1950 Grossnicklaus, George, b1898; d1911 Grossnicklaus, Gilbert A., b1915; d1922 Grossnicklaus, Melittu A., b1891; d1917 Grossnicklaus, Norma E., b1910; d1912 Hartman, Emma F., b1876; d1961 Hartman, Infant Dau., b1912; d1912 Hartman, Laurence L., b1903; d1920 Hartman, William T., b1867; d1953 Herrmann, Emma Juditha, b1889; d1898 Herrmann, Julius, b1862; d1899 Herrmann, Mathew, b1818; d1908 Herrmann, Rosina, b1822; d1887 Herrmann, Rosina Katharine dau, of E.M., b1882; d1882 Horst, Eva Lydia dau. of A., b1871; d1880 Horst, Leonard, b1856; d1883 Houser, Christina, b1835; d4-3-1897 Huggler, Susannah, b1837; d1897 Kaiser, Sophia Henrietta, b1829; d1910 Keohler, Doris M. dau. of G.J., b3-23-1900; d8-7-1900 Lundy, Erwin, b1892; d1892 Lundy, Karl, b1889; d1889 Lundy, Mary, b1862; d1892 Mertens, Arthur A.A. son of Rev. J.H., b5-11-1880; d11-21- 1880 Peterson, Anna, b1835; d1916 Schmocker, Bertha dau, of H., b1898; d1899 Schmocker, Katharina, b1832; d1894 Schmidt, Louise, b1868; d1904 Schmidt, Mary, b1839; d1917 Schmidt, Phillip, b1829; d1899 Simson, Henry son of L., b12-3-1896; d12-24-1902 Timm, Elias, b1870; d1956 Timm, Emma, b1872; d1956 Timm, Hannah, b1847; d1901 Timm, Infant, b?; d2-1-1907 Timm, Infant twins, b?; d3-12-1912 Timm, John F., b1878; d1935 Timm, Lewis, b1830; d1913 Timm, Marie Irene, b1904; d1911 Timm, Minnie dau, of L., b1884; d1884 Wieseman, Elmer 0., b1897; d1901 Wieseman, John Sr., b1826; d1898 Wieseman, Pauline, b1832; d1900 Wilson, Lenord, b1888; d1888 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Osceola NE1/4 NE1/4 36-15-2 Our Polk Co. Heritage p322 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker, John, b6-19-1820; d12-12-1903 Brigham Arthur A., b4-8-1888; d5-10-1888 Brigham Correl, b7-4-1889; d12-31-1894 Brigham, Leroy S., b12-9-1879; d3-7-1881 Bull, Stephen, b1-6-1834; d1-19-1907 Bull, William H., b3-21-1856; d1-17-1909 Burns, Carl Wilson, b3-17-1889; d8-8-1889 Burns, David C., b7-4-1844; d12-12-1854 Burns, Henry, b7-3-1829; d7-21-1903 Burns, Mary C., b12-13-1832; d8-5-1924 Burritt, Helen, b2-28-1879; d12-28-1881 Burritt, Sarah B., b9-27-1874 d5-27-1884 Civil War Veteran (G.A.R.), Cummings Post 102 Civil War Veteran (G.A.R.) Comstock, Flora M., b1-21-1826; d10-23-1902 Crozier, J. Wesley, b1853; d1928 Crozier, Maud Louise, b1880; d1957 Crozier, Myra L., b1856; d1931 Crozier, Wilmont Flint, b1-31-1883; d5-19-1968 Cunningham Stephen, b2-28-1831; d3-7-1888 Drum, Guy H., b6-3-1886; d4-20-1892 Drum, Henry, b1-28-1818; d2-9-1893 Drum, Margaret L., b11-11-1885; d1-6-1919 Drum, Margaret R., b8-23-1884; d12-23-1901 Eggers, Infant, b9-18-1937; d9-19-1937 Fulford, Lauren, b1-11-1801; d5-13-1884 Fulford, Susannah, b1-14-1802; d3-16-1880 Harsh, George, b1-17-1852; d7-1-1914 Harsh, Ida M.V., b4-22-1876; d8-7-1896 Herron, James H., b2-6-1825- d9-13-1883 Herron, Mary E., b10-11-1879; d6-17-1905 Hewitt, David E., b1847; d1921 Hewitt, Hattie (Infant), b10-19-1877 Jarmin, Sophronia, b1849; d1931 Johansen, Elizabeth, b10-17-1863; d2-16-1935 Johansen, Hans, b?; d11-20-1904 Johansen, Johanna, b?; d8-24-1905 Johansen, John Andrew, b12-12-1883; d4-2-1904 Johansen, Julius Andrew, b4-12-1861; d2-6-1935 Lisco, Eliza, b12-20-1852; d12-12-1875 Logan, James C., b1854; d1946 Logan, Margaret A., b1853; d1914 Merrick, Rev. Dorchester, b2-28-1821; d4-8-1884 Merrick, Mary Ann, b9-11-1827; d2-17-1900 Merrick, Thomas, b8-30-1862; d2-15-1901 Morrow, Rebecca S., b5-10-1836; d11-28-1880 Rives, Julia A., b10-9-1809; d1-30-1891 Rives, Robert, b1-20-1814; d2-27-1901 Sargeant, I. Infant, b1 day Simonds, Harry, b2-14-1876; d7-2-1885 Swearingen, Elbert P., b2-29-1844; d4-13-1903 Swearingen, Lawrence Pearle, b10-24-1878; d3-30-1884 Swearingen, Owan Mearle, b1-11-1877; d4-19-1884 Swearingen, Sarah I., b10-10-1847; d10-16-1890 Tyler, Georgie, b6-18-1880; d6-10-1881 Vreeland, Amy M., b3-16-1823; d4-9-1885 Webster, Charles S., b4-20 1837; d3-29-1903 Webster, George Eber, b5-19-1876; d7-23-1880 Webster, Martha Lillian, b8-31-1873; d11-11-1895 West, Caleb C., b3-8-1810; d12-21-1899 West, Cyrus, b8-19-1937; d3-25-1903 Wiard, Editha E, b6-21-1853; d6-21-1894 Wiard, Mary A., b1-13-1830; d1-13-1894