Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Clay Co., SD Information transcribed by Trudy Book, booker@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm This is the information for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. It was known as the Scandinavian Baptist Church of Lodi Cemetery when the land was deeded to the church by Hans Jensen of Douglas County, Nebraska in 1863. Many early pioneers to Clay County are buried here. Many have no markers. It is located five miles south and three miles east of Wakonda, SD. The legal description is the southeast corner of Section 24 of Bethel Township. Name Birth Date Date of Death Inscription Row No. Anna Jensen 1876 1961 1 Peter Jensen 1866 1939 1 Mrs. Christ Jacobsen 1886 1911 1 Niels Jacobsen 1832 1902 1 Karen Anderson 1880 1902 1 Sophia Nielsen (unable to read) 1 Sorn Nielsen 1838 1877 1 Christ Nielsen Infant 1877 1 Breese Infant 1900 1 Breese Infant 1896 1 Coredelia Warner February 24, 1882 aged 66 years 1 Christ Anderson 1882 1904 1 Belle V. Honeyman June 22, 1877 daughter of D.&J. Honeyman 1 17 years, 7 mo. 15 days Mary C. Peterson 1843 1930 (?) 2 Jeppe Peterson October 22, 1833 January 19,1909 2 Etta Schandorf 1900 1918 2 Christopher Andersen 1880 2 Benie Schandorf 1871 1874 2 Alvin Schandorf 1872 1876 2 Karen Schandorf 1858 1877 2 Walter Rasmussen October 15, 1891 March 10, 1895 Son of H.P. & C.J.Rasmussen 3 Baby (no surname) July 24, 1895 3 Vernell E. Larson August 10, 1914 February 3, 1989 PFC US Army, World War II 3 James W. Jacobson April 15, 1844 September 28, 1911 4 Carrie Jacobson November 25, 1843 March 12, 1906 Wife of James W. Jacobson 4 Born in Denmark Ella Jacobsn Felland 1876 1934 4 Kristine Jensen 1840 1875 4 Hans Jensen 1847 1929 4 Mathilda J. Bertelsen January 21, 1882 April 4, 1887 4 Carolina C. Jensen April 25, 1885 Daughter of R.& Laura M.Jense4 Lydia G. Bredberg February 27, 1871 April 24, 1900 4 Hans Peter Jensen 1844 1904 5 Anna C. Jensen Nelsen February 8, 1874 March 21, 1915 Wife of Lauritz Nelsen 5 Lauritz Nelsen July 20, 1871 March 20, 1940 5 Schandorf (no given name) 1863 1922 5 Schandorf 1920 Infant 5 Peter Sorensen 1859 ? 1891 ? (dates difficult to read ) 6 George Nelson November 29, 1871 September 11, 1891 6 Amos Nelson October 26, 1875 May 31, 1890 6 Nels Nelson August 21, 1873 April 18, 1938 7 Karen Nelson 1844 1914 Wife of Amos Nelson 7 Amos Nelson 1843 1923 Born in Denmark 7 Charles Nelson 1880 1928 7 Tinus Jensen Infant 1948 7 Olaf Andersen Infant 1935 7