PROSPECT METHODIST CEMETERY, LAKE CO., SD Data transcribed from its original format by Judy Huber. Please see the file "Notes and Credits" (note.txt) in this directory for the persons who originally compiled the data. 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://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm Questions and problems may be addressed to Judy Huber at huberj@nvc.net Prospect Cemetery is located two miles west and a half mile north of Chester, in Chester township, Section 22. Land for Prospect Methodist Church was given to the community by George W. Staley. It was part of his tree claim and homestead. The cemetery was added on Jan. 18, 1884 at the time of the death of Josephine Richardson, wife of Sylvanas Richardson, George's sister-in-law. The church has been relocated to Chester. LAST NAME FIRST NAME SEX BORN DIED AGE VET NOTES Adams Caroline F Need birth and death dates Adams James M 20 Jun 1818 26 Nov 1886 Aldredge Milo M Inf Aldredge Ruth F 21 Sep 1829 1905 Hus: William L Name: also, Aldrich Aldredge William S. M 02 Feb 1825 25 Dec 1889 Wife: Ruth L Name: also, Aldrich Alverson Baby 1905 Alverson Bert M 1877 19 Jan 1968 Alverson Myrtle F 1875 10 Apr 1929 Alverson William M Need birth & death dates Ballard Martha F 14 Apr 1881 Need birthdate or age Barron Maggie F 11 Oct 1845 29 Oct 1888 Baumberger Infant 24 May 1909 Bergstresser Esther F 1857 06 Apr 1904 Daughter of F. L. & C. Bergstresser Grace F 23 May 1889 08 Sep 1889 Daughter of F. L. & C. Bergstresser Hannah F 16 May 1829 27 Feb 1884 Husband: Jacob Bergstresser Henry M Need dates Bergstresser Jacob M 16 Jan 1817 08 Sep 1895 Bergstresser LeRoy F Need dates Bergstresser Merle M Need dates Bergstresser Opal F 13 Jan 1904 26 Jun 1904 Daughtger of F.L. & C. Bergstresser Ruth F 1928 Blow Helen F Need dates Boyd Leslie M 1904 03 May 1982 Boyd Merna F 1903 05 Apr 1980 Maiden: Brown Brown Abbie C. F 1885 20 Oct 1982 Brown Almer H. M 1877 15 Apr 1958 Brown Anna F See Anna Crfoisant (Howard) Brown Baby M Son of Walter & Sarah Brown Dexter M 1820 1897 Wife: Sarah Brown Elvin H. M 1890 12 Oct 1948 Brown Eston W. M 1872 22 Nov 1855 Brown Ethel F 1844 12 May 1955 Husband: Oscar Brown Gertrude F 1907 27 Apr 1953 Brown Harold M 27 Jul 1913 19 Nov 1914 Brown Howard M 1912 07 Mar 1952 Brown Jay J. M 15 Nov 1916 07 Dec 1919 Son of O. & E. Brown Joseph M 26 May 1844 29 Jun 1912 Brown Martha E. F 1870 02 Ju 1951 Brown Maurine J. F 1929 1929 Daughter of Walter & Sara Brown Merna F See Merna Boyd Brown Oscar H. M 1884 20 Nov 1966 Wif: Ethel Brown Roy E. M 1904 09 Aug 1966 Brown Sara A. F 1907 22 Jun 1976 Husband: Walter E. Brown Sarah F 1826 1895 husband: Dexter Brown Sevelis M 12 Jna 1972 Find birhtdate Brown Velia S. F 09 Jun 1848 10 Jun 1912 Brown Walter M 1900 17 Sep 1980 Wife: Sara A. Burke Mrs. F 1879 removed to Old Maidson Corbin Infant Croisant Anna F 1915 04 Apr 1979 Full birth, Maid: Brown H: Howard Curtis Mr. Davis Josephine F 1884 08 Oct 1965 Husband: Vernon Davis Vernon M 1880 05 Dec 1961 Wife: Josephine DeWolf H. M. Delbridge Infant 12 Jan 1883 Delbridge Maude F 01 Dec 1880 29 Mar 1898 Delbridge Ray M 12 Feb 1897 22 Sep 1898 Delton Fay F See Fay Myers Dilly Charles A. M 1886 04 Jan 1965 Dilly Della G. F 1885 19 Mar 1959 Husband: Charles Dilly Geroge M 1874 1881 Son of Henry Dilly Gretchen F 01 Sep 1905 Dilly Hannah F 1878 1878 Daughter of Henry Dilly Henry M 27 Aug 1842 07 Feb 1886 Wife: Rebekah Dilly Lucille F 1905 Daughter of Charles A. Dilly Rebekah F 04 Jun 1852 12 Oct 1935 Ellis Lloyd R. M 06 Oct 1912 05 Agu 1913 Son of Ellis and Ora Fitzer Joseph M Getty Arthur M 01 Jul 1868 29 Jun 1908 Getty Arthur Enoch M 30 Nov 1930 25 Sep 1933 Getty Elmer C. M 1902 Wife: Marie Getty Infant M 27 Sep 1933 Son of Elmer Getty John M 1904 1925 Getty Marie F 1902 02 Dec 1977 Husband: Elmer Guilford Infant M 13 Dec 1899 22 Feb 1900 Son of S. R. Hackett Clarfnece M 1902 09 Nov 1973 Wife: Velma Hackett Velma F 1911 Husband: Clarence Hall Arfin C. M 1889 1961 Wife: Chrisitne Hall Christine F 1891 19 Mar 1959 Husband: Arfin Hall Clifford S. M 1878 1915 Hall Elsa W. F 1870 1921 Hall Frank B. M 1845 1898 Wife: Maregaret A. Hall Margaret F 1845 1943 Husband: Frank B. Hoffman Mary Mollie F 22 Dec 1922 22 Dec 1922 Daughter of Orpha Spawn Hoffman Howard C. H. M Hull Marie E. F 19 Feb 1888 22 Feb 1909 Maiden: Potas Hus: Leslie Johnson Carmen E. F 03 Jan 1904 Husband: Martin C. Johnson Martin C. M 12 Sep 1912 23 Mar 1982 Wife: Carmen E. Jones Charles E. M Jones Charles E., Mrs. F 1846 18 May 1903 Find her first name Hus: Charles King Mrs. F Find dates and full name Lenth Lillie F 24 Feb 1902 06 Jan 1907 Lenth Marie F 20 Sep 1947 Find birth date Malthesen Berna R. F 1908 12 Mar 1981 Father: Bert Alverson Marftenell Infant McKisick Betty Ann F 1850 27 Jun 1887 McKisick Nancy F 1878 14 Aug 1881 Daughter of J. & P. McKisick Oscar M Miller Infant 1901 Myers Anna F 12 Feb 1874 21 Jan 1913 Myers Bernice F 1901 1929 Husband: Claude Myers Claude M 13 Sep 1896 26 Jan 1980 1 Wife: Bernice, 2 Wife: Mary Myers Fay F 11 Mar 1904 27 Mar 1953 Maiden: Delton Myers Ival M Inf Myers Mary F 1908 24 May 1981 Myers Oliver Bert M 18 Feb 1871 30 Apr 1942 Myers Ora Leota F 07 Jan 1913 26 Sep 1913 Myers Suellan Lee F 31 Oct 1951 Find birthdate Nelson Lila F 1918 Maiden: Spawn Opsal Laura F See Laura Staley Opsal Tom M 1934 Wife: Laura Staley find dates Opsell Charles S. M 1884 Inf Opsell George W. M 1899 Opsell Laura A. F 1924 Page Joseph D. M 1872 17 Sep 1936 Wife: Vinnie Page Vinnie F 1874 24 Feb 1961 Husband: Joseph Pattee George M 1883 08 May 1884 Son of A. & M. Payne Herbert M Payne Infant Payne Mary F 01 Mar 1933 Payne Sam M 1890 Potas Caroline F 1858 1950 Potas Henry A. M 01 Jun 1897 23 Jun 1943 Yes no details Potas John M 1849 10 Aug 1933 Potas Louie F. M 07 Dec 1979 Potas Marie E. F See Marie E. Hull Putman Infant Rich Mable Richardson A. F. M 1850 23 Jan 1933 Find full names, wife: Jane C. Richardson Alice F 1901 Richardson Carl E. M 1927 23 Dec 1943 Richardson Clarence M 1822 1928 Yes No details of military Richardson Clifton M 1878 05 May 1952 Richardson Elizabeth F 30 Nov 1930 09 Apr 1917 Check dates Richardson Esther F 1896 09 Ju 1967 Husband: Roy Richardson Ethel F 1896 Richardson Fanny F 1882 03 Sep 1935 Husband: Clifford Richardson Gordon M 1892 21 Oct 1892 Richardson Jane C. F 1855 29 May 1892 Husband: A. F. Richardson John F. M 28 Feb 1856 25 Aug 1910 Richardson Josephine F 1856 19 Jan 1881 Husband: S. W. Richardson Lola B. F 22 Dec 1908 01 Feb 1909 Daughter of Lyle Richardson Lyle M 1905 04 Jan 1970 Richardson Roy A. M 1894 02 Jun 1972 WW1 no military details Richardson Ruth Marie F 1923 25 May 1924 Daughter of Roy Richardson Sarah F 1886 Husband: William Richardson Sina Ann F 26 May 1932 Richardson Spencer M 1918 Yes Co. E. Ind. Inf. Richardson William M 1894 GAR Co. B 11 N.D. Co. Rook Hiram L. M 1918 Rook Infant Child of W. G. Rook Z. J. (Zeb) M 02 Nov 1886 need death date Roper Rhoda F Need dates Rumrill Infant Need dates Rumrill S. H. M Need dates Scott Infant Child of Joseph Spawn Alida F 30 Sep 1902 Spawn Bernice L. F 06 Sep 1892 07 Mar 1910 Daughter of Earl Spawn Charles M 14 May 1957 Spawn Earl M Need dates Wife: Josephine Spawn Elmo S. M 26 Sep 1892 28 Jun 1917 Yes Co. C. 2 U.S. Eng. Son of L. & L.E Spawn Frank M 1918 Spawn Infant Spawn Josephine F 23 Feb 1962 Birthdate? Hus: Earl Spawn Lida B. F 02 Feb 1852 28 Sep 1902 Spawn Lila F See Lila Nelson Spawn Louis M 1924 Yes Co. F. 18 NY Inf. Spawn Minnie F Staley Albert M 25 Aug 1897 31 Dec 1909 Staley Charles S. M 17 Sep 1884 03 Mar 1917 Staley Dora F Staley Ella H. F 1879 08 Apr 1947 Husband: William Staley Emma J. F 1890 25 Aug 1981 Husband: George L. Staley George L. M 1857 17 Oct 1968 Check dates, wife: Emma J. Staley George W. M 1857 14 Aug 1899 Staley Laura F 1864 14 Apr 1924 Maiden: Opsal Staley William F. M 1880 23 Feb 1968 Wife: Ella Stanley Marvin M 1883 1927 Wife: Mary Stanley Mary F 1892 1942 Husband: Marvin Sterud Joseph E. M 07 Oct 1975 Sterud Thomas M 11 Feb 1933 14 Feb 1933 Thomas Charles, Mrs. F Find dates and first name Uthe Emma F 1900 Maiden: Alverson Husband: Henry Uthe Henry W. M 1898 21 Jul 1980 Wife: Emma Alverson Vine Abraham O. M 07 Sep 1810 10 Jna 1900 GAR Co. H. 9 Ind. Inf. Vine Grace F 22 May 1879 Inf Waldren Infant Wheatley Ralph M 07 Jun 1900 20 May 1985 Williams LaVerne 1904 25 Feb 1970 Wright Mrs.