In researching my family tree, too often I have found myself in a long-abandoned cemetery, its residents lost
to all but their own eternal contemplation. This page represents my effort to ensure they are not lost forever.

If you have a photo of any of our ancestors' burial sites, and would care to share it, I will be honored to add it here.

Richardson Hunt Gatewood
June 6, 1791~Sept. 1, 1870

Olive Broyles-Gatewood
About 1818~Dec. 27, 1866

Parents of Mary Elizabeth Gatewood-Snelson

Old Rose Hill Cemetery; Rose Hill, Iowa

Photos courtesy of Roy Gatewood

Mary Elizabeth Gatewood-Snelson
Nov. 3, 1839~Mar. 15, 1905

Valley View Cemetery; Genoa, Nebraska

Charles W. Long
May 16, 1865~Feb. 22, 1939

Olive Ann Snelson-Long
Sept. 16, 1876~April 13, 1965
Daughter of Mary Elizabeth Gatewood-Snelson

Valley View Cemetery; Genoa, Nebraska

Jerusha Bennett-Sabin
Wife of William C. Sabin
Sept. 17, 1795~July 6, 1861
Grandmother to Fidell, Warren, and Hattie Sabin (below)

Old Towlesville Cemetery; Howard, New York

Photo courtesy of Bonney Powers

Mary Ann Clark-Sabin
183?~Dec. 18, 1883
Mother of Warren Elwood Sabin

Shaffer Cemetery; Harrison Township, Jewell County, Kansas
(Formerly Shaffer Union Cemetery)

Fidell Sabin
Sept. 12, 1862~Nov. 22, 1901
Son of Mary Ann Clark-Sabin

Valley View Cemetery; Genoa, Nebraska

Warren Elwood Sabin
1866~1923
Son of Mary Ann Clark-Sabin

Valley View Cemetery; Genoa, Nebraska

John Adamson
June 17, 1859~Mar. 10, 1943

Hariett Maria "Hattie" Sabin
June 23, 1869~Aug. 27, 1930
Daughter of Mary Ann Clark-Sabin

Fullerton Cemetery; Fullerton, Nebraska

John Irland
1793~1868

Polly Rasmussen
1796~1884
Wife of John Irland

Sterling Center Cemetery; Sterling, New York

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Catharine Schryder
November 09, 1757~November 18, 1836
Wife of Andrew Rasmussen and Mother of Polly Rasmussen

Sterling Center Cemetery; Sterling, New York

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Andrew Irland
1821~1899
Son of John Irland

Hattie E. Essex
1833~1922
Wife of Andrew Irland

Sterling Center Cemetery; Sterling, New York

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Olive Strong
1822~1898
Wife of William Irland

Sterling Center Cemetery; Sterling, New York

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

William George
January 12, 1815~October 10, 1894

Nancy Reed George
November 30, 1812~January 24, 1892
Wife of Andrew Irland

English Cemetery; Wheatland, Iowa

Inset shows enlargement of photo at left.

Photos courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Selindia L. Andridge
(a.k.a. Celinda Lydia Bailey/Colburn/Irland)
September 11, 1832~June 20, 1892
Mother of Emogene, William Eugene, and Kirk K. Irland

Lincoln Township Cemetery; Buena Vista County, Iowa

Photos courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Inset shows current condition of marker.

Emogene Irland Webster
January 22, 1862~March 22, 1932
Wife of Atwood Webster

Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Atwood Webster
May 06, 1859~October 28, 1953

Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

William Eugene Irland
January 27, 1865~June 06, 1947

Mary Abby George-Irland
June 16, 1871~November 23, 1953
Wife of William Eugene Irland

Opstead Baptist Cemetery; Opstead, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

William Eugene "Willie" Irland Jr.
September 25, 1889~February 13, 1892
Infant son of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Lincoln Township Cemetery; Truesdale, Iowa

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Ira John Irland
February 10, 1892~April 24, 1969
Son of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Opstead Baptist Cemetery; Opstead, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Ruth Irland-Van Valkenburg
November 10, 1893~July 05, 1961
Daughter of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Oak Hill Cemetery; Estherville, Iowa

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Orvil "Shorty" Irland
July 20, 1897~August 13, 1971
Son of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Holden Church Cemetery; Aitkin County, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Minnie Irland-Hopper
June 27, 1902~March 27, 1945
Daughter of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Opstead Baptist Cemetery; Opstead, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Emagene Mae "Emma" Irland-Dammar
August 29, 1904~October 15, 1996
Daughter of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Axel Herbert "Herb" Dammar
June 26, 1896~October 15, 1996

Holden Church Cemetery; Aitkin County, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Atwood Peter "Pete" Irland
1909~February 08, 1935
Son of William Eugene & Mary George Irland

Opstead Baptist Cemetery; Opstead, Minnesota

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

Hugo Cemetery; Hugo, Minnesota

Hugo Cemetery; Hugo, Minnesota

Kirk K. Irland
December 15, 1866~March 03, 1934

Olive Olson
October 1879~June 21, 1960
Wife of Kirk Irland

Spencer Riverside Cemetery; Spencer, Iowa

Photo courtesy of Calvin Hopper

William Henry Knapp
April 20, 1817~February 12, 1887

Hannah Barr Knapp
September 10, 1820~July 31, 1893
Wife of William Henry Knapp

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska

Inset shows enlargement of photo at left.

Rachel Marilla Knapp-Prall
Nov 14, 1858~Mar 2, 1886
Daughter of William Henry & Hannah Barr-Knapp
Wife of John Henry Prall
Mother of Harvey Prall

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska

Note: this inscription appears on the reverse side
of the marker immediately above.

Harvey Prall
Nov 6, 1884~May 14, 1886
Infant son of John Henry & Rachel Marilla Knapp-Prall

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska

Note: this inscription appears adjacent to the marker immediately above.

Sally "Ann" Knapp-Smith
Aug 1846~Dec 25, 1909
Daughter of William Henry & Hannah Barr-Knapp
Wife of Hezekiah G. Smith
Mother of William Russell Smith

Plateau (formerly Steers) Cemetery; Browns Valley, Minnesota

Note: Sally Ann Knapp should not be confused with Minnie Agnes Knapp, who has been cited by many researchers as a daughter of William Henry and Hannah Barr-Knapp. Minnie Agnes Webber-Knapp (1874-1901) was the first wife of Edward Knapp, a son of Miles Knapp. Minnie Webber-Knapp is buried in Prairie Union Cemetery, near Shubert, Nebraska.

Hezekiah Galloway Smith
1838~Mar 7, 1909
Husband of Sally "Ann" Knapp-Smith
Father of William Russell Smith

Plateau (formerly Steers) Cemetery; Browns Valley, Minnesota

William Russell Smith
Aug 1871~Apr 29, 1940
Son of Hezekiah G. and Sally "Ann" Knapp-Smith
Husband of Anna M. Sykora-Smith
Father of Russell William Smith

Valley View Cemetery; Browns Valley, Minnesota

Anna M. Sykora-Smith
1879~1952
Wife of William Russell Smith
Mother of Russell William Smith

Valley View Cemetery; Browns Valley, Minnesota

Russell William Smith
25 Aug 1906~13 May 1930
Son of William Russell and Anna M. Sykora-Smith

Valley View Cemetery; Browns Valley, Minnesota

Jacob Luginbill
1855~[1932]
Second Husband of Mollie Knapp

Mollie Knapp-Harding-Luginbill
1854~1920
Daughter of William Henry & Hannah Barr-Knapp

Maple Cemetery; Salem, Nebraska

Reuben Harding
Jan. 25, 1845~Oct. 2, 1899
First Husband of Mollie Knapp

Heim Cemetery; Dawson, Nebraska

David Neikirk
December 29, 1811~December 13, 1870
Father of Emma, Amanda, Milton, and Minerva (below)

Abigail Garman-Neikirk
November 22, 1815~1876
Wife of David Neikirk

Sarah "Emma" Neikirk
March 5, 1843~1864

Amanda Neikirk
Amanda is interred in Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Washington

Milton Neikirk
About 1852~Before 1876

Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio

Minerva Ann Percival
1841~1914
Mother of Lulu Baker Foley, Jessie P. Knapp, and Robert B. Baker

Lulu Baker Foley
1870~1910

Lafayette Cemetery, Brock, Nebraska

Bernard Curran Foley
Died Apr. 17, 1909
Age 43 Years
Husband of Lulu Baker Foley

Mount Calvary Cemetery; Salt Lake City, Utah

Robert B. Baker
1872~1947
Son of Minerva (Baker) Percival

Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota

Raymond R. Baker
April 03, 1903~March 31, 1943
Son of Robert Baker

Greenlawn Cemetery; Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota

Inez B. (Baker) Nelson
April 12, 1900~April 5, 1974
Daughter of Robert Baker

Greenlawn Cemetery; Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota

Paul M. Nelson
Nov 25, 1896~April 28, 1964
Husband of Inez (Baker) Nelson

Greenlawn Cemetery; Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota

Lorrey A. Nelson
1919~1980
Son of Paul M. & Inez Baker-Nelson

Greenlawn Cemetery; Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota

Alice A. Nelson
1918~1998
Wife of Lorrey A. Nelson

Greenlawn Cemetery; Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota

Robert H. Knapp
April 8, 1866~May 8, 1943
Son of William Henry & Hannah Barr Knapp

Jessie P. Knapp
August 8, 1867~December 19, 1938
Wife of Robert H. Knapp

Lafayette Cemetery, Brock, Nebraska

Dale Knapp
1892~1918
Son of Robert Henry & Jessie Baker Knapp

Lafayette Cemetery, Brock, Nebraska

Myrtle E. (Law) Knapp
July 13, 1907~Aug. 27, 1999

Robert H. Knapp, PhD.
April 10, 1904~Jan. 7, 1990
Son of Robert Henry & Jessie Baker-Knapp

Bluff View Cemetery; Vermillion, South Dakota

Lulu Belle Knapp (Lare) Morse
1895~1957
Daughter of Robert Henry & Jessie Baker Knapp

Harley L. Morse
1886~1970
2nd Husband of Lulu Belle

Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nebraska

Raymond Wheeler
June 14, 1914~Apr. 19, 1995
Husband of Dona B. Lare Wheeler

Dona B. Lare Wheeler
Sept. 28, 1917~Jan. 31, 1987
Daughter of Lulu Belle Knapp (Lare) Morse

Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nebraska

Miles W. Knapp
September 28, 1847~June 23, 1914
Son of William Henry & Hannah Barr Knapp

Fannie Proctor Knapp
October 18, 1857~September 29, 1944
Wife of Miles W. Knapp

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska

John Henry Knapp
1876~1952
Son of Miles W. & Fannie Proctor Knapp

Josie M. Knapp
1880~1952
Wife of John Henry Knapp

Nemaha Cemetery; Nemaha City, Nebraska
 

Eli M. Knapp
1878~1961
Son of Miles W. & Fannie Proctor Knapp

Dora A. Knapp
1879~1951
Wife of Eli M. Knapp

Nemaha Cemetery; Nemaha City, Nebraska
 

Richard Raymond Knapp
1889~1966
Son of Miles W. & Fannie Proctor Knapp

Maude E. Knapp
1887~1978
Wife of Richard R. Knapp

Nemaha Cemetery; Nemaha City, Nebraska
 

Joseph Knapp
December 02, 1886~February 23, 1887
Infant son of Miles W. & Fannie Proctor Knapp

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska

Jeff R. Knapp
February 10, 1904~March 24, 1985
Son of Miles W. & Fannie Proctor Knapp

Crystal Gaskill Knapp
June 4, 1905~August 29, 1998
Wife of Jeff R. Knapp

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska

Jesse Claywell Richardson
Abt. 1794~April 2, 1866
Husband of Rebecca P. Ellis-Richardson

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

Rebecca P. Ellis-Richardson
Apr. 4, 1808~Jan. 7, 1878
Wife of Jesse Claywell Richardson

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

William Eli Robertson
Aug 20, 1837~June 20, 1908
Husband of Martha "Comfort" Richardson

Martha "Comfort" Richardson-Robertson
May 30, 1842~Sept 30, 1881
Daughter of Jesse C. & Rebecca P. Ellis-Richardson

Prairie Union Cemetery—Northwest of Shubert, Nebraska

Blanch Smiley
Dec 22, 1891~Aug 26, 1892
Daughter of Charles A. & Dora Robertson-Smiley
Granddaughter of William Eli & Comfort Richardson-Robertson

Prairie Union Cemetery—Northwest of Shubert, Nebraska

Emily A. Edwards-Richardson
Apr 1838~Sept 22, 1860
2nd Wife of Watson Reed Richardson (son of Jesse & Rebecca Ellis-Richardson)

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

Lily R. Richardson
Apr 6, 1868~May 29, 1868
Infant Daughter of Watson Reed & Elizabeth J. Cameron-Richardson

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

George Kimball (Kimble)
Oct 23, 1867~Aug 23, 1945
Husband of Dillen Richardson-Kimball

Dillen Elizabeth Richardson-Kimball
Dec 31, 1871~Jan 13, 1927
Daughter of Watson Reed & Elizabeth J. Cameron-Richardson

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

Jesse Richardson
Jan 18, 1879~Feb 13, 1932
Son of Watson Reed & Elizabeth J. Cameron-Richardson

Upper Riverside Cemetery; Hotchkiss, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Tamera L. Seipp

Violet Louis Richardson-DeGraffenreid
Feb 3, 1864~1934
Daughter of Watson Reed & Elizabeth J. Cameron-Richardson

Edward DeGraffenreid
Sept 1855~1920
2nd Husband of Violet Louis Richardson

Upper Riverside Cemetery; Hotchkiss, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Tamera L. Seipp

Upper Riverside Cemetery; Hotchkiss, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Tamera L. Seipp

Mabel M. Karns
May 8, 1887~April 25, 1888
Infant Daughter of John S. & Violet Louise Richardson-Karns

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

Upper Riverside Cemetery; Hotchkiss, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Tamera L. Seipp

Upper Riverside Cemetery; Hotchkiss, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Tamera L. Seipp

Upper Riverside Cemetery; Hotchkiss, Colorado
Photo courtesy of Tamera L. Seipp

Sarah E. Beard-Rice (Royse)
Dec. 31, 1816~Nov. 11, 1878
Daughter of John Mason & Ann Wisdom-Beard
Wife of Robert A. Rice

Millsap Cemetery; Rockport, Missouri

Nannie R. Royse

John C. Royse

Believed to be grandchildren of Sarah Beard-Royse (above)

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

Claud S. Clary
1880~1947

Avis E. Clary
1886~1977
Wife of Claud S. Clary

Mt. Vernon Cemetery; Peru, Nebraska

Myrtle M. Humbert
1876~1964
Sister to Claud S. Clary

Hillcrest Cemetery; Omaha, Nebraska

William S. Chambers
1875~1910
First husband of Myrtle M. (Clary-Chambers) Humbert

Sheridan Cemetery; Auburn, Nebraska

Mary Ann (Owens) Chambers
1848~1940
Mother of William S. and Alva C. Chambers

Sheridan Cemetery; Auburn, Nebraska

Alva C. Chambers
1872~1913
Son of Mary Ann (Owens) Chambers

Sheridan Cemetery; Auburn, Nebraska

Frank O. Humbert
1880~1944
Second husband of Myrtle M. (Clary-Chambers) Humbert

Hillcrest Cemetery; Omaha, Nebraska

Faye M. Steele
1899~1972
Daughter of Myrtle M. (Clary-Chambers) Humbert & William S. Chambers

Hillcrest Cemetery; Omaha, Nebraska

William E. Steele
1891~1949
Husband of Faye M. (Chambers) Steele

Hillcrest Cemetery; Omaha, Nebraska

Jerel R. Steele
1924~1957
Son of Faye M. (Chambers) & William E. Steele

Hillcrest Cemetery; Omaha, Nebraska

John Mason Beard
May 18, 1859~Oct. 12, 1931

Emma B. Hagadorn-Beard
Aug. 31, 1857~Jan. 30, 1937
Wife of John Mason Beard

Aurora City Cemetery; Aurora, Nebraska

Edmund J. Beard
1884~1957
Son of John Mason & Emma Hagadorn-Beard

Aurora City Cemetery; Aurora, Nebraska

Gipsie E. Webb-Beard
1893~1924
First Wife of Edmund Beard

Aurora City Cemetery; Aurora, Nebraska

Lydia F. George-Beard
1893~1966
Second Wife of Edmund Beard

Aurora City Cemetery; Aurora, Nebraska

Emma E. Beard-Newman
July 29, 1895~Nov. 19, 1980
Daughter of John Mason & Emma Hagadorn-Beard

Aurora City Cemetery; Aurora, Nebraska

Phillip Eugene Newman
Aug. 19, 1927~Feb. 1, 2001
Son of Emma E. Beard & Clark A. Newman

Aurora City Cemetery; Aurora, Nebraska

Belle Gillespie-Able
May 1880~Mar. 31, 1901
Daughter of William H. & Sarah Beard Gillespie
(First Wife of John Wesley Able, below)

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

C. Grace Gillespie
1891~1934
Daughter of William H. & Sarah Beard Gillespie

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

 Homer H. Gillespie
November 13, 1891~January 20, 1971
Son of William H. & Sarah Beard Gillespie

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

Francis M. Wray
1847~1932

Mary J. Short-Wray
1847~1927
Wife of Francis Wray

Valley View Cemetery; Genoa, Nebraska

Elizabeth Watkins Clary
Died February 12, 1870
1st Wife of William Carroll Clary

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

Robert Clary
1849~1898
Son of William Carroll & Elizabeth Clary

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

June Elizabeth Clary
1889~1861
Daughter of Henry L. & Catherine Clary
(Granddaughter of William Carroll & Elizabeth Clary)

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

John Wesley Able
1873~1946
Husband of Olive Laurinda Tobler
 
Olive Laurinda Tobler
1881~1946
Wife of John Wesley Able
 
Mt. Vernon Cemetery; Peru, Nebraska

Photo courtesy of Ray & Rosalyn Tomlin

Josephine A. McComas Allen
November 6, 1909~September 15, 1986
Daughter of Howard & Florene McComas

Walnut Grove Cemetery; Brownville, Nebraska

Henrietta Bocock
1859~1934
 

Stella Cemetery; Stella, Nebraska