IAGenWeb Project - Clayton co.

First Evangelical Lutheran
Cemetery
(aka Swedish or Norsk cemetery)

5 mi. south of McGregor, Sec. 10, NW/SE
Mendon twp.

Please refer to the notes at the bottom of the page for important information regarding this cemetery.

Name Birth Death Comments
Bachtell, Anna 1880 1925  
Bachtell, Harry 1903 1956  
Bachtell, Lois      
Bachtell, Mabel C. 1901 1902  
Bachtell, Marian 1908 1993  
Bachtell, Vernon 1877 1968  
Backman, Paul Olson      
Bass, Arthur      
Bass, Robert 1923 1923  
Bass, Ronald 1923 1923  
Beckett, Amanda 1878 1953  
Beckett, Elmera 11/23/1896 02/07/1901  
Beckett, William H. 1871 1951  
Bentley, (infant)     (no dates)
Billing, Peter (Mrs.)      
Burr, Joanne      
       
Carlson, ??     (baby of Emil and Jean) (no dates)
Carlson, Carl A. 1878 1950 son of Clara Carlson Peterson Long
Carlson, Emil 1912 1997  
Carlson, Emma 1887 1972  
Carlson, Eunice 1928   "lot owner"
Carlson, George 1920 1990  
Carlson, Janet 1938 1940 d/o E. & J.
Carlson, Jean 1919   "lot owner"
Carlson, Walter 1925   "lot owner"
Chappell, George 1916 1978  
Chappell, Ruth 1915   "lot owner"
Cowell, Severna 1934   "lot owner"
       
Davis, Raymond 1905 1979  
Davis, Sofie Juvik 1914   "lot owner"
Dearborn, Melvin 1943 1988  
DeHaven,     (infant) (no dates)
DeHaven, Caroline 1877 1943  
DeHaven, Samuel 1877 1950  
Dietrich, Alma 1897 1971  
Dietrich, Jeff 1891 1974  
Drallmeier, Hilda 1889 1971  
Drallmeier, Louis 1880 1962  
       
Eggen, Amanda Lindgren 1884 1962  
Eggen, Edward 1879 1945  
Ellenbolt, Emma E. 1884 1969  
Ellenbolt, Peter R. 1882 1945  
Erickson, Amelia Bond * 1867 1942  
Erickson, Andrew O. 07/13/1882 12/07/1899  
Erickson, Erik      
Erickson, Ole 1857 1936  
Erickson, Sigrid 1864 1888  
       
Franz, Albert "Buddy" C. 1881 1971  
Franz, Edna 1917 1995 dau: Buddy and Mamie
Franz, Marie "Mamie" E. 1883 1960  
       
Gregerson, Clarence 1913 1999  
Gregerson, Clarence Gene     "lot owner"
Gregerson, Marcell "Marce" 1922   "lot owner"
       
Hallberg, Albert 1902 1994  
Hallberg, Anna 1865 1934  
Hallberg, Arthur 1903 1981  
Hallberg, August 1870 1948 (*McGregor HS records give surname as
Hallbert)
Hallberg, Carl (Charlie)      
Hallberg, Cherie      
Hallberg, Erin 1977 1999  
Hallberg, Gay Linda 04/24/1953   "lot owner"
Hallberg, Geraldine 1909 1988  
Hallberg, Henry W. 1904 1986  
Hallberg, Inga      
Hallberg, Lavern 1933 1934  
Hallberg, Lynn 01/28/1945   "lot owner"
Hallberg, Marie Bachtell 1911 2000  
Hallberg, Marie Oman      
Hallberg, Merriel Johnson 1921 1985  
Hallberg, Otto 1909 1981  
Hamm, Bernice Beckett 1915 1954  
Hirsch, John 02/11/1838 11/11/1919  
Hirsch, Mary 05/04/1852 05/02/1907 (death date may be 05/22/07)
Hultgren, Andrew A. 1861 1934  
Hultgren, Carl W. * - 10/26/1919 World War I, Iowa Pvt. 329 Inf. R.M.T.
Dept., A.M.C.
Hultgren, Caroline 1867 1945  
       
Ihlenfeldt, Lawrence 1910 1994  
Ihlenfeldt, Marietta 1915 1993  
       
Johanningmeier, Betty      
Johanningmeier, Virgil      
Johnson, Alvin 1923 2000  
Johnson, Bertha Hallberg 1906 1972  
Johnson, Carol 1948   "lot owner"
Johnson, Eda Heilmen 11/07/1910 03/01/2003  
Johnson, Elmer 1902 1985 wife: Bertha
Johnson, Emma      
Johnson, Erick 1866 1934 father
Johnson, Fred William 07/18/1873 12/09/1890  
Johnson, Hulda H. 1874 1961 mother; hus.: Erick
Johnson, Johana 1824 1883 Sevenin's Grandmother
Johnson, John M. 1867 1960 (birth year may be 1876)
Johnson, Julius * 02/14/1895 12/23/1962 wif: Mabel; Iowa Pvt., Co. M, 352 Infantry
WWI
Johnson, Lisa      
Johnson, Mabel Amundson 1902 1989  
Johnson, Ruben     son of Erick and Hulda; (age 2)
Johnson, Severin 1899 1993 wif;Eda; son of Erick and Hulda
Johnson, Soloman 1814 1899  
Johnson, William 1901 1995 son of Erick and Hulda
Jorgensen, Patricia Hallberg 1940 1988 [buried with Hallbergs]
       
Kersten, Esther 1907 1997  
Kersten, Larry 1906 1973  
Klotzbach, LaVonne 1925 08/07/2002  
Klotzbach, Robert 1924 1991  
       
Langen, Anders O. 06/22/1822 - (no death date)
Langen, Beret 08/26/1818 01/04/1900 Hus: Anders
Langlie, Ada Lorena * 07/05/1899 07/06/1912 d/o A.B. & Mary
Langlie, Anton 1859 1942  
Langlie, Lief Elmer * 03/09/1891 01/26/1892 s/o A.B. & Mary
Langlie, Maria 1862 1924 (or Mary)
Langlie, Warner Alexander * 10/1/1897 09/18/1898  
Larson, Anna 1850 1930  
Larson, Arnold Sr. 1915 1995 wife: Nora
Larson, Beda 1880 1916  
Larson, Clara 1894 1897  
Larson, Donell 03/08/1952 10/27/2003 hus.: Arnie
Larson, Gustav 1811 07/11/1887 (WPA gives birth year as 1844)
Larson, Karin 1851 1934 (possibly Caroline)
Larson, Louis J. 1878 1958 wif.: Mary
Larson, Maria 06/07/1818 03/27/1896 hus.: Matthias
Larson, Mary Allen 1876 1944  
Larson, Matilda 10/02/1857 09/28/1908 dau of Matthias and Maria
Larson, Matthias 03/20/1826 09/07/1911 husb. of Maria
Larson, Nora Breitsprecker 1912   "lot owner"
Larson, Olaf 1844 1920  
Larson, Ralph 1903 1903  
Larson, Ralph H.      
Larson, Rob & Roy 08/10/1914 08/11/1914 twin sons of Fred C. & Clara
(may be Bob & Roy)
Lindgren, Anna H. * 01/28/1847 11/25/1891 (WPA gives birth year as 1845)
Lindgren, William      
Long, Clara Carlson Peterson 1848 1933 Widow married Peterson then Long
       
McCracken, Freda     "lot owner"
McCracken, Wayne 1918 08/25/2001  
       
Nading, Edith 1929   hus.: Marvin; "lot owner"
Nading, Elmer 1902 1971  
Nading, James 1968 1998 son of Marvin and Edith
Nading, Joyce Bovee     hus.: Dwain
Nading, Marvin 1924 1997  
Nelson, Alfred 1870 1907  
Nelson, Andrew 1838 1892 wife: Mary
Nelson, Ida 1876 1961 sister of Nels
Nelson, Mary 1835 1900 husband: Andrew
Nelson, Mary 1880 1968 hus.: Nels
Nelson, Nels 1865 1951  
       
Oleson, Anna      
Oleson, Arthur O. 1907 1953  
Oleson, Frances 1915 1990  
Oleson, Gustav      
Oleson, Johanna Maria 1879 1902  
Oleson, William      
Olsen, Anna 1884 1952  
Olsen, Asbjorn 1883 1951 (born in Norway)
Olson, Britta     lot 33
Olson, Johannam 08/01/1879 05/29/1902 lot 28; (dates may not be correct)
Olson, Kirsten     lot 28
Olson, Marta Lewis     lot 28
Olson, Olaf     lot 28
Oman, Johannes     lot 16
Oman, Leonard     lot 38
Oman, Robert     lot 38
Oman, Theodore 1894 1918 lot 38
       
Palmer, Ethel Carlson 1916 2000  
Palmer, Glen 1912 1999  
Peterson, Anna Mae 1926 2000 hus.: Gilbert
Peterson, Carl Fridolf * 08/18/1873 05/06/1902  
Peterson, Charles 1842 1925  
Peterson, Christena 1862 1948  
Peterson, Clara M. * 06/08/1851 01/28/1918  
Peterson, Eugene 1951 1999  
Peterson, Frances Darlene "Corky" 1929 2000 hus: Lyle; dau: John & Azalia Corlett
Peterson, Gilbert "Butch" 1904 1994 wives: Rebecca (div); Anna Whalen
Peterson, John * 06/17/1867 07/01/1918  
Peterson, John "Jack" 1906 1984 wife: Ruth
Peterson, Lyle E. 1929 1957  
Peterson, Peter 03/03/1852 06/29/1890  
Peterson, Rebecca Magnusson 1904 1990  
Peterson, Roger L. 05/07/1937 05/08/1956 son of John and Ruth
Peterson, Ruth Bachtell 1913 1999  
Peterson, Sarah      
Peterson, Wayne 05/28/1988   wife: Mary (Trygg); "lot owner"
       
Reed, Jennifer 1983 1999 dau of Jim and Rebecca
Ricketts, Ellen 1872 1958 hus: Thomas
Ricketts, Thomas 1870 1934  
Rockwell, Richard 1939 1988 wife: Mary
       
Scherf, Loren 1930 2000 wife: Carol
Schlitter, Alice Mae Johnson 1936   hus: Leo (div.); "lot owner"
Schmidt, Clarence 1916 1998  
Schmidt, Leona Nading 1903 1999 Married Elmer Nading then Clarence
Schwietert, Betty 1943   hus.: Harry; "lot owner"
Schwietert, Harry 1930   son of Gustav; "lot owner"
Schwietert, J. Henry 1871 1940 father of Gustav (surname may be spelled
Schwietery)
Siegele, Alfred 1901 1987  
Siegele, Alice Carlson 1908 12/24/1978 see also - obituary
       
Tiomina, Selma 1889 1889 [buried with Clara Larson]
Trygg, ?? 1942 1942 (infant); son of Robert
Trygg, Anders 1830 1916 husband of Anna
Trygg, Andrew A. 1866 1946 father; wife: Ateina
Trygg, Anna 1838 1913 wife of Anders
Trygg, Anna 1875 1945  
Trygg, Anna G.      
Trygg, Ateina S. 1875 1935 mother; husb. Andrew A.
Trygg, Bernice 1915 1986 hus: Raymond
Trygg, Erick 1870 1923 wife: Anna
Trygg, Florence 1901 1902  
Trygg, Harold 1905 1907  
Trygg, June Hinsch 1912 08/10/2001 hus.: Oliver
Trygg, Karin Erickson      
Trygg, Oliver 1905 1989  
Trygg, Raymond 1913 1979  
Trygg, Robert * 07/11/1942 08/08/1942 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Trygg
Trygg, Tim      
Trygg, William      
       
Whalen, Naomi 1901 1968  
Wright, (infant)     son of Burton & Enda (Bachtell)
       
Youngberg, Christina 1841 1922 wife of Ernest
Youngberg, Ernest 1837 1922  
Youngberg, Ida Eggen     hus: Theodore
Youngberg, John 1867 1920 son of Ernest & Christina
Youngberg, Theodore     son of Ernest & Christina


Sources:
-WPA cemetery records (ca 1930's), transcribed by Phyllis Montour
-Cemetery lot-owners cards (current to Jan. 2004), transcribed by Phyllis Montour
-*Additional burials added May 2004 by S. Ferrall from McGregor Historical Soc. records
-Other sources as noted


Notes:
-The churches associated with the Swedish / Norsk Lutheran & Norwegian Lutheran / Stavanger cemeteries were united as one, named First Evangelical Lutheran, in 1936. The cemeteries remain separate.
-The cemetery lot-owner cards may indicate 'future' rather than current burials. They are indicated by the notation "lot owner"
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Comments found in [brackets] were added by the submitters; comments found in (parenthesis) or not enclosed, are from the WPA records

Important notice to researchers: WPA records are known to be incomplete & may contain errors - please use as a guide only

 

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