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Baetke aka Rice aka Kinney Cemetery

this page was last updated on Friday, 28 November 2008

Welcome to the Baetke aka Rice aka Kinney Cemetery Page. This is all that is currently known about the Baetke aka Rice aka Kinney Cemetery, In April 1990, a member of the Winneshiek County Genealogy Society wrote this: “The only records that show who was buried in this cemetery appear in the WPA records (Kinney Farm Cemetery). They are: Brooks, Joshua 45y; 19 Jun 1820 22 Feb 1866 Brooks, Electra 46y; 19 Jun 1819 29 Mar 1866 Gordon, Catherine 56y; 1820 10 Apr 1876 Up until 1960, only 2 of these markers listed could still be read. At the present time there are no markers at this site. “ I beg to differ a few years later another lady and I did look for markers. We found two stones for: Clough, Charles C d 4 Mar, 1864 aged 6y 7m 18d son of Happylo (?) Clough, Lucinda 23 Mar 1864 aged 2y 2m 17d Daughter of h & Phebe Clough Both stones were lying face down in the dirt. Whether these two stones were all that were found in the ditch, we will never know. The lady who was with me knew the farmer who had destroyed the stones and dumped them in the ditch. Due to much displeasure from the public that the area was plowed up and planted, the farmer made an effort to find the stones and put them back. He also enclosed the area with a fence. From a History of Orleans Township and from a District #6 School History (Orleans Township), a sixth grader wrote “There used to be a cemetery just east of our school. Four unmarked graves still remain. By looking straight north from our school house, we can see the lone pine tree which marks a grave of a baby girl of the Wells family." Submitted by Janice Sowers, Oct 25, 2008

Key	Names	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscription/Contributor's comment
W	Brooks, Electa	Jun 19, 1820	Mar 29, 1866
W	Brooks, Joshua	Jun 19, 1819	Feb 22, 1866
S	Clough, Charles C		Mar 4, 1864	aged 6y 7m 18d son of Happylo (?)
S	Clough, Lucinda		Mar 23, 1857	aged 2y 2m 17d Daughter of H & Phebe Clough
W	Gordon, Catherine	1820	Apr 10, 1876
S	Wells, Baby Girl			/grave by lone pine tree

Key	Source	For more information
W	WPA data	Select the WPA icon
S	Cemetery History	Janice Sowers
P	GPP pictures	Select the GPP icon
O	Obituary	Select the Obit icon