Clay Township Cemetery
aka Clay Hill / Oak Ridge

Clay Township, Section 10 (T78 R37 S10), SW of Elk Horn

Walked June 1986 by the Nishnabotna Genealogical Society
Updates by Doris Christensen, 2013

Surname	Given Name	Birth	Death	Other Info on Stone	UPD
WEST SIDE
Row 1
FISH	Clarissa	June 6, 1815	Feb. 24, 1881	wife of M. FISH
FISH	Russel G.	Sept. 5, 1848	Jan. 5, 1896
FISH	Mason	March 21, 1805	Sept. 16, 1878
HAGEMAN	Mary	Jan. 18, 1811	Dec. 1, 1876
Row 2
FISH	George	Feb. 16, 1846	June 9, 1915	"Father" - I.O.O.F. marker
FISH	Rachel	Jan. 18, 1846	Dec. 16, 1918	"Mother"
FISH	Elleanor M.		Sept. 21, 1881	dau. of G. M. & R. I. FISH - 1 yr. 8 mo. 15 da.
GRAF	baby		July 23, 1956
SMITH	Sophia		April 17, 1882	dau. of H. SMITH - 22 yr. 4 mo.
CHRISTENSEN	F. D.		Jan. 30, 1880	61 yr. 2 mo. 10 da.
CHRISTENSEN	Sene		Sept. 23, 1912	wife of F. D. CHRISTENSEN - 84 yr. 2 da.
Row 3
STRUTHERS	Frances E.		August 19, 1874	4 yr. 9 mo. 5 da.
STRUTHERS	Levi E.		Jan. 24, 1885	28 yr. 5 mo. 23 da.
STRUTHERS	Ann M.		Dec. 14, 1888	"Mother" - 48 yr. 2 mo. 4 da.
STRUTHERS	Enas		Feb. 9, 1906	78 yr. 3 mo. 11 da.
Row 4
ARMSTRONG	I. A.		August 28, 1885	44 yr. 2 mo. 7 da.
JENSEN	Louisa E.			dau. of C. & C. L. JENSEN - 2 mo.
JENSEN	Mary M.			dau. of C. & C. L. JENSEN
CEPHART	Elizabeth L.		Jan. 26, 1908	wife of L. J. CEPHART - 52 yr. 6 mo. 1 da.
CEPHART	Lee J.	Nov. 11, 1859	Jan. 20, 1940
CEPHART	Mary E.	August 1, 1870	Nov. 30, 1937
ANDERSON	A. G.		Oct. 4, 1912	80 yr. 6 mo. 24 da.
ANDERSON	Marie	Jan. 25, 1839	April 19, 1903	"Mother" - 64 yr. 2 mo. 25 da.
ANDERSON	Cora	May 5, 1880	Nov. 21, 1881	1 yr. 6 mo. 16 da.
footstone with no name
Row 5
ROSS	Millie	May 30, 1828	Feb. 19, 1877	wife of H. W. ROSS
ALLEN	infant twins		March 26, 1871	son & dau. of P. B. & R. M. ALLEN - 14 da.
ALLEN	Wilbur R.	August 11, 1873	Sept. 10, 1897	son of P. B. & R. M. ALLEN
ALLEN	Roxana		July 25, 1881	70 yr.
ALLEN	Hiram		April 12, 1889	"In Memory Of Father & Mother" - 78 yr. 9 mo.
YOUNG	John W.		August 2, 1874	son of J. W. N. & C. A. YOUNG - 16 yr. 11 mo. 3 da.
BAIRD	Charlottie A.		April 2, 1893	"Our Mother" - 59 yr. 10 mo. 8 da.(date corrected 1/20/2011)
JOHNSON	infant		Nov. 2, 1895	son of A. & H. P. JOHNSON - 24 hr.
PAULSEN	Ella	1868	1898
JOHNSON	Ella A.		Nov. 8, 1898	dau. of A. & H. P. JOHNSON - 2 mo. 17 da.
JOHNSON	Everett Marion	Sept. 21, 1905	Sept. 24, 1905	son of A. & H. P. JOHNSON
HANSEN	Peder M.	Sept. 21, 1832	May 15, 1904	born in Denmark- 71 yr. 7 mo. 24 da.
HANSEN	Birgitte		March 20, 1915	79 yr. 8 mo. 4 da.
HANSEN	Henry P.	April 5, 1874		son of P. & B. HANSEN - 7 yr. 11 mo. 8 da.
HANSEN	Rebecka H.	April 3, 1874		dau. of P. & B. HANSEN - 5 mo 5 da.	**
HANSEN	Peter H.	Feb. 21, 1872		son of P. & B. HANSEN - 8 mo. 8 da.
HANSEN	Rebecka E.	April 29, 1877		dau. of P. & B. HANSEN - 14 da.	**
Row 6
CLARK	A. M.		July 16, 1887	Father of Mrs. G. W. ALLEN - 83 yr. 26 da.
PERKINS	Albert E.		Sept. 15, 1871	son of L. H. & L. R. PERKINS - 7 yr. 4 mo. 21 da.
PERKINS	Lyman W.		Oct. 28, 1874	son of L. H. & L. R. PERKINS - 12 yr. 9 da.
PERKINS	Alice E.		Dec. 7, 1874	dau. of L. H. & L. R. PERKINS - 13 yr. 11 mo. 23 da.
JENSEN	Mary	August 7, 1803	March 2, 1880	born in Funen, Denmark
JORGENSEN	Anna Trine	March 15, 1830	Dec. 11, 1891	born in Kirkendrup, Fyn
NELSON	Paul P.	April 14, 1848	March 7, 1932
NELSON	Gerturde M.	Nov. 6, 1846	March 21, 1907	wife of P. P. NELSON - born in Funen, Denmark
NELSON	Alfred		Jan. 14, 1883	child of P. P. & G. M. NELSON - 2 yr. 7 mo. 22 da.
NELSON	Erea M. Eva		Nov. 16, 1880	Child of P. P. & G. M. NELSON - 16 da.
EAST SIDE
Row 1
Winters	Anna		1868	dau. of ?. & C.M. Winters; 1 mo. 12 ds.	**
Winters	Eddie D.		1871	son of ?. & C.M. Winters; 4 mo. 27 ds.	**
WHITNEY	S. (Silas)		April 5, 1891	79 yr. 5 mo. 26 da.	**
WHITNEY	M.(Matilda Cross)		Dec. 21, 1899	85 yr. 3 mo. 19 da.	**
WHITNEY	Roy N.		August 23, 1889	child of O. S. & M. E. WHITNEY - 11 mo. 6 da.
WHITNEY	Dollie E.		March 13, 1887	child of O. S. & M. E. WHITNEY - 3 yr. 10 mo. 17 da.
WHITNEY	O. D.		Dec. 29, 1880	child of O. S. & M. E. WHITNEY - 17 da.
THOMAS	Daniel	Mar. 5, 1822	Feb. 22, 1874	52 yr.; Orig stone replaced?; current stone does not have age	**
THOMAS	Willie		Dec. 17, 1890	child of G. H. & A. THOMAS - 7 y. 5 mo. 12 da.
THOMAS	Wyona			child of G. H. & A. THOMAS - 1 mo.
THOMAS	Henrietta			child of G. H. & A. THOMAS - 3 mo.
MIKKELSEN	Martin	Jan. 13, 1891	Jan. 27, 1892	child of A. & K. MIKKELSEN
MIKKELSEN	Paul	Jan. 17, 1880	Nov. 11, 1881	child of A. & K. MIKKELSEN
BROWN	C. H.		Nov. 2, 1876	55 yr. 7 mo. 26 da. - Masonic Lodge
WILMARTH	W. S. (William S.)		June 19, 1881	husband of L. M. - 60 yr. 5 mo. 2 da.	**
PORTER	Lenard		Dec. 21, 1875	son of M. H. & A. PORTER
BAADE	Frederick W.	1880	1966
BAADE	Marie I.	1880	1965
CHRISTENSEN	Anton Carl	June 21, 1859	May 19, 1904
PUCKETT	"Father" (Isam)		July 22, 1871	68 yr. 8 mo. 28 da.	**
PUCKETT	"Mother" (Jane)		Feb. 11, 1906	76 yr. 7 mo. 2 da.	**
PUCKETT	Levi		Jan. 14, 1906	53 yr. 6 mo. 10 da.
PUCKETT	Emma		July 22, 1866	8 yr. 11 mo. 16 da.
PUCKETT	Hannah		July 23, 1866	3 yr. 6 mo.
PUCKETT	Harlan		July 7, 1866	1 yr. 9 mo. 7 da.
WILMARTH	??A C. (Sophia Berger)		March 3, 1871	31 yr. 3 mo. 13 da.; wife of J. C.	**
?STEPHENSON	?George R.		1867	GAR Vet - I.O.O.F. Lodge 80	**
STEPHENSON	Dora C.	Oct. 28, 1850	Sept. 28, 1911	wife of G. R. STEPHENSON
STEPHENSON	Nettie P.		Feb. 25, 1875	dau. of G. R. & D. STEPHENSON
CHRISTENSEN	Sam	Nov. 4, 1868	July 10, 1889	born in Denmark
?	?
Row 5
MARDESEN	Soren	1816	1876
MARDESEN	Anna M.	1807	1874	his wife
MARDESEN	baby boy
MARDESEN	Martin P.	Jan. 31, 1846	July 6, 1919
MARDESEN	Nancy J.	Dec. 21, 1841	Nov. 19, 1901	wife of M. P. MARDESEN
HANSEN	Hans	1897	1907
HANSEN	Anna	1877	1952
HANSEN	Erik	1873	1945
Row 6
PARSON	W. M.	1845	1914
PARSON	Lucy Ann	1855	1917
NELSEN	Nels J.	1870	1907		**
NELSEN	Christena	1880	1951		**
NELSEN	Anton	1904	1983		**
NELSEN	Margaret	1911	1999		**
Row 7
SORENSEN	N. O.	1865	1947
SORENSEN	Katie	1867	1912	wife of N. O. SORENSEN
SORENSEN	Maggie D.	1871	1947
SORENSEN	Chris L.	1863	1933
MADSEN	Christian	1881	1905	son of L. P. & Sine MADSEN
Row 8
SORENSEN	George F.	1894	1962	W W I
SORENSEN	Winifred E.	1894	1961
SORENSEN	George F., Jr.	1928	1973
SORENSEN	Ida Katherine	1925	1932
SORENSEN	James F.	1933	2009		**
LAMER	George Byron		Oct. 25, 1906	son of D. W. & S. M. LAMER - 16 yr. 7 mo. 21 da.
LAMER	Pearl Irene		Feb. 8, 1894	dau. of D. W. & S. M. LAMER - 6 yr. 1 mo. 7 da.
LAMER	Jacob E.		August 13, 1890	son of J. B. & C. E. LAMER
ANDERSEN	Kirsten M.	Sept. 16, 1843	Nov. 10, 1905
ANDERSEN	C.	April 19, 1839	August 1, 1910
ANDERSEN	A. M.	March 25, 1881	Oct. 17, 1943
CHRISTIANSON	Cecelia M.	August 31, 1885	Jan. 11, 1956
CHRISTIANSON	H. C. J.	Dec. 26, 1872	August 1, 1946
Row 9
COLE	Elanor		August 18, 1890	wife of J. G. COLE - 60 yr. 1 mo. 4 da.
WHITNEY	Russell G.		Feb. 16, 1893	64 yr. 11 mo.
Row 10
CLARK	John M. B.	1850	1923	"Father"
CLARK	Nellie A.	1857	1914	"Mother"
CLARK	baby
CLARK	Sarah M.	Dec. 15, 1890	Oct. 27, 1892
HANSEN	Ida M.		June 4, 1892	dau. of Lars & Mena HANSEN - 14 yr. 8 mo. 1 da.
FREDERIKSON	Kirstine		Feb. 1, 1898	"Mother" - 60 yr. 3 mo.
FREDERIKSEN	A. P.		August 3, 1911	"Father" - 71 yr. 2 mo. 16 da. A.P.'s surname inscribed "sen", while Kirstine's surname inscribed "son"	**
Row 11
SEYMOUR	Carrie B.	Jan. 23, 1862	Nov. 8, 1930	Women's Relief Corp. 158 Iowa
SEYMOUR	Monroe	Sept. 10, 1845	Jan. 11, 1915	Co. B Reg. N.Y. Mtd. Rifles - GAR 61-65
LAWLESS	Tina		Mar. 3, 1890	dau. of J.D. & M. LAWLESS; Aged 4 Yr. ??	**
LAWLESS	Malinda	Sept. 6, 1860	August 5, 1916	wife of J. D. LAWLESS
LAWLESS	John D.	May 31, 1859	August 12, 1912
LAWLESS	Father			"Father" (John D.)	**
LAWLESS	Mother			"Mother" (Malinda)	**
LAMER	Frankie E.		Dec. 8, 1881	child of H. J. & F. E. LAMER; Aged 3 mo.	**
LAMER	Carl		August 14, 1891	child of H. J. & F. E. LAMER - 21 da.
LAMER	Claude		March 9, 1894	child of H. J. & F. E. LAMER - 4 yr. 6 mo.
ERICKSEN	Peter C.	Jan. 6, 1838	Dec. 25, 1908
ERICKSEN	Inger Marie	March 5, 1835	August 31, 1915	his wife
SORENSEN	Sine Maire	Feb. 11, 1855	Jan. 22, 1892	born in Denmark
SORENSEN	Edna May	1899	1901	dau. of C. L. & M. D. SORENSEN
SORENSEN	Inger Marie	1890	1905	dau. of C. L. & M. D. SORENSEN
MICKELSEN	Infant		1916	son of A. P. & S. M. MICKELSEN
Row 12
JOHNSON	George W.	1886	1937
JOHNSON	Aria	1870	1939
JOHNSON	Harold P.	1863	1948
HANSEN	Nels C.	March 2, 1830	June 11, 1892
HANSEN	Trine	May 10, 1826	June 5, 1922
NELSEN	Hans C.	1855	1928
Row 13
PETERSON	Roland M.	May 16, 1906	Feb. 13, 1912	son of Andrew & Alice PETERSON
PETERSON	Alice M.	Jan. 24, 1878	May 4, 1931
PETERSON	Andrew A.	Feb. 7, 1875	Sept. 26, 1952
PETERSON	Martin	July 7, 1846	Oct. 9, 1911	"Herunder Hviler"
PETERSON	Johane	April 8, 1849	May 9, 1935	(here lies at rest)
PETERSON	Karen	Jan. 30, 1833	May 20, 1900	fodt Paa Laalana - Dod Elk Horn
Row 14
REICH	Baby	June 27, 1916	July 4, 1916
REICH	Ella	1890	1985
REICH	Otto	1885	1968
NELSON	Andrew A.	1877	1948	"Father"
NELSON	Caroline	1877	1944	"Mother'	**
FREDRICKSON	Infant Son		Feb. 23, 1902	son of Lawrence & Christina FREDERICKSON	**
FREDRICKSON	Andrew C.	Jan. 12, 1838	June 14, 1912	"Father"	**
FREDRICKSON	Ane K.	Dec. 28, 1835	Dec. 26, 1918	"Mother"	**
Row 15
SCHNOOR	infants
JUHLER	Peter M.	Sept. 6, 1883	June 3, 1970
JUHLER	Bothilda	Sept. 20, 1881	June 13, 1944
JUHLER	Rose Christine	Nov. 20, 1913	July 5, 1916
PETERSEN	Christian	Nov. 22, 1893	? ?, 1893	child of John & Anna PETERSEN
PETERSEN	John	Jan. 5, 1891	March 14, 1891	child of John & Anna PETERSEN
FREDRICKSON	John F.	Nov. 7, 1865	June 11, 1917		**
FREDRICKSON	Bentena	Jan. 15, 1869	Oct. 29, 1956		**
FREDRICKSON	Wilford L.	Feb. 2, 1904	Feb. 11, 1904	son of J. F. & B. FREDRICKSON	**
ANDERSON	Clarence A.	Sept. 21, 1884	Oct. 24, 1929
ANDERSON	Peter H.	Oct. 2, 1851	Jan. 28, 1917
ANDERSON	Laura	March 18, 1855	Oct. 18, 1932
ANDERSON	William O. H.	Sept. 26, 1878	Jan. 1, 1956
Row 16
SORENSEN	Fred G.	1901	1988		**
SORENSEN	Christina	1908	1939
JENSEN	Nels C.	1858	1913
JENSEN	Helvig	1861	1923	his wife
ANDERSON	Alma	1892	1927
ANDERSON	Raymond	1893	1972
ANDERSON	Mary D.	1902	?
ANDERSON	Leland R.	Dec. 21, 1921	May 10, 1923
Row 17
ISRAEL	Nora P.	Sept. 6, 1886	Dec. 24, 1972
ANDERSON	Ethel	1912	1988		**
PETERSON	Amanda S.	1884	1961
PETERSON	S. Manville	1878	1955
HENRICKSON	Anna	1862	1954	"Mother"
HENRICKSON	John	1864	1930	"Father"
JENSEN	Anton	Oct 4, 1913	July 3, 1994	PFC US Army WWII, Silver Star	**
JENSEN	Nels M.	1890	1968	"Father"
JENSEN	Dagar S.	1888	1919	"Mother"
JENSEN	Elsie Johana	1884	1967
JENSEN	Henry	1907	1977
ANDERSON	Ivro E.	Feb. 14, 1919	Aug. 13, 1990		**
ANDERSON	Eldon R.	March 21, 1944	Sept. 2, 1944
Row 18
NELSON	Lawrence	April 23, 1878	April 29, 1971
NELSON	Minnie	Oct. 4, 1886	March 7, 1961
PETERSEN	Lynn G.	July 7, 1934	March 30, 2014		**
PETERSEN	Joyce A. (Baker)	Nov. 26, 1935	June 17, 2022		**
PETERSEN	Mary	August ?, 1873	Feb. 4, 1952
PETERSEN	Peter A.	Jan. ?, 1866	July 3, 1964
Row 19
FREDRICKSON	Mildred I.	Nov. 22, 1906	Mar. 19, 2003		**
FREDRICKSON	Harry (Freddie) F.	Apr. 15, 1898	Dec. 2, 1991		**
CLARK	C. Thomas	June 9, 1878	Nov. 5, 1955
CLARK	Lydia A.	Aug. 10, 1904	**Apr. 14, 1988		**
CLARK	John M.	Jan. 6, 1884	Oct. 8, 1953
PETERSON	Gladys T. M.	Feb. 6, 1915	Feb. 26, 1998		**
PETERSON	Alva R.	May 23, 1904	Nov. 4, 1989		**
PETERSON	Daisy M.	1876	1962
PETERSON	Peter M.	1871	1934
CARLSON	Ferne C.	Dec. 16, 1910	July 27, 1998		**
CARLSON	William	Oct. 27, 1908	Oct. 18, 1984		**
ANDERSON	May I.	1887	1974
ANDERSON	Harry C.	1882	1956
Row 20
WIGES	Donald Gene	1930	1990	A1C US Air Force WWII	**
ANDRESEN	Melvin L.	June 3, 1917	Sept. 14, 1980		**
ANDRESEN	Frances E.	Jan. 28, 1917	May 17, 1994		**
Row 21
PETERSON	Josie J.	Jan. 26, 1906	Feb. 19, 1987		**
PETERSON	Bennie J.	Sept. 16, 1906	Aug. 14, 1963		**
Row 22
HERRERA	Tara Renee	Sept. 24, 1974	Oct. 3, 1974	dau. of Manuel & Julie HERRERA
REDICK	Robin Lee	Feb. 4, 1980	Jan. 9, 1982	A brave little boy who gave love and laughter to everyone he touched
PETERSEN	Wava J.	July 31, 1932	?
PETERSEN	Lyle G.	May 23, 1929	Mar. 11, 2020		**
PETERSON	Lila M. (Brown)	Aug. 29, 1929	Nov. 17, 1992		**
PETERSON	Dale R.	June 15, 1931	Apr. 13, 2023		**
Unknown Row (Beyond Row 22)
CHRISTENSEN	Harry E.	1902	1996		**
CHRISTENSEN	Nellie E.	1897	1994		**
DUNN	Craig Charles	Oct. 17, 1966	July 19, 2010		**
EICKE	Crystal Eve (Hoeper)	Feb. 28, 1858	Apr. 16, 2000		**
WIGES	Sherry Glee (Cooper)	Mar. 23, 1935	July 9, 2014		**

Credits: Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs with permission from The Nishnabotna Genealogical Society (walked June 1986)
Clay Township Cemetery. Shelby County, Iowa
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** Updates provided by Doris Christensen 2013; addit'l from FAG 2023