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Lancaster Co. NEGenWeb Project

Oak Creek Cemetery is located in 5-11-6, Oak Precinct, Lancaster Co., NE. 
This is a partial listing. 



Sarah Jane Mitchell Thatcher
Born: Jan 28, 1842 NJ
wife of Isaac C. Thatcher
Died: Aug 26, 1899

Austin Thatcher
Born: 1876
Location: Illinois
Died: 1897
Son of Isaac C. Thatcher & Sarah Mitchell Thatcher
(Buried beside his mother)

Mary Rachel Thatcher Stein
Born: June 06, 1878 Illinois
wife of William J H Stein
Died: April 11, 1905
Submitted by: Virginia Chastain

Jay C. Bruce
Age 54
Born Jan 13 1950
Died Oct 23 2004
Son of Clarke and Locada Bruce
Submitted by Jeremy Bruce

Sophia Drummond Coppinger 1840-1926. Came from England to Nebraska in 1869 with the Gardner family, married Thomas Coppinger. 

Thomas Coppinger, who came from Kent, England. Co. F, 9th Minnesota Infantry.

Annie Monroe Johnson
1849 - 1936 Grandma 

George 1873 - 1956 and 
Maud 1881 - 1975 (nee Coppinger) Brightenburg

C. (Charles) F. (Fitz) Bowman 
Apr 21 1841 - Mar 12 1917
and below 
Leander L. Sep 9 1907 - Mar 20 1908

The following inscription is on the right side of Bowman 1:

Cornelia Wife of C.F. Bowman 
Died Aug 16 1883 Aged 41 yr 11 mo 5 da.

On the left side of the monument when viewed from the front is the faint inscription visible in picture Bowman 6:

Catherine M.
Apr 26 1868 - Aug 6 1918
Catherine M. (Mooney Larimer)
was the second wife of Charles
Leander L. (Larimer)
Submitted by: Bob Dickinson 
Photographer Leonard Smith 


Hayes Edmund Duling
Born 1-3-1877 Died 5-19-1931

Hayes wife Minnie O. 
(maiden name Blake)
Born 9-17-1880 Died 1-26-1962

Kenneth Elbridge Duling
Born 2-9-1901 Died 4-1-1901

Floyd Dennen Duling
Born 5-8-1902 Died 6-30-1902

Charles Able Blake 
Born 5-22-1877 Died 11-8-1964

John Melvin Wilson
Born 8-9-1851 Died 5-17-1915

Wilson wife Mary Elizabeth 
(maiden name Kemble)
Born 3-20-1860 Died 1935

Children of John and Mary

Nellie Alma Wilson
Born 8-5-1879 Died 12-2-1961

Olive Audrey Wilson
Born 5-19-1897 Died 2-1978

Ruth Vivian Wilson
Born 12-19-1887 Died 1-16-1934

Vera Bee Wilson
Born 5-18-1885 Died 12-29-1940

Berniece Claudia Wilson
Born 1-18-1900 Died 1-3-1954

Grace Muriel Wilson
Born 7-6-1892 Died 1-4-1961

J. Rex Wilson
Born 3-31-1890 Died 12-1982

Mable Ermine Wilson 
(twin of Maude Emily)
Born 5-12-1882 Died 1-17-1884

Maude Emily Wilson 
(twin of Mable Ermine)
Born 5-12-1882 Died 11-28-1933

Mary Irene Wilson
Born 12-16-1894 Died 7-1977

Wife of J. Rex Wilson, Nellie Mae 
(maiden name Welsh) 
1887 - 1964

John Alexander Wilson 
1825 - 1905

Eliza Hactussah 
John's wife
(maiden name Lowry)
9-30-1828 - 5-18-1881

Melvin William Wilson
Son of J Rex and Nellie Mae
1-7-1927 - ?

Henry A. Wilson 
(Son of John Alexander and Eliza Hactussah) 
1868 - 1924 
Submitted by Diane Therkildsen