Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
![]() photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares. (April 1977) | Abandoned Church
(Mariposa Township) |
Name of Cemetery: ABANDONED CHURCH CEMETERY
State: Nebraska County: Saunders Township: Mariposa
Section: NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 14 Township: 15N RANGE: 6E
Recorded By: Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebraska 68025
Assisted By: Kathrine Petersen
Date Recorded: 30 April 1977
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Tombstone Records
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Bruse, Anna H p1
Bruse, Selma p1
Foot, R B p1
Lyon, Anna T p1
Lyon, Georg H p1
Petterson, Ester M p1
Sorensen, Addie p1
Sorenson, Herman S p1
Sorenson, Selma p1
It was noted a change in spelling Sorensen(son) between the two markers.
Sweders, Anna Therese p1
Thomson, Jennie L I p1
ABANDONED CHURCH Cemetery located in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 14, Townahip 15N, Range 6E Mariposa Township Saunders County, Nebraska. It is located in the middle of a field about a block from the road. Recorded on 30 April 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19, Fremont, Nebraska, and Kathrine Petersen.
Page 1 ABANDONED CHURCH Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska
Working from the east side going west in plots.
R B Foot marker only.
Anna Therese, dau of A N & O Sweders
25 Oct 1878 3 Aug 1879
Addie, dau of A & I Sorensen
d 4 Sep 1876 1 yr 14 days
Anna H, wife of P J Bruse
d 22 May 1884 32 yr 7 mo 7 days
"Our mother, In God's own morn
her orb will rise, once more a star in Paradise."
Selma, dau of L P & G Bruse
2 Dec 1870 30 Nov 1877
Ester M, dau of A G & H A Petterson
d 31 May 1878 2 mo 25 days
Jennie L, dau of N & C J Thomson
d 14 Sep 1878 10 mo 6 days
Children of H M & J Lyon
Anna T d 29 Mar 1885 1 yr 2mo 15 days
Georg H d 29 Mar 1885 2 yr 11 mo 9 days
Selma, dau of A & I Sorenson
d 25 Mar 1885 2 yr 8 mo 20 days
Herman S, son of A & I Sorenson
d 25 Mar 1885 6 yr 6 mo 21 days
"Suffer little children
Come unto me and
forbid them not, for
of such is the kingdom of Heaven."
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