Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
Mt. Zion(Ingram) (Old Mt. Zion) | |
 photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares. (May 1979) |
 photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares. (May 1979) |
Name of Cemetery: MT ZION CEMETERY
State: Nebraska County: Saunders Township: Rock Creek
Section: NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of Section 20 Township: 13N RANGE: 6E
Recorded By: Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebraska 68025
Assisted By: Wesley Burklund & Francis Beaman both of Ceresco, Nebraska.
Date Recorded: 12 May 1979
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Names Index
Page #
Cook, Munson J p1
Ingersoll, Rebecca L p1
McClure, Corriden E p1
Mills, Alice p1
Mills, Carrie B p1
Mills, Frances L p1
Mills, Minnie p1
Mills, Oscar p1
Mills, Stephen L p1
Reno, Annie p1
Wilson?, J A p1
Tombstone Records
OLD MT ZION CEMETERY located on the creek in the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter in Section 20, Township 13N, Range 6 E, Rock Creek township, Saunders County, Nebraska. It is abandoned and help was needed to locate its whereabouts. Wesley Burklund and Francis Beaman both of Ceresco, Nebraska located the cemetery for me. This was recorded on May 12, 1979 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebraska.
Page 1 Mt Zion Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Stephen L, son of J W & L Mills d 20 May 1885 12 yr 7 mo 25 days Carrie B, dau of J W & L Mills d 17 May 1885 10 yr 11 mo 23 days Oscar, son of J W & L Mills d 8 May 1885 7 yr 1 mo 8 days Alice, dau of J W & L Mills d 6 yrs 1 mo 20 days 9 May 1885 Minnie, dau of J W & L Mills d 3 May 1885 2 yr 5 mo 14 days footstone with initials E M - main marker was missing, only the epitaph remained. Frances L, dau of B P & Lena Mills d 14 Mar 1900 3 yrs 11 mo 9 days Munson J, dau of M & M Cook d 10 Sep 1876 15 yr 11 mo 7 days Corriden E, son Wm & S B McClure d Oct 1874 29 years Rebecca L, wife of James S Ingersoll d 27 Mar 1880 57 years Annie, dau of L B &L E Reno d 2 Apr 1876 1 yr 8 mo 22 days J. A. W. footstone (Mr Beaman indicated there was a stone at one time for a Wilson - we believe this to be a footstone to the marker) There have been bodies removed and interred at the Rock Creek Cemetery in Section 22, two miles east of this cemetery. Mr Burklund reported that the Rock Creek cemetery has officially taken the name of Mt Zion Cemetery, however the register of deeds office state the name on deed records is Rock Creek Cemetery for Section 22.
photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares.
(May 1979)
