Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Donna Ellis & Marilyn Ramsay. (2002) |
Unknown Cemetery(Possibly named Jensen Cemetery)(Oak Creek Township) |
UNKNOWN CEMETERY - This little cemetery is on top of a hill just north of Valparaiso, Nebr located in the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 23 Township 13 N, Range 5 E, Oak Creek Township, Saunders County, Nebraska. I would think that it is an abandoned cemetery, with native grasses in it. Recorded on 18 May 1978 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebr and Kathrine Petersen. Working from the east to the west end of the cemetery in rows.
New information on location of this cemetery (2002):
Jensen cemetery is located 0.6 m. north of Valparasio NE via SH 79 then 440 feet east on CR C (south side); approx coordinates: West -96.49.48, North 41.05.22]. The cemetery is marked with an "Abandoned Cemetery" road sign and the county appears to be mowing it.
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Names Index
Tombstone Records
Part 1Page 1 UNKNOWN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska Row 1 north to south Rena B, dau of L & M A Jensen Manuel, son of L & M A Jensen d 18 May 1882 2 yrs d 23 Jun 1882 5 yr 9 mo 6 days Rosa B, dau of L & M A Jensen Inf dau, L & M A Jensen d 14 May 1882 3 yr 7 mo d 18 Jun 1869 (no age) Lydia A, wife of W P McWilliams d 30 Aug 1884 53 yr 5 mo 7 days unmarked grave - red stone. broken marker age 19 yr 1 mo 9 days (is all that remains) Row 2 south to north James, son of J & M Grant tombstone photo - photo of plot d 24 Dec 1880 26 yr 1 mo 26 days (Photos from Donna Ellis & Marilyn Ramsay, 2002) A J Dyball T R Stevens d 27 Oct 1879 18 yr 8 mo 21 days d 15 Mar 1880 46 yr 5 mo 12 days Lilly P, dau of T R & E J Stevens Eliza J Stevens d 19 Aug 1879 9 mo 3 days d 23 Mar 1883 45 yr 3 mo 24 days Dora, dau of D M & M Deane d 18 Jul 1879 4 mo Mary M, wife Wm Bays Thomas J, son Wm & M M Bays d 13 Dec 1871 30 yrs d 1 Jan 1873 born 14 Mar 1868 (this is a bronze marker) unmarked grave-broken stone no info. Melissa, wife of B F Hedges Wabern R, son B & M Hedges d 18 Jul 1879 59 yr 8 mo 4 days d 8 Sep 1880 27 yrs unmarked grave - red stone. Emma A, dau of G H & C E Rosel d 19 Jun 1882 (no age - marker is broken and part missing) J M Bates d 21 Aug 1890 45 yr 8 mo Row 3 north to south Elsnor W, dau of F & E McClure d 30 Oct 1873 14 yr 2 mo 16 days Page 2 UNKNOWN CEMETERY Saunders County, Nebraska red stone Lillian W, dau of J B & M J Robison d 10 Jan 1883 6 mo 23 days broken marker only thing left is: died 27 Mar 1890 69 yr 5 days Louis A Robison d 21 Dec 1888 55 yr 8 mo 9 days Row 4 south to north under four pine tress Children of W W & E M Taylor Harry H d 27 Jun 1877 4 mo 14 days Ruby H d 11 Dec 1882 21 days There appears to many unmarkad graves noted by depressions and red stones placed in various rows.
