Oakwood Cemetery

Nininger Township, Dakota County, Minnesota: T115N - R17W, section 20

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This cemetery has regular care and is in fair shape. Most of the marked burials appear to be located in the southwest section of this cemetery. The fenced area surrounding the cemetery is much larger than the area that has marked burials. This cemetery is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Over the years there have been several references to this particular cemetery. I have found that one of the best works is ‘The History of Nininger ... More Than Just a Dream’, written Leslie A. Guelcher. This book shows a map outlining the cemetery and photographs of some of the burial monuments.

In the 1881 "History of the Minnesota Valley", by Rev. Edward D. Neill, he wrote: ‘...Oakwood Cemetery ... This association was organized 7 June 1856. ... That same year, they purchased fifteen acres of land in the south-east quarter of section 20. The name Oakwood, on account of a very fine grove of oaks which was situated on the land, was selected. The cemetery was surveyed and platted in 1856 .’ (page 295).

The Dakota county cemetery compilation lists this cemetery as: Oakwood Cemetery. Owned by Minnesota Historical Society. Surveyed and platted in 1856. 15 acres. Located SE1/4 of Section 20. 140th Street East.

This cemeteries burial monuments were transcribed during the spring of 2000.

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Everyone is listed in alphabetical order.

Caleb Adams 1826-1898

Mary F., wife of C.P. Adams, rest buried to deep to read

two infant sons Adams - no names or dates listed

James H. Akers, 1st Sgt. Co. H 1 Minn. Inf. - Civil War - KIA - Gettysburg 1837 - 1863

only Akers (?) - rest missing and very worn

Wm. P. Akers, died 7 November 1863, age 17 years 2 months 3 days

Mrs. H.A. Baldwin, died 17 September 185?

infant son Willie Baldwin (?)

Joh? Beckwith, died 11 April 1865, age 44 (?) years 1 month

F.S. Bensmore (?) 1857-1944

Amelia Berkholz 1859-1931

John Berkholz 1860-1913

? Bower (?), of Boyertown (?), Berks County, Pennsylvania, died 25 December 1856, age 29 years 22 days

Daniel E. Bower, son of ? and Elizabeth ? - rest of stone missing

Carl Bremer (?) 1874-1934

‘Father’ Bremer (?) 1849-1930

‘Mother’ Bremer (?) 1852-1939

Regena Bremer (?) 1887-1907

Bessie W. Dekay, wife of P. (?) N. Bursell, 28 October 1869 (?) - 18 January 1907

Catherine 1837-1863 (could be Caleff (?) or Jewett (?))

J.J. Caleff 22 June 1778 - 11 October 1857

Sarah P. Caleff 19 April 1809 - 7 May 1890

? Chamberlain (?) 25 ? 1826 - ? February 1876

R.T. Chamberlain, died 26 September 1860, age ? years 5 months (?)

Mattie E. Chamberlin 13 April 1856 - 22 May 1878

Theo Chamberlin (?) 8 (?) October 1813 - 25 June 1859

Ada F. Chrispen 1865-1952

Benton Chrispen 1863-1902

‘Father’ Chrispen (?) 1861-1929

‘Grandmother’ Chrispen (?) 1836-1908

‘Mother’ Chrispen (?) 1863-1919

Orville Chrispen (?) 1892-1893

?, child of L.N. and A. Countryman, died 11 ? 1863 (?)

?, child of L.N. and A. Countryman, died ? September 1865, age 2 years 3 months

Alta Chamberlain, wife of Levi Countryman 1833-1922

Gratia A. Countryman 1866-1953

Levi N. Countryman 1832-1924

Marvin, son of L.N. and A. ?. Countryman, died 15 September 1883, age 8 months ? days

Theo R. Countryman 1857-1949

Arthur Cecil Day, died 30 September 1877, age 1 year 3 months

Amanda J., wife of Isaac W. Dekay, died 21 March 1878, age 44 years 3 months 28 days

Isaac W. Dekay 26 November 1821 - 25 October 1899

Richard E. Dekay, Private N.Y. Militia, War of 1812, 1790-1859

Richard W. Dekay 3 July 1858 - 23 April 1894

Winona, daughter of I.W. and A.J. Dekay, died 5 April 1856 age ?

Alexander Dockstader 1854-1945

Alonzo Dockstader 1829-1910

Carrie S. Dockstader 1858-1932

Mary A. Dockstader 1833-1923

Mahala Felton 15 October 1805 - 5 October 1892

Mary V.R. Felton (?) 19 January 18?4 - 26 April 1889 (?)

William Felton 15 June 1802 - 21 May 1883

Anna Fieseler, nee Bernard, wife of Friedrich Fieseler 30 July 1851 - 28 January 1892

Friedrich Fieseler, born 22 March 1846 in Rhoden (?) Waldeck - 29 July 1907

Heinrich Fieseler, born 11 April 1856 Rhoden (?) Waldeck - 11 June 1913

Willie, son of Friedrich and Anna (?) Fieseler 14 May 1876 - 12 July 1891

F. Annita, daughter of J.E. and M.E. Finch, died 19 February 1863, aged 3 years 9 months 9 days

Amelia, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 28 April 1853 - 6 May 1853

Henry, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 26 July 1863 (?) - 30 July 1863

Herman, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 21 March 1862 - 29 March 1862

Lillie, child of M. and L. Fischer 18 June 1866 - 12 (?) September 1866

Lisette, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 19 January 1857 - 20 December 1857

Lissette Retsche, wife of Michael Fischer 13 March 1829 - 4 July 1883

Louis, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 20 April 1859 (?) - 9 September 1862

Louisa, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 8 May 1865 - 20 May 1865

Matilda, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 28 February 1855 - 28 July 1864

Menna, child of M. and L. Fischer (?) 2 April 1854 - 7 April 1854

Michael Fischer, born 6 October 1825 in Niederfeld Bei Coblenz Am Rhein - died 14 January 1886

Charles R. Freeman 1897-1953

Russell W. Freeman 1869-1967

Sarah C. Freeman 1872-1954

Charles H. Geibig 1858-1917

Minnie P. Geibig 1864-1916

‘Father’ Goers (?) 1842-1890

Fred W. Goers (?) 1876-1936

Gustave T. Goers (?) 1873-1948

‘Mother’ Goers (?) 1847-1918

Jacob Grether, born in Grossterzoethum (?) Baden, Germany 21 February 1834, - died 12 August 1915

P. Hartshorn, died 31 October 1866, age 62 years

Margaret, wife of Wm. Hawkins 4 December 1812 - 31 January 1892

Wm. Hawkins 17 February 1805 - 14 October 1893

Henry Hoffman 1871-1933

Anne, wife of William Holmes, died 9 October 185?, age 29 years 2 months 3 days

William Holmes, died 7 June 1863, age 34 years

Willie, son of Wm. and E. Holmes, died 17 October 1861, age 3 months 10 days

Archie R. Huebsch, Cpl. U.S. Army World War 2 5 August 1924 - 13 April 1999

Lizzie, wife of L.L. Jewell 1 September 1869 - 1 March 1899

Dorothy Jewett 1843-1909

Jedediah Jewett 1778-1857

Samuel Jewett 1807-1901

Susan, wife of Samuel Jewett 1807-1883

? (next to Kirchner), died 27 October 1859 (?), age 60 years 6 months 7 days

Caroline Kirchner 12 May 1823 - 2 August 1869

Fred Kirchner 1847-1906

Friedrich H., son of F. and H. Kirchner - rest to worn to read

Emily J. Knapp 12 October 1834 - 8 March 1898

Reuben S. Knapp 3 March 1829 - 15 April 1903

Anna Matilda, child of H. and A. Kramer (?), died 26 May 1866, aged 4 years 3 months 28 days

Anna M. Kramer 1862-1866

Henry O. Kramer 1864-1866

Henry Otto, child of H. and A. Kramer (?), died 3 April 1866, aged 1 year 6 months ? days

Henry R. Kramer 1856-1856

Charles, son of Wm. and Lydia Lee (?), died 22 February 1863, aged 22 years 7 months 7 days

Ella E., daughter of Wm. and Lydia Lee (?), died 19 December 1857, aged 4 months

Fannie B. Liddle 3 March 1860 - 5 July 1861

Isaac Liddle 13 February 1827 (?) - 20 October 1901

Margaret Liddle 14 October 1834 (?) - 10 September 1869 (?)

George B. Manners (?) 1852-1926

Lily A. Manners (?) 1860-1933

Ann H. Moore, born in Hornellsville, N.Y. 28 April 1806 - 28 November 1883

Pearl Morris 1889-1941

Frederick Myers 11 March 1833 - 15 April 1909

Minnie Myers 7 August 1865 - 26 November 1870

? Myers, died 22 July 1888 (?), aged 60 years

Conrad Oestreich 1826-1910

‘Father’ Oestreich (?) 1849-1917

Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oestreich 1882-1902

Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mr.s C. Oestreich 1863-1870

Margaret, wife of Conrad Oestreich, died 7 February 1864

Margaret, wife of Conrad Oestreich 1826-1864

‘Mother’ Oestreich (?) 1854-1911

Sophia Oestreich 1836-1920

William Oestreich 1855-1892

Alvine Ott 20 September 1833 - 18 April 1890

John Peller 5 February 1820 (?) - 6 September 1878

Caroline Peterson 10 August 1823 - 23 August 1886

Carrie, daughter of S. and C. Peterson, died 25 September 1864, aged 13 years 6 months

Sievert Peterson 25 May 1817 - 9 March 1883

Myron Perkins 1860-1922

Harmon B., son of J.N. and M.E. Pettibone, died 3 August 1865, aged 2 years 11 months 4 days

child of J.C. and L. Pfleger - no dates

Christian Pfleger 19 March 1831 - 27 March 1880

George C. Pfleger 31 March 1857 - 6 June 1886

Henry Pfleger 21 December 1862 - 24 August 1902

Maria Pfleger 1 June 1838 - 4 March 1909

Anna Piehl 1838-1905

Herman Piehl 1832-1912

Robert Powell 1834-1882

only Rieger - no name or dates

Amelia Robertson 1841-1901

Peter C. Robertson 1851-1935

Clarence Robinson (?) - no dates

Helen M. Robinson 1842-1904

Robert D. Robinson - no dates

Augusta Rupp 24 November 1846 - 2 January 1926

Clara Rupp 13 August 1870 - 19 October 1891

Peter Rupp, ? Co. H 106 (?) Illinois Vol. Inf. 1862-1865, 13 April 1830 - 28 (?) April 1909

Jacob Schmidt 1828-1863

Katharina Schmith, died 18 October 1855, aged 64 years

Amy Isabel Simmons (?), died 20 February (?) 1874, age 8 months

Rufus A. Simmons, died 28 September 1887, age 57 years 11 months

Sarah A. Simmons, died 4 March 1911, age 81 years 10 months

Maria, wife of Julius Simon 9 May 1822 - 30 (?) September 1880

only Skelton - no name or dates

Hattie J. Dekay, wife of Geo. W. Smith 28 July 1868 - 20 September 1908

Adelbert Sondermann 15 November 1868 - 26 July 1872

Flora Sondermann 18 December 1880 - 22 January 1883

George H. Sondermann 22 May 1875 - 16 October 1887

Helena (?) Sondermann 3 February 1869 - 25 July 1872

Louisa Sondermann 9 May 1868 - 28 January 1883

Robert Sondermann 23 January 1878 - 24 January 1883

Wilhelmina Sondermann 1843-1917

William Sondermann 1829-1917

Allan C., son of B.A. and M.A. Souires, died 11 June 1862, aged 1 year ? months 27 days

Emma Striebel 1863-1951

Ephraim Striebel 1861-1919

August Strohschein 1847-1933

Ernestina Strohschein 1848-1892

Ernestine Strohschein 13 October 1848 - 5 March 1892

Fred Stroshein - no dates

Burton H. Twichell 1879-1973

Louisa E. Twichell (?) 1839-1861

Luther Twichell (?) 1801-1856

Arba B. Tyrrell 1869-1911

Nancy Toles, wife of R. VanValkenburg 16 February 1811 - 28 May 1893

Richard VanValkenburg 13 December 1808 - 11 September 1888

Alice L. Wheeler 1812-1910

Mary A., daughter of B. and S. White, died 24 November 1856, aged 10 years (?) 11 months (?)

Ada Wilson 1876-1960

Albert E. Wilson 22 March 1868 - 22 May 1937

Demila W. Wilson, born in Wilkinsburg, State of Pennsylvania 5 August 1835 - died 5 March 1912

E.D. Wilson, born in the town of Abbott, State of Maine 21 August 1831 - died 26 December 1901

Susan Wilson 1800-1884

Lorentz (?) Wimmer 1836-1902

Theresia Wimmer 1839-1903

Elizabeth Zeisz 22 December 1859 - 4 November 1897

Wilhelm, son of H. and E. Zeisz 20 December 1884 - 28 January 1885

Aug. L. Zempel 1861-1939

Julius Zempel 1856-1914

Julius Zempel 1856-1915

Kati Zempel 1875-____

Mathilda Zempel 1860-1939

Albert Zempell (?) - dates to worn to read

Elisabeth Zempell ?? - 30 October 1901 (?)

John Zempell - rest of stone is missing

Anna, daughter of A. and C. Zoeller, died 26 August 1867 (?), aged 4 months 17 days

Anton Zoeller, died 15 May 1867, aged 41 years 3 months

Anton, son of A. and C. Zoeller, died 16 July 1865, aged 3 months

Not able to get complete names for the following:

?, died 22 August 1857 - very worn stone

? - 21 ? 1865, aged 10 years 6 months 14 years - rest of stone missing

?? ige, died 16 ? 1863, aged 22 years ? - rest of stone missing

only 10 May 186?, aged 21 years - rest of stone missing

Edmund ?edschir? - rest very worn

Leonard I. - rest buried to deep to read

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