East Christiana Lutheran Cemetery

Eureka township, Dakota county, Minnesota: T113N - R20W, section 29

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This cemetery is located about five miles south of Lakeville, Minnesota along Dakota County Road 84 near the intersection of Highview Avenue / Dakota County Road 17. The cemetery has regular care and in good shape. The cemetery is on a slight hill and in the center of the cemetery there are very few remaining burial monuments. The few that remain are laying flat, at ground level and are in poor shape. Most are cracked and difficult to read. The rest of the cemetery is in good shape. There is no longer a church near this cemetery.  The Highview Christiana Church and Cemetery are located across the road from this cemetery.

The sign states: 'Christiana Lutheran Church 1857-1950.' A second sign states: 'Christiania Lutheran Church 1857-1957. ... In 1856, eight Norwegian immigrant families settled in this community. Later named Christiania. Others followed and in 1857 a congregation was organized. These pioneers built their first church on this site in 1867. This building was dismantled and rebuilt as the West Christiania Church in 1893. At which time a larger church was built here that was destroyed by fire in 1957. A new church to serve as a single unit of worship was dedicated at Eidswold in 1960.' This united church may be located two or three miles west of this location, at the corner of Dakota county road 84 and Highway 46, just inside Scott county.

This cemetery is one of two cemeteries located in what was at one time the Christiana settlement. In "History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties", by Franklyn, written in 1910, he wrote the following about the Christiana settlement: '...Christiana settlement is a flourishing community in Eureka township composed of Scandinavians.... The Christiana church belonged to the Augustana Synod, and was first built by Norwegians in the county. The Norwegian Synod also built a church and there are now two churches, the Norwegian Synod and the Lutheran Free Church. The Christiana settlement is located west of Farmington. In the county there has been until recently two post offices with Norwegian names, that of Christiana and Eidsvold. (page 640).'

The Dakota county cemetery records compilation list this cemetery as: East Christiana Evangelical Cemetery, established 1866. 3 acres. Located Section 29, SE 1/4 . The 1896 plat map of Dakota county lists this as Norwegian Anglica Lutheran Church and cemetery.

In "History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties", by Franklyn, written in 1910, he wrote: ... Norwegian Synod. Professor Larson, of Decorah, Iowa made a missionary trip to the Norwegian settlement in Eureka in 1857 and effected a partial organization of a church and society which took the name of Christiana Synod Church. Regular ministerial work was begun in 1859 ... A church was erected in 1867 near the east line of section 29, on the south side of the main highway. A minister's house was built in 1879. The church purchased many years ago a farm of eighty acres (page 643).

This cemetery was transcribed during 1996.

Copyright © 1996 Debbie Boe

Aslak Aartveit 1828-1910

Engjer Aartveit 1833-1926

Olia Albertson (?) 1844-1925

Alexander Alexon (?) 1859-1931

Emma, wife of John Alexon 26 September 1871 - 11 May 1900

Jennie Alexon 1872-1946

Juliana Alexon 1877-1919

Martin Alexon 1874-1943

Rachel Alexon 1866-1936

Aslak Alfson 1871-1961

Margit Alfson, born Rismyr 1837-1915

Orlando M. Alfson 1899-1926

Sigurd M. Alfson 1903-1935

Sina Alfson 1872-1936

Tarbjorn Alfson, died 12 March 1894, age 63 years

Charles W. Alme 1885-1964

Hannah S. Alme 1886-1966

John Alme 1888-1952

Joseph O. Amundson 1861-1954

Julius A. Andersen 24 April 1880 - ?? 1882 -broken stone

Albert Anderson 1875 - 1949

Anna Miller Anderson 1887-1925

Anna Swedin Anderson 1886-1972

Charles F. Anderson 1877-1954

Christena Anderson 1884-1977

Gustav Anderson 1873-1941

Joseph Anderson 1882-1969

Julius A. Anderson 1880-1882

Leo C. Anderson 21 October 1917 - 1 August 1935

Martin K. Anderson, Minnesota MUS 2 C1 United States Army World War 1 22 April 1887 - 21 February 1945

Ole Anderson 1870-1953

Anfin Anfinson 1827-1906

Anna Anfinson 1821-1916

Gustave H. Austinson 1894-1929

Elmer A. Blocker 1887-1956

Gene Blocker 1898-1976

Melvin N. Borgen 1858-1977

Earl A. Carlson 1 July 1906 - 9 April 1995

John M. Chalmers 1923-1978

Jurdys T. Chalmers 1924 - __

Agnes E. Christensen (?) 1897-1955

Chris S. Christensen (?) 1886-1973

Ole Christianson 1836 - 30 December 1915

Elling Christopherson 1831-1894

Else K. Christopherson 1862-1879

Gunild M. Christopherson 1860-1879

Eileen Moore Clubb 1929-1968

Annie Dahl (?) 1880-1939

Annie Dahl 26 November 1880 - 14 July 1939

Carl Dahl (?) 1876-1912

Carl Dahl 27 May 1876 - 27 November 1912

Eugene E. Day 1926-1978

Rose A. Day 1927-__

John A. Eckdahl 1930-1995, married Donna C. 'Penny' 27 January 1951

Lizzie Elstad 1896-1949

Reuben O. Elstad 1887-1933

Maren Moscow Empey

Stella May Empey 20 March 1911 - 29 August 1911

Lester V. Erickson 1922-1979

Annie Evenson 1861-1945 -hard to read

Aslak Evenson 18 February 1819 - 9 January 1890

Ole Evenson 1852-1934 -hard to read

Anders G. Euren 1852-1905

Anne T. Euren 1823-1898

Gulbrand T. Euren 1821-1879

Albert L. Fanno, Pvt. United States Army 18 November 1894 - 4 June 1974

Carl Fanno (?) 1883-1906

'Father' Fanno (?) 1858-1943

Henry O. Fanno Pvt. United States Army 15 June 1892 - 20 February 1974

Ida Fanno (?) 1889-1910

Minnie Fanno (?) 1897-1984

'Mother' Fanno (?) 1858-1939

Nels Fanno (?) 1885-1937

Ida Lena Forstrom August - November 1895

Louise K. Fugle (?) 1868-1949

Minnie L. Fugle (?) 1900-1925

Mons A. Fugle (?) 1861-1925

Myrtle L. Fugle (?) 1898-1898

Gilbert Gilbertson 1855-1904

Clifford R. Groves 1924-1984

John Michael Groves 22 August - 27 August 1981

Joel W. Haglund 1930-1995, married Lois I. 25 November 1950

Lois I. Haglund 1931-__, married Joel W. 25 November 1950

Halbert M. Haldorsen 6 November 1866 - 20 May 1895

Hulda Malvene Haldorsen 29 September 1893 - 23 June 1896

Martin Halbert Haldorsen 18 September 1895 - 11 April 1901

?, daughter of Ole & Anne Haldorson 17 February 1876 - 1 July 1877

Andrew Haldorson 12 December 1836 - 20 October 1912

Anne Haldorson 30 May 1839 - 24 October 1884

Halver Haldorson 16 December 1832 - 11 July 1897

Kjersti Haldorson 10 June 1825 - 27 December 1916

Mrs. Mary Haldorson 21 August 1835 - 28 February 1913

Mathilda Haldorson 14 October 1861 - 28 May 1906

Ole Haldorson 12 June 1839 - 12 June 1891

Aagaat Hammer 1861-1941

Albert Hammer 1902-1967

Alma Paulina Hammer 1858-1901

Edwin Oliver Hammer 1896-1916

Margaret M. Hammer 1905-1983

Paul Hammer 1859-1938

Carl C. Haug 1864-1939

Dina Haug 1862-1942

Marget Heiby 1817 - 15 August 1907

Ambjor Hougestol 1827-1870

Anund Hougestol 1790-1880

Ole A. Hougestol 1820-1911

Christen Hoffard 1845-1908

Ingborg Hoffard 30 April 1848 - 10 November 1886

child of Mr. & Mrs. Holland -18 April 1890-

Alma Holt 1896-1919

Gertrude Holt 1866-1944

J. Oliver Holt 19 May 1894 - 23 July 1894

Louis Holt 1893-1967

Mabel Holt 1906-1927

Martin Holt 1862-1933

Nels Holt 1830-1910

Olianna Holt 1829-1895

Vivian Holt 1910-1965

Earl G. Hovland 1905-1969

Ellen M. Hovland 1906-__

Andreas Husevold 1845-1920

Johann Quammen, wife of (?) Andreas (?) Husevold (?) 1844-1920

Swain Anderson Husevold 1839-1922

Bert (?) Johan son of Bjorn & Ingeborg Anundsen (?) Iamsgaard 14 June 1879 - 21 August 1879

Guy Iverson 1887-1921

Tillie Iverson 1879-1916

Anund Jamesgaard 1846-1917

Christe Jamesgaard 1849-1899

Andreas Jensen 10 June 1823 - 27 June 1877

Karen O. B. (?) Jensen 7 May 1822 - 19 ?? 1877

Clarence Johnson (?) 1896-1920

D.J. Johnson 1840-1909

Ernst Johnson (?) 1913-1939

Florence E. Johnson 1914-__, married Paul R. 20 April 1940

Ingeborg Johnson (?) 1871-1957

Johannes L. Johnson 16 August 1857 - 1 May 1888

John Michael Johnson 1951-1978

Lillian Johnson 1900-1980

Ludvick Johnson (?) 1908-1920

Marthine Johnson 1846-1923

Mary Dolores Johnson 1951-__

Maurice Johnson 1900-1978

Paul R. Johnson 1900-1978, married Florence 20 April 1940

Peter C. Johnson (?) 1872-1956

Rupert Johnson (?) 1898-1918

Wilhelmz Johnson 1893-1952

Petra Helena Joli, born Listad in Norge 27 November 1829 (?) died 16 September 1872

Jorgen Jorgenson (?) 1863-1935

Lawrence Jorgenson (?) 1902-1933

Mary Jorgenson (?) 1862-1924

Rev. A.T. Juvland 1868-1954

Agnes M. Kalheim (?) 1890-1919

Elizabeth Kalheim 1892-1893

Julianna Kalheim 1867-1949

Mildred S. Kalheim (?) 1894-1976

Nora Kalheim 1895-1896

Ole M. Kalheim 1864-1895

Agnes T. Kimber (?) 29 June 1901 - 18 February 1986

Fred J. Kimber (?) 3 July 1900 - 9 March 1979

Vern W. Kimber -25 July 1921-

Verna Mae Kimber 16 March 1930 - 11 December 1991

Albert Kokkin (?) 7 March 1884 - 15 February 1910

Anna Juline Kokkin (?) 20 July 1882 - 1 September 1899

Bennie Kokkin (?) 1 September 1879 - 25 December 1980

Bertha Marie Kokkin (?) 14 April 1846 - 5 July 1922

Ida Bertine Kokkin (?) 25 November 1886 - 5 September 1945

John Kokkin (?) 5 July 1836 - 16 October 1908

Maria Kokkin (?) 28 June 1874 - 11 June 1893

Lars Larson 1851-1920

Marie O. Larson 1902-1989

Martin O. Larson 1894-1947

Thelma K. Larson 1911-1993

Ellend Syverson Lee 25 March 1829 - 17 November 1887

Julian Severson Lee, died 12 May 1896, age 25 years

?, daughter of Halvor D. & Karen Leine 15 November - 20 November 1873

Carlton Edgar Leine, M Sgt. United States Army World War 2 1910-1978

Emma S. Leine 1877-1962

Ole Gorbjornse Leine 16 September 1804 - 28 April 1876

Oscar T. Leine 1878-1965

?gon (?) 4 July 1860 (?) - 2 September 1869 (?), child of O. & A. Lekne (?) - hard to read

Anne (?), child of O. & A. Lekne (?) ?? - 4 August 1865 (?)  -hard to read

Olaus, child of O. & A. Lekne (?) 23 September 1872 - 5 October 1872 -hard to read

Metta, daughter of Ellend & Gunnild Siverson Lie 26 January 1868 - 1 February 1879

Anna R. Lillemo (?) 23 September 1837 - 20 June 1925

Lena P. Lillemo (?) 13 April 1875 - 16 June 1899

Oscar T. Lillemo (?) 30 August 1873 - 22 June 1922

Theodore N. Lillemo (?) 10 January 1846 - 23 March 1926

Elmo M. Lindberg 1896-1949

Hazel Lindham 1909-1923

Anton F. Lindhart 1873-1954

Sena C. Lindhart 1878-1968

Johan O. Lo 1816-1896

Marie Lo 1821-1892

Olof Peterson Lo 30 January 1859 - 29 October 1904

Andrew Loe 1851-1934

Anton Loe 1877-1941

Birget G. Loe 1837-1905

Gulbrand Loe 13 July 1845 - 9 June 1928

Hilda M. Loe 1884-1969

Iver Loe 1859-1948

Julia M. Loe 26 August 1879 - 29 October 1904

Theodore Loe 1888-1978

Tone Loe 1854-1940

Minnie Louise (not sure if this is a surname) 8 March 1888 - 20 December 1888

Helmer Markisen 1889-1968

Ida L. Markisen 1892-1928

Dorothy A. Martin 1921-__

Harold E. Martin 1917-1994

Albert C. Mattson 1883-1931

Clayton Mattson 1916-1989, married Marion 8 September 1943

Marion Mattson 1922-__, married Clayton 8 September 1943

Christ A. Mayer 28 May 1869 - 25 March 1898

Adolph J. Meyer 1898-1937

Clara Marie Meyer 1898-1935

Gilbert Michael 1904-1984

Viola Michael 1908-1995

Etta Miller 1881-1955

Hugo Miller 1895-1916

Ingar Berg Miller 1833-1906

Magnus Miller 1868-1946

Maria Miller 1868-1930

Oscar Miller 1880-1959

Pearl Miller 1908-1940

Pearl's baby Miller (?) 1929-1929

Raymond Miller 1909-1917

John J. Mo 1835-1882

Signe Olsdtie Mo 1 March 1839 - 14 January 1888

Anna M. (Snesrud) Mohn 30 May 1908 - 24 November 1992

Florence Luella Mohn 13 August 1906 - 25 December 1906

Fredricka Mohn (?) 1878-1956

Lauris Mohn (?) 1868-1944

Martin C. Mohn 26 August 1904 - 24 January 1988

Violet Mohn (?) 1915-1948

John J. Moscow 1874-1900

Johannes Moskau, died 7 May 1890, age 57 years

Serina J. Muskau 12 March 1866 - 27 April 1882

John J. Muskaw 1874-1900

Karen Muskaw 1825-1899

Andreas Nelson 26 February 1827 - 2 June 1892

Mary Nelson 1864-1952

Sever Nelson 1861-1945

Nicolai A. Nielson 29 December 1858 - 19 October 1884

Ingebor Nilson 1833-1910

Andreas O. Olberg (?) 1841-1918

Charlotte Olberg (?) 1864-1949

Halbert Osckar, son of Ole & Anne 12 June 1879 - 21 February (?) 1880

Anna Olsdater 1 ?? 1811 - 12 ?? 1892 -with Johannes L. Johnson

Martha Olsdtr (Olson ?) 1800 - 13 November 1870

Anton Olson 1878-1940

Beatrice H. Olson 1909-1991

Clara Olson 1900-1988

Ellen Olson 1842-1917

Haldor Olson 1801 - 16 August 1871

Jean Olson 1906-1988

Johanna Olson 12 August 1875 - 11 November 1889

Lawrence Olson 1905-1972

Lewis O. Olson 1901-1983

Lisabeth Olson 10 March 1870 - 9 April 1889

Ole R. Olson 1877-1935

Robert Olson 1842-1929

Guro Ostenson 1860-1952

Halvor Ostenson 1850-1923

Adolph Ostlie 1894-1961

Dorothy A. Ostlie 1919-__

Harold H. Ostlie 1887-1933

James H. Ostlie 1919-1995

Lena M. Ostlie 1887-1972

Mabel Ostlie 1894-1975

Mardell Ostlie 1924-1986

Philip J. Ostlie 1953-1984

Russell Ostlie 1922-__

Knudt K. Ousby 18 January 1823 - 21 January 1876

? Holdensdater (?) Ousbye (?) 3 January 1821 - 19 October 1877 -broken stone and hard to read

Bernt K. Ousbye 1850-1927

Johannah Ousbye 1876-1916

Knute K. Ousbye 1863-1931

only Paulson

Anna Paulson 29 September 1866 - 15 March 1901

Oline Paulson 1836-1912

Walter S. Paulson 7 May 1913 - 9 December 1913

Evelyn Petersen 1908-1989

Henry G. Petersen 1904-1987, married Sylvia M. 16 September 1936

Lavonne Petersen -1950-

Lavonne Petersen 1950-1950

Maurice Petersen 1902-1986

Sylvia M. Petersen 1919-__, married Henry G. 16 September 1936

Astrid G. Peterson 1923-1994, married Glenn E. 14 October 1948

Glenn E. Peterson 1927-__, married Astrid G. 14 October 1948

Julia Lo Peterson 25 November 1868 - 18 November 1955

Morris C. Peterson 1899-1958

Palmer Peterson 17 August 1900 - 28 June 1910

Rose A. Peterson 1902-1993

Clara M. Quammen (?) 1876-1895

Ingeborg L. Quammen (?) 1869-1892

Nils A. Quammen 1839-1915

Mrs. N.A. Quammen 1840-1920

Esther V. Roland 1913-__

Leonard D. Roland 1904-1989

Leonard L. Roland 1932-1936

Leonard O. Roland, F2 United States Navy 16 August 1904 - 16 February 1989

Mabel Roland 1905-1985

Margit Roland 15 March 1840 - 28 January 1913

Ole O. Roland 14 June 1822 - 13 January 1892

Adeline E. Rouland 26 August 1911 - 29 March 1914

Agnethe Rouland 25 June 1877 - 11 March 1918

Olous O. Rouland 5 June 1867 - 18 November 1919

Emma Rozelle 1877-1951

Carrie Evenson, wife of P.H. Rue 1808-1879

P.H. Rue 1808-1897

Juline Ruh 1895-1934

Rudolph Ruh 1892-1966

Britna M. Sampson 1800 - 19 February 1889

Peder Samson 1816 - 22 February 1898

Andrew Sanderson 1870-1959

baby Sanderson -no dates

Belle Sanderson 1885-1984

'Mother' Sanderson 1833-1881

Ralph L. Sanderson 1914-__

Simon Sanderson 1868-1945

James Loren Schrepel 13 March 1945 - 24 May 1984

Loren C. Schrepel, United States Navy World War 2 21 May 1909 - 22 June 1988

Anna Olson Seren 1855-1950

Anna Gilbertson Severson 1856-1934

Caroline Shirley 1874-1966

Clarence Gilman Shirley 1910-1966

Oscar Shirley 1907-1976

Eleanor A. Silverness 1924-1993

Sever E. Siverson 1857-1921

Agnetha Skille 18 January 1877 - 30 April 1925

Albert H. Skille 14 September 1860 - 24 January 1938

Hildore H. Skille 1907-1975

? Johanna S. Skjerdal, died 30 October 1893, age 69 years -hard to read

Lars Larson Skjerdal, died 24 October 1891, age 93 years

Mayme A. Sleette 1903-1987

Albert O. Slette 1899-1958

Christian O. Slette 1862-1940

Laura E. Slette 1890-1918

Louis O. Slette 1887-1932

Martha S. Slette 1857-1943

Martin J. Slette 1896-1915

Christiana Sorenson 1852-1912

Mary Sorenson 1891-1956

Dena Stephens 1885-1949

Clarences Sthordahl 6 May 1891 - 13 October 1891

Thorsten Thorstenson Sthordahl 18 October 1823 - 17 November 1879

Ole O. Storli 1835-1921

Anne Storlie 1870-1958

Bernice Storlie 1914-1958

Chester H. Storlie 1911-1971

Helen L. Storlie 1921-__

Olaf Storlie 1863-1935

Ole Storlie 1856-1880

Marget O. Storlie 29 September 1834 - 11 September 1894

Roy O. Storlie 1907-1921

Albertine Strand (?) 1863-1958

Alice Strand (?) 1918-1924

Andrew Strand (?) 1865-1933

Harold Strand 1892-1979

Mildred Strand (?) 1896-1951

Segre Amundson Stuhoug 1819-1902

Ole Svenson, died 26 April 1880, age 87 years

Albert Swedin 1924-__

Anna D. Swedin 1916-__

Jesse Albert Swedin 29 April 1955 - 30 January 1973

Leonard P. Swedin 1903-1979

Pete Swedin 25 December 1872 - 12 May 1926

Shirley Swedin 1929-1975

Sven Swenson 12 June 1860 - 1 July 1940

Arne T. Telle 1848-1919

Andrew Thompson 1831-1911

Barbro Thompson 1838-1897

Edward Thompson (?) 1881-1907

infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ingmer Thompson -1949-

Inga Thompson 1913-1991

Ingmer Thompson 1898-1977

Knute A. Thompson 1863-1921

Laura Thompson (?) 1866-1896

Laura Thompson 1906-1995

Norman E. Thompson 1932-1957

Peter Thompson 1836-1917, 2nd Minnesota Battery Light Artillery

Randi Thompson 1833-__

Randi Thompson 1868-1944

Thilda M. Thompson (?) 1873-1963

Thomas Thompson 1858-1941

Walter Thompson 1902-1964

Anton Thorson 1868-1939

Mary Thorson 1867-1948

'Father' Torbenson (?) 1841-1910

Johnny Torbenson (?) 1882-1896

'Mother' Torbenson (?) 1848-1898

Sherman Torbenson (?) 1887-1967

Anund Torgerson 9 February 1823 - 19 November 1917

Ole Torgerson 1829-1920

Sigri Torgerson 1 October 1821 - 14 June 1909

Knut, child of T. & A. Torgeson 25 December 1862 - 23 May 1867 -hard to read

Svend, child of T. & A. Torgeson 2 June 1867 - 18 March 1871 -hard to read

Anton Tollefson, Minnesota PFC 352 Infantry 88 Division World War 1 4 October 1893 - 25 December 1951

Hage Tveito Tollefson 1860-1929

Osmund Tveito Tollefson 1844-1918

Bjorn Asmundsen Tveito 27 October 1832 - 12 March 1881

Anund Knudsen Vesaas 26 October 1810 - 7 September 1883

Olaf A. Vesaas 13 April 1848 - 4 February 1900

Knute A. Vessos 1846-1919

Alvin L. Vick 1912-1973

Evelyn M. Vick 1914-__

Lyder B. Vick 1880-1951

Andrew H. Weiby 1870-1941

Hans Weiby 1830-1900

Johan Weiby 19 October 1858 - 17 December 1937

Maren Weiby 20 January 1851 - 24 July 1922

Pauline Weiby 1836-1901

Agnes Cornelia Wessos (?) 1892-1899

Christopher Wessos (?) 1890-1901

Clara Olga Wessos (?) 1894-1895

Halvor A. Wessos (?) no date - 1899

Henry Newell Wessos (?) 1898-1899

Nettie Wessos (?) 1856-1930

Tina Etta Wessos (?) 1880-1900

Emma M. Wick 1887-1976

Victor C. Wick 1887-1978

I was not able to determine a surname for the following.

?vra ? of ?or 23 January 1817 - September 1869 -broken stone and hard to read

Ingeborg March 1869 - April 1896 -broken stone and hard to read

Gunnil O., 5 March 1867 - 2 March 1879 -broken stone and hard to read

Anon (rest buried ), son of Tog (?) Tar (?) 18?? - 16 October ?? -stone broken, buried, and hard to read

? 21 May 1870 - ?9 July 1879

Herbert 1905-1939

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