Eureka Township

Greenwood Cemetery / Vermillion Presbyterian Church

Eureka township, Dakota county, Minnesota: T113N - R20W, section 4

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This rural cemetery is located south of Lakeville, Minnesota along 225th Street or County Road 74A. The cemetery has regular care and is in good shape. It appears that some time in the past year [1996] that someone cut back some of the overgrowth of trees and shrubs, as part of the north-east section of the cemetery had been overtaken by the forest. There may be several unmarked graves, as 'older' parts of the cemetery had very few burial monuments.

Just east of the cemetery, outside the fence, is the lot where the Vermillion Presbyterian Church once stood. I believe this church is the same church that is on permanent exhibit at the Dakota County Fairgrounds. There is a sign that reads: Vermillion Presbyterian Church 1856-1977.

In "History of Dakota County and the city of Hastings", by Rev. Edward D. Neill, written in 1881, he lists: 'The Greenwood Cemetery Association was organized in May 1867, at the Vermillion Church ... Two acres of ground were purchased of Jacob VanDoren adjoining the Vermillion church on the west, and laid out and platted ... 3 June 1867. The object of the association is to furnish a burial place for the surrounding community without regard to sect, or religious denomination, and all the money received is expended in beautifying the grounds... A place is set aside for the burial of strangers and the poor. The first internment was that of Z.A. Bonham, age 79, a native of Virginia and a respected citizen of Lakeville. Quite a number of bodies have been removed from other locations and interned there. (page 379).'

The Dakota county cemetery records compilation lists this cemetery as: Vermillion Greenwood Cemetery, established 1867. 2 acres. Purchased 1867 and 2 more acres in 1876. (4 acres). Located Section 4, NW 1/4. Other sources refer to this cemetery as the Eureka Cemetery.

This cemetery was transcribed during 1996.

Please note: There are a couple of entries stating (added with information from official cemetery records). This information was received as part of a request for information concerning a couple of selected burials and does not reflect all of the cemetery records for this cemetery.

Rachel Abel, died 15 September 1881, age 92 years

Charles D. Allard 1879-1944

Cora E. Allard 1901-1929

E. G. Allard, died 16 July 1907, age 6 weeks (added with information from official cemetery records)

Janet Allard 1874-1963

Arthur Oswald Ash 1876-1919

C. Calista Ash 1876-1964

Ellen Mary Ash 1843-1917

Joseph Alwin Ash 1849-1936

Van John Ash 1883-1966

Emily Atwood, died 13 October 1883 age 71 years (?) 1 month 25 days

Emily, daughter of A. & H. Atwood, died 25 February 1876 age 7 years 6 months 22 days

Nellie M., daughter of ? & ? Atwood, died ??? 1878 age 11 years 6 months 18 days -broken stone

William W. Atwood, died 8 May 1878, age 30 years 2 months

William, son of J. & M. Battin, died 5 November 1862 age 18 years 26 days

Mahala C. Bean 1810-1874

Samuel Bean 1810-1891

Jedediah Bennet, died 23 February 1879 age 76 years 9 months G.A.R. *

Verdu A. Bennett, died 15 April 1882 age 59 years 1 month 5 days

Donald B. Berkey 1919-1989

Etta L. Berkey 1879-1951

Oscar F. Berkey 1875-1920

Laura E. Bixby (Mallery) 1916-1980

Robert D. Bixby 1914-__

Allen J. Bonham 1837-1891

Arthula A., wife of Allen J. Bonham 1847-1876

Cora Bonham 1875-1877

Cora S., child of E.W. & S.T. Bonham, died 8 February 1877 age 1 year 11 months -hard to read

Ellen L. Bonham 1841-1911

Eugene W. Bonham 29 June 1835-14 April 1909

Mabel Bonham 1873-1877

Mabel (?) H., child of E.W. & S.T. Bonham, died 11 February 1877 age 8 years 5 months -hard to read

Pearlie Bonham 1870-1877

Z.A. Bonham, died 26 June 1867, age 75 years

Arthur G. Borgen 1893-1985

Marion K. Borgen 1889-1974

Abigal, wife of Nathaniel Brimhall, died 19 May 1864, age 68 years

Nathaniel Brimhall, died 3 December 1865, age 73 years

Mary, wife of (?) ?? Bristol (?), died 7 February 1886 age 76 years 4 days

Zekiah R. Bristol, died (?) 1 February 1864 (?), age 71 years -hard to read

Erma Brown 1907-1924

Fannie E. Brown 1875-1968

Frances Brown 1899-1993

Magnus Brown 1863-1948

Thomas Brown 1896-1987

William Brown 1894-1914

David Burton 1830-1928 Co. F 2nd Minnesota Cav. Civil War

David Lewis Burton 1878-1919

Elmira E. Burton 1831-1912

Charlotte S. Bruce 1842-1926

W.C. Bruce 1839-1920

baby Case -1962-

Barney Case 1909-1989

Florence M. Case 1916-1991

Burrell Chase 1900-1903

Clement C. Chase 1906-1961

Clement G. Chase 1881-1957

Elizabeth J. Chase (?) 1861-1913

Emeline L. Chase (?) 1819-1859

George M. Chase (?) 1833-1886 2nd Leit. Co. K. N.H. Vol.

Horace B. Chase (?) 1856-1929

John B. Chase 1864-1942

Lydia R. Chase 1869-1932

Margaret V. Chase 28 September 1910 - 26 August 1974

O.E. Chase 1862-1921

Sallie K. Chase 1874-1963

Vena Smith Chase 1909-1983

Albert Francie Cherry (?) 1900-1978

Catherine J., wife of James Cherry 1854-1907

James Cherry 1848-1944

Jeanette Cherry 26 March 1816 - 22 October 1890

Eugene, child of W.S. & S.E. Cobury (?), died 8 July 1862 age 11 months 16 days -hard to read

Isaac L., child of W.D. & S.E. Cobury (?), died 19 May 1864 age 11 months 27 days - hard to read

Aaron Collett (?), died 18 February 1858 age 2 years 6 months 18 days

Adnah Collett , died 1901

D. (?) Collett, died 31 March 1889 age 69 years 9 months 25 days

Emeline Collett (?), died 8 June 1865 age 3 years 10 months 18 days

Guy E. Collett 1875-1922

Mary G Collett (?), died 23 October 1885 age 19 years 11 months 17 days

Muriel Louise, wife of Guy E. Collett (?) 1882-1966

Sarah Collett 1824-1903

Susanna C. Collett, died 18 November 1856 age 10 years 3 months 28 days

William Collett (?), died 19 November 1877 age 10 years 3 months 28 days

Emma G., daughter of W.H. & G.E. Crist, died 30 May 1869, aged ? -broken stone

Ida Maud, daughter of ? & Alf (?) Crist, died 3 October 1875 (?) age 2 years ? months -broken stone and hard to read

William H. Crist, died 24 January 1864 (?) age 19 years 2 months -broken stone and hard to read

Allan F. Curry, United States Navy World War 2 1 April 1925 - 14 March 1993

Andrew F. Curry 1870-1904

Ann E. Curry (?), died 1871, age 34 years

Eleanor Curry (?), died 1893, age 92 years

Isaac C. Curry (?), died 1908, age 77 years

James Curry (?), died 1864, age 67 years

John Vandoren Curry, died 25 January 1871 age 46 years 7 months 21 days

John W. Curry (?), died 1886, age 38 years

Leona G. Curry 1901-1988

Mary Curry, died 14 May 1884, age 58 years 8 months 16 days

Nellie M. Curry 1876-1926

Sarah Ellen, daughter of John V. & Mary Curry, died 24 October 1864 age 10 years 3 months 25 days

William H. Curry 1897-1972

Willie E. Curry (?), died 1862, age 4 months

Wm. Dewey 1899-1944

C.F. Donaldson 29 December 1849 - 28 April 1910

Eddie, son of R.S. & Eliz. Donaldson, died in infancy -no dates

Eliza, wife of R.S. Donaldson 27 September 1828 - 23 November 1893

infant son of Adis & Lucy Donaldson, died 18 March 1871, age 21 days

Col. Robert S. Donaldson 13 October 1828 - 13 September 1900

Charles H. Dunn 1902-__

David S. Dunn, Pvt. United States Army World War 1 1891-1984

'Father' Dunn (?) 1857-1929

Inga S. Dunn 1910-__

James S. Dunn 14 October 1887 - 24 September 1946

Joseph H. Dunn, Pvt. United States Navy World War 1 1896-1981

Mary S. Dunn 1858-1938

'Mother' Dunn (?) 1858-1938

W.J. Dunn 20 December 1886 - 8 May 1915

William Dunn 1857-1929

Arlene Ebeling 17 August 1918 – 16 October 2000 (added with information from official cemetery records)

Edwin A. Ebeling, Pfc United States Army World War 2 20 July 1923 - 30 October 1991

Lewis F. Farmer 23 January 1861 - 14 May 1899

Martha A. Farmer 1 August 1862 - 6 July 1911

Anna Gebhardt 1820-1910

John Gebhardt 1848-1871

Charles W. Gleason 1874-1942

Eva May Gleason 1866-1931

Gwendolyn Gleason 1899-1968

Lyman Gleason 1910-1929

Bishop Gordon 1836-1914

Esther Gordon 1837-1904

Esther B. Hamben, wife of Bishop Gordon 1837-1904

Walter W., son of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. R. Hart 2 July 1893 - 2 October 1894

James Hartland 1890-1891

D. Willis Hatfield 1859-1928

Maggie Annie Hatfield 1864-1935

Mrs. Pheobe Hatfield 20 February 1831 - 10 August 1926 age 95 years 5 months 20 days

Lawrence Allin Hill 1934-1989

Baby boy Holley – 4 May 1917 - (added with information from official cemetery records)

Baby girl Holley – 2 October 1915 - (added with information from official cemetery records)

baby Holley -no dates

Maggie ? Holley 1897-1954

Maggie Mae Holley 1897 – 23 May 1954 (added with information from official cemetery records)

Rodney F. Holloway (?) 1914-1977

Elizabeth Ann Houts, died 17 December 1891 age 69 years 5 months 23 days

John Houts, died 1 May 1870 , age 48 years 3 months 8 days

little Orrill, son of R.B. (?) & J.R. (?) Houts, died 27 July (?) 1871 ? months 21 days

Arthur, son of G.W. & S. Hull, died 23 April 1870, age 18 years

John E. Jelly (?) 1829-1908

Vemira Jelly (?) 1837-1864

R. Johnson (?), died 26 April 1877, age 67 years 6 months

Wilhelmz Johnson 1893-1952

G.A.R. * -broken stone

Charles R., son of A.L. & Josse Jones (?), died 11 June 1878 age 3 years ? months 7 days

Lorenz (?), child of C. & P. Jones, died 11 March 1862 age 11 days (?)

Philena, wife of (?) Cha. Jones, died 11 December 1875 (?) -broken stone and part of stone is buried

Minie (?) E., child of C. & P. Jones, died 9 March 1866, age 10 months 4 days

A. Ralph Kelly 1883-1957

Edith M. Kelly (?) 1876-1896

Hannah M. Kelly 1886-1965

J.B. Kelly 1856-1908

Minnie C. Kelly 1857-1937

Myrtle E. Kelly 1919-__

Vern A. Kelly 1916-__

Ansel R. Kingsley 29 May 1823 - 3 January 1905

Cyrus M. Kingsley (?) 1831-1885, buried at Grants Pass, Oregon

Della Kingsley 1873-1955

John Kingsley 1861-1933

Lilly A. Kingsley (?) 1860-1920

Maria J., wife of A.R. Kingsley, died 15 January 1859 age 34 years 6 months 4 days

Rebecca A., wife of A.R. Kingsley, died 8 August 1892 age 71 years 10 days

Susan J. Kingsley (?) 1832-1901

Frank A. Koch (?) 1917-1966

Ann E. Record, wife of Ira B. Lattin, died 28 April (year missing)

Ira B. Lattin 11 July 1814 - 15 October 1886

Alice Elizabeth Livingston (?) 1877-1915

Ann M. Livingston 1815-1888

Ann McElrath Livingston, died 24 March 1888 age 72 years 9 months 6 days

Ann Vemira Livingston (?) 1881-1888

Ellen Elizabeth Livingston (?) 1852-1878

little Harold Livingston (?) -no dates

Jennie Livingston (?) 1857-1916

Leander Livingston 1849-1926

Leander Livingston (?) -no dates

Luella P. Livingston 1879-1908

Luella Livingston (?) -no dates

Nellie Livingston (?) -no dates

Mary Livingston (?) -no dates

Samuel Livingston 1815-1894

Vernard Roy Livingston (?) 1889-1908

James Lockwood 13 October 1830 - 4 April 1888

George I., son of R.J. & E.M. Lomsden (?), died 28 May 1864 age 1 year 9 months 21 days

James McElrath, died 19 October 1877 age 65 years 10 months 20 day

Mary McWilliam, wife of Archibald McElrath 8 January 1790 - 20 August 1873

Alfred L. Mallery, Cpl United States Army 5 February 1890 - 23 October 1974

baby of J.H. & H.E. Mallery -1890-

Dan Mallery (?) 1883-1926

Ellen Bean Mallery 1850-1934

Esther I. Mallery 19 August 1906 - 24 April 1986

Ethel E. Mallery 1910-__

Francis A. Mallery 1886-1958

Garrick B. Mallery (?) 4 May 1825 - 22 October 1916

Garrick D. Mallery 1903-1989

John Wesley Mallery 1863-1950

Joseph Hinkle Mallery 2 October 1848 - 4 July 1926

Kitty Mallery (?) 1883-1973

Leigh A. Mallery 1906-1977

Lillian I. Mallery 1904-__

Lyman Mallery 1878-1947

Ora B. Mallery 1884-1969

Samuel Minor Mallery 1880-1940

Sarah A. Mallery 1868-1947

Susana Mallery (?) 28 February 1826 - 24 July 1915

Willie, son of G.B. & S. Mallery, died 24 June 1866 age 6 years 5 months 14 days

Bernhard Johannes Meeg - Andersen 2 November - 5 November 1933

Johannes Meeg - Andersen 1906-1976

Lela Meeg - Andersen 1894-1986

Mary A., daughter of P. (?) & E. Miller, died 11 February 1869 age 8 years 1 month 22 days

Peter G. Miller 19 January (?) 1829 - 17 May 1883

Henry J. Morris, died 21 August 1868, age 50 years 26 days

Frank A. Morton 14 October 1850 - 27 August 1928

Harriet A. Morton 15 April 1852 - 3 June 1899

Phinehas Morton, died 23 August 1874, age 68 years

Sarah E., wife of Phinehas Morton, died 9 March 1890, age 70 years

Walfred Nelson 1894-1926

Charles L. Newcomb 10 January 1850 - 10 October 1902

Mary A. Newcomb 3 September 1850 - 11 November 1901

A.C. Roy Niskern 4 January 1884 - 25 September 1898

Ada C. Niskern 1 October 1864 - 31 December 1896

Nelson Niskern, died 12 October 1871, age 24 years

Nicholas Niskern, died 10 March 1885, age 38 years

Peter Niskern -no dates

Petern Niskern, died 18 October 1880, age 60 years

Cora E. O'Connor 1891-1937

Cora E. O'Connor 5 September 1856 - 3 January 1929

Daniel O'Connnor 1 January 1847 - 26 May 1898

Ruth O'Connor 7 July 1897 - 4 June 1914

Anna M., daughter of ? & E. Ohlen (?), died 10 August 186? -hard to read

Samuel Osborn 11 December 1797 - 11 September 1872

Mary C. Parry 1837-1903

William A. Parry, Pvt. 4 Minnesota Regt. Civil War 23 November 1842 - 3 April 1924

William A. Parry 1842-1924

Claryce J. Petrash 1920-__

Joseph V. Petrash 1918-1976

Oscar L., son of C. & S. Phelps, died 6 April 1862 age 6 years 4 months 6 days

Eliza Ann, wife of Alfred Phillips, died 18 April 1874 age 74 years 10 months 18 days

Helen, daughter of A.J. & N. (?) Phillips, died 1 September 1877 age 12 years 10 months

Joseph Phillips, died 7 November 1877, age 80 years 5 months

Joseph D., son of A. & E. Phillips, died 8 January 1873 age 1 year 2 months 26 days

Lucretia (?) Phillips, died 23 October 1879, age 82 years 4 months

Walter, son of A.J. & N. Phillips, died 20 May 1872 age 1 year 1 month 11 days

baby Pool, son of James & Clara -no dates

Emma Pool 1861-1938

Emeline, wife of Jeremiah Pool, died 19 December 1863 age 20 years 6 months 24 days

Ethel P. Pool 1899-1958

Frank Pool 1859-1918

Harold F. Pool 1889-1957

Hazel J. Pool 1891-1977

Helen Rae Pool 11 April 1920 - 19 January 1921

James, son of Wm. & M. (?) Pool, died 13 February 1867 age 10 years 5 months 16 days

Jean A. Pool 1928-1967

John Pool 1810-1861

John W. Pool, died 19 October 1877, age 35 years 22 days

Laura E. Pool 1857-1939

Mary Pool 1811-1874

Mary G., daughter of Wm. & M. Pool, died 16 February 1863 age 5 years 4 months 25 days

Nancy Pool 1807-1879

Robert Pool 1848-1913

Sarah, wife of John Pool 1815-1898

Wm. O. Pool 1889-1961

William Pool 1806-1878

Addie Belle, daughter of D. & E.E. Burton, wife of J.A. Post died 5 April 1887, age 22 years 5 months 2 days

Lilly Pychon 1811-1895

Allan B. Rayburn 1892-1965

Willetta B. Rayburn 1895-1947

Alphonso Record 1823-1885

Barahninar (?), daughter of ? & ? Record, died 17 October 1866 age 2 years (?) -hard to read

Bertha J. Record 1850-1923

Charles E. Record 1868-1889

Edwin Record 1846-1923

George Anson Record 1819-1880 veteran *

Ira L., son of J.C. & E. Record, died 18 October 1866 age 11 years 6 months 2 days

L.S. Record 1849-1927

Sarah Record 1790-1871

Thomas Record 1785-1866

Ann, wife of John Ryding, died 12 September 1865, age 41 years

John Ryding (?), died 8 February 1875, age 62 years

Albert L. Sayers 1873-1948

Gordon Lea Sayers 29 December 1904 - 10 April 1982 son of Albert L. & Tune Gordon Sayers married Sylvia Alton 2 July 1932

Sylvia Alton Sayers 26 June 1910 -__, wife of Gordon Lea Sayers daughter of Patrick & Florence Lundberg Alton married Gordon Lea 2 July 1932

Tune Sayers 1871-1952

Eliza, wife of James Sayre 29 December 1803 - 19 June 1880

Fannie Louesa, wife of I.V. Sayre, died 8 January 1875, age 30 years

Isaac V. Sayre 27 October 1840 - 28 March 1876

James R. Sayre, born in N.J. 14 March 1800 - 16 October 1873

Mary Alice, daughter of I.V. & E.L. Sayre 11 November 1871 - 28 April 1872

Vera E. Schachtel 1885-1967

baby Scofield, child of J.J. & P.M. Scofield 1905-1905

baby Scofield, child of J.J. & P.M. Scofield 1902-1902

Eliza, wife of S.C. Scofield, died 10 September 1859 age 43 years 9 months

Elizabeth J., wife of S.C. Scofield, died 4 December 1907 age 81 years 11 months 9 days

Huldah Marie Scofield (?) 1900-1982

J. Jesse Scofield 1865-1933

John E. Scofield (?), died 3 October 1872 (?) age 26 years 5 months 20 days

John Raymond Scofield (?) 1895-1972

Mary J. Scofield (?), died 26 September 1878 age 18 years 2 months 11 days (?)

Percy M., wife of J.J. Scofield, died 10 September 1908 age 42 years 9 months 23 days

Ralph C., son of J.J. & P.M. Scofield, died 24 February 1891 age 1 year 5 months 3 days

Silas G. Scofield, died 15 February 1891 age 74 years 2 months 11 days

Theodore R. Scofield (?) 1903-1981

Thomas M. (?) Scofield (?), died 22 April 1872 age 28 years ? months 24 days

William W. Scofield (?), died 20 May (?) 1879 age 16 years 8 months 16 days

Adam Seals 26 October 1891 - 16 December 1891

Adam Seals – father of George Seals (added with information from official cemetery records)

Mary Seals, died 14 September 1906, age 66 years, from Ohio (added with information from official cemetery records)

Mrs. Sam Seals, died 13 May 1906, age 24 years (added with information from official cemetery records)

Sam Seals, baby, died 18 June 1903 (added with information from official cemetery records)

Sam Seals, baby, born and died July 1905 (added with information from official cemetery records)

Gracie, daughter of H. & M.A. Shadinger, died 16 April 1875 age 1 month 6 days

Isaac, child of H. & M.A. Shadinger, died 8 September 1860 age 3 years 2 months 18 days

William D., child of H. & M.A. Shadinger, died 8 April 1864

M. Evalina, daughter of H.J. & M.G. Shaffanr (?), died 9 November 1868 age 21 years 7 months

Sarah E. Smiley 2 July 1845 - 20 September 1884

Mary Curry Solseth 1904-1986

Andrew Stouffer 27 February 1822 - 14 November 1882

Roger B. Studenski, SSGT United States Air Force & United States Army 24 January 1933 - 6 May 1989

Sumner C. Thurston, Sergeant of Co. C 4 Beg't Minnesota Vol's died 5 November 1863, age 26 years 6 months 8 days

Rhoda Tomson 12 July 1822 - 12 December 1909

little Abe, son of J.E. & Mary Turney, died 29 December 1882 age 3 years

Joel E. Turney 1849-1901

Amy L. VanDoren 1888-1974

Archie T. VanDoren 1862-1953

Clara E. VanDoren 1860-1948

Isaac VanDoren 6 July 1811 - 13 April 1882

Clara C. Vining 1905-1931

Vivian Wade 1913-1914

Velzora F., wife of J.R. Weaver, died 11 August 1877, age 33 years

Albert W. Wild 1900-1965

James J. Wild 1898-1992

William G. Wild 1887-1979

Anna Wilde 1866-1955

David W. Wilde 1853-1937

Elizabeth Wilde, died 14 July 1900, age 83 years

Elizabeth Wilde 1817-1900

George Wilde 1801-1890

George Wilde 1 April 1801 - 20 May 1890 age 89 years 4 months 19 days

George Wilde Jr. 1860-1883

George Wilde Jr. 7 January 1860 - 22 December 1883 age 23 years 11 months 15 days

W.H. Wilde 1850-1881

W.H. Wilde 8 December 1849 - 20 May 1881 age 31 years 5 months 12 days

Nancy J. Wilson, nee Mallery 27 May 1850 - 2 June 1940

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