Highland Cemetery

Lakeville township, Dakota county, Minnesota: T114N - R20W, section 1

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** 2000 UPDATE:  I am happy to report that the Highland Cemetery has been cleaned up during the past couple of years.  The clean-up was due in part to the local Catholic Church and a Friends of Highland Cemetery group which was formed by a group of descendents of those buried in the Highland Cemetery.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the Friends of the Highland Cemetery group please see the other Highland Cemetery web site.  There is a link to the other Highland Cemetery web site at the end of the introductory information for this cemetery. **

This cemetery is very old and in poor shape. The vast majority of the burials took place before 1890. We visited the cemetery in late August 1996. At that time it appeared that the cemetery had not been mowed since earlier in the summer. Much of the area had tall grass and weeds. There were several areas on the grounds where small trees or sumac had begun to grow. This past summer (1996) the path of Dodd Boulevard was changed so that the northern quarter stretch that went through section 2 and connected up with 160th street was closed. The new part of Dodd Boulevard now connects up with Pilot Knob Road. This is just a little north of the Highland Cemetery.  Parts of the cemetery appear to be showing evidence of possible below surface shifting or sliding down the hill.  The soil in the area is very sandy.  I am not sure if the 1996 road construction or the heavy truck traffic or just the soil is the cause, or ?.  As I wrote down burial information for the western rows I began to notice wedge shaped gaps in the soil at what appeared to be the east edge of some of the burials. These gaps were about a foot in length, a couple inches wide and some were deep. They did not appear to be rodent holes.

As we left the cemetery we came across a burial stone that was south of the drive area and along the south central edge of the cemetery. This was: Emma, daughter of Frank & Mathilda Langer 8 May 1883 - 5 November 1883. I do not know if this is the actual burial place or if the stone just ended up there. When I transcribed the burial stone information in this cemetery I noticed that G and C were very hard to discern with the lettering style used on the monuments.

The Dakota county cemetery records compilation lists this cemetery as: Highland (Hyland) Cemetery. (Formerly St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery). Platted 1868. 4 acres. Located NW 1/4 of Section 1. Highway 31 south of Highway 9.

In the book "History of Dakota County and the city of Hastings" by Rev. Edward D. Neill, written in 1881, he wrote: ... Four acres of land were surveyed and platted in 1868, ... and called St. Joseph's cemetery. This land is situated in the north-west quarter of section 1. The first internment was a daughter of Thomas Murray, and there are now about one hundred and fifty bodies buried there ... The storm of 1881 did great damage to many of the monuments in the yard (page 417).

In "Over The Years 1961-1978", compiled by the Dakota County Historical Society, they wrote: ...After considerable discussion as to where to locate the church, Thomas Hyland gave St. Joseph's parish seven acres of land between Rosemount and Lakeville for a church and cemetery. A big wind destroyed the Hyland (St. Joseph's) Church in the early 1880's and it was replaced by a new church built in Rosemount. Contract for the present St. Joseph's Church at Rosemount was in March 1924 and the corner stone laid 22 June 1924 (page 136).

This congregation may also be related to the All Saint's Catholic Church in Lakeville.

Another reference to the Hyland cemetery can be found in "Over The Years 1961-1978" ... Burial Records Compiled for Hyland Cemetery... One of the very worthy historical projects being carried on in Dakota county is the compilation of burial records for those interred in Hyland Cemetery at Rosemount, and the restoration of the cemetery grounds to a presentable state. This work is being carried on personally by Gerald (Jerry) G. Mattson of Rosemount, who is being commended for his efforts. In a letter from Mattson, he said he had finished compiling burial records this spring (1977 ?) and he now has a record of 254 of the burials in the cemetery. During his research, Mattson wrote that he had decided to expand the history of the cemetery on which he is working, to include a general history of the area and a history of St. Joseph's parish to the year 1880 when the original church was destroyed (page 416).

This cemetery was transcribed in 1996.

Copyright © 1996 Debbie Boe

** For further information about the Highland Cemetery there is another  website located at:  members.aol.com/baggerjane/highland/index.htm

**For information about the Walsh family there are web sites located at both: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/1015/    and  freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mnwalsh/  

Katie Bally 9 May 1859 - 22 June 1881

Bridget, wife of Maurice Bamberry 4 February 1856 - 5 October 1882

Maggie, daughter of Maurice and Bridget Bamberry 1 November 1880 - 15 June 1890 (?)

Mary, daughter of Maurice and Bridget Bamberry 10 July 1881 - 7 January 1883

Maurice Bamberry (?) 1839-1920

Richard, son of Maurice and Bridget Bamberry 2 April 1878 - 30 April 1878

Richard, son of M. and B. Bamberry, died 10 ? 1879, age ?

Bridget Burke, wife of E. Brennan, native of Co Sligo, Parish of Kiloglass, Ireland, died 11 March 1880, age 50 years

Mary, daughter of George and Mary Brown died 10 November 1872, age 2 years 5 months

Catherine Burns, died 20 October 1876, age 85 years

'Father' C/Garvey (?) 1840-1874

'Mother' C/Garvey (?) 1845-1917

Patrick C/Garvey, native of Hedford Co Galway Ireland died 13 December 1874, age 34 years

Agnes Casey, died 27 August 1868, age 18 years

Ellen Casey 1802-1880

George Casey, son of Ellen Casey - no dates

Hanora, wife of Michael Casey, native of Co Cork Ireland died 10 August 1872, age 65 years

Henry Casey, died 15 July 1867, age 55 years

James Casey (?) 1881-1902

James Henry Casey 1841-1913

Margaret Ann Casey 1851-1897

Mary, wife of Henry Casey, died 11 September 1875, age 61 years

Mary, wife of Patrick Casey, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 31 May 1879, age 50 years

Michael Casey, son of Ellen Casey - no dates

'Mother' Casey (?) 1854-1888

Mrs. Bridget Collins, wife of James Collins 12 May 1862 - 3 January 1906

Nellie C. Collins 25 August 1894 - 26 October 1918

Bridget, wife of Michael Costello, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 27 October 1881, age 60 years

Maria, wife of Michael Costello, died 26 July 1871, age 25 years (?)

Isabel McBreen, wife of John Daly, died 30 October 1889, age 71 years

John Daly, died 28 August 1881, age 74 years

Mary McCarthy, wife of Patrick Daly, died 6 February 1892, age 36 years

Marcella Deavitt, died 30 October 1916

Ann Devitt, born 11 June 1849 Co Clare Ireland died 5 May 1910

Patrick Devitt, native of Co Leitrim Ireland died 1 January 1877, age 45 years

James Dewire, native of Parish Tunie Co Galway Ireland died 10 July 1872, age 40 years

Margaret Herward, wife of Thomas Dewire died 7 February 1877, age 43 years

Bridget, wife of John Dunn, died 29 June 1914, age 90 years

David Dunn 1862-1930

John Dunn, born in Queens Co Ireland 1831 died (?) 29 June 1880

William H., son of John and Bridget Dunn died 3 August 1878, age 3 years 17 days

John, son of Thomas and Margaret Dwyer 8 March 1867 - 22 September 1887

Patrick, son of Thomas and Margaret Dwyer 18 August 1862 - 5 September 1885

Thomas Dwyer, native of the Parish of Tuam (?) Co Galway Ireland died 1 May 1886, age 59 years

Carle Egle (?), died 12 February 1881, age 5 years 6 months

George Egle (?), died 8 June 1880, age 1 year 11 months 14 days

Lorenze Egle, died 8 October 1879, age 37 years

Lula, daughter of Lu and L. Egle, died 18 August 1877

Rosina Egle, died 28 October 1875, age 68 years 7 months 15 days

Kate Fahey 1868-1947

Mary Fahey 1865-1931

Patrick Fahey, native of Clougher Co Mayo Ireland died 30 May 1879, age 48 years

Patrick H. Fahey 25 August 1876 - 1 March 1899 age 22 years 6 months 6 days

Sarah, wife of ? Featherly (?), died 23 December 1876, age 30 years

Winifred Finn, died 15 August 1883, age 33 years

John Finnegan, native of the parish of Ballaghaderreen Co Mayo Ireland 24 June 1815 - 4 August 1885

Cecelia Gallagher (?), died 27 March 1879, age 22 years

Nora Gallagher (?), died 13 August 1887, age 20 years

Patrick Gallagher (?), died 25 December 1882, age 21 years

Terrance Gallagher, died 9 January 1886, age 64 years

? Atheri ? (Catherine ?), daughter of Philip and Catherine Garon 15 April 1875 - 29 May 1881

Little Pat, son of John and Mary G/Carvey 6 May 1876 - 7 February 1881

Thomas G/Carvey, native of the parish of Dunmore Co Ireland died 1 June 1877, age 63 years

Patrick H., child of J.C. and Bridget Geraghty 15 September 1881 - 11 August 1882 (?)

Robert J., child of J.C. and Bridget Geraghty 3 April 1878 - ? March 1879

Mary, child of John and Ann Gibbons 7 April 1872 - 7 April 1872

Mary, wife of Patrick Gibbons, died 22 February 1873, age 35 years

Patrick Gibbons, died 19 June 1879, age 34 years

Willie, child of John and Ann Gibbons 15 June 1871 (?) - 16 June 1871 (?)

George Gilbert, died 13 November 1871, age 11 years (?) 11 months

John Gilbert, died 3 November 1877, age 58 years

James Glynn, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 29 November 1880, age 25 years

Katie, daughter of J. and B. Glynn, a native of Coug(?) Co Mayo Ireland died 30 August 1875, age 24 years

Emma, daughter of Frank and Mar.(?) Gollon (?) died 27 May 1864 (?), age ?

James Hanaughan, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 2 May 1881, age 81 years

Hannah McCrath, wife of James Haverty, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 23 March 1880, age 35 years

Kate Sheridan, wife of James Higgins 1859-1882

Edward Highland, native of parish of Gilmore Co Mayo Ireland died 29 June 1877, age 90 years

Edward, child of Patrick and Mary Hyland 3 July 1867 - 30 July 1870

Edward M., son of Thomas and Mary Hyland 22 August 1855 - 25 October 1872

Frank Hyland, native of the parish Killman Co Mayo Ireland died 12 July 1880, age 30 years

James J. Hyland, died 18 September 1888, age 4 months

Mary Dwyer Hyland 1855-1932

Mary Ki?(rest is cemented over), wife of Patrick Hyland died 30 October (?) (year cemented over), age 32 years

**Mary Kilroy Hyland, died 1870, 1st wife of Patrick Hyland.  Patrick Hyland is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Rosemount, MN** This persons information was added  with information that I received from a family member.  This information was not transcribed from the burial monument.

Patrick H., child of Patrick and Mary Hyland 7 March 1869 - 28 July 1870

Thomas, son of T. and M. Hyland 8 June 1862 - 15 October 1862

John Kane, native of Co Galway Ireland died 16 October 1880, age 75 years

John H. Keefe, died 25 January 1869, age 24 years 25 days

Bridget, wife of John Keeffe, died 10 March 1879, age 55 years

Margaret Burke, wife of Thomas Kelly, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 4 July 1879, age 66 years

Margaret Toolan, wife of Patrick Kelly, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 19 July 1879, age 55 years

Annie, wife of John Kennedy, native of Killabeg Co Donigaire died 2 September 1884, age 35 years

Edward, son of Annie and James Kennedy died 8 December 1876, age 5 months

James Kennedy, native of Parish of Inver Co Donigalire died 5 February 1885, age 42 years

Margaret Kennedy 1878-1928

Mary E. Kennedy 1873-1947

Martin Kilroy, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 5 November 1875, age 75 years

Mary Kilroy, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 7 August 1870, age 70 years

Emma, daughter of Frank and Mathilda Langer 8 May 1883 - 5 November 1883

Annie E. Leach - born 30 July 1858

Mary Olive Leach 28 September 1882 - 9 September 1883

John Lenihan, native of Co Kerry Ireland 17 March 1812 - 24 April 1881

Mary Lynch, wife of John Lenihan, native of Co Kerry Ireland died 16 May 1880, age 56 years

Patrick Loftus, native of Co Galway Ireland died 9 September 1874, age 25 years

Susan Loftus, daughter of Andrew and Ellen Loftus native of Co Galway Ireland, died 15 February 1871, age 21 years

John, son of Thomas and Maria Mangan died 6 June 1873, age 15 years 11 months 23 days

? child (?) ? (hard to read) born 1880 (?) died 1880 (?) McCarthy (?)

Catherine McCarthy, wife of Barthol. died 3 October 1883, age 64 years

Edward McCarthy 29 April 1831 - 19 July 1907

Edward McCarthy 1867-1928

James, son of Edward McCarthy (?) and Catherine Hyland native of Parish of ? Co Mayo Ireland, born in St Paul 22 August 1859 - 22 August (?) 1881

Mary, born McCarthy, of the Parish of ? Co Kerrn(?) Ireland 22 December 1827 (?) - ?? 1885 (?)

Timothy McCarthy, died 25 February 1886, age 35 years

Ellen McCugh, died 1 August 1886, age 11 years

Katie E. McCugh, died 3 February 1888 (?), age 8 years

Mary McDuillan, died 5 February 1876, age 87 years

Ann, daughter of Bartholemew and Bridget McGovran died 20 July 1873, age 5 years

Bridget, wife of Bartholemew McGovran died 12 December 1871, age 23 years

? McGrath (?), died 9 July 1874, age 16 years 10 months

Bernard McGrath 1859-1874

Hanora McGrath 1838-1903

Michael McGrath 1812-1892

Rose A. McNiskern 17 April 1859 - 24 May 1881

Bernard McSherry 1878-1927

John McSherry 1829-1913

Margaret Hyland, wife of John McSherry died 30 May 1888, age 54 years

Catherine Martin, died 4 March 1905, age 79 years

John Martin, native of Co Kilkenny Ireland died 7 June 1879, age 63 years

Philip J. Mathers - no dates

Arthur J. Walsh Moran 13 December 1903 - 20 April 1925

Mary, wife of John Murphy, died 9 August 1872, age 52 years

Michael Murnan, native of Co Limerick Ireland died 9 April 1872, age 48 years

Kattie Jane, daughter of Thos. and Bridget Murry died 20 August 1868, age 4 years 1 month 5 days

Joseph Edward Niskern 2 August 1880 - 18 September 1880

Ann, native of Co Mayo Parish of Ballycastle Ireland wife of Patrick Nolan, died 31 December 1877, age 44 years

Patrick Nolan, native of Co Mayo Ireland died 20 April 1878, age 53 years

John O'Connell, native of Taum Parish Co Galway Ireland died 11 February 1878, age 56 years

W.B. O'Donohoe, native of Sligo Ireland died 26 March 1878, age 35 years

Andrew O'Grady, died 1 January 1871, age 26 years

B. (?) H. O'Grady, died 20 February 1878, age 25 years

Michael O'Neil, native of Tipererarry of ? Ireland died 27 December 1872, age 25 years

Thomas P., son of Sylvester and Maggey Parisa 29 August 1867 - 29 April 1871

Joseph Quinn 22 April 1873 - 23 February 1875

Nellie Quinn 10 November 1870 - 11 August 1873

Catherine M., daughter of Thomas and Mary Shaughnessy 4 August 1858 - 2 July 1881

Ellen, child of Thomas and Mary Shaughnessy died 31 May (?) 1862

Martin (?), child of Thomas and Mary Shaughnessy died 21 September 1863

Mary Shaughnessy 1834-1914

John Sheridan, died 30 May 1877, age 36 years

John M., son of John and Mary Sheridan (?) died 15 February 1881, age 14 years

Delia E. Smith, died 22 November 1872, age 21 years

Anna Sullivan, died 18 April 1872, age 53 years

Margaret A., wife of J.W. Tomson 28 February 1867 - 1 March 1888

Rhoda Grace, daughter of J.W. and M.A. Tomson 21 February 1888 - 5 September 1888

Mrs. Ann Walsh, born in Co Galway Ireland died 25 February 1892, age 78 years

Annie, daughter of P. and B. Walsh died 5 April 1888, age 1 year

Bernard, son of P. and B. Walsh died 31 March 1888, age 6 years 2 months

John, son of P. and B. Walsh died 17 July 1880, age 10 months 5 days

John M., son of J. and M. Walsh 14 April 1878 - 23 April 1879

Joseph Thomas Walsh 20 April 1925 Minn. Seaman 2 CL US NRF

Thomas, son of P. and B. Walsh died 5 April 1888, age 5 years

Mary Welby, native of Co Galway Ireland died 2 January 1885, age 69 years - erected by her sons J. and M. Hynes

I was not able to get a complete reading of the following stones.

??? 1888 - all that remains of the stone

Katherine ?, died 6 August 1881 (?), age ? - worn and hard to read

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