BUFFALO County South Dakota Genealogy
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The information supplied here is taken from the WPA Cemetery Project, microfilm. This project was done in the 1940's, so all the information about the care and description of the cemetery is written as they found it in 1940.
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Christ Church
Fort Thompson, South Dakota
This cemetery is located 1/4 mile North West of Ft. Thompson.
Name of Deceased Grave # Sect # Blk. # Date of Death Age at Death Sex Vet.
Aikins, Asher 25 42 1935 78 M
Aikins, Elizabeth 23 42 1933 F
Aikins, Mary 22 42 1929 65 F
Arrow, Jennie 57 26 1905 12 F
Arrow, Joseph 41 6 Adult M
Arrow, Louis 62A 26 1923 16 M
Bad Moccasin 12 3 1894 2
Bad Moccasin, Child 14 3 1885 7
Bad Moccasin, Luke 10 3 1903 56 M
Bad Moccasin 12 1894 2
Badger, Charlie 26 17 1899 18 M
Badger, Fred 28 17 1889 Adult M
Badger, Isabell 36 17 1922 19 F
Badger, Jennie 62 27 1900 23 F
Badger, Oliver 33 17 1913 7 M
Badger, Oliver 34 17 1918 8 mos. M
Badger, Raymond 34 16 1929 2 mos. M
Bagola, Calvin 42 9 1927 4 mos. M
Banks, Jessie 22A 18 1896 23 F
Bear (Hom) Ellen 46 37 1923 42 F
Bear, Jessie 45 37 1901 30 F
Bear Bull 60 26 1892 Adult
Bear Bull, Julia 59 26 1896 Adult F F
Bear Bull, 60 1892
Bear Ghost 46 9 Child
Bear Ghost 45 9 1919 68 M
Bear Ghost, Lucy 44 9 1926 65 F
Black, Frank 11 17 1939 67 F
Black Bear, Luke 65 27 1908 24 M
Blake, John 65 27 1908 60 M
Blanchard, Mary E.
Blueleaf, Frank 38 19 1900 18 M
Bob Tail, Goose 12 14 1926 80 M
Boy, Jennie 51 31 1906 18 F
Boy, Mrs. Sam Rosa 31 34 Adult F
Boy, Sam 30 34 Adult M
Briggs, John 43 26 1925 56 M
Briggs, Mrs. John
(Blue Lodge) 45 26 1952 52 F
Brother of All, Joseph 42 25 1935 40 M Yes
Brother of All, Melton 41 25 1935 1 M
Brother of All, Ronald 40 25 1935 4 mo. M
Brother of All, Stanley 40A 25 1937 5 mo. M
Brother of All, Thomas 41 25 1911 65 M
Buck, Dorothy 62 29 1903 29 F
Buck, Hannah 65 29 1889 Adult F
Buck, Henry 66 29 1887 14 M
Buck, Louisa 10 4 1928 79 F
Buhunn, David 29 1 1940 78 M
Burnt Prairie, Jennie 21 2 Adult F
Burt, Harriet E. 45 13 1935 79 F
Burt, Hachalia 44 13 1915 69 M
Butcher, Hobert 44 10 1920 24 M
Butcher, Kate 43 10 1931 83 F
Butcher, William 46 10 1919 65 M
Carpenter, Mary 13 1889 24 F
Degrey, Antonie 74-75 1885 29 M
Degrey, Isaac Arthur 77 1903 29 M
Degrey, George 31 1889 55 M
Deloria, Lucy 29 1900 53 F
Demans, Lugene 63 1890 5 M
Demans, Nancy 64 1887 5 mo F
Demans, Paul 62 1890 5 mo M
Eagle, Davis 9 1900 8 mo M
Eagle, Nellie C. 10 1900 27 F
Eagle Dog, Chas. 39 1905 29 M
Eagle Dog, Florence 39 1900 19 F
Eagle Dog, Thomas 40 1901 19 M
Eagle Man, Lucy 11 1896 15 F
Ear, Nelson 30 1900 1 M
Ear, Synthsa Theresa 29 1903 1 F
Enger, William Wallace 1887 9 mo M
Fearless Hawk, Anna 44 1888 5 F
Fine Cloud, Daniel 22 1901 12 M
Fine Cloud, Paul 19 1905 2 mo M
First Hail, Eugene 23 1881 20 M
Foursears, Paul 8 1897 29 M
Grey Owl, George 59 1904 1 M
Harrison, Edward 53A 1903 5 mo M
Hawk, Rosa 14 1905 Child F
Hinban, Ellen 10 1886 21 F
Hinban, Joshua 12 1892 M
Hinban, Samuel 11 1891 M
Howe, Walter Carl 24 1905 5 weeks M
Jacobs, Victory 17A 1893 3 mo F
Jeunesse, Baby 55A 1905
LaClair, Amelia 7 1873 F
LaClair, Antonie 7 1894 65 F
LaClair, Bland 9 1889 38 F
LaClair, Charles 12 1891 29 M
LaClair, Julia 14 1873 15 F
LaClair, Lizzie 6 1886 Child F
LaClair, Sophie 10 1883 5 F
Lariat, Andrew 36 1901 12 days M
Lariat, Martha 41 1905 5 days F
Larieat, Ernest 42 1902 5 M
Little Dog, Ales 35 1899 7 F
Little Dog, Lorrie 36 1903 2 M
Little Dog, Roy 37 1901 1 M
Long Feather, Julia 57 1896 25 F
Medicine Crow, Baby 52 1904
Medicine Crow, Blanchie 52 1905 19 F
Medicine Crow, Mark Ruben 50 1905 22 M
Medicine Crow, Walter 53 1903 18 M
Oldest Child, Florence 10 1905 1 mo F
One Ear, Edward Ashley 23 1878 47 M
Pretty Boy, Julia 28 1897 21 F
Red Day, Amos 47 1903 Child M
Red Day, Daniel 40 1887 3 M
Red Day, Jennie 41 1888 Child F
Red Day, John 44 1900 10 M
Red Day, Treon 42 1887 6 mo M
Duncan Cemetery
Grant Township
The Duncan Cemetery is located 11 miles to the nearest PO. Owner of Farm on which the cemetery is located is Parson Estate. It is located in Section 13, Township 108, Range 69. General appearance poor, no roads, woven wire. There are four corner post left and the rest of the fence is on the ground. About 1890 the community started using this as a burial ground, but was never organized. About 1900 the cemetery was abandoned.
Name of Deceased Grave # Sect # Blk. # Date of Death Age at Death Sex Vet
Cruson, Rachel 7 44 1 F No
Grace, Chester 1 4 1 M No
Lawver, (J.W.) Albert 3 3 1 M No
Lawver, (J.W.) Emma 4 28 1 F No
Lawver, (J.W.) Oscar 2 5 1 M No
Sinkie, Arno 5 Moved to Spring Hill Cemetery, Gann Valley, SD
Sinkie, Henry Jr. 6 Moved to Spring Hill Cemetery, Gann Valley, SD
Elm Creek Cemetery
Arlington, South Dakota
According to the Warranty Deed dated July 1, 1900, this cemetery is located in North West Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section Fifteen (15) in township 108, rage 70, West of the 5th P.M.
Name of Deceased Grave # Sect # Blk. # Date of Death Age at Death Sex Vet.
Espeset, Ole 1 1 1899 M
Evenson, Adolph O. 9 4 1892 1 M
Evenson, Carl A. 5 1897 20 mo M
Evenson, Emeila 2 5 1908 11 F
Evenson, Erich 6 5 1896 65 M
Evenson, Henrietta 8 4 1888 3 mo F
Evenson, John E. 5 4 1904 37 M
Jacobs, Christian 2 2 1895 39 M
Jacobs, Mrs. Aaste 1 2 1906 85 F
Johnson 6 4 Removed to Ree Hights
Johnson 3 3 Removed to Ree Hights
Johnson 7 4 Removed to Ree Hights
Olson, Gunhild 4 2 1910 71 F
Olson, Ole 3 2 1903 64 M
Osman, Austain 2 4 1894 13 M
Osman, Baby 1 3 Unknown
Osman, Baby 4 4 Unknown
Osman, Melinda 1 4 1894 20 F
Osman, Nellie 3 4 1899 45 F
Sorenson, Severs 4 5 1894 13 M
Thompson, Andrew 5 2 1904 54 M
Thompson, Unknown 6 2
Unknown, (Baby) 3 5
Unknown, (Baby) 2 3
Unknown 1 5 Removed
Unknown 4 3
Spring Hill Cemetery
Gann Valley, South Dakota
Spring Hill Cemtery is located just 1/2 mile east of Gann Valley. Name of controlling organization: Spring Hill Cemetery Association. This cemetery was organized on the 15th day of October 1889. A. L. Spencer, Sec'y. Lewis F. Brady, President. Deeded by James P. Cleveland and wife to Spring Hill Cemetery Association. The source of this information is Records in office of Register of Deeds, files in office of newspaper office "The Gann Valley Chief", by interviewing relatives of deceased, and old settlers who helped sponsor the association. First record of burials was lost and present record was made up mostly from memory of women who is now also dead.
Name of Deceased Grave # Sect # Blk. # Date of Death Age at Death Sex Vet.
Andison, (A) 2 23 2 Unknown
Andison, (F) Minnie 2 24 2 1899 11 mos F
Andison, Mrs. Christ 3 22 2 1916 55 F
Baker, Ambros 1 6 6 1900 70 M No
Baker, (J) Myrtle 1 5 12 1933 41 F No
Baker, Sara J. 2 6 6 1907 70 F No
Berge, Lottie Helen 3 20 8 1936 65 F No
Beyer, Elsie 1 7 6 1890 19 F No
Blackney, Baby 1 1 5 1900 1 No
Brickley, John 2 13 2 1896 6 mos M No
Brown, (K) Baby 1 3 12 1939 2 hrs. No
Chicken, Joseph 3 25 2 1903 91 M No
Chicken, Mary Jane 4 25 2 1891 82 F No
Christensen, John 1 13 2 1896 5 mo M No
Christensen, Nicolai 1 15 2 1910 55 M No
Christensen, (N) 4 14 2 Unknown M No
Cilly, Alfred 1 1 8 1901 53 M No
Cilly, Carrie 2 1 8 1896 8 F No
Cilly, Mary A. 3 1 8 1902 52 F No
Cleveland, Mrs. J. P. 3 6 2 1895 40 F No
Conklin, (L) Donald 3 19 2 1931 1 wk. M No
Cook, Ida Jane 1 11 3 1935 70 F No
Cook, James L. 2 11 3 1911 76 M No
Cook, Gemima 3 11 3 1900 46 F No
Cook, Owen 1 2 3 1935 70 F No
Crockett, Baby 1 3 6 1907 1/2 day
Cruson, Purcy 1 17 5 1919 26 M No
Dalrimple, James 1 25 5 26 M No
Daniels, (C) Baby 3 5 2 1895 1 No
Donahue, James 4 23 17 1899 70 M No
Doughty, Alice H. 4 4 3 1902 11 mos. F No
Doughty, Elsie 4-A 4 3 1917 13 F No
Doughty, Lucretia 3 4 3 1898 79 F No
Drips, Joseph H. 1-A 7 1 1931 57 M Yes
Drips, (J. V. ) Walter 1 4 1 1905 7 mos. M No
Duzan, Phuebe Ann 4 9 7 1936 79 F No
Duzan, Viola May 1 8 7 1927 37 F No
Dye, (O) Lynette 1 1-2 7 1920 17 F No
Dye, (E) Warren 1 2 6 1923 23 M No
Dye, (E) Wayne 2 2 6 1904 9 M No
Ellis, Charles 4 3 3 1897 10 days M No
Ellis, Elizabeth 3 3 3 1897 34 F No
Ellis, Elizabeth M. 2 5 4 1894 13 mo. F No
Everhart, Maggie 2 5 4 1900 40 F No
Farren, Henry B. 1 12 6 1909 60 M No
Fiebiger, Frank 1 13 20 1934 57 M No
Filson, (V) Clarence 2 7 5 1917 6 day M No
Filson, Mrs. May 1 7 5 37 F No
Finucane, Bridget 4 7 3 1914 75 F No
Finucane, John 3 8 3 1900 67 M No
Finucane, Mary Ann 4 8 3 1900 32 F No
Fisher, (A) Donald D. 1 23 5 1921 3 mo. M No
Foreman, Violet A. 2-A 22 5 1919 12 hr. F No
Foreman, William J. 1-A 22 5 1920 69 M No
Fraser, Geo. W. 1 1 12 1934 69 M No
Gartz, Fred 1 1 1 1900 67 M No
Gaulkie, Albert 4 26 5 1928 82 M No
Gaulkie, Anna 1 26 5 1901 21 F No
Gaulkie, Blandine 2 26 5 1928 85 F No
Gilchrist, Lela 1 1 8 1906 2 days F No
Gray, Geo. W. 1 6 5 1923 83 M No
Gray, Jennie 2 6 5 1931 88 F No
Groft, (Loyd) 1 9 2 Unknown
Haines, Georgia 2 2 3 Unknown F
Haines, Hurst 1 2 3 Unknown M
Hall, (M) Emma 1 17-18 8 1932 55 F No
Hall, Rosetta 2 8 5 1911 73 M No
Hartwig, Albert 3 2 8 1925 51 M No
Hartwig, Florentina 2 2 8 1918 65 F No
Hartwig, Fredrick 1 2 8 1918 77 M No
Henrichsen, (F) Baby 1 13 5 1913 0
Henrichsen, (F) Baby 1-A 13 5 1914 0
Henrichsen, (F) Baby 2-A 13 5 1911 0
Henrichsen, Carolina 4 6 7 1919 70 F No
Henrichsen, Mathias 1 6 7 1902 73 M No
Henrichsen, Pearl H. 4 9 12 1939 48 F No
Hesler, Baby 4 11 1 6 wks
Hesler, Leroy W. 3 11 1 1904 2 mos. M No
Hide, Walter 3 6 6 1909 0 M
Holmes, Eugene 1 14 2 1905 56 M
Holzer, Frank 2-1 12 2 1915 41 M
Holzer, Fredrick 1-A 12 2 1908 77 M
Huckins, (W) George 1 25 8 1920 3 M No
Hughes, William J. 1 5-6 8 1934 78 M No
Hunt, Eva 2 10 5 1901 2 mos. F No
Hunt, Joseph M. 4 10 5 1935 56 M No
Hunt, Paul 1 10 5 1904 1 M No
Ingerson, Anna 1 8 12 1936 64 F
Ingerson, J. B. 4 8 12 1939 74 M
Ingerson, Lewis 1 26 8 1904 74 M
Jensen, Lina 2 5 3 1895 2 F
Jensen, Mattie 4 5 3 1895 4 F
Jensen, Mollie 1 5 3 1895 12 F
Jensen, Nora 3 5 3 1895 6 F
St. John The Baptist Cemetery
Gann Valley, South Dakota
This cemetery is located 4-1/2 miles south 14 miles west of Gann Valley.
Name of Deceased Grave # Sect # Blk. # Date of Death Age at Death Sex Vet.
Apple, Naney 33 1902 78 F
Ashley, James 18 1900 1 M
Ashley, James 27 1899 4 mo M
Bad Hand, Annie 21 1897 Child F
St. Joseph Cemetery
Victory Township, Fort Thompson
This cemetery is located 2 miles from the Frank Pamania farm, Section 15, Township 107, Range 72. The controlling organization is the Brueau of Catholic Indian Missions. The controlling officer is Rev. Justin Snyder, Stephan Mission, South Dakota. This was a private cemetery until about 1917 when it was deeded to the Catholic Indian Missions.
All Around, Mrs. 1 2 1934 75 F No
All Around, Robert 3 2 1921 22 M Yes
Arm, George 1 5 1932 25 M No
St. Placidus Cemetery
Grant Township
St. Placidus is located 13-1/2 miles from the nearest post office. The owner of the farm on which it is located is Robert Hayes. It is located in SE corner of Section 1, Township 108, Range 69. The controlling organization is the St. Placidus Church of Duncan. Good appearance, no roads, fenced with woven wire, steel and wood posts, and steel swing gates. This cemetery was organizated about 1898 by Church Members.
Name of Deceased Grave # Sect # Blk. # Date of Death Age at Death Sex Vet
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