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Hvidso Cemetery
Greenbush, Roseau County, Minnesota
Lat: 48° 43' 11"N, Lon: 96° 08’ 53"W
Barto Township, T161N R42W Section 36
Contributed by Marjorie Broten, Mar 07, 2010, last edited May 17,
2010 [mjbroten@wiktel.com].
Total records = 5.
The cemetery directions leaving Greenbush drive east on Highway
#11 for 2 miles you will see the cemetery on your left side close
to the road.
This cemetery was established in 1896 on approx 1/4 acre more
or less of land along with the Hvidso Scandinavian Evangelistic
Lutheran Congregation (the group known then as the “Forenede”
Church) in 1895. Then organized by a group of early settlers which
lived along the sand ridge east of the present day town of Greeenbush.
Most of the 50 members here at the time of closing joined the
Bethania Free Church just 3 miles north of this area. There was
no church built here by the cemetery. Other names for this cemetery
are the Pioneer Haven or Ridge Cemetery. The cemetery is no longer
used for burials.
The cemetery was later owned by the United Free and is in fair
condition, the many unmarked graves tell us the families of these
may no longer have relatives living near the area for helping
care for cemetery. The near by neighbors come to give a helping
hand when possible.
I did a complete walk thru reading all visible headstones, completed
transcript as of Apr 20, 2010. A digital camera has been used
for pictures.
- Marjorie Broten
Legend:
b. = born
d. = died
d/o = daughter of
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s/o = son of
s/w = shares stone with
w/o = wife of
( ) = author's comments |
Evenson, Clarence Theodore, b. 22 May 1887, d. 21 Dec
1902
Evjen, Kari O., b. 11 Feb 1832 (1820), d. 7 Aug 1897 (4
Sep 1897*)
Evjen, Ole E., b. 3 Jun 1899, d. 5 Jul 1903
Sather, Oliver Alander, b. Dec 1903, d. 3 Feb 1904
Thompson, Mrs. Pete, b. /d. no dates, mother of Cora Hanson
Misc:
- Old Bethania Records for Kari Evjen (*difference on date & age
is listed as 77 ˝ years)
- Erling Nestaby spoke of Mrs. Thompson buried here. (noted from
previous record)
- unmarked graves of approx 15 persons no names or markers (grave
depressions)
- Families knowing of loved ones buried here are welcomed to email
information to me (these people that have moved away from this
area may also hold information that can be shared)
Ref:
- Atlas of 1913, 1935, 1942, 1960, 1973, 1976, 1998
- Deed Record (have not located one)
- Pioneers I & II
- Remembrances Anthology of RC MN
- Roseau County Heritage Book 1992
- Roseau County Highway Map 2008
- Roseau County Court House
- Roseau County Museum
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