Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Dalton Cemetery
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Dalton Cemetery History & Deed Information
The Dalton Cemetery is located 1/2 mile east and 1/4 mile south of the First National Bank, Dalton, Nebraska. This cemetery is on the west side of the road. In the Cheyenne County Clerk’s office in Sidney, Nebraska, a deed is recorded pertaining to the beginning of the Dalton Cemetery. It is located in Deed Book 10, page 550.
On October 18, 1910, Albert H. Carow and wife conveyed 2 acres to the Village of Dalton, Nebraska (Incorporated) for $150.00. The deed reads as follows:
“2 acres of land situated in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section number thirty three (33) in township number seventeen (17), north range forty-nine (49), west of the sixth p.m. and described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast government corner of the northeast quarter of section number thirty three, township seventeen, range forty nine, west of the sixth p.m. This to be the starting point of said land, thence north three hundred feet, thence west three hundred feet, thence south three hundred feet, thence east three hundred feet to the starting point.”
signed: Albert H. Carow
signed: Bertha Carow
The oldest marked grave appears to be that of William H. Ravert. He was born September 23, 1846 and died October 25, 1893.
The Beulah Reinmuth grave was moved to the Dalton Cemetery from the Hoffman Cemetery on August 3, 1951. Cause of death was appendicitis. The Hoffman Cemetery is presently known as Sanders Cemetery.
On May 24, 1967 the graves of George Henry Ruhter and Joseph Herman Ruhter were moved from the Dalton Cemetery to the Greenwood Cemetery, Sidney, Nebraska.
In Section B there is a white cement cross. Time has erased the inscription. Please call me, Faetta Schreinert at 308‑377‑2582, if you know anything about this burial.
In Section A there is an “Infant Grandson” marker. No other identification.
The present cemetery board are Ron Devier, Leon “Bud” Gillispei, Dennis Ravert, Dorwin Reimers, Jim Troidl and Connie Winkelman.
Cemetery Plot Map
The following is a crudely drawn map so I could indicate in which section the graves are located. The cemetery has been enlarged to the south. The C, F and I sections are extended into the new area.
I have used some abbreviations which are as follows:
- fs — foot stone
- ms — military stone
- ss — same stone
- um — undertaker marker
- " " — notation on tombstone
- ( ) — information from other sources
If maiden names are on the tombstone they will be in CAPITAL LETTERS without parenthesis.
Thank you Faetta for your continued dedication to Cheyenne County Genealogy.
Unmarked Graves (Dalton & St. Mary’s)
There are a number of unmarked graves in both the Dalton Cemetery and the St. Mary’s Cemetery. This is a compiled list of burials that were mentioned in various sources of Mrs. Faetta Schreinert’s research. Obituaries don’t always indicate in which of the Dalton cemeteries the burial took place, so this Unmarked Graves list includes both cemeteries.
| Name | DOB | DOD | Cemetery | Sec | Contributed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRATZ, Adolf Michael Frederick (Otto) * | Mar 24, 1896 | 1941 | Dalton | B | |
| EVANS, Freda Irene (PRINCE) * | Apr 03, 1913 | Sep 19, 1997 | Dalton | D | |
| FRAASS, Edward Lee | Nov 1975 | Nov 1975 | St. Mary’s | south | |
| FREUDENBERG, Ruby (FESENBECK) * | Feb 26, 1924 | Mar 31, 2000 | Dalton | D | |
| GUSTIN, William Fredrich * | Mar 09, 1875 | May 02, 1920 | Dalton | B | |
| GUSTIN, Iva (ROUSE) (Wife of William Fredrich GUSTIN) | 1876 | 1938 | Dalton | B | |
| GUSTIN, Emma Ermal * (daughter of Wm & Iva – died of flu) |
Apr 15, 1903 | Dec 31, 1920 | Dalton | B | |
| HORN, Jacqueline Lee * (Parents were teachers at Dalton) |
. | Dec 30, 1965 | Dalton | . | |
| LEGER, Mrs. J.A. * (Obituary in the Oct 29, 1946 Sidney Telegraph) |
. | . | . | . | |
| LESSMAN, Gregg Allen * | Aug 07, 1956 | Apr 26, 2003 | Dalton | D | |
| MORTENSEN, William C. * | Sep 30, 1911 | Apr 03, 1974 | . | . | |
| NEEL, Bonnie Ann | . | May 26, 1961 | . | . | |
| ROYER, Frank Celest * | Oct 13, 1855 | Mar 03, 1935 | . | . | |
| ROYER, Rosetta Josephine (EATON) * | 1888 | Sep 24, 1945 | Dalton | Lot 18– Grave 2 |
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| SCHINZEL, Christine Regina | Oct 26, 1958 | Oct 26, 1958 | St. Mary’s | . | |
| VENABLES, Mrs. W. R. * | Sep 12, 1847 | Feb 08, 1920 | . | . |
* Faetta Schreinert has obituary
Freda EVANS is buried to the north of her son, Fred Evans. Fred is buried to the north of Harold & Mabel Brunner in section D of the Dalton Cemetery. I mention two references because Fred’s grave is marked with an undertaker marker and may not be very permanent.
Edward Lee FRAASS is buried in the south section of the St. Mary’s Cemetery near the Henry & Stella Henke graves.
Ruby FREUDENBERG is buried between her husband, Albert, and her son, Ronnie, in section D of the Dalton Cemetery.
The GUSTINs are all buried near Abraham & Emma Jane Gustin in section B of the Dalton Cemetery.
Mrs. W. R. VENABLES cremains were to be brought to Dalton. Were these plans ever carried out?
If you have more information or corrections that you would like to be in the records, please contact the county coordinator.
