Gove County Kansas Zion Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

The deed (No. 604) shows the purchase of this cemetery was made and filed for record 2 January 1904. It was a plot 20 rods square, covering two and one-half acres and was purchased for $12.50 from Perry F. Edris and Ella H. Edris, husband and wife, of Oskaloosa, Unahaska County, Iowa, to the trustees of the Zion Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. When it ceased to be used for the purpose of a house of worship of God and cemetery, it would revert to grantors, their heirs and assigns.

In the late 1890's and early 1900's, a group of Norwegians wished to build a church and have a cemetery. No church was ever built, but a few of their people were buried there. Two large granite stones are still in the cemetery.

A copy of the deed record and this information was provided by Joe Hockersmith of Oakley, KS, in May 1986.

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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date on Headstone	Death Date on Headstone	Inscription on Headstone *Notes*
Anderson	Martha L.	June 9, 1836	July 11, 1904	Mother. Born in Norway. In Fond Remembrance
Anderson	Andrew H.	May 26, 1839	Sept. 13. 1904	Father. Born in Norway. In Fond Remembrance
Anderson	Gina C.	Mar. 17, 1868	June 29, 1891	Sister. In Fond Remembrance
Steanson	Hannah C.	Dec. 23, 1871	Feb. 26, 1911
Steanson	Nels	Mar. 19,1861	Jan. 29,1948
Steanson	Twin Baby
Steanson	Twin Baby

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