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AUSTIN CEMETERY

Contributed by Angela Vrtiska

Many thanks to the family of David & Judy Vrtiska who walked this cemetery.

You may email Angela with any questions about these burials.

This cemetery is located in SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of 11-4-6, Midland Township, Gage County, Nebraska. The cemetery is also commonly known as the Old Austin and Pethoud Cemetery. John Pethoud deeded the land on which the cemetery lies to the Trustees of the Austin Creek Cemetery Association on April 11, 1877. The cemetery was named after the settlement of Austin located nearby. The post office of Austin was established November 5, 1858 and was discontinued April 14, 1864. There are 37 known individuals buried in this cemetery. The cemetery was placed on the the abandoned cemetery list of Gage County on December 20, 1977. Boy Scout Troop #221 of Beatrice currently maintains the cemetery.

Name Date of Death
BRICK Eddie May 29 1872
BRICK H    
CREE Mark M December 11 1867
CREE Moses B. May 2 1868
GRAVES Lewis March 21 1884
JONES Albert March 2 1884
JONES Arrena December 4 1886
JONES Hellen W. December 14 1870
JONES Hester A. July 26 1930
JONES Infant Son September 8 1880
JONES Sammie May 3 1890
JONES Samuel February 8 1872
JONES William September 8 1859
JONES William R December 30 1925
LENGER Franic February 28 1877
LEWIS Thomas David September 9 1874
LEWIS William November 8 1869
MCDANIEL Elizabeth January 8 1865
MILLER Eilert June 15 1872
PALMER Charley May 11 1877
PALMER Cora August 21 1875
PALMER Dora August 19 1875
PALMER Willie S. September 2 1869
PETHOUD George July 9 1884
PETHOUD John October 2 1863
PETHOUD John September 23 1883
PETHOUD Maria     1908
PETHOUD Mary December 17 1875
PETHOUD Pettie October 23 1863
PETHOUD Sarah December 1 1859
PETHOUD Thomas M.     1897
RHODES Emma     1896
WAKEN Charles May 20 187?
WILSON John October 24 1867
WILSON Maria Jakes May 10 1876
ZIMMERMAN Greetze August 27 1866
ZIMMERMAN Renke April 5 1876

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