NEGenWeb Project
Merrick County
Silver Creek Cemetery

Grave & views

 

Location: Head SE on Hwy 30 from Silver Creek -
at flashing signal light turn North on Hiway 39 and go about 1 mile
to BB Rd, go West 0.6 mile. Silver Creek Cemetery will be on left.
Sign on shed: Donations to Silver Creek Cemetery for fence and maintenance fund -
Please mail to Farmers State Bank, Box 246, Silver Creek, NE 68663.
Jan 2001:
Dan Getchell informs us the records for this cemetery are kept at the
Silver Creek Methodist Church.

 

Grave & views

Military Monument (inscriptions on 4 faces)

Veterans buried at Silver Creek Cemetery provided by Darrell Widman. Thank you Darrell.

Gravestone: Campbell Babies (no dates)
If you know anything about this stone, please contact Don & Mary Saban.
These children (two boys?) are buried next to:
Son of TA & AE Moore, died Aug 7, 1899, aged 10ys 10ms 18 dy

EXTRACTS of a few gravestones
(Collection without any connection other than they caught my eye! Should have
been extracting the names on the monument - because many are not legible in digital photos. Phooey!)

EBY (joint stone)
Levi 1835-1915     Harriet, his wife 1845- 1937
John EBY 1868 - 1946
Dell C. EBY born Dec. 28, 1878 died Mar. 18, 1901

Jeb C. WHITEAKER Co A 21 Mo. Inf. (no dates, first name could be Job?)

ROOD (joint stone)
Sarah S. May 31, 1893 - Mar 19, 1977
John H. Jan 28, 1887 - May 18, 1987
married Dec. 12, 1914

James STINGLEY 1830-1911 (GAR Elsworth Post 29 gravemarker)
Nancy STINGLEY 1833 - 1923

James A. BROWN, died Oct 5, 1883, Aged 68 yrs

TOWSLEE (joint stone)
Darius J. Oct 4, 1847 - Aug 11, 1931     Anna, his wife, May 30 1845 - Oct 9, 1901
Charles W. TOWSLEE, 1884 - 1954
Mabel TOWSLEE, 1885 - 1976
Darius TOWSLEE died Jan 15, 1888 aged 73 ys 11 ms 9 ds

A. G. SMITH died July 16, 1882, aged 44 ys 5 ms 12 ds
First Lieut Co J First Kentucky Cavalry (GAR Post 29 Elsworth gravemarker)

Corpl. Oscar J. COX, 7 Ind Cav, 1843 - 1928 (Vet 1861-1865 gravemarker)
Nancy E. Cox, wife of Oscar J. Cox, 1864 - 1892

Forrest Keith CREMEEN, July 6-14, 1917
CREMEEN (joint stone)
Mabel S. 1887 - 1968     Walter T. 1885 - 1957
CREMEEN (joint stone)
Irene V. 1913 - blank     Lawrence R. 1910-1979

Francis L. HARRIS Aug 28, 1884 - Nov 26, 1944, Methodist Minister
Pearl K. HARRIS, Jan 26, 1886 - June 20, 1938 (WRC gravemarker)

LOHR (joint stone)
Charles, 1873 - 1945     Clara, 1877 - 1963

WYMAN (joint stone)
Wm. B. Mar 15, 1925 - blank     Glade M. Mar 20, 1929 - Sept 1, 1978
married Dec 26, 1948

Gravestone Photos

Received from Camy Cremeen Rea < reatcjb@comcast.net >

Apr 2008

Mabel E. CARTER

1893-1985

"The Lord is my refuge"

(Maiden name: Cremeen. Husband: John "Willard" Carter)

CHINN

FRIZZELL

Leonard K. Chinn     Irene M. Chinn / (Thurstonson)

Dec. 2, 1916     Oct. 9, 1917

Apr. 30, 1951     Mar. 13, 2002

(Married) Mar. 12, 1946

Parents of Rodney L. Chinn & Randall K. Chinn

Irene M. Chinn married Floyd K. Frizzell on Dec. 31, 1965

CREMEEN
Forrest Keith
July 6-14, 1917

CREMEEN

Mable S.     Walter T.

1887-1968     1885-1957

Parents of Lawrence & Forrest )

CREMEEN

     Irene V.     Lawrence R.

1913-2005    1910-1979 

(Wife's maiden name: Herrman)

DAMME

George H.     Wilma L.

June 3, 1903      Apr 8, 1903

   Febr. 2, 1987      Sept. 16, 1994

George F. DAMME

July 23, 1936 / Jan. 24, 1994

FRIZZELL (plot stone)

Father

Samuel

1859-1924

Mother

(broken)

(Dora E. Vaughn, born c1867, IA)

(Their children: Franklin Gerald and Charles "LeRoy" Frizzell)

 

FRIZZELL

Le Roy     Clara    

1886-1996     1889-1981

(Wife's maiden name: Cremeen)

FRIZZLE

Ethel Mamie     Frank Gerald

1887-1963     1885-1982

(Wife's maiden name: Clark)

Carroll M. FRIZZELL

Nebraska

S Sgt 188 Glider Inf 11 ABN Div

World War II

Oct. 5, 1923     Aug 15, 1944

FRIZZELL

Floyd K.     Delpha I.

Apr. 17, 1914     Nov. 14, 1916

July 29, 1999     Aug. 9, 1964

(Wife: dau of Bruce & Lula Pickett)

JOHN

Owen J.     Gladys H.

Mar. 5 1904       Sept. 21, 1907

Dec. 20, 1978     Sept 5, 2000   

 

Son / Darwin O. JOHN

May 22, 1933

Dec. 22, 1951

(Son of Owen J. John and Gladys H. Cremeen)

Celia L. LAYTON

Jan. 19, 1859 / Aug. 10, 1937

(Maiden name: DWYER -

Second wife of Francis E. Layton)

Francis E. LAYTON

Apr. 8, 1866 / 26 May 1938

Adaina B. LAYTON

1891-1935

(Maiden name: CREMEEN)

Cecil J. LAYTON

1891-1980

(Son of Francis E. Layton & Harriet E. Laton)

Julia Etta LAYTON / WALLING

1893-1932

(Dau of Francis E. Layton & Harriet E. Laton)

Charles C. LAYTON

Aug. 30, 1888 / Jul 29, 1929

(Son of Francis E. Layton & Harriet E. Laton)

Kent Lee LAYTON

Apr. 14, 1942     Aug 27, 1943

(Son of George C. Layton & Cleo J. Youngstrom;

grandson of Cecil J. Layton and Adaina Belle Cremeen)

PICKETT

Bruce C.     Lula B.

1893-1968     1896-1989

THURSTONSON

Married Jan. 20, 1915

Carl     Anna

Aug. 13, 1889     Jan. 14, 1899

June 2, 1966     May 18, 1984

(Wife's maiden name: Peterson

Parents of Irene Chinn-Frizzell)

Van WINKLE

    Troy      Pauline

Dec. 14, 1887     Sept. 17, 1888

Apr 14, 1977     Sept. 14 1973

Van WINKLE

George E.     Neola F.

Sept 24, 1921     July 22, 1921

Dec. 22, 1995     Sept. 11, 2002

(Wife - daughter of John "Willard" Carter & Mabel Ellen Cremeen)

Van WINKLE
L. T. (Buss)      Zelda Zee
     Jan. 27, 1917     July 12, 1921  

Aug. 29, 1997     July 20, 2004

(Married) May 4, 1941

Parents of Dennis and Janet

(Wife - daughter of Irl J. & Gertrude Ward)

Van WINKLE

Betty L.     Dennis G.

Jan. 13, 1942     Aug 26, 1943

Apr. 20, 2001     blank     

Married June 1, 1963

Gertrude E. WARD     Irl J. WARD

1894-1989     1889-1953

Mother     Father

(Wife's maiden name: Lauder)

Wilda J. WARD

1923-1940

Daughter (of Irl J. & Gertrude E. Ward)

WYMAN

Married Dec. 24, 1945

William B.     Glade M.

  March 15, 1923     March 20, 1929

Sept. 23, 2002     Sept. 1, 1978

Marcia Louise

YOUNGSTROM

1934-1943

(Daughter of Mark & Leona Youngstrom;

sister of Cleo Youngstrom Layton)


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