ROCK CREEK
AKA OLD SHATTUCK 
SEC 28, TWP 21, R 25 
THIS CEMETERY IS LOCATED IN LOT 5 OF THE ROCK CREEK
ADDITION OF SHATTUCK. IT IS LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF 
THE RAILROAD TRACK. THE LAND IS OWNED BY DAVID HARRIS. 
ROCK CREEK WAS USED IN THE EARLY DAYS FOR BAPTISMS AND 
EARLY DAY CHURCH SERVICES. REPORTEDLY, MANY A CARD GAME 
WAS PLAYED UNDER THE COTTON WOOD TREES AS WELL. 
THERE ARE KNOWN GRAVES AT THIS LOCATION. WHY THIS SPOT 
WAS CHOSEN AND HOW MANY GRAVES ARE TRULY HERE IS 
UNKNOWN. 
DIXSON, ROBERT b. -------- d. --------
MCCRATE, GENEVA b. 06-06-02 d. 06-06-02 
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SHATTUCK AREA 
(LOCATIONS UNKNOWN)
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF THOSE STORIES THE FAMILY SELDOM 
TALKS ABOUT. 
THIS INCIDENT REPORTEDLY TOOK PLACE IN THE EARLY 
TWENTIES. 
THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE PERSON THAT DIED FROM A ROPE 
AROUND THE NECK. IDENTITY AND BURIAL PLACE IN 
SHATTUCK AREA UNKNOWN. 
IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SUICIDE SINCE VERY LITTLE 
WAS EVER MENTIONED OF THE INCIDENT. 
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THE STOCKYARDS ON THE EAST RAILROAD CROSSING 
DATE OF SHOOTING: PRIOR TO 1934 
A MAN WAS SHOT AT THE OLD RAILWAY STOCKYARDS. HE WAS 
FROM MISSOURI OR IOWA. A LOCAL RELATIVE WAS CALLED TO 
IDENTIFY HIM. IT WAS NOT TOLD WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS 
BURIED IN SHATTUCK OR RETURNED TO HIS HOME STATE FOR 
BURIAL.