Cheyenne County
Dalton Cemetery

As researched by Faetta Schreinert December 2004. 

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 Clerks 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
                                                                                                                      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 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.


              
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.


Click this link for the Dalton Cemetery Listing



  There are a number of unmarked graves in both the Dalton Cemetery and the St. Mary's Cemetery .  This a compiled list of burial's that were mentioned in various sources of Mrs. Faetta Schreinert research.  Obituaries don't always indicate in which of the Dalton cemeteries the burial took place so this Unmarked Graves list includes both of the Dalton 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

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 undetaker 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 GUSTIN's 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.