Saint Joseph's Catholic Church CemeteryThe NE Quarter of Section 24 in Township 147 N, Range 91 WTwin Buttes, Dunn County, ND Saint Joseph�s Catholic Cemetery is easy to get to but not marked. It is approximately 4 1/2 miles northeast of Twin Buttes, ND on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The Fort Berthold Reservation is the home of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes, which together comprise the Three Affiliated Tribes. This cemetery is fenced but had not been maintained. There were no visible signs identifying St. Joseph�s Catholic Cemetery, however the old church building stills stands near it. This may be the only unused Catholic church building still standing in Dunn County. Many graves at St. Joseph�s Catholic Cemetery may have been relocated from other sites. Most likely their original burials had been from the previous church yard located somewhere in the bottom lands. In 1954, the reservation lost 152,300 acres to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the filling of Lake Sakakawea. The flooding of the bottom lands destroyed the long-established Indian population centers and divided the reservation into five isolated segments. These relocated graves appear to have been identified with the same type of marker. These markers are cement blocks, approximately 5 inches by 5 inches square with a plastic-type plaque mounted on the top which makes note of the individual�s name, and birth and/or death years when available. Some markers also indicate a cemetery by a single letter of the alphabet, and grave number. Unfortunately, the plastic-type material on which the engraving was done is not holding up well to the elements. Many of these markers are too lichen populated to decipher completely or have broken and are now missing. There are no interment records for St. Joseph�s Catholic Cemetery. This list was created only from the tombstone transcriptions and is not complete. As of May 30th, 2003, there were 91 marked gravesites. Historical information was obtained from the book Dauntless Dunn II - 1989 A History of Dunn County North Dakota page 24. *These sites are marked by what may be a standard relocated grave marker. Most are lichen filled, weathered and difficult to decipher. Some may have had more of an inscription at one time. |
Last Name | First Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
Arrows | R nes W T | 1945 | 1997 | This site was outlined in rocks and marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. Part of the original inscription was missing. The following is how the first name appeared, please replace the "?" with undecipherable letters: R??NES |
Bl Kers | Chas |   |   | * It read Chas Bl kers Son. |
Black Hawk | Addie | 1884 | 1943 | This site contained 2 markers. The first is the kind described above as (*). It showed her name as Addie Grant. |
Brim | Lillian | 1933 | 1991 |   |
Brim | Victor D. | 1926 | 1976 |   |
Bug Woman |   |   |   | * |
Burr | Anna F. |   |   | * |
Burr | Emma | 1878 | 1935 | Mother Note: The third marker was the kind described above as (*). |
Burr | Fred |   |   | * |
Burr | Gertrude | 1915 | 1971 | Mother |
Burr | Richard | 1878 | 1947 | This site contained 2 markers. The first is the kind described above as (*). |
Burr | Dennis Richard Jr. | 12/3/1963 | 12/9/1976 | Son |
Carroll | Monte | 1960 | 1968 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. Burton C. Bell |
Chase | Anna F. | 1901 | 1983 |   |
Chase | Joseph Sr. | 1903 | 1933 |   |
Coming Hay | William | 1964 | 1987 |   |
Crows Breast | Frank Jr. | 1921 | 1954 |   |
Crowsheart | Annabelle R. | 7/29/1960 | 1/22/1961 |   |
Danks | Lyle Marvin | 1979 | 1979 |   |
Finley | Anthony | 1983 | 1984 |   |
Finley | Antoney | 1955 | 1955 |   |
Finley | Gerald J. | 1958 | 1958 |   |
Fredericks | Catherine | 1908 | 1995 | Mother |
Fredericks | Craig L. | 1971 | 1996 |   |
Fredericks | George | 12/28/1908 | 11/20/1915 |   |
Fredericks | Gisela M. | 1928 | 2002 |   |
Fredericks | Hans C. | 1962 | 1997 |   |
Fredericks | John Sr. | 1904 | 1963 | Father |
Fredericks | Keith | 1940 | 1991 |   |
Fredericks | Kenneth J. | 10/15/1928 | 12/31/1988 | S SGT US Air Force |
Fredericks | Thomas |   |   | * |
Fredricks | Luke M. | 1931 | 1952 | This is transcribed exactly as it appears on the marker. |
Gillette | Lillian M. | 1985 | 1985 |   |
Huber | Charles F. | 1882 | 1940 | * Father This site had 2 markers. |
Huber | Felix | 1913 | 1944 | * Son This site had 2 markers. The first name on the relocated grave marker may begin with "F" and may end with "X". |
Huber | Gordon E. | 5/11/1927 | 6/4/1974 | S1 US Navy |
Huber | Grace | 1930 | 2000 |   |
Huber | Philomena | 1889 | 1964 | Mother |
Jones | Ben L. | 3/26/1903 | 1/31/1987 |   |
Jones | Emma L | 2/12/1910 | 9/23/1999 |   |
Lincoln | Anabell |   |   | * |
Lincoln | Angeline | 1927 | 1929 |   |
Lincoln | Bessie | 11/20/1887 |   | This marker is broken. The engraving is very faint and the death date is missing. Also, this site contained a second marker, the kind described above as (*). |
Lincoln | Fred |   |   | * |
Lincoln | Levi Paul | 9/29/1929 | 12/27/1973 | PFC US Army Korea |
Lincoln | Maria | 1902 | 1957 | Mother |
Lincoln | Merle |   |   | * |
Lincoln | Opal Jane |   |   | * |
Lincoln | Samuel | 6/12/1896 | 4/22/1977 | Father |
Lincoln |   |   |   | * The first letter of the first name may be "O" or "C". |
Lincoln | Michael Jr. | 1963 | 1987 |   |
Lockwood | Joyce | 1968 | 1996 |   |
Mahto | Margaret B. | 1907 | 1951 |   |
Morsette | Alfred | 1911 | 1989 |   |
Morsette | Lena | 1919 | 1963 |   |
Morsette | Victoria | 1940 | 1993 |   |
Mossett | Ruth Ann | 1955 | 1955 |   |
Perry | Ernestine | 9/24/1922 | 10/27/1997 |   |
Perry | George W. | 11/21/1921 | 6/18/2001 | S1 US Navy World War II |
Powers | Victoria Ann | 1943 | 1997 |   |
Rederick |   | 1959 | 1959 | The soil at this site had been piled in a mound and was marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. Part of the inscription was missing. |
Spotted Bear | Eugenia | 1924 | 1926 | This site contained a second marker, the kind described above as (*). |
Spotted Bear | Ignatius R. | 10/28/1928 | 6/22/1952 | North Dakota PFC 5 Infantry RCT Korea PH |
Spotted Bear | Julia | 9/1/1915 | 2/18/1921 | This site contained 2 markers. The first is the kind described above as (*). The first name is illegible. |
Spotted Bear | Lena |   |   | * CEM. C. GR. The GR number may be 36. |
Spotted Bear | Lorenzo | 1918 | 1954 | Husband and Father |
Spotted Bear | Mary Angela | 10/28/1936 | 8/10/1981 |   |
Spotted Bear | Serine | 1926 | 1929 | This site was outlined in rock and contained a second marker, the kind described above as (*). |
Spotted Bear | Stella |   | 1944 | This site contained a second marker, the kind described above as (*). |
Spotted Bear |   |   |   | * CEM. C. GR. 33. The first letter of the first name may be "L" or "M". |
Spotted Bear |   |   | 8/7/1911 | Age 66 Years. Note: This site contained a second marker, the kind described above as (*). |
Tail | George |   |   | Age 55 Yrs. Note: This site contained a second marker, the kind described above as (*). CEM. A. GR. 192 |
Thomas | Patricia | 1936 | 1994 |   |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was outlined with rocks and marked with a small, white wood cross but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a small pile of rocks but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. The inscription was missing. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site is marked with a cement table. The inscription is missing. |
Unknown |   |   |   |   |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. The inscription was missing. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site is marked with a rock but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site is marked with several rocks and some artificial flowers but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. The inscription was missing. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was outlined with bricks but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a rock and a small American flag but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with small American flag but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This soil at this site had been piled in a mound and was marked with a small American flag but had no inscription. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. |
Unknown |   |   |   | This site was marked with a metal funeral home marker that had broken. The inscription was missing. |
Watson | Ruth Mae | 5/31/1925 | 1/23/1994 |   |
White Man | Quentin | 1925 | 1964 |   |
Whiteman | Oscar | 3/20/1894 | 7/31/1954 | North Dakota PVT 90 Spruce SQ World War I |
Whitman | Carl | 1888 | 1967 | This site was outlined with bricks. |
Whitman | Franchon | 1933 | 1965 |   |
Young Bear | Jasper Lee | 11/6/1929 | 9/18/1952 | North Dakota SGT CO K 38 INF DIV Korea PH |
Tombstone Transcription Done May 30, 2003
Transcribed by T. A. Godlevsky |
Please note:   Every care possible has been taken to obtain accuracy but mistakes do occur.   This transcription is only as accurate as the source it was transcribed from. |
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