SWEDISH GROVE CEMETERY
This is a public cemetery and is accessible from the road. Take Hwy 47 and go 8 miles north of Gothenburg, Nebraska, turn on road 774 which borders Custer and Dawson counties, then .8 miles east and 2 miles north. Or from Callaway, Nebraska travel on Hwy 40, 15 miles to Hwy 47, then turn south and travel for 16 ½ miles, turn west for .8 miles, then 2 miles north.
Alfred J. Anderson donated the land for this cemetery. Mr. Olaf Olson - an early immigrant from Sweden was believed to be the first buried here in December 1896 - before the cemetery was officially organized June 14, 1899.
Anderson, N. Alfred, Apr 3, 1849 - Feb 13, 1930; Christina L., July 31, 1853 - Sept 3, 1931
Anderson, Olof G., "Father", Nov 4, 1858 - Feb 28, 1939; Hilda R., "Mother", Nov 11, 1862 - Oct 8, 1938
Anderson, Sadie E. M., "Daughter", July 1, 1894 - October 24, 1969
Anderson, John P., "Father", Feb 3, 1855 - Feb 2, 1940; Augusta S., "Mother", Dec 15, 1859 - Sept 19, 1939, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want"
Anderson, Anna O., "Daughter", Apr 19, 1880 - Mar 7, 1899 (no last name on this stone, but it beside the above and is the same type of stone)
Anderson, A. J., born May 31, 1826 - died July 27, 1900, "At rest", "Our beloved father"
Anderson, Robert G., "Son", June 19, 1896 - March 29, 1903
Anderson, Jonas, born in Sweden Nov 12, 1832 - Feb 21, 1918
Cederberg, Nels, May 5, 1857 - Oct 24, 1916
Cederberg, Mary, Oct 2, 1869 - July 9, 1942
Engstrom, Olaf, 1867 - 1901, "In loving remembrance"; Elmer, died Mar 12, 1900, aged 8 ms 17 ds
Engstrom, William, March 1, 1893 - July 26, 1915
Engstrom, Ella, born March 3, 1901 - died age 18 months
Engstrom, Andrew, born Mar 3, 1901 - died age 8 months
Garrison, James S., "Father", 1877 - 1918, "Verldens Synd"; Anna O., "Mother", 1877 - 1918, "Se Guds Lam Som Bortager"
Garrison, Royal J., son of J S & A O Garrison, died May 16, 1918, aged 2 days (this family died during the 'flu epidemic")
Grafstrom, Margaret, June 10, 1854 - Aug 21, 1935
Grafstrom, Abraham, Apr 21, 1857 - Feb 3, 1936
Grafstrom, Herman E., born Dec 8, 1887 - Aug 21, 1912, age 24 yrs 8 mos 18 d, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want"
Grafstrom, Peter A., May 5, 1898 - May 28, 1978
Jacobsen, John J., "Father", May 7, 1851 - Sept 20, 1910; Sophia, "Mother", Apr 1, 1852 - Nov 19, 1934
Jacobsen, Albert J., 1880 - 1947
Johnson, Gus Henry, Sep 2, 1882 - Mar 3, 1959
Johnson, Albert T., son of Carl & Christine Johnson, July 1, 1885 - April 25, 1955
Johnson, John William, son of Carl & Christine Johnson, January 29, 1879 - March 16, 1955
Johnson, Christine M., wife of Carl Johnson, "Mother", June 26, 1847 - July 9, 1931
Johnson, Carl M., "Husband and Father", Mar 14, 1840 - Mar 12, 1915, "Asleep in Jesus, peaceful rest"
Larson, C. E., 1880 - 1919
Larson, David Ray, August 9, 1944, "Our darling"
Larson, Laura M., Nov 10, 1883 - Mar 5, 1972
Lind, Oscar Darvin, Nov 12, 1897 - Dec 12, 1918
Morris, Hilda Peterson, July 16, 1900 - Feb 24, 1936
Nordin, Petep N., Oct 31, 1847 - Apr 25, 1929 (this is the way the name is spelled on the stone)
Nordin, Anna Lisa, Sept 5, 1851 - Feb 6, 1917
Nordin, Andrew M., "Father", Apr 24, 1882 - Dec 9, 1959; Augusta A., "Mother", June 2, 1892 - Jan 18, 1958
Nordin, Moritz, "Baby", Dec 22, 1918 - Dec 24, 1918, "Our Darling", (no last name on this stone, but it is with the Nordin's)
Nordin, Peter E., July 15, 1884 - June 17, 1957; Anna M., Aug 15, 1886 - Feb 27, 1964
Nordin, Lillian M., Aug 3, 1912 - June 26, 1934
Nordin, infant dau of Peter & Anna M. Nordin, died November 20, 1916
Nordin, Israel, July 31, 1875 - Apr 29, 1953
Nordin, John, Oct 20, 1889 - Aug 7, 1950
Olson, Mabel E., "Mother", Sept 3, 1904 - Aug 7, 1958; Walter C., May 6, 1899 - Jan 25, 1989
Olson, Olaf, died Dec 22, 1896 - Aged 70 ys 10 ms; Anna, died June 7, 1898 - Age 72 years
Olson, T. Olaf, "Father", 1859 - 1950; Anna, "Mother", 1862 - 1937; Lillie, died October 26, 1892 - Age 1 yr 2 ms; baby, died April 9, 1896 - aged 9 days
Olson, Fred, May 1, 1882 - May 3, 1956; Alice, Feb 10, 1887 - Aug 13, 1964
Peters, Violet M. (Nordin), Dec 18, 1917 - Nov 23, 1977
Peterson, Maude Ellen, Apr 3, 1888 - Aug 5, 1912, 24 yrs 4 mo 2 ds, wife of Luther Peterson dau of Olaf G. and H. Anderson, "Though lost to sight to memory dear"
Peterson, Martin Luther, born Nov 18, 1876 - died May 22, 1927
Peterson, Lars, June 29, 1860 - Mar 10, 1910
Peterson, Creansta, June 12, 1864 - Sept 22, 1943
Peterson, Frank, Aug 26, 1894 - Oct 17, 1945
Peterson, Arthur, Jan 22, 1893 - Jan 3, 1918
Peterson, Emanuel, died February 2, 1899; Paul, died March 7, 1902; Rose, died March 23, 1906, children of Mr & Mrs Lars Peterson
Schoonover, Lena C., dau of S. J. & C. C. Sinderstrom, born Nov 19, 1881 - died Dec 2, 1910 (on the same stone as Isabel P. Sinderstrom)
Sinderstrom, Isabel P., dau of S J & C C Sinderstrom, born Aug 26, 1899 - died Mar 6, 1903 (on the same stone as Lena C. Schoonover)