EMSLEY CATHOLIC CEMETERY, DAVISON CO SD

Tobin Twp., Davison County SD

NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec.28, Twp.101, R61W

Additions or corrections to: Andrea Sindt ([email protected])


The Emsley Community is located 5 miles west of Mitchell and 
12 miles south near the Douglas County border. The Assumption 
Catholic Church stands on the corner of Section 38 with the 
cemetery to the south in a neat fenced in area. A large metal 
gate graces the entrance, and a short distance beyond the gate 
stands a large memorial cross, placed here by the Oster family. 
The land was donated to the Church by Joseph Schoenfelder in 
1898. The first death is listed for the infant of Philip and 
Mary Tobin, also in 1898. The church was served by ministers 
from the Ethan parish until about 1970 when the doors were closed.
	The first church building was destroyed by fire in about 
1930. William Schoenfelder, followed by Peter Schoenfelder, 
(Grandson of Joseph) have served as cemetery caretakers, and 
recently (1978) a cemetery association was formed to provide 
future upkeep.  No map or plot record was found, other than the 
WPA Cemetery listing. From this listing and our own stone records
and measurements we drew a map. Early death records were obtained 
from the Ethan Catholic Church and from County records.
	Stones were read in June of 1978 by the Davison County 
Genealogical Society.
	Records verified by Peter Schoenfelder and Tony Oster.
An asterisk in front of a death date indicates that there is no stone.

NAMES AND DATES____________NAMES AND NOTES BELOW
LNAME             FNAME     MNAME      AGE BIRTH  DEATH       ROW/#
HOHN              Mattheis             Inf    ?     1958      1-114
WERMERS           Duane                  23 1935    1958      1-118
WERMERS           James     Michael       0 1960    1960      1-118
WERMERS           William                74 1893    1967      1-118
WERMERS           Anna                   74 1896    1971      1-118
SCHOENFELDER      Mary                   74 1894    1968      1-119
SCHOENFELDER      Henry     J            58 1893    1951      1-119
SCHOENFELDER      Marvin                 44 1924vet/1969      1-119
SCHOENFELDER      Josephine              65 1915    1980      1-120
SCHOENFELDER      Albert    J            66 1899    1965      1-120
MIILLER           Lloyd     J            53 1924    1977      2-128
MIILLER           Walter    C            59 1897    1956      2-129
MIILLER           Mary      L            73 1902    1975      2-129
MIILLER           Wallace   F            20 1930    1950      2-129
MIILLER           Earl      J            29 1924vet/1953      2-130
MIILLER           George                 73 1891    1964      2-130
MIILLER           Katherine              41 1899    1940      2-130
MIILLER           Joseph    W            56 1889    1945      2-131
MIILLER           Mary      E            46 1892    1938      2-131
MIILLER           Delphine               22 1919    1941      2-131
SCHOENFELDER      Roselyn   J             0 1925    1925      2-132
SCHOENFELDER      Vilas                  16 1932    1948      2-132
SCHOENFELDER      William   J            68 1892    1960      2-133
SCHOENFELDER      Anna                   79 1897    1976      2-133
SCHOENFELDER      Matt                   37 1902    1939      2-134
SCHOENFELDER      Elizabeth              23 1895    1918      2-134
SCHOENFELDER      Louis                  20 1905    1926      2-134
SCHEENFELDER      Joseph                 70 1864    1934      2-135
SCHOENFELDER      Mary                   72 1873    1945      2-135
WERMERS           Alfred    J             2 1917    1919      2-135
WERMERS           Joseph    Dean          0 1966    1966      2-135
WERMERS           Dorothy   J             0 1934    1934      2-135
WERMERS           Joseph    F             0 1929    1929      2-136
OSTER             Francis   Bernard      10 1920    1930      2-136
OSTER             Margaret               76 1888    1964      2-137
OSTER             Henry     J            78 1894    1972      2-137
OSTER             Peter                  78 1884    1962      2-138
OSTER             Frank                  17 1901    1918      2-138
OSTER             Anton                  62 1855    1917      2-138
OSTER             Maria                  79 1854    1934      2-138
CURRAN            Robert                 60 1865    1925      3-144
CRAMPTON          James                  77 1854    1931      3-145
CURRAN            Joseph                 67 1848    1915      3-145
CURRAN            Kate                   68 1843    1911      3-145
ERPENBACH         Anna                   24 1892    1916      3-148
BAUMGART          Joseph                 67 1851    1918      3-149
BAUMGART          Dorothea               87 1857    1944      3-149
MIILLER           Katherine            Res  1896      ?       3-150
MIILLER           John      K            83 1894vet/1977      3-150
MIILLER           Florence  A             7 1924    1931      3-150
MIILLER           Child                   0 1937    1937      3-150
MIILLER           Willard   J            26 1925vet/1951      3-151
CRAMPTON          Phillip   C            57 1862    1919      3-153
CRAMPTON          Katherine              85 1852    1937      3-153
UNKNOWN                                  ?    ?       ?       4-155
SCHAAR            Mary                   78 1840    1918      4-155
SCHAAR            Joseph    Anton        50 1850    1900      4-156
MIILLER           Baby                    0 1900    1900      4-156
MIILLER           Joseph    Johann B     61 1845    1906      4-156
MIILLER           Mary      Ann          49 1866    1915      4-156
UNKNOWN                                  ?    ?       ?       4-157
UNKNOWN                                  ?    ?       ?       4-157
MIILLER           Baby                    0 1923    1923      4-158
RABE              Joseph    Franz     1 1/2 1912  *1913       4-158
KUR  SAWE         Mrs Rosina             45 1847    1922      4-159
SCHUMACHER        Child                Inf    ?   *1914       4-159
WOCKNITZ          Effie               15 da 1906    1906      4-160
WAGNESS           Child                  ?    ?      *?       4-160
KURTENBACH        Anna                   ?    ?   *1910       4-161
MANDEL            Susanna                86 1814    1900      4-161
TOBIN             P         Raymond       2 1896    1898      4-163
HECK              Bernice                 2 1923  *1925       4-163
OSTER             Anton     Alois      Inf  1910    1911      4-164
BLASEG            Henry     Paul          9 1892    1901      4-164
BLASEG            Child                  ?    ?       ?       4-165
BLASEG            Child                  ?    ?       ?       4-165
BLASEG            Johann                 86 1826    1910      4-165
MICK              John      Peter        56 1876  *1932       4-167
MICK              Viola     Anna          0 1913  *1913       4-167
BRECK             Maria                  ?    ?   *1915     Unknown
ZIMMERMAN         Baby                    0 1916  *1916     Unknown
BRECH             Melvin    Lea           2 1930  *1933     Unknown
HOHN              Norman                 ?    ?       ? mvd-Letcher
ABELN             Annie                  47 1864    1911mvd-Mitchell
ABELN             Willie                  0   ?       ? mvd-Mitchell
SCHOENFELDER      John                   59 1857    1917mvd-Kimball

NAMES AND NOTES
LNAME             FNAME       MNAME     RELATIONSHIP/ MISC
HOHN              Mattheis              s/o Luvern & Alice
WERMERS           Duane                 s/o William & Anna
WERMERS           James       Michael   s/o Lloyd & Mavis
WERMERS           William               s/o Anton & Sophia
WERMERS           Anna                  (Schoenfelder)w/o William 
						     d/o Joseph
SCHOENFELDER      Mary                  (Herrmann) w/o Henry J
SCHOENFELDER      Henry       J         s/o Emmanuel
SCHOENFELDER      Marvin                s/o Henry & Mary
SCHOENFELDER      Josephine             (Noltz) w/o Albert
SCHOENFELDER      Albert      J         s/o Emmanuel
MIILLER           Lloyd       J         h/o Dorothy (Steiber)
MIILLER           Walter      C         s/o Joseph & Mary Ann
MIILLER           Mary        L         (Schoenfelder) w/o Walter
MIILLER           Wallace     F         s/o Walter & Mary
MIILLER           Earl        J         s/o George & Katherine
MIILLER           George                s/o Joseph & Mary Ann
MIILLER           Katherine             (Hohn) w/o George d/o Jacob
MIILLER           Joseph      W         s/o Joseph & Mary Ann
MIILLER           Mary        E         (Hohn) w/o Joseph & Lena
MIILLER           Delphine              d/o Joseph & Mary E
SCHOENFELDER      Roselyn     J         d/o William J & Anna
SCHOENFELDER      Vilas                 s/o William & Anna
SCHOENFELDER      William     J         h/o Anna
SCHOENFELDER      Anna                  (Wermers) d/o Anton
SCHOENFELDER      Matt                  s/o Joseph & Mary (Ohry)
SCHOENFELDER      Elizabeth             d/o Joseph & Mary
SCHOENFELDER      Louis                 s/o Joseph & Mary
SCHEENFELDER      Joseph                s/o Joseph h/o Mary
SCHOENFELDER      Mary                  (Ohry) d/o Sebastian
WERMERS           Alfred      J         s/o William J & Anna
WERMERS           Joseph      Dean      s/o Wilford & Dolores
WERMERS           Dorothy     J         s/o William & Anna
WERMERS           Joseph      F         s/o William & Anna
OSTER             Francis     Bernard   s/o Margaret & Henry
OSTER             Margaret              (Kimber) w/o Henry d/o William
OSTER             Henry       J         s/o Anton
OSTER             Peter                 s/o Anton & Mary (Leven)
OSTER             Frank                 s/o Anton & Mary (Leven)
OSTER             Anton
OSTER             Maria                 (Leven) w/o Anton d/o Peter
CURRAN            Robert                s/o Joseph & Katherine
CRAMPTON          James                 s/o John & Helen (Brady)
CURRAN            Joseph
CURRAN            Kate                  (Crampton) w/o Joseph
ERPENBACH         Anna                  (Baumgart) w/o Henry d/o Joe
BAUMGART          Joseph                h/o Dorothy d/o Joseph
BAUMGART          Dorothea              (Mandel)
MIILLER           Katherine             (Tischler) w/o John
MIILLER           John        K
MIILLER           Florence    A         d/o John & Katherine
MIILLER           Child                 of John K
MIILLER           Willard     J         s/o John & Katherine
CRAMPTON          Phillip     C
CRAMPTON          Katherine             (Anglum) w/o Phillip
UNKNOWN
SCHAAR            Mary                  w/o Joseph Anton
SCHAAR            Joseph      Anton
MIILLER           Baby                  of Joseph & Mary
MIILLER           Joseph      Johann B
MIILLER           Mary        Ann       w/o Joseph
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
MIILLER           Baby                  of Walter & Mary (Schoenfelder)
RABE              Joseph      Franz     s/o Joe & Mary (Beer)
KUR  SAWE         Mrs Rosina            w/o Theodore
SCHUMACHER        Child                 of Math & Elizabeth
WOCKNITZ          Effie                 d/o Paul & Susie (Lench)
WAGNESS           Child                 of Paul
KURTENBACH        Anna
MANDEL            Susanna
TOBIN             P           Raymond   s/o Philip & Mary (Craig)
HECK              Bernice               d/o Henry & Marg (Webster)
OSTER             Anton       Alois     s/o Peter & Lucy (Goetsche)
BLASEG            Henry       Paul
BLASEG            Child                 of August & Barbara
BLASEG            Child                 of Herman J
BLASEG            Johann
MICK              John        Peter     h/o Anna s/o John
MICK              Viola       Anna      d/o John & Anna (Roth)
BRECK             Maria
ZIMMERMAN         Baby                  of Hubert & Belle (Schumacher)
BRECH             Melvin      Lea       s/o Matt & Katherine (Hohn)
HOHN              Norman                moved to Letcher
ABELN             Annie                 w/o John --moved to Mitchell
ABELN             Willie                s/o Annie & John--moved to Mitchell
SCHOENFELDER      John                  s/o Joseph & Louise-moved to Kimball

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