Copied from the La Crosse Area Genealogical Society's Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1979.
This small cemetery is located in the center of the NW1/4 of the SE1/4, Sec. 3, Houston Township, approximately 3 miles southest of Houston, MN. The burial ground, just west of the farm house on the slope of the hill, is fenced and access may be had by permission of the farm operator. This was the first burial site for the Swedish Baptist immigrants to Houston. Copied 3 June 1975 by Mrs. Kay Anderson, Mrs. Ivy McCune and Mason A. W. H.
Surname | Given Name | Deathdate | Comments |
Anderson | Aaron | 15 July 1854 | Age 8 y., Son of A. & B. |
Anderson | Beata | 11 July 1854 | No stone, Wife of Johannes |
Anderson | Britta | 9 July 1854 | Age 32 y, Wife of Abraham |
Benson | Christine | 8 July 1854 | Age 36 y., Wife of Ole |
Benson | Ole | 8 February 1860 | Age 48 y. |
Johnson | Augusta | 1854 | No stone, Age 20 y., sister to David Johnson - accidentally shot |
Johnson | Brita | 13 July 1854 | No stone, Age 39 y., Wife of Lars |
Nilsson | Anders | August 1853 | No stone, Age 73 y. |
Redding | Lars | 26 March 1860 | Age 62 y. 10 m. 9 d. |
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