Oak Hill Cemetery - Clinton
Falls
June 29,1985/ revisited Dec,
1992 by Ronald E Houghtelin
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The village of Clinton Falls was laid out
in the fall of 1855 by Dr W W Finch. In the village plat a block was
platted as
a cemetery, free to everyone. It was not laid out in lots until after
Dr Finch
left. In 1882 the Oak Hill Cemetery Association was formed and Dr Finch
deeded
the block to them and then was platted into lots.
This was the first cemetery in Steele
County. The first burial was Daniel Morrison who died in March 1856.
His widow,
Phoebe, died the following June and is buried beside her husband in the
same
cemetery.
This cemetery is located in Clinton Falls
township in section 20 on top of the hill over looking the I 35
interstate
highway, in an oak woods.
Just drive into Clinton Falls village and
then drive west on the street north of the old town hall and follow the
street
north up the hill, around west to the cemetery.
The cemetery is drained, mowed and
well
maintained. Most markers were found in good repair. The Oak Hill
cemetery
records were used to expand on the 1985 record and are recorded here as
the
exact layout of the cemetery stating with row 1 to row 15.
Each row is
recorded north to
south. Any additional information found on the markers that would be of
interest is included in this report.
Row 1
lot 1
Calder
*no data
lot 2 - lot 16 *no burials
Row 2
lot 1
Finch
James M
born 1804 Clinton Co NY died Dec
25 1873 aged 69
Minerva
wife born 1807 died Mar
6 1881
Maude A
born 1878 died Jan 20 1934 age 55
lot 2
Finch
Cyrus M
father Sept 22 1847 Dec 30 1916
Martha B
wife
1847 1928
Children of Cyrus and
Martha
Grace, Adelbert, no
dates
Fannie G
died Feb 25 1894 age 17m 3d
lot 3
Lamson
Harrison
father June 23 1805/1825 Apr 4 1907
Lucretia C
mother Sept 17 1836 July 30 1908
*little Florence died Sept 2
1878 age 1yr
3mo
lot 4
Warren
R D
*no data
Mary Jane
wife born July 5
1834 died age 29 yrs
lot 5
Manvel
A M
*no data
Manville
Hiram D
Jan 21 1819 Dec 16 1861
Amelia A or Cynthia
*record wife born 1835
died Oct 26 1885
Amelia
daughter July 3 1851 Dec 29 1891
Mary M Preavey/ Prevey May 26 1818
Jan 10 1866
lot 7
Preavey/ Preavy/ Prevey
Leau (Lynne Peavey?) *no data
Roy A
son of L & I died Oct 2 1871
18mo
Bertie H
son of L & I died May 28 1871 13 yrs
Francis
died June 8 1870 age 75yrs 10mo 12d
Mary W/O Francis Preavy
died Feb 6 1890
aged 75y 6m 25d
Mother we
miss you
McMillen
Looking unto Jesus
Arthur
Co H 1st Minn Honored Rangers veteran CLF March
14 1819
Nov 6 1898
Alice
wife Sept
27 1827 Oct 31 1908
lots 9 - 12 *no burials
lot 1
Kelly
Jessie *infant daughter
of James M &
Ida M Kelly of Montana
lot 2
Lamson/ Lampson
Henry H
1854 1936
Minnie E
wife Sept 9 1871 May 7 1913
Olive
L wife
Mar 6
1865 Feb 6 1903
*baby Haslip died May 4
1933
Denny
Alvira M
w/ of John Denny died Dec 12 1884 age 48y 9m 17d
Day
Judson L
1877 1944
Blanch F
wife
1881 1970
lot 5
Knapp
George W
born Nov 12 1833 no date of death
Maria S
Apr 15 1825 Jan 1
1915
Peavey/ Preavy/ Prevey/
Preavey
Charles
1842
1937
Mary w/of Francis
Preavy died Feb 6 1890
age 75y 9m 25d
lot 7
Sanborn
* just a round cement
marker
lot 8
Klein
Henry
Sept 21 1879 June 28 1941
Lucy Christison wife
May 21 1877 Jan 12
1941
lot 9
Christison
Harry I
1871 1957
Nellie H
wife
1881 1969
Clarence C
Mar 12 1911 July 13 1932
lot 10
Baker
Charlie Jr
Jan 28 1911 Aug 8 1989
George Webster *no
data
lot 11
Griffin
Thomas H
father *Co P 189th Rec NY Vol Inf - Post 81 GAR 1836 1922
Fannie Brown wife
1841 1909
Dorothy Esther
Christison 1910
1910
Koch
Jacob
died Feb 9 1902 age 71y
Anna
wife died
Jan 14 1892 age
57y 2m 19d
Maude Koch Larsen born
Nov 12 1906 died
Sept 23 1929
baby Dorothy L born Aug 1 1910
died Aug 14 1910
Row 4
Finch
*no marker
Finch
Caleb C
born NY died Dec 30 1888 age 82y
4m 8d *no marker
Koller
*no marker
Hogate
Ross J
born Aug 21 1912 ----
Dolord T
son
1940 1944
Mitchell
son born Feb 3
1945
1945 age 2m
Jeannette M wife
Oct 14 1911 Sept 14 1981
lot 5
Morrison
R E
Bert June 10 1873 Jan 27 1951
Edith
wife Dec 27 1875
Sept 7 1967
Glenn
son
1907 1907
Webster
Richard
1833 1898
Fannie
wife of Richard 1830 1918
Edward R
son of R & F 1877 1953
Fannie E wife of Edward 1877
1974
Newhall
Ann M
wife born Nov 26
1858 died Dec 6 1906
Fannie E Webster dau of Richard and Fannie
1863
1946
lot 8
Eskra
Joe
1876 1954
Mary A
wife
1877 1963
Lorna Charlotte 1911
1922
lot 9
Shultz
Frank
1885 1925
Dominie
father
1838 1910
Mathilda
wife (Motl) 1840
1932
lot 10
Hogate
Frank
father born June 5 1871 died Dec 20 1935
Mary
mother born Apr 4 1883
died Nov 6 1954
lot 11
Ditlevson
Ed (Eddie) son of Louis
C and Mary born Jan 3 1892
Sena
wife
1893 1923
lot 12
Farnham
William J
father 1850 1937
Melissa
wife
1861 1943
Etta
wife
1883 1960
Orlie W
son and husband 1884 1966
Row 5
lot 1
Pierce **
The verse on the stone of Philander
Pierce was composed by himself for his grave marker. This farmer poet
was much
loved by children. He lived several miles west of the village.
Philander
born Feb 11 1816 died Dec 25 1895
I am done
with earth and now behold The spirit world
to me unfold.
My body sleeps beneath the ground.
Till
wakened by the trumpet sound.
*no burials
Rist
John C
born Apr 6 1843
died June 19 1923
Louisa
wife born Dec
4 1847
died Oct 29 1904
Morrison
R Donald
PFC US Army WW1 Apr 19 1897 Sept 7 1983
Swanson
Frank
father
1860 1919
Olive
wife
1863 1949
Clara
daughter May 28 1887 Nov 17 1904
Gertrude
daughter 1893 1919
Alta
1898 1925
Morrison
E Darrell
PFC US Army WW1 Apr 19 1897 Nov 22 1984
June Eklund born June 3 1907 ----
Smith
Dwight Kellogg *military marker born NY
died May 31 1908 age 70y 11m 15d
Frances
wife
*no data
Frey
William
1877 1971
Mabelle D
wife
1877 1961
Hogate
Michael
*no data
Hogate
Chris father
1879 1950
Lillie
wife & mother 1881 1967
Hogate
Harvey
R May 4 1917 Aug 28 1995
Gertrude
*no data
lot 12
Hogate
Frank
Donna
M Spooner
was born
Jan 24 1942 in Storm Lake Iowa, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl
Spooner, she
lived with David an Mary Belle Mallison in Mankato. Donna died Saturday
Nov 30
2001 in Owatonna, Frank and Donna were married Sept 5 1960 at the First
Church
of God in Mankato and they have three sons Wayne, Dennis and Shawn.
Row 6
lot 1
Stancliff
Merton
*Vet Post 81 CAR died 1925
Morrison
Isaac N
father Mar 31 1830 Nov 20 1905
Helen F
wife Apr
15 1834
Jan 9 1916
Frank R
son May 15
1859 Sept 7 1863
Agnes J daughter Jan 30 1867
June 2 1871
lot 3
Morrison
Walter R
*Minn Cpl US Army WW2 US AM Legion
Jan 10 1019 May 26 1972
Doris Patten June 22 1909
Jan 6 1983
Gerald W
son
1933 1945
lot
4
Lindsay
Rev Thomas
June 29 1895 Jan
7 1976
Lorna D
wife born
1899 died July 28 1981
lot 5
Williamson
D W
*no
data
lot 6
Williamson
Nathan (widowed) born Vt died March 2 1886 age
84y 3d
Phiebe
wife of Nathan died Dec 26
1870 age 65y 3m 6d
Eddie C
son died June 28 1867 age 3y
lot 7
Williamson
Charles M (CM) *Vet CFL * no data
Mary V (Wilson) wife of
CM died May 17
1892 age 57y 6m 9d
*Children of CM & MV
Eddie D
born ??? 6 1861
died Mar 9 1863
Hattie L
dau born Oct 18 1859 died June 3 1863
May P
dau
born Feb 22 1868 died Aug
3 1872
Isabel E
dau died
Oct 1 1892 age 20y 9m 11d
lot 8
Jardine
James
1862 1937
Joseph
son & father 1898 1946
Lloyd son of Joeseph 1944
1945 (illegible
marker, gone
in 1992)
lot 9
Karsten
Steve
died Jan 22 1973 *baby Rhodes
lot 10
Cady
John L
1876 1954
Hattie
wife
1880 1970
Schwartz
Gary
*no dates
Row 7
lot 1 *no burials
lot 2 *no burials
Wobbrock
Darrell T
1933 ----
Colleen D
1935 ----
Houston/ Huston
T W
Co A 10th Minn Inf *no dates
lot 6
Morrison
Samuel *Vet CLF Mar 17 1832 June 21 1902/1892
He died as
he lived a Christian
Charlotte
wife *no
dates
Grace Edna
dau Mar 8 1861
May 5 1861
lot 7
Morrison
Daniel
father
Apr 10 1795 Mar 1 1856
Phebe L
wife died July 7 1856 age 59y 11m 22d
French
William O
son of D and PL French died Mar 2 1864 age 18y 8m 16d
Teed
George H
son of ED & JS Teed *died May 4 1864 age 6y 3m
Row 8
Schroeder
Gordon
*no marker
Hugill
Robert M
*no marker
Reynolds
Phila
mother
1853 1937
Warren
father GAR
1842
1916
*parents
of Bertha R Griffin
McCloud/ McLoud “Lead
Kindly Light”
Jonas G
Vet CLF
May 14
1821 Oct
15 1892
Mandona wife and mother Mar 11 1811
June 15 1896
lot 10 to 12 *no
burials
Row 9
lots 1 to 8 *no
burials
lot 9
Taylor
Lovestra
Wife of SM died July 12
1883 age 83y 10m
lots 10 to 12 *no
burials
Row 10
lot 1
Kriesel
*no marker lot full
lot 2
Kriesel
E J
on lot 3 *no marker
lot full
Armal M
son/ Julius & Augusta died
Nov 19 1895 age 4y 5d
Kriese
E Julius
father
1863 1928
Augusta O
mother 1868 1946
Carl A
son
1894 1948
lot full
lot 4
Kriesel
Ernest
*no dates
Marie L
sister born Mar 31 1898
died
Feb 16 1983
Neulieb
Aurthur W
1901- 1996
Ella
wife of Aurthur b Nov 12
1902 died Dec 11 1991
Row 10
lot
5
Gartman
August
F
May 25 1827 July 30 1901
Morave
*inf son of Mr and Mrs DW Morave *no dates
lots 6 to 7 *no burials
lot 8
Masche
Richard W
1915 1972 **removed Aug 2 1989 **
Frances B
1918 ----
Green
George W Green **
Historical information says
George W Green moved to
California and is buried there.
** These are his
children buried here
at Oak Hill cemetery.
George K
son of George W Green
born Apr 16 1855
died May 29 1863 age 8y 1m 22d
Alida A
daughter of George W Green born Dec 19 1856
died June 7/17 1863 age 6y 6m 19d
Morse
Elthia M daughter of NM
& EM Morse
died Jan 6 1878 age 1y 6d
Jones
John R
Sept 25 1809 Jan 12 1886
Charlotte T (widow)
born NY Feb 14
1808
died July 20 1898 age 90y 5m 6d
Walter Jones Teed age 2 1/2 mo
Jones
Caroline R
died Apr 22 1865 age 28y
Row 11
lot
2
Priebe
Wilhelm
1836 1925
Wilhelmina
1837 1926
lot 5
Stewart
Louis W
Tec5 US Army WW2 Korea Sept 12 1928 July 6 1996 (added)
baby
*no marker
Long
Owen K
father 1890 1961
Carrie L
mother & wife 1900
----
Cyrus W
son
1924
1939
Long
Samuel B
1852 1935
Chase
Ann
wife of Rev'd TB Chase born
NY died Dec 17 1874 age
69y 8m 22d
Countryman
James N
father
1850 1928
Amanda D
mother
1853 1926
Countryman
** Children of James N &
Amanda D
Countryman
Elena B
Grace L
Bertie M
Ruth E
Knapp
Samuel born NY Aug 6 1796
Mar 16 1875 age 78y 7m 10d
Ruth
wife July 3 1803
Apr 3 1868
* baby Ruth
daughter
died 1887
Knapp
O L
Nov 19 1845 July 3 1902
Henrietta
wife Mar
4 1850
Jan 3 1899
Adelbert son/OL&H Nov 8
1870 June 29 1880 *drowned
lot 12
Booth
Dwight S
died Mar 3 1893 age 69y 2m
Row 12
lots 1 to 3 *no burials
Buskovick
Tom
*no dates
lot 5
Webster
Allen
*no dates
lot 6
Long
Ken
*no dates
lot 7
Sanborn
Edgar P
father June 26 1911 Jan 14 1984
Sarah E
mother Mar
16 1912
Nov 22 1991
**
parents of Paul, Eugene, Arlene,
James and Shirley
Gene (Eugene) son **Memorial marker only
Sara Jo Gr grand child born Aug 16 and died Oct 18 1985
lot 8
Lee
Ronald
*no dates
lot 9
*no burials
lot 10
Speas
Emery John born in
Missouri died Oct 1 1885
age 27y 6m 2d
lots 11 to 12 *no burials
Row 13
lot 1
Hays
James
*no marker
lot 2
Mann
William Henry born about Mar 12 1846 died Mar 2 1915 *War 1861/1864 marker
*no other
marker
lot 3
Rowell
W D
*war 1861/1864 marker he was born in Hamden NY and
parents were J & L
Rowell died Oct 4 1871 age 50y 4m
lot 4
*no burials
lot 5
Finch
Fyler D born in Clinton
County NY, May
1843 *no other dates
Annie or Minnie wife
died Mar 1868
lot 6
*no burials
lot 7
Bennett
Allen L
born Mar 28 1902 died Aug 16 1992
Frances O
born 1905 died 1994
(added)
lot 8
*no burials
lot 9
Radel
Mary E wife of M D Radel died June 19 1882 age 28y 10m 16d
lots 10 to 12 *no burials
Row 14
lots 1 to 12 *no burials
Row 15
lot 1
*no burials
lots 2, 3, 4
Stursa
Lloyd
*no dates
Pitan
Roger and Carol
*no dates
lot 6
Pitan
Roger and Carol *no
dates
Daren
son of R and C born Apr 1
1966 died June 21 1989
lot 7
Pitan
Christy and Canby *no dates
lot 8
Pitan
Walter C
born 1914 died Dec 19 1975
Christine R wife
born 1919 ----
lot 9
Barnhart
Frank
*Vet Post 81 GAR marker *born
June 10 1850 in Mich
died
July 14 1918 age 68y 1m 4d
Anna
wife of Frank born June 1893 in Illinois, died
age 35/37y
lot 10
Pitan (possible)
*no markers
lots 11 to 12 *no burials
Report by Ronald Houghtelin,
Owatonna, Minnesota Dec
1992.
Revisited 1998
Additional
information for some of these people and
I tried to get the most accurate
information and some of the marble markerers are very hard to read and
so I
pursued the matter to the courthouse in Owatonna. The records were
searched and
some errors were obvious and some were not so clear. I will list what I
have
found and copied from the vital records from some of the early Clinton
Falls
record of deaths.
Death Records
and other information
Book 1 (1st book)
*partial Clinton Falls list only, not in order
*infant Prevey died
Sept 23
1875 in Cl Falls, age 7d (Book 1 64 3)
Roy A Prevey (male)
died Oct
2 1874 in Clinton Falls, age 1y 1m 17d, father Leau *Canada, mother Ida
*Wisc
(Book 1 52 6)
Note:
Rice Steele History shows a Lynne Peavey in Faribault 1874 and
in
Owatonna in 1902 (page 1902)
a son of L&I (Book 1 25 2)
*infant Prevey died
Nov 23
1874, age 0 days, the mother was a Pharter or Phavler, born Vt (Book 1 53 1 0
This Prevey was
recorded in
Book AMary (Ida?) Prevey (widow) died Feb 6 1890, age 75y 9m 25d
(marker), born
Canada: *unknown birthplace of parents, father Francis, mother unknown
(Book
A 33 1)
Book 1
*most references were
not recorded in this portion
Charlotte Moore
(widow) died
at Clinton Falls Oct 31 1872, age 81y 10m 10d, born Casltelon Vt,
arrived
Minnesota Mar 26 1853, parents A & C Howard or Norward or Worward
from Conn
May P Williamson
died Aug 3
1872, age 7y 11d born Clinton Falls, parents CM & Mary (Wilson)
born NY
James M Finch died
Dec 28
1873, age 69y 7m 15d, born Clinton Co NY, arrived Minnesota May 19
1857, his
father was William Finch NY
Emily Williamson
(female)
died Oct 11 1874, age 58y 8m, born in NY, arrived Minnesota May 1854
(Book
1 52 2)Mable Williamson (female) died
April 4 1876 (Book 1 73 21)
Clinton
Falls
Mary Countryman
died March 3
1874, age 49y 6m 8d, born in Ireland
Ann Chase (married)
died Dec
17 1874, age 69y 8m 22d, born NY, arrived Minnesota May 16 1862
William Barnhard,
died Aug 28
1874, age 10m, born in Minnesota, father William Barnhard, born in
Ireland
Samuel Knapp
(married), died
March 16 1875, age 78y 7m 10d, born NY, arrived Minnesota 1866, father
and
mother born NY
Dennis Obrien died Sept 16 1875, age 70y, born
Ireland, arrived in Minnesota 1867
William Countryman
(married)
died Sept 2 1876 Clinton Falls, age 55y, born in Ireland, parents
Ireland
*infant female Finch died May 26 1876 Clinton Falls, parents CM
& M Finch from NY
*infant female
Richardson died Dec 14 1876 Clinton
Falls, age 4d, parents DN & M Richardson from Penn
Julia E Case
(married), died
Feb 28 1876, age 35, born Hartford Conn, parents L&E Hammon from
Conn.W D
Rowell (married), died Oct 4 1871 from Gass in a well (well digger),
age 50y
4m, born in Hamden NY, parents J&L Rowell NY
*children of Wm
and Mary A
Countryman
age 17y 8m 4d, born Canada PM
Sarah Countryman
died Dec 25
1870, Typhoid Fever, age 19y 10m 17d, born Canada PM
Eli Countryman died
Dec 27
1870, Typhoid Fever, age 12y 4m 18d, born Canada PMH
A Barnard
(married), died
Sept 22 1870, age 38 or 88y,born NY (shoemaker)
parents John and M Barnard NY
Saphronia Martin
(widow) died
Nov 7 1871, age 67y 3m, born Vt,
parents R & S (Coflin)
Vermont
Isabel (Belle) Countryman
died Nov 26 1878, age 4y 9m 20d,born Clinton Falls,
parents James and A
Countryman of Canada and NY
Gracie Countryman
died Dec 17
1878, age 2y 11m 7d, born Lemond Minnesota,
parents James and A
Countryman of Canada and NY Clinton Falls
Delbert Knapp died June 29
1880 at Clinton Falls, age 9y 7m 4d (drowned)
the son of OL and H Knapp, NY
and Penn
Jacob Paul died Feb 21 1881
age 1y 6m, born in Minnesota, father Nat Paul of Maine
Minerva Finch
(widow) died
Mar 6 1881, age 73y 11m 24d, born NY,
came to Minnesota May 19
1856, parents born NY and Vt
Minnie Finch died Oct 29 1881
(Book 1 144 4)
Frank Washena died
July 13
1881 at Clinton Falls, (drowned) age 3y 10m,
born Clinton Falls, father
John Washena Bohemia
August Sahler died
May 15
1882, age 64y 6m, born Germany ,
arrived in Minnesota 1868,
parents from Germany
Louisa Shultz died May 23
1882, age 72y, born Germany, parents from Germany
Thomas A Finch died
April 8
1884 at Clinton Falls,age 1y 18d, parents CM & M Finch
Lovestra Taylor
(widow) died
Feb 12 1884, age 83y 10m, unknow birthplace
*from
record
George Parson (married) died Feb 14 1885,
age 79y 11m 11d, born in
England and came to Minnesota 1856
Frances Washena
(male) died
May 25 1885 at Clinton Falls (accidental death)
age 2y 2m, parents John and
Helen Washena from Bohemia
Mary Ceilke (widow)
died July
10 1886, age 76, born Poland.
Mary Radel wife of
MD Radel
died June 19 1882 (Book 1 68 5)
a Mesche died Dec
31 1886
(Book 1 226 41
John R Jones died (Book 1
229 6)
Mrs George R Green
died Nov
20 1878 *Owatonna (Book 101 55)Book A (2nd book)
*partial Clinton
Falls
list only, not in order
Henry Williamson
died Jan 26
1889 (Merton) (Book A 25 2)
Nathan Williamson,
his father
was Abraham from Vt (Book A 157 24)
Isaac Newton
Morrison died
Nov 20 1905 Clinton Falls, born Plattsburg NY
March 31 1830, parents Daniel
and Mary (Stafford) Morrison NY
Raith or Ruth
Countryman
(female) died Sept 15 1890, age 9m 15d, born Marsuican,
Clinton Falls, parents James
(Canada) and Amanda (Wisconsin) Countryman
Emma W Adams
(married) died
Dec 24 1890, age 57y 8m 24d,
born in Mass, parents West
and Mary Tilton, Mass
Christian Kriesel
died April
28 1888, age 48, born in Germany,
parents Christ and Corrine
Kriesel from Germany
Christina Fisher
died June 3
1888, age 31y 2m, born in Germany
William Fisher died
Aug 22
1888, age 7m 10d, born Clinton Falls,
parents August and Christina
Fisher
Caleb C Finch died
Dec 30
1888, age 82y 4m 8d, born NY,
father William Finch NY
Emma Fisher
(female) died Oct
16 1889 at Clinton Falls, age 12m
parents August and Amelia
from Germany
Anna Fisher
(female) died May
29 1889, age 96y 9m 7d,
father Wencil Fibeyer and
mother Mary Kovar from Bohemia
Eratus D Putney
(male
widower) died Sept 23 1889, age 66y 10m 23d, born NY
Herman Kriesel
(male) died
June 30 1891, age 1m 24d, born Minnesota,
parents Henry and Augusta
Kriesel from Germany
Anna Barnhart died June 3
1893, age 37y, born Ill, father Baker
Frank Barnhart died
July 14
1918, age 68y 1m 4d, born June 10 1850 in Michigan,
father John Barnhart (Book
D 110 162)
Clarrisa Cheusin
(widow) died
June 4 1893, age 92, born Vermont father Rufus Huntly, Vermont
Fanny G Finch died
Feb 25
1894, age 17m 3d, born Minnesota,
parents Cyrus and Martha from
NY Clinton Falls
Hulda Hilton
(female) died
Jan 29 1894, age 61y 2d, born Vermont,
parents Clark and Martha
Dickerson Vt
Mary Smith
(married) died
July 14 1895, age 67y 2m 7d, born NY, parents unknown
Armal Kriesel
(male) died Nov
19 1895, age 4y 9m 5d,
parents Julius and Augusta
Kriesel
Rosa B Knapp died
Aug 10 1896
at Clinton Falls, age 4y 10m,
parents George and Maria
Knapp
Richard Webster
(married)
died Apr 25 1898, age 64y 10m 25d,
born Ireland, unknown parents
Charles W Strong
died Nov 21
1899, born NY
Gusta Boche died
Dec 31 1899,
born Germany
Wm Gallia died Mar
17 1899,
born NY
John Barlock died
Mar 6 1899,
born Bohemia
William Johnson
died March 25
1882 age 40y
Hugh Loyd born in Canada to Chater and Betsy Loyd from
NY
died Nov 3 1877 age 29y 3m
12d
James Hayes,
married and was
born in NY to Chester and B Hayes,
came to Minn 1855, died Mar 7
1877 age 42y 11m
James E Spencer
widowed, born
in Maine, died March 26 187
Emma Case was born
in Wisc to
A&S Sanborn from NH & NJ
died Dec 4 1877 age 25y
died Mar 10 1872 age 1y 5m 8d
Book B *partial Clinton Falls list only, not in
order. two only
Julius J Kriesel
died March 7
1923, age 61y 9m 3d, born Jan 4 1861 in Germany, parents: Ludwig
Kriesel and Minnie
Paul born in Germany
Dwight Kellogg
Smith died May
31 1908, buried in the Clinton Falls cemetery (Oak Hill) age 70y 11m
15d, born
NY, father Enock Smith NY (Book B 122 3)
Clinton Falls Brief Sketches of some
Prominant Clinton Falls
from History of Rice and Steele Co
1908 *Curtiss - Wedge
John Smith
John Smith was born at Dillersbach Austria
April 30 1860 and was the son of Frank and Mary (Marec) Smith of that
place and
immigrating to America in 1875. John Smith was married Jan 1 1883 at
Owatonna
to Eva Morrison the daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Morrison of Clinton
Falls.
John Smith lived at 222 South Grove St in
Owatonna and was also in the firm as a partner of Parrott and Smith
Hardware
Merchants. He died March 20 1906
Louis C Ditlevson
Louis C Ditlevson was born in Denmark, Sept
4 1830 and was the son of Chris and Carrie (Jensen) Ditlevson. Chris
was a
weaver by trade and he died in Denmark. Carrie died in 1858.
Louis C Ditlevson married Mary Paulson Nov
6 1857 in Denmark and Louis C was also a weaver by trade. Louis C and
Mary
(Paulson) Ditlevson came to America in 1874.
They had 16 children and Eddie Ditlevson was born Jan 3 1892.
Eddie
Ditlevson settled near Clinton Falls and married Sena.
Clinton
Falls, George W Green
George W Green was the first lawyer to
settle in Steele County and commence a practice. He came from
Wisconsin,
settled at Owatonna in 1854 locating afterward at Clinton Falls on a
farm. In
1857 he bought the Clinton Falls Flowering Mills.
George W Green was also a Judge, a lawyer, and was involved with
Public
Office while in Clinton Falls and also Real Estate
George W Green liked Minnesota and Steele
County, but because of the Asthma, he left Minnesota Oct 24 1881 and
moved to
Salimas California and some years later he recovered from his Asthma in
California. George W Green remained in Salimas California until his
death.The
First Settlers
The first settlement in Steele County was
in Medford Township in 1853. The first cabin was erected by A L Wright
and
Chauncey Lull
Owatonna
Minnesota December
1992