Clear Lake-Ellsworth Cemetery
Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
March 2012
Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery
The Clear Lake-Ellsworth Township Cemetery is located in section 30 of Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa.
sits on a small hill overlooking rich farm ground on all sides. This cemetery is a Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery.
The cemetery
The cemetery has several names:
- The Clear Lake-Ellsworth Cemetery is located on the Clear Lake and Ellsworth Township line, hence the name.
(Once associated with a church which was located in Clear Lake Township and it’s parking lot in Ellsworth Township)
- It is known as the Mackpela Cemetery as the land was deeded from Mr. Mackpela on Dec 30, 1878.
- It is called the Overland Cemetery because it is located in the middle of farm fields owned by Overland descendents.
- It is also called the Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery because of its association with the church.
It is not know just what year the church was built. According to trustee records, the church congregation was organized in the very early
1880’s. In the 1930’s very few church services were held and on Mar 25, 1941, a public auction was held on the church buildings and
the church was torn down. The proceeds from the auction (of about $200.00) were used for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery.
According to the trustee book, the first person buried in the cemetery was Martha Serine Hustoft in 1878. The last burial was Swan A. Olson in
1949. There were no veterans identified in the cemetery.
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Clear Lake-Ellsworth Cemetery
Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
March 2012
Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery
Directions to the cemetery: Drive south on state highway 69 to county road D65 also known as the Randall (farm to market) Rd. Turn west on
D65 and drive 2 miles to Poplar Grove. Turn south on Poplar Grove for 1 mile to 390th St. Turn west on 390th St and go ¾ mile. The cemetery is
located on 390th St. between Poplar Grove and Olson Ave. The cemetery entrance is a field lane on the north side of the road. Follow the field lane
about approximately 1/8 mile into the field, the cemetery is on the top of the hill. The cemetery is in a pretty location and well maintained; the lane may
be impassable in the spring. There is not a sign on 390th St to locate or identify the cemetery.
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Name
Date
Comments
ALFSEIKE, Berge S.
June 5, 1850 (calc) – June 8, 1892
ALFSEIKE, Bertha
ALFSEIKE, Ida
Mar 11, 1859 – July 18, 1908
Nov 15, 1855 – Dec 14, 1888
ALFSEIKE, Joseph
Sept 4, 1890 – July 21, 1891
ALFSEIKE, Leva
Apr 5, 1884 – Aug 14, 1884
ALFSEIKE, Zachariah
Sept 4, 1890 – Aug 23, 1891
ANDERSON, Andrew H.
ANDERSON, Anna Marie
ANDERSON, Mary
ANDERSON, Richard
1844 – 1934
Mar 31, 1876 – Oct 28, 1898
1846 (calc) – Aug 15, 1895
1887 – 1890
BJERGE, Lars L.
July 22, 1858 (calc) – Aug 2, 1888
Aged 30 yrs, 11 days
ENDERSON, Gladys E.
ENDERSON, Jacob E.
1908 – 1910
1893 – 1896
Daughter of Osmund & B. Enderson
Son of Osmund & B. Enderson
Aged 42 yr 3 days; Husband of (1st) Ida Alfseike and (2nd) Bertha Alfseike;
Same stone as Ida, Leva, Zacharih and Joseph Alfseike
2nd wife of Berge S. Alfseike; "The circle is broken…"
1st wife of Berge S. Alfseike; Same stone as Berge, Leva, Zacharih and
Joseph Alfseike; Ida has a separate foot stone
Son of B.S. & Bertha Alfseike; Twin of Zachariah Alfseike; Joseph and
Zachariah are on the same side of stone; Joseph has a separate foot stone
Daughter of B.S. & Ida Alfseike; Same stone as Berge, Ida, Zacharih and
Joseph Alfseike
Son of B.S. & Bertha Alfseike; Twin of Joseph Alfseike; Joseph and
Zachariah are on the same side of stone
Husband of Mary Anderson
Daughter of Andrew H. & Mary Anderson
Aged 49 years; Wife of Andrew H. Anderson
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Clear Lake-Ellsworth Cemetery
Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
March 2012
Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery
ENDRELAND, Berge
ENDRELAND, Martha
1855 – 1892
1858 – 1942
Husband of Martha Endreland
Wife of Berge Endreland
FLYGSTAD, Dena J.
FLYGSTAD, Hans
FROVIG, Ragnheld
Sept 17, 1877 – Sept 15, 1881
Apr 18, 1880 – Oct 24, 1881
Dec 9, 1820 – May 16, 1900
“Aunt”
HALL, Philip W.
HAUGE, Anna
HAUGE, John L.
HOLLAND, Anna
HOLLAND, Thor
HOVE, Anna
HOVE, Kari L.
HOVE, Mons P.
HUSTOFT, Martha Serina
Mar 10, 1943 – Mar 16, 1943
July 7, 1833 – Oct 14, 1911
May 15, 1833 – Aug 10, 1898
Dec 4, 1852 – Jan 14, 1939
Mar 20, 1841 – Feb 11, 1925
July 30, 1845 – Mar 1, 1917
Apr 15, 1856 – Mar 15, 1892
Aug 29, 1832 – Nov 6, 1911
1861 –1878
JACOBSON, Cecelia
JACOBSON, Jacob O.
JACOBSON, Lars
JACOBSON, Melinda
JACOBSON, Nels
JOHNSON, Tena
Oct 24, 1807 – Sept 14, 1884
July 11, 1827 (calc) – Nov 19, 1896
1830 – 1904
1840 – 1918
1846 (calc) – Dec 22, 1898
KNUDSON, Bertha
KNUTSON, Ada Elesebeth
KNUTSON, Birtie
Aug 4, 1806 – Sept 3, 1890
Apr 15, 1885 – June 3, 1900
July 10, 1886 – May 15, 1890
KNUTSON, Charles
July 10, 1886 – May 1890
Son of George & Arlene Hall
Wife of John L. Hauge
Husband of Anna Hauge
Wife of Thor Holland
Husband of Anna Holland
Wife of Mons P. Hove; "Mother"
Husband of Anna Hove; Mons has two stones; “Father”
First person buried in this cemetery
"Celia"; Wife of Lars Jacobson
“May the resurrection find thee on the bosom of God…”
Aged 69 yrs, 4 m, 8 days; Husband of Cecelia Jacobson
Wife of Nels Jacobson
Husband of Melinda Jacobson
Aged 52 years; Wife of G. Johnson
same stone as Clara E. , Birtie, and Charles Knutson
Twin of Charles Knutson; same side of stone as Birtie Knutson; same stone
as Ada E. and Clara E. Knutson
Twin of Birtie Knutson; same side of stone as Birtie Knutson; same stone
as Ada E. and Clara E. Knutson
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March 2012
Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery
KNUTSON, Clara Evelena
KNUTSON, Erick
May 22, 1883 – Mar 6, 1890
same stone as Ada E. , Birtie, and Charles Knutson
No Stone
LANGELAND, baby
LANGELAND, Bertha G.
1882
1883
Same stone as Bertha G. Langeland
Wife of Ingemund Langeland; Same stone as Baby Langeland
MADISON, Maria
MADISON, Otto
MADSON, Mrs. Albert
MALAND, Margrethe
MALAND, Thomas
MONSON, Bernhard M.
MONSON, Johan M.
MONSON, John M.
MONSON, Serine M.
1875 – 1904
1838 – 1901
1839 – 1883
Aug 25, 1836 – Sept 6, 1903
Nov 2, 1864 – Nov 18, 1881
NELSON, Anna
NELSON, Ida Sucher
NELSON, Johanna (Burdahl)
NELSON, Ole Hustoft
NERBO, Martin
NERBO, Sissel
NERBO, Torgrim
1865 – 1936
Apr 22, 1891 – Mar 6, 1923
Nov 3, 1860 – Dec 31, 1902
June 13, 1859 – July 9, 1912
1879 – 1899
1837 – 1920
1848 – 1929
2nd wife of Ole H. Nelson
Daughter of Ole H. & Johanna Nelson
1st wife of Ole H. Nelson
Husband of Johanna Nelson and (2) Anna Nelson
OKLAND, M. Peder
OLSON, Anna C.
OLSON, Helga
OLSON, Peter H.
OLSON, Swan A.
OVERLAND, Seled
July 8, 1855 (calc) – June 21, 1890
1890 – 1939
June 10, 1829 – 1920
Mar 13, 1835 – Jan 4, 1905
1879 – 1949
Aged 34 yr, 11 mo, 13 days
Wife of Swan A. Olson
Wife of Peter Olson
Husband of Helga Olson
Husband of Anna C. Olson
No dates
Apr 8, 1880 – Apr 7, 1904
May 13, 1846 – Feb 6, 1895
“Father”
Mother of John, Ida, & Sophie
“Mother”
“Brother”
“birth and death”; no dates
“birth and death”; no dates
Son of Magnus Monson; Same stone as Serine M. Monson
Same stone as John Monson stone
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Ellsworth Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
March 2012
Hamilton County Pioneer Cemetery
QUAM, Engeborg
QUAM, infant
QUAM, Selma M.
QUAM, Severt
Nov 2, 1864 – Oct 24, 1919
SANDSGAARD, Julia Amanda
SANDSGAARD, Ruben Luther
SANDSGAARD, Sigwald Emanuel
Apr 12, 1898 – May 24, 1898
Jan 27, 1922 – Feb 1, 1922
Feb 24, 1878 – Sept 4, 1878
THOMPSON, Alis
THOMPSON, John N.
TONGE, Guro
TONGE, Thomas
– May 1872 (?)
June 25, 1860 – Aug 31, 1908
1839 – 1899
1830 – 1894
Stone is unreadable except for the name
"Brother"
Wife of Thomas Tonge
Husband of Guro Tonge
WIKE, Brynhilde
WILSON, Guru
1851 – 1913
Aug 8, 1820 (calc) – Oct 24, 1889
Wife of G. S. Wike
Aged 69 yr, 2 m, 16 days; Wife of Frederick Wilson
1888 – 1889
Feb 3, 1854 – July 5, 1902
Wife of Severt Quam
No dates; Child of Severt & Engborg Quam
Stone difficult to read
Husband of Engborg Quam
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