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Griffiths Cemetery, Freedom Twp.

 


Also known as Clausen, Fratzke, or Freedom Free Cemetery
Located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21 Freedom Township,
WasecaCounty, Minnesota. The cemetery is partially maintained by the cemetery
association. The cemetery is fenced in within a pasture, access is from a gravel
road.

Gravestones Copied 26 October 1980 by Dean Milton Pettis.

 

CRANE, Oscar/ 1869-1923
WAGNER, Lucy/ 1850-1921
GRIFFETH, Loes A./ b. 29 April 1819/ d. 29 May 1891
GRIFFETH, Rev. William/ d. 21 Oct. 1886/ aged 72y5m25d
WITTS, Frank/ d. 14 June 1895/ aged 3lylm5d
WITTS, Nellie/ dau. of/ N. & E. Witts/ d.'3 April 187(?)/ aged 8y4mld
WALLACE, Carrie Percival/ dau. of G.B. & R.B. Wallace/ d. 12 Dec. 1887/
     aged l6y1lm28d Footstones C.P.W. & M.B.W.
HARGAN, Minerva/ Mother/ b. 18 Mar. 1802/ d. 16 Nov. 1879
HARGAN, N.B./ b. 7 Apr. 1842/ d. 30 July 1905
JOHNSON, John W./ 1919
     ss, James/ 1879-1962
     ss, Helen K./ 1905-1913
     ss, Elizabeth/ 1882-1980
GRIFFITH, Annie E., Mother/ 23 May 1839/ 30 March 1883
GRIFFITH, William J./ Father/ 20 Sept. 1838/ 26 Feb. 1913
GRIFFITH, W.J./ Corp. Co. G/ 1 Wis. Cav. G.A.R. Marker
GEARY, Ida Marie/ 1890-1964
JOHNSON, He1en/ b. 15 Nov. 1905/ 12 May 1913
    A limestone base only
KUHLMAN, Herman H./ 1873-1959
KUHLMAN, Anna/ 13 May 1882/ 13 May 1944
KUHLMAN, Kate/ 23 Jan. 1872/ 15 June 1919
FRATZKE, John/ b. 25 Oct. 1833/ Enlisted 2 Dec. 1863/ in Co. A. 16 Wis. Regt. /
     d. 24 Aug. 1896 (G.A.R. Marker) Father
     A unique monumentand footstone. Footstone a stump with a scythe and shaft of
     wheat. The monument a four foot soldier holding his weaponon on a six foot high
     base stone, makes this the most impressive monumentin this cemetery
MCCRACKEN, David F./ son of/ J. & H. McCracken/ d. 18 Dec. 1895/ aged l4y6m15d
EMMERSON R./ illedgable monument in very poor condition
DEYLING, Wilhelmine/ Mother/ d. 1 Nov. 1872/ aged 36y2m9d
DEYLING, Angeline/ 10 Apr. 1838/ 3 Mar. 1923
DEYLING, Frank/ 1876-1948
SCHONFELD, August/ Geb./ 27 Juni 1843/ Gest./ 17 Dez. 1893
GEARY, George E./ 1868-1944
GEARY, Carrie L./ dau. W.J. Griffith/ 1867-1944
REID, Mary H./ wife of/ John H. ELMORE/d. 13 Sept. 1872/ aged l9y9m4d
HYDORN, Little Mi1lie/ dau. of/ S. & A. Hydorn/ d. 2 Nov. 1874/ aged ly1m15d
VANDARWARKA, Peter/ b. 8 July 1815/ d. 8 July 1895
ROBINSON, Chas. E./ son of/ Mrs. Peter VANDARWARKA/d. 19 July 1874/ aged l6ylm29d
     Footstone B.P.F.
VANDARWARKA, Marvel E./ dau. of/ E. & G. Vandarwarka/ b. 20 Dec. 1894/ d. 12 June
     1895 (Inscription on top of stone "Fr/German Smithid")
FRATZKE, Friedrich/ b. 9 Oct. l8l(?)/ d. 9 April 1887/ aged 76y6m
FRATZKE, Johanna Luise/ Frau von/ F. Fratzke/ Gest. 15 Juli 1879/ Alter 67 jahre
     6 man 26 tage
FRATZKE, Bertha Pau1ine/ b. (8?) Dec. 1855/ d. 26 Jan. 18(8?)6
FRATZKE, Albertine P./ 1852-1946
     ss Julius W./ 1862-1952
BRANDENBURG, Wi11iam/ Father/ b. 2 Jan. 1821/ d. 22 April 1871/
     ss, Minnie/ Mother/ b. 12 Nov. 1825/ d. 26 May 1922
FRATZKE, Mary/ wife of/ J. Fratzke/ d. 20 April 1871/ aged 30y9ml(6?)d
___________, Miles ? Illedgable, Footstones M.F., T.F.F., A.A.F.
REDMAN, Pauline B./ 1857-1873
     ss, Otillie C./ 1860-1873
REDMANN, Pauline Bertha/ d. 18 Sept. 1873/ aged 16y6m
FRATZKE, Minnie J./ 28 Oct. 1873/ aged 28y11m28d/ Mother of/ G.J. & Hulda Fratzke
LUNGE (Lange?), Augusta/ wife of F. LUNGE (Lange?)/ d. 22 Oct. 1873/ aged (73?)y1m2d
LANGE,Friedrich/ Geb-den/ 25 June 1820/ Gest-den 27 Aug. 1885
CONVERSE, H./ b. 1 July 1826/ d. 6 May 1894
FRATZKE, Minnie/ wife of/ J. Fratzke/ d. 28 Oct. 1873/ aged 28y11m24d
CRAM, Joseph/ d. 10 Aug. 1870/ aged 58y10m20d
PREAM, Albert H./ sohn von/ F. und O.Pream/ Geg. 17 Dec. 1886/ Gest 20 Apr. 1890/
     Alter 3y4m3t
WECKWERTH, Amelia L./ dau. of/ Martin & Minnie Weckwerth/ d. July (23?) 1879/
     aged 3m23d
TOLLES, Allmiron/ d. 12 April 1869/ aged 61y (monument broken across name)
LAU, Amiel/ son of/ Christian & Wilhelmine Lau/ b. 14 Apr. 1881/ d. 25 Jan. 1887/
     aged 5y9m11d
FRATZKE, August/ b. 30 July 1830/ d. 13 Dec. 1903/ Father
     ss, Wi1helmine/ b. 6 Dec. 1830/ d. 11 June 1917/ Mother
FRATZKE, Theodore G./ b. 12 May 1868/ d. 22 Feb. 1887
FRATER, George/ d. 10 Mar. 1872/ aged 66y4m22d
FRATER, Christina/ dau. of/ Geo. & I. Frater/ d. 16 June 1871/ aged 22y21d
FRATER, Margaret L./ dau. of G. & I Frater/ (Mar. ?) (1?) (1870?)/ aged l6y6m20d
     (monument in poor condition)
PRIEM, Friederich Wilhelm Ju1ius/ Geb. 15 July 1857/ Gest. 26 Oct. 1882/ Alter
     25 Juhre 3m11t/ sohn der Elkern/ Johann Gollieb/ & Anna Elizabeth Priem
PRIEM, Lydia L./ Geb. 10 Nov. 1887/ Gest. 24 Sept. 1890
     ss, Frank W./ Geb. 7 Feb. l8( )/ Gest. 26 Sept. 1890
     ss, Samuel F./ Geb. 3 July 1884/ Gest. 8 Oct. 1890
PRIEM, Josephine/ Geb. Feb. 1880/ Gest 9 Johrs 2mon 9 tage
     Tochter der/Ellern Christian ? Friedrich and Anna/ Auguste Priem
     ss, Christian Friedrich/ Geb. 24 Dez. 1881/ Gest. 23 Marz 1883/ Alter 1 jahr
     2 mon 29 tage/ Sohn der Ellern Christian Friedrich und Anna Auguste Priem
VOGLER, Linda S./ Geb. 2(7?) Jan. 1906/ Gest. 12 Feb. 1906
P____________ , Mary Alice/ b. 30 Apr. 1881/ d. 15 May 1890/ aged 9y15d
     ss, Albert A./ b. 30 Apr. 1886/ d. 26 July 1886/ aged 2m26d
     ss, Alvenia A./ b. 31 May 1887/ d. 19 May 1890/ aged 2y11m19d
     Footstones: A.P., M.P., A.P.
GLEASON, Linnie/ dau. of/ A. & B. G1eason/ d. 9 July 1869/ aged 16y7m11d
SCHWARK, Ida Louise/ dau. of L. & L. Schwark/ b. 29 Dec. 1881/ d. 22 Apr. 1882

 


Submitted by: Dean Milton Pettis

 


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