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About the Atkinson Cemetery Project
This project was funded in part by an Access Grant from IFP Minneapolis/
St. Paul (http://www.ifpmsp.org/).
Cemeteries are an important documentation of the past, and have been a
passion of mine for over ten years. Not only is the architecture endlessly
fascinating, but you can learn a lot about family and community from
studying a cemetery. Originally I had hoped to discover what the four
oldest cemeteries in Minnesota are, but having never done historical
research of this magnitude, I quickly had to narrow my topic and
concentrate on only one cemetery. I chose Atkinson Cemetery in Cottage
Grove because I thought it was the oldest cemetery in Washington County,
and because it managed to elude being destroyed or relocated, despite
encroaching urban sprawl and a sixty-year abandonment.
Although Atkinson is not the oldest cemetery in Washington County, it
is none-the-less significant to the history of Cottage Grove and the state
of Minnesota. Every cemetery has a story to tell; please be considerate
when visiting your local cemetery. If you are interested in historic
preservation, state history, or even family genealogy, please visit the
links section of this website.
Included here are the biographies of the people known to be buried in
Atkinson Cemetery next to the transription.
Photographs of each gravestone accompany the appropriate biography on
another page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/washington/cemeteries/atkinson.htm
There are also biographies on the other page of a few of the people
assumed to be buried there, or people who have an important association
with the cemetery.
NOTE: The stones are listed 1. - 27. with the BIOS: noted under
the transcriptions.
Atkinson Cemetery Transcription
This is the transcription of all the stones found in Atkinson Cemetery.
I attempted to transcribe the cemetery by rows, but many of the stones do
not fall into a logical pattern. Dashes represent information that was not
readable on the stones, and my own comments are in italics.
1. Father
2. HILL
Lewis Hill 1822-1888
Abba Hill 1836-
Fredie E. G. Hill 1875-1907
BIOS:
LEWIS HILL
Lewis Hill was born in 1822 in Hollis, Main. In 1843 Lewis Hill began his
pioneering sojourn to Minnesota, contracting fever and ague on the way.
First settling at St. Croix Falls, Lewis moved to Cottage Grove in 1843.
Of all the pioneers buried in Atkinson Cemetery, Lewis Hill was the first
person to settle in Cottage Grove, and like most pioneers he was a farmer.
In 1855 he moved to Dakota County, and in 1858 he was enrolled as a member
of Old Settlers Association. Sources conflict as to when Lewis married
Abba, but it is most likely that they wed when Lewis returned to Cottage
Grove in 1859. Lewis and Abba were members of the Universalist Church at
Atkinson Corner's (founded 1867), and Lewis was on the board of managers
for Atkinson Cemetery Association (1874). The Hills had several children,
many of whom are buried in Atkinson. Lewis died on February 11, 1888 of
general debility.
ABBA HILL
Abba (Abbie, Abigail) was born in 1836. She married Lewis Hill in 1859.
Since she was the wife of a farmer, she most likely spent her time raising
their children and tending to the house. Together Abba and Lewis had
several children: John W., Maude A., Tennyson, Emma C., Jessie L. and
Frederick E. G. Aside from being a member of the Universalist Church,
no further information about Abba is known, including the date of her death.
CHILDREN OF LEWIS and ABBA HILL
While no information is available about these children of Lewis and Abba
Hill, it can be assumed they were all young children when they died.
The single stone, which is for all three children, contains carvings of
lambs, a figure reserved for infants and young children. Tennyson died
in August 1860, and both John W. and Maude A. died in November of 1861.
3. WELCH
Augustus A. Welch 1828-1900
Co. I, 1st Minn Heavy Artillery
Infant d.May 21,1864
son of A. A. Welch
David Welch 1792-1846
Betsy D. Welch 1799-1887
wife of David
William T. Welch 1831-1861
A. A. Welch
BIOS:
AUGUSTUS A. WELCH
Augusts A. Welch was born in Maine in 1828. The date of his settlement
in Cottage Grove is not known, but on February 11, 1865 Augustus enrolled
in the Civil War effort. Augustus joined Minnesota's Company I of 1st
Regiment of Heavy Artillery. His regiment was mustered into action on
February 13th, and served only until September 27th of the same year.
He was discharged from service, along with the rest of his company,
and lived in Cottage Grove until his death in 1900.
INFANT WELCH (son)
Augustus A. Welch had an infant son, who died on May 21, 1864.
DAVID WELCH
David Welch was born in 1792 and died in 1846. Little information about
him exists, except that he was married to Betsy D. Welch. His grave
bears the earliest date in Atkinson Cemetery, but according to oral
history passed on by Gladys Munger to Robert C. Vogel in the 1980s,
David Welch is not buried there. Settlers would often erect tribute
monuments to family members who died along the trail, or who were
left behind. If Augustus and William are his sons, it is likely that
they pioneered to Cottage Grove after their father passed away, and
erected a tribute to him in Cottage Grove.
BETSY D. WELCH
Betsy D. Welch was born in 1799, presumably in the northeastern United
States. She is the wife of David Welch. She died in 1887. No conclusive
information about her is known, but one can speculate that she is the
mother of Augustus and William, and pioneered west with them after her
husband passed away.
WILLIAM T. WELCH (WILLIAM WELCH)
William T. Welch was born in 1831 and died in 1861. His epitaph is part
of the Welch monument, and of him little else is known. The Erickson
transcription in 1970 lists William T. Welch with the dates 1831-1861,
and a separate marker for William Welch who was a Corporal in Company
B of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. No separate stone exists today, and
the current monument lists no war record for William T. Welch. The war
record of 1865 lists a William T. Welch, who enlisted when he was 26.
His regiment was mustered into action on September 26, 1861; he was
never mustered out. This Welch was a corporal when he died in Cottage
Grove on August 18, 1863. Minnesota Pension Records list a William
Welch living in Redwood County, who received four dollars a month for
being wounded in the thigh. Perhaps William and William T. are
actually the same man, but records are inconclusive.
DAVID F. WELCH
David F. Welch is the son of J. D. and A. H. Welch. He died on August
31, 1857 at the age of two months. It is possibled that he is related
to David Welch [Sr.].
4.
Claudia ---- ---- d.----
Aged ----
BIO:
CLAUDIA (HILL)
Atkinson Cemetery contains a
grave with the inscription "Claudia, daughter of ____." The remainder
of the inscription is completely illegible. Both the WCVR and the CGHPO
Registers of Deaths list a Claudia Hill, born in Minnesota; WCVR lists
Lewis and Abigail Hill as her parents. Could the Hills have had another
child, or is Claudia merely Emma C.'s middle name? Claudia died of
Typhoid Pneumonia on February 10, 1876 at the age of eleven years.
5.
John --, ----, ----, 1864
--y 10m (left)
Maude --, ----, ----, 1864-
Aged ---- (middle)
Tennyson, ----, ----, 1860
Aged -- y(right)
Children of Lewis & Abba Hill
---- (inscription)
6. HILL
Fredie E. G.
BIO:
FREDIE E. G. HILL
Fredie (Frederick) E. G. Hill, son of Lewis and Abbie Hill, was born in
1875. He died in his early 30s in 1907. No further information is
available on Fredie.
7. MUNGER
F. L. T.
At Rest
Joel M. Munger Mar 03,1817 Apr 03,1887
Born in Orwell, VT.
BIO:
JOEL MUNGER
James "Joel" Malancton Munger
was born on March 3, 1817 in Orwell, Vermont. His younger brother
William was born exactly five years later in 1822. Their parents
were William and Betsy Munger. Joel and William apparently like
to do things exactly the same. In a double wedding, Joel married
Lucinda Belden, and William married Julia Belden, Lucinda's sister,
in Johnstown, Wisconsin on December 31, 1843. William was the first
to settle in Cottage Grove, but Joel wasn't far behind. He and his
young family pioneered to Cottage Grove in 1857. Joel began raising
Spanish Merino sheep, but later turned to farming due to problems
with wolves. In 1858 Joel served as an election judge, and was also
elected justice. He joined the Universalist Church at Atkinson
Corner's Schoolhouse in 1867. When Atkinson Cemetery Association
was formed in 1874, Joel sat on the board and was a trustee. Joel
was also elected overseer of the public highway built on the West
Side of town. He and Lucinda had ten known children. Joel died on
April 3, 1887 of heart disease. His gravestone bears a carving of
a chain with three links, containing the letters "F.L.T." These
letters stand for Friendship, Love and Truth, and are a symbol of
the International Order of Oddfellows.
8. MUNGER
Carlton W. d.Aug 18,1882
Son of W. R. and J. A. E. Munger
AGED 16y 8m 2d
"I will lay my head on my mother's --
She will watch as I -- -- -- --
-- I'll clasp -- -- --
-- -- --"
BIO:
CARL MUNGER
Carlton W. Munger was the son of William and Julia A. E. Munger, and
cousin to Julia A. Manning. Being a farmer's son, he would've spent
much of his adult youth helping his father in the fields and hunting.
It was doing the later activity where Carl met his untimely death at
sixteen. Carl accidentally shot himself while trying to go under a
fence. He passed away on August 18, 1882.
9. MUNGER d.Apr -- 18--
Hellen ---- (broken)
daughter J.M. and ---- MUNGER
Aged 2y ---- ----
---- (possible inscription)
BIO:
HELLEN MUNGER
Hellen C. Munger was born in Vermont to Joel and Lucinda Munger. In
1857 Joel Munger's family pioneered to Cottage Grove. Hellen would've
been about ten years old, and most likely helped her mother care for
Julia (Manning), her younger sister, and any other small children
during the long trek to Minnesota. Hellen was just twenty-seven when
she died of typhoid pneumonia on April 7, 1874.
10. MUNGER
Baby d.Nov 01,1862
our babe son of J. M. & L. M. Munger
Aged --m 13d
---- (inscription)
BIO:
UNNAMED MUNGER (son)
Joel and Lucinda Munger had a three-month-old infant who died on
November 1, 1862.
11. MUNGER
Fred D. d.Aug 09,1856
Son of W. R. and J. A. Munger
Aged 1y 7m 15d
BIO:
FRED D. MUNGER
Fred Duane Munger was the son of William and Julia A. E. Munger.
He was born on December 23, 1854, and died on August 9, 1856.
12. MUNGER
Julia A. E. d.Aug 17,1881
Prescott Lodge No. 154
I.O. of O. F. of Wis.
wife of W. R. Munger
Aged 58y ---- 10d
---- (inscription)
BIO:
JULIA A. E. MUNGER
Julia A. E. Belden, daughter of Lucas and Roxy Belden, was born in
Vermont. She married William Munger in Johnstown, Wisconsin on
December 31, 1843, and in 1852 they settled in Cottage Grove.
Primarily Julia was a housekeeper, but like her brother-in-law, she
too was a member of the I.O.O.F. Her gravestone proudly proclaims
her membership in Lodge #154 in Prescott, Wisconsin. She and William
had five known children. Their son A'Hyatt married Placidius Mars,
and is the grandfather of Gladys Munger. Julia died of heart disease
on the 17th of either July or August, 1881. She was fifty-eight years
old. Her husband William is buried in Cottage Grove Cemetery.
13. ATKINSON
Martin V. B. Jul 04,1854
son of J. & H. Atkinson Drown'd
Aged 16y 7m 17d
BIO:
MARTIN V. B. ATKINSON
Not much is known about young Martin Atkinson, who met the unfortunate
fate of drowning on the fourth of July in 1854. Martin was about
sixteen-and-a-half when he died, which means he would have been born
in Pittsfield, Maine, and was a pioneer just like his parents. Martin
is most likely the first person to be buried in Atkinson Cemetery.
14. ATKINSON
Hannah M. Dec 19,1810 Sep 17,1873
wife of John Atkinson
God Is Love
"Affection warm with fond ----
To (serve) thy presence once made glad.
And each kind word, still ---- seems
In (garments) bright by memory clad."
A. B. F.
BIO:
HANNAH M. ATKINSON
Hannah Moore was born in Maine on December 19, 1810. She later wed
John Atkinson, and together they and their young family settled in
Minnesota. Hannah was a farmer's wife, and would've tended to the
home and her children. Along with her husband John and other members
of the early Cottage Grove community, Hannah was one of the founding
members of the Universalist Church organized at the Atkinson schoolhouse.
Hannah passed away in 1873 at age 64 from cancer. Sources for her exact
date of passing all conflict on either the month or day, with her
tombstone listing September 17th, and the two Registers of Deaths
listing October 11th or 12th. Another note of interest is the
inscription on her grave, which is attributed to A. B. F. These are
the same initials of the woman John Atkinson married the year after
Hannah's death. It is possible that Hannah was friends with Almira B.
Fiske, and that in passing she brought John and her friend together
in marriage.
15. KELLER
Charley d.Mar 07,1880
Son of H. & A. Keller
Aged 4m 2d
"---- not father and mother for ----
---- waiting in glory (cut off)"
BIO:
CHARLEY KELLER
Charley Keller was born in Cottage Grove to Henry and Anna Keller.
His gravestone lists his death as March 7, 1880, which conflicts
with the WCVR and CGHPO Registers of Deaths, which list him dying
in 1881. Charley was not even five months old when he died of croup.
16. DIBBLE
David J. Dibble d.Oct 19,1861
Aged 10y
---- (inscription)
BIO:
DAVID J. DIBBLE
David J. Dibble died at the age of 10 on October 19, 1861. Nothing
else is known about him.
17. WELCH
David F. d.Aug 31,1857
son of J. D. & A. H. Welch
Aged 2m 13d
"Thy grave must be they
Cradle now, The wild
flowers o'er thy breast
Shall bloom."
18. MUNGER
Elbridge G. Munger 1852-1900
BIO:
ELBRIDGE G.MUNGER
Elbridge G. Munger was born on December 30, 1851 (gravestone says 1852)
in Johnstown, WI. He was the son of William and Julia A. E. Munger,
who came to Cottage Grove in 1852. Like his brother Carl, he would've
hunted and farmed in his youth. He attended the St. Paul Business
College and School of Telegraphy, but returned to Cottage Grove to
raise horses. His horses were considered to be the finest in Minnesota.
Elbridge married Ellen ----. On July 23, 1883 they had a daughter and
named her Myrta, after Elbridge's sister who had passed away earlier
in the year. Elbridge died in 1900.
19.
Emma H. C. 1857-1899
BIO:
EMMA H. C. (WELCH?)
Emma H. C. was born in 1857 and died in 1899. Her marker is a footstone
that bears no surname. In 1970 when the Erickson's transcribed Atkinson
Cemetery, they noted that her stone "appeared to be associated with the
Welches." No information exists as to whom she is related, and today her
footstone is nowhere near the Welch monument.
20. STAPLES d.Jul 02,1882
Willie W.
son of F. W. and M. A. Staples Age 2y 1m 22d
"Here lies Willie all alone
And leaves us here to mourn."
BIO:
WILLIE W. STAPLES
Willie W. Staples was born on May 10, 1880 to Fred and Myrta Staples.
He died two years later on July 2, 1882.
21. MUNGER
Myrta A. Munger Sep 01,1857 Mar 22,1883
In memory of
Wife of Fred W. Staples
"Myrta dear you have gone and left ----
---Your loss we deeply feel
There is a ---- that has bereft ----
---- Left our sorrow here ----"
BIO:
MYRTA A. (MUNGER) STAPLES
Myrta "Mertie" Ann Munger, daughter of William and Julia Munger, was
born on September 1, 1857. She married Fred W. Staples, who was a
farmer, and together they had one son, Willie. Myrta died on March
22, 1883, and her brother Elbridge named his daughter (b. July 23, 1883)
after her.
22. MANNING
Corwin K. (east face) ---- ---- ----
Son of ---- Manning
Julia A. (west face) Jul 04,1862 Jun 01,1882
Wife of Corwin K. Manning and Daughter of J. M. and L. M. Munger
BIOS:
CORWIN K. MANNING
Corwin K. Manning was born on April 21, 1856 in New York. His parents
were Stephen H. and Sarah Manning. It is not known when Corwin pioneered
to Cottage Grove, but like most pioneers, he was a farmer. Corwin
married Julia A. Munger, and together they had a daughter, Lillie
May (January 10, 1871). Corwin died on February 13, 1881. While his
gravestone is nearly illegible today, the 1970 Erickson transcription
states that Corwin met the unfortunate fate of being "killed on the
cars." Did this mean that Corwin also worked on the railroad, or did
he accidentally meet his fate while walking along the train tracks?
JULIA A. (MUNGER) MANNING
Julia A. Munger, daughter of Joel and Lucinda Munger, was born on April
4, 1852 in Vermont. Julia was only five years old when her family
pioneered to Cottage Grove in 1857. She married Corwin Manning, and
their daughter Lillie May was born on January 10, 1871. Lillie was
just ten years old when Corwin died in 1881, and was orphaned when
her mother passed away the following year. Julia died on June 1, 1882
of consumption. Although Lillie was left parentless, it is most likely
that a member of the very extensive Munger family took her in.
23. TIBBETS
Alvah Tibbets Dec 25 (broken) Oct 12,1877
BIO:
ALVAH TIBBETS
Alvah Tibbets was born on Christmas Day, 1804, in Wolfborough, New
Hampshire (gravestone says 1803). On July 8, 1832 he married Dorothy
----. It is unclear when Alvah moved from New Hampshire to Maine, but
in 1845 he, Dorothy and their eight children began pioneering west.
They lived for a short time in Stephens County, Illinois, and in 1847
moved to Oconto, Wisconsin. In 1851 they moved to Waupaca Co., Wisconsin,
and finally made it to Cottage Grove. Like most pioneers, Alvah was a
farmer. He died on October 12, 1877 of asthma and old age.
24. MARS
John Scott Mars Sep 17,1816 May 03,1908
Born in New Bedford, PA:Died in Battle Lake, MN
Mary Eaton 1826-Jun 28,1858
Wife:Born and Died in PA
CHILDREN: BORN:
Rufus Eli Nov 14,1845
Martin Luther Sep 28,1847
Samuel Scott Sep 29,1849
Robert Winfield Apr 04,1852
William Albert Jun 17,1854
Margaret Ellen Aug 11,1856
WIFE:
Catherine Nov 13,1831 Sep 18,1885
Wife:Born in PA:Died in Cottage Grove
"The Widow READY"
Her Sons: Lewis Y. Ready Jul 03,1849
William Henry Ready Mar 12,1852
Her sons were raised By John Scott Mars as his sons
FATHER: Robert Mars 1784-Jan 16,1852
MOTHER: Mary Ewing Mars 1790-Dec 31,1852
Parents are buried in Deer Creek Cemetery in New Bedford, PA
BROTHER:Hartley May 29 1829-Mar 19,1912
Buried in Cottage Grove Cemetery
BIO:
MARS MONUMENT
Atkinson Cemetery contains a modern monument to the Mars Family,
which was erected in the early 1980s. The Mars Family, like the
Mungers, was a large and prominent family in Cottage Grove and
the surrounding area, but there is no solid evidence that any
Marses are buried in Atkinson. There are no surviving gravestones
containing the name Mars, and many of the Marses listed on the
monument are buried in Cottage Grove Cemetery. However, an
undated Platt Map of Atkinson Cemetery in the WCHS files lists a
plot as being sold to J. M. Mars. John M. Mars, born on July 29,
1865, was the son of Hartley Mars. John died on July 18th in
either 1883 or 1888.
After the Mars monument was erected, some Minnesota newspapers
claimed that the founder of Mars Candy Corporation was buried in
Atkinson Cemetery. Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candy, is
believed to have been born in Newport, MN, and is interred in Lakewood
Cemetery in Minneapolis. However, Atkinson Cemetery can lay claim
to its association with the Mars Candy Corporation. A'Hyatt Munger,
son of William Munger, married Placidius E. Mars, daughter of
Hartley Mars. Their granddaughter was Gladys Munger, who was one of
the biggest proponents for rescuing Atkinson Cemetery during the
overpass construction in 1981. In 1979 Forrest Mars, son of Franklin
C. Mars, contacted Gladys. Forrest Mars was conducting genealogical
research on his family, and knew that his father had come from the
Newport area, and that the Mungers were related to the Marses.
It turned out that Forrest's great-grandfather was John S. Mars,
brother to Hartley Mars, making he and Gladys third cousins. Forrest
lent a hand in helping to rescue Atkinson Cemetery, and the monument
was erected to commemorate any Marses who might be buried there.
(see transcriptions for a full list of names)
25. AUSTIN
Lewis Austin d.Jan 25,189-
Aged 62y --
BIO:
LEWIS AUSTIN
Lewis Austin is the husband of Alzina Munger Austin. Lewis was the
director of Langdon School Dist. #30, which was organized in 1872.
He also was on the board of managers for the Atkinson Cemetery
Association. Lewis passed away at the age of 62. His grave lists
his date of death as January 25th in the 1890s. Unfortunately the
stone is broken and no death certificate exists to verify the exact
year.
26. MUNGER
Alzina Munger 1824-190-
Wife of Lewis Austin
BIO:
ALZINA (MUNGER) AUSTIN
Alzina Emily Munger was born on January 11, 1825 in Orwell, Vermont.
She is the sister of Joel and William Munger. Alzina married Lewis
Austin, but it is unknown whether they married before or after
settling in Cottage Grove. Alzina passed away on March 21, 1909 of
a fractured thigh. She is the last known burial in Atkinson Cemetery.
27. CHURCHILL
Willie Churchill d.Sep 05,1872
Aged 1y 2m
BIO:
WILLIE CHURCHILL
Willie Churchill was born on July 20, 1871 to J. A. and Nellie
Churchill, who were farmers. Willie died in September 1872 of
dropsy on the brain. The WCVR and CGHPO Registers of Deaths both
list the day as the 1st, but his gravestone says the 5th. The
CGHPO Register of Deaths also mistakenly lists Willie as being
married at his time of death. J. H. Churchill was a trustee and
sat on the board of Atkinson Cemetery; it is possible that this
is Willie's father, and that Willie's birth record has a mistake,
with the initial "A" instead of "H". It is also possible that
Freddie is Willie's brother.
A pile of 13 gravestone bases exists on the NW side of a tree in the
NW corner of Atkinson Cemetery. Presumably these were placed here
after the City restored the cemetery. One of the bases has an illegible
inscription.
Cottage Grove's Historic Atkinson Cemetery
Dedication & Thanks
DEDICATION:
This project is dedicated to the memories of Gladys Munger and Sarah E.
Holm, my grandmother.
Without the memories and memoirs of Gladys Munger, and donation of
Munger family papers to the Washington County Historical
Society, a majority of this project would still be speculation.
I blame Sarah for my love of cemeteries. If my grandmother hadn't been
such an avid cemetery and genealogy buff, this project wouldn't have
happened.
THANKS TO:
IFP-MSP staff: Reily Tilman, Stan Oslund and Brady Kiernan-thanks
for your patience.
IFP Grant Recipients: Jane Kramer, Sharon Lyon & Marie Markoe-for
support and critique.
John Burbank, Senior Planner of Community Development, City of
Cottage Grove-thank you for all your help, including all the emails
and photocopies.
Cemetery_Photos@Yahoogroups.com--for all your support while I was
frustrated.
Becca, Dad & Deb-for proof reading.
Brian D. Garrity-for extra darkroom use.
Jeff Krueger-for use of your wide-angle lens!
Minnesota Historical Society-to all the helpful staff.
Minnesota Preservation Society-to all the people who replied to
my emails, even though I eventually progressed in a different direction.
Brent Peterson, Executive Director, Washington County Historical
Society-thank you for pointing me towards the right sources, and
telling me not to print rumors.
Pat Thielen-for equipment donation and photo assisting.
Robert C. Vogel, former Historic Planning Officer, City of Cottage
Grove-thank you for taking the time to speak to me on the phone and
impart some of your knowledge on Atkinson Cemetery.
Atkinson Cemetery Project
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