|
|
Solomon Valley ChroniclesRoscoe Cemetery |
Directions: On U.S. Hwy 283 turn East onto Y Road (8 miles north of intersection of 283 and U.S. Hwy 24 in Hill City; or 8 miles south of Norton-Graham county line). Drive 4 miles East to 310 Avenue. Turn North for one mile. The cemetery is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Z Road and 310 Avenue.
It is believed there are at least four Cook family members buried here in unmarked graves: Alonzo Hezekiah (1859-1907), Andrew Ezekial (1878-1879), Isaac Newton (1862-1942) and Jemima Belle (1865-1885).
The "Other Information" column may contain information not on the marker as well as data garnered through the transcriber's research.
Click the following letters to jump to surnames beginning with that letter
A ~
B ~
C ~
D ~
E ~
F ~
G ~
H ~
I ~
J ~
K ~
L ~
M ~
N ~
O ~
P ~
Q ~
R ~
S ~
T ~
U ~
V ~
W ~
X ~
Y ~
Z ~
Please read the Good Neighbor Philosophy regarding use of this transcription and photos.
| Surname | Given Names | Birth Date | Death Date | Inscription | Other information | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ---PSON | Fred | 5/1921 | 5/1921 |  | ||
| BAILEY | Gillian A. | 2/15/1838 | 4/4/1880 | Wife of Rev. M. J. Bailey; Gone But Not Forgotten | Morgan J. Bailey, a clergyman, lived in Graham Twp. in 1880. |  |
| BARNES | Robert | 2/6/1921 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Barnes |  | ||
| BEECHER | Annis G. | 11/15/1896 | Aged 6y. 2m. 1d.; Children of J. S. & L. Beecher | Same stone as May E. Beecher. |  | |
| BEECHER | May E. | 11/29/1896 | Aged 1y. 3m. 6d.; Children of J. S. & L. Beecher | Same stone as Annis G. Beecher. |  | |
| BILLIPS | Alice Elizabeth (Hall) | 1870 | 1916 | Same stone as William L. Billips. Daughter of George W. & Mary Louisa (Grimes) Hall. Obit |  | |
| BILLIPS | Eldon Warren | 5/8/1930 | 7/2/2018 | Son of Oren & Opal (Stone); Father of Larry, Judy, Gary, Janet | ||
| BILLIPS | Glenn | 1/8/1894 | 3/21/1897 | Aged 3y 2m 13ds; Son of W. L. & A. E. Billips | Glenn accidentally drowned in a horse tank. |  |
| BILLIPS | Maggie | 3/6/1889 | 8/21/1904 | Children of W. L. & A. E. Billips | Same stone as her sister Zola Billips. Obit |  |
| BILLIPS | William L. | 1857 | 1937 | Same stone as Alice E. Billips. | | |
| BILLIPS | Zola | 10/1/1896 | 4/22/1903 | Children of W. L. & A. E. Billips | Same stone as her sister Maggie Billips. Zola died of apparent kidney ailments. Obit | |
| BLACKBURN | H. B. | 1830 | 1907 | Same stone as Nannie Blackburn. Obit |   | |
| BLACKBURN | Nannie | 1837 | 1900 | His wife | Same stone as H. B. Blackburn. Obit | |
| BONDY | Christian | 1844 | 1932 | Same stone as his wife Winifred Bondy. In 1880, he was enumerated as Christopher. Locally, he was well known for playing the fiddle. |  | |
| BONDY | Christian Earle | 9/29/1892 | 2/13/1917 | Aged 24y 4m 15d | Obit |   |
| BONDY | Fred Clifton | 1887 | 1952 | Son | Obit |  |
| BONDY | Winifred B. (Woodward) | 1869 | 1929 | Same stone as her husband Christian Bondy. | | |
| CAMPBELL | Genevieve | 7/16/1855 | 3/21/1902 | His wife | Same stone as J. A. Campbell. Obit |   |
| CAMPBELL | J. A. | 9/2/1854 | 6/12/1909 | Same stone as Genevieve Campbell. Obit | | |
| CHALFANT | James Madison | 1860 | 1931 | Same stone as Mary Ellen Chalfant. |  | |
| CHALFANT | Mary Ellen | 1865 | 1937 | Same stone as James Madison Chalfant. | | |
| CLARK | Infant | 2/1907 | Newspaper item | |||
| CLARY | Abbie Paine | 2/12/1850 | 3/26/1929 | Wife |  | |
| CLARY | Curtis Elbet | 11/2/1849 | 8/3/1917 |   | ||
| CLARY | Elbert C. | 12/9/1875 | 6/24/1938 | Son |  | |
| COOK | Alonzo Hezekiah | 1/5/1859 | 9/2/1907 | Unmarked. Obit | ||
| COOK | Andrew Ezekial | 5/22/1878 | 3/5/1879 | Unmarked | ||
| COOK | Isaac Newton | 10/6/1862 | 8/23/1948 | Unmarked | ||
| COOK | Jamima Belle | 3/6/1865 | 5/7/1885 | Unmarked | ||
| COOK | Mary B. | 10/28/1897 | Aged 27y 11m 11d; Wife of I. N. Cook | Daughter of Otis & Elizabeth (Bailey) Personett; wife of Isaac Newton Cook. Obit |  | |
| CRUIKSHANK | A. C. | 5/20/1835 | 10/6/1904 | Co. K 6 Ia. Cav. Vol. | His first name was Archibald. Although a Civil War veteran, Arch served in the Dakota Territory. Same stone as his wife, Salina Cruikshank. Obit |   |
| CRUIKSHANK | J. L. | 1/28/1871 | 9/7/1944 | Full name was Jasper Lewis Cruikshank, son of A. C. and Salina Cruikshank. Obit |  | |
| CRUIKSHANK | S. A. | 6/7/1843 | 5/5/1920 | Wife of A. C. | Her first name was Salina. Same stone as her husband, A. C. Cruikshank. | |
| DAVIS | Florence May | 1/23/1899 | 2/5/1899 | Infant Daughter of Fremont & Elizabeth | Birth announcement and Obit | |
| DUDLEY | Alice J. | 11/14/1879 | Aged 37y 7m 9d; Wife of W. T. Dudley | Same stone as her daughter Edna Smith. Alice's husband was a minister. Obit |   | |
| FAULKNER | J. M. | 10/24/1884 | Aged 19y 3m 20d |  | ||
| FLYNN | Anna Bell (Cummings) | 2/18/1890 | Unmarked. She was the County Superintendent of schools at the time of her death. Obit | |||
| FLYNN | Charles H. | 1866 | 1939 | Same stone as India Flynn. Son of William and Margaret (Cook) Flynn. |  | |
| FLYNN | Forrest | 1918 | 1933 |  | ||
| FLYNN | Ida D. | 3/16/1878 | 7/31/1932 |  | ||
| FLYNN | India (Michael) | 1869 | 1932 | Same stone as Charles H. Flynn. Daughter of Abraham & Elizabeth (Moyer) Michael. | | |
| FLYNN | Infant | 9/12/1912 | Sons of S. L. & Ida Flynn. | Same stone as Selby, Julius & Julian Flynn. |  | |
| FLYNN | Isaac Valentine | ca 1889 | Unmarked. Husband of Anna Bell Flynn. He was the County Superintendent of schools prior at the time of his death. Obit | |||
| FLYNN | Julian | 5/28/1910 | Twins; Sons of S. L. & Ida Flynn. | Same stone as Selby, Julius & Infant Flynn. | | |
| FLYNN | Julius | 5/28/1910 | Twins; Sons of S. L. & Ida Flynn. | Same stone as Selby, Julian & Infant Flynn. | | |
| FLYNN | Margaret (Cook) | 1834 | 1899 | His wife | Same stone as W. W. Flynn. |  |
| FLYNN | Merit Clifton | 1/25/1877 | 2/8/1953 | Unmarked. Son of W. W. and Margaret Flynn. | ||
| FLYNN | Oliver M. | 1862 | 1898 | Son of William & Margaret (Cook) Flynn. |  | |
| FLYNN | Selby P. | 5/13/1904 | Sons of S. L. & Ida Flynn. | Same stone as Julius, Julian & Infant Flynn. | | |
| FLYNN | Sylvester L. | 7/28/1869 | 12/20/1920 | Son of William & Margaret (Cook) Flynn. |  | |
| FLYNN | W. W. | 1834 | 1915 | Same stone as Margaret Flynn. Given names were William Wallace. Obit | | |
| GILL | Alfred | 1828 | 1889 | Hull Eng |  | |
| GILL | Burt B. | 9/16/1870 | 6/21/1943 | Father | Same stone as Nellie E. Gill. Son of Frederick and Eliza (Holmes) Gill. |   |
| GILL | Charles A. | 8/10/1875 | 9/22/1952 | Same stone as Minnie A. Gill. Son of Frederick & Eliza (Holmes) Gill. | ||
| GILL | Eliza A. Holmes | 1834 | 1898 | Born in Ohio | Same stone as Frederick Gill. Newspaper item |  |
| GILL | Frederick | 1833 | 1916 | Hull Eng | Same stone as Eliza A. Holmes Gill. | |
| GILL | Grace G. | 8/16/1886 | Aged 19y 1m 16d; Dau of F & E. A. Gill. |   | ||
| GILL | Minnie A. (Ginther) | 6/24/1881 | 12/12/1945 | Same stone as Charles A. Gill. | ||
| GILL | Nellie E. (Stickler) | 10/15/1873 | 1/31/1936 | Mother | Same stone as Burt B. Gill. |  |
| GILL | Paul A. | 10/3/1902 | 3/15/1943 | Served in 382nd Base Hdqtrs. and Air Base Squadron. |  | |
| GINTHER | Emma Caroline Rader | 7/15/1862 | 12/28/1947 | Daughter of Joseph & Louisa (Stocker) Rader; wife of Ola Elmer Ginther. |  | |
| GINTHER | Mary I. (Washburn) | 1862 | 1934 | Same stone as Scott Ginther. |   | |
| GINTHER | O. E. | 3/15/1911 | Aged 56 yrs | Given names were Ola Elmer. Son of John & Ernestine (Phillips) Ginther; husband of Emma Caroline Rader. |   | |
| GINTHER | Peter | 1797 | 1889 | Given names were John Peter. First wife was Hannah Wieland; second wife was Susan Roderic. |  | |
| GINTHER | Winfield Scott | 1852 | 1938 | Same stone as Mary Ginther. Given names were Winfield Scott. Son of John Peter & Susan (Roderic) Ginther; husband of Mary Washburn. Obit. |  | |
| GREEN | Ulysses G. | 8/28/1889 |  | |||
| HALL | Albert | 6/7/1840 | 1/14/1909 |  | ||
| HANKINS | Nancy M. Cook | 10/19/1895 | Aged 56y 7m 4d; Wife of O. P. | Cast zink marker (aka "White Bronze"). Daughter of Isaac Cook & Nancy Sacra; wife of Oliver Perry Hankins. Obit |  | |
| HASHENBERGER | Mabel | 3/28/1892 | 1/1/1916 | No marker found 3/5/2009. Obit | ||
| HEYER | Victor | 6/17/1902 | 7/15/1919 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Obit |  |
| HIGINBOTHAM | George E. | 9/26/1881 | Aged 30 | 2 stones; one leaning against tree; the other broken on ground. George was the founder of Roscoe, Kansas and owned a store there. |   | |
| HOLMES | Dinah Hunt | 1807 | 1893 |  | ||
| HOLMES | James Reed | 1799 | 1892 | Newspaper item |  | |
| HOLMES | Mondo Vincent | 10/2/1913 | 8/25/1915 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. Guy Holmes |  | |
| HOSTUTLER | Alvina J. | 1/27/1873 | 4/11/1901 | Same stone as son, Raymond. Obit |  | |
| HOSTUTLER | Raymond | 6/23/1899 | 4/11/1901 | Same stone as mother, Alvina. Obit | | |
| JENKINS | Alta | 1904 | 1910 | She was the daughter of Scott and Armenia (Hall) Jenkins. |  | |
| JENKINS | Armenia J. (Hall) | 1870 | 7/18/1910 | Wife of Scott Jenkins. Armenia and her daughter Bernice were killed in an oil stove explosion. |  | |
| JENKINS | Bernice | 1909 | 7/18/1910 | She was the daughter of Scott and Armenia (Hall) Jenkins. She and her mother died in an oil stove explosion. |  | |
| JENKINS | Harold | 1902 | 1902 | He was a son of Scott and Armenia (Hall) Jenkins. |  | |
| JENKINS | Leo | 1888 | 1908 | A son of Scott and Armenia (Hall) Jenkins, Leo was killed in Colorado while digging a well. |  | |
| JENKINS | Scott | 1859 | 1946 | Husband of Armenia Hall. |  | |
| JONES | Infant Girl | 1/1895 | No marker found 3/5/2009. Obit | |||
| KEISWETTER | Leonard | 4/21/1929 | 12/27/2000 | Married 6/5/1948 | Son of Richard & Iva (Gill) Keiswetter. | |
| KEISWETTER | Richard G. | 11/24/1903 | 2/18/1936 | Father | Husband of Iva Gill. |  |
| KEISWETTER | Steven | 5/27/1959 | 9/13/1961 | Baby; son of Billie & Jo Ann Keiswetter. |  | |
| KERR | John | 1871 | 1939 | Father |  | |
| KERR | Sarah E. (Mackey) | 11/17/1881 | 2/1/1970 | Wife of John Armstrong Kerr. |  | |
| LEE | Hezeakiah M. | 1853 | 1933 | Brother | Near Wolverton graves |  |
| LOCKARD | Melvina Cook | 1875 | 1901 | The marker is nearly buried. Obit |  | |
| LOHNESS | Harold Verne | 7/31/1910 | 8/4/1910 | Inf. Son of Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Lohness |  | |
| MACKEY | John E. | 12/20/1852 | 4/6/1917 | Father | Large center family stone with small individual stones "Mother" and "Father". Obit |   |
| MACKEY | Lucinda | 1856 | 1935 | Mother | Large center family stone with small individual stones "Mother" and "Father". Probably Lucinda Madora Bailey, wife of John, mother of Sarah Mackey Kerr. |  |
| MAHURIN | Ann (Deweese) | 7/16/1821 | 7/25/1897 | Mother | Same stone as W. H. Mahurin. |   |
| MAHURIN | Fred A. | 1856 | 1930 | Brother | Same stone as Joseph Mahurin; sons of William H. & Ann (Deweese) Mahurin. |  |
| MAHURIN | Joseph W. | 1852 | 1920 | Brother | Same stone as Fred Mahurin; sons of William H. & Ann (Deweese) Mahurin. Obit | |
| MAHURIN | W. H. | 1/28/1816 | 10/30/1892 | Father | Same stone as Ann Mahurin. Given names were William Harmon. Newspaper item |  |
| McCARTY | Hazel M. | 1892 | 1904 | Dau of G. B. & Nellie | Newspaper item |   |
| McDANIEL | Ira | 6/24/1903 | 6/16/1935 | Son of Allen & Keziah (Campbell) McDaniel. |  | |
| McDANIEL | James W. | 10/13/1890 | 1/24/1914 | Son of Allen & Keziah (Campbell) McDaniel; husband of Viola "Maude" Clampett. Died of diabetes and was originally buried in Webster Cemetery (Rooks County) but moved to Roscoe when Webster Dam was built in 1954. |  | |
| McDANIEL | Loyd Wallace | 1901 | 1914 | Son of Allen & Keziah (Campbell) McDaniel. Obit |  | |
| McDANIEL | Ray Lewis | 1898 | 1928 | Portrait in military uniform on ceramic disc. Son of Allen & Keziah (Campbell) McDaniel. |   | |
| McDANIEL | Thomas Andrew | 1905 | 1925 | Son of Allen & Keziah (Campbell) McDaniel. |  | |
| McKISSON | Martin V. | 1838 | 1904 | Same civilian stone as Mary E. McKissson. Also military marker. Obit |   | |
| McKISSON | Mary E. | 1841 | 1908 | His wife | Same stone as Marvin V. McKisson. | |
| McVEY | Angie (Flynn) | 3/1890 | Unmarked. Obit | |||
| MICHAEL | Abraham | 9/7/1828 | 11/4/1913 | Same stone as Elizabeth Michael. Obit |  | |
| MICHAEL | Edith E. (Mendell) | 1/23/1877 | 6/23/1931 | At rest | Same stone as Milton D. Michael. Daughter of Peter and Dolly (Lathrop) Mendel. Obit |  |
| MICHAEL | Elizabeth (Moyer) | 12/20/1840 | 8/7/1893 | His wife | Same stone as Abraham Michael. | |
| MICHAEL | Milton D. | 10/2/1860 | 1/14/1930 | At rest | Same stone as Edith E. Michael. Son of Abraham & Elizabeth (Moyer) Michael; husband of Edith Mendell. | |
| MILLER | Clarence A. | 1894 | 1931 |  | ||
| MILLER | Mary Alice | 12/13/1871 | 6/18/1925 | Wife of Robert H. |  | |
| MILLER | Robert H. | 9/6/1852 | 10/16/1933 |  | ||
| MITCHEM | Vestal | 7/11/1898 | 11/7/1918 | Parents were David & Rebecca Mitchem. Obit |  | |
| MOORE | Alfred H. | 3/27/1869 | 5/5/1948 | Same stone as Etta J. Moore. |  | |
| MOORE | Donna May | 1934 | 1934 | Mortuary marker. |  | |
| MOORE | Etta J. | 10/3/1869 | 3/19/1953 | Same stone as Alfred H. Moore. | | |
| MOORE | Pearl Otha | 9/28/1896 | 7/27/1918 |  | ||
| MYERS | Infant | 3/1881 | Unmarked. Obit | |||
| NEWKIRK | Orpha S. | 11/22/1881 | Sacred to the memory of; Aged 36y 11m 23d; Wife of A. Newkirk | Obit |  | |
| NORRISH | James | 1839 | 1905 | Husband of Sophia Leach, James was a doctor born in Devon, England. His funeral procession had approximately 170 carriages. |   | |
| NORRISH | Sophia (Leach) | 1839 | 1902 | Sophia, the wife of Dr. James Norrish, was born in Devon, England. |  | |
| NORRISH | Susie | 1881 | 1885 | Daughter of James & Sophia (Leach) Norrish. |  | |
| PATTERSON | Infant | 8/17/1888 | Obit | |||
| PERSONETT | E. M. | 11/17/1846 | 2/17/1907 | Wife of O. F. Personett | Maiden name was Bailey. Same stone as Otis "O. F." Personett. Newspaper item and Obit. |   |
| PERSONETT | O. F. | 1/12/1845 | 6/6/1902 | Same stone as Elizabeth "E. M." (Bailey) Personett. | | |
| RICHARDS | Gertrude E. | 7/21/1897 | Aged 18y. 1m. 8d. | Same stone as Luthera M. Richards. |   | |
| RICHARDS | Luthera M. "Lulu" | 7/31/1888 | Aged 13y. 6m. 28d. | Same stone as Gertrude Richards. Obit |  | |
| SCARLETT | Edith Elizabeth | 2/19/1928 | 2/20/1928 | Inf. Dau. Of George & Bertha Scarlett. | Edith was the granddaughter of Scott and Mary Ginther. |  |
| SMITH | Edna | 12/2/1887 | Aged 18yrs 8mos 21dys; Dau. Of Mrs. W. T. Dudley | Same stone as Alice J. Dudley. |   | |
| SNAVELY | Roy Allen Jr. | 1/14/1922 | Our son |  | ||
| STEWART | Lizzie Maud (Eastman) | 7/25/1897 | Aged 23y 9m 4d; Wife of H. A. Stewart | Daughter of Vesper & Elmira (Harding) Eastman. |  | |
| STIMATZE | Infant Girl | 3/4/1916 | No marker found 3/5/2009. Obit | | ||
| THOMAN | B | 1824 | 1899 | This was Barbara Thoman, wife of Graham County's first treasurer. |  | |
| THOMPSON | Lee Ivan | 7/9/1926 | 7/19/1926 | No marker found 3/5/2009. Obit | ||
| THURLOW | David E. | 6/24/1908 | Aged 5m 7d; Son of D. M. & N. Hurlow |  | ||
| TROUTMAN | Ellen A. | 4/14/1886 | Aged 27y 6m 7d; Wife of L. Troutman & Dau of D & J Lotridge |   | ||
| VAN DUSEN | A. E. | 2/1896 | According to the obit, this was a temporary burial. It is unknown if the grave was moved. No marker was found 3/5/2009. |  | ||
| WASHBURN | Wm. H. | 11/26/1864 | 8/20/1906 | Aged 41y 8m 24d | Son of Andrew & Mandana (Bryant) Washburn. Obit | |
| WELLHAUSEN | Annie E | 12/31/1894 | 11/10/1911 | Dau of Fred & Ella |  | |
| WOLVERTON | Ophelia | 1863 | 1937 | Wife | Same stone as Wm. H. Wolverton. |  |
| WOLVERTON | Wm. H. | 1864 | 1936 | Husband | Same stone as Ophelia Wolverton. | |
| WOODWARD | Nancy J. (Smith) | 1/14/1901 | No marker found 3/5/2009. Obit | |||
| WOODWARD | Helen Maude | No marker found 3/5/2009. Her mother's obit says "In the Roscoe Cemetery, by the side of her daughter, Helen Maude". | ||||
| WORCESTER | John L. | 7/1901 | 4/1904 | Son of Lester & Octava (Bird) Worcester. Obit |  | |
| WORCESTER | Lola Mearl Lowry | 5/23/1932 | 1/8/2004 | Married 8/10/1956 | ||
| WORT | Everett | 11/1920 | No marker found 3/5/2009. Obit | |||
| WYCOFF | Ella M. | 5/7/1879 | 1/26/1907 | Wife of C. N. Wycoff | Same stone as Infant Wycoff. Obit |  |
| WYCOFF | Infant | 1/24/1907 | Son of C. N. & E. M. Wycoff | Same stone as Ella M. Wycoff. |   | |
| WYSCAVER | James R. | 1859 | 1924 | Same stone as Sarah E. Wyscaver. Obit |  | |
| WYSCAVER | Sarah E. | 1858 | 1949 | Same stone as James R. Wyscaver. | | |
| WYSCAVER | William | 10/10/1883 | 10/9/1903 |   |
Contributor: Site-owner
Please Note: All photographs are the property of the submitters and may not be used without their permission.
Return to the Cemeteries page
Copyright ©
. Please click link for full text of copyright notice.
Last updated 6 January 2024.