Solomon Valley Chronicles

Roscoe 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).

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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. Obit
FLYNN	Selby P.		5/13/1904	Sons of S. L. & Ida Flynn.	Same stone as Julius, Julian & Infant Flynn. Obit
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	Alson Landon	;	3/19/1909	;	No marker found 3/5/2009. Husband of Nancy Woodward. Obit.	;
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

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