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Forest Cemetery
Elk County, Kansas


The Forest cemetery is located in Union Center Township on north/south Road #9 between east/west roads Quail and Pioneer. It is in S12 T29s R9e and the coordinates are lat. 372730N log. 0961621W. It is a well kept rural cemetery and still in use. The earliest burial listed was in 1872 and the last burial was in 2006. The cemetery was originally read by Mrs. Mildred Martin in 1981 and updated and photographed in July 2008 by Don and Lois Morgan.

Under the PHOTO heading you will find notations such as 01a or 01b which will give you some idea of where the grave is located. 01a would mean it is in row 1 on the left (north) side after you enter the cemetery. The notation o1b would be row 1 on the right side (south) side after entering the centers.

Like all older cemeteries there are many others interred here. There are some 20 burials noted by Mrs. Martin in 1981 that were not discernible in the 2008 reading.

Abbreviations used in this list are; c/o children of, d/o - daughter of, s/o - son of, w/o - wife of h/o - husband of, inf - infant, Inf - infantry, y m d - for age by year, month and day, ssw - same stone with and m - married.


NAME                    BORN       DIED          PHOTO COMMENTS

_______, Infant                                   08a  ssw Margie
_______, Margie                                   08a  ssw Infant
Alexander, Julia A.     24 Oct 1832  01 Dec 1903  01a   
Allenbaugh, Eva         no date      28 May 1879  07a  45y, w/o S.C. Allenbaugh
Allenbaugh, Nina E.     no date      30 Jan 1878  06a  1y10d, d/o J.W. & S.A.
Allenbaugh, S.C.        no date      29 Oct 1879  07a  49y5m7d "our father"
Anderson, Allie T.      22 Mar 1887  29 Aug 1929  Yes  w/o James
Ashton, Rosa J.         26 Mar 1858  26 Mar 1894  09a  36y, w/o T.N.
Batt, John H.           12 Jan 1892  07 Dec 1895  09a  s/o B.A. & M. F.
Bendure, Bell                  1877         1928  10a
Blizard, Amelia A.      no dates     no dates     02b
Blizard, L.D.           no dates     no dates     02b
Britton, Annie P.              1848  no date      07a  ssw Arthur E.
Britton, Arthur E.             1850         1928  07a  ssw Annie P.
Britton, Byron J.       12 Oct 1840  03 Jul 1910  10a  ssw Elmer E., Sarah A. 
Britton, Chester E.            1887         1889  07a
Britton, Edwin          17 Aug 1808  06 Dec 1901  10a
Britton, Elmer E.       07 Sep 1889  15 Oct 1889  10a  ssw Byron J., Sarah A. 
Britton, Sarah A.       26 Aug 1849  no date      10a  ssw Bryon J., & Elmer E.
Brown, Jesse            no date      26 Jan 1876  Yes  1y7m2d s/o Wm. H. & H.A.
Campbell, D.L.          21 Apr 1824  24 Feb 1900  Yes
Chamberlain, Gary ****  05 Mar 1968  26 Jan 2011
Chamberlain, Kristina   21 Apr 1977  21 Jul 2006  03b  View #1
Chamberlain, Kristina A.                          Yes  same stone #2
Chambers, Allen B.      no date      11 Oct 1884  13b  18y4m1d s/o Wm. A.& Susan A.
Chambers, Susan A.      07 Feb 1821  18 Jan 1898  13b  ssw William A.
Chambers, William A.    07 Mar 1819  25 Aug 1897  13b  ssw Susan A.
Clifton, Bennona        13 Jan 1841  14 Nov 1894  03a
Clifton, Julia E.       26 Apr 1849  17 Apr 1914  03a  w/o Bennona
Clifton, Nancy          no date      no date      03a  66y, m/o B.
Coile, Adelbert         11 Feb 1884  05 Dec 1886  01b  s/o S. & M.L.
Coile, Clarence M.      07 Jun 1893  23 Aug 1894  01b  s/o H. & May
Coile, Mary L.          28 Apr 1858  20 Nov 1886  01b  w/o Snowden
Courtney, Ethel Mae            1923         1923  13a  d/o Ward & Murriel
Courtney, Grace Gray           1891         1915  13a
Craig, Anna E.          no date      05 Aug 1898  17a  17y29d
Craig, Clarence F.      03 May 1895  29 Sep 1981  xxx  U.S. Navy WW I
Craig, Harry J.         26 Feb 1885  04 Feb 1887  13a
Craig, Hubert Francis   24 Jul 1923  12 Nov 1927  05a
Craig, K.A.             14 Mar 1846  22 Oct 1921  08b
Craig, Kenneth L.       07 Dec 1921  06 May 1998  xxx  CPL U.S. Army, WW II
Craig, Olive Alberta    13 Sep 1898  10 Jan 1990  xxx
Craig, William L.       04 Jul 1846  08 Apr 1889  08b  h/o Katie Craig
Drake, Caroline         05 May 1825  05 Feb 1902  03a  ssw Thomas
Drake, Ruby Nell        10 Jul 1899  28 Jul 1900  03a  d/o F.S. & E.J.
Drake, Thomas           23 Mar 1835  no date      03a  ssw Caroline
Drake, Thomas W.        27 Nov 1860     Jun 1861  03a
Dunlap, Clifford T.     01 Jan 1909  25 Apr 1918  09b
Dunlap, George W.       no date      03 Jan 1894  02b  45y9m9d
Dunlap, Jessie A.       24 Jul 1881  18 Aug 1913  09b
Dunlap, Lizzie E.       no date         Feb 1879  02b  d/o G.W. & A.B.
Dunlap, Mary E.         no date      29 Aug 1876  02b  9m10d d/o G.W. & A.B.
Dunston, Thomas         no date      21 Dec 1887  15a  Co C 12th Wis Inf
Easley, Mary Rose              1857         1934  09b  ssw Thomas
Easley, Thomas W.              1850         1937  09b  ssw Mary
Eaton Family Stone                                xxx
Eaton, Emly                    1850         1901  03b
Eaton, Henry            no date      no date      10a  s/o R. & J.
Eaton, Ida J.                  1860         1942  04b
Eaton, Jessie                  1813         1896  03b
Eaton, Robert                  1808         1875  03b
Eaton, William M.              1851         1903  04b
Everett, Wilma                 1903         1903  01a
Everett, Zachariah B.   23 Oct 1818  09 Mar 1886  01a
Fooshee, Ellen J.              1857         1958  01b  ssw John F.
Fooshee, John F.               1855         1892  01b  ssw Ellen J.
Fooshee, John F.        21 Nov 1855  10 Dec 1892  xxx  37y19d  (2nd stone)
Glasco, Mary J.         no date      08 Nov 1931  15a  91y
Glasco, William         no date      02 Jun 1898  15a  66y1023d
Green, Catherine A.     no date      31 Jan 1897  14a  73y2m13d
Green, J. Franklin      03 Aug 1860  25 Aug 1915  13a
Haney, A.G. Burr        01 Aug 1880  05 Mar 1909  11b
Haney, J.H.             06 May 1826  15 Jun 1905  11b  ssw Rebecca M.
Haney, Rebecca M.       11 Nov 1836  16 May 1906  11b  ssw J.H.
Hawk, Catherine         no date      27 Mar 1894  13a  75y8m23d
Henline, Johnny         no date      14 Mar 1896  04a  2d, s/o Wm. & Nellie
Henline, Martin         no date      19 Sep 1880  04a  60y10m24d
Henshaw, William        no date      no date      01b  Capt. Co 11, 37th Iowa Inf.
Hileman, Milo Baker     07 Aug 1898  24 Jan 1904  07a  s/o James & S. M.
Hileman, Stella M Craig 13 Aug 1872  23 Apr 1920  07a  w/o James
Hill, Edith Alice       13 Jul 1905  04 Jan 1906  12a  d/o H.M. & N.M.
Jay, Eliza J.           13 Sep 1822  03 Dec 1911  17a
Jay, Nina F.            23 Jun 1883  31 May 1914  17a
Jay, Osker              no date      01 Sep 1897  15a  s/o Wm & E.J., ssw Wilbur 
Jay, Wilber             06 Sep 1893  23 Jan 1895  15a  s/o Wm. & E.J., ssw Osker 
Jay, William            07 Nov 1861  25 Jan 1927  17a
Kesner, Charley W.             1874         1940  12a  father
Kesner, F. Della               1881         1965  12a  mother
Kesner, Lester L.       04 Sep 1905  07 Oct 1907  17a
Lacey, Martha E.               1845         1928  12a  mother
Lauffer, Amanda Messick        1860         1945  06a  w/o George
Lauffer, George         no date      09 Mar 1901  06a  50y2m29d
Lauffer, Kittie Ethel   no date      27 Aug 1899  06a  12y13d, d/o Geo. & Amanda L.
McKey, Robert S.        no date      10 Mar 1876  04b  7y2m5d
Messick, Alcey          no date      30 Aug 1897  01a  74y9m21d, w/o Wm.
Messick, Carrie E.      28 Sep 1861  03 Mar 1913  01a
Messick, George S.      no date      17 Jan 1882  01a  29y11m15d, s/o William & Alcey
Messick, Lydie          20 Dec 1841  08 May 1887  01a
Messick, William        no date      05 Sep 1886  01a  79y 1m5d
Minghini, Hunter Goldwinno date      08 Feb 1896  10a  9y10m11d, s/o C.J. & M.J.
Moody, Infant son       01 Sep 1895  01 Sep 1895  xxx  s/o John & Louisa
Morgan, Carrie M.       23 Jul 1848  03 Jun 1933  02b  ssw John R.
Morgan, John R.         11 Feb 1846  09 Oct 1926  02b  ssw Carrie M. Co C, 52 Ill Vol Inf
Morgan, Charles Floren  25 Nov 1884  no date      02b  on reverse side of John R. stone
Morgan, John Wm.        07 May 1881  20 Feb 1934  02b  on reverse side of John R. stone
Morgan, Marion          09 Apr 1870  04 Mar 1909  02b
Morgan, Mary A.         13 Oct 1877  no date      02b  on backside of John R. stone
Morgan, Melvin          18 Feb 1874  no date      02b  on backside of John R. stone
Morgan, Miron           26 Nov 1871  27 Sep 1872  02b
Morgan, Marion          09 Apr 1870  04 Mar 1909  02b  on reverse side of John R. stone
Morgan, Miron           26 Nov 1871  27 Sep 1872  02b  on backside of John R. stone
Nash, Cornelia A.       no date      23 Aug 1886  04a  43y3m, w/o George W.
Nash, Eugene            no date      27 Feb 1880  04a  24d, s/o Geo.W. & Cornelia
Nash, G.W.              02 Dec 1844  13 Sep 1899  04a  ssw Philena
Nash, Philena           13 Jun 1842  10 Oct 1907  04a  ssw G.W.
Osborn, John            25 Nov 1844  02 Sep 1926  10b  ssw Mary C.
Osborn, Martha J.       02 Jul 1834  04 Oct 1915  10b
Osborn, Mary C.         10 Jan 1854  11 Jul 1923  07b  ssw John
Osborn, Nathan          no date             1879  07b  cannot read
Palmer, Charles         01 Feb 1823  06 Nov 1908  13a
Peak, Albert C.         16 Apr 1885  23 Nov 1907  14a
Peak, Bertha Lauffer    21 Dec 1884  30 Aug 1905  07a  stone down w/o C. R.
Pitzer, Joseph H.       no date      18 Jun 1886  15a  45y1m
Pitzer, Mary C.         no date      20 Aug 1880  xxx  37y1m11d
Pitzer, William         no date      13 Sep 1874  10a  toppled stone
Pyle, Ella M.           14 Feb 1859  19 Dec 1917  07b  Osborn stone base
Pyle, William           no date      no date      07b  Co A 31 Ill Inf
Ray, Elizabeth          18 Dec 1822  17 Apr 1892  02a
Ray, Jesse              no date      02 Jun 1881  02a  59y8m8d
Smith, Roger V.         21 Oct 1930  10 Jan 1990  05a  USAF Korea
Spease, Walter          11 Mar 1877  10 Apr 1877  06a
Sunderland, Barbara 
          Maxine        13 Jun 1921  03 Jan 1930  xxx  ssw Dona Marie,
                                                       d/o Opal & Lee
Sunderland, Dona Marie  02 Jun 1930  02 Jun 1930  xxx  died at birth, 
                                                       ssw Barbara, d/o Opal & Lee
Tesh, Franklin H.       03 Mar 1830  22 Jan 1900  02a  ssw Winaford A.
Tesh, Havilah C.        18 Sep 1857  24 Feb 1876  02a  ssw Mary E., c/o F.H. & W.A.
Tesh, Haviland          no date      no date      Yes
Tesh, Mary              no date         Jan 1878  02a  d/o A. Tesh, 18y3m14d
Tesh, Mary E.           03 Oct 1859  17 Jan 1876  02a  ssw Havilah, c/o F.H. & W.A.
Tesh, Winaford A.       27 Sep 1836  29 Jan 1903  02a  ssw Franklin H.
Travis, Barbara         no date      31 Aug 1932  10a  in Britton plot
Travis, Bernice                1912  04 Sep 1932  10a  in Britton plot
Travis, Chester "Mike"         1906         1978  10a  (IBEW) in Britton plot
Unreadable I                                      Yes  
Unreadable II                                     Yes
Unreadable III                                    Yes
Unreadable IV                                     Yes
Vance, Isle J.          19 Apr 1880  16 Sep 1881  Yes  1y5m27d s/o M.C. & M.M.
VanRoyen, Emma Kelley          1853         1938  xxx  
VanRoyen, Johnny        unreadable   19 Aug 1890  Yes  1y5m29d, s/o P.& E. original stone
VanRoyen, Johnny H.     13 Feb 1888  13 Aug 1890  10a    
VanRoyen, Lucinda 
      Emma Kelley       02 Aug 1853  12 Nov 1938  10a  ssw Peter
VanRoyen, Peter         14 Jun 1838  20 Sep 1893  10a  ssw Lucinda Emma Kelley

Willich, Ruby C.        13 Aug 1917  03 Dec 1995  01b  ssw William H. p/o Arlan & Joetta
Willich, William H.     14 Jun 1909  20 Mar 2004  01b  ssw Ruby C., p/o Arlan & Joetta

The following inscriptions have been taken from previous readings.  Their stones could not 
be found.

Adam, Charley E.        no date      15 Jan 1878  3y6m28d, s/o R. & M.
Anderson, David M.      13 Oct 1843  10 Aug 1933  Co K  4th Iowa Cav
Anderson, Freddie       11 Sep 1894  25 Feb 1895  s/o D.M. & A.T.
Bollinger, Jim ?        ----------   ---------
Bollinger, Sadie        ----------   ---------    no headstone
Campbell, Emma F.       11 Dec 1884  can't read   d/o F.Edward & M.J.
Craig, Ada E.           07 Sep 1883  24 Aug 1903     
Craig, Charles S.       no date             1881  broken stone
Everett, Emily          22 Dec 1853  06 Mar 1886  w/o Zachariah
Green, Benson           no date      08 Feb 1893  65y1m4d
Haney, Jurusha          no date      no date      covered stone
Hileman, Elsie M.              1906         1966
Hileman, James                 1860         1930
Hill, Charles           no date      24 Apr 1901
Jay, _________          unreadable   unreadable   stone down
Jay, Elizabeth Jane     23 Oct 1899  no date      (Drake) 34y8m28d, w/o Wm.
Jay, Pearly May         29 Jul 1891  01 Oct 1893  d/o Wm. & E.J.
McKey, Rosa A.B.        no date      no date      unreadable
Nigh, Luther            01 May 1878  06 Apr 1881  s/o S.C. & M.A.
O'dell, Pierre          11 Sep 1873  24 Dec 1884  s/o C.W. & M.J.
Rowe, Richard M.        no date      29 Jan 1897  b. in 1824/5 in England
Sheffer, Golden Hope    25 Nov 1897  27 Sep 1929
Vaughn, John W.         08 Nov 1876  18 Mar 1877  4m9d  s/o W. & M.J.
Wilson, Lisa Jay        no date      03 Dec 1911  89y2m20d
Young, Martha           no date      30 Jun 1884  1y21d, d/o R.S. & E.C.


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