Melvin Township, Nelson County, North Dakota
Photos by Roger Elvick
Many of the graves are associated with a monument type headstone. The monument type headstones are listed here first and footstones that are in the same cemetery lot and have the same surname as the headstone, are then listed under that headstone. |
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Surname |
First Name |
Birth Date |
Date of Death |
Inscription
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Lot # |
| Anderson | Christian | 1887 | 1959 | 38S |
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| Anderson | Anna C. | 1887 | 1962 | 38S |
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| Anderson | Leland G. | 11/11/1914 | 5/9/1966 | Pvt. US Army WW II |
38S |
| Anderson | Leva | 1862 | 1951 | Mother |
34 |
| Anderson | Mintie C. | 1892 | 1964 | 34 |
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| Anderson | Albert G. | 9/9/1889 | 3/19/1947 | Montana PFC INF 91 Div WWI |
34 |
| Anderson | Elmer L. | 1886 | 1939 | 34 |
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| Axelvold | Ole P. | 1828 | 1923 | 12 |
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| Axelvold | Marit P. | 1828 | 1917 | 12 |
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| Bales | Harvey G. | 1893 | 1969 | 25 |
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| Bales | Hilda | 1896 | 1982 | 25 |
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| Flem | Eda | 5/2/1891 | 5/7/1935 | Daughter |
24 |
| Flem | Sidney J. | 8/15/1932 | 7/2/2004 | 1st Lt US Air Force Korea |
23 |
| Flem | Carl O. | 1858 | 1908 | Father |
23 |
| Flem | Eli E. | 1858 | 1934 | Mother |
23 |
| Hanson | Nels | 3/21/1892 | 9/14/1987 | 13 |
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| Hanson | Hans | 1846 | 1934 | 13 |
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| Hanson | Hanna | 1851 | 1922 | 13 |
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| Hillebrand | Raymond | 1913 | 1972 | 37 |
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| Hillebrand | Mary Ann | 1917 | 2002 | 37 |
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| Hillebrand | Marcia Rae | 1949 | 1950 | 37 |
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| Hoover | John | 1858 | 1920 | Father |
10 |
| Hoover | Olina | 1858 | 1940 | Mother |
10 |
| Hoover | Lilli Mathea | 11/27/1897 | 4/23/1904 | footstone reads 1898-1904 |
10 |
| Hoover | George H. | 1893 | 1919 | 10 |
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| Hoover | Oscar H. | 1890 | 1961 | 10 |
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| Hoover | Annie | 1891 | 1974 | 10 |
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| Hoover | Minnie T. | 1895 | 1974 | 10 |
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| Johnson | Bert M. | 1894 | 1973 | Father |
38N |
| Johnson | Mary | 1896 | 1982 | Mother |
38N |
| Johnson | Arnold Obert | 6/25/1916 | 12/5/1986 | US Army WW II |
38N |
| Johnson | Mabel C. | 1914 | 1994 | Mother |
32 |
| Johnson | Harry A. N. | 1908 | 2002 | Father |
32 |
| Johnson | Darlene Cabral | 1935 | 1985 | Daughter |
32 |
| Johnson | Dennis Myron | 1947 | 1949 | Son |
32 |
| 1948 | 32 |
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| Johnson | Ole B. | 1860 | 1934 | 17 |
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| Johnson | Anna S. | 1861 | 1942 | 17 |
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| Johnson | Ada | 1890 | 1972 | 17 |
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| Johnson | Olga B. | 1898 | 1933 | 17 |
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| Johnson | Jennie | 1893 | 1924 | 17 |
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| Johnson | Mark S. | 1888 | 1964 | 33 |
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| Johnson | Martha | 1900 | 1991 | 33 |
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| Johnson | Frederick K. | 1937 | 1944 | 33 |
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| Johnson | Robert J. | 1933 | 1964 | 33 |
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| Kjorsvik | Gaylyn I. | 4/19/1947 | 3/29/2008 | SP4 US Army, Vietnam |
27 |
| Kjorsvik | Gena L. | 1908 | 1998 | 27 |
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| Kjorsvik | Goodwin E. | 1909 | 1983 | 27 |
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| Kjorsvik | Iver G. | 1869 | 1936 | Father |
27 |
| Kjorsvik | Lena | 1879 | 1944 | Mother |
27 |
| Nelson | Jennie O. | 11/6/1909 | 10/2/1910 | 7 |
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| Nelson | Inger M. | 11/6/1909 | 10/7/1910 | 7 |
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| Nelson | Carl D. | 11/20/1878 | 5/17/1923 | 7 |
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| Nelson | Inger Marie | 1911 | 1996 | Mother |
7 |
| Nelson | Charles O. | 1905 | 1972 | Dad |
7 |
| Opstad | Ole A. | 1863 | 1953 | 19 |
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| Opstad | Karen M. | 1872 | 1945 | 19 |
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| Opstad | Trygve | 4/25/1908 | 3/28/1947 | PFC Infantry WW II |
19 |
| Opstad | Clara | 1911 | 1946 | 19 |
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| Orseth | Halvor | 1864 | 1945 | 29 |
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| Orseth | Olina | 1870 | 1944 | 29 |
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| Orseth | Melvin | 1919 | 1931 | 20 |
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| Orseth | Ingvald M. | 1890 | 1961 | 20 |
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| Orseth | Olga | 1890 | 1986 | 20 |
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| Orvik | Goodwin J. | 1899 | 1966 | Father |
26 |
| Orvik | Robert D. | 1931 | 1938 | 26 |
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| Orvik | Vilda J. | 1903 | 1973 | Mother |
26 |
| Orvik | Adal M. | 1903 | 1904 | 2 |
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| Orvik | Amanda L. | 1905 | 1908 | 2 |
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| Orvik | Jennie | 1895 | 1918 | 2 |
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| Orvik | Knud E. | 1859 | 1917 | 2 |
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| Orvik | Marie | 1864 | 1932 | 2 |
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| Orvik | Maynard Kenneth | 9/4/1924 | No marker; 1 day old |
2 |
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| Orvik | Verna | 4/30/1937 | No marker |
2 |
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| Orwick | Don D. | 5/22/1936 | 3/6/2008 | 43 |
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| Orwick | Glenn | 1926 | 2005 | Father |
40 |
| Orwick | Fred | 1894 | 1975 | Father |
39 |
| Orwick | Ansoph | 1901 | 1989 | Mother |
39 |
| Orwick | Iver | 1869 | 1930 | 28 |
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| Orwick | Oline | 1870 | 1936 | 28 |
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| Orwick | Edwin | 1906 | 1923 | 28 |
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Orwick
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| Orwick | Idean | 5/18/1934 | 6/7/2006 | 28 |
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| Orwick | Lois K. | 5/3/1936 | |||
| Orwick | Clara | 4/25/1899 | 6/23/1969 | 28 |
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| Orwick | Albert I. | 1/18/1893 | 11/13/1959 | PFC BTRY C 345 Field ARTY WW I |
28 |
| Peterson | Peder | 1875 | 1951 | 31 |
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| Peterson | Christ | 1879 | 1960 | 31 |
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| Peterson | Mary | 1882 | 1961 | 31 |
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| Peterson | Paul T. | 1916 | 1975 | 31 |
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| Peterson | Hans A. | 1878 | 1956 | 15 |
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| Peterson | Helen M. | 1879 | 1956 | 15 |
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| Peterson | Peter A. | 1906 | 1961 | 15 |
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| Peterson | Kermit | 1910 | 1994 | Son |
15 |
| Peterson | Peter E. | 1876 | 1958 | Father |
15 |
| Peterson | Anna L. | 1881 | 1944 | Loving wife |
15 |
Peterson
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| Peterson | Emil | 11/6/1918 | 11/7/1918 | 14 |
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Peterson |
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| Peterson | Ole | 10/14/1853 | 11/2/1936 | Born in Denmark |
16 |
| Peterson | Inger Marie | 12/6/1854 | 2/8/1926 | 16 |
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| Peterson | Margrete Hansine | 5/10/1894 | 9/7/1894 | Buried in Melvin Twp. Cemetery |
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| Peterson | Bornene Margrete | 2/4/1889 | 2/13/1889 | Buried in Melvin Twp. Cemetery |
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| Peterson | Hans Christian | 2/4/1889 | 2/13/1889 | Buried in Melvin Twp. Cemetery |
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| Peterson | Eskel | 8/24/1883 | 4/30/1890 | Buried in Melvin Twp. Cemetery |
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| Peterson | Anton | 8/7/1886 | 4/30/1890 | Buried in Melvin Twp. Cemetery |
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Sande |
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| Sande | Anna Marie | 6/2/1880 | 1/3/1939 | 56 years old |
9 |
| Sande | Knut O. | 12/27/1874 | 7/10/1907 | 9 |
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| Sande | Olaf | 5/21/1906 | 4/11/1909 | 9 |
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| Skaggs | Cleveland H. | 1884 | 1969 | Father |
36 |
| Skaggs | Jenny L | 1895 | 1969 | Mother |
36 |
| Skaggs | Edith | 1913 | 1984 | Daughter |
36 |
| Skaggs | Lloyd | 1915 | 1991 | Son |
36 |
| Swenseth | Invald | 8/3/1900 | 1/6/1910 | 4 |
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| Swenseth | Iver | 6/3/1896 | 1/6/1918 | 4 |
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| Swenseth | Sina | 1861 | 1919 | 4 |
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| Swenseth | John | 1865 | 1944 | 4 |
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| Swenseth | Jennie | 1905 | 1992 | 4 |
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| Swenseth | Bert E. | 1898 | 1972 | 4 |
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| Swenseth | Bergliot | 1901 | 1979 | 4 |
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The following burials were either not associated with a headstone, or have a different surname from the headstone in that particular cemetery lot. |
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| Adamson | Baby | 1959 | 1960 | No marker |
32 |
| Anderson | John L. | 1862 | 1913 | 11 |
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| Barney | George C. | 1896 | 1942 | Father |
18 |
| Barney | Nettie V. | 1901 | 1935 | Mother |
18 |
| Barney | 2/10/1924 | Baby |
17 |
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| Cornelius | Baby |
3 |
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| Flem | Cameron I. | 9/4/1921 | 12/28/1930 | 23 |
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| Flem | Ole C. | 11/18/1896 | 6/24/1927 | 23 |
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| Fransen | Viktor Delano | 1/1933 | (Baby); No marker |
29 |
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| Gargrave | Ida M. Sande | 9/24/1903 | 2/10/1980 | 9 |
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| Hagen | Mitchell Arlen | 1952 | 1982 | 39 |
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| Hagen | Terrance | 1951 | 1960 | Son of Angeline |
39 |
| Hjelseth | Myrtle L. | 1908 | 1934 | Sister |
25 |
| Iverson | No marker; baby |
1 |
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| Kerler | John G. | 1858 | 1942 | 21 |
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| Kjorsvik | Curtis N. | 9/25/1952 | 9/28/2002 | L CPL US Marine Corps, Vietnam |
35 |
| Kjorsvik | Selma M. | 4/3/1920 | 11/9/2001 | 35 |
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| Kjorsvik | Lorentz G. | 8/3/1911 | 1/26/1988 | PFC US Army WW II |
35 |
| Kjorsvik | Lyle | 1956 | 35 |
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| Larsen | Jacob | 11/??/1914 | Father, died at age 77y |
6 |
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| Larsen | Sophie Oline | 10/??/1912 | Mother, died at age 70y |
6 |
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| Lorentzen | Tina | 5/20/1875 | 10/25/1939 | Han Hvile I Fred |
27 |
| McCrae | A. Roy | 1889 | 1979 | 23 |
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| McCrae | Ella O. | 8/8/1900 | 1/21/1955 | Mother |
23 |
| Narum | Casper | 1894 | 1970 | Father |
8 |
| Narum | Lavina | 1924 | Daughter |
8 |
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| Narum | Orpha B. | 1899 | 1924 | Mother |
8 |
| Neely | Angeline F. | 1929 | 1960 | Daughter |
39 |
| Nelson | Rangvold | No marker |
29 |
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| Orvik | Kajsa L | 6/30/1935 | 12/10/2006 | 30 |
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| Orvik | Maynard K. | 1/14/1928 | |||
| Orvik | 6/20/1961 | Baby Orvik |
30 |
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| Ostness | Stillman O'Neil | 1900 | 1913 | 12 |
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| Paupst | James Harris | 1913 | 2006 | Father |
21 |
| Paupst | Carrie | 1909 | 1967 | Mother |
21 |
| Paupst | Mary E. | 1956 | 2007 | Daughter |
21 |
| Rekdal | Bertha | 1893 | 1965 | 19 |
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| Rekdal | Elias | 1884 | 1945 | 19 |
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| Rekdal | Ole A. | 1916 | 1969 | 19 |
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| Restad | Peter O. | 1852 | 1938 | 12 |
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| Restad | Marie | 1857 | 1921 | 12 |
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| Rode | Hilma L. Orseth | 1919 | 1989 | 29 |
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| Skaggs | Charlotte Barney | 1922 | 1969 | 18 |
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| Skaggs | George E. | 1919 | 1986 | 18 |
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| Suedel | Robert A. | 12/25/1934 | 11/25/1971 | AIC US Air Force |
18 |
| Wise | L. C. | 1904 | 1958 | 13 |
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| Wise | Cora E. | 1901 | 1918 | 13 |
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Melrose Cemetery Scene (Duck's nest--near the Nelson headstone) |
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Melrose Cemetery Scene (Cemetery gate) |
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