Cemeteries - Koreshan Pelican Cemetery

Koreshan Unity Cemetery - Pelican Sound

(Photo of Koreshans standing at tomb of Koresh)

Koreshan Unity Cemetery Pelican Sound Development is located on Corkscrew Rd at US 41, on the Estero River, Estero Island , Florida. The cemetery is neglected and overgrown. There is a total of 55 graves. It was part of the Koreshan Unity Utopian Society community. The cemetery is now under care of The College of Life Foundation, located in Estero, Lee County, FL.
Name		Dates	Inscription
ANDREWS	Allan H	Jan 29 1873-Dec 21 1951
APPEL	Wilhelm	Mar 21 1852-Dec 14 1935
ARMOUR	Bella	Jun 15 1872-Sep 1 1949
ARMSTRONG	Thomas	Dec 2 1856-Jul 25 1935
BLEM	Peter Kristian	May 28 1880-May 12 1936
BOIS (DUBOIS)	Harry	Jan 29 1876-May 30 1934
BOOMER	Bertha S	Nov 12 1850-Jul 11 1935
BRADFORD	Louise	Oct 24 1846-Apr 23 1931
BUBBETT	Evelyn	Oct 6 1854-Oct 10 1935
BUBBETT	Laurence	Jan 28 1884-Aug 6 1960
BUBBETT	Leroy H	Sep 5 1871-Nov 4 1936
CAMPBELL	Jennie	May 6 1857-Aug 4 1952
CAMPBELL	Peter	Jan 27 1856-Aug 23 1935
CHRISTIANSEN	Alfred	Aug 1 1878-Jan 9 1963
DUMBLETON	Richard	d. Apr 25 1951
EHRISSOM	Barbara	Sep 13 1858-
FABER	Gustav	Aug 10 1852-Oct 25 1937
FAULKNER	Charles	Aug 15 1864-Nov 9 1942
FISCHER	Ida	Jan 25 1871-May 22 1945
FISCHER	William	Oct 10 1881-Mar 29 1938	Bro/o George W. Hunt, Emma Norton; b Ontario, Canada
FISKE	Emma	Feb 27 1856-Aug 30 1931
GILBERT	Rose	Oct 17 1871-Sep 12 1973
GRAHAM	Alfred W	Mar 14 1855-May 18 1931
GRAHAM	Ella A	Oct 13 1860-Apr 21 1945	b. Dubuque Co., Iowa
GRAHAM	Florence L	1881-1950	b. Storm Lake, Iowa
GRAHAM	Robert L	Feb 23 1885-Sep 2 1951
HOHANSHELDT	Alvera	Apr 9 1854-Mar 23 1939
HUNT	Charles	Apr 23 1862-Mar 1 1943
HUNT	G W	Dec 31 1864-Jun 16 1942
IRVING	John	Mar 8 1854-Sep 26 1939
JACKE	Franklyn	Jan 12 1875-Mar 31 1936	b. Wisconsin, storekeeper for Koreshan Community,suicide
LEWIS	Frank	1869-Dec 7 1945
MCCREADY	Abigail Wallace	Apr 15 1859-Jan 31 1943
MCCREADY	William	Feb 21 1854-Aug 20 1946
MCNAMARA	Daniel	1866-Apr 29 1942
MEALY	Charles	1882-1967

Hedwig Michal was the spiritual leader of the Koreshans
MICHAL	Hedwig		"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."
This grave stands alone in the center of the compound

MORGAN	Martha	Jul 20 1844-Feb 24 1932
NAESELLUS	Theodor	Oct 19 1875-Apr 27 1946
NEWCOMB	Hattie	Jan 28 1843-Feb 19 1932	b. Illinois , m/o Vesta and James
NEWCOMB	Vesta	Nov 19 1875-Apr 11 1974
NORTON	Emma	Jan 8 1857-Jan 12 1950
PLACE	Viola	Nov 10 1846-Feb 10 1934
PRICE	James R	May 21 1847-Sep 23 1932
PUTNAM	Jesse	Feb 25 1867-Sep 17 1950
RAHN	Imogene	Dec 24 1881-Sep 14 1932
RICHARDS	David	April 21 1879-Oct 31 1937
RUGG	Lillian	Jan 28 1879-Apr 22 1968
SARGENT	John Stephen	Mar 20 1846-Sep 22 1932	b. Hutton, Coles Co., Illinois
SCHLENDER	Conrad	Apr 11 1876-Oct 12 1965
SILVERFRIEND	Henrietta	Nov 29 1866-Jan 10 1944
SILVERFRIEND	Henry	Feb 6 1864-May 7 1949
STATON	Lou	Dec 25 1871-Mar 11 1950
STOTLER	Esther	Oct 23 1852-Aug 7 1932
TEED	Cyrus Dr	1839-Dec 2 1908	Founder of Koreshan Unity
THATCHER	Orline	Mar 27 1851-Feb 5 1935
WATSON	John	Dec 11 1861-Feb 28 1941
WEAVER	Tracy	May 14 1866-Feb 12 1942
WELLS	Fred	1889-Apr 11,1929
WILSON	Frank	Mar 18 1875-Apr 14 1937
WOODBURY	Elzina	Oct 10 1849-Feb 22 1938