Emerson Cemetery

The SE Quarter of Section 24 in Township 143 N, Range 95 W

Emerson Cemetery is easy to get to and very well marked. It is 3 miles south of Manning, ND on Hwy 22 and 5.75 miles east on 16th Street. It is fenced with a large, clearly visible sign over the gate. This cemetery had not been mowed and was not well maintained. However, there is much evidence that this cemetery is visited often by all the artificial flowers decorating the sites.

Emerson (formerly Connolly) became a town when Dunn County was organized and vied for the County seat but lost out to Manning. The town flourished until the railroad line was built from Bismarck to Killdeer. By 1917 most of the businesses had moved from Emerson to the towns along the railroad line. Today nothing remains of Emerson. (From Dauntless Dunn II - 1989 A History of Dunn County North Dakota pages 64 and 65.)

This list was created only from the tombstone transcriptions and is not complete. There is some evidence of possible missing markers on some sites. As of 12/11/2002, there are 56 visible markers.

Please note: Every care possible has been taken to obtain accuracy but mistakes do occur. This transcription is only as accurate as the source it was transcribed from.

Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Age	Comments
Amos	Emma	1875	1912	37	Mother
Bailey*	Katherine	1860	1911	51	There are possibly 2 little unmarked graves on either side. The ground was sunken on both sides and artificial flowers placed in both locations.
Baker*	Erasmus O.	1851	1915	64	Father
Baker*	Lucy N.	1852	1924	72	Mother
Blaicher	Angelene L.	5/6/1901	2/7/1930	29	Granddaughter of Vemma
Deming*	Bernice	1875	1913	38
Deming*	Edwina A.	11/19/1849	2/17/1939	90	Mother
Deming*	Oliver F.	10/22/1845	12/19/1925	80	Father
Dinehart	Lewis	1885	1943	58	Father
Eberhard*	Ann Jane	1840	1911	71	Mother
Eberhard*	John Adam	1838	1923	85	Father
Grawford	Mary B.	1/22/1881	7/28/1918	37	Mother
Hazeltine	Herbert	1877	1951	74	Father
Larson	Alfred A.	1915	1915		Our Darling
Minahan	Verna Hyla	8/18/1914	2/4/1915	1	Our Baby
Nelson	Annie A.	1889	1960	71	Mother
Nelson	Arnold T.	1/19/1917	10/24/1918	1
Nelson	Dumane	1915	1985	70
Nelson	Fred B.	1883	1970	87	Father
Nelson	Howard E.	1914	1915	1	Son of Martin
Nelson	Myrtle Mae	1910	1914	4	Daughter of Martin
Nelson	Norman L.	1916	1918	2	Son of Martin
Ophus	John	1867	1946	79	Father
Robinson	Ernest	8/31/1868	8/26/1919	51
Robinson	Harold C.	12/2/1894	10/30/1918	24
Robinson	Lee J. A.	12/29/1906	12/14/1918	12
Saboria	Joseph		1/10/1927
Unknown	Baby
Unknown	Baby
Unknown					Small grave was outlined by 2 x 4's.
Unknown					Little wooden cross on the east end of Gerald R. Watkins.
Unknown					Marked with an "American U.S. Legion" medal and a field rock.
Watkins	Gerald R.	7/6/1947	8/5/1994	47	HT2 U.S. NAVY VIETNAM
Watkins	Mary M.	1919	1998	79
Watkins	Wayne W.	1914	1995	81
Watkins*	Ada May	1892	1918	26
Watkins*	Lewis A.	1848	1911	63
Watkins*	Louise E.	1881	1955	74
Watkins*	Myrtle M.	1867	1928	61
Watkins*	Ray	1887	1957	70
Watkins*	Sussie M.	1884	1912	28
Webster	Belle R.	1863	1953	90	Mother
Webster	Charles D.	1861	1941	80	Father
Webster	Clarke F.	1864	1927	63
Webster	Donald E.	1902	1983	81
Willis	Paulina	1856	1929	73
Willis	Robert A.	1854	1927	73
Wright	George W.	1876	1949	73
Wright	Gertrude K.	6/19/1890	8/27/1925	35
	Rosemary		1945		Babies Rosemary & Sylvia
	Sylvia		1945		Babies Rosemary & Sylvia

*Assumed surname from family marker.

Tombstone Transcription Done December 11, 2002
Transcribed by T. A. Godlevsky

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