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Frieling  Cemetery  -  Viborg,  SD.
 
Section 15 - Turner Township - Turner County - South Dakota

 

      The Frieling Cemetery was a family cemetery and one which has survived, but has had periods of complete neglect.  The available list of burials is not official and no formal records were kept.  The cemetery was established by John H Frieling in 1895 following the death of his first child.  Its last known use was in 1925 following the death of another child.  A steel fence surrounds the Frieling graves.

     This private cemetery has survived partially from the efforts of Tiena Norman who served as caretaker for many years.  She was likely a child of Oliver and Christina Norman, or is Tiena a nickname for Christina?  When Tiena was unable to continue the Cemetery  quickly fell into ruin.
 

       View  of  Frieling  Cemetery  From  the  Northwest

The  Frieling  Family Cemetery information database consists of 3 parts.

This information was prepared by Ken Tiahrt (tiahrt@montana.edu) with the generous assistance of Sherree Schmiedt who provided unofficial burial records, and may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use.  Special thanks is given to Charlotte Hoyt for taking the photographs.  Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires written approval.

1.  A Cemetery Map

A map of the cemetery is not provided because there are only three grave monuments still in the cemetery. 

2.  A List of Burials

A listing of the burials at Frieling Cemetery – Section 15 – Turner Township – Turner County, gives the individual names.  This listing also gives the date of birth and date of death when available.  While specific grave sites are given, no official cemetery record book was kept. 

3.  Photos of Grave Monuments

Each photo is matched to the individual listed on a given line entry.  Because there is no official cemetery book available the lot number and the grave number are not assured to be correct.  The accuracy available with the records in this document is acceptable for most genealogical purposes.  Use your browser return icon to exit from a photo and go back to this page. 
 

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Frieling  Cemetery  Burial  Record
Section 15 - Turner Township - Turner County - SD

Last Name First Name Birth Year Death Year Grave No Lot No Photo
Frieling Gertrud 1894 1895 5 119 48,49
Frieling John 1896 1896 4 119 48,49
Frieling Elizabeth 1840 1915 3 116 44
Frieling John H 1841 1898 2,3 116 44
Frieling Frauke 1874 1898 4 116 47
Frieling Johana 1886 1886 5 143 47
Norman Christina  1883 1976     42
Norman Oliver B 1884 1964     42
           
Frieling Dartrud 1899 1925 3 119  
Lody baby     4 143  
Wagner baby     5 143  

The three names just above at the bottom of the list are reported to have been buried in the Frieling Cemetery, no monument lists these names and there is no written record available.

The list of Frieling names below were in the 1900 US Census for Turner County.  They were not listed in 1910 but
appeared in Chouteau County in Montana in 1920.  John J Frieling received a homestead claim in Chouteau County in 1914.
Frieling                Anna                         1873    (the dates are estimated birth dates)
Frieling                John J                       1867
Frieling                Elizabeth                   1893
Frieling                Gertrude                   1897
Frieling                John J                       1899
Frieling                Hipe J                       1902
Frieling                Harm J                      1904
Frieling                Anna C                     1906
While grave marker #48 in the Frieling Cemetery has the lettering "J J Frieling" on its base, it is obvious he moved to
Montana, there is no record if he is buried in Turner County.  Grave marker #44 does have "J H Frieling" on its base.

The list of Frieling names which follows were in the 1910 US Census for Turner County.  It is not known where they
may have moved or where they may be buried.
Frieling                Elizabeth                    1841     (these first two persons were in one household, likely mother and
Frieling                Christina                    1886      daughter, Christina likely became Oliver Norman's wife)
Frieling                Harm                         1878
Frieling                Pearl                          1880     (Harm & Pearl and the children listed below were another Turner Co.
Frieling                Pearl                          1900      Frieling family)
Frieling                Vera                          1902
Frieling                Harding                      1906