Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
Doniphan County, Kansas, USA
From Cutler's 1883 "History of the State of Kansas," Doniphan County, Geary City:
The Norwegian Lutheran Church is located in Wayne Township, Doniphan County, and was built in 1871, and dedicated the same year. The first preacher was the Rev. Mr. Brown, a native of Norway. He was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Hendrickson. He preached about two years and was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Rorhnis. He preached about two years and was the last preacher, and left about two years ago. The land on which the church stands contains about half an acre, and was donated by Mr. Lars Nelson. The church as it stands cost about $300.
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Page 166 of Gray's Doniphan County History (1905) also records the Norwegian Lutheran Church built in 1871 in Wayne Township.
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Information from 1882 and 1904 plat maps of Doniphan County, Kansas:
Lars Nelson owned land in Township 4 South, Range 21 East, Section 21, in Wayne Township. Nels Anderson (Anderson Estate) was in Section 32 & Gunder Anderson was in Section 15. A cemetery is indicated in the 1882 plat map in Section 27 that does not appear in the 1904 map, located about a mile from Section 21, and also about a mile from the Missouri River.
From Cutler's 1883 "History of the State of Kansas," Doniphan County, Geary City:
The Norwegian Lutheran Church is located in Wayne Township, Doniphan County, and was built in 1871, and dedicated the same year. The first preacher was the Rev. Mr. Brown, a native of Norway. He was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Hendrickson. He preached about two years and was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Rorhnis. He preached about two years and was the last preacher, and left about two years ago. The land on which the church stands contains about half an acre, and was donated by Mr. Lars Nelson. The church as it stands cost about $300.
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Page 166 of Gray's Doniphan County History (1905) also records the Norwegian Lutheran Church built in 1871 in Wayne Township.
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Information from 1882 and 1904 plat maps of Doniphan County, Kansas:
Lars Nelson owned land in Township 4 South, Range 21 East, Section 21, in Wayne Township. Nels Anderson (Anderson Estate) was in Section 32 & Gunder Anderson was in Section 15. A cemetery is indicated in the 1882 plat map in Section 27 that does not appear in the 1904 map, located about a mile from Section 21, and also about a mile from the Missouri River.
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- Added: 18 May 2016
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