St. Anthony  Catholic  Cemetery
 
City of Davis - Turner County - South Dakota

A  view of the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Davis, South Dakota

A small group of French settlers from New York settled just east and south of Davis in 1872 having arrived by a lengthy wagon train trip.  This group of Catholic settlers were served by a priest who traveled from Yankton to conduct services and by 1893 the St. Anthony Catholic Church was organized and built in 1894.  It was never a large group and although it survived tornados some members were always moving to other places, so their numbers dwindled and in 1942 the church was closed.  It was later sold in 1958 and then demolished. 

The St. Anthony Cemetery land was bought by the congregation in 1899, on a site that in prior years had served as a camp for the U S Cavalry during the Indian uprisings.  Various members of the former congregation have faithfully served as caretakers of this cemetery over the years and it is considered to be a beautiful, quite and peaceful place.

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The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery information database consists of 3 parts.

This information was prepared by Ken Tiahrt in 2010, with the generous assistance of the cemetery secretary and the photographer, Chet Whitney.  This information  may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use.  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

An approximate map of the cemetery showing the lots in relationship to the City of Davis access Cemetery Road, gives the user a physical setting.   Very specific locations for a given burial plot can not be found using this information source.

2.  A List of Burials

A listing of the burials at St. Anthony Cemetery – City of Davis – Turner County, gives the individual names in alphabetic order.  This listing also gives the year of birth and year of death when available.  All lots are intended to accommodate as many as 10 graves. 

Photos of Grave Monuments
**UPDATE NOTE - October 2018 -- The cemetery list does not contain any tombstone photographs. Thankyou for understanding. Anyone wanting to donate personal tombstone pics is encouraged to do so on the following dedicated site for that purpose: South Dakota Gravestones Project.
 

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St. Anthony  Cemetery  Burial  Record  as  of  2010

City of Davis - Turner County - SD

Last Name First Name Birth Yr Death Yr row Lot Plot
           
Aslin Baby 1906 1906 2 49 6
Aslin Clovis D 1903 1903 1 67 6
Aslin Ferdnand C 1900 1917 1 67 10
Aslin John 1837 1916 1 60 10
Aslin John F 1867 1933 1 68 10
Aslin Lennerd 1904 1942 1 64 6
Aslin Leob 1844 1921 1 60 9
Aslin Lionel C 1901 1913 1 67 7
Aslin LuVerne 1902 1997 1 64 7
Aslin Martha 1869 1951 2 49 7
Aslin Mary 1866 1944 1 68 9
Aslin Michael 1869 1952 2 49 8
Aslin Stella M 1910 1913 1 67 8
Aslin Vernon C 1908 1914 1 67 9
Boyles Eliza   1902 1 68 7
Burnett Charles L 1895 1913 1 72 6
Burnett Donna Mae 1927 1994 2 48 8
Burnett Elizabeth 1854 1900 1 72 10
Burnett John J 1851 1941 1 72 9
Burnett John Willard 1925 1993 2 48 7
DeNoma Anthony 1844 1905 1 66 10
DeNoma Mary Ann 1849 1921 1 66 9
DeNoma Sarah A 1875 1914 1 66 8
Eiserman Agnes R 1892 1988 3 37 9
Eiserman Anthony B 1919   3 37 6
Eiserman Bruno O 1884 1963 3 37 10
Eiserman John 1933 1993 3 37 8
Eiserman Phillip 1923 2010 3 37 3
Eiserman Ruth A 1925 1940 3 37 7
Fenstra Maureen Eiserman 1926 2007 3 37 2
Hisel Mary 1892 1939 1 72 7
Hough Arthur S 1873 1952 1 60 6
Hough Marcella E 1878 1941 1 60 7
Jannsen Nathan 1979 2008 2 50 10
Jennings Bernard 1916 1943 1 62 6
Kleinschnitz Mary 1950 2001 2 48 6
Kurtenbach Ellis 1906 1986 1 61 6
Kurtenbach Jennie 1900 1959 1 61 7
LaBarge Agnes   1884 1 63 10
LaBarge Carrie 1897 1974 3 36 9
LaBarge Carroll C 1925 1925 3 36 7
LaBarge Clifford 1901 1924 1 63 6
LaBarge Ellen 1898 1947 1 63 4
LaBarge Eugene 1900 1913 2 52 7
LaBarge Francis S 1897 1957 3 36 8
LaBarge John 1859 1921 1 63 9
LaBarge Tressa 1864 1950 1 63 8
Lain Loretta 1903 1949 1 63 2
McGinn Alvina 1865 1945 1 70 6
McGinn Christopher 1864 1924 1 70 7
McGinn Clement 1900 1900 1 71 10
McGinn Clifford  1900 1900 1 71 10
McGinn Fenna 1902 1978 1 71 1
McGinn J. Arthur 1896 1980 1 71 2
McGinn James 1865 1933 1 70 1
McGinn Margaret 1902 1993 1 71 7
McGinn Mary Ann 1856 1936 1 70 10
McGinn Rozella M 1926 1939 1 71 9
McGinn William 1893 1973 1 71 6
Negus Kenneth G 1918 1921 1 67 1
Rehm Darrold 1920 1945 1 63 3
Robarts Agnes 1860 1884 1 70 10
Robarts C 1829 1906 1 70 10
Robarts Louisa 1861 1862 1 70 10
Robarts Margaret 1825 1893 1 70 2
Robarts Mary 1855 1877 1 70 10
Robarts Tressa 1828 1893 1 70 10
Rollag Sharon 1945 2007 3 37 1
Schiferl Ellen 1926 1995 2 50 9
Schiferl Wallace 1924 2006 2 50 8
Shinneman Janet M 1972 1972 1 59 10
Shinneman Ronald D 1932 1988 1 59 9
Smith Ella 1892 1940 1 71 4
Smith Sill W 1886 1951 1 71 5
Smith Swanetta 1913 1996 1 61 10
Smith William 1913 1975 1 61 9
Sophy Eugene J 1899 1966 1 69 6
Sophy Henry C 1894 1933 1 69 7
Sophy Louisa 1872 1934 1 69 9
Sophy Merrell 1858 1936 1 69 8
Sophy William 1870 1902 1 69 10
Viken Corean 1896 1944 1 63 5
Wetering Daniel 1960 1982 2 51 9
Wetering Mary 1961 1999 2 51 10
Whittier Francis 1927 1961 1 72 3
Whittier George L 1882 1952 1 72 5
Whittier Sadie 1885 1974 1 72 4