Hattervig  Cemetery  -  Viborg,  SD.
 
Section 25 - Swan Lake Township - Turner County - South Dakota

 

     A very active Scandinavian community began forming in the late 1800's in the area of Viborg and Centerville South Dakota, including Hooker, Swan Lake and Spring Valley.  By 1890 several Lutheran churches had been formed, one in each community, and families from Norway and Denmark were arriving to take residency in this area. 

     The Hattervig Cemetery was established in 1879 on Hattervig land but was affiliated with the Nazareth Norwegian Lutheran Church in Centerville, sometimes known as the Elling Church.  Osmund Hattervig was one of the founding fathers of this Centerville church. 

     The Hattervig Cemetery was created so that local folks would have a place to bury family closer than Centerville.  It also served other Lutheran families in the Viborg area including the Bethlehem Lutheran church in Hooker, which was only 1 mile away from the cemetery.  This is a small cemetery which is still in the private ownership of a surviving Hattervig family member.

The Hattervig family was quite involved in community development and also started one of the first schools in Turner County when their children reached school age.  This school was later known as Swan Lake School District #42.
 

       View  of  Hattervig  Cemetery  From  the  South

The Hattervig Cemetery information database consists of 3 parts.

This information was prepared by Ken Tiahr in 2010, with the generous assistance of Sherree Schmiedt who provided an unofficial copy of the burial records.  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 individual lots in relationship to the nearby Turner County Roadway, 458 Avenue, gives the user a physical setting.   The cemetery is approximately 2 miles East of Viborg, 1.5  miles North, and within the field to the West.

2.  A List of Burials

A listing of the burials at Hattervig Cemetery – Section 25 – Swan Lake Township – Turner County, gives the individual names in alphabetic order.  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 could be found. 

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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Hattervig  Cemetery  Burial  Record  as  of  2010
Section 25 - Swan Lake Township - Turner County - SD

Last Name First Name Birth Year Death Year Lot no Grave No
Apland Ole Johan 1889 1891 35 1
Apland Nels O 1825 1894 35 2
Opland Helle (Henry?) 1839 1926 35 3
Apland Henry 1860 1939 35 5
Apland Noble 1891 1969 34 1
Apland Sarah 1856 1941 35 4
Apland Edward (Eddie) 1893 1961 34 2
Austin Myrtle E 1901 1909 26 3
Austin Reuben 1903 1904 26 4
Bjornestad Baby 1901 1902 17 5
Ellenson Baby     22 5
Halle Andrew B 1862 1901 21 1&2
Halle Baby     21 3
Hattervig Ernest H 1911 1920 31 1&2
Hattervig Osmund 1880 1880 29 2&3
Hattervig Baby 1882 1882 29 2
Hattervig Baby 1884 1884 29 1
Hattervig Bertha E 1890 1891 20 5
Hattervig Ole  1881 1902 20 4
Hattervig Cornelius O 1878 1958 31 2
Hattervig Bertha E 1886 1977 18 5
Hattervig Isabelle 1855 1930 30 1
Hattervig Osmund 1845 1926 30 2
Hanson Edward H 1922 1922 40 4
Holland Baby 1927 1927 25 5
Jensen Jens 1874 1875 30 4
Jensen Baby   1911 30 5
Johnson Andres 1835 1921 41 1
Johnson Hannah 1843 1907 41 2
Jacobson Malinda S 1866 1929 39 3
Jacobson Johannes 1842 1904 39 4
Knutson Selma B 1891 1916 37 1
Knutson Lewis 1877 1902 37 2
Knutson Marie G 1872 1912 37 3
Knutson Ella 1893 1894 36 3&4
Miller Hilda E 1895 1980    
Overbo Torgjorn 1842 1928 38 1
Overbo Gurina 1853 1920 27 5
Olson Tobias J 1830 1917 33 1
Olson Elizabeth 1842 1899 33 2
Olson Effie Theresse 1900 1901 33 3
Paulson Joseph P 1893 1922 18 1
Rasmussen Baby   1881 30 4
Satter Tobia 1842 1919 36 5
Satter Tore 1842 1907 36 4
Satter Baby     36 2
Satter Hannah 1825 1888 36 1
Satter Baby     29 4&5
Satter Ellen   1875 29 4&5
Thompson Andrew J 1853 1921 23 1
Wick Rasmus 1865 1924 21 4
Wick Minnie 1865 1926 21 5

It has been said the church records from the Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran Church of Hooker, SD and likely the
church records from the Nazareth Norwegian Lutheran Church (or Elling Church) of Centerville are now in the Scandia
Lutheran Church in Centerville.  The offficial records of the Hattervig Cemetery are missing or in an unknown  location.

The land for the Hattervig Cemetery was donated by Osmund Hattervig in 1880.

Myrtle E and Reuben Austin are children of Barton and Carrie Oakland Austin.

Edward H Hanson is a child of Edward and Hilda Jacobson Hanson.

The Holland Baby is a child of Mr. & Mrs. Olaf Holland.

The Bjornestad Baby is a child of Carl and Anna Olson Bjornestad.

Nels O Apland was father of Henry Apland one of 10 children.

Henry and Sarah Apland are the parents of Ole J Noble and Edward Apland.

Mrs. Isabelle Osmond Hattervig is a sister of Ole T Ostrem who was grandfather of Verla Knudson making her Verla's great aunt.

Mrs. Magdelana (Malene) Johannes Jacobson is a sister to Mrs. Ole Ostyrem, Ole Andal, Knut Alendal, Mrs. Ole Ostrem, Verla's grandmother is a sister of Mrs. Jacobson making her a great aunt to Verla.

The children of Osmond Hattervig are cousin's to Verla and the children of Thomas and Rachel Hattervig are second cousin's, and also are double second cousin's to Verla.