__compiled by Edith Doane Buttermore
The settlement about ten miles south of Woodston was called Chalk Mound because of the shape and material of the terrain. Most of the early settlers were Quakers or Friends in their religious belief. Another group, mostly Lutherans, settled nearby and called their place Laton. The Chalk Mound Friends Church was organized in 1886, including the families of Doane, Jay, Kissel, Hodson, Frazier, Mardock, Barnett, and others. A cemetery was established at the church the following year. There was already a grave near the church, with a marker that said "Jay" and nothing else. In 1983, after being a Quaker church and cemetery site for almost 100 years, the church and land were sold. The cemetery was deeded to Cemetery District No. 7 of Rooks County. Some of the graves in this cemetery include a World War II veteran, a minister, a four-year-old girl who died of scarlet fever, and others. Grave stones include one in the shape of a heart, one in the shape of a pulpit with a Bible laying on top, and another with doves on four sides of a stone shaped like a church steeple. The cemetery has shaped cedar trees all around the boundary, and these are kept trimmed and add to the beauty of the location.
| Brynes, William, April, 1878-July, 1950
Byrnes, Elma, Aug., 1886-April, 1957 Byrnes, Dorthy, Oct. 16-Oct. 23, 1920 Doane, Clayton, Jan., 1882-Mar. 31, 1969 Doane, Lauretta, Aug., 181M-April 7, 1924 Doane, Inez Irene, April 15, 1909-Feb. 10, 1914 Doane, Clayton C., April 6, 1924-Jan. 8, 1945 Frazier, Elmer, 1865-June, 1896 Frazier, C. S., 1833-July, 1893 Frazier, Cyrus, infant, 1879 Frazier, Grace, infant, 1885 Gregory, Hanna O., died 1911, age 69 years Haines, Charles C., June 6, 1867-Feb. 21, 1924 Haines, Minnie, Jan., 1871-Jan., 1947 Jay, no dates Reeves, Charles R., April 10, 1881-May 9, 1905 Reeves, Montrey, died 1905, age 48 years Van Sickle, Alta, 1900-1920 Van Sickle, Emma, Feb., 1874-Feb., 1947 Van Sickle, Ira, Aug., 1872-Feb., 1958 |
From
Woodston The Story of a Kansas Country Town
Leo E. Oliva
(Woodston: Western Books. 1985)
Used by permission of the author
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