Saint John Cemetery (Union County, South Dakota)
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St. John Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in Prairie Township, Union County, South Dakota
. The cemetery is one of four adjacent cemeteries, which are a mile south and a mile east of Beresford, South Dakota
. Of these four, St. John is the cemetery which is farthest west. The earliest known burial is that of a child named Felix Phillip Mangan in 1886.
Union County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,584 people, 4,927 households, and 3,517 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 5,345 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
. The cemetery is one of four adjacent cemeteries, which are a mile south and a mile east of Beresford, South Dakota
Beresford, South Dakota
Beresford is a city in Lincoln and Union counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 2,005 as of the 2010 census. The southern two-thirds is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the northern one-third is part of the Sioux Falls...
. Of these four, St. John is the cemetery which is farthest west. The earliest known burial is that of a child named Felix Phillip Mangan in 1886.
Notable people buried in St. John Cemetery
- William J. BulowWilliam J. BulowWilliam John Bulow was an American politician and a lawyer. He was the first Democratic Governor of South Dakota, receiving the highest vote ever received by a Democratic candidate for governor up to that time,, and then went on to serve as a member of the United States Senate.-Biography:Bulow...
, South Dakota Governor and United States Senator. - James and Frances (Kukar) Lass, parents of Donna LassDonna LassDonna Ann Lass was a nurse who went missing in September 1970.-Background:Donna Lass was the daughter of James P. Lass and of Frances Mary Lass . Her father had been a farmer in the area of Beresford, South Dakota, and she was a 1962 graduate of Beresford High School...
(possible victim of the Zodiac KillerZodiac KillerThe Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women...
). - John W. MaherJohn W. MaherFor the American singer-songwriter, see John Mayer.John W. Maher was an American politician and a veterinarian. He served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.-Biography:John W...
, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
External links
- St. John Cemetery records at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...
- St. John Cemetery records at Interment
- [ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sd/union/cemeteries/st-johns.txt 1940 W.P.A. burial records for St. John Cemetery]