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Old Witten Cemetery in Tripp County South Dakota

Re: Old Witten Cemetery in Tripp County South Dakota

Posted: 4 Aug 2013 3:35AM GMT
Classification: Cemetery
Edited: 4 Aug 2013 3:41AM GMT
Surnames: George Smith
Cindy - Your grandfather George Elbert Smith along with his daughter Mary Lou Smith is buried at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery - this cemetery is just east of where "Old" Witten was located. It is about 2 miles north of "New"
Witten. I was in Tripp County looking for relatives in several of the small old cemeteries in May of this year - 2013 - I took photographs of this entire cemetery ( your grandfathers and his daughters ) among them. All are now posted on Find A Grave. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. plitzo@aol.com

Re: Old Witten Cemetery in Tripp County South Dakota

Posted: 4 Aug 2013 3:52AM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Edited: 4 Aug 2013 3:54AM GMT
Surnames: Brickmann
Sally - I'm not sure what you have found on your Grandfather Johann Brickman - but I recently acquired a publication from St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Witten ( celebrating it's 75th year 1924-1999 ( so it is a few years old ) - on the inside back cover is a list of statistics on the history of the church - among these statistics is one referring to your grandfather " First Funeral ............Johann Brickmann January 26, 1916 - I could not make the drive out to where the old Lutheran Cemetery had been - the men took one look at my car and told me I'd never make it with the muddy roads - I did go to the Catholic cemetery - and photographed all of it.

Not sure if you have it but here is a copy of his obituary / death notice
John Brickman, a homesteader four miles northeast of Witten, died at the sanitorium in Sioux City Sunday morning. Rev Fettinger, of Witten, went to Sioux City and brought the remains back here and burial took place at the Witten cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Deceased leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death.
Obituary from the Winner Advocate Jan 27, 1916


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