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Union Valley Cemetery


Union Union Valley, which has also been called Bridenstine and Pinon cemetery, is located in Section 21, Scott Township, west of Barnard.

A history of the cemetery was published in the Lincoln Beacon of 8 April 1880:

"Five years ago, there had been but three persons buried in this vicinity; the wife and child of James Donovan, Esq., on his premises, and a child of James Hall, somewhere near his former residence. Mr. J.P. Morgan was buried near Mrs. Donovan. Immediately after the death of Mr. Morgan, some of our citizens, feeling the necessity of having a properly located graveyard, applied to Alex. Lewis for the donation of a site on the northeast corner of section 21, town 10, range 7, which is now the Center of Scott township, and on the way from Lincoln to Beloit; a handsome location, on a gentle elevation. It now contains the remains of a number of children and five adults � three males and two females. Mrs. Morgan had her husband�s remains placed there. The last one buried there, was that sterling Republican, and upright citizen, Dr. C.B. Mills. The two ladies, Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Feaks [Feakes], were both natives of England."

Mrs. Harper would be Alice B. Harper, who died 23 June 1879, and was the wife of J.L. Harper. Mrs. Feakes' full name was Mary A. Feakes. She was born 1 November 1857, and died 25 February 1880. Not long after this article was written, her twin daughters died and were buried at Union Valley as well. Mary Feakes' husband was Thomas, who died in 1938 and is also buried there.

There is a marker for a P. Morgan, with no dates. But a sign at Union Valley Cemetery indicates it was founded in 1878, which helps place the death of Mr. Morgan.

It is not known where the Donovans mentioned above, or the Hall child, are buried.

The cemetery was surveyed in May 1908.

This is a list of lot-holders at Union Valley; I believe these are the original lot-holders.