IAGenWeb Project - Clayton co.
updated 04/30/2013

Houg Cemetery
(aka Mork cemetery)

Marion twp. Sec. 20, SE/NE

To reach Houg cemetery from Elgin, Fayette co., take Center St. east. This road is named Agate Road (B-64) when it crosses the Clayton co. border. Travel a couple miles. The cemetery will be along the road to the south. Address is 11988 Agate Rd

>>>>Birds-eye view of Houg cemetery is from Bing Maps


Sources:
~ Gravestone inscriptions from photographs taken April 2013 by 'Gemni' as they digitally recorded the existing gravestones (GPP)
~ 'Tombstone Inscriptions from Houg Cemetery' by Connie Ellis; printed in the Hawkeye Heritage, Summer 1985, pg 96 & 97. Connie walked the cemetery in 1985 and recorded the gravestones in the cemetery at that time. Used with permission of Connie Ellis, February 2012
~ 'Gunder and the Surrounding Area History and Heritage', 2001, Section 10, pg 13; burials compiled by Janaan (Mork) Seabrooke in 1995. List of names & dates were contributed by Connie Ellis
~ WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour. The WPA survey was done in the 1930's.
~ Obituaries. Note: Obituaries may have been added to the Clayton county Obit Board that are not linked on this page.
~ Other records as credited, contributed by Clayton co. researchers

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Name Birth Death Row Remarks
?, Father - - 1 No surname or dates.
?, Mother - - 1 No surname or dates. At one time the broken stone was leaning against the Petter E. Mork gravestone.
?, Ranga / Rangnild 09/24/1866 01/05/1872 3 No surname, 2 names on the marker. It may be a Groth gravestone; GPP
?, Sophia 1871 02/05/1872 3 No surname, 2 names on the marker. It may be a Groth gravestone; GPP
Baker, Doris Elaine nee Seabrooke 07/16/1921 05/05/2008   d/o Arthur M. & Henrietta (Simanek) Seabrooke; 1st husb. Clifton Edwards (divorced), 2nd husb. Francis E. Baker; GPP
Baker, Francis E. 08/14/1926 09/16/2006   2nd husb. Doris E.; SK Coast Guard, A3C US Air Force; GPP
Gilbertson, Anne 12/02/1839 04/01/1877 3 inscription is eroded, has been read as surname "Oen" by WPA and others over the years; GPP
Gilbertson, Iver 07/03/1835 05/15/1901 3 Civil War (aka Ever Gilbert); GPP
Groth, Barbra S. 04/30/1867 11/07/1889 3 GPP
Groth, Halsten 10/20/1867 11/14/1948   Obituary; s/o Johannes & Guri Groth
Groth, H.S.   06/23/1932   Obituary
Groth, John H. / Johannes 12/19/1833 01/25/1917 3 Obituary; h/o Julia; GPP
Groth, Julia nee Guri Tollefson 12/16/1838 02/11/1936 3 Obituary; w/o John H. Groth; her death date is not inscribed on the stone, has been taken from the obit; GPP
Groth, Kittel J. 02/04/1873 01/11/1892 3 GPP
Groth, Louie 1882 1886 3 GPP
Groth, Martin J. 1882 1972 3 s/o John & Julia; GPP
Groth, Svend H. 03/11/1821 09/03/1879   GPP
Groth, Thomas J.   11/??/1922   Obituary; s/o John & Julia
Halstenson, Gro S. 09/25/1827 09/21/1897 3 Seabrooke & Ellis recordings differ to day of birth & may have been calculated from age at death. These dates were 10/13/1827 & 10/15/1827.
From Connie Olson, 09/04/12: "She was my great-great grandmother's sister. From the parish records for Aal, Buskerud County, Norway - Gro was born 25 Sept 1827 and christened 21 October 1827; parents: Engebret Olson and Gro Nielsdatter, at Haagensgard." Image of the original record (Gro is #128); GPP
Halstenson, Halsten S. 12/16/1854 02/12/1938 3 s/o Gro & Sever; gravestone DOB is inscribed 1853, obit gives 12/16/1854; Obituary; GPP
Halstenson, Nellie S. 1880 01/17/1946 3 Obituary; d/o Gro & Sever; GPP
Halstenson, Nels 08/12/1870 04/21/1886 3 GPP
Halstenson, Syver 09/22/1816 06/11/1885 3 GPP
Helgeson, Ole 1818 02/20/1875 1 Born at Hallingdahl, Norway. Died Marion twp., Clayton co. Iowa; GPP
Houg, Lars S. 03/27/1850 09/10/1877 3 GPP
Houg, Margit nee Groth 02/18/1823 03/06/1880 3 "Mother"; w/o Svend; she has 2 stones, one may be the original, it is broken with no dates on existing portion; GPP (both stones)
Houg, Sigur Bertin T. 12/25/1885 08/31/1886 3 s/o Kivo T. Houg. Dates are 'best guess', the marker is very difficult to read; GPP
Houg, Svend L. 12/04/1814 05/20/1916 3 "Father"; h/o Margit; GPP
Larson, Ole see remarks 01/21/1871   WPA = 1810; Seabrooke = 1840 or 1848
Lien, Bergit O. 11/02/1842 11/16/1930 3 w/o Ole E.; GPP; Obituary
Lien, Eline 03/10/1868 07/26/1869 2 ssa Randine & Thomas; GPP
Lien, Eline O. 08/18/1875 01/27/1886 3 GPP
Lien, Ole E. 06/08/1823 07/12/1892 3 h/o Bergit O.; he has 2 markers, a large marker with a long inscripton, probably a Norwegian Bible verse and a smaller stone; GPP; Obituary
Lien, Randine O. 05/05/1872 01/13/1886 3 GPP
Lien, Randine 05/15/1866 06/28/1869 2 ssa Eline & Thomas; GPP
Lien, Thomas 07/03/1874 10/28/1874 2 ssa Eline & Randine; GPP
Mork, Engebreth 02/22/1807 09/12/1880 1 ssa Randi; GPP
Mork, L. Russell 12/27/1932 03/05/1935   s/o Reuben & Agnes; GPP
Mork, Ole E. 12/14/1852 05/26/1916 1 Obituary; GPP
Mork, Petter E. 1855 1932 1 "God is Love"; GPP
Mork, Randi Hans or Husstru 11/08/1816 02/16/1905 1 Ellis gives surname as Husstru, WPA as Hans; GPP
Nilson, Emil   1884   Nilson's are all on the same gravestone; GPP
Nilson, Henry   1884   Nilson's are all on the same gravestone; GPP
Nilson, Oline   1884   Nilson's are all on the same gravestone; GPP
Nilson, Petrine   1884   Nilson's are all on the same gravestone; GPP
Olsen, Kiersti nee Braaten 1799 18??   GPP
Ostgaard, Berthe N. 1815 1889 3 "Grandmother"; w/o Niels O.; GPP
Ostgaard, Berthe E. 1847 01/08/1929 3 Obituary; "Mother"; w/o Erik N.; GPP
Ostgaard, Niels O. 1802 1885 3 "Grandfather"; h/o Berthe N.; GPP
Ostgaard, Niels E. 1881 07/06/1941 3 Obituary; s/o Eric & Berthe E.; GPP
Ostgaard, Erik N. 1853 03/01/1923 3 Obituary; "Father"; h/o Berthe E.; surname is spelled Ostegaard in obit; GPP

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