Farmingdale Cemetery

aka Blackford Cemetery

Driving directions:  from Almena, east on Highway 383 to Phillips County Line road, turn south (right) and drive about 1 mile.  Cemetery on west side of road.

This web page is a compilation of data obtained from Howard Van de Wege, results of walking the cemetery and transcribing the stones done by Ron McCartney, information extracted from obituaries, and from the book, Almena, KS Centennial, 1893 - 1993.

We have attempted to make it as accurate as possible.

Surname

Given Name

Birth date

Death date

Other info on stone

from other sources

Block

Lot

Anderson

Sophia

14 Mar 1837

30 Jan 1897

w-o P

D

3

Anderson

Peter

11 Nov 1831

09 Apr 1921

D

3

Ayers

Lorain H.

(Abt 28 Jun 1896)

17 Apr 1897

9m, 20d.; s-o G E & A E

D

13

Blackford

Ray Carl *

18 Dec 1883

29 May 1969

Spanish-American War

s-o Isaac & Anna; died in Los Angeles, CA; wife Jessie buried Mt. Hope, Almena

D

5&6

Blackford

Anna D(elinda)

16 Dec 1848

20 Dec 1929

nee Cowperthwaite; died at Mother Bickerdyke Home, Ellsworth, KS

D

5&6

Blackford

Isaac *

28 Oct 1841

15 Jan 1892

28 Ill Inf

D

5&6

Blackford

Edmund U.

27 Mar 1867

28 Jul 1913

s-o Isaac & Anna

D

5&6

Burnett

James T.

22 Sep 1860

06 Oct 1917

D

10

Cole

Hugh

(Abt 18 Oct 1888)

14 May 1889

6m, 26d; s-o A L & E A

C

11 & 12

Cole

Infant (Dau.)

no dates

d-o A L & E A

C

11 & 12

Cole

Mary H.

(Abt 14 Apr 1811)

21 Sep 1891

80y, 5m, 7d

C

11 & 12

Cole

Sarah E.

(Abt 02 Apr 1880)

23 Apr 1880

3 wks; d-o A L & E A

C

11 & 12

Cole

Susan B.

26 Dec 1881

?, 13d; stone scarred

C

11 & 12

Cozad

Fredna "June"Devall

21 Jun 1923

01 Jul 1992

nee Wigent; w-o Millard Devall

B

13

Cramer

Angel Marie

06 Jan 1970

only one date on stone; not
sure if birth or death date or both

C

23

Devall

Millard (Allen)

01 Dec 1913

27 Feb 2001

h-o Fredna June Cozad

B

13

Dixon

William (R) Jr.

yr. 1930

23 Apr 1930

stone sunken

D

7

Dixon

Minnie V.

22 Jun 1854

15 Oct 1911

w-o Alphens

D

7

Eldred

Malissa E.

1861

1935

Mother

A

20

Eldred

Clayton A.

1867

1925

Father

A

20

Eldred

Audris Mae

20 Jun 1910

only one date on stone; not
sure if birth or death date or both

A

20

Fansler

Anna M.

12 Aug 1855

10 Nov 1881

w-o L O

D

19

Farmer

Albert

21 Mar 1845

15 Dec 1906

D

26

Farmer

Albert E.

(Abt 06 Mar 1883)

06 May 1889

6y, 2m; s-o A & E

D

26

Farmer

Bertha E.

30 Nov 1889

11 Mar 1894

d-o A & E

D

26

Farmer

Elizabeth Mize

Aug 1850

Sep 1933

D

26

Grose

Carrie (Linnell)

(30 May) 1885

1975

d-o Lafayette & Serena

A

28

Grose

Russell (infant)

1906

only one date on stone; not
sure if birth or death date or both

A

28

Grose

Hiram A.

1883

1950

s-o Oliver & Laura

A

28

Hall

Lester V.

13 Jan 1900

07 Oct 1938

D

???

Hall

George W.

02 Sep 1859

26 Apr 1908

Father

D

???

Hall

William H.

19 Aug 1881

24 Aug 1964

D

???

Hall

Sarah

1825

1907

Mother

D

???

Hall

Wilson H.

06 Apr 1853

31 Jan 1928

D

???

Hall

Henry W.

(Abt 16 May 1886)

10 Aug 1891

5y, 2m, 25d; s-o W H & E H

D

???

Hall

George W.

(Abt 15 Jan 1884)

29 Aug 1885

1y, 7m, 14d; s-o W H & E H

D

???

Hall

Elizabeth H.

16 Jun 1858

31 Dec 1922

w-o Wilson H.

D

???

Hall

Blanche D.

18 Aug 1888

23 Nov 1891

d-o G W & A L

D

???

Hall

Augusta L.

07 Dec 1863

01 Feb 1947

w-o G W

D

???

Hill

Marion A.

1886

1942

A

17,27

Hill

Mc(Candless) J

(Abt 02 Mar 1842)

02 Feb 1905

62y, 11m

A

17,27

Hill

Mack

02 Nov 1931

04 Apr 1986

A

17,27

Hill

Ider B.

(01 May) 1900

(25 Feb) 1997

A

17,27

Hill

Addie T.

1843

1920

w-o Mc J

A

17,27

Johnson

Andrew

(Abt 01 May 1882)

03 Sep 1882

4m, 2d; s-o H & M

D

25

Johnson

Hans

(Abt 03 Jul 1835)

21 Jan 1888

52y, 6m, 18d; Father

D

25

Johnson

Hans

(Abt 30 Apr 1884)

01 Sep 1884

4m, 1d; s-o H & M

D

25

Johnson

Mary H.

18 Apr 1839

27 Apr 1922

D

25

Kauffman

Mary

14 Nov 1829

30 Nov 1902

???

????

Larson

Mary

(Abt 20 Sep 1859)

19 Jul 1902

42y, 9m, 29d

A

26

Larson

Peter

1854

1919

A

26

Linnell

Clara S.

14 May 1892

22 Aug 1920

Mother

A

14

Linnell

Genevieve (infant)

1915

d-o C S; only one date on
stone; not sure whether birth
or death date or both

A

14

Linnell

Serena P.

1864

1915

Mother

nee Miller; w-o Lafayette

D

1

Linnell

Paul D. *

(18 May 1890)

22 Sep 1918

killed in France during WWI; American Legion Post in Almena is named for him

D

1

Linnell

Leland (infant)

1914

s-o C S; only one date on stone;
not sure if birth or death date or both

A

14

Linnell

LaFayette S

1856

1931

Father

h-o Serena

D

1

Linnell

Jay (infant)

1899

1900

D

1

McCormick

Bertha J.

02 Apr 1874

10 Jan 1946

Mother

McCoy

Mary E.

14 Mar 1921

22 Feb 1983

A

18

Miller

Alfred

1878

1914

A

18

Miller

Ray T.

09 Jul 1888

22 Dec 1908

A

21

North

George Willard

09 Sep 1907

23 Jan 1908

s-o Geo.

Palmer

Amber E.

26 May 1899

28 Jan 1988

D

2

Payne

J. Frank

1869

1900

D

16,27

Rhodig

Mary C.

25 Feb 1872

08 Apr 1955

w-o Chas.

D

16,27

Rhodig

Weaver (E)

(Abt 13 Jan 1893)

24 Nov 1896

3y,10m 11d; s-o C H & M C

D

16,27

Rhodig

Lloyd E.

22 Apr 1900

29 Dec 1930

D

16,27

Rhodig

Charles H.

31 Dec 1850

01 Oct 1911

D

18

Runyan

Amanda J.

1841

1934

Mother

nee Bowman; w-o Moses

D

18

Runyan

Glenn E.

1877

1908

s-o Moses & Amanda

D

9

Runyan

Max Ray

1921

s-o L H & A; one date

D

18

Runyan

Milo M.

04 Feb 1888

27y, 1m, 6d; s-o M S & A J

s-o Moses & Amanda

D

18

Runyan

Moses *

(19 Jun 1835)

(11 Feb 1891)

Co I, 40 IA Inf.

h-o Amanda

?

??

Shaw

Jim Jr.

19 Jul 1880

05 Oct 1942

Smith

Lyle V(ernon)

21 Feb 1910

11 Mar 1993

cremated

son of Ernie & Ida Mae

D

12

Sorric

Samuel L *

14 May 1902

57y, 8m, 21d

5 Iowa Cav

D

4,11

Sorric

Anna

20 May 1879

07 Dec 1903

d-o S L & S J

D

4,11

Sorric

Sarah J.

(Abt 05 Jul 1845)

13 Jan 1890

44y, 6m, 8d; w-o S L

D

4,11

Sorric

Mamie

(Abt 03 Nov 1882)

21 Jun 1908

25y, 7m, 18d; w-o W.M.

D

4,11

Sorric

Ida M.

(Abt 13 May 1874)

27 Nov 1882

8y, 6m, 14d; d-o S L & S J

D

4,11

Spencer

Edgar C.

01 Apr 1830

04 Dec 1914

D

22

Spencer

Egbert Paul

(11 Apr) 1875

(13 Jan) 1900

D

22

Spencer

Mary Elizabeth

27 Jul 1834

17 Sep 1914

D

22

Staus

August L.

1859

1936

Father

A

25

Staus

Cynthia Adelia

06 Jun 1869

26 May 1906

w-o G

A

25

Stevens

Harry

30 Aug 1883

06 Jul 1979

C

1

Stevens

Oda L.

13 Dec 1921

13 Jan 2000

C

1

Ulrickson

James

15 May 1866

07 Jun 1900

?

??

Ulrickson

James E.

15 May 1898

26 Nov 1905

?

??

Unknown

Unreadable

faded marker

?

??

Whitaker

Percy G(raydon)

14 Sep 1891

05 Apr 1914

h-o Anna

D

12,17

Whitaker

Lou LaBelle (Runyan)

21 May 1867

16 Jan 1871

w-o Henry

w-o Henry S.

D

12,17

Whitaker

Harry S. *

10 Dec 1893

18 Jan 1972

s-o H S & L L

D

12,17

Whitaker

Henry S(umeral)

18 Jan 1864

01 Apr 1952

Father

h-o Lou Labelle

D

12,17

Whitaker

Fred L(awrence)

(Abt 20 Jan 1888)

30 Dec 1894

6y, 11m, 10d; s-o H S & L L

D

12,17

Whitaker

Anna E. Spencer

30 Nov 1894

27 Apr 1990

w-o P G

D

12,17

Wolfe

Henry H *

02 Jun 1844

16 Apr 1901

Father

Col. 9 PA Cav

A

24

Wolfe

Sarah E.

no dates

w-o H H

nee Doran??

A

24

* indicates military service
Information in parentheses is not found on tombstone; has been obtained from other sources
Abt dates in parentheses were calculated from death date and age
Abbreviations:  d-o = daughter of; h-o = husband of; s-o = son of; w-o = wife of