Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery

Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery is located about 4 miles south of Bancroft, Idaho in the community of Lund. It is in a field about 50/100 yards west of the Lund Highway and appears to have been used about the turn of the 20th century.

The first burial shown there was about 1897 and the last appears to have been in 1901. Another cemetery was established shortly thereafter about one mile further south and 1/2 mile east and the first burial in that cemetery was in 1902 and is well< kept and presently being used as a burial site.

Submitted by: Barbara Payne - September 2002.

The following records were complied by Bruce Schenk (bruce5ls@aol.com).
A map of this cemetery can also be found at this web site.)

The Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery is not in very good condition. It is overgrown with grass and some weeds and the headstones are deteriorating.

This submission is a combination of headstone inscriptions and index cards that were made up on each individual many years ago.

Banks, David A. born 16 Sep 1897 at Ivans, Idaho, died 16 Sep 1897 Son of Joseph and Jane Augus Banks (Let our Father's will be done).

Barfuss, Mary Aeschbacker, born 15 Jul 1841 at Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland died 23 Jun 1898, wife of Christian Barfuss, mother of Frederick Barfuss, (In memory of Mother, wife of Christian Barfuss).

Cranor, Maggie Jennette born 27 Nov 1883 at Petersen, Morgan, Utah died 10 Jan 1900 at Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, dau. of Andrew Jackson Cranor and Ellen Olsen.

Gerber, Anna E. Schenk, born 23 Feb 1840 at Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland died 11 Feb 1901 at Lund, Caribou, Idaho, wife of Johann Ulrich Gerber (Headstone reads "Mother") daughter of Jakob Schenk and Magdalena Fuchser.

Isaacson, Fred Leroy (Listed in Lund Cemetery records as Fred LeRoy Edvalson - Illegitimate) born 27 Mar 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah died 3 Nov 1895 son of and Cecelia Isaacson. Cecelia married Carl Patrick Edvalson on 22 Oct 1895 at West Weber, Weber, Utah. (Is this the same person as Fred LeRoy Hegstrom listed below?)

Hegstrom, Annie born 27 Jan 1901 at Pocatello, Idaho died 9 Mar 1901 Twin sister of Anetha Hansen, dau of Carl John Hegstrom and Annie Sarah Christensen Hegstrom.

Hegstrom, Anne Sarah Christensen, born 8 Nov 1878 Clarkston, Utah died 1 Feb 1901 wife of Carl John Hegstrom (Annie, beloved wife of John Hegstrom) dau. of Hans Jacob Christensen and Martha Thompson Stewart.

Hegstrom, Fred Le Roy (no dates - no headstone).

Lundstrom, Valborg Andrina born 19 Nov 1899 at Lund, Idaho died 11 Sep 1900 at Lund, Idaho dau. of August Wilhelm Lundstrom and Valborg Antonia Halvorsen.

Olson, stillborn infant born 20 Jul 1899 Lund, Idaho died 20 Jul 1899 son of Erick Olson and Anna Nilson Olson. (Parents are buried in larger Lund Cemetery)

Rindlisbaker, Mary Lucy, born 18 Nov 1897 in Lund, Idaho died 6 Feb 1899 (dau of Christian and Anna Barfuss Rindlisbacher).

This small cemetery is located about 130 feet west of the Lund Road. See accompanying map for details.

Some decedents have identified some burials. Old records reflect the following information.

Plot 1 - Elisabeth Mason Miller

Born: 1826 November 29
Place: Lndfield, Suffex, England
Died: 1895 July 31
Father: Henry Mason
Mother: Margaret Isted/Istead
This detailed information is furnished by Richard L. Mechom. July 2002.

Plot 2 and 3 Believed to be Hegstrom.

Plot 4 Cranor

Plot 5 Rindlisbaker

Plot 6 Believed to be Isaacson baby

Plot 7 Barfuss

Plot 8 Gerber

Plot 9 Banks

Plot 10 Believed to be Lundstron

Plot 11 Believed to be Olson

Page updated December 2023

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