Evangelical Free Church Memorial Garden Cemetery

Name of cemetery Evangelical Free Church Memorial Garden Cemetery
Caretaker First Evangelical Free Church
Location of cemetery 10309 Decker Lane
Driving directions Go East on Hwy 290 to Decker Lane. Turn right at the light and go .5 mile to the cemetery on the left side of the road. There is a sign and address on the fence.
Appearance Fenced and well-maintained
Date transcribed October 30, 2006
Transcribed by Kay Boyd
Telephone 512-981-1600
Please note This page is part of the Austin Genealogical Society’s Cemetery Transcription Project. This information was compiled by volunteers who either transcribed historical records or visited the cemetery to write down the names and dates. Unless noted, the volunteer is not an affiliate of the cemetery.
PLOT NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH MARKINGS
1 Everett David Swening 8/3/1959 5/31/1986  
2 Everitt G. Alf Swening 12/29/1930 2/5/1981  
3 Esther Amanda G. Swening 6/10/1906 12/27/2001 on stone with Everett married 1/21/1928
4 Everett Emanuel Swening 12/25/1901 10/17/1977 on stone with Esther, married 1/21/1928
5 John Wesley Helge 4/13/1922 6/29/2000 EM2 USN WWII
6 Martha Helge 10/17/1883 7/8/1979  
7 Carl Simon Helge 5/6/1879 9/9/1925  
8 Olga C. Anderson 11/19/1879 8/18/1914  
9 Rosalie Richard   1/11/1931  
10 Christine Swening 1843 1925  
11 Sven Anders Swening 1842 1908  
12 Gus B. Swening 1910 1910  
13 Ivy R. Swening 1900 1903  
14 Gust A. Swening 11/18/1876 4/8/1937  
15 Alfrieda C. Swening 6/16/1879 9/19/1937  
16 Annie Nelson 10/6/1873 9/25/1918  
17 Albert L. Nelson 10/22/1900 12/30/1976  
18 Samuel Nelson 6/1/1897 4/8/1925  
19 Judith Zahr Blomdahl 1882 1910  
20 Augusta Carlson 1/29/1870 11/19/1907  
21 Gustaf Carlson 11/3/1869 3/21/1955  
22 unmarked grave     mound with no marker in Carlson plot
23 unmarked grave     mound with no marker in Carlson plot
24 Anna Christina Gustafson 5/20/1886 11/26/1918  
25 unmarked grave     mound with no marker in Carlson plot
26 Mary Johnson 2/23/1884 5/19/1917  
27 unmarked grave     mound with no marker in Carlson plot
28 David E. Gustafson 4/21/1888 3/14/1964  
29 John Henry Gustafson 11/1/1857 8/5/1901 Born in Nässjö, Sweden
30 Calvin A. Nelson 1919 1999 Beck FHM
31 Victor “Per” Helge   1900  
32 Victor Anderson 1876 1959  
33 Annie Anderson 1880 1927  
34 Arthur Anderson 1901 1902  
35 Charlotta Swenson none none  
36 Paul F. Rosell 1/25/1891 11/26/1970 PVT USA WWI
37 Elna K. Larson 8/2/1898 7/3/1997 wife of Paul F. Rosell
38 Kenneth Victor Hawkinson 12/20/1924 12/16/1997 Born Lamson, MN, died Austin, TX/ US Army
39 Charlotte Kathryn Sundbeck Hawkinson 2/17/1926   on stone with Kenneth, married 8/12/1949
40 Blanche S. Carlson 10/2/1896 2/24/1979 Born in Sprinkle
41 Robert C. Carlson 12/27/1896 5/31/1989  
42 Patricia Frances Carlson 5/10/1932 8/25/2004  
43 Malcolm Reves Carlson 9/20/1920 3/2/1990 USN WWII
44 Merle Reed Swenson 6/2/1933 2/10/2000  
45 Charlotte Johnson 5/23/1850 2/21/1912 old stone and newer stone. Wife of Joseph
46 Joseph E. K. Jonson 2/10/1846 1/15/1939  
47 Anders Ceder 4/27/1823 6/7/1901  
48 Charlotta Ceder 2/19/1828 10/27/1917  
49 Anders Gustaf Craft 1855 1907 newer stone/same as Anders Kraft
50 Augusta Amelia Craft 1855 1941 newer stone/same as Augusta Kraft
51 Augusta Amelia Sanberg Kraft 2/13/1856 11/21/1941 on stone with Anders
52 Anders Gustaf Larsson Kraft 12/1/1855 7/9/1907 married Augusta 1/10/1877. 1902 Swedish immigrants from Barkeryd Oct 14 to Decker Nov 19
53 Elvin A. Croft 11/15/1897 4/30/1976 son. ENGR USA WWI
54 Paul A. Hendrickson 9/15/1898 1/8/1972 son-in-law. CQM USN WWI & WWII
55 Jeanette Croft Hendrickson 2/12/1900 3/5/1995 daughter
56 Ernst Teodor Zahr 1878 1913  
57 Milton W. Bartley 4/11/1913 2/24/1994 TEC3 USA WWII
58 Martha Gustafson 6/13/1902 11/16/1908  
59 Alice Gustafson 12/1/1909 8/1/1910  
60 Anna K. Fritz 3/12/1948 12/7/1897 Mother
61 J. P. Fritz 1/16/1846 2/26/1926 Father
62 Hulda V. Fritz 2/14/1883 2/12/1904 Sister
63 Howard Gustav Sunvison 6/28/1909 7/29/1983  
64 Adela A. Sunvison 3/30/1912 6/9/1994  
65 Rev. L. Otho Hixson 12/18/1901 7/8/1985  
66 Rose Smiley Hixson 4/18/1906 5/14/1990  
67 Marianne Katharine Taylor 11/26/1929 9/29/1983  
68 Herbert “Junior” Taylor 8/1/1930 1991 FHM
69 Catharina Smith 9/17/1836 12/31/1918 born Sweden, died USA. Widowed with six children. Husband buried at New Sweden Cemetery
70 Emma Charlotta Bengston   1893  
71 Paul Carlson 1892 1894  
72 August Lindblom 1852 1929  
73 Emilie Lindblom 1848 1916  
74 Prebble Lee Sundbeck 2/28/1926 9/14/2005 on stone with Milton, married 5/20/1944
75 Jack David Townsend 8/13/1916 6/2/2003 Captain USA/ on stone with Maureene
76 Anna Schoenert 1/7/1923 5/14/1993 on stone with Ralph
77 missing marker/base only      
78 John Bird’s Baby none none  
79 Baby Powell none none  
80 Mrs. P. Handsand none none  
81 Carl Oscar Swening 1872 1891