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Marion Jewett Counts

Birth	:	1859 Schuyler County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	1910 Gregory County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Rosebud Cemetery, Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0835991, -98.9405975
Description	:	Jewett M. Counts was born in California to Irish immigrant parents; he had two brothers and four sisters. Jewett was united in marriage to Susan Isom. Susan's parents were Irish immigrants in Iowa who moved later to South Dakota; they had nine children. Jewett and Susan Counts engaged in agricultural pursuits near Castena, Iowa. They were the parents of four sons, Walter, William, Silas and Erma and one daughter Gladys who was the baby. Erma was five years old when the Counts family pulled up roots and departed their home state to pioneer in the... Read More	Jewett M. Counts was born in California to Irish immigrant parents; he had two brothers and four sisters. Jewett was united in marriage to Susan Isom. Susan's parents were Irish immigrants in Iowa who moved later to South Dakota; they had nine children. Jewett and Susan Counts engaged in agricultural pursuits near Castena, Iowa. They were the parents of four sons, Walter, William, Silas and Erma and one daughter Gladys who was the baby. Erma was five years old when the Counts family pulled up roots and departed their home state to pioneer in the West River country. In a "house on wheels" pulled by two or four horses, Mr. and Mrs. Counts and their family, with all their worldly possessions including their precious cast iron cook stove, left Castena, Iowa in 1899. Jogging though the streets of Sioux City, Iowa Erma watched a fire truck pulled by four dapper, prancing horses speed down the main street to answer a call to a city fire. They headed through Nebraska into South Dakota and landed at Lake Andes where they made camp. Indian women were washing their laundry in the lake, pounding the wet garments on the rocks to remove the soil. The wash was rinsed in the lake and laid out on the tall buffalo grass to dry beneath the warm South Dakota sunshine. After a day or two of resting and the washing done, the Counts family proceeded westward. Crossing the Missouri River on a ferry, they climbed the river hills and crossed the North Whetstone Creek to their homestead in Gaughen Precinct, (now Whetstone Township) Gregory County. Jewett's 200 acre plot lay alongside the meridian between Gregory County and Rosebud Indian Reservation in the E1/2 of the SW 1/4 of section 10 and 80 acres in the N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of section 15. Most likely a log cabin was their first dwelling nestled in tall grass of the hillside near a tributary of the Whetstone. Their home on wheels sufficed until the cabin was erected, log upon log, hewn from the North Whetstone Creek or the Missouri River to the north. Wild game was plentiful for meat. Food was cooked on a campfire or on the big black cook stove which sat back and out of place on the open hillside until the cabin was ready. The grass was tall and thick whereupon Jewett grazed his many head of cattle. Two tributaries of the North Whetstone Creek flowed through his land. Water would be sufficient for both the family and the livestock. The Verdigre branch of the Fremont-Elkhorn-Missouri Valley Railroad was building up to Fairfax and was taken over by the Chicago Northwestern to Bonesteel in 1902. The roadbed must be ready for the big land rush in Bonesteel by July 1904. Jewett hauled railroad ties to the crew as his son Erma earned a small fee as a water boy for the railroad men. Thus additional money was derived by which the family could exist until they were "on their feet" so to speak. In his spare time Jewett hauled freight in his Conestoga Wagon pulled by four to six horses. He made long and short hauls bringing supplies to the new frontier trading posts and hauling the farmers corn, grain, and animals to market in Butte or across the river. Probably bringing on his return trip lumber, posts, wire and other building supplies for the settlers. Indian families camped on the Emery land northwest of the Counts. Erma, yet a small boy, was elected to guide the medicine man through the hills to Bonesteel. His heart pounded in fear the entire trip. Almost to Bonesteel, the Indian dismissed Erma. Erma swung his pony's head toward home and galloped like the wind in his haste to get home before other Indians might pursue him. The Counts children attended the Hillside school in District No. 24. The schoolhouse was located south, one mile west of the meridian line, in the southeast corner of the Hiram Ross quarter--the SW 1/4 of section 15, Gaughen Township. Jewett did not live long in this new country and he died before his time. Susan cut and sold firewood, and performed odd jobs for the neighbors in order to feed and clothe her children. Finally Susan and the children moved to Bonesteel where they tenanted the house which in now occupied by the Forest Strait family. A few years later Susan Isom Counts was married to Mr. Benton Alloway (deceased 1918). She moved with her new husband to Madison, Nebraska where she died March 23, 1936. Jewett and Susan Counts were the parents of eight children: -Walter Jay Counts was born October 8, 1888 in Castena, Iowa and died June 7, 1969 in Lynch, Nebraska. He married Clara Reiser from Butte, Nebraska and they had four children- Evelyn, Ray, Elaine, and Richard. -William Counts (1889) a World War I overseas veteran, died of a heart attack shortly after his return from the war zone. He had been wounded in action and was not well. -Silas Counts was born January 9, 1890 in Castena, Iowa and died July 4, 1975 in Boise, Idaho. He served in France in World War I and upon his return in 1919 homesteaded in Cedar Butte, South Dakota. He married Leona Cayler and they had four children- Erma, Ray, Lee, and Vera. -Erma Counts was born August 4, 1894 in Castena, Iowa. He left home when he was quite young and worked as a farm hand. While plowing sod north of Bonesteel on land now owned by Bud Skalla. Erma noticed a fair on the Bonesteel Fairgrounds north of town. He halted his horses in plowing to watch the horse race on the Fair strip. Erma entered World War I. Upon his discharge he returned to Butte, Nebraska where he was wed to Lizzie Derner. They became parents of one son, Eugene, and then his young wife died. Erma married Louise Klein and they made their residence on a farm near Bonesteel. Louise Klein was born January 26, 1914 south of Herrick, South Dakota to William and Christine (Trautman) Klein. William Klein was born September 19, 1871 in Rohrbach, South Russia to Michael and Fredericka (Fritschle) Klein and died August 7, 1928 in Lucas, South Dakota. He was married August 26, 1897 in Sutton, Nebraska to Christina Trautman. Their witnesses were George Trautman and Chris Becker. Christina Trautman was born December 9, 1876 in Filmore County, Sutton, Nebraska to Peter and Christina (Munsch) Trautman from South Russia. Christina Trautman Klein died January 16, 1956 having been widowed 59 years. Christina Klein reared eight children- Alfred, Hilda, Edna, Adolph, (Alma deceased five years old), Ted, Richard, Bertha, and Louise. Erma and Louise Counts were the parents of four children: Laura married Gerald Carstine; two daughters- Sharon and Joyce; Loretta, twin to Laura, married Melvin Fuhrer; five children - Dean, Wayne, Janet, Scott, and Clinton; Walter (deceased) married Jane Small; two children - Debra and David; Kenneth married Doris Dearmont; three sons - Walter, Timothy (deceased), and Steven. Erma Counts died July 11, 1959. Louise Counts was employed fourteen years by the Mitchell Nursing Home and returned to Bonesteel in the spring of 1979. -Gladys Counts (deceased 1970) married Ernest Zentz. -Jane Counts was born 24 Aug 1904 near Bonesteel and died March 1, 1966 at Butte, Nebraska. She married Jack (Marion) Jordan; six children - William, Lois, Marion, Margaret, Hazel, and Golda Mae. - Millard Counts married Evelyn and they have one daughter, Vera. -Mable Counts was born in Bonesteel in 1909; she died October 13, 1970 in California. She married Sidney Olson. - Girl Counts died when she was quite small. Submitted by Karen Reiser (#48559408)

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Marion Jewett Counts's memorial is located at: Rosebud Cemetery, Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA.
When did Marion Jewett Counts death?
Marion Jewett Counts death on 1910 in Gregory County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.0835991
Longitude: -98.9405975

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Davis Counts

(1826 - 1922)

Jane Lucretia Huston Counts

(1830 - 1908)

Spouse

Siblings

Laura Ann Counts Guthrie

(1856 - 1947)

Davis Franklin Counts

(1861 - 1937)

Emma Lula Counts Boyer

(1873 - 1964)

Children

Walter Jay Counts

(1888 - 1969)

Emra Samuel Counts

(1894 - 1959)

Millard James Counts

(1904 - 1957)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rosebud Cemetery
Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0835991, -98.9405975

2. Saint Marys Cemetery
Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0816994, -98.9413986

3. Saint Anthonys Cemetery
Fairfax, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0532990, -98.8835983

4. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0327988, -98.9796982

5. Highland Cemetery
Fairfax, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0236015, -98.8930969

6. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Fairfax, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0102997, -98.8842010

7. Bethlehem Cemetery
Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0102997, -98.8041992

8. Mount Zion Cemetery
Naper, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9701200, -99.0183400

9. Ducharme Cemetery
Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1652985, -98.8069000

10. West Hill Cemetery
Fairfax, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0132440, -98.7839660

11. Old Settlers Cemetery
Anoka, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9730988, -98.8005981

12. Anoka Lutheran Cemetery
Anoka, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9522018, -98.8349991

13. Ponca Creek UCC Cemetery
Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0451800, -99.1491700

14. Sutton Family Cemetery
Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2329900, -99.0216200

15. Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery
Saint Charles, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0094337, -99.1375152

16. Milks Camp Episcopal Cemetery
Saint Charles, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0378199, -99.1552354

17. Knoll Crest Cemetery
Naper, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9589005, -99.0875015

18. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Naper, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9586400, -99.0905900

19. Butte Cemetery
Butte, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9235992, -98.8585968

20. Baker Messiah Lutheran Cemetery
Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9909780, -98.7423920

21. Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Butte, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9221992, -98.8593979

22. Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9878620, -98.7328110

23. German Cemetery
Naper, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9696999, -99.1350021

24. Lutheran Cemetery
Naper, Boyd County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9585980, -99.1268810