Below are the most recent 100 post-ems added to this site.
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| Record: | GROVER, Samuel (Jones County) |
| | B. no dates D. no dates Cem. East Monticello Loc. Lovell Cmt. Veteran of World War I; Co. F., Mo. Eng. |
| Posted By: | Site Coordinator (gravestones) on 1/20/2019 |
| Message: | This record actually was written "Mo. Eng." but was incorrectly transcribed as "Mo. England". Could "Eng." have stood for something like Engineer"? So perhaps "Mo. Eng" meant something else entirely. Just a thought. |
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| Record: | GROVER, Samuel (Jones County) |
| | B. no dates D. no dates Cem. East Monticello Loc. Lovell Cmt. Veteran of World War I; Co. F., Mo. Eng. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 1/19/2019 |
| Message: | He was a CIVIL WAR Veteran who served in the Missouri Engineers of the West--NOT ENGLAND. |
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| Record: | CECIL, Samuel W. (Davis County) |
| | B. 1797 D. 21 Mar 1876 Cem. Johnson Loc. Fabius Twp Cmt. wife Kezia 1795 to 22 Oct 1873 |
| Posted By: | D. Schleininger (Indepgram) on 1/19/2019 |
| Message: | Researching family |
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| Record: | HENRY, Sarah (Wapello County) |
| | B. Age 41 D. 1886 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine Twp |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | Likely Sarah Elizabeth Raser Henry; family records say she died in Dec 1887; possibly Dec 1886. Born Aug 1846. Husband was William Marion Henry, second child of Matthew and Catherine Henry |
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| Record: | HENRY, William (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1847 D. 1931 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine Twp |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | This is William Marion Henry, second child of Matthew and Catherine Nations Henry. He married 3 times; only children with Sarah Elizabeth Raser who died in 1887, probably due to birth of last child Sarah Blanche. Sarah Blanche was raised by relatives; she married Orville Henry Cuddy. |
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| Record: | HENRY, M. R. (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1852 D. 1934 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine Twp |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | This is likely Margaret "Maggie" Rebecca Dunn, daughter of Margaret and Samuel Dunn, wife of John David Henry, MD (oldest son of Matthew and Catherine Henry). John David and Maggie Dunn Henry and their three little girls, who died very young, are buried in Martinsburg. |
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| Record: | HENRY, Bell H. (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1865 D. 1918 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine Twp |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | Belle Hursey (Henry) - 1st wife of Charles Henry, MD (a son of Matthew and Catherine Henry). Her name spelled both Belle and Bell. She and Charles Henry had one daughter, Florence. |
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| Record: | HENRY, Catharine (Wapello County) |
| | B. - D. - Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine Twp Cmt. wife of Mathew |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | Catherine Henry, born Catherine Nations, was born about 1827, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; she married Matthew Henry in 1845, Adams County Illinois. She died in 1903. |
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| Record: | DUNN, Winfield S. (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1850 D. 1912 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | Youngest child of Samuel and Margaret Dunn; born Ohio, buried in Martinsburg. Never married. |
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| Record: | DUNN, Margaret (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1806 D. 1899 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/17/2019 |
| Message: | Margaret/Maggie and her husband Samuel came to Iowa from Ohio, about 1869, with their 7 (?) surviving children, one having died in childhood and been buried 1858 in Belmont County, Ohio. Most if not all are buried in Martinsburg. |
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| Record: | DEJONG, John (Sioux County) |
| | B. 1900 D. 25 Mar 1932 Cem. Valley View Loc. Rock Valley Cmt. block 125, lot 1 |
| Posted By: | Linda Ziemann (lin.ziemann) on 1/14/2019 |
| Message: | All other documents found for this man state that his birth year was 1899. His birth date being, 27 Nov 1899 in Rock Valley, Iowa. |
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| Record: | RODVAANG, Marit (Winneshiek County) |
| | B. 1813 Apr 25 D. 1902 Jun 4 Cem. Washington Prairi Loc. Springfield Cmt. Age 89 |
| Posted By: | Duane Rovang (redwing4eve) on 1/14/2019 |
| Message: | Proper spelling for last name is Rodvang and Died January 4, 1902 She was my great great grandmother |
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| Record: | BYER, AF (Johnson County) |
| | B. 1887 D. 1927 Cem. Oakland Loc. Iowa City Cmt. age 40y |
| Posted By: | Loyal Meech (LMeech) on 1/10/2019 |
| Message: | The complete name of the individual buried in this grave site is:
August Frederick BEYER |
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| Record: | TUCKER, James (Winneshiek County) |
| | B. 1837 May 8 D. 1899 Dec 4 Cem. St. Benedict Loc. Decorah Cmt. Age 52 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 1/8/2019 |
| Message: | Died 1889. His widow got a pension in 1890. |
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| Record: | CROSS, Lydia A. (Mrs. John B.) (Linn County) |
| | B. 1862 D. 1927 Cem. Oak Shade Loc. Marion |
| Posted By: | Virginia Cross Urban (momma_g1950) on 1/7/2019 |
| Message: | Lydia A. Cross is my grand mother and has a plot in the Center Point grave site. |
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| Record: | GRANAHAN, Sarah Ann (Scott County) |
| | B. ~ D. 03/08/1855 Cem. Chapel Loc. Rockingham Twp. Cmt. Died aged 20. |
| Posted By: | Ginger France (gefrance) on 1/5/2019 |
| Message: | Surname should be McGranahan |
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| Record: | DUNN, Sam'l (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1808 D. 1897 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 1/3/2019 |
| Message: | Husband of Margaret McKinney Dunn, also buried in Martinsburg Cemetery. |
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| Record: | JAMES, Edward (Scott County) |
| | D. 18 Dec 1871 Cem. Chapel Loc. Buffalo Twp. Cmt. d. aged 24 |
| Posted By: | Ginger France (gefrance) on 1/1/2019 |
| Message: | Death date may be 1874. |
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| Record: | AYERS, H.L. (Howard County) |
| | Cem. New Oregon Loc. New Oregon & Vernon Springs Twps Cmt. No Dates, Col I 9th IA. Inf. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 1/1/2019 |
| URL / Title: | https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=1246118 (GPP) |
| Message: | Harvey S. Ayers |
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| Record: | MCANDREW, A. (Howard County) |
| | D. 5/19/1889 Cem. Calvary Loc. Vernon Springs Twp. Cmt. Age 50 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/31/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98501676/a-mcandrew (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | It looks like the stone says something unreadable "OF A. McAndrews". The stone is broken but says Aged 38 at the break. It does not appear that it is the spouse of Bridget whose name is on the lower half. |
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| Record: | BROOKS, Alphonso (Howard County) |
| | Cem. New Oregon Loc. New Oregon & Vernon Springs Twps Cmt. No Dates, Unmarked grave on lot |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/29/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151977354/susan-brooks (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | Susan is buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cresco. |
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| Record: | BROOKS, Alphonso (Howard County) |
| | Cem. New Oregon Loc. New Oregon & Vernon Springs Twps Cmt. No Dates, Unmarked grave on lot |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/29/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32621023/alphonso-brooks (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | Alphonso is buried in Washington State. |
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| Record: | THOMPSON, Thos. A. (Ringgold County) |
| | B. 1841 D. 06 Nov 1915 Cem. Oliver Loc. Monroe Twp Cmt. 1841 Delaware Co. O.; row 9; wife Beulah E. Elerding 1871-1936; Tingley Vindicator 25 Nov 1915 |
| Posted By: | Site Coordinator (gravestones) on 12/29/2018 |
| URL / Title: | http://iagenweb.org/boards/ringgold/obituaries/index.cgi?read=700475 (Obit. Transcription) |
| Message: | I have transcribed the obituary at the link above. |
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| Record: | THOMPSON, Thos. A. (Ringgold County) |
| | B. 1841 D. 06 Nov 1915 Cem. Oliver Loc. Monroe Twp Cmt. 1841 Delaware Co. O.; row 9; wife Beulah E. Elerding 1871-1936; Tingley Vindicator 25 Nov 1915 |
| Posted By: | Rachel Keller (rachel_keller) on 12/25/2018 |
| Message: | complete obit needed for Thomas A, Thompson: Tingley Vindicator Nov 25, 1915
Thank you |
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| Record: | REED, L A (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1842 D. 1908 Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. add 1 lot 639, EA buried on this lot |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/23/2018 |
| Message: | Lydia A. Reed |
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| Record: | REED, E A (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1822 D. 1896 Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. add 1 lot 639, LA buried on this lot |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/23/2018 |
| Message: | Edmund A. Reed |
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| Record: | PURDY, Elizabet W (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 27 Oct 1822 D. 31 Jan 1896 Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. add 1 lot 165 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/23/2018 |
| Message: | Eliphalet W. Purdy husband of Catherine Jaquish Purdy. |
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| Record: | PILSBERY, Adelaide W (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 30 Aug 1850 D. 22 Jul 1917 Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. add in circle |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/23/2018 |
| Message: | Adelaide W. Pilsbury Addie wife of John M. Pilsbury. |
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| Record: | PILSBERY, John M (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 24 Aug 1837 D. 31 Mar 1915 Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. add in circle |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/23/2018 |
| Message: | John M. Pilsbury Civil War Veteran |
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| Record: | HEARN, (Father) (Buchanan County) |
| | B. not given D. not given Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. Add. 1, Lot 634; buried on lot with I. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/22/2018 |
| Message: | Martin Hearn father of Isaac who is also buried here. |
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| Record: | HEARN, I. (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1856 D. 1933 Cem. Oakwood Loc. Washington Twp Cmt. Add. 1, Lot 634 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/22/2018 |
| Message: | Isaac Wesley Hearn, husband of Ellen and son of Martin Hearn and Elizabeth Oliver. |
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| Record: | WALLACE, A M (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1835 D. 1916 Cem. Quasqueton Loc. Liberty Twp Cmt. Lot 4, Quartermasters dept until close of war |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/21/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72337876/alexander-mckenzie-wallace (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | Alexander McKenzie Wallace--Stone has A. K. Wallace |
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| Record: | JONES, A. R. (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1833 D. 1923 Cem. Oak Hill Loc. Madison Twp. Cmt. add. 1 lot 200; Co. H. 12th Ia. Inf.; member G.A.R.; Etta & Nancy buried on this lot |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/20/2018 |
| Message: | Stone has A. R. Jones, but most records have Orlando. |
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| Record: | SCOTT, Ira C. (Buchanan County) |
| | B. - D. 1865 Cem. Hickory Grove Loc. Liberty Twp. Cmt. Lot 9; Co. L. 1st Ia. Cav. No marker or monument. See Alfred M. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/20/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110596181/ira-condit-scott#add-to-vc (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | Ira has a military headstone at Hickory Grove, but is actually buried at Alexandria National Cemetery in Louisiana. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3213007/ira-c_-scott |
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| Record: | DARGUARD, John F. (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1820 D. 8-4-1878 Cem. Hazelton Loc. Hazelton Twp. Cmt. lot 11 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/20/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71901362/john-f-darguad#add-to-vc (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | Stone has John F. Darguad. Iowa Marriages lists his wife as Augusta Norton. Stones indicates that he served in the 19th Reg. Regulars but no record has been found. Please contact me if you have any info. |
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| Record: | MARTIN, R E (Buchanan County) |
| | B. - D. - Cem. Cedar Crest Loc. Perry Twp Cmt. add 1 lot 169, Co G 134th IL inf, GAR post 53 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/18/2018 |
| Message: | Robert E. Martin |
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| Record: | ENNIS, Gus (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1841 D. 1-8-1924 Cem. Cedar Crest Loc. Perry Twp. Cmt. add 1 lot 691 |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/17/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29285425/augustus-ennis (Find a Grave in Black Hawk County) |
| Message: | He is buried in Old Barclay Cemetery at Dunkerton, Black Hawk County. |
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| Record: | BENNETT, C. N. (Buchanan County) |
| | B. - D. - Cem. Cedar Crest Loc. Perry Twp. Cmt. Add. 1, Lot #648; Co. C. 9th Ia. Inf. G.A.R. of Post 53; Maurice is also buried on this lot. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 12/17/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14125320/charles-n_-bennett (Find a Grave in Washington State) |
| Message: | It appears that he is actually buried in Washington State. |
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| Record: | DUNN, Margaret (Wapello County) |
| | B. 1806 D. 1899 Cem. Martinsburg Loc. Compentine |
| Posted By: | Nancy K. Ash (nash2011) on 12/13/2018 |
| Message: | Margaret "Maggie" McKinney was the wife of Samuel Dunn (1808-1897, also buried Martinsburg) |
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| Record: | HUNT, - - - - (Black Hawk County) |
| | B. 1862 D. 1910 Cem. Westview Cemetery Loc. Big Creek twp. Cmt. blk. 6 lot 6 |
| Posted By: | Barbara Hunt (outside57) on 12/12/2018 |
| Message: | Mrs. A. L. Hunt (Lydia Rachel Belzer) Born: March 25, 1862 Died: Nov 2, 1910 |
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| Record: | HENRY, John A. (Polk County) |
| | B. 1827 D. 8-15-1893 Cem. Woodland Cmt. Civil War 66y |
| Posted By: | George R Henry (unklebob) on 12/11/2018 |
| Message: | I believe this to be the birthdate for John Alexander Henry. He would have been a brother to my 2x great grandfather George Henry ... 25 SEP 1825 born in New Brunswick, Canada
I know he left NB, went to Mass., USA with wife and children - lost a daughter and then moved to Iowa. Looking for other family to help clarify his and other family history. |
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| Record: | MINOR, Harry/infant (Mahaska County) |
| | D. 02 Apr 1893 Cem. Forest Loc. Oskaloosa City |
| Posted By: | LuAnn Goeke (lugoeke) on 12/9/2018 |
| Message: | Probable infant son of Joseph P. & Josephine (Fry) Minor. |
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| Record: | MINOR, Walter C. (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 29 Jun 1898 D. 03 Oct 1918 Cem. Forest Loc. Oskaloosa City Cmt. Veteran - WW1 |
| Posted By: | LuAnn Goeke (lugoeke) on 12/9/2018 |
| Message: | Walter Clarence Minor, son of Joseph P. & Josephine (Fry) Minor. On July 23, 1918, he enlisted in the US Navy. He died at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Ill., a probable victim of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. |
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| Record: | MINOR, Joseph P. (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 22 Nov 1861 D. 1939 Cem. Forest Loc. Oskaloosa City |
| Posted By: | LuAnn Goeke (lugoeke) on 12/9/2018 |
| Message: | Josephus "Joseph" Pritts Minor, son of Jared Nelson Minor & Hannah (Allen) Minor, husband of Josephine (Fry). |
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| Record: | MINOR, Jarret M. (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 11 Apr 1885 D. 15 Feb 1928 Cem. Forest Loc. Oskaloosa City |
| Posted By: | LuAnn Goeke (lugoeke) on 12/9/2018 |
| Message: | Actually Jarret NELSON Minor, son of Joseph P. & Josephine (Fry) Minor. |
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| Record: | FAWCETT, E. (Poweshiek County) |
| | D. 24 Dec 1897 Cem. Hazelwood Loc. Grinnell Cmt. from cemetery records |
| Posted By: | Marilyn Holmes (norrisholmes) on 12/2/2018 |
| Message: | Grinnell Herald (newspaper) obituary for Elmer Fawcett states he died 18 Dec 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Fawcett |
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| Record: | BEELER, Ellen Daugherty (Story County) |
| | B. 24 Jul 1869 D. 20 Mar 1899 Cem. St. Patricks Loc. Grant Cmt. Wife of E. A. Beeler. Buried on Daugherty Lot. |
| Posted By: | Chuck Beeler (Chuckebee57) on 11/22/2018 |
| Message: | My great grandmother. |
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| Record: | DOWNING, James O. (Woodbury County) |
| | B. no dates Cem. Oto Loc. Oto Twp Cmt. bur Oto, IA |
| Posted By: | E Estler (totus2us) on 11/21/2018 |
| Message: | James Orville Downing, son of AI Arlonzo Downing and Ethel Mae Johnson |
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| Record: | CHAMBERS, Henry (Delaware County) |
| | B. 1824 D. 9-9-1915 Cem. Oak Hill Loc. Colony Twp. |
| Posted By: | Mary Jo Purdham (mjpurdham619) on 11/9/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cuatroake&id=I073078 () |
| Message: | Henry is my g-g-Grandfather! |
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| Record: | CHAMBERS, George (Delaware County) |
| | B. 1866 D. 8-27-1915 Cem. Oak Hill Loc. Colony Twp. |
| Posted By: | Mary Jo Purdham (mjpurdham619) on 11/9/2018 |
| Message: | I am daughter of Virgil E Chambers adopted at birth and researching my biological family. |
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| Record: | NIMMER, Nicholas (Sioux County) |
| | B. 44y D. 24 Mar 1882 Cem. St Mary's Loc. Alton Cmt. h/o Anna; Plymouth Co Register 1882, p 11 |
| Posted By: | Linda Ziemann (lin.ziemann) on 11/7/2018 |
| Message: | Correct spelling: Nemmers. This couple is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, LeMars, IA --Plymouth County. |
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| Record: | NIMMER, Anna (Sioux County) |
| | B. - D. - Cem. St Mary's Loc. Alton |
| Posted By: | Linda Ziemann (lin.ziemann) on 11/7/2018 |
| Message: | Correct Spelling: Nemmers --this couple buried Plym. Co. in St. Joseph Cemetery LeMars. [Nemmers - Huss, Anna 1852-1920; husb Nicholas Nemmers] |
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| Record: | PARMALEE, Julius A. (Mills County) |
| | B. - D. - Cem. Calvary Loc. Malvern Cmt. lot 580 (Co. K 6 Ia. Inf. Civ. War) |
| Posted By: | Kathy Weaver (kweaver1017) on 11/6/2018 |
| Message: | Julius Parmalee served with Co K 3rd Iowa Infantry and is buried at the Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa. |
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| Record: | ROHLFF, Asmus (Scott County) |
| | B. ... D. ... Cem. Oakdale Loc. Davenport Cmt. lot 190 blk 2 |
| Posted By: | Kainoa Marquis (kainoamarquis) on 11/5/2018 |
| Message: | Asmus died in 1872, was a farmer, born in Holstein Germany. Immigrated to America on the boat Barussia in 1858. Quarters were on the main deck. Married Dora Preis |
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| Record: | HYDE, S.S. (Jackson County) |
| | B. 1807 D. 08 Apr 1873 Cem. Andrew Loc. Andrew |
| Posted By: | Ellen Vogel (DubuqueRoots) on 11/3/2018 |
| Message: | Per photo of tombstone (found on FindAGrave): Sarah S Hyde born July 13, 1807 in New York. died August 8 1873 (per FAG- I can't make out month Aug or Apr. |
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| Record: | HANIES(?), John (Jackson County) |
| | B. 1853 D. 1927 Cem. St Peter & Paul Loc. N Garry Owen |
| Posted By: | Ellen Vogel (DubuqueRoots) on 11/3/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=344392 () |
| Message: | Jean Hemes (Lux)
John Hamis (US)
born: 08 Jun 1853 in Michelbouch, Redange, Diekirch, Luxembourg
16 Sep 1927 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
1st wife: Catherine J Hyde born c Mar 1850 in Butler. Died between 1880-1916 when John remarried.
1 son, William 1884-1908 |
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| Record: | HYDE, Geo. H. (Jackson County) |
| | Cem. Mt Hope Loc. Maquoketa Cmt. no dates, an old man; lot 1-12 |
| Posted By: | Ellen Vogel (DubuqueRoots) on 11/3/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBZ-X91?i=17&cc=1417683 () |
| Message: | George H, 30, born Ohio, living in Maquokeota, Jackson, IA in 1880 census. Wife Carolyn, 33, also born Ohio.
Son John A, 9 |
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| Record: | WILSON, Elzy (Buchanan County) |
| | B. 1801 D. 12-22-1857 Cem. Wilson Loc. Washington Twp. Cmt. blk 4 lot 24 |
| Posted By: | Michael Wilson (miwilson49) on 10/30/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=1017675 (FIND A GRAVE) |
| Message: | Father of 8 children. Elzy served in the Ohio legislature and also represented his District in the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851 before moving to Iowa. In 1852 he donated land for the Wilson Cemetery in Buchanan County, Iowa. |
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| Record: | LEET, Doran (Bremer County) |
| | B. 1857 D. 20 Feb 1910 Cem. Harlington Loc. Washington Twp |
| Posted By: | Site Coordinator (gravestones) on 10/30/2018 |
| Message: | Thanks for letting us know. We've reviewed the original document which is of extremely poor quality and magnified it and we conclude the year of birth reported by the WPA was 1857, not 1837. This still doesn't match the 1860 census but is closer. Thanks again. |
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| Record: | LEET, Doran (Bremer County) |
| | B. 1857 D. 20 Feb 1910 Cem. Harlington Loc. Washington Twp |
| Posted By: | Herschel L Elijah (herschelelijah) on 10/29/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=939908 (Leet, Doran) |
| Message: | In the 1860 U.S. Census, Duran Leet was 6 years old. In the 1880 census, he was 25.
Birth in 1837 is not consistent with this data. . |
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| Record: | MARSDEN, Samuel R. (Jackson County) |
| | D. 31 Mar 1889 Cmt. aged 50; lot 101; Co. A 96th Ill. Inf. |
| Posted By: | Tammy (tammycria) on 10/21/2018 |
| Message: | I believe this Samuel may have been a Steamboat Captain :
Marsden Samuel, captain steamboat. - from text of he History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois,
Marsden, S. R. April, 1874 capt. "A. J. Dorchester," at Galena. from text of "Genesis of steamboating on western rivers;" |
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| Record: | PARSHALL, Sr. (Washington County) |
| | B. Age 40y D. 7-22-1854 Cem. Brighton Loc. **** |
| Posted By: | CK Lambert (c5000l) on 10/18/2018 |
| Message: | Simon Parshall. Wife Elizabeth Auld.
Died of Cholera. |
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| Record: | TUBBS, Merton D. (Jones County) |
| | B. 12/19/1873 D. 1/12/1902 Cem. Nigarpoint Loc. Hale |
| Posted By: | Site Coordinator (gravestones) on 10/17/2018 |
| Message: | Thanks for letting us know as the copy was so poor that it could have been an "o" or an "e". |
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| Record: | TUBBS, Merton D. (Jones County) |
| | B. 12/19/1873 D. 1/12/1902 Cem. Nigarpoint Loc. Hale |
| Posted By: | Mark Russell Tubbs (mrtubbs) on 10/16/2018 |
| Message: | This is actually Merton D. Tubbs |
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| Record: | PARMALEE, Joseph T. (Mills County) |
| | B. - D. - Cem. Calvary Loc. M. Cmt. lot 601 (Co. D 39 Ia. Inf. Civ. War) |
| Posted By: | Kathy Weaver (kweaver1017) on 10/12/2018 |
| Message: | This soldier is Joseph Thomas Parmer. |
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| Record: | FRISCH, Franz (Jackson County) |
| | B. 1795 D. 02 Aug 1867 Cem. Catholic Loc. St Donatus Cmt. aged 72 |
| Posted By: | Cathy Meder-Dempsey (meder-dempsey) on 10/1/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://openingdoorsinbrickwalls.wordpress.com/2018/01/06/52-ancestors-45-missing-parish-records-in-mamer-leave-unanswered-questions/ (52 Ancestors: #45 Missing Parish Records in Mamer Leave Unanswered Questions) |
| Message: | Franciscus “Franz” FRISCH was the 3rd child of my fourth great-grandparents Jacob FRISCH (1755-1800) and Regina HUBERTY (1764-1840). Franz arrived in New York from Luxembourg via Le Havre, France, on 25 May 1854 on the ship Pauline. He traveled with two sons, a daughter-in-law, his brother, a sister-in-law, a nephew, and 3 nieces. I have more information. Please contact me. |
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| Record: | MCCLELAND, Juliet (Clayton County) |
| | B. 1799 D. 28 Jan 1855 Cem. ** Loc. ** Cmt. buried by James A. |
| Posted By: | Nancy Bleil (rehire4284) on 9/28/2018 |
| Message: | Cemetery = McCleland Cemetery
Location = Garnavillo Township |
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| Record: | MCCLELAND, James A. (Clayton County) |
| | B. 1792 D. 16 Apr 1852 Cem. McCleland Loc. Garnavillo Twp. Cmt. grave on Oscar Pufahl farm in a filed so. of pavin* (rest of word cut off) |
| Posted By: | Nancy Bleil (rehire4284) on 9/28/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31846173 (Bounty Land File for Captain James A. McClelland Lieutenant Colonel Ball’s Squadron, Pennsylvania ) |
| Message: | Correct birth & death dates.
File from National Archives, Wash., D. C."Bounty Land File for Captain James A. McClelland.. " doc't #11 dated Feb 4, 1851 states "...aged sixty one..." thus James was born in 1790. Doc't #17 dated May 3,1851 widow Juliet verifies his death "...her husband died at Clayton County Iowa on the 20th day of April A. D. 1851..." Entire file [18 doct's] available online. |
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| Record: | PACK, Thomas J. (Marshall County) |
| | B. 1839 D. 1910 Cem. Albion Cmt. C.W. Vet. Co. D. 142nd Ill. Inf. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 9/23/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83401666/thomas-h-parke () |
| Message: | His name was Thomas H. Parke 18 Apr 1839 23 Jan 1916 |
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| Record: | CURRY, James Mitchell (Washington County) |
| | B. 14 Feb 1813 D. 3 Jan 1888 Cem. Woodlawn Loc. Washington |
| Posted By: | Valerie P Gildehaus (vgildehaus) on 9/18/2018 |
| Message: | Her name is clearly "Jane" on the tombstone, not "James." |
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| Record: | HARTMAN, Hartman (Keokuk County) |
| | B. 1805 D. 1863 Cem. Bethel Loc. Plank Twp. Cmt. h/o Luyia |
| Posted By: | Sheila Livesay (livesay) on 9/18/2018 |
| Message: | 3x GG. Of my husband.Love sharing info with family! |
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| Record: | SMITH, Sarah F (Clay County) |
| | B. 1849 D. 18 Apr 1932 Cem. Riverside Loc. Spencer, Riverton Twp |
| Posted By: | Katherine Ash (nash2011) on 9/16/2018 |
| Message: | Widow of Sylvanus Smith; birth name Sarah Frances Bottorff |
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| Record: | MORRIS, Kate J. (Poweshiek County) |
| | B. 33 yrs D. 12 Aug 1886 Cem. Hazelwood Loc. Grinnell |
| Posted By: | Marilyn Holmes (norrisholmes) on 9/14/2018 |
| Message: | Kate Julia Merservey-Morris, wife of J.M. Morris |
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| Record: | BOEHNER, H. E. (Mills County) |
| | B. 1814 D. 1904 Cem. Calvary Loc. Malvern Cmt. Lot 411; Captain Civil war |
| Posted By: | Lisa Leiding (lleiding) on 9/11/2018 |
| Message: | Hibbard E. Boehner
Born 1814 Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Record: | BUSH, Frerich (Butler County) |
| | B. 1844 D. 1900 Cem. Oak Hill Loc. Parkersburg |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 9/10/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38498668/frerich-busch (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | His name was Busch. |
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| Record: | LYNCH, Josie E. (Poweshiek County) |
| | B. 1882 D. 1922 Cem. Sheridan Loc. Sheridan Twp |
| Posted By: | Marilyn Holmes (norrisholmes) on 9/9/2018 |
| Message: | Josie Ella Badger. Born 23 Mar 1882 North Danville, Vermont. Died Sept. 11, 1922 Sheridan Twp., Poweshiek County, Iowa. Married to W.T. Lynch (Source: Obituary) |
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| Record: | HAZLET, Gilbert Jr. (Butler County) |
| | B. 1848 D. 1893 Cem. Oak Hill Loc. Bristow |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 9/8/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86145663/gilbreth-hazlet () |
| Message: | Gilbreth Hazlet Jr. was born 1884--NOT 1848. |
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| Record: | BOCKENTHIEM, Fritz (Polk County) |
| | B. 1846 D. 12 Oct 1896 Cem. Woodland Loc. No location given |
| Posted By: | ckrate (ckrate) on 9/5/2018 |
| Message: | Alternate spellings are Bockenthien and Bockentine. Date of death on his grave marker is 9 Oct 1986.
Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines Ia; Block 12 |
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| Record: | SENBERTH, Samuel (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 77 yr D. 07 Mar 1931 Cem. St. Marys Loc. Lincoln |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/29/2018 |
| Message: | The last name is Seuberth as are the three others in this Cemetery |
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| Record: | SENBERTH, John S. (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 1816 D. 04 Apr 1868 Cem. St. Marys Loc. Lincoln |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/29/2018 |
| Message: | The last name is Seuberth as are the three others in this Cemetery |
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| Record: | SENBERTH, Barbara (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 1826 D. 10 Jul 1888 Cem. St. Marys Loc. Lincoln |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/29/2018 |
| Message: | The last name is Seuberth as are the three others in this Cemetery |
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| Record: | SENBERTH, Barbara (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 1856 D. 1929 Cem. St. Marys Loc. Lincoln |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/29/2018 |
| Message: | The last name is Seuberth as are the three others in this Cemetery |
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| Record: | VANHOVEN, Sadie Belle (Clay County) |
| | D. 5 Jun 1894 Cem. Garfield Loc. Webb, Garfield Twp Cmt. No birthdate listed, age 19 |
| Posted By: | Meyer William (meyer) on 8/23/2018 |
| Message: | Should be Sadie Belle Van Horssen, died June 5, 1895. See Palo Alto County, Iowa Death Record, Book 1, p. 38. line 462. |
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| Record: | COATES, Richard C. (O'Brien County) |
| | B. 23 Oct 1875 D. 28 Sep 1915 Cem. East Lawn Loc. Sheldon Cmt. Lot 246 |
| Posted By: | Elizabeth Barber (barbereh) on 8/22/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=719347 (WPA 1930's Graves Registration Survey) |
| Message: | COATES, Richard C.
Born: 23 OCT 1875
Died: 28 SEP 1915
Cemetery: EAST LAWN
Location: SHELDON
County: O'BRIEN CO. - IOWA
Record Notes: LOT 246 |
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| Record: | HUIT, Samuel (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 02 Jun 1834 D. 25 Jan 1906 Cem. Peoria Loc. Richland Cmt. Veteran- Co. C, 160th Infantry of Ohio |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/19/2018 |
| Message: | Samuel S. Hewitt
in the Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
Name: Samuel S. Hewitt
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1866
Marriage Place: Medina, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Susan Gier
Film Number: 000423820---According to Iowa death records, his wife Susan died in 1893 in Mahaska County. If you have any info, please contact me. Thanks. |
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| Record: | HUIT, Samuel (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 02 Jun 1834 D. 25 Jan 1906 Cem. Peoria Loc. Richland Cmt. Veteran- Co. C, 160th Infantry of Ohio |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/19/2018 |
| Message: | Member Co. D, 16th Ohio Infantry--his name is spelled Hewitt in his Civil War and GAR Records and his Pension, but HUIT on his military headstone. If you have information please contact me. Thanks. |
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| Record: | MATHEW, James P (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 21 Feb 1838 D. 15 Apr 1866 Cem. Baldwin Loc. Richland Cmt. Veteran - Co. K, 3rd Cav. of Virginia |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/15/2018 |
| Message: | James P. Mathew--Civil War Veteran---"James P Mathews
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieutenant
State Served: West Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company K, West Virginia 3rd Cavalry Regiment.Mustered out on 01 Mar 1865.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service RecordsOfficial Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865" |
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| Record: | PAGE, T.H. (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 14 Nov 1831 D. 06 Jun 1876 Cem. Friends Loc. Prairie Cmt. Veteran |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/15/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31300573?memorialUpdated=Yes (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | Civil War Veteran---Tyrus H. Page Enlisted in Company D, Iowa 26th Infantry Regiment on 15 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 13 May 1863 at St Louis, MO. |
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| Record: | HOUGHTON, Wm. H. (Poweshiek County) |
| | B. 6 Feb 1835 D. 18 Jan 1915 Cem. Hazelwood Loc. Grant Twp Cmt. Co. B46th Ia. Inf. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/13/2018 |
| Message: | The William Houghton who served in Co. B, 46th Iowa Infantry is buried in Mahaska County, Iowa. No Civil War regiment has been found for the person in Poweshiek County. |
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| Record: | PETERSEN, Jens C. (Audubon County) |
| | B. 14 May 1840 D. 10 Apr 1909 Cem. St.Johns Lutheran Loc. Oakfield Twp Cmt. Lot 29 |
| Posted By: | Pat Madsen (patsact) on 8/13/2018 |
| Message: | Jens C [for Christian] was my great grandfather, born 24 Oct 1844 in Torslev parish (sogn), Hjorring amt, North Jutland, Denmark. I'd love information about how he entered the US. Know it was 1903 - 1905 but cannot find the correct ship manifest. Happy to correspond with anyone curious about Jens. |
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| Record: | GAMBLE, Robert (Mahaska County) |
| | B. 08 Jul 1838 D. 02 Jul 1867 Cem. Highland Loc. Monroe Cmt. Veteran - Co. H, 2nd Bat. 18 U.S.A. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 8/6/2018 |
| URL / Title: | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66974900/robert-gamble#add-to-vc (Find a Grave) |
| Message: | He has a gravestone at Hopewell. |
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| Record: | BEAUCHAMP, -- (Washington County) |
| | B. 1800 D. 26 Aug 1870 Cem. Beauchamp Loc. Crawford Twp |
| Posted By: | Karen S Bree (kbree) on 7/18/2018 |
| Message: | This is John Beauchamp, born 25 Oct 1799 in Pickaway County, Ohio; migrated to Iowa around 1850, died in Crawford Twp, Washington County on 26 Aug 1870. |
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| Record: | PARRISH, Benj. (Keokuk County) |
| | B. 1811 D. Jan. 31, 1890 Cem. Mt. Zion Loc. Martinsburg Cmt. h/Mary J. |
| Posted By: | Cindy Zozak (czozak22) on 7/17/2018 |
| Message: | This is my great, great grandfather. Would like to share information with others related. |
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| Record: | SLOGUM, G.F. (Mahaska County) |
| | Cem. Highland Loc. Harrison Cmt. Veteran - Co. I, 58th Infantry of Pennsylvania |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 7/16/2018 |
| Message: | His name was George Fell Slocum. Born 10 Oct 1840
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 11 Aug 1882 (aged 41)
Evans, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA |
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| Record: | HYLAND, Mark (Polk County) |
| | B. 1827 D. 07 Nov 1900 Cem. Woodland Cmt. Age 73; Civil War |
| Posted By: | nancy (minntwins8791) on 7/14/2018 |
| Message: | Married to Sarah Wenham, father of Nettie Doud, married to Mike Doud |
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| Record: | HYLAND, Mark (Polk County) |
| | B. 1827 D. 07 Nov 1900 Cem. Woodland Cmt. Age 73; Civil War |
| Posted By: | nancy (minntwins8791) on 7/14/2018 |
| Message: | Married to Sarah Wenham, father of Nettie Doud, married to Mike Doud |
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| Record: | COOGEN, Peter (Winneshiek County) |
| | B. 1837 D. 1896 Cem. Phelps Loc. Decorah Cmt. Age 59 |
| Posted By: | Karen Hendrickson (Hendrall) on 7/12/2018 |
| Message: | Last name misspelled and Peter Coogan was born 24 Jun 1841 in Steuben County, NY to James Coogan and Catherine McQuade Coogan. |
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| Record: | DAVIDSON, P.S. (Page County) |
| | B. 1836 D. 20 Mar 1888 Cem. Blanchard Loc. Blanchard, Colfax Twp. |
| Posted By: | Linda Linn (linrd) on 7/11/2018 |
| Message: | His name was Pembroke S. Davidson. Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 15 May 1865.Enlisted in Company H, Ohio 189th Infantry Regiment on 05 Mar 1865.Mustered out on 28 Sep 1865 at Nashville, TN. |
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| Record: | DAHLMAN, Martha (Shonaboon) (Grundy County) |
| | B. 26 Dec 1818 D. 06 Apr 1875 Cem. East Friesland Loc. German Twp. Cmt. w/o John, Lot 48 |
| Posted By: | Lyle Dahlman (dahlmans) on 7/10/2018 |
| Message: | My Great-great grandmother |
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| Record: | YOUNG, James S. (Keokuk County) |
| | B. 52 D. 1873 Cem. Porter Loc. Adams Twp. |
| Posted By: | greg patterson (greg672) on 7/5/2018 |
| Message: | Looking for parents of James S. Young and Pennsylvania birth place. Also his wife Ziba. Need her maiden name. She appeared in 1860 census in Marshall, Iowa but not the 1870 census for Keokuk. |
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