updated 01/10/2021


ENGLISH BENCH CEMETERY
French Creek Township, Allamakee county Iowa

The English Bench Cemetery served the Mt. Hope United Presbyterian Church community before the establishment of the Mt. Hope Cemetery. It is located in Section 5, French Creek twp. along Iowa River Dr. (A-26) 4.1 miles east of State Highway 76. The entry to the cemetery is poorly marked & the cemetery itself can't be seen from the road. There is a tiny sign next to the driveway (more easily visible if you are traveling east.) The cemetery is on a dirt road only a 100 ft. or so off the highway.

English Bench cemetery - photo by S. Ferrall


Notes:
1) Many photos of the graves have been submitted to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. There also may be photos of gravestones marking burials made after the Woodmansee book was published in 1989. To view the gravestone photos submitted for English Bench cemetery, click here. (new window will open).

2) Woodmansee Notes have been submitted for this cemetery. A red Research Alert! next to the entry indicates there is a note for that person. Click here to read them, a new window will open.

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Burials recorded by Woodmansee as of Dec. 31, 1988:

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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Allen, Silas D                                1862   1864 Feb 08     Ae 02y Son of S.D. 
                                                                           & Lucy
Beardmore, Eliza A Sadler             1856 Apr 15    1876 Dec 19     Mrs. Wm M
Beetum, ?                                       ?            1868    NI Ae 90+ Bur nr Dowlings  Research Alert!
                                                                           
Breuer, Catherine                             1799   1883 Aug --     Mrs.
Breuer, Johanna Gottliebe                     1830   1901 Feb 28     NI Ae 71
Bullman, Alice                        1895 Apr 28    1919 Mar 15     Died in flood
Bullman, Ann Sires                              ?            1875
Bullman, Benjamin                     1891 Aug 02    1919 Jun 17
Bullman, John H                       1859 Sep 24    1882 Apr 06     Ae 22y 06m 12d Son 
                                                                                of T&P
Bullman, Joseph                               1858   1860 Jun 11     Ae 02y Son of Wm
Bullman, Mable                        1916 Dec 27    1919 Mar 15     Died in Flood
Bullman, Mary                         1883 Mar 14    1884 Mar 13
Bulman, Anna F                        1875 Nov 28    1902 Mar 06     Mrs. George W
Bulman, Anna M                        1847 Sep 12    1923 May 02     DR
Bulman, Clayton                               1886   1886 Jun 28     Ae 01m 02d
Bulman, Cora A                                1876   1876 May 11     Ae 01d
Bulman, Elizabeth                     1802 May 04    1884 Mar 04     Mrs. James
Bulman, Ethel G                       1883 Mar 14    1884 Mar 13     Ae 11m 14d Dau of 
                                                                              James T
Bulman, Eva                                   1883   1883 Sep 28     Ae 06d
Bulman, George W                      1839 May 10    1921 Dec 08     Obit DR
Bulman, George W                      1873 Sep 21    1903 Aug 23
Bulman, Helen E                       1845 Sep 27    1924 Aug 25     Mama
Bulman, Leafie                        1867 Nov 20    1894 Jan 30     Mrs. Thos. S
Bulman, Little Minnie                         1880   1881 Jan 20     Ae 06m 07d
Bulman, Little Willie                           ?    1879 Jan 02     Son of Wm
Bulman, Mabel A                       1885 Jun 28    1886 Feb 12     Dau of James T & Matilda
Bulman, Mary                          1852 Sep 07    1885 May 19     W of W.F. Tunamand?
Bulman, Phebe                         1876 Feb 28    1876 Mar 01     Ae 02d Dau of Thomas
Bulman, Phebe S                       1832 Jul 18    1892 May 18     B Cambridge Eng
Bulman, S. S.                                   ?    1886 Jan 28
Bulman, Samuel                                1864   1865 Feb 15     Ae 03m 06d Son of Thomas
Bulman, Thomas                        1828 Apr 06    1915 Nov 21     FM
Bulman, William                       1823 Nov 16    1894 Jul 18     Papa B Thetford 
                                                                             Cambridge
Bulman, William                               1821   1875 Oct 08     Ae 54y 01m 01d
Burroughs, John                               1890           1921
Burroughs, William H                  1888 Sep 30    1983 Sep 28     FM DR
Crowley, Eleanor Mae Sires            1910 Mar 24    1986 Sep 24     DR
Crowley, Joseph                       1903 Feb 26    1981 Jul 13     DR
Doubek, Albert Arthur                 1940 May 24    1944 Feb 18     FM DR
Doubek, Elizabeth Agnes               1937 May 15    1944 Feb 18     FM DR
Doubek, Franklin Anthony              1939 Feb 12    1944 Feb 18     FM DR
Doubek, Henry Mohwinkle                         ?    1929 Jun --     Inf
Doubek, Lawrence James                1941 Aug 10    1944 Feb 18     FM DR
Duff, James                                   1818   1894 Jun 23     Obit
Duff, Mary                                    1822           1900
Ehde, Beverly E                       1946 Jul 30    1985 Sep 26     FM DR
Ehde, Leo V                           1913 Sep 25    1975 Mar 05     FM DR
Ehde, Pearl M                                 1919             ?
Faulkner, Joseph                              1799   1884 Jan 12     Ae 85y Grandpa
Hagen, Donald James                   1934 Oct 18    1934 Nov 06     FM


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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Hahn, George Earl                     1897 Dec 10    1965 May 28     FM Son of John DR
Hartley, B                                      ?              ?     Marker: B.H.
Hartley, Francis                      1818 Feb 15    1907 Oct 03     Obit DR
Hartley, Hephzibah Sneesby            1823 Jul 20    1876 Oct 21     DR of John W. Hartley	Research Alert!
Hartley, Joseph                               1842   1861 May 21     GAR
Hartley, Mary E                       1853 Feb 16    1874 Dec 20     Ae 21y 10m 04d
Hartley, Silas                                1855   1861 Jun 11     Ae 06y
Hermanson, Edna B                             1909             ?
Hermanson, Hubert Gilman              1907 May 16    1984 Feb 06     FM DR
Knight, Mary A                        1882 Nov 13    1887 May 03     Ae 04y 05m 20d
Long, Daniel                          1840 Oct 30            1918
Long, Nancy                           1832 May 19    1912 Jan 01
McNerney, James                       1847 May 05    1906 Aug 20     DR
McNerney, Thomas                              1849           1926
Perkins, John S                       1827 Feb 13    1858 May 25     Ae 31y 03m 12d
Reeder, ?                                       ?              ?     Inf son of Joe and Edith
Reeder, Estelle Evaline                       1851           1927
Reeder, Florence Irene                        1906   1917 Dec 23     FM Dau of Joe & Edith
Reeder, George Albert                 1889 Jul 26    1939 Jan 20     FM
Reeder, Hazel M                       1895 Apr 27    1919 May 23     W of Geo. A
Reeder, Joseph                        1844 Apr 21    1900 Jan 30     Ae 55y 09m 09d
Reeder, Vesta Florence               1906 Sep 10     1967 Mar 06     FM Mother DR
Resler, ?                                       ?    1887 Mar --
Rocksvold, Dervin                     1920 Apr 16    1985 Apr 21     Obit BR
Rosendahl, Bennie C                           1912             ?
Rosendahl, Lois K                             1919           1974
Sadler, Ann                           1823 Jun 21    1904 Feb 04
Sadler, Eliza A                       1860 Jan 14    1902 Sep 18     Dau of J & A
Sadler, Floyd C                               1895   1895 Sep 03     Ae 01m 21d Son of John
Sadler, John B                                1899           1948
Sadler, John B                        1868 Aug 21    1899 Dec 21     NI
Sadler, Joseph M                      1821 Jan 21    1899 Jul 26     FM NI
Sadler, Joseph M                      1820 Sep 23    1899 Apr 01 Research Alert!
Sadler, Louisa M                              1876           1940
Sadler, Mary Bullman                  1833 Jun 29    1928 Apr 12     DR
Sadler, William                       1822 May 26    1890 Dec 06     B Thetford 
                                                                       Cambridgeshire
Sadler, William M                     1863 Sep 09    1944 Apr 23     FM DR
Sheriff, Charles E                    1866 Oct 11    1928 Aug 23     DR
Sheriff, Essie Jane                   1882 Apr 19    1945 Jul 24     FM
Sheriff, Harold Alonzo                1908 Nov 27    1929 Jul 26     FM DR
Sheriff, James Edward                 1873 Nov 08    1957 Jun 30     FM DR
Sheriff, John William                1845 Aug 05     1932 Jan 16     FM DR
Sheriff, Sarah Jane                   1875 Apr 14    1960 Feb 10     DR
Sherriff, ?                           1926 May 02    1926 May 02     DR
Sherriff, Floyd                               1903           1922	Research Alert!
Sherriff, Howard                              1908           1909
Sherriff, Lloyd                       1924 May 13    1925 Mar 29     NI
Sires, Anna B                                 1894           1964
Sires,  Catherine                     1866 Mar 30    1946 Jan 03     Mother DR
Sires,  Daniel                                1891           1971


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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Sires, Donald G                       1906 Oct 05    1908 Jul 12
Sires, Gladys B                       1911 Aug 11    1986 Oct 09     FM DR
Sires, James Grant                    1886 Jan 03    1967 Sep 05     Father DR
Sires, John                                     ?              ?     Co B IA 27 Inf GAR
Sires, Lena                           1887 Sep 30    1971 Aug 28     FM
Sires, Lena                           1888 Sep 30    1983 Sep 28
Sires, Mary Ann                       1866 Sep 09    1882 Apr 06
Sires, Roy                            1888 Mar 10    1985 Oct 18     FM DR
Sires, Sarah J                        1847 Dec 08    1882 Apr 05     Ae 34y 93m 27d W of John
Sires, Sarah Jane                             1886           1935
Sires, Thomas Lee                     1902 Jan 04    1904 Oct 25     DR
Smith, Alma J                                 1832   1865 Nov 16     W of E.H.
Sneesby, John                                        1865 Jan 19     Ae 39y 9m
Spiegler, Minnie Jane P               1882 Jan 13    1938 Jul 29     FM
Spiegler, William Henry               1877 Oct 08    1951 Apr 24     FM DR
Stock, Samuel                         1839 Mar 28    1864 May 02     Ae 25y 01m 04d
Wurth, ?                              1889 Jun --    1890 Mar 23     Obit

 

-source: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS, 1845-1988, by Dale P. Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa; Copyright© 1989 Dale Woodmansee

-Transcribed by Nancy McClain and proofread by Linda Earnheart. Electronically reproduced with permission of Eleen Woodmansee granted to Roxanne Barth (former IAGenWeb Allamakee and Clayton County Coordinator), 1999.

Dale Woodmansee performed a wonderful service in surveying all the tombstones in the cemeteries in Allamakee county and publishing the data; but with any undertaking of this magnitude, there likely are errors, conflicting information or descrepancies. User-contributed information has been added on the Woodmansee Notes pages.

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