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MT. HOPE CEMETERY
Union City Township, Allamakee county Iowa

The Mt. Hope Cemetery on the grounds of the Mt. Hope United Presbyterian Church is located just off Iowa River Drive (A26), 5.4 miles east of the intersection of A-26 and Highway 76.

Birds-eye of Mt. Hope cemetery. Courtesy of Bing.com
Birds-eye of Mt. Hope cemetery. The church can be seen at the bottom of the picture.
Photo from Bing Maps.


Notes:
1) Photos of some 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 all of the gravestone photos submitted for Mt. Hope 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

Airington, Floren Young                               1893             ? 	Research Alert!
Anderson, Archie Dwight                               1907             ?     L 10
Anderson, Jessie Louise                               1911   1983 Jun 27     BR
Beardmore, Alfred Edward                      1853 Jun 09    1930 Dec 09     FM L 22 Obit
Beardmore, Ambrose                            1864 Mar 14    1890 Jun 10     L 21
Beardmore, Anne H                             1894 Apr 16    1975 Feb 22     FM L 60
Beardmore, Arthur                                     1882           1883    L 3
Beardmore, Arthur A                           1891 Mar 22    1976 Nov 30     FM L 22 DR
Beardmore, Charles G                          1895 Mar 12    1979 Jun 14     FM L 2 BR
Beardmore, Daisy Ethel                        1886 Jan 16    1974 Nov 17     FM L 22 DR
Beardmore, Earl Stocks                        1892 Jan 26    1971 Feb 15     FM L 53 DR
Beardmore, Eben A                             1886 Oct 28    1969 Aug 25     FM L 1 DR
Beardmore, Emma Jane Bulman                   1862 Feb 24    1923 Apr 13     FM L 22 DR
Beardmore, Floyd Alfred                       1897 Jul 21    1962 Jun 12     FM L 3
Beardmore, Frank D                            1906 Apr 27    1975 Feb 03     FM L 3
Beardmore, Gladys                                     1915             ?
Beardmore, Gladys                                     1894           1961
Beardmore, Glenn Earl                         1922 Sep 04    1978 May 01     FM L 61 DR
Beardmore, Harvey                             1869 Jan 03    1940 Feb 17     FM James Harvey L 21
Beardmore, Hazel L Johnson                    1899 Aug 31    1987 Jan 24     Obit DR
Beardmore, John                                       1860   1935 Mar 24     FS Ae 74 L 22
Beardmore, John E                             1895 Apr 02    1968 Mar 30     FM L 60
Beardmore, John H                             1887 May 12    1977 Mar 29     FM L 21 DR
Beardmore, Julia F                                    1873   1954 Jan 22     FS Ae 80 L 21
Beardmore, Laura                                      1862   1901 Apr 11
Beardmore, Lynn                                       1858           1931
Beardmore, Martha C                           1900 Apr 30    1963 Aug 07     FM L 2
Beardmore, Mary E                                     1862           1933    L 3
Beardmore, Myrtle                                     1913             ?
Beardmore, Myrtle F                           1900 Apr 24    1982 May 13     FM L 53 DR
Beardmore, Sarah Faulkner                     1825 Oct 29    1896 May 24     Mrs. William Sr. L21
Beardmore, Stanley Calvin                     1893 Feb 26    1964 Aug 28     FM WWI Vet L 1
Beardmore, William                            1849 Apr 05    1925 Aug 27     L 3 DR
Beardmore, William Sr                         1823 Oct 26    1917 Jan 25     Obit L 3
Beighle, Annie                                          ?              ?     L 50
Beighle, Bemina                                         ?              ?     L 50
Beighle, Isaac                                          ?              ?     L 50
Beighle, Willie                                         ?              ?     L 50
Bellows, Angeline                                       ?    1891 Jan 18     L 45
Bellows, Elmer Ellsworth                      1861 May 29    1940 Dec 08     L 45 NI Son of Porter
Bellows, Ervin Ellsworth                      1899 Jan 15    1966 Dec 15     FM L 45 DR
Bellows, Martha                               1856 Jan 19    1864 Mar 19     CR Maryia L 45
Bellows, Porter                               1803 Sep 09    1878 Nov 09     L 45
Bullman, Jason C                                      1871           1935    L 26
Bullman, Joyce M                              1936 Jun 23    1936 Jun 24     L 25
Bullman, Margaret Elizabeth                   1882 May 28    1952 Apr 20     FM L 26
Bulman, ?                                               ?              ?     L 26
Bulman, Alfred C                              1895 Oct 21    1971 Dec 19     FM L 16 DR
Bulman, Alton J                               1898 Jan 05    1985 Oct 17     FM Obit DR
Bulman, Francis A                                     1900             ?	Research Alert!


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Name                                                 Born           Died     Remarks

Bulman, Helga M                               1905 Feb 25    1980 Aug 20     FM L 54 DR
Bulman, James T                               1857 Oct 06    1922 Oct 26     FM L 16 Dr
Bulman, Mathilda Hephzibah                    1860 Feb 26    1948 Jul 02     FM L 16 DR Hartley
Bulman, Randall Loren                         1954 Nov 18    1954 Nov 19     FM L 43 DR
Bulman, Richard Lee                           1954 Nov 18    1954 Nov 18     FM L 43 DR Richardo
Burrichter, Dustin E                          1980 Nov 13    1984 Aug 06     DR
Dennison, Mary J                                        ?    1872 Apr 29     NI Mrs. Nathan
Dennison, Nathan                                        ?    1892 Feb --     NI
Dowling, Charity                              1847 Sep 06    1881 Apr 12     Obit L 14
Dowling, John M                               1836 Feb 04    1915 Jan 23     FM Co B IA 12 Inf L 14
Dowling, William H                                      ?              ?     L 14
Getwitz, Steven M                             1958 Oct 16    1985 Jun 19     Ae 26y
Gilchrist, Charlotte                                  1819           1862
Gilchrist, Elizabeth L                                1832           1872
Greene, Hannah Winder                                 1815           1883    L 61
Greene, Hattie May                            1877 Jun 19    1878 Aug 14
Greene, Joseph                                        1846   1872 Mar 28     Co B IA 27 Inf L 61
Gruber, Laura L                                       1919   1980 Feb 10     CR L 24 BR
Hahn, Clyde                                   1902 Feb 21    1904 Sep 22     FM Obit L 4 DR
Hahn, John                                    1855 Dec 21    1926 Sep 27     L 4 DR
Hahn, Margaret                                        1857           1939    L 4
Hahn, Schaffe                                           ?              ?     L 4
Hammond, Sarah                                1798 Jul 18    1875 Sep 21
Haney, Minnie                                         1862   1871 Aug 24
Haney, Willie                                         1859   1871 Aug 24
Hartle, William                                       1814   1875 Mar 20
Hartley, Albert G                             1906 Oct 17    1976 Nov 20     FM L 37 DR
Hartley, Allen B                              1902 Mar 03    1987 Jun 12     BR
Hartley, Annie E                              1836 Sep 02    1897 Nov 28
Hartley, Belle S                              1901 May 13   1953 Apr 06      FM L 37
Hartley, Benjamin                                     1870           1957    L 20
Hartley, Caroline Frances                     1869 Jan 01    1950 Mar 30     FM L 20 DR
Hartley, Carrie L Howe                        1872 May 10    1949 Nov 25     FM L 37 DR
Hartley, Eddie Henry                          1856 May 19    1883 Jun 27
Hartley, Ella                                           ?              ?     L 20
Hartley, George W                                     1832   1882 Nov 29     Obit
Hartley, Henry Edward                         1850 May 19    1983 Jun 27
Hartley, Isaac                                          ?              ?
Hartley, John Joseph                          1899 Dec 15    1919 Oct 04     FM L 37
Hartley, John W                               1924 Apr 29    1924 May 01     FM Son of Sidney DR
Hartley, John W                               1844 Jun 10    1922 Aug 23     Co F IA 6 Cav L 29 DR
Hartley, Joseph                                       1869           1919    L 37
Hartley, Manora Pierce                        1868 May 20    1922 Nov 24     FM CR Mrs. John W. L 29 N
Hartley, Remina                                         ?              ?
Hartley, S. Francis                                   1884   1956 Sep 22     FM
Hartley, Sarah C                              1858 Jan 11    1899 Mar 26
Hartley, Sarah Gilchrist                      1818 Jan 05    1889 Mar 20     Mrs. J.W. L 29
Hartley, Willie                                         ?    1889 Mar --     B Cambridge Eng
Hartly, Francis?                                        ?    1901 Feb 26     CR Hartley L 30
Hartly, Mary                                          1875           1932    CR Hartley L 30


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Name                                                 Born           Died     Remarks

Howes, Albert E/S?                            1909 Oct 16    1973 Nov 18     FM L 12 DR
Howes, Emma A                                 1880 Oct 15    1882 Jan 07     L 11
Howes, Frank A                                1871 Nov 07    1936 Oct 27     FM L 12
Howes, Jessie Scott                           1884 Feb 16    1978 Jul 26     FM CR Jesse L 12 DR
Howes, John                                             ?              ?     L 11
Howes, John                                   1845 Sep 30    1917 Mar 24
Howes, John C                                 1869 Apr 30    1883 Feb 01     L 11
Howes, Louisa C                               1847 Mar 05    1894 Apr 07     L 11
Howes, Lucy                                             ?              ?     L 12
Howes, Mary E                                           ?    1875 Mar 13     L 11
Howes, Phoebe                                 1814 Jun 04    1882 Aug 06     L 8/10?
Howes, Thomas                                         1818   1875 Apr 26     L 11
Howes, William                                          ?    1875 Apr 29
Kaeser, Lucille L Howes                       1877 Jul 19   1946 Apr 23      FH DR
Kibby, William                                1826 Jan 01    1886 Jul 21     B Somersetshire L 31
Lane, Barbara Mary                            1879 Feb 21    1967 Apr 01     FM L 42 DR
Lane, Jessie L.                               1905 Nov 18    1972 Oct 23     FM “Jay” L 42
Lane, Russell Jr                              1909 Apr 04    1974 Jan 10     FM L 42
Lane, Russell Sr                              1878 Apr 08    1971 Aug 06     FM L 42 DR
Langford, ?                                             ?            1874
Langford, James                                       1804   1877 Oct 26     L 60
Langford, Katie                                       1805   1899 Oct 18
Langford, Oscar                                         ?    1882 Sep 12
Larson, ?                                     1960 May 27    1960 May 27     FM Son X-ed out on DR
Leidahl, ?                                              ?              ?     Inf L 27
Leidahl, George                                         ?              ?     L 27
Lusk, Elizabeth R                             1873 Oct 26    1884 Aug 07     L 18
Lusk, Isabel                                  1860 Aug 16    1864 Apr 22     L 18
Lusk, Letit                                           1798   1871 Mar 02     L 18
Lusk, Mary A                                          1824   1877 Oct 08     CR Tom L 18
Lusk, Thomas                                            ?    1922 Feb --     NI Ae 62y
Marsh, Elizabeth A                            1858 Jan 14    1901 Sep 29     NI
Martin, Ada J                                         1878           1963    L 6
Martin, J R                                           1850           1934    L 7?
Martin, John Edward                           1871 Mar 20    1924 Jul 11     FM L 6 DR
Martin, Mary                                  1830 Feb 01    1918 Nov 28
Martin, William                               1825 Dec 25    1915 Sep 24
May, ?                                                  ?            1869	Research Alert!
May, Adell                                    1849 May 13    1892 Jun 21     L 2
May, Chauncey                                 1880 Sep 16    1882 Feb 21     L 2
May, D O                                              1816   1896 Apr 04	Research Alert!
May, Frank Dexter                             1850 Aug 07    1922 May 27     L 2 DR NI
McNearney, Jane Elizabeth                     1880 Jan 21    1897 Mar 10
Miles, ?                                                ?    1889 Jan 03     Mrs. Thomas
Mohwinkle, Delton                             1916 Jan 07    1972 Jan 04     FM L 53 DR
Mohwinkle, Helen E                                    1918             ?
Mulholland, ?                                           ?    1895 Jul --     NI Inf dau of C
Nolting, David R                              1961 Sep 02    1980 Aug 09     FM L 38
Pierce, ?                                               ?    1887 Mar 30     NI Son of Sidney
Purrington, Florence Young                    1893 Aug 22    1981 Dec 29     FM L 30 DR


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Name                                                 Born           Died     Remarks

Raby, Marian Charlotte                        1914 Oct 09    1988 Feb 28     FM DR Hartley
Ratcliff, ?                                           1819   1896 Feb 28     Mrs. J
Ratcliff, ?                                             ?            1887    Twin
Ratcliff, ?                                             ?            1887    Twin
Ratcliff, Ben                                           ?              ?     L 28
Ratcliff, Benjamin                            1812 Feb 27    1900 Jan 01     B Staffordshire L 28
Ratcliff, Charlotte                                     ?              ?     L 28
Ratcliff, Daniel G                            1872 Jun 25    1928 Jan 21     FM DR
Ratcliff, Elizabeth                                     ?              ?     L 28
Ratcliff, Kate V. Adams                                 ?    1869 Jun 24
Ratcliff, Margaret                                    1825   1888 Sep 29     L 38
Robinson, ?                                             ?            1872
Robinson, Esther                              1839 Jan 01    1901 Sep 15     L 13
Robinson, George                              1857 Jan 10    1891 Nov 14     Co ? IA 1 Cav L 13
Robinson, Henry                               1833 Mar 15    1913 Jun 20     Obit L 13
Robinson, Margaret                            1848 May 22    1877 Feb 22
Robinson, Rose                                        1805   1891 Oct 24
Row, Alice                                    1814 Jan 01    1894 Mar 27     CR Rowe L 15
Row, Jason                                            1817   1894 May 06     CR Rowe, James L 15
Saddler, ?                                    1888 May 24    1888 Aug 24     Inf L 23
Sadler, ?                                               ?              ?     L 23
Sadler, Alton B                               1903 Apr 08    1903 Apr 13     L 44
Sadler, Arvid Earl                            1917 Jan 24    1979 Dec 03     GR WWII Vet L 24 BR
Sadler, Edward James                          1874 Mar 04    1937 Jul 10     FM L 44
Sadler, Elmer Leroy                           1927 Jan 04   1947 Apr 17      L 23 FB DR
Sadler, Joseph C.                                     1860           1935    L 23
Sadler, Laura Christabel                      1862 Mar 27    1901 Apr 12     L 23
Sadler, Leona                                           ?              ?     L 24
Sadler, Louise M                              1876 Jan 01    1940 Feb 27     FM	Research Alert!
Sadler, Rivic                                 1889 Apr 28    1889 Jun 10     L 23?
Sadler, Rose Katherina Wild                   1872 Sep 16    1969 Dec 12     FM L 44 DR
Sadler, Royal S                                       1886           1933    L 23
Sadler, Stanley                               1914 Mar 16    1916 Sep 25     L 23
Sadler, Urban Joseph                          1894 Dec 29    1985 Dec 20     FS Obit “Steve” L 24 DR
Sadler, Wayne E                               1895 Aug 10    1974 Jun 07     FM L 23
Sadler, William                               1827 May 27    1890 Dec 09     Obit
Schaffer, Barbara                             1831 Dec 12    1910 Oct 01
Schisler, ?                                             ?    1871 Aug 30     NI Ae 8y Son of Mrs. Paul
Schisler, ?                                             ?    1871 Aug 30     NI Ae 10y Dau of Mrs. Pau
Schoh, Gary Leon                              1954 Jun 05    1954 Jun 16     L 44
Shackelton, John                                      1811   1900 Feb 12     L 12
Shackelton, Johnney R                                 1855   1862 Apr 16     L 12
Shackelton, Mary E                            1861 Jul 12    1866 Dec 12     L 12
Shackelton, Sophia Ann Ogle                   1821 Aug 12    1892 May 28     L 12 NI
Sheriff, ?                                    1918 Mar 02    1918 Mar 02
Singleton, Elizabeth                          1806 Feb 28    1887 Mar 18     L 36
Singleton, Jacob                              1795 Apr 19    1883 Jul 13     1812 War Vet L 36
Singleton, Jacob H                            1833 Jun 16    1872 Jan 04     CW Vet USN L 36
Singleton, James N                            1838 Jan 09    1877 Oct 19     GR Co C VA 1 Inf L 36
Singleton, James W                                    1827   1908 Dec 10     Co ? WV 1 Inf GAR


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Name                                                 Born           Died     Remarks

Singleton, Sarah                                        ?              ?     L 36
Singleton, Thomas                                       ?              ?     GR Co ? VA 1 Inf
Sires, M J                                              ?            1882
Sires, Mary Ann                               1866 Oct 09    1887 Apr 06
Sires, Mary J Wampler?                                1848   1882 Mar 24     L 18 NI Mrs. Daniel
Smith, ?                                                ?    1954 Jan 15
Smith, Dale Henry                             1925 Apr 27    1943 Nov 24     L 31 DR
Smith, Elizabeth Ann                                  1877           1959    L 4
Smith, Fred A                                         1878           1963    L 4
Smith, Margaret                                       1804   1884 Mar 26     Miss
Smith, Marvel Irene                                   1906           1908    L 4
Smith, Myrtle Mary                            1901 Jun 10    1952 Jun 14     FM L 31
Smith, Wilfred E                              1899 Oct 13    1978 Jul 21     FM L 31 DR
Smith?, ?                                               ?              ?     A twin L 31
Smith?, ?                                               ?              ?     A twin L 31
Wagner, Cora A                                1869 Jan 20    1869 Sep 20
Wagner, Jacob                                         1840   1873 Apr 11     L 5
Wagner, Lottie                                1864 Jan 19    1885 May 30     L 5
Wagner, Lottie E                              1876 Apr 30    1886 May 30     L 5
Wampler, Hiley                                1874 Feb 28    1906 May 04     DR
Wampler, Joseph                                       1861   1896 Feb 28     L 19
Wampler, Joseph                               1830 May 06    1900 Jan 07     L 19 Obit
Wampler, Margaret                                     1816   1884 Mar 28     Obit L 19? NI Mrs. Joseph
Wampler, Margaret                                       ?    1904 Jul --     L 19?
Wampler, Mary J                                       1823           1882
Wampler, William                              1850 Aug 02    1924 May 27     DR
Waters, Pat                                             ?    1870 Aug 12     L 18
Weber, ?                                                ?    1925 Oct 11     DR
Weber, Hazel M                                1888 Dec 26    1964 Oct 31     DR	Research Alert!
Weir, Edmund Carl                             1930 Jul 30    1930 Aug 11     DR
Weymiller, ?                                            ?              ?     L 38
Weymiller, Ethel H                                    1896             ?     L 38
Weymiller, Fred William                       1891 Sep 26    1958 Feb 27     FM L 38 DR
Weymiller, Leland                                     1916           1986
Weymiller, Nellie Bulman                              1889           1918    L 16
Weymiller, Verna I Jackson                    1921 Sep 18    1973 Sep 29     FM L 39 DR	Research Alert!
Wild, Harris E                                1913 Sep 17    1986 Mar 17     FM L 39 DR
Williamson, John                                      1832   1876 Sep 09     GR Co F IA 6 Cav L 27
Williamson, Joseph                            1798 Jul 04    1886 Aug 02     L 27
Williamson, Kate                                        ?              ?     L 27
Woolstrom, Lynn                                         ?              ?     L 41
Young, ?                                              1886   1893 Sep 16     L 35
Young, Elizabeth                              1829 Dec 31    1887 May 09     Obit L 35
Young, Florence                                         ?              ?     L 30
Young, Nancy                                          1860           1945    L 30
Young, Prudence                                       1808   1872 Jan 04     L 35
Young, William D                              1828 Oct 28    1918 Apr 07     L 35

 

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

-Transcribed by Kay Brumbaugh and proofread by Roxanne Barth. 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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