Farmer Cemetery

Lincoln Township, Section 24.  Cemetery is about 1 mile west of Numa, south of J-46 on 153rd Ave.    The cemetery is on the west side of the road.

A small cemetery, surrounded by trees and on a sloping lot, it is well kept.   1/2 acre of land for Farmer Cemetery was deeded to Lincoln Township by Enoch Farmer in 1866.

Photos at Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

Transcription as of October 2020

Row Pos. Surname First Name Birth Death Age Comments
1 1 Sult Christena July 19, 1895 69 Y 4 M 19 D w/o H. Sult
1 2 field stone
1 3 Humphries George 1865 1949
1 3 Humphries Minnie E. 1873 1930
1 4 Humphries Infant Son Dec. 1, 1895 s/o G. & M.E. Humphries
1 5 Clemens Laura B. June 10, 1897 25 Y 3 M 9 D w/o G. W. Clemens
1 6 Clemens Clyde E. Jan. 11, 1897 6 M 27 D s/o G. & L. Clemens, northwest side
1 6 Clemens Vinie C. Sept. 4, 1885 7 M 18 D d/o G. & L. Clemens, southwest side
1 7 Miller Bernard A. Dec. 19, 1860 Aug. 28, 1895
1 7 Miller Earl W. Mar. 31, 1885 Feb. 22, 1900
1 8 base only
2 1 Squire Phillip R. Dec. 6, 1894 25 Y 1 M 4 D
2 2 Leak Francis W. Aug. 3, 1825 Apr. 20, 1907 "Father"
2 2 Leak Sarah J. Dec. 4, 1838 Jan. 16, 1912 "Mother"
2 3 Veach (Bryant) Rhoda F. Jan. 10, 1902 63 Y 8 M 12 D w/o A. B. Veach, north side of stone
2 3 Veach A. B. Nov. 4, 1893 57 Y 2 M 5 D south side of stone
2 4 Veach Vimea Mar. 7, 1880 6 M 7 D d/o A. B. & R. F. Veach, stone hard to read
2 5 Veach Richard S. Nov. 18, 1889 21 Y 29 D s/o A. B. & R. F. Veach
2 6 Brown James Mar. 11, 1885 1 Y 7 D s/o J. & L. Brown, stone worn and very hard to read
2 7 base only
3 1 Hibbs Grace M. Feb. 20, 188? d/o J. W. & H. R. Hibbs, stone very worn and covered in lichen, hard to read
3 2 Jones Alex Dec. 9, 1887 39 Y 1 M 8 D original stone
3 3 Jones Elizabeth Mar. 4, 1830 Dec. 8, 1909 "Mother"
3 3 Jones Alexander Oct. 31, 1828 Dec. 9, 1887 "Father", Co. I, 26 IA Inft., with US Veteran medallion, second stone for Alex
3 3 Jones William Sept. 11, 1853 July 11, 1899 north side of Elizabeth & Alexander Jones stone
4 1 Farmer Hannah Sept. 1, 1907 82 Y 4 M 3 D north side of stone, stone in fenced area
4 1 Farmer Enoch Jan. 13, 1892 69 Y 4 M 5 D south side of stone, with G.A.R. medallion
4 2 Wilson Mary E. Sept. 9, 1886 31 Y 6 M 18 D w/o G. W. Wilson
4 3 Brown Fred Nov. 8, 1889 Jan. 5, 1907 s/o W. L. & Sarah A. Brown
4 4 Langford William F. 1875 1940 s/o Silas & Nancy Langford, "In cherished memory of our loved one"
4 5 Farmer Nate 1865 1953
4 5 Farmer Nancy 1857 1922
4 6 Farmer Baby footstone to Nate & Nancy Farmer stone
4 7 Farmer Jennie Oct. 13, 1894 28 Y 1 M 2 D w/o N. Farmer
4 8 Popaletus Edna 1892 1914
4 9 Popaletus Lois Edna June 1, 1914 July 31, 1914
5 1 Wilson Warren H. Apr. 10, 1922 6 Mo.
5 2 Wilson Mary E. 1886 1939
5 2 Wilson Harley F. 1886 1942
5 3 Dobyns (Wilson) Velma 1912 1966

Listed as buried in Farmer Cemetery, no existing stone.

Surname First Name Birth Death
Humphries Clarence H. Feb. 20, 1887
McElwee James E. 1866 1906
McElwee Minnie May Mar. 19, 1874 June 28, 1958

Transcribed by Renee Rimmert