surname: Alden
given name: Joseph
born: Feb
birth place: ?
spouse 1: wife died abt 2 yrs ago
died: 16 Oct 1914
death place: family farm SW of Shellsburg
age at death: 74
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 18 Oct 1914
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 30 Oct 1914
surname: Alden
given name: Joe
born: ?
birth place: on the Alden farm; s/o John and Elizabeth Alden
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Anna
son: Ocar
died: 24 Jun 1930
death place: on his farm near Shellsburg
age at death: 52
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 26 Jun 1930
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 25 Jun 1930
surname: Alden
given name: Marie
nee: ?
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ?
died: ?
death place: Independence
age at death: 80
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: ?
newspaper date: 3 Feb ??82
surname: Alden
given name: Emma
nee: Bisset
born: 26 Feb 1881, father Thomas
birth place: PA. came to Iowa 1903
marriage date: 1905
spouse 1: Joseph
2 children: Elizabeth, died as infant; Oscar
died: 27 Mar 1918
death place: at her home, west of Parker's Grove church
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 12 Apr 1918
surname: Alden
given name: Lucy, Miss
born: 26 Jun 1872
birth place: Canton Twp.; d/o Joseph & Elizabeth Alden; 2 brothers & 1 sister
died: 16 Jul 1898; lingering illness
death place: parent's home
age at death: 26 yrs 20 ds
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 18 Jul 1898
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 28 Jul 1898
surname: Armstrong
given name: Thomas G.
born: ?
birth place: Ireland, came to Benton 1850
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Sarah Fawcett
children: ten
notes: owned 2500 acres of land in Benton County; two sections in Hamilton
County; 1 section in Palo Alto County. President of Atkins Savings
Bank.
died: 12 Jul 1895, injured by a runaway team
death place: Fremont Twp.
age at death: 68
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 14 Jul 1895
newspaper: Parkers Grove Times
newspaper date: 18 Jul 1895
surname: Barton
given name: Orlo B.
born: 9 Apr 1886; s/o Mr. & Mrs. O. B. Barton; 3 brothers & 8 sisters
birth place: near Shellsburg
died: 10 Mar 1907, pneumonia
death place: at home near Shellsburg, Canton Twp.
age at death: 20
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 12 Mar 1907
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 15 Mar 1907
surname: Barton
given name: Mary
nee: Addamson
born: 18 Jun 1847
birth place: Ohio; came w/parents to Benton
marriage date: ?
children: 13; 3 prs of twins
spouse 1: O. B.; died 2 yrs ago; GAR.
died: 6 Dec 1918
death place: Shellsburg
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 9 Dec 1918
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times?
newspaper date: 9 Dec 1918
surname: Barton
given name: ? [Pamel H.]
nee: Haskins
born: [27 Feb] 1813
birth place: Ticonderoga, Essex Co., NY
marriage date: 24 Jul 1831, East Otto, Cattaragus Co., NY
spouse 1: Enos H.
children: 3 sons, O. B. & other 2 died in Civil War; 2 daughters
notes: 1833 moved to Jackson Co., OH; 1840 moved to Knox Co., IL; 1854 moved to
Benton, purchased land a few miles south of Vinton, in Canton Twp.
died: 4 Feb 1889
death place: residence near Parker's Grove; R. King was neighbor
age at death: 75 yrs 11 mo 8da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 8 Feb 1889
surname: Barton
given name: Eva I., Miss
born: 24 Oct 1883; d/o O. B. & ? C.
birth place: near Shellsburg
died: 14 Dec 1956
death place: Benion Nursing Home, Center Point
age at death: 74
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 17 Dec 1956
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 14 Dec 1956
surname: Ellen Black
given name: Ellen
nee: Thomas
born: ?; mother: Sarah; came to Vinton, Benton 1856 by covered wagon from Boone
Co., Indiana w/ mother & 2 small brothers.
birth place: Boone Co., Indiana?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: T. C.; 5 children
age at time of article: 77
member of: Parker's Grove Cemetery
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 25 Sep 1926
quote: Mrs. Black recalls the time when Musquaki Indians camped in the woods at
Parker's Grove and an Indian child died. One of the tribe asked Milo Pratt,
"Where can we bury papoose?" He was assigned a spot near the corner of the
rail fence enclosing Parker's Grove cmemetery. Mr. Pratt prepared a wooden
box and the burial took place. The grave never was marked.
surname: Bosworth
given name: Elizabeth
born: ? ; d/o Amos Bosworth; mother died a yr ago
died: 1916, heart failure
death place: Galt, IA
age at death: 12
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery, next to mother
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 9 Aug 1916
surname: Bonesteel
given name: N. D.
born: 23 Dec 1834
birth place: Sheridan, NY
marriage date: 5 May 1855, Union Mills IN
spouse 1: Miss A. E. Mount
note: came to Benton 1856
children: seven, 1 died as infant
died: 20 Mar 1914; survived by wf & 6 children
death place: family farm in Canton Twp., west of Shellsburg
age at death: 79
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 23 Mar 1914
newspaper: Benton County Times
newspaper date: Tuesday, 24 Mar 1914
surname: Case
given name: Stewart Elamson
born: 20 May 1855; came to IA 8 yrs ago
birth place: Illinois
spouse 1: never married
died: Sunday, 22 Jul 1917; death due to paralysis of 6 wks.
death place: home of his brother, Ira L. Case
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Monday, 23 Jul 1917
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 23 Jul 1917
surname: Bratton
given name: Wm Y.
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ?
died: ?
death place: ?
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Saturday, ; services held at home of brother, E. M. Bratton
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 10 May 1907
surname: Dickson
given name: David D.
born: 15 Apr 1833
birth place: Ireland; came to Benton 1868
marriage date: Thanksgiving Day, 1873, Benton Co.
spouse 1: Sarah E. Johnson, who died 1 Jul 1903, age 50 yrs.
[Sarah, born in Coshocton Co., OH]
died: Friday, 5 May 1916
death place: home in Eden Twp.
age at death: 83 yrs 20 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 8 May 1916
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Tuesday, 9 May 1916
note: bio in 1910 history
surname: Dickson
given name: John Cleveland
born: ? ; s/o David Dickson; 6 siblings
birth place: ?
died: Friday 1907 [mother died 6 yrs ago]
death place: father's home, near Newhall
age at death: 22
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Monday
newspaper: Benton County Times
newspaper date: Friday, 7 Jun 1907
surname: Dixon [Dickson]
given name: Mrs. ? Sarah
nee: ? Johnson
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ? David D. Dixon [Dickson]
died: Wednesday, 1 Jul 1903
death place: at her home in Eden Twp.
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: today, Friday, 3 Jul 1903
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 3 Jul 1903
surname: Hagan
given name: Jesse K.
born: ? ; only s/o Mr & Mrs James Hagan of Fremont Twp.; 2 sisters
birth place: ?
died: Wednesday, 13 Aug 1890
death place: St. Luke's Hosp.
age at death: 22
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 14 Aug 1890
newspaper: Benton County Times
newspaper date: 21 Aug 1890
surname: Hagan
given name: Myron Heath
born: 26 Apr 1899
survived by: mother, 2 brothers, & 1 sister. Oscar, Howard & Mrs. Margaret
Watson of NY
birth place: Benton Co.
spouse 1: never married
died: Tuesday, 27 May 1930
death place: family home, 3 miles west of Palo
age at death: 31
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Thursday, 29 May 1930
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Wednesday, 28 May 1930
surname: Hancock
given name: J. J.
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ?
died: Saturday, 12 Jan 1901; heart desease
death place: home of his son-in-law, Frank Weyr, of Canton Twp.
age at death: abt 58
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday, 15 Jan 1901
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Tuesday, 15 Jan 1901
note: Civil War veteran
surname: Hatfield
given name: William
born: 12 Nov 1840
survived by: 3 brothers: Dave, John, Jake; 2 sisters: Mrs Alice Walton of IL &
Mrs. Ellen Bunten of Brandon; 2 sons: Frank & Chas.; 3 daus: Ella
Steed of CA, Ad Garnet and Arlie Cumberland of Cedar Rapids
birth place: ?
marriage date: 1857
spouse 1: Mary E. Chipman [wf decease]
children: 8 children: Wally, Frank, Charles, Myrtle, Ella, Lucy, Orlie and Add.
[3 children dead]
spouse 2: Mrs. Etta Meskinmin
died: Sunday, 12 Oct 1913
death place: his home
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday, 14 Oct 1913
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Thursday, 16 Oct 1913
note: Civil War veteran, 5th Iowa Co. G
surname: Heath
given name: John Eldridge
born: 25 Sep 1849; came to Benton w parents in 1854
birth place: Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana
marriage (1) date: 1870
spouse (1): Sarah La Tourette [Sarah died in 1883]
marriage (2) date: 1886
spouse (2): Teresa Helvie at Yorktown, Indiana
survived by: wife & 3 children: Mrs J D Hagan of Shellsburg; Mrs J E Rose of
Vinton; Miss Emily Heath of Vinton
died: Thursday, 9 Apr 1908
death place: at his home in Shellsburg
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Sunday, 12 Apr 1908
newspaper: Vinton Eagle Tuesday, 14 Apr 1908
newspaper: Vinton Review, Wednesday, 15 Apr 1908
surname: Hazen
given name: Mary Elizabeth, Miss
born: 18 Sep 1861; d/o Rev. Marion Hazen & Mary Roberts Hazen
survived by: 1 brother & 3 sisters
birth place: Fayette Co., IN
marriage: never married
died: 31 Jan 1925
death place: Cherokee, IA
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery, beside father & mother
burial date: Tuesday
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 7 Feb 1925
surname: Heath
given name: Mary, Miss
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage: never married
died: 21 Jan 1895
death place: father's home, Canton Twp.
age at death: 15 yr 7 mo 14 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: ? 1895
surname: Heath
given name: Sarah E.
nee: Taylor
born: 1820
birth place: near Lexington, KY
note: moved 1822 w/parents to IN; moved w/family in 1848 to Benton
marriage date: 1848, Indiana
spouse 1: Robert Heath; died 12 yrs ago
died: Saturday, 7 Oct 1899
death place: at home of son, John E. Heath, Vinton
age at death: 79 yrs 4 mo 23 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday, 10 Oct 1899
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 13 Oct 1899
surname: Heath
given name: Sarah E.
nee: ?
born: ?
birth place: KY
marriage date: 1848
spouse 1: Robert Heath
note: moved w/Robert to IA in the fall of 1854
died: ?
death place: home of son, John Heath in Vinton
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Wednesday, 11 Oct 1899
surname: Heritage
given name: Nettie, Miss
born: 7 Jul 1859
birth place: ?
marriage: never married
died: ?
death place: home of her sister: Mrs. B. M. (Braytonette M.) Weir; 2 brothers: Rufus & Geo.
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Wenesday
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 8 Feb 1918 [02-08-1918]
surname: Johnson
given name: Catharine
nee: Anderson
born: 16 May 1824
birth place: PA
marriage date: 17 Sep 1842, Ohio; came to IA 1842
spouse 1: Pyone Johnson, who died 11 Apr 1894
children: 9 total - 6 living
died: 21 Jan 1901
death place: home of her daughter. Mrs. Geo. Sheely, in Eden Twp.
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 24 Jan 1901
newspaper: Benton County Times
newspaper date: ? 1901
surname: Mason
given name: Jane
nee: Martin
born: 16 Jun 1818; d/o John & Hannah Martin
birth place: near Lexington, KY
note: moved w/parents to Ohio; came to IA 1854 settled Parker's Grove five
miles SW of Shellsburg
marriage date: 1836, Ohio
spouse 1: Thomas Mason; died 6 yrs ago
children: 8 total - 5 living
died: Tuesday, 22 Jan 1895
death place: home of dau, Mrs. ?, in Benton Twp.
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Thursday, 24 Jan 1895
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 1895
surname: Maxson
given name: Martha, Miss
born: 1 May 1854; d/o Mr & Mrs Thomas Maxson
survived by: 2 brothers, James & Nelson; 1 sister, Mrs. John Neal
birth place: Coles Co., IL
marriage: never married
died: Sunday, 25 May 1919
death place: home of nephew, Sherman Richart, SW of Vinton
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Monday, 26 May 1919
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Tuesday, 27 May 1919
surname: Maxson
given name: John
born: 17 Oct 1852
note: came to Benton at age three
birth place: Ohio
marriage date: 27 Nov 1873
spouse 1: Laura V. Hughes
children: 9 total. Hazel, Clifford and Clarence preceeded the father in death.
Others: Harry & Simon of MN, Charles of ID, Mrs. Nellie Mae of Center
Point, Mrs Laura Harbert, of Shellsburg, John of Cedar Rapids
died: 24 May 1916; drowning
death place: in the cistern at his home
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 26 May 1916
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 26 May 1916
surname: Maxson
given name: Thomas
born: 23 Jul 1809
note: moved to Champaign Co., OH in 1832?; moved to Canton Twp., Benton in fall
of 1854.
birth place: Harrison Co., VA
marriage date: 1836
spouse 1: Jane Martin
survived by: wife & 7 children, 2 boys & 5 girls
died: Tuesday, 1 Jan 1889
death place: his residence in Benton township
age at death: 79 yrs 5 mo 8 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Thursday, 3 Jan 1889
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: ?
surname: McGranahan
given name: Samuel
born: 1 May 1822
birth place: County Derry, Ireland
note: came to PA, USA in 1847; 1854 moved to Moline, IL; 1858 moved to Eldorado
Twp., Benton County
marriage (1) date: 10 Feb 1842 in Ireland
spouse (1): Rebecca Wallace; 12 children [Rebecca died 10 Apr 1869]
marriage (2) date: 4 Mar 1876?
spouse (2): Anna Morrow
died: Wednesday, 14 Jun 1916
death place: his home just outside of Newhall city limits
age at death: 94
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Friday, 16 Jun 1916
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 16 Jun 1916
surname: McGranahan
given name: Bess [Miss]
born: ?
birth place: Newhall
marriage: never married
died: ? Apr 1916
death place: Arizona [had moved there 2 yrs earlier for health reasons]
age at death: 28
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Friday, 28 Apr 1916
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 28 Apr 1916
surname: McGranahan
given name: Anna
nee: Morrow
born: 30 Jan 1850
birth place: Ohio
note: before coming to Benton county, she lived on a farm near Fairfax, Linn Co.
marriage (1) date: 4 Mar 1876?
spouse (1): Samuel McGranahan
died: Wednesday, 30 Jan 1924
death place: her home adjoining Newhall
age at death: 74
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Friday, 1 Feb 1924
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Friday, 1 Feb 1924
surname: Meek
given name: John
born: 8 Apr 1865
birth place: Green County, PA
note: came to Iowa at age 8 with parents & settled on a farm near Shellsburg
marriage date: 16 Sep 1896
spouse 1: Ida May Beatty
survived by: wife & 6 children: James, John, Lloyd & Howard of Shellsburg;
Miss Mary Meek of Vinton & Mrs Alta Roths of Atkins.
died: Monday, 18 Sep 1933
death place: Iowa City Hospital
age at death: 68
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Thursday, 21 Sep 1933
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Wednesday, 20 Sep 1933
surname: Meek
given name: Ida May
nee: Beatty
born: 17 Nov 1874; d/o James & Ellen Beatty
birth place: farm near Atkins
marriage date: 16 Sep 1896
spouse 1: John T. Meek
died: Sunday, 19 Sep 1971
death place: Edgewood Manor Care, Cedar Rapids
age at death: 96
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Wednesday, 22 Sep 1971
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Monday, 20 Sep 1971
surname: Munn
given name: Julia
nee: ?
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Philander Munn
children: 4 total. 3 daus & 1 son [son died as infant]
died: Thursday, 15 Nov 1889
death place: at her home near Newhall
age at death: 62
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 29 Nov 1889
surname: Munn
given name: Philander H.
born: 1817
birth place: Utica, NY
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Julia ?
died: 20 Sep 1893
death place: his home in Newhall
age at death: 75 yrs 10 mo 12 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 29 Sep 1893
surname: Neal
given name: John
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ?
survived by: wife; 2 sons: Simeon Neal of CA & J.P. Neal of Cedar Rapids
died: Sunday, 23 Feb 1908
death place: his home in Cedar Rapids [had only been there a few months]
[had lived in Parker's Grove since 1854]
age at death: 82
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Thursday, 27 Feb 1908
surname: Narber
given name: Bartley
born: 16 Nov 1846; s/o George & Nancy Narber
birth place: farm 4 miles SW of Shellsburg
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Nancy Clemmons [Nancy died 15 yrs ago]
children: none of their own, but raised Morris Kenworthy as a son.
[never legally adopted]
died: Friday, 25 Jan 1918
death place: hospital at Independence
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Saturday, 26 Jan 1918
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Tuesday, 29 Jan 1918
surname: Narber
given name: Lewis
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage: never married
survived by: 4 brothers: Barclay & Homer of Canton Twp.; Emanuel of LaPorte;
Irvin of Cedar Rapids
died: Monday, 4 Dec 1916
death place: his home at Butterfield, MN
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Thursday, 7 Dec 1916
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 8 Dec 1916
surname: Pratt
given name: Cynthia F.
nee: Pangborn
born: ?; first d/o Levi W. Pangborn
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Milo Pratt
died: 30 Oct 1860 of pumonary consumption
death place: her home in Parker's Grove
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 14 Nov 1860
surname: Pangborn
given name: Lee
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage: unmarried
died: ?
death place: hospital, Independence, Iowa
age at death: 61
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Sunday
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 14 May 1915
surname: Pangborn
given name: Ethel
nee: Dickinson
born: 27 Apr 1894; d/o Leonard & Cora Dickinson
birth place: ?
marriage date: 17 June 1920, Cedar Rapids
spouse 1: Warren Pangborn
died: ?
death place: ?
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: ?
surname: Pangborn
given name: Warren
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: 17 June 1920, Cedar Rapids
spouse 1: Ethel Dickinson
died: 25 Dec 1985
death place: ?
age at death: 93
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: ?
surname: Rammersberg [Rammelsberg]
given name: Mary Jane
nee: Armstrong
born: 2 Jan 1873; d/o Thomas Armstrong
birth place: ?
marriage date: 28 Mar 1894, Atkins
spouse 1: Alphons Frederick Rammersberg [Rammelsberg]
died: 21 Dec 1946
death place: ?
age at death: 73
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: ?
surname: Rammersberg [Rammelsberg]
given name: Alphons Frederick
born: 3 Mar 1861; s/o Hugo & Amelia Rammersberg
birth place: farm near Newhall
marriage date: 28 Mar 1894, Atkins
spouse 1: Mary Jane Armstrong
died: 6 Jan 1953
death place: ?
age at death: 90
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: ?
surname: Ritchie [Richey]
given name: ? [Angeline]
nee: ?
born: 1833
birth place: Indiana
marriage date: 1853
spouse 1: Milton Ritchie [Richey]
note: came to Benton in 1854
children: 4 total
died: Thursday, 7 Sep 1905
death place: ?
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Sunday, 10 Sep 1905
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 15 Sep 1905
surname: Ritchie [Richey]
given name: Milton
born: 1831
birth place: Indiana
marriage date: 1853
spouse 1: ?
died: Wednesday, 13 Sep 1905
death place: ?
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Thursday, 14 Sep 1905
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 15 Sep 1905
surname: Roland
given name: William
born: 5 Sep 1872
birth place: Newhall
marriage date: 20 Jan 1894
spouse 1: ?
died: Saturday, 13 Sep 1958
death place: ?
age at death: 86
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Thursday, 18 Sep 1958
surname: Russell
given name: Mary
nee: ?
born: 13 Apr 1849
birth place: Syracuse, NY
note: as child moved with parents to Illinois
marriage date: on her 18th birthday
spouse 1: William Russell [Civil War veteran] [William died 1926]
died: 16 Feb 1947
death place: ?
age at death: 97
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Wednesday
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 17 Feb 1947
surname: Rutan
given name: Harriet Marie
nee: Miller
born: 6 May 1848
birth place: Westmoreland county, PA
marriage date: 1 Jan 1868
spouse 1: E. K. Rutan [survives]
children: 4 total - Effie Agnes died at age 7
died: Sunday, 30 Apr 1916
death place: at her home in Shellsburg
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 5 May 1916
surname: Seely
given name: Elizabeth
nee: ?
born: 23 Sep 1859
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: Frank Seely
child: 1 dau, age 19
note: member of the Prairie U.B. church
died: Wednesday, 7 Feb 1906; runaway team, fell & broke neck
death place: ?
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Friday, 9 Feb 1906
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 2 Feb 1906
surname: Smith
given name: Frederick
born: ?
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: he was married
survived by: wife & children
died: Wednesday, 26 Sep 1888
death place: Fremont Twp.
age at death: 64 yrs 3 mo 2 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Benton County Times,
newspaper date: 18 Oct 1888
surname: Spurgeon
given name: Harvey
born: 6 Nov 1862
birth place: Parker's Grove community
marriage date: 1902
spouse 1: Ada Alice __?__
survived by: 1 son: Homer; 3 step-sons of Shellsburg; 2 sisters: Mrs. Della
McCormick & Mrs. Abzuba Baumgardner of Shellsburg
died: Saturday, 19 Jun 1943
death place: Vinton hospital
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday, 22 Jun 1943
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Monday, 21 Jun 1943
surname: Spurgeon
given name: Samuel
born: ? "old citizen"
birth place: ?
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ?
survived by: wife & 3 children
died: 22 Jan 1898 (1899?)
death place: his home in Newhall; moved to Newhall 4 yrs earlier;
lived in Canton Twp. for several yrs.
age at death: ?
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 2 Feb 1898
surname: Spurgeon
given name: Ada Alice (Adella?)
nee: ?
born: 6 Aug 1860
birth place: Geneseo, Illinois
note: came at age 3 with parents to Parker's Grove community
marriage (1) date: ?
spouse (1): ?
marriage (2) date: 1902
spouse (2): Harvey Spurgeon
children: 4 sons: Clarence, Cliff & Orville from 1st marriage, and Homer
Spurgeon from 2nd marriage, all of Shellsburg; 1 dau, Orpha,
proceeded her in death
died: Sunday, 4 Apr 1943
death place: her home in Shellsburg
age at death: 82
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Wednesday, 7 Apr 1943
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Tuesday, 6 Apr 1943
surname: Soden
given name: Phoebe Jane
nee: Strickland
born: ** Sep 1829
birth place: New York
marriage date: 04 Jun 1851, Viena, Ontario County, New York
spouse 1: Phillip Soden
died: 24 Jul 1914
death place: her home in Shellsburg
age at death: almost 90
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Saturday, 25 Jul 1914
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: 28 Jul 1914
surname: Tumulty [Tumilty]
given name: Shirley Thomas
born: 31 May 1895; son of Mr & Mrs John Tumulty of Eden Twp
birth place: ?
marriage: never married
died: Saturday, 15 Dec 1917
death place: at the home of his parents; was ill for 10 years
age at death: 22 yr 7 mo 15 da
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Monday, 17 Dec 1917
newspaper: Vinton Eagle
newspaper date: Friday, 21 Dec 1917
surname: Weyer
given name: Albert Samuel
born: 1871
birth place: ?
marriage date: Jun 1905
spouse 1: Katherine Roths [d. 12 May 1941]
child: 1 dau, Ruth, died as infant
died: Friday, 4 Jul 1941
death place: at his home
age at death: 70
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Monday, 7 Jul 1941
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Saturday, 5 Jul 1941
surname: Weyer
given name: Christian
born: 19 Jun 1836
birth place: Switzerland
marriage date: 1857, Ohio
note: came to Benton in 1865
spouse 1: Ann Mosshart [Ann died 1909, buried Parker's Grove Cemetery]
died: 15 Apr 1929
death place: dau's home in Vinton [Mrs Ida Smith]
age at death: 92
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Wednesday, 17 Apr 1929
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 15 Apr 1929
surname: Wetsel
given name: Chas.
born: 9 May 1855
birth place: Cleveland, Ohio
note: came to Iowa when a young man
marriage date: 22 Mar 1892
spouse 1: Emma Munn
survived by: widow & several nieces & nephews
died: Sunday, 7 Feb 1932
death place: at his home in Newhall
age at death: 76
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday, 9 Feb 1932
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: Monday, 8 Feb 1932
surname: Woodson
given name: Ira
born: 14 Jun 1877
birth place: Ladonia, MO; s/o Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Woodson
marriage date: ?
spouse 1: ?
died: Sunday afternoon, 12 Nov 1961
death place: Vinton Hospital
age at death: 84
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Tuesday, 14 Nov 1961
newspaper: Benton county News. Special to the Daily Times
newspaper date: 13 Nov 1961
surname: Woodson
given name: Lucy
nee: Alden
born: 17 Mar 1886; d/o Mr. & Mrs. Willard Alden
birth place: Shellsburg
marriage date: 26 Apr 1903?
spouse 1: Ira Woodson
died: 21 Aug 1953
death place: Vinton Hospital
age at death: 67
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 24 Aug 1953
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: 22 Aug 1953
surname: Woodson
given name: Ora Redell
born: 14 Oct 1906; s/o Mr. & Mrs. Ary Woodson
birth place: Logan, MO
note: came to Shellsburg with parents in 1911
marriage date: 12 Oct 1930
spouse 1: Mae Ellen Fisher; d/o Mr. & Mrs. Ed Fisher
died: 26 May 1933
death place: at the home of his parents
age at death: 27
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: 28 May 1933
newspaper: Benton County News, Special to the Daily Times
newspaper date: 27 May 1933
surname: Woodson
given name: Homer [Cpl.]
born: ? ; s/o Mr. & Mrs. Ary Woodson
birth place: ?
died: 26 Jan ?
note: enlisted Mar 1941
death place: killed in Italy [WWII]
age at death: 30
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: ?
newspaper: Cedar Valley Times
newspaper date: ?
surname: Youel
given name: Hannah Sophia [Mrs. J. W. B.]
nee: Pogue
born: Apr. 9, 1817
birth place: Maysville, KY
marriage date: Dec. 19, ? [70 yrs ago] in Crawfordsville, IN
note: they came to IA in 1860; farmed near Shellsburg
spouse 1: James Youel [James died Oct. 6, 1896 in Sac City, IA]
died: Thursday, 17 Oct 1907
age at death: 90 yrs, 6 mo, 8das
death place: residence of her dau, Mrs. Morgan S. Pratt
buried: Parker's Grove Cemetery
burial date: Saturday, 19 Oct 1907
newspaper: Cedar Rapids Gazette, 18 Oct 1907
newspaper: Vinton Eagle, 22 Oct 1907 |
