19 War Veterans in Lockridge Cemetery

WAGGLE, CLARK, TOOTHAKER, TOOTHACHER, STAFF, SCHIEBER, SAMPSON, MICKEY, CARTER, BROWN, PFOUTZ, GRIFFITH, GRANT, PIERCE, HERON, SNOW, SHUPPY, BERG

Posted By: Cathy Joynt Labath (email)
Date: 5/10/2006 at 19:52:52

Lockridge Times
Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa
May 31, 1934

NINETEEN WAR VETERANS IN LOCKRIDGE CEMETERY

Nineteen graves were decorated Memorial day as part of the observance of Lockridge.

The Times is indebted to Fred Graff for the list of names of the veterans who are buried in the Lockridge cemetery. Of the two soldiers of the War of 1812, Mr. Graff said:

"One of the veterans, a Mr. Waggle, is buried in an unknown spot. His initials are not known, neither do we know the date of his birth or death. His widow lived in a little house which stood just west of the present Sunshine service station. It was replaced by the house occupied by the Larson family in later years. Mrs. Waggle made her home with the Levi Clark family, until her age and blindness made it necessary to remove her to the county farm.

The second veteran of 1812 was John Toothaker. He built and occupied the house which is now the Graff home."

It would be interesting for some one who knows, to take the following list of names and write a short history about each one. The columns of this paper are always open, and we believe the community would enjoy reading about their early lives.

The list of veterans who are buried in the local cemetery, together with the date of their birth and death, when known, are:

War of 1812
A. Mr. Waggle, grave unknown
Jno. Toothaker, 1794-1886

Civil War
Chas. M. Staff 1812-1889
Henry Schieber, 1840-1924
Ezekiel Sampson, 1845-1896
Nels Pearson, 1834-1907
Bricen Mickey, 1826-1912
Mark Carter, no marker
David L. Brown, 1841-1869
Isaac Toothacher, dates not legible.
Jacob Pfoutz, 1833-1907
Robt. A. Griffith, 1843-1871
Harve B. Grant, 1840-1910
Chas. A. Clark, 1838-1917
Abial Pierce, 1820-1880
Jno. Heron, 1840-1925
Birney Snow, 1845-1885

World War
Clarence A. Shuppy, 1893-1929
Harold Berg, 1897-1932