West Point Cemetery

 

 

 

West Point Cemetery (also known as Waverly Junction Cemetery)
West Point Cemetery Location and Driving Map
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Although the West Point Cemetery is found in Jackson Township, section 30 of Bremer County, it has been added here because of its closeness to the Butler County line. The cemetery can be found two miles east of Shell Rock and three and one-fourth miles south, only one mile into the next county (Bremer). This cemetery is located on top of a knoll about four miles west of Janesville in the southwest part of Jackson Township. The land was purchased on October 10, 1863 by the Union Ground Burying Society from Isaac West for $5. It was formed when Waverly Junction was still a community and was known as the Waverly Junction Cemetery. Waverly Junction was a railroad junction connecting Waverly with the Rock Island line.

The cemetery was neglected until May 22, 1922 when a group of neighbors and friends formed a cemetery organization. They cleaned up the cemetery and planted perennials and made it a cemetery to be proud to be buried in. The cemetery name was then changed to West Point Cemetery.

Families from Butler County generally buried their kin in the nearest cemetery, and the West Point Cemetery was the only burying grounds other than Sewell Cemetery, which was still further into Bremer County.

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES
Adamson. Rachel    No date   w/o A. J.
Adamson. Andrew J.   27 Oct 1869 51y 10m 6d  
Akrend John B.    29 Jan 1874 1y  
Akrend Mary    08 Jan 1882 60y 4m w/o John
Akrend Mary J.    29 Jan 1886 18y 3m 5d d/o  J. & M
Benton Thomas   No date    
Benton Samuel B.  Mar 1805 May 1872    
Benton Margaret Jun 1814 Dec 1890    
Benton Phoebes Dec 1840 Mar 1870    
boots Nelson R. 29 Jan 1873 29 Jan 1873 33y G. A. R.
Briden W. H.    No date   Maiden name Orrin
Briden Ricky D. 1951 No date    
Brown Dan   06 Nov 1877 70y 10m 8d  
Brown Harry   23 Oct 1867 3w 8d  
Burke David C. 05 Mar 1835 06 Aug 1896   Civil War Veteran
Burke Mary E. 17 Apr 1868 07 Jun 1837    
Burke Margaret 05 Sep 1871 02 May 1958    
Burke Charles 01 Nov 1843 02 Feb 1946    
Burke Harriett 26 Jul 1843 11 Jan 1895    
Burke C. L. 1899 1907    
Burke Eugene W. 1873 1968    
Burke Margaret M. 1884 1958    
Burke Hattie E. 1880 1958    
Calhoun L.   No date    
Chase Mrs. Bert   No date    
Clements Betsy E. 1849 1939    
Clements Albert 1851 1918    
Clements Mrs.    1938   w/o Albert
Colburn Infant   1922   d/o L. M.
Cotton Lydia A. 08 Feb 1852 27 Dec 1892    
Crowell Wilbur B. 1876 23 May 1928    
Crowell Ella C. 1872 1935    
Crowell Wilbur    No date   G. A. R.
Davis Fred M. 1868 1888    
Davis Verna Adams 1867 1938    
Dean Maudie 1886 1888    
Dean Margaret  1866 1898    
Dewey Cynthia  1816 1893    
Dewey No name 1816 No date   Father
Dewey Edward   No date    
Dewey George 1819 20 Jan 1884   b. Massachusetts
Dewey Cassandre   16 Apr 1894 71y 7d Maiden name Hooper; w/o George
Dewey Richard   No date    
Dix Harvey 1897 1968    
Dix Mabel E. 1912 1976    
Dove Walter     2m s/o W. & L.
Dryer George E.   16 Jun 1857 12y 6m 26d s/o J. W. & S.
Dryer Sally W. 1811 1877    
Dryer John W. 1807 1875    
Dryer Two children      20y & 28y Children/o J. & S.
Edwards Elizabeth   22 May 1872 29y  
Edwards George   16 Aug 1918   infant s/o W. & E.
Griffin T. S.   14 Dec 1879 31y 1m 4d  
Griffin Jane 1789 12 Sept 1853   w/o J.
Griffin Henry W. 1857 1866    
Griffin Enna J.   03 May 1862 5y 4m 5d d/o H. & L.
Griffin Jefferson C.   19 Dec 1861   s/o T. & E. J.
Griffin Levina C. 1859 81 May 1853   d/o T. & E. J.
Glendon Reid   No date    
Gray Hazel Emma 12 May 1903 26 Jul 1908    
Hamilton George W. 04 Jul 1851 15 Mar 1921    
Hamilton Rosina E. 03 May 1854 07 Mar 1936    
Hamilton Elnah M. 1883 1901    
Hansen Fred    No date    
Hansen Ida A. 04 Jun 1868 02 Mar 1908    
Hurley Emma E.   17 Jan 1878 20y   
Jacobs Clara   31 May 1882 33y 3m 23d  
James Irene   No date    
James E. 26 Feb 1915 19 Sep 1947