![]() | Cedar County, Iowa Old Friends Cemetery Springdale Township also known as West Branch Friends Cemetery & Friends Village Cemetery |
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Directions: Take Poplar Street from Main Street in West Branch. Go past the Quaker Church.
The cemetery is next to the public library. It is the green space at East College and North Downey Streets.This was the orginal cemetery for the village of West Branch. It was established in 1853. In 1878, the Friends decided the burying ground was too small and closed the cemetery. (A few later burials were made under special circumstances.)
A new cemetery was established and it became known as the West Branch Cemetery.In June of 1993, a monument naming Friends Village Cemetery, was dedicated to all those known to be buried in the orginal cemetery.
There are three original stones still standing however one is not readable. View Grave Stone Photos on Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
The following names are on the monument.
Transcribed by Connie Street.
Last Name Given Name Death Last Name Given Name Death Albin Alonzo 1863 Mandelin Carl 1871 Albin Charles B. 1855 Maris Evalena 1880 Bates infant 1873 Marshall Laura 1877 Bennet J.H. n/d Mather Philip 1868 Boggie Michael 1867 Maudlin Rachel 1859 Branson Hattie S. 1873 Maudlin Rachel Jr. 1861 Branson Herbert W. 1873 Maudlin Sarah 1861 Branson Lindley N. 1870 McClure Mary 1866 Brecher Philip 1873 McKernan John 1875 Brocken Maria L. 1860 McKernan Mabel 1877 Broadhead Maryetta 1871 Meiles Abbie 1875 Burritt Asa 1856 Miles Mary Hoover 1865 Butler Infant 1874 Miles Abbie A. 1875 Coggeshall Oliver T. 1877 Miles Mandie 1871 Coggeshall Alina Mary 1867 Miles Minnie 1872 Cook Lillian 1875 Minthorn Theodore 1866 Cope Oliver P. 1870 Modlin Amy F. n/d Coulson Charles Oscar 1863 Moore infant n/d Cowgill Phineas 1872 Oliphant William B. 1865 Crook Adda S. 1873 Painter Mary Ann 1877 Crook William 1876 Penrose Alton W. 1872 Crozer Edna Irene 1875 Phinny Dana 1856 Crozer Grables 1865 Pickering Lizzie 1875 Crozier Infant n/d Pickering Rebecca B. n/d Day Henry 1876 Pope Oliver 1875 Dean John n/d Pritchard Benny 1862 Douglass Addien 1876 Pritchard Edwin 1858 Douglass Willie A. 1871 Pritchard lda Belle 1862 Douglass Emma May 1872 Raley Ellen 1876 Dubbel Ferdinand C. 1874 Reece Emery B. 1860 Dubbel William 1873 Reece Harry D. 1865 Dyhr James Anson 1880 Reece Mary A. 1860 Edmundson William 1870 Reece Daniel 1863 Folsom George S. 1870 Rogers Katherine n/d Folsom Oscar 1873 Sedgwick Benny 1856 Gregg John P. 1865 Simonds William 1870 Gue Catherine 1876 Smith Clara n/d Haines Phebe Ida 1878 Smith Clara (infant) n/d Haines Rena Alice 1880 Staples Asa 1870 Harris Luna n/d Staples Harry B. 1863 Harris O.J.H. n/d Staples Judith 1877 Harris Ottis 1859 Staples Mary Blake 1865 Harris William H. 1866 Staples Oliver 1857 Hathaway Edward 1877 Steer Mary W. 1860 Heacock Anna 1873 Stratton Emma L. 1871 Heacock Mira 1876 Stuart Robert 1854 Heacock Alice C. 1876 Sultzer Valentine 1870 Heald Annie Hoover 1876 Talbott Lewis 1873 Hollingsworth Mary A. 1857 Tatum Beulah 1853 Hoover Delilah 1874 Thompson Amy 1866 Hoover Jesse 1856 Thompson Ann 1866 James Lewis 1854 Thompson John C. 1865 Jepson Sarah 1874 Thompson John C. 1861 Keeler A. Wattson 1863 Townsend Annie 1871 Keeler William J. 1865 Townsend Elma D. 1878 Kinsey James 1867 Townsend Jesse 1878 Kirk Esther W. 1863 Townsend Willie A. 1871 Kirk Hannah T. 1864 Vore Amanda Ellen 1877 Kirk Louisa M. 1863 Vore Edward LeRoy 1878 Kirk Solathiel G. 1868 Vore Jesse 1878 Kirk Timothy 1867 Vore ]oseph Blackburn 1872 Kleinfelter Elba 1863 Ward Eva 1873 Kremer Alice E. 1879 Watson Children of J.M. n/d Kremer infant 1879 Way Lizzie n/d Leech Rachel H. 1856 Weister Charles 1875 Linden J. 1857 Whitter Lydia 1871 Linden R.M. 1861 Winslow Phoebe 1873 Mackey Mary H. 1873 Yount Lewis 1876
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