History of Afton Township Cemetery
In 1875, the farm where the
cemetery is located, was bought by Ephriam Cannon (Don Blake's Great
Grandfather). In 1882, he sold 3 acres to Afton Township for $150. It
was first known as the Cannon Cemetery and later the name was changed
to Afton Township Cemetery. The Northern part ( new Part ) was where
the Afton Township School # 3 stood. It was there until in the 1950"s.
It was also known as the Cannon School and later known as the Riley
School.
In October, 2002, Don
and Annette Blake walked the cemetery and compiled this list
of those buried there. In 2007, the DAR donated
a directory to the cemetery grounds.
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| Cemetery Plats |
Cemetery Deed |
Link to Iowa Gravestone Project
for Afton Cemetery | DAR News Article |
Cemetery listings for surnames beginning with
A - G H - O P - Z |
| Name |
Born |
Died |
Burial Plot |
Comments |
| Akers, Ada .M. (Smith) |
1888 |
926 |
161 |
|
| Akers, George R. |
1919 |
963 |
161 |
Gravestone
Photo, Tec 4 Army WWII |
| Akers, Melvin B. |
1917 |
1941 |
161 |
|
| Akers, Webster |
1887 |
1983 |
161 |
|
| Aldred, Violet B. |
1915 |
2015 |
151 |
|
| Aldrich, Hiram |
1850 |
1926 |
114 |
|
| Anderson, Arthur L. |
1903 |
1957 |
35 |
|
| Anderson, Bennie L. |
1900 |
1938 |
35 |
|
| Anderson, Clara D. (Ogle) |
1862 |
1928 |
35 |
|
| Anderson, Clariss Jane |
1952 |
1977 |
10 |
|
| Anderson, Cynthia |
1957 |
1957 |
34 |
|
| Anderson, Floyd |
1896 |
1943 |
34 |
|
| Anderson, Guy W. |
1892 |
1955 |
37 |
|
| Anderson, G. Willard |
1925 |
1971 |
37 |
Gravestone
Photo, Navy WWII; Korea |
| Anderson, Hallie (O'Bannon) |
1898 |
1943 |
37 |
|
| Anderson, John R. |
1922 |
1972 |
41 |
Gravestone
Photo, A Sgt. Marines WWII |
| Anderson, Louisa |
1902 |
1903 |
137 |
|
| Anderson, Mildred M. |
1912 |
1987 |
10 |
|
| Anderson, Robert F. |
1934 |
1965 |
34 |
|
| Anderson, Robert P. |
1866 |
1938 |
35 |
|
| Anderson, Walter D.. |
1909 |
1961 |
10 |
Gravestone
Photo, Army, WWII |
| Anderson, Wilmer E. |
1918 |
1988 |
58A |
Gravestone
Photo, T/Sgt. Marines WWII |
| Andrie, May |
1889 |
Aug 4 1889 |
41 |
aged 4M's 5D's, dau of A & Julia Andrie |
| Andrie, Pearl |
1890 |
1890 |
41 |
dau of A & Julia Andrie |
| Baldwin, Eliza |
1830 |
Feb 25, 1901 |
118 |
|
| Barlow, Carl |
1888 |
1966 |
8 |
|
| Beck, Emma C. |
Feb 12, 1868 |
July 27, 1952 |
144 |
|
| Beck, John H. |
Feb 21 1862 |
Nov. 24, 1930 |
144 |
|
| Beck, John O. |
1900 |
1980 |
39A |
|
| Beck, Infant |
1906 |
Nov. 22, 1906 |
144 |
son of J.H.&E.E. Beck |
| Beck, Ruby M. |
1901 |
1991 |
39A |
|
| Bell, Charlie |
1884 |
Aug. 16, 1884 |
45 |
son of T.F & A.E. BELL |
| Bell, T.F. |
Feb 8, 1846 |
May 7, 1921 |
45 |
|
| Benson, George |
1845 |
1928 |
120 |
|
| Benson, Louisa |
1878 |
1941 |
120 |
|
| Benson, Nellie |
1843 |
1900 |
120 |
|
| Benson, Steven Craig |
1969 |
April 26, 1969 |
202 |
|
| Benson, Vernon D. |
1929 |
1981 |
202 |
|
| Berry, John "Jack" |
Feb 25, 1923 |
Feb 17, 2006 |
37 |
Gravestone
Photo, (Army Paratrooper WWII, Purple Heart) |
| Blackburn, Joseph |
1818 |
July 19, 1897 |
55 |
aged 79Y's 3M's |
| Blake, Agnes (Scott) |
May 11, 1899 |
Nov. 9, 1993 |
88 |
|
| Blake, Donald Dean |
July 26, 1931 |
Apr 2, 2019 |
|
Veteran of the Korean War |
| Blake, Donna M |
1929 |
2015 |
56 |
|
| Blake, Effie (Cannon) |
Jan. 29, 1865 |
Feb. 16, 1955 |
88 |
|
| Blake, Fred L. |
Aug. 8, 1864 |
June 18, 1945 |
88 |
|
| Blake, John D. |
1842 |
1884 |
91 |
Gravestone Photo
Pvt. CoH. 12 Reg. NH Civil War / |
| Blake, John D. |
Sept. 9, 1893 |
April 28, 1969 |
88 |
|
| Blake, Louisa A. |
1844 |
1941 |
91 |
|
| Blake, Rolan M. |
May 25, 1925 |
Mar. 28, 1999 |
56A |
Gravestone
Photo S/Sgt. Army AF WWII |
| Blachley, A. Edna (Ogle) |
1896 |
1996 |
36 |
|
| Blatchley, Artill W. |
1889 |
1942 |
36 |
|
| Bonsall, Electra I. |
1881 |
1957 |
179 |
|
| Bonsall, Jean |
Apr. 25, 1926 |
Dec. 7, 1926 |
179 |
dau. of Chester & Electa Bonsall |
| Bonsall, Larry E. |
Jul. 18, 1939 |
Aug. 19, 1939 |
179 |
son of Dick & Virginia Bonsall |
| Brownmiller, Francis |
1935 |
2012 |
207 |
|
| Brownmiller, Harold J. |
1908 |
1965 |
207 |
|
| Brownmiller, Lela M. (CAVE) |
1912 |
1987 |
207 |
|
| Brownmiller, Ronald L. |
|
|
207 |
Infant |
| Bushnell, Faye Ann |
1908 |
1908 |
174 |
|
| Bushnell, Fern Irene |
1907 |
1939 |
174 |
|
| Bushnell, Opal Marie |
1910 |
1912 |
174 |
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| Cannon, Ephraim E. |
1871 |
1872 |
43 |
|
| Cannon, Ephraim D. |
1827 |
1900 |
43 |
Gravestone
Photo Co.38 Wisc.Infn. Civil War |
| Cannon, Emily Irene |
1831 |
1933 |
43 |
|
| Cargin, Paul D. |
1942` |
2016 |
|
|
| Carlson, Alvina G. |
1932 |
1987 |
20A |
|
| Carlson, Bertil |
1932 |
2010 |
20A |
|
| Carlson, Iona M. |
1902 |
1988 |
42A |
|
| Carlson, John H.. |
1921 |
1985 |
168 |
Gravestone
Photo
FC2 Navy WWII |
| Carlson, Patricia |
1923 |
2001 |
168 |
|
| Carlson, Steven C. |
1953 |
1994 |
168 |
|
| Carlson, Victor G. |
1899 |
1985 |
42A |
|
| Casey, Blanche F. |
1903 |
1971 |
75 |
|
| Casey, Dale B. |
1929 |
1979 |
75 |
|
| Casey, Donna Joy |
1932 |
1946 |
75 |
|
| Casey, Lillie M. |
1881 |
1915 |
4 |
|
| Cates, Thomas L. |
1956 |
2006 |
201 |
|
| Cave, Alice (Ogle) |
1856 |
1930 |
170 |
|
| Cave, Bernice (Stoner) |
1888 |
1959 |
192 |
|
| Cave, Clara B. (Stoner) |
1885 |
1961 |
208 |
|
| Cave, Effie J. (Coddington) |
1875 |
1948 |
185 |
|
| Cave, Frank E. |
1886 |
1946 |
208 |
|
| Cave, George |
1848 |
1924 |
170 |
Gravestone Photo
7th Indiana Light Artillery, Civil War |
| Cave, James H. |
1876 |
1929 |
185 |
|
| Cave, Jeannette (Borrink) |
1912 |
1991 |
194 |
|
| Cave, Lawrence E. |
1911 |
1968 |
194 |
|
| Cave, Leland F. |
1880 |
1941 |
189 |
|
| Cave, Opal (Menefee) |
1884 |
1950 |
189 |
|
| Cave, Purl Edward |
1888 |
1959 |
192 |
|
| Cave, William M. |
1874 |
1949 |
170 |
|
| Chandler, Vina |
1866 |
1902 |
84 |
|
| Childers, Jessie R. |
1902 |
1978 |
168 |
|
| Childers, Katie I |
1905 |
1931 |
140 |
|
| Childers, Lon |
1897 |
1958 |
168 |
Gravestone
Photo
Pvt. Army WW I & II |
| Chiles, Emmet M. |
1871 |
1953 |
187 |
|
| Chiles, Nellie A. |
1875 |
1964 |
187 |
|
| Clover, Imogene |
1918 |
2011 |
22A |
|
| Clover, Willis B |
1915 |
1986 |
22A |
Gravestone
Photo
S1 Navy WWII |
| Clover, Willis B. JR. |
1944 |
1998 |
22A |
Gravestone
Photo
UT 2 Navy Vietnam |
| Colvin, Hannah A. |
1803 |
1882 |
46 |
|
| Covell, Hattie O. |
1854 |
1914 |
151 |
|
| Covell, John A. |
1878 |
1956 |
151 |
|
| Covell, Lottie |
1885 |
1991 |
151 |
|
| Craig, James R. |
1975 |
1994 |
32 |
|
| Crane, Dale K. |
1927 |
2006 |
32A |
|
| Crane, Leone |
1927 |
2016 |
32A |
|
| Crippen, Genie M. |
1888 |
1982 |
211 |
|
| Crippen, Hughie E. |
1886 |
1955 |
211 |
|
| Crippen, Irvin A. |
1911 |
1978 |
211 |
|
| Crippen, Tracy D. |
1917 |
1999 |
211 |
Cpl. Army WWII |
| Decker, Harold L. |
1928 |
2005 |
24A |
|
| Decker, Harold L. |
1928 |
2005 |
24A |
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| Decker, Nickie A. |
1956 |
1992 |
24A |
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| Decker, Ruth M. |
1931 |
1994 |
24A |
|
| Decker, Sharon B. |
1958 |
1991 |
24A |
|
| Demaree, Earl T. |
1888 |
1978 |
159 |
|
| Demaree, Lowell B. |
1924 |
1952 |
159 |
Tec 5 Army WWII |
| Demaree, Orpha M. |
1906 |
1974 |
159 |
|
| Demaree, Sylvia A. |
1893 |
1943 |
159 |
|
| Dodge, Blanche |
1897 |
1998 |
102 |
|
| Donahue, Alfred |
1949 |
2005 |
13A |
|
| Doupe, Mary |
1906 |
2007 |
144 |
|
| Doupe, Monte J. |
1903 |
1987 |
144 |
|
| Dreyer, Helen C. |
1915 |
2001 |
212 |
|
| Dreyer, Peggy Ann |
1951 |
1953 |
212 |
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| Dreyer, R. Frank |
1913 |
1998 |
212 |
|
| Ducommun, Ann M. |
1944 |
2003 |
107 |
|
| Ducommun, Clair |
1913 |
2006 |
107 |
|
| Ducommun, Margery (Ware) |
1924 |
1988 |
107 |
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| Ducummun, Ronald |
1952 |
1984 |
108 |
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| Dunn, Amzey |
1849 |
1924 |
52 |
|
| Dunn, Bertrand |
1890 |
1965 |
143 |
|
| Dunn, Delbert |
1878 |
1959 |
52 |
|
| Dunn, Elizabeth O. |
1871 |
1932 |
143 |
|
| Dunn, Idella |
1850 |
1925 |
52 |
|
| Dunn, John D. |
1857 |
1924 |
143 |
|
| Dunn, Jennie (Ware) |
1890 |
1972 |
7 |
|
| Dunn, Margaret D. |
1825 |
1908 |
52 |
|
| Dunn, Myra |
1900 |
1912 |
143 |
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| Dunscombe, Elizabeth |
1862 |
1901 |
122 |
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| Dunscombe, Frederic H. |
1880 |
1914 |
115 |
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| Dunscombe, Mary (Ware) |
1876 |
1929 |
115 |
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| Edwards, William |
1819 |
1906 |
129 |
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| Elliott, Albert |
1891 |
1964 |
204 |
|
| Elliott, Byrl W. |
1919 |
1997 |
193 |
S/Sgt, Army WWII |
| Elliott, Dana B. |
1948 |
1948 |
193 |
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| Elliott, Eva (Smith) |
1890 |
1960 |
204 |
|
| Elliott, Phyllis |
1921 |
2013 |
193 |
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| Fitts, Edward |
1863 |
1891 |
98 |
|
| Fitts, William E. |
1892 |
1968 |
98 |
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| Fogelman, Lester |
1888 |
1888 |
95 |
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| Funk, Agnes A. |
1907 |
1908 |
176 |
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| Funk, Alice A. |
1849 |
1909 |
175 |
|
| Funk, Arthur N. |
1875 |
1964 |
176 |
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| Funk, Artie J. |
1875 |
1909 |
175 |
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| Funk, Cora Mae |
1877 |
1912 |
175 |
. |
| Funk, Fannie M. |
1881 |
1952 |
176 |
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| Funk, George E. |
1900 |
1914 |
176 |
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| Funk, GeorgeW. |
1842 |
1936 |
175 |
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| Funk, Katherine E. |
1867 |
1928 |
175 |
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| Furman, Edward A. |
1851 |
1941 |
81 |
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| Furman, Emma J. |
1854 |
1937 |
81 |
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| Furman, Ethel M. |
1888 |
1890 |
81 |
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| Gould, Clifford L. |
1916 |
1993 |
26A |
Sgt. Marines WWII |
| Gould, Fred |
1884 |
1971 |
165 |
|
| Gould, Halcyon W. |
1915 |
2000 |
26A |
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| Gould, Lavina |
1888 |
1929 |
165 |
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| Graham, Irvin O. |
1875 |
1959 |
2 |
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| Graham, Issac H. |
1853 |
1933 |
2 |
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| Graham, Josephine |
1857 |
1887 |
2 |
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| Graham, Luther F. |
1885 |
1896 |
2 |
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| Graves, Laura |
1860 |
1902 |
121 |
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| Graves, John Thomas |
1854 |
1930 |
121 |
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| Gray, Linnet |
1886 |
1887 |
87 |
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| Gray, Waldo |
1883 |
1883 |
87 |
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| Gregg, Alice L. (Cave) |
1916 |
1986 |
186 |
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| Gregg, Francis A. |
1935 |
1935 |
186 |
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| Gross, Charles E. |
1932 |
2017 |
167 |
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| Gross, Joyce |
1940 |
1994 |
167 |
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| Gross, Laura Alice, |
1863 |
1919 |
167 |
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Cemetery
Location Information:
- Address: 5243 T Avenue, Cherokee, IA 51012
- Located on the corner of 490th St. and T Ave. (M-10)
- GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.806N Longitude: -95.486W
- Section 7 Township 92 Range 39
- Directions from
Cherokee: Take IA 3 east to county road M-10 (T Ave). Turn
left (north) and follow the road about 4 miles. The cemetery is on your
left.
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