Deerfield Cemetery

aka Deerfield Township Cemetery

1347-1375 Cheyenne Avenue, Alta Vista, IA 50603Estb abt 1865.

This page is a transcription of data from two sources: a complete photo survey taken in 2020 by County Coordinator Bruce Kuennen, and the WPA surveys of graves in the 1930s.

There are now gravestone photos of all existing gravestones on the IGPP, as of 2023.

Cemetery from Above
SurnameGiven NameDOB - DODInscriptions / NotesSources
ADAMSEugene1912 - 1993 IGPP
ASHLEYFrances L.1920 - 2013Parents of Marvelyn, Martin, James & FayeIGPP
ASHLEYFrank J.1912 - 1990Parents of Marvelyn, Martin, James & FayeIGPP
ASHLEYMartin K.27 Dec 1944 - 20 Apr 2004Parents of Franklin W., Roxanne, and JenniferIGPP
AVONDALEJohn1943 - 1995 IGPP
BALLANTYNEJames S.1916 - 1917 IGPP
BALLANTYNER. Maitland1914 - 1919 IGPP
BOYDBelle1863 - 11 Dec 1873Aged 10y, 9m, Daughter of P. & E.S. BoydIGPP
BOYDEliza S.26 Jan 1883 - 4 Feb 1904His WifeBoth
BOYDPhilip4 Oct 1881 - 31 Mar 1908wife Eliza S. Both
BROWNCaroline1834 - 1895 Both
BROWNGeorge1834 - 1911 IGPP
BROWNGeorge 1855 - 1929 wife Caroline WPA
BROWNVerna N.1885 - 1948MotherIGPP
BRUCEMary J.1834 - 12 Mar 1891Aged 56 y, 9 m Wife of L. VanDeBogartBoth
CLEARYLaNora R.1895 - 1973Maiden name PeltonBoth
CULVERCarrie B.1861 - 31 Mar 1866Aged 4 y, 2 m, 2d Daughter of H. & R. J. CulverIGPP
CULVERJoel D.1843 - 4 Feb 1871Aged 27 y, 8 m, 2 dBoth
CURTISDon Carlos6 Jan 1835 - 8 Jun 1904age 57 - 11 Jan 1862 Both
DARROWByron R.1827 -1915FatherBoth
DARROWByron R. 1825 - 17 Aug 1897 wife Sarah KirtlandBoth
DARROWGeorge B.1870 - 1957 IGPP
DARROWMinnie E.1883 - 1965 IGPP
DARROWSarah1833 - 1921MotherIGPP
DAVISElsie E.Abt 1816 - 11 Jan 1903Aged 87 yearsIGPP
DIEKMANHarry1856 - 1937 IGPP
DUNCANAllison Jane1853 - 13 Jun 1873Aged 19 y, 8 m, 1 dBoth
DUNCANDelma E.1923 - 1997 IGPP
DUNCANEthel M.1891 - 1967 IGPP
DUNCANJ. Hugh1890 - 1929 Both
DUNCANJohn Reiny1854 - 26 Feb 1875Aged 21 y, 14 dIGPP
DUNCANJohn Remy ? Age 81 - 01 Feb 1871  WPA
DUNCANMabel B.1882 - 1974 IGPP
DUNCANMargaret11 May 1821 - 25 Jul 1915 IGPP
DUNCANMargaret (Mrs. D. R.)   1855 - 24 Jul 1891Wife of R. DuncanWPA
DUNCANMarie 1909 - 1928  WPA
DUNCANMary Ann1860 - 11 Jan 1877Aged 16 y, 6 m, 3 dIGPP
DUNCANNellie E.1870 - 1933 IGPP
DUNCANNellie E. 1884 - 1935  WPA
DUNCANNettie J.1855 - 1929MotherBoth
DUNCANRay R.1882 - 1962 IGPP
DUNCANRobert A.1857 - 1937 Both
DUNCANThomas Alexander1865 - 17 Sep 1893Aged 27 y, 10 m, 12 dBoth
DUNCANWilliam Earl1887 - 1887SonIGPP
DUNCANWilliam W.1857 - 1935Father, wife Nettie J.Both
GABRAITHIlena -  WPA
GERKENAnna MettaAbt 1865 - 30 Sep 1879Aged 12y, 9mIGPP
GERKENC. W. Maria1874 - 5 Oct 1879Aged 5y, 6m, 27dIGPP
GERKENEngelAbt 1862 - 26 Sep 1879Aged 17yIGPP
GERKENK. K. Ernestine1872 - 17 Oct 1879Aged 7y, 6m, 2dIGPP
GERKENPeter1859 - 28 Oct 1879 IGPP
GERMANNJohn1834 - 23-Mar-1900Aged 19y, 11m, 11d, wife Minnie SnyderBoth
GERMANNMinnie Snyder   WPA
GHERKINLuise1854 -5 Jul 1876Aged 21y, 8m, 14dIGPP
HARRISCharlotte1809 - 1871Mrs. AlmonIGPP
HARRISMarthaAbt 1804 - 11 Jan 1862Aged 57, Wife of Nathan HarrisBoth
HARRISNathan - wife Martha WPA
HIGGINSAmy L.9 Dec 1895 - 17 Aug 1897 Both
HIGGINSHenry21 Oct 1884 - 6 Mar 1895wife Amy L. Both
HURDAdaline E.1833 - 1894 IGPP
HURDAddison R.1827 - 1904wife Adeline E. IGPP
HURDAdeline E.   WPA
JOHNSTONHenry A.1886 - 29 Dec 1890Aged 4 y, 6 m, 12 dIGPP
LANGWITHGeorge1877 - 1951 IGPP
LANGWITHJanett Patten30 Sep 1881 Both
MANDREEEster V.Abt 1871 - 24 Apr 1879Aged 8 y & 1 m, Children of G. E. & L. M. MandreeBoth
MANDREEMiron M.Abt 1872 - 22 Apr 1879Aged 6 y, 6 m, & 1 d, Children of G. E. & L. M. MandreeBoth
MANNETTERErich A.1906 - 2000 IGPP
MANNETTERMabel M.1906 - 1963 IGPP
NELSONInfant Daughter1934 - 1934Inf. Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. D. B. NelsonIGPP
NORTHSarra6 Jan 1888 - 13 Jan 1892 IGPP
ORVISElsie E.Abt 1816 - 11 Jan 1903Aged 87 YearsBoth
OVERFIELDHarlan Dempter  IGPP
PALMEREnos R.d. 1855 Both
PALMERM.C.1803 - 16 Aug 1880Aged 77y, 6m, 12dBoth
PELTONEdwin C.1833 - 15 Feb 1884Aged 50y, 10m, 20dBoth
PELTONR. A.   WPA
PELTONRev. Karl E.1904 - 1961 IGPP
PENNINGTONAudrey P.1901 - 1998 IGPP
PENNINGTONDewey E.1899 - 1989 IGPP
PETERSONCoralie Ruth1914 - 1989 IGPP
PITTINGERAbrahamAbt 1814 - 2 Dec 1889Aged 75 yearsIGPP
POTTERAlura R.5 Jan 1848 - 4 Dec 1932 IGPP
QUINLANInfant4 Sep 1940 IGPP
QUINLANInfant16 Sep 1941 IGPP
REYNOLDSHorace2 Feb 1825 - 11 Oct 1906h/o Ruby 1835 - 22 Apr 1914 Both
REYNOLDSRuby J.3 Aug 1835 - 22 Apr 1914 IGPP
REYNOLDSMary A.1859 - 26 Sep 1876Aged 17y, 1m, 2d, Daughter of H. & R.J. Both
SADLERAnna1883 - 1973 IGPP
SCHREIBERAlma F.1862 - 1930 IGPP
SLANAKERCaroline  w/o D. S. WPA
SMITHCharles W.20 Sep 1896Son of A. K. & W. SmithBoth
SNYDERDavid1851 - 8 Mar 1908Aged 56 y, 11 m, 13 dBoth
SNYDERHenry16 Feb 1803 - 27 Feb 1883h/o Rachael J. Both
SNYDERRachael F.1813 - 1883 IGPP
SNYDERUnknown2 Feb 1891 - 4 Jan 1903Dau. of D. & G. SnyderIGPP
SPRATFORDGeorgie M.13 Sep 1906 - 13 Jul 1907Son of L. A. & L. M.IGPP
STANLEYConstanced. 26 Mar 1867Aged 17 m, Daughter of E.P. & C. StanleyIGPP
STRAWJoseph1789 - 1 Feb 1871Aged 81y, 7m, 15d, h/o MaryBoth
STRAWMary C.1821 - 11 Oct 1883Aged 62y, 8m, 12d, Wife of Joseph StrawBoth
SZYMANSKIJoseph2 Oct 1825 - 28 Jan 1908 Both
TRIPPBilly Son of Elmer & EdnaIGPP
TRIPPEdith B.1871 - 1954 IGPP
TRIPPEdna1913 - 1983 IGPP
TRIPPElmer1910 - 1996 IGPP
TRIPPHarry D.1903 -1971 IGPP
TRIPPHazel1899 - 1990 IGPP
TRIPPIsaac F.1870 - 1946 IGPP
UNKNOWNMartha M.1892 - 1913 IGPP
VALAChristina1881 - 1945MotherIGPP
VALAEdward1907 - 1984 IGPP
VALAFrank1875 - 1957FatherIGPP
VALAJoseph1905 - 1980 IGPP
VAN DE BOGARTMiller  h/o Carrie M. died 14 Jun 1885 aged 21 WPA
VANDEBOGARTCarrie1873 - 14 June 1885Aged 20 y, 11 m, 18 d, Wife of M. VanDeBogartIGPP
VANDEBOGARTGeo. W.1861 - 1937 IGPP
VANDEBOGARTMiller27 Sep 1855 - 24 Jul 1891 IGPP
WALTERCharles1872 - 1933FatherIGPP
WALTERFrances1886 - 1932MotherIGPP
WALTERSArthur H.1909 - 1928 IGPP
WALTERSArthur H. -  WPA
WATERSHerbert1852 - 1930 IGPP
WATERSHerbert -  WPA
WATERSJosephine1858 - 1947 IGPP
WELCHEdgar D.1891 - 1959 IGPP
WELCHRuth M.1895 - 1977 IGPP
WELCHStanley D.1925 IGPP
WHITEElizabeth1843 - 1922MotherIGPP
WHITEGeorge1866 - 1943SonIGPP
WHITEHiram1828 - 1899FatherIGPP
WHITNEYEliza1850 - 1919His Wife, w/o L.D.Both
WHITNEYL. D.1861 - 1944 IGPP
ZIGMANNNellie  w/o Roscoe WPA
ZIMMERDonald G.1914 - 1988 IGPP
ZIMMERDorothy1907 - 1957 IGPP
ZIMMERMANErnest Walter30 Mar 1905 - 19 Apr 1989 IGPP
ZIMMERMANFrances1910 - 1996 IGPP
ZIMMERMANMaynard1908 - 1992 IGPP
ZIMMERMANNellie J.1884 - 1935 IGPP
ZIMMERMANNeva M.21 May 1912 - 23 Sep 1974 IGPP
ZIMMERMANRoscoe V.1880 - 1958 IGPP