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Cemetery Index


Friedlein Cemetery
Record of Interments

aka Millville or Richardson cemetery

Also has been referred to as the Hopewell cemetery in some records

Sec. 8, SW/SW
35041 Mesquite Road, Millville township

Friedlein Cemetery - photo by Kathy Krieg


~ sources of the information on this page:
1) Iowa WPA survey records - transcribed by Phyllis Montour
2) "The First One Hundred Sixty Years" The History of Millville 1833 to 1993 - transcribed by Loras Gassmann
3) Cemetery records - contributed by Kathy Krieg
4) Gravestone inscriptions, SSDI, Iowa Death Certificates, obituaries & census records - Clayton co. coordinator

*Many gravestone photos have been contributed for this cemetery
View gravestone photos for Friedlein cemetery

*Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people in the Friedlein cemetery. Do you have one to share?
Clayton co. Obituary Index & Allamakee co. Obituary Index

*History of Friedlein cemetery by Francis Behrend


Name Block Lot Born Died Comments
Bechtolt, Margereta 1 21 1806 1891  
Behrend, Babe A. 4 24 10/05/1910 03/19/1995 w/o Wilmer R.; SSDI & Texas death index gave last residence as Tarrant co., TX
Behrend, Elmo M. 4 24 11/08/1914 01/24/1998 h/o Birdena Heins
Behrend, Eugene F. 5 7 08/19/1944 10/23/1994 SP4, US Army, Vietnam
Behrend, Francis L. 4 23 05/01/1917 04/14/2010 h/o Ida M.
Behrend, Herbert 4 10 08/20/1904 08/29/1982 h/o Rita H.
Behrend, Ida Mae nee Heins 4 23 10/31/1927 10/22/2000 w/o Francis; d/o Louis & Roma (Bittner)
Behrend, Louisa C.E. 4 24 1881 1945  
Behrend, Marsha Jan 4 10-D 03/04/1967 04/19/1989 d/o William G. & June (Grahlman)
Behrend, Norma Jean 4 10   02/13/1932 d/o Herbert & Rita
Behrend, Rita H. nee Friedlein 4 10 09/14/1912 04/07/2003 w/o Herbert
Behrend, William F. 4 24 1878 1936  
Behrend, Wilmer Randolph 4 24 09/11/1910 02/10/1994 h/o Babe A.; Lt Col., US Army, World War II
Bigalke, August 5 7 05/30/1824 04/11/1899 h/o Louise
Chase, Andrew Jackson 3 13 12/17/1854 06/11/1923 s/o Jackson & Elizabeth (Richardson)
Chase, Annie E. 3 13 08/21/1867 01/03/1869 d/o J.E. & Elizabeth
Chase, Florence E. 3 13 04/29/1866 09/18/1866 d/o J.E. & Elizabeth
Chase, Mary E. 3 13   09/27/1867 d/o J.E. & Elizabeth
Chase, Nora E. 3 13 02/18/1864 10/05/1865 d/o J.E. & Elizabeth
Collins, Abram 5 17   05/01/1862 oldest s/o J.T. & F.B. Collins
Collins, Euphemia nee McKinley 5 18 12/19/1847 02/19/1913 2nd w/o John T.
Collins, Florida B. 5 18   10/29/1871 1st w/o John T.; aged 35y 3m 14d
Collins, John T. 5 18   09/17/1888 aged 59y 6m
Collins, Willie 5 17     infant s/o J.T. & F.B. Collins
Danner, George 5 12 1854 1940 s/o Louis & Mary
Danner, John Louis 5 12 03/07/1852 09/01/1938 s/o Louis & Mary
Danner, Louis 5 11 1806 1891 w/o Mary
Danner, Mary nee Zuingle 5 11 1819 1916 w/o Louis
Danner, Sarah 5 12 1848 07/1?/1929 d/o Louis & Mary; died in Dubuque
Fischer, Anna 4 8 09/19/1900 09/30/1901  
Fischer, Barbara 4 8 09/19/1900 10/08/1901  
Fischer, Bertha 4 6 03/29/1868 09/13/1924 w/o Emil B.
Fischer, Emil B. 4 6 12/31/1871 07/19/1956 h/o Bertha
Fischer, Selma 4 8 08/08/1897 03/02/1920  
Friedlein, Adam 1 21 10/07/1860 01/21/1895  
Friedlein, Albert W. 2 10 11/27/1888 06/21/1890 s/o Henry & Caroline
Friedlein, Anna 1 22 09/04/1859 11/05/1875 d/o George & Margaretta; aged 16y 2m 1d; she has an inscription on ssa Catharine & an inscription on the ssa Adam & Della
Friedlein, Catharine 'Della' 1 21 11/06/1869 04/09/1872 d/o George & Margaretta; aged 2y 4m 3d; she has an inscription on ssa Anna & an inscription on the ssa Adam & Anna (as Della)
Friedlein, Edward J. 3 19 09/17/1869 10/30/1871 s/o N. & M. A. Friedlein
Friedlein, George F. 1 21 02/09/1831 03/20/1896 h/o Margaret
Friedlein, Hattie 1 22   06/28/1881  
Friedlein, Karl 4 6 1862 1924  
Friedlein, Lillie B. 3 8 1890 1932  
Friedlein, Margaret nee Grosch 1 21 01/03/1828 01/11/1910 w/o George
Friedlein, Richard Stanley 2 8 08/07/1926 06/20/1996 World War II Veteran
Friedlein, Walter 3 19 03/10/1871 11/08/1871 s/o N. & M. A. Friedlein; aged 7m 28d
Geick, Dorothea 4 9 05/06/1852 07/25/1892 w/o William
Geick, William 4 9 08/16/1843 03/15/1931 h/o Dorothea
Haggard, Rachael Mary     05/15/1825 12/21/1886 61y
Haggard, Sarah       04/22/1920  
Haggard, William 3 9 05/25/1815 01/17/1889 h/o Rachael M
Hale, James 2 12 07/10/1822 09/17/1852  
Hart, Adam 2 21     Co G, 21st Iowa Inf., Civil War
Hart, James          
Hart, John 2 21 1811 1899 ssa Leah
Hart, Leah 2 21 1814 1904  
Herboldsheimer, Frederick 2 20   05/14/1884 s/o ? & ? Herboldsheimer; aged 21y 7m 6d
Herboldsheimer, George C. 2 20 05/08/1870 07/05/1870 or 1879 s/o B & T Herboldsheimer
Husenetter, John C. 2 11   06/27/1880 72y 4m
Kinyon, Donald A.R. 2 9 11/22/1929 01/28/2019 h/o Nedra; father of Pam, Steve & John
Kinyon, Nedra I. nee Harris 2 9 08/03/1931 04/19/2014 w/o Donald; mother of Pam, Steve & John
Krieg, Addison Sue 3 6   06/30/2006 d/o Chris & Susan
Krieg, Eugene O. 3 6 03/09/1922 03/26/2008 h/o Lydia
Krieg, Lydia E. nee Troester 3 6 04/11/1925 05/01/1990 w/o Eugene
Meyer, Anna Marie nee Kickbush 3 7 10/20/1882 02/01/1968 w/o William
Meyer, Christian John 1 13 11/08/1828 11/28/1897 h/o Katie
Meyer, Elmer C. 3 7 03/11/1904 03/08/1983 s/o William & Anna; h/o Marie
Meyer, Emma A.       1968 age 85y
Meyer, Marie 3 5 06/13/1908 07/07/1990 w/o Elmer C.
Meyer, Mildred 3 7 02/29/1908 03/13/1923 d/o Wm & Anna
Meyer, Wilhelmina Charlotte 'Katie' nee Ruskamp 1 13 01/30/1847 12/2?/1934 w/o Christian J.
Meyer, William 3 7   12/15/1964 h/o Anna M. Kickbush
Miller, Elizabeth 3 12   10/17/1881 aged 75y 8m 22d
Moser, Eddie     12/14/1888 08/23/1889 s/o A.J. & E. Moser
Nicholson, Clarence 2 3 1873 1942  
Nicholson, Elizabeth 2 13 04/17/180? 02/28/1884 w/o S.W. Nicholson
Nicholson, Katie A. 2 13 1852 1882 w/o W.S. Nicholson
Nicholson, Simon W. 2 13   11/16/1878 aged ?y 16d
Palmer, Edwin 2 15   06/25/1868 s/o J.H.& Martha M.; aged 19m 19d
Palmer, Mary       09/17/1872 d/o J.H. & M.M.; aged 2y 2m 14d
Park, Braton H. 4 22   11/04/1858 s/o P.C. & O.M. Park; aged 4m 8d
Park, Mary Ann 4 22   05/26/1853 w/o Tho's P. Park; aged 48y
Park, Theodore P. 4 22   11/15/1857 s/o P.C. & O.M. Park; aged 4m 25d
Park, Thos P. 4 22   03/10/1847 aged 49y
Parke, Elmot T.     01/22/1865 11/17/1865 s/o ? Parke
Parke, William E.     12/12/1865 01/03/1867 s/o [Lambert?] Parke
Redman, Olive O. 4 15 1816 1895  
Refro, Margaret Lou nee Settie 2 13 1854 1909  
Richardson, Edna W. nee Penhollow 4 15 1813 09/19/1853 w/o Chas W. Richardson; she has 2 gravestones in the cemetery
Schrunk, Orcelia 'Celia' nee Shrank     10/04/1840 08/14/1907 w/o Joseph A. (d. 1908, buried in Oregon); death certificate indicates they were divorced; his 1882 bio. gives her maiden name
Schrunk, Hattie       06/29/1881 d/o J.A. & Cecilia; aged 5y 2m; ssa Nettie
Schrunk, Joseph 5 23   illegible s/o J.A. & Cecelia
Schrunk, Nettie       06/28/1881 d/o J.A. & Cecilia; aged 6m 10d; ssa Hattie
Schrunk, Peter H. 5 23   07/05/1874 s/o J.A. & Cecelia Schrunk; aged 6y 11m 20d
Scott, W. H. 2 14 01/20/1837 10/03/1881 WPA = N.H. Scott
Simmons, Emiline E. 3 15   0317/1865 d/o J. & Ann S. Simmons; aged 15m 7d
Springer, Levi Jorden 3 14   illegible s/o [?Jacob & J.A.]
Springer, Mary A. 2 21 1817 1904 w/o Nathan; died at Chatfield, MN
Springer, Nathan 2 21 1811 1884 ssa Mary A.; died at the Clayton co. Poor House
Springer, Wesley E. 2 21   02/17/1858 s/o Nathan & Mary Springer; aged 1m 15d
Staebler, Charles 4 21 1862 1941 h/o Margaret J.
Staebler, Margaret J. nee Bolsinger 4 21 1862 03/2?/1939 w/o Charles
Torrey, Emily A. nee Springer 3 21 09/19/1848 or 1849 06/24/1881 1st w/o Henry Torrey; she has an individual stone w/dates & also an inscription on Henry's stone - the year of birth is different on them
Torrey, Henry Eddie 3 22   11/26/1871 s/o W.H. & Emily Torrey; ssa Minerva
Torrey, Louisa nee Herboldsheimer 3 21 08/05/1861 03/22/1914 2nd w/o Wm H. Torrey
Torrey, Minerva 3 22 03/09/1869 08/21/1871 d/o W.H. & Emily Torrey
Torrey, William Henry 3 21 06/25/1841 12/19/1929 4th Wisconsin Battery, Civil War; h/o 1st Emily A. Springer, 2nd Louisa Herboldsheimer, 3rd Julia (Nicholson) Woodworth; s/o Alvan & Eliza (Libby)
Treusdell, Anna Jane 3 17 1843 1928 "Mother"
Treusdell, Dan 3 17 1838 1910  
Troester, Charles 1 16 04/14/1886 02/18/1898  
Troester, Edward 1 24 10/18/1888 09/25/1941 s/o Paul & Elizabeth
Troester, Elizabeth nee Friedlein 1 24 1862 1929 "Mother"; w/o Paul
Troester, John 2 23 03/??/1890 05/??/1974 ssa Odessa
Troester, Josephine 3 24 1861 1951  
Troester / Troster, Karl 1 15 10/02/1821 07/27/1894 b. in Schmoelz, d. in Guttenberg; spelling of surname on gravestone is Troster
Troester, Louis 3 24 1859 1933 ssa Josephine
Troester, Neal A. 2 24 04/18/1916 10/23/1919 s/o John & Odessa
Troester, Odessa 2 23 04/??/1891 05/??/1953  
Troester, Paul J. 1 23 01/20/1854 01/03/1934 "Father"; h/o Elizabeth; s/o Carl
Troester, Runiguntha nee Settie 1 15 02/20/1822 03/08/1892 aged 70y 2m 18d; w/o Charles
Utterback, Vera A.E. nee Troester 2 24 07/19/1917 11/07/2014 mother of Robert A. Davidson
Walker, Agness 5 11   01/02/1862 w/o J.W. Walker; aged 29y 4m 9d
Ward, Ephraim u. 4 18   05/21/1862 s/o P.S. & Lucinda; aged 2y 9m
Ward, infants 4 19 04/21/1904 09/22/1905 Infants of John & Lizzie Ward; note: the 2 dates may both be death dates
Ward, Lucinda 4 17   01/14/1874 w/o P.S. Ward; aged 54y 10m 19d
Ward, Phineas S. 4 17 09/11/1813 03/21/1882 aged 68y 6m 10d
Wisherd, Phylis Irene nee Troester     10/20/1918 03/04/2005 ssa John & Odessa Troester
Wood, Nettie 4 18   1883 d/o H.J. & J.C. Wood; 8m 12d
Woodworth, Orin 2 16   03/18/1871 s/o W. & Julia A. Woodworth; aged 26d
Woodworth, William 2 16 01/16/1818 05/10/1897 79y 2m 24d; h/o Julia Nicholson
Woodworth, Julia A. nee Nicholson 2 15 1845 1931 "Mother"; w/o William; was also the 3rd w/o W.H. Torrey
unknown, unknown       07/31/1880 appears to be the gravestone of a child

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