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Dallas County, Iowa Cemetery Directory |
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Huston Cemetery
Boone Twp., Section 15, Dallas County, Iowa
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The following information is available from the Iowa Genealogical Society, 6000 Douglas, P.O. Box 7735, Des Moines, Iowa 50322 HUSTON CEMETERY Section 15, Boone Township-Dallas County, Iowa This cemetery is unusual in that it lies in the middle of a crossroads. It is enclosed by an iron picket fence and in the southeast corner stands a sign with the following inscription: "First burial here in 1847, two small daughters of the Harper family, going by wagon train to California. Became private cemetery of J. B. Huston family. Stage route ran by cemetery. Mr. Huston ran station and Post Office ½ mile east. He was first Dallas County Attorney. The stage route (Iowa City, Des Moines, Council Bluffs) was abandoned 1867 when railroads came." |
| Surname | First Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes |
| Harper | - | 1847 | daughter | |
| Harper | - | 1847 | daughter | |
| Huston | Burnetta | 17 Jul 1853 | 28 Dec 1863 | d. at school, Iowa City, age 10y5m11d; d/o JB & N |
| Huston | Elizabeth | 4w3d | 13 Feb 1880 | d/o GD & EJ |
| Huston | Infant | 1m9d | 01 Jun 1854 | d/o JB & M |
| Huston | James B | 26 May 1811 | 29 Jan 1889 | h/o Nancy |
| Huston | Josiah S | 26y2m18d | 10 Jan 1862 | s/o JH & MJ |
| Huston | Mary A | 13y1m2d | 01 Jun 1854 | d/o JB & N |
| Huston | Nancy | 56y2m22d | 20 May 1867 | w/o James B |
| Huston | Sarah S | 42y | 03 Mar 1879 | d/o James B & Nancy |
| Newby | Infant | - | Dec 1872 | d/o Wm & MJ |
Transcribed by Annette Lucas; Updated 10/12/2017
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