Bucy Cemetery |
| Burrell Township, Section 12 |
| Nearest town: Decatur Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.6902056,-93.8869286 Earliest tombstone burial: Jan. 7, 1860 Latest tombstone burial: Dec. 21, 1906 Submit Gravestone Photos |
| History: This is a private family cemetery which
was never deeded to the county and stands abandoned. A road which ran
close by is now closed and the cemetery cannot be seen from the present
road. It stands on a rise of ground with large elm trees. The stones are
all standing (except one) in one row; there is no gate to the fenced-in
area. The Bucy family came from Kentucky and lived nearby, but they are
not listed on county maps of 1875 or 1894. Above information was sent to me from Lois Slade. I visited the cemetery on the 3rd of March 2000. The Elm trees are in poor condition and the fence that is around the stones is flat on the ground. I have heard stories about the Bucy's were dying from "Copper Water" I believe this would mean copper poisoning from the water. There seems to be some confusion about where the water came from, Elk creek of Grand River (the section of river called Grand River by local people is actually Thompson Fork of the Grand River). ~ Walked by Leah Walling |
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NAME ROW/STONE |
BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucy, Andrew J. 5 | Apr. 14, 1864 age 49y 2m 6d |
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| Bucy, F. M. 2 |
Aug. 6, 1850 | Jan. 7, 1860 | |
| Bucy, Harriet M. 9 |
Aug. 21, 1873 | Aug. 22, 1882 age 9y 0m 1d |
d/o J.K. & Mariah E. Bucy; Courthouse Records: Mary Hattie Bucy |
| Bucy, J. K. | on Bucy family list | ||
| Bucy, John G. 7 |
Mar. 17, 1866 age 23y 2m 6d |
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| Bucy, Louisa B. 6 |
Oct. 15, 1817 | Dec. 21, 1906 | |
| Bucy, Maria 8 |
Aug. 5, 1875 39y 2m 4d |
w/o James Bucy | |
| Bucy, Mariah | on Bucy family list | ||
| Bucy, Mary J. 4 |
Aug. 30, 1847 | Jan. 16, 1863 | |
| Bucy, Obediah 3 |
Apr. 19, 1860 | May 17, 1862 | |
| unknown 1 |
Rock with no markings |
| Source: Transcribed and Completed for Decatur County IAGenWeb by Leah Sue Price Walling. |
| Cemetery Directory *** Decatur County IAGenWeb |