Elm Cemetery |
| Morgan Township, Section 24 |
 Photograph courtesy of Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert |
 Photographs courtesy of Bluemax63 |
| Nearest town: Lineville Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.5931015,-93.5733032 Earliest tombstone burial: November 5, 1849 (#2-5) Latest tombstone burial: May 24, (#8-6) View Gravestone Photos |
| History: The McMurtrey brothers, John (and wife,
Eveline) and Joshua (and wife, Nancy) were early settlers coming from
Tennessee and Kentucky in 1854. They gave the land for the cemetery. Elm
Chapel (which was torn down about 1958), was located nearby to the
southwest. The name Elm Cemetery was taken from the elm timber in the
area. The Lentz brothers, who were blacksmiths, made the interesting gate which features a large metal wheel. The following news item appeared in the Leon newspaper about 1930: "Memorial service at Elm Cemetery in Morgan township was held all day May 30. A program was prepared for the event including music by the Douglas orchestra." An * means no tombstone, but indicates a known burial. |
| NAME ROW#, GRAVE# |
DATE of BIRTH | DATE of DEATH | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAIR, Christinia NE Sec., * no stone | Dec 1914 | ||
| ADAIR, Joseph NE Sec., * no stone | 25 Nov 1846 |
28 Dec 1926 | |
| ADAIR, Robert Thomas NE Sec., * no stone | 00 Jul 1910 | twin b/o William ADAIR | |
| ADAIR, William NE Sec., * no stone | 1892 | twin b/o Robert T. ADAIR | |
| ADAIR, William Henry NE Sec., * no stone | 00 Jan 1900 | ||
| ANDERSON, James Marion | 1834 Delaware IN |
27 Sep 1879 Mercer Co. MO | Civil War Veteran, PVT s/o James Mariah (DULY) ANDERSON h/o Sarah STUTEVILLE (1834-1910) inter. Thrawl Cem., OK |
|
BRIGHT, Robert E. 2-4 back of gravestone | 06 Jan 1881 Lineville IA |
29 Jul 1881 AE 6m ? Lineville IA | s/o G.C. M.E. BRIGHT" [George Cornelius Martha Ellen (SPENCER) BRIGHT interred at Gatliff Cemetery |
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CROCKETT, Susanna 3-4 | 28 Oct 1876 AE 77y 3m 12d | WPA Records | |
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CROCKETT, William J. 3-3 | 23 Jun 1876 AE 68y 5m 10d | ||
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CRUM, John C. 6-2 | 07 May 1876 AE 4y 1m 6d | "s/o J. R.A. CRUM" | |
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CRUM, John G. 6-1 | 31 Mar 1872 |
07 May 1876 | "s/o J. R.A. CRUM" gravestone shared with mother Roxann CRUM |
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CRUM, Roxann 6-1 | 29 Nov 1842 |
31 Aug 1876 | "w/o Jacob CRUM" gravestone shared with son John G. CRUM |
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DANIELSON, Aaron Newton 9-2 | 05 Mar 1875 | 1916 Lineville IA | h/o Annie R. DANIELSON |
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DANIELSON, Annie R. Hannah (ENGLE) 9-2 | 04 Nov 1871 Decatur Co. Iowa |
29 May 1948 Morgan Twp | d/o Hichman Martha Jane (PHILLIPS) ENGLE "His Wife"Aaron DANIELSON md in 1897, Iowa |
| DANIELSON, Harold | 06 Mar 1905 |
16 Nov 1927 | * no gravestone WPA Records |
|
DOOLEY, Albert H. 1-2 | 20 May 1874 AE 6m 25d | "s/o W.S. M.A. DOOLEY" |
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| DYKES, Lucina (SCOTT) | 04 Apr 1850 |
05 May 1916 | * no stone, Courthouse Records d/o George Allen Nancy Jane (DURHAM) SCOTT md ca. 1877 Riley DYKES |
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ELLIS, Alice J. (ROCKHOLD) 8-6 | 15 Nov 1882 |
24 May 1959 | |
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ELLIS, Bessie J. 8-3 | 20 Mar 1905 |
22 Jun 1906 | "d/o H. May ELLIS" |
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ELLIS, Earl Jr. 8-1 | 1929 |
1930 | s/o Earl Grace (DAVIS) ELLIS |
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ELLIS, Eliza Jane (MOORE) DUNCAN 8-2 | 17 Feb 1843 Mercer Co. Missouri |
28 Jul 1909 AE 66y 5m 11d | d/o Robert Mallinda (WASSON) MOORE md 1st Mar 1863 Joseph R. DUNCAN md 2nd Oct 1867 Charles ELLIS "Gone but not forgotten" |
|
ELLIS, Infant 8-1 | 1932 |
1932 | "Baby Girl" d/o Earl Grace (DAVIS) ELLIS |
| ENGLE, Ann 5-2 | 29 May 1875 AE 66y 5m 18d | "w/o Josiah ENGLE" | |
|
ENGLE, Hinchman 7-1 | 25 Jul 1835 Mahoning Co. Ohio |
04 Jun 1904 | Civil War Veteran Co. F, 143rd OH Reg. N.D. Vol. Inf. md 25 Jul 1861, OH Martha Jane PHILLIPS |
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ENGLE, John Charles 7-3 | 21 Nov 1865 Columbian Co. Ohio |
21 Jun 1887 AE 21y 7m 21d | "s/o H. M. ENGLE" [Hinchman Martha Jane (PHILLIPS) ENGLE] |
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ENGLE, Josiah 5-3 | 24 Aug 1877 AE 69y 5m 21d | ||
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ENGLE, Martha J. 7-2 | 18 Oct 1840 |
02 May 1892 | "w/o H. ENGLE" md 25 Jul 1861, OH |
|
ENGLE, Nathaniel 5-4 | 17 Nov 1862 AE 72y 10m 17d | ||
| FELTER, A. D. 9-3 | AE 73y | illegible metal temporary marker | |
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FENTON, J. M. [James Michael FENTON] 4-1 | 12 Jan 1854 |
01 Jul 1918 | h/o Mary Elizabeth McMURTREY |
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FENTON, Mary Elizabeth (McMURTREY) 4-1 | 07 Aug 1861 |
21 Aug 1922 | "His Wife"James Michael FENTON |
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FORCYTHE, Infant 3-6 | 02 Jan 1875 | "s/o H.W. S.L. FORCYTHE" | |
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FORCYTHE, Susan L. 3-5 | 07 Jan 1875 AE 16y 2m 5d | "w/o H. FORCYTHE" broken stone | |
| HAWKINS, Jennie 5-1 | 09 Aug 1878 AE 33y 5m | "w/o J.T. HAWKINS" | |
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HAWKINS, Oliver G. 6-3 | 19 Nov 1873 AE 6m 13d | "s/o F. M.A. HAWKINS" | |
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JENKS, H. L. 1-1 | 72y 10m 28D | 31 Oct 1891 | |
| LUNDY, Mary Cathrine (SPENCER) | 1844 |
13 Apr 1927 | * no stone, WPA Records d/o John Margaret (COX) SPENCER w/o Domis Francis "Frank" SELBY (1850-1879) inter. S. Lineville Cem. |
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McKINZIE, Matilda J. 7-4 | 01 Aug 1888 AE 41y 9m 16d | "w/o E. McKINZIE" | |
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McMURTREY, Joshua 3-8 | 08 Jul 1873 AE 61y 5m 5d | s/o George Minnie (VERMILION) McMURTREY h/o Nancy L. CROCKETT | |
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McMURTREY, Nancy L. (CROCKETT) 3-7 | 07 Oct 1813 Indiana |
12 Feb 1895 AE 71y 4m 5d Lineville IA | d/o William Mary (ROBINSON) CROCKETT w/o Joshua McMURTREY |
|
OWENS, Amanda E. 1-5 | 1872 |
1901 | "w/o W.M. OWENS" |
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PERKINS, Amanda (BLAIR) BAILEY 9-4 | 27 Mar 1848 |
05 Feb 1924 | md 1st Daniel BAILEY md 2nd 1872 "w/o W.M. PERKINS" |
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PERKINS, David Daniel 9-4 | 14 Oct 1833 Boone Co. Missouri |
28 Sep 1908 Decatur Co. Iowa | Civil War Veteran s/o William Henry Catherine (GRINDSTAFF) PERKINS md 1st ca. Lydia "Emmaline" HAMILTON (1835-1872) inter. Hamilton Cem., Sullivan Co. MO md 2nd 1872 Amanda (BLAIR) BAILEY |
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PERKINS, Georgie V. (ROCKHOLD) 8-5 | 17 Aug 1888 Saline Co. Missouri |
11 Mar 1906 Lineville IA |
md 29 Jul 1905 Peter "Pete" PERKINS (1990-1966) inter. Evergreen Cem. Lineville IA |
| PERKINS, Martha C. | 1922 | 1923 | |
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PERKINS, Mauntie D. 8-4 | 20 Sep 1900 AE 1m 24d | "s/o A.H. H.M. PERKINS" | |
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PERKINS, Roy 9-5 | 1882 |
1957 | s/o David Daniel Amanda (BLAIR) PERKINS |
| PERKINS, Sylvia M. | 23 Oct 1906 AE 22d | * no stone, Courthouse Records | |
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PHILLIPS, Anna F. 6-5 | 04 Jun 1888 |
12 Sep 1888 | |
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PHILLIPS, Frank L. 6-7 | 21 Apr 1876 AE 9y 7m 26d | "s/o S.H. R.J. PHILLIPS" | |
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PHILLIPS, George E. 6-9 | 12 Jul 1872 AE 2m | "s/o S.H. R.J. PHILLIPS" | |
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PHILLIPS, Infant Son 6-4 | 26 Feb 1905 |
08 Mar 1905 | "Infant s/o W. S.C. PHILLIPS" |
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PHILLIPS, J. H. 6-6 | 27 Jan 1879 AE 7m 7d | "s/o S.H. M.A. PHILLIPS" | |
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PHILLIPS, Martha A. | 1857 | [uncut] | 2nd "w/o S.H. PHILLIPS" |
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PHILLIPS, Rebecca J. 6-8 | 18 Mar 1874 AE 31y 9m | 1st "w/o S.H. PHILLIPS" | |
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PHILLIPS, S.H. 6-10 | 1838 | 1914 | Civil War Veteran C. G, 155th OH Inf. md 1st Rebecca J. PHILLIPS md 2nd Martha A. PHILLIPS |
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SPENCER, Jane (CADY or HARDISTY) 2-5 | 1793 Kentucky |
12 Sep 1861 AE 67y | broken gravestone w/o John SPENCER |
| SPENCER, John | 25 Jan 1826 Kentucky |
02 Jun 1902 | * no stone, WPA Records s/o Richardson Jane (CADY/HARDISTY) SPENCER h/o Margaret COX |
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SPENCER, John 2-4 | 12 May 1874 AE 8y 5d | "s/o J. M.E. SPENCER" | |
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SPENCER, L. B. 2-1 | 1865 |
1938 | h/o Lucy SPENCER |
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SPENCER, Lucy 2-1 | 1871 |
1920 | w/o L.B. SPENCER |
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SPENCER, Manerva J. 2-5 | 05 Nov 1849 AE 22y | "w/o John SPENCER" | |
| SPENCER, Margaret (COX) | 20 Sep 1828 Rutherford Tennessee |
1899 Decatur Co. Iowa | * no stone, WPA Records d/o Arthur Wilson Susannah M. (LAUGHLIN) COX w/o John SPENCER |
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SPENCER, Roy E. 2-2 | 07 Sep 1899 AE 2y 10m 28d | "s/o L.B. L. SPENCER" | |
|
SPENCER, W.T. 10-1 | 1859 |
1930 | "Father" gravestone under lilac bush |
|
STEPHENS, Richard F. | 21 Apr 1920 |
27 Feb 2001 | World War II Veteran TEC5 U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Unknown | |||
| illegible | |||
| unknown 1-3 | rock | ||
| unknown 1-4 | rock | ||
| unknown 2-6 | rock | ||
| unknown 3-1 | white rock | ||
| unknown 3-2 | rock | ||
| unknown 9-1 | rock | ||
| unknown 9-6 | only flowers on grave | ||
| unknown 9-7 | illegible temporary marker |
| Sources: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade; updated by Sharon R. Becker, March 2014. Additional transcriptions from WPA Records and obituaries. Reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall March 2019. |
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