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)
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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
CROCKETT, Susanna
3-4
28 Oct 1876
AE 77y 3m 12d
WPA Records

CROCKETT, William J.
3-3
23 Jun 1876
AE 68y 5m 10d
CRUM, John C.
6-2

07 May 1876
AE 4y 1m 6d
"s/o J. R.A. CRUM"


CRUM, John G.
6-1
31 Mar 1872

07 May 1876
"s/o J. R.A. CRUM"
gravestone shared with mother
Roxann CRUM
CRUM, Roxann
6-1
29 Nov 1842
31 Aug 1876
"w/o Jacob CRUM"
gravestone shared with son
John G. CRUM
DANIELSON,
Aaron Newton
9-2
05 Mar 1875 1916
Lineville IA
h/o Annie R. DANIELSON

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"

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
ELLIS, Alice J.
(ROCKHOLD)
8-6
15 Nov 1882
24 May 1959
ELLIS, Bessie J.
8-3
20 Mar 1905
22 Jun 1906
"d/o H. May ELLIS"
ELLIS, Earl Jr.
8-1
1929
1930
s/o
Earl Grace (DAVIS) ELLIS
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
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]
ENGLE, Josiah
5-3
24 Aug 1877
AE 69y 5m 21d
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
FENTON, J. M.
[James Michael FENTON]
4-1
12 Jan 1854

01 Jul 1918

h/o
Mary Elizabeth McMURTREY
FENTON, Mary Elizabeth
(McMURTREY)
4-1
07 Aug 1861

21 Aug 1922
"His Wife"James Michael FENTON

FORCYTHE, Infant
3-6
02 Jan 1875
"s/o H.W. S.L. FORCYTHE"
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"

HAWKINS, Oliver G.
6-3
19 Nov 1873
AE 6m 13d
"s/o F. M.A. HAWKINS"

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.
McKINZIE, Matilda J.
7-4
01 Aug 1888
AE 41y 9m 16d
"w/o E. McKINZIE"


McMURTREY, Joshua
3-8
08 Jul 1873
AE 61y 5m 5d

s/o George Minnie (VERMILION) McMURTREY
h/o Nancy L. CROCKETT
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"
PERKINS, Amanda
(BLAIR) BAILEY
9-4
27 Mar 1848

05 Feb 1924

md 1st Daniel BAILEY
md 2nd 1872
"w/o W.M. PERKINS"
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
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
PERKINS, Mauntie D.
8-4
20 Sep 1900
AE 1m 24d
"s/o A.H. H.M. PERKINS"
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
PHILLIPS, Anna F.
6-5
04 Jun 1888
12 Sep 1888
PHILLIPS, Frank L.
6-7
21 Apr 1876
AE 9y 7m 26d
"s/o S.H. R.J. PHILLIPS"

PHILLIPS, George E.
6-9
12 Jul 1872
AE 2m
"s/o S.H. R.J. PHILLIPS"
PHILLIPS, Infant Son
6-4
26 Feb 1905
08 Mar 1905
"Infant s/o W. S.C. PHILLIPS"
PHILLIPS, J. H.
6-6
27 Jan 1879
AE 7m 7d
"s/o S.H. M.A. PHILLIPS"
PHILLIPS, Martha A.
1857 [uncut]2nd "w/o S.H. PHILLIPS"
PHILLIPS, Rebecca J.
6-8
18 Mar 1874
AE 31y 9m
1st "w/o S.H. PHILLIPS"
PHILLIPS, S.H.
6-10
1838 1914Civil War Veteran C. G, 155th OH Inf.
md 1st Rebecca J. PHILLIPS
md 2nd Martha A. PHILLIPS
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
SPENCER, John
2-4
12 May 1874
AE 8y 5d
"s/o J. M.E. SPENCER"
SPENCER, L. B.
2-1
1865
1938
h/o Lucy SPENCER
SPENCER, Lucy
2-1
1871
1920
w/o L.B. SPENCER
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
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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