Franklin (a.k.a. Dunkard) Cemetery

Center Township, Section 4

Photo courtesy of Sharon Becker
Nearest town: Leon
Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.7823,-93.6986
Earliest known tombstone burial: William E. Garber on 1855 May 26, N-11-9
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History: This cemetery, also known as Dunkard, is located just west of the Franklin Church of the Brethren. In the early 1850's there was a Franklin community (a post office was established in January 1854). There were burials made in the cemetery before the church was organized in 1856 and the church building built in 1874. (The church now serves as the Mennonite school.)

The first burial (an unmarked grave) was Christina Sears from Lee County who was visiting here when she died.

An interesting tombstone was found covering the cornerstone of the Garden Grove Methodist Church when it was torn down in 1976. It was identical to the stone in Row 1 Stone 9 except for the spelling of the first name Reubin instead of Reuben. It is surmised the stone was rejected because of the misspelling, left at Garden Grove and a second sent to replace it.
Last NameFirst Name Location Birth/Age Death Comments
unknownN2-8 small stone broken off and gone
unknownN3-3 4 corner stones with letter "H"
unknownN15-3 old base only
unknownS14-5 temporary metal marker
unknownEdmond CWest fence 13 Apr 1856broken stone
unknownHarrisonS14-4 temporary metal marker
unknownInfantS4-6
unknownInfantS7-6
unknownJohnS14-3 temporary metal marker
ArcherJohnS13-21844 1922metal GAR marker
ArcherMargaretS13-21833 1900
ArneyIra RS6-81871 1917
ArneyJacob SS6-623 Mar 1839 13 Feb 1927
ArneyLinia AS6-739y 11m 27d 05 Apr 1880w/o JS
ArneyLucinda CS6-514 Oct 1846 24 Jan 1928(Ryan Officer) w/o JS
ArnoldAmeliaN12-317y 9m 22d 10 Nov 1855d/o MM & J
ArnoldJohn1840 1972no stone; WPA records; Co D 4th IA Inf
Arnold-N12-1 handmade cement marker
BeasleyJohn TS4-82y 11m 10d 12 Sep 1874s/o ED
BeasleyMattie LS4-86m 8d 27 Sep 1870d/o ED
BrazeltonEmilyS12-11y 5m 16d 27 Aug 1860
BrazeltonHuldahS12-135y 10m 21 Jul 1861w/o Wm
BrazeltonReed CS12-124d 28 Aug 1856
BrazeltonWilliamS12-277y 11m 02 Jun 1895
BrownEnous RS8-11y 3d 10 Mar 1856s/o A & M
BrownFlorance AN9-82y 10m 10d 18 Mar 1866d/o JA & MA
BrownGeorge FN9-31y 22d 15 Jul 1871s/o JR & ME
BrownMary ON9-43y 2m 19d 18 Oct 1870d/o JA & MA
BrownThomas DS8-436y 1m 3d 07 Mar 1867
BullardReubinN3-422y 27d 23 Aug 1864s/o R & CM; Co A 34R IA V. (1861 GAR metal marker also)
BunchMildred FN11-3- 02 Jun 1909infant d/o JG & BF
CampbellCatherine MarieS12-10 05 Sep 189919 May 1926w/o CM
CasterCatherineN2-71837 1928
CasterEthel AS12-81893 1894
CasterJacobN2-71836 1889
CasterJohn TS12-91865 1936
CasterLouisa AnnN2-62y 11m 12d 28 Dec 1872d/o J & C
CasterMarion MS12-701 Aug 1895 03 Nov 1897s/o JT & SJ
CasterMarion MS12-81895 1897Child (Duplicate)
CasterMatildaN2-53d
CasterNancyN2-526y 8m 25d 26 Nov 1863w/o P; permanent member of German Baptist Church
CasterSarah JS12-91862 1935
ChandlerAliceS10-858y 15d 15 Apr 1911d/o Howel & Martha Chandler
ChandlerInfantS9-34d 20 Apr 1879d/o MT & AB
ChandlerInfantS10-9- -s/o M & H
ChandlerJames GS9-22m 23d 23 Apr 1872s/o GT & ME
ChandlerJohn WesleyS10-728 Jan 1869 28 Jan 1890s/o WS & H
ChandlerHowel LS9-611 Jul 1818 04 Dec 1898
ChandlerMarthaS9-786y 5m 28d 15 Sep 1881w/o Howel; broken stone
ChandlerMilesS10-71876 1895
ChemowethMartha JS1-77m 8d 05 Dec 1867d/o L & E
CherryCaryS3-1263y 3m 20d 04 Feb 1876h/o Dulcindia; stone broken
CherryDulcindiaS3-1163y 4m 27d 02 Oct 1873w/o C
ChickMaryN5-866y 5m 18d 24 Sep 1889
ChickWilliamN5-972y 11m 5d 22 Feb 1879
ChuppMennoN17-11895 1971
ClarkGeorge HN8-21877 1960
ClarkH MaudeN8-21884 1962
CoontzHenry LN15-11877 1962
CoontzSusie CN15-11866 1949
DarrahJohn LindsleyN2-411y 3m 19d 03 Jun 1867s/o Dr AJ & M
DarrahNancy NevadaN2-21y 8m 21d 30 Aug 1864d/o Dr AJ & M
DarrahSusannaN2-39m 11d 03 Oct 1865d/o AJ & M
DavisEulah MN6-11894 1973His wife
DavisEunice WS16-71894 1978
DavisJ HenryN6-11895 1926
DavisJohn FN1-160y 2m 9d 19 Oct 1896
DavisLucas ES16-71894 -
DavisMary CN1-177y 3m 22d 26 Nov 1915
DavisNevada FN1-31y 9m 13d 20 Nov 1881d/o J & Mary C
DelkE JN5-11852 (uncut)His wife
DelkJ HN5-11845 1912
DelkJohnN5-373y 3m 18d 04 Aug 1888
DelkSarah AnnN5-366y 11m 25d 04 Sep 1887w/o John
DilsaverCatharine GS3-358y 10d 11 Oct 1865w/o Z
DilsaverFrank MS3-24m 28 Jan 1863s/o A & E
DilsaverJames HS3-11y 4m 06 Oct 1862s/o JS & MC
DilsaverMaggie ES3-51y 6m 18d 03 Nov 1871d/o WH & EP
DilsaverMinnie LS3-61y 9m 2d 25 Jul 1875d/o WH & EP
DilsaverZachariahS3-468y 1m 27d 28 Apr 1872
DoanHannah RN9-1125y 11m 14d 02 Mar 1861w/o MS
DoanInfantS8-21d 28 Feb 1859s/o MS & HR
DuffieldAnna MS16-41880 1965
DuffieldAvah ZS15-51y 9m 24d 30 Jul 1903d/o SH & SA
DuffieldHenryS15-772y 8m 24d 30 Jul 1903
DuffieldJohn CS15-91883 1960
DuffieldOliveS15-81884 1968
DuffieldS HS15-61855 1929WPA Samuel H died 7-11-1929
DuffieldSidneyS15-41858 1939WPA Sidney Ann (Kob) died 12-26-1939
EhmKittie AS3-811m 26 Mar 1880d/o G & MA
EhmMary AS2-656y 9m 4d 17 Mar 1905w/o GA
EhmGustave AS2-786y 3m 2d 09 Nov 1924
EnglishArthur JS8-914 Mar 1876 16 Nov 1954
EvansA Belle FrostS9-1205 Aug 1862 03 Jun 1919
EvansAngie EthelS9-1204 Sep 1885 29 Mar 1897
EvansCharles SimeonS9-1203 Jan 1860 05 Nov 1944
FarrisGeorge WS2-11y 2m 13d 30 Aug 1862s/o JS & S
FieldJaneS2-224y 11m 21d 09 Dec 1872d/o N & MA Field
FieldMary AnnS2-279y 9m 21d 22 Jul 1893w/o N
FieldNathanielS2-260y 6m 27d 31 Mar 1869
FrazierJohn LN7-210 Jun 1825 12 Nov 1895
FrazierLoudemaN7-230 Jul 1827 20 Jul 1893w/o JL
FrazierMartha EN7-226 Jul 1870 22 Feb 1892d/o JL & L
FrostInfantS12-12- 30 Aug 1902s/o LM & NE
FrostNora EttaS12-1128y 6m 12d 24 May 1907w/o LM
FunkWilliam JS11-21871 1903
GarberEdwinN11-87m 24d 14 Oct 1864s/o SA & NA
GarberInfantN11-7- 01 Jan 1882d/o JF & Rosa
GarberInfantN11-7- 26 Dec 1881s/o JF & Rosa (twin to above infant?)
GarberInfantN11-53d 03 May 1883d/o LD & MA
GarberJoannaN11-103y 2m 28d 12 Jan 1859d/o SA & NA
GarberMary RN11-41y 9m 11d 26 Oct 1897"Little Ruth"; d/o FA & SE
GarberNancy AN11-675y 8m 11d 21 May 1910
GarberSamuel AN11-656y 5m 13d 14 Jun 1888
GarberWilfred DN11-204 Sep 1893 15 Oct 1918died at Camp Sheridan AL 133rd Base Hosp Corps US Army
GarberWilliam EN11-91y 3m 25d 26 Mar 1855s/o SA & NA
GaskillElanorN4-267y 9m 9d 27 Mar 1874w/o (broken stone)
GaskillSamuelN4-310 Apr 1805 17 Dec 1886
GatesAddie MN8-521y 11m 24d 25 Oct 1878d/o SH & C Gates
GatesC FrancesN8-616y 4m 1d 07 Jul 1880d/o SH & C Gates
GatesCatharine MN8-801 May 1866 30 Nov 1896
GatesSamuel HN8-762y 6m 2d 15 Nov 1886h/o C
GilbertAda KS8-81887 1939
GilbertDanielS8-81879 1940
GilbertEmilyS8-724 Nov 1836 05 Sep 1910w/o HR
GilbertEvvaS8-61y 2m 30 Apr 1877d/o T & T
GilbertHerman RS8-708 May 1836 01 Oct 1914
GilbertMaggie ES8-57y 7m 21d 16 May 1877d/o HR & E
GillhamJohn NN8-962y 9m 25d 07 Jul 1870
GittingerAgnesN1-536y 17d 02 Feb 1892
GittingerAnnieN1-104m 12 Sep 1861d/o DR & SE
GittingerDaniel RN1-717d 11 Apr 1891
GittingerLauraN1-82m 5d 16 Aug 1871d/o DR & SE
GittingerSarah EN1-664y 3m 17d 07 Oct 1895w/o DR
GoodmanAbeS12-619 Sep 1866 28 Jun 1953Age 86y 9m 9d
GoodmanAlice EN8-312 Jan 1859 03 Apr 1891w/o Aaron
GoodmanAnna AS12-417 Nov 1875 28 Jun 1904w/o John
GoodmanDileminaS12-601 Apr 1872 14 Jul 1906Age 34y 3m 13d; w/o Abe
GoodmanElizabethS12-31879 1945
GoodmanHannah (Winner/Wimmer)S7-3 22 Jan 183901 May 1894Age 64y 3m 8d; w/o Sam
GoodmanJohnS12-403 Sep 1869 19 Jul 1933
GoodmanSamS7-364y 10m 10d 04 Oct 1894
GoodmanSam'l Milo57y 25 Jan 1936No stone; WPA records
GoodmanSherrisa DeLea13 Jul 1978 05 Mar 2014
GoodmanSidney AS7-741y 6m 19d 11 Apr 1893
GoodmanWilma FS12-513 Nov 1896 22 Feb 1897d/o John & Anna A
HaleArthur FS2-81894 1925Co D 335th Mach Gun Bat'l (picture on stone)
HallAnnN5-1172y 2m 3d 26 Jun 1858w/o W; broken stone
HammSarah ES9-1137y 12d 12 Jan 1886w/o RB
HamptonReubenN1-960y 5m 17d 02 Apr 1863
HandleyChancy CS1-31y 1m 25 Aug 1863s/o C & J
HandleyIda BellS1-47m 2d 17 Feb 1865d/o C & J
HandleyRosette BS1-410y 9m 10d 26 Jun 1865d/o C & J
HarperJohn WesleyN6-41864 1971s/o S & MJ
HarperMaryN6-41830 1914
HarrowJohn WN13-766y 10m 6d 18 Nov 1886h/o SP
HarrowSarah PN13-702 Jan 1825 28 Feb 1915His wife
HartBenjaminS4-904 Sep 1889 26 Mar 1892s/o RJ & R
HeastonMargaretS8-343y 8m 26d 21 Jun 1858w/o Jacob; stone broken
HeltJohn GN12-27m 9d 07 Feb 1864s/o SL & SJ
HenryEulah LoreneN11-101911 1944
HiattInfantS15-109 May 1902 09 May 1902d/o LA & E
HilterbrandJames ES17-11882 1938
HowellJohn EN7-124 Dec 1886 04 Mar 1892s/o J & MF
JohnWilliamN3-23m 26d 16 Aug 1883s/o E & SJ
JohnsonMary ES1-219d 02 Feb 1864d/o H & S
JohnsonSarah AS4-225y 12d 16 Dec 1872w/o LW
KeimAlma AN13-41m 14d 23 Jun 1909
KeimCharles HN13-51856 1937
KeimIra LN13-403 Oct 1885 06 Dec 1909
KeimMargaret BN13-61884 1956Mother
KelleyBartieS1-51y 3m 15d 09 Oct 1871s/o R & F
KobAnnaS6-211 Dec 1837 08 Oct 1916His wife
KobBarbraS7-479y 8m 04 Sep 1881w/o Phillip
KobJemimaS6-11860 1937
KobJohn RS6-322y 6m 13d 20 Sep 1893s/o LM & Anna; h/o Maggie
KobLewis MS6-225 Dec 1834 26 Jun 1911
KobPhillipS7-557y 11m 06 Jan 1858
KobPhillip AS6-47y 2m 13d 13 Jun 1872s/o LM & A
LandonPeterS2-470y 3m 13d 25 Jan 1892h/o Sarah Scott
LandonSarahS2-369y 11m 1d 27 Aug 1871w/o Samuel
LantzAlpha LN1-21y 1m 17d 30 Sep 1882s/o GH & NA
LewisChristian PN1-462y 8m 16d 31 Aug 1888
LewisElizabeth JN1-480y 8m 20d 28 Dec 1919w/o CP
LewisMilo DN1-43y 11m 18d 18 Sep 18773rd s/o CP & EJ
LillieAda MaeN17-21888 1968
LillieR EllsworthN17-21888 19--Co F 359 Inf WWI
LionbergerChester WN13-21919 1938
LionbergerMargaret KeimN13-3 18821966
LoreyMariaN8-470y 2m 20d 11 Mar 1876
MachlanMary ES5-51861 1935
MachlanMerritt AS5-62y 4m 8d 19 Feb 1890s/o JN 7 ME
ManningBenjS11-117y 2m 11d 04 Sep 1856
ManningJacob RS11-155y 15d 20 Dec 1866
ManningRachelS11-159y 5m 15d 25 Jan 1877
MartinAdelia FS6-1030 Apr 1841 13 Aug 1892w/o RD
MartinAletha ES6-1121 Jul 1816 04 Apr 1899His wife
MartinAngie AS6-1004 Jun 1880 08 Oct 1897d/o RD & AF
MartinFrank AN5-615 Jun 1876 12 Mar 1878s/o RD & AF
MartinJamesS6-1121 Jan 1808 02 Apr 1872
MartinMary BN5-616 Feb 1872 28 sep 1884d/o RD & AF
MartinMary JS6-1116 Mar 1850 08 Oct 1863d/o J & AE
MartinW NS6-91852 1921
MatteShyla Allison21 Sep 2010 05 Mar 2014
McCreadyJosephS9-515 Mar 1803 04 Jan 1881
McDonoughAliceN7-427y 5m 5d 20 Jul 1886d/o WB & M
McDonoughMaryN7-325 Feb 1831 06 Jul 1924His wife
McDonoughW BN7-324 Oct 1826 03 Oct 1903
MerrillMary GraceN8-1- -infant
MillerFay RN13-11910 1967
MillerHenry SS4-71843 1926
MillerJohnS4-474y 1m 23d 23 Mar 1874
MillerJohn WS4-313y 4m 2d 24 Feb 1874s/o R & E
MillerKathrynN13-1- 1914
MillerLydia ES4-19y 4m 19d 06 Feb 1865d/o J & S
MillerMartha JS4-71853 1883His wife
MillerSophiaS4-581y 7m 2d 25 Mar 1893w/o John
MilliganSendra BS1-62m 24d 30 Apr 1869d/o CW & SJ
MilliganSusanS10-124y 10m 2d 13 Nov 1860w/o I
MintonyeGeorge AS3-105m 24d 06 Mar 1868s/o AG & S
MooreEliza JS9-1011 Aug 1820 03 Feb 1907w/o John W
MorganRebecca AN14-360y 10m 23d 03 Feb 1898w/o Thomas
MorganThomasN14-270y 2m 13d 09 Feb 1904GAR
MorrisonBenjamin FS10-457y 4m 7d 08 Feb 1865
MorrisonThomas HS10-54y 10m 3d 09 Oct 1865s/o HJ & ME
MuckHarry EdgarN16-21899 1935
MuckJessie MN16-11876 1968
MuckUlysses SN16-11866 1943
MuckWilliam ClideS5-316 Oct 1897 20 Aug 1898s/o US & Jessie M
NatherMalinaS3-72y 2m 29d 09 Oct 1872d/o GW & L
NormanLucindaS1-11y 2m 24d 05 Jun 1862d/o J & M
OverholtzerMinnie AN9-21883 1934
OverholtzerSamuel JN9-11869 1949
OverholtzerWilliam AN2-111d 09 Apr 1883s/o S & H
PaceCharles WS9-811m 18d 02 Sep 1877s/o W & RM
PaceJamesS9-455y 7m 20d 08 Dec 1879h/o Tobitha
PaceMarthaS9-182y 21 Jul 1865w/o Elisha
PaceRachel MS9-916 Feb 1840 19 Aug 1891w/o WP
PaceWilliam PS10-1110 Aug 1837 19 Apr 1916GAR; Pvt 3 Iowa Cav
PaytonJohnS10-671y 4m 10d 24 May 1871h/o C
PaytonMargaret AS10-32m 25d 12 Dec 1864d/o JM & ME
PetticordEleanor ES16-31881 1959
PetticordGlenmoreS16-21875 1936Tr B 1 IL Cav Sp Am War
PetticordJohnS16-11853 1914
PetticordSarahS16-11853 1925
PolandCaryS3-1315y 5m 29d 07 Jun 1889s/o DP & M
PolandDanile P85y 07 Mar 1832No stone; WPA records
PolandEugene MS3-142y 5m 11d 05 Nov 1889s/o DP & M
PolandLydia FS3-97m 22d 18 Jul 1876d/o DP & M
PolandMaryS3-1440y 6m 13d 10 Oct 1889w/o DP
PolandSamuel1879 30 Jul 1897No stone; WPA records
PorterCatharine AS7-828 Apr 1836 (uncut)
PorterHiram CS7-853y 4m 23d 14 Aug 1888
PorterWm A76y 23 Dec 1932No stone; WPA records
RicheyHiram BN5-2- 09 Feb 1877Co B 59 Ill Inf, family info provided date of death
SchottJohn- abt 1917family info says buried next Emeline; no stone; WPA records
SchottEmelineS7-221 Aug 1860 02 Aug 1909Age 48y, 11m 11d, born Crown IA, died Jasper Mo; d/o Samuel & Hannah Goodman, md JB 27 Oct 1889
ScottEtta MN10-11882 1945
ScottGeorge FS15-21854 1930
ScottJennie EN16-31855 1924
ScottJohn LN10-11872 1947
ScottMargaret LN10-312 Aug 1909 19 Jul 1915d/o JL & EM
ScottMary AN10-21856 1931
ScottPhoebe MS15-21869 1941
ScottSamuel JN10-21847 1932
ScottSarahS2-578y 5m 21d 01 Feb 1898
ScottSarahS5-257y 1m 14d 14 Nov 1882His wife
ScottStephenS5-288y 7m 12d 08 Sep 1913
ScottWalter ES15-31897 1947
ScottWilliamN16-31847 1934
SearsAraN6-711 May 1862 21 Feb 1884d/o J & M
SearsAugustus Dodge7-1011 Aug 1859 31 May 1904
SearsBenjamin TN15-21876 1950
SearsChristenaS10-288y 07 Mar 1857w/o S
SearsDanielN6-610 Jul 1796 02 Mar 1867
SearsDanielN6-707 Jun 1856 26 Apr 1883s/o J & M
SearsDaniel GN5-406 Mar 1834 17 Feb 1889
SearsEdith BN5-511 Oct 1799 01 Mar 1876
SearsElizabethN6-615 Sep 1795 18 Oct 1875(marker- Elizabeth Martin Sears Daughter of a Revolutionary Soldier Erected by the old Thirteen Chapter DAR
SearsEllen (Gettinger)S7-9 11 Aug 185915 Jan 1892w/o AD
SearsGeorge WS11-31867 1918
SearsIdaN6-322y 7d 15 Aug 1886d/o JJ & MJ Sears
SearsJacobN5-506 Jan 1792 03 Jun 1865
SearsJamesN6-712 May 1822 18 Feb 1883
SearsJohn JN6-209 Jul 1833 22 Oct 1911
SearsLewisN14-11869 1958
SearsLula KathrynN15-21877 1961
SearsMaryN6-707 Sep 1822 18 Dec 1903w/o J
SearsMary EN14-11872 1955
SearsMary ES11-31866 1957
SearsMary IN6-227 Feb 1841 14 Mar 1909His wife
SearsWilliam HN6-55y 4m 13d 12 Dec 1877s/o JJ & MJ
SmithAndrew JN9-2b1835 1889
SmithCharlotte BS5-137y 5m 23d 16 Sep 1864w/o LJ
SmithEdgar PS5-41y 7m 18d 29 Jan 1905s/o IL & Grace B
SmithFloy EN10-61877 1898
SmithGeorge HN10-61864 1941
SmithGrace BS14-128y 8m 28d 13 Mar 1908w/o LL
SmithInfantN10-5- 1896d/o George H & Floy E
SmithInfantN10-7- 19 Jun 1922d/o James L & Gladys L
SmithL J- -No stone
SmithMargaret JaneN-2b1837 1920
SmithNora AS16-51883 1933
SmithReynols CS16-61877 1959
StoutFrank CN5-71y 11m 15d 03 Feb 1866s/o WJ & L
StoutLetitia AN4-111 Feb 1823 23 Dec 1908w/o WJ
StoutWilliam JN4-122 Sep 1816 23 Jan 1898
Swimm105y abt 1855no stone
TaylorBenjamin FN10-41857 1915
TaylorGrover FN10-41885 1898
TaylorPermelia EN10-41859 1941
TharpCharity AN9-51883 1924
TharpElizabethN10-978y 10m 25 Aug 1871w/o Thomas
TharpEmily EN9-78m 24d 09 Apr 1870d/o T & CA
TharpJohn SN9-97m 11d 08 Oct 1865s/o T & CA
TharpMary EN9-101y 3m 5d 15 Sep 1864d/o T & CA
TharpNathaniel PS7-17m 25d 10 Sep 1857s/o Z & G
TharpThomasN10-81828 1886
TharpWilliam LN9-611y 11m 18d 19 Oct 1872s/o T & CA
TharpZeno JN5-1014d 10 Feb 1863s/o Z & C
TrislerInfantS1-815 Nov 1882 15 Nov 1882s/o GJ
TurnerAllen BN3-131 Oct 1870 30 Oct 1911
WatsonAlexander75y 01 Jan 1836No stone
WatsonFrankS13-11875 1949
WatsonJesseS14-21846 1939
WatsonLydiaS13-11877 1967

Source: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA, compiled by Lois Slade.
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