Gore Cemetery |
| (a.k.a. Ashback or Ashburn) Burrell Township, Section 25 |
 Photograph courtesy of Gerhardt Leffler, 2007 |
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Nearest town: Davis City Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.6599362,-93.7980080 Earliest tombstone burial: Hannah Burrell on 22 Jan 1862 Last tombstone burial: Dorothy Gore in 1930. View Gravestone Photos |
History: Now abandoned, very little is known about
this cemetery nor of the families buried here. The cemetery is located
on private property between the house and farm buildings on the
west side of the drive, overlooking the valley to the west. The cemetery
is fenced but there isn't a cemetery gate. It has become overgrown with
weeds, briars and some iris. Before Highway 69 was built, the road came up the hill from the west, then south to the old house which was located north of the cemetery. There are mounds indicating unmarked graves. Any existing records were lost when a fire destroyed Decatur County's Courthouse in 1874. This cemetery has also been known as, Asback or Ashburn Cemetery. Lisa Showers (Earley) noted that the latest dates on the stones are 1910. There used to be a separate road (prior to the construction of Highway 69) that went behind the property and after time and land changes, the only route to the cemetery was through the property belonging to my husband's grandfather, Richard Wilson. About only 20 to 25 stones can be visibly seen, but there are other markers that are somewhat hidden. We know from talking to [Richard Wilson] that it's called the GORE CEMETERY. This is a cemetery that has not been seen by many people for a long time except for us family members due to the fact that nobody knew of it. We do know that some of the names on the stones are GORE but there are others as well. NOTE: Gore Cemetery is located on private property. Please show respect to the property owners and either visit the cemetery Memorial Day or with permission with the property owners. Thank you. An * means no tombstone, but indicates a known burial. |
| NAME | DATE of BIRTH | DATE of DEATH | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, William * no gravestone | W.P.A. Records | ||
| BURRELL, Asa | 1803 |
06 Mar 1875 AE _8y 7d | h/o Elizabeth Tabitha FLORA broken stone |
| BURRELL, Hannah (KIZZIRE) | 22 Jan 1862 AE 41y 5m 16d childbirth with twins who also died |
d/o Wm. Polly (ACTON) KIZZIRE md 1842, Jackson Co. IN George BURRELL | |
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GORE, Children | "Children of Z. P.A. GORE" [Zed and Perline A. GORE] | ||
| GORE, Dorothy Lucille | 06 Oct 1928 Stanberry Missouri |
07 Jul 1930 Davis City IA | d/o ___ Lucille GORE |
|
GORE, Frank | 00 Feb 1889 |
23 Nov 1892 AE 3y 9m 16d | "s/o Z. P.A. GORE" |
|
GORE, Henry | 1868? |
1878? | s/o Valentine Leona (McGAHUEY) GORE?;small cement marker |
| GORE, Infant | 28 Feb 1882/7 | "Infant of Z. P.A. GORE" | |
| GORE, Infant | 00 Sep 1900 | 00 Oct 1900 AE 3wks | Infant d/o Zedrick Perlina A. (GUTHERIE) GORE small cement marker |
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GORE, John Carr | 22 Aug 1819 |
13 Jul 1884 | s/o Joseph Martha (CARR) GORE of Overton TN md 26 Oct 1837, TN Martha SMITH; parents of Evrin, Valentine, Seborn, Zedrick Orpha (GORE) TURPIN "Farewell my wife and children all From you a father Christ doth call." |
| GORE, Martha (SMITH) * no gravestone | 25 Dec 1818 Holton Co. Tennessee |
21 Feb 1904 AE 85y 1m 26d Leon IA | marred 26 Oct 1837, Tennessee John Carr GORE |
| GORE, Mollie Martha * no gravestone | 1879? |
1890? | d/o Valentine Leona A. (McGAHUEY) GORE? W.P.A. Records also listed Terre Haute Cemetery |
| GORE, Robert | 1844 | 03 Oct 1890 | W.P.A. Records |
|
GORE, Seborn D. | 18 Aug 1888 AE 33y | s/o John Carr Martha (SMITH) GORE h/o Lisetta Alline WOOD | |
| GORE, Triplet Sons | 05 Mar 1883 |
05 Mar 1883 | sons of Valentine Leona A. (McGAHUEY) GORE |
| GORE, Twins | ca. 1860 |
ca. 1860 | eldest children of Valentine Leona A. (McGAHUEY) GORE small cement marker |
| GORE, Valentine "Bob" | 03 Mar 1840 Tennessee |
03 Oct 1890 Burrell Twp. |
s/o John C. Martha (SMITH) GORE) h/o Leona A. McGAHUEY (1845-1931), Eden Prairie Cem. |
|
GORE, Zedrick "Zed" | 06 Dec 1853 Illinois |
31 Aug 1921 Colorado | s/o John Carr Martha (SMITH) GORE md 1856 Perlina A. GUTHERIE Children: Emmett, Roy, Bryan, Minnie, May Bird |
| GORE, unknown | |||
| GORE, unknown | |||
| SCOTT, T. J. | 1900 | Civil War Veteran Co. C, 9th MO S.M. Cav. W.P.A. Records | |
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SMITH, P. C. [Pleasant C. SMITH] | 27 Oct 1845 |
18 Nov 1885 | 1st h/o Orpha GORE the d/o John Martha GORE |
| TURPIN, Orpha Alvina (GORE) | 21 Jan 1851 Scottsville KY |
15 May 1901 Davis City IA | w/o John TURPIN |
| WILSON, Polly * no gravestone | W.P.A. Records |
| Sources: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by
Lois Slade; transcribed for Decatur County IAGenWeb by Carla Rae. Updated by Sharon R. Becker, March 2014. Additional transcriptions from WPA Records and obituaries. Reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall March 2019 |
| Cemetery Directory *** Decatur County IAGenWeb |