...I will make thee an eternal excellency,
a joy of many generations.
Isaiah 60:15 

The

Gore Cemetery

of

Decatur County, Iowa

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Burrell Township, Section 25

Source: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled in 1976 by Lois Slade
and transcribed for our site by Carla Rae.


 

This cemetery is on private property. And, should only be visited on Memorial Day.

Nearest town: Davis City 
Earliest tombstone burial: Hannah Burrell on 22 Jan 1862 
Last tombstone burial: Zed Gore in 1921.

History: Now abandoned, very little is known of this cemetery or the families buried here. It is located between the house and farm buildings on the west side of the drive, overlooking the valley to the west. It is fenced, has no gate and is 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 of other unmarked graves. This cemetery is also known as, Asback or Ashburn Cemetery.

LOOKUPS: Not sure if anyone would be interested in this information or not but can get it if you are. My husbands grandfather lives on the outskirts of Davis City and on his land there is an old cemetery that the latest dates on the stones are 1910. We know from talking to him that it's called the GORE CEMETERY. It used to have a separate road that went to it from behind his property and after time and land changes the only way to it is through his property. There are about 20-25 stones that we can see visibly but there are other markers there that are somewhat hidden. 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. There are no records that it even existed because the records were lost in the fire that took the Decatur County Courthouse years ago.  We do know that some of the names are GORE on the stones but there are others as well. 
He has had a few people there that look at the stones and he says that if people are interested they are welcome to check it out to see if there are any ancestors there. 
My husbands grandfather is Richard Wilson and has resided there for many years.
 

Lisa Showers(Earley)


Baker, William Listed in WPA records, but no tombstone
Burrell, Asa husb. of E. Burrell died Mar 6, 1875 AE ?8y & 7d (Stone Broken)
Burrell, Hannah wife of G. Burrell died Jan 22, 1862 AG 41y 5m 16d
Gore, Frank child of Z&PA Gore died Nov 23, 1892 AG 3y 9m 16d
Gore, Henry (small cement marker)
Gore, Infant child of Z&PA Gore died Feb 28, 1882
Gore, Infant (small cement marker)
Gore, John Aug 22, 1819 died July 13, 1884
Gore, Mollie Listed in WPA records, but no tombstone 
       Also listed in Terre Haute Cemetery.
Gore, Robert Listed in WPA records, 1844 to 10-3-1890
Gore, Seborn D. husb of Lisetta A. Gore died Aug 18, 1888 AG 33y
Gore, Triplet 3 mailes born&died 35-1883
Gore, Twins (small cement marker)
Gore, Zed 1853 - 1921
Scott, T.J. Co. C 9 Mo. S.M. Cav. (WPA ñdied 1900î)
Smith, P.C. Oct 27, 1845 - Nov 18, 1885
Wilson, Polly Listed in WPA records, but no tombstone