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The Hall Cemetery of Decatur County, Iowa

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Woodland Township

Section 5

Nearest town: Leon

Earliest tombstone burial: October 4, 1854 (#7)

Latest tombstone burial: August 9, 1894 (#3-4)

History: Very little is known about Hall Cemetery. A man by the name of Hall
(fist name unknown) owned the land north and south of the cemetery. This
land had been sold before 1894 (according to an old platte book.) The story
goes that Mr. Hall owned slaves and that when 2 of them died, they were
buried just outside the cemetery fence line. There are very few stones left
unbroken or standing. Several years ago, a lot of the stones were oiled
under a large tree at the north end. There were 13 stones found in this
pile. Only 12 other stones are found throughout the cemetery. At one time
the cemetery was about twice as large, but the west fence was moved farther
east and half the cemetery returned to pasture.

DUNN, Margareta wife of A. died may 12, 1858 aged 53y 3m (2-1)

HALL, Albian E. son of J.M. & S.A. died Oct 21, 1892 aged 9d (3-1)

HINDS, John died Jan 9, 1894 aged 80y 3m 4d (broken) (1-4)

HINDS, Elizabeth dau of J. & E.A. Hinds died Feb 25, 1867 aged 11y 10m 5d
(broken) (1-2)

HINDS, Eliza A. wife of J. died Sep 28, 1880 aged 59y 9m 28d (1-3)

LOCKWOOD, J.Q. 'Father' 1825-1892 Co. M & H 2nd Reg. N.Y. Vol. Cav. (1-5)

LOCKWOOD, Charity E. 'Mother' 1826 - 1892 (1-6)

LOCKWOOD, Frances dau. of J.Q. & C.E. died Aug 11, 1871 aged 3y 1m 6d (1-7)

RAINS, John died July 15, 1857 aged 617 8m 8d (broken) (1-1)

SIMS, William L. died Feb. 11, 1887 aged 51y 9m 14d (3-4)

SIMS, William H. son of W.L. & H. died Mar 10, 1864 aged 12m 19d (3-2)

SIMS, Arthonzo son of W.L. & H. born & died Mar 18, 1876 (3-3)

SIMS, Alonzo son of W.L. & H. died July 16, 1876 aged 3m 28d (3-3)

SIMS, Harriet wife of W. L. died Aug 9, 1894 aged 58y 5d (3-4)

STONES BROKEN & PILED UNDER PINE TREE

1. KING, Francis M. son of W.R.S. & M.J. died Mar 26, 1863 aged 4y 11m 1d

2. RAINS, Isaac husb. of M.E. died July 10, 1872 aged 47y 18d

3. RAINS, Ellen wife of John died Jan 10, 1871 aged 21y 4m 16d

4. CHAMBERS, Emma J. dau. of D.& E. died June 6, 1869 11y 17d

CHAMBERS, infant dau. of D. & E. died may 19, 1862

  1.. DUNN, Martin died Oct. 4, 1854 aged 43y 6m
  2.. DUNN, Asmuel E. son of A-?- died ? 12, ? age 1m
  3.. HALL, Asenath B. wife of Allen E. who passed away Mar 1, 1888 aged 67y
10m 28d
  4.. HALL, Allen D. son of A.E. & A.B. died at St Louis, Mo. Feb 3, 1863
20y 1m 20d (broken) Co. A 34 (R.I. ?) Vol.
  5.. CAIN, Vere J. son of J.M. & A. M. Sep 13, 1891 - Mar 7, 1892
  6.. WADDLE, Mary J. dau. of J. & M.A. died Apr 19, 1863 aged 2y ?m 21d
  7.. BARNES, Ishmael fusb. of S. died Apr 13, 1870 aged 51y 15d (broken)
  8.. (W.P.A. "James DUNN") (top broken off) died Mar 12, 1889 aged 72y 6m
19d
KNOWN BURIALS BUT NO TOMBSTONES

TRUITT, Lucinda Jane (Stokes)died Apr 24, 1895 64y 4m

BROOKE, Beale W. 6-17-1845 to 11-19-1906 Co. I Kans. Inf. Civil War (WPA)

BROOKE, Minnie wife of Eale died 9-8-1939 age 73(Minnie & Beale's bodies
were moved to Leon Cemetery after 1939)

MOAD, Rebecca age 26, died 1861 (WPA)

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