Johnson Cemetery |
| Franklin Township, Section 34 |
 Photograph courtesy of Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert, 2010 |
| Nearest town: Leon Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.8244019,-93.7144012 Earliest tombstone burial: Aug 19, 1855 (#5-7) Latest tombstone burial: Aug 14, 1936 View Gravestone Photos |
| History: Calvin Johnson settled on this land in 1853, and 2nd person to enter land in Franklin Township. (He helped to organize 2 Presbyterian churches-Garden Grove in 1856 and Leon in 1857.) Johnson Cemetery was also known as the Wilson Cemetery since it was located in the Wilson school district. This cemetery is not well-cared for; many stones have fallen and broken. There are probably many stones that cannot be seen because of un-mowed grass. Johnson Cemetery was canvassed (copied) by Chad Kellogg in 1969. |
| Surname | First Name | Stone Location | Birth | Age | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-8 | Father | |||||
| Bay | Experience | 1848 | 1927 | WPA records; no stone | ||
| Bay | James | 1844 | 1921 | WPA records; no stone | ||
| Bay | Jonathan E | 05 Sep 1937 | WPA records; no stone | |||
| Carrithers | Elizabeth | 5-3 | 01 Dec 1833 | 14 Apr 1902 | w/o SC | |
| Carrithers | George C | 5-5 | 3y 6m 22d | 11 Jun 1860 | s/o S & E | |
| Carrithers | James A | 5-6 | 2y 1m 19d | 07 Jun 1860 | s/o S & E | |
| Carrithers | Sarah J | 5-4 | 5y 8d | 15 Jun 1860 | d/o S & E | |
| Carrithers | Stephen | 5-3 | 29 Jan 1816 | 06 Apr 1895 | ||
| Carter | Mary E | 5-7 | 4y 29d | 19 Aug 1855 | d/o J & S | |
| Carter | Sarah | 5-7 | 44y 4m 10d | 04 Jun | w/o J; broken stone | |
| Carter | Thomas F | 5-7 | 8y 29d | 08 Sep 1855 | s/o J & S | |
| Crane | Ruth A | 2-13 | 3y 24d | 17 Apr 1873 | d/o BF & SM | |
| Fender | Ernest | 1879 | 1899 | |||
| Fent | G F | 1-8 | 91y 1m 12d | 26 Jan 1870 | WPA records; broken stone | |
| Fent | Mary | 1-9 | 76y | 18 Mar 1871 | WPA records; broken stone | |
| Fittro | Arrabella | 2-10 | 2m 3d | 24 Mar 1869 | d/o JF & E | |
| Fittro | Christopher | 2-11 | 7y 8m 5d | 10 Apr 1881 | s/o J & E | |
| Fittro | Elizabeth | 2-6 | 48y 6m 5d | 29 Mar 1882 | w/o John | |
| ti | Elizabeth | 2-9 | 13y 6m 29d | 09 Feb 1880 | d/o J & E | |
| Fittro | Elizabeth I | 3-2 | 41y 9m | 19 Mar 1864 | w/o S; stone broken | |
| Fittro | George | 10y 3m 19d | 22 Aug 1860 | No stone | ||
| Fittro | Jasper | 2-10 | 1y 1d | 15 Jan 1862 | s/o JF & E | |
| Fittro | John | 2-7 | 68y 1m 11d | 16 Mar 1902 | ||
| Fittro | Silvester | 2-10 | 4y 1m 26d | 07 Sep 1871 | s/o JF & E | |
| Harrett | Jay T | 3-3 | 4y 7m 17d | 24 May 1863 | s/o T & CA | |
| Harrett | Levina S | 2m 22d | 17 Dec 1865 | ch/o T & CA no stone | ||
| Harrett | Mary A | 2-8 | 1y 3m 22d | 29 May 1861 | d/o T & CA | |
| Honn | Cyrus F | 3-6 | 9d | 08 Dec 1876 | s/o T & R | |
| Honn | Henry T | 3-8 | 1y 4m 17d | 17 May 1857 | s/o T & R | |
| Johnson | Calvin | 5-2 | 08 Jun 1802 | 05 Feb 1892 | ||
| Johnson | Charles N | 5-11 | 8y 9m 17d | 20 May 1866 | s/o JA & E | |
| Johnson | Eliza E | 5-9 | 1833 | 1918 | ||
| Johnson | J A | 5-9 | 02 Jul 1832 | 14 Apr 1884 | ||
| Johnson | Josie | 5-10 | 17y 3m 19d | 24 Jul 1879 | d/o JA & E | |
| Johnson | Mary Ann | 5-12 | 2y 1m 29d | 06 Sep 1855 | d/o JA & E | |
| Johnson | Sarah | 5-1 | 61y 1m 30d | 29 Dec 1863 | w/o C | |
| Lewis | Artha | 5-15 | 04 Jan 1912 | 04 Jan 1912 | d/o JF & AM | |
| Magill | Mary M | 3-5 | 22 Dec 1841 | 20 Mar 1882 | w/o CN | |
| Magill | William E | 3-7 | 1y 3m 11d | 21 Aug 1864 | s/o GM & MM | |
| McClure | Edward L | 5-14 | 15 Sep 1835 | 29 Jun 1898 | ||
| McClure | Elizabeth J | 5-14 | 01 Apr 1836 | 10 Feb 1910 | ||
| McClure | Josephine | 5-13 | 25y 7m 10d | 24 Nov 1857 | w/o SP | |
| McNew | Jeremiah | 3-4 | 56y | 07 Dec 1859 | ||
| Mills | Frank L | 1-4 | 1y 7m | 05 Oct 1867 | s/o A & S | |
| Mills | Henry | 1-3 | 30 Mar 1881 | s/o DW & L, broken stone | ||
| Newman | Eleanor S | 7-1 | 82y 8m 10d | 18 Dec 1879 | ||
| Norton | Albert J | 1-7 | 1y 1m 12d | 29 Oct 1877 | s/o S & CA | |
| Norton | Freddie R | 1-6 | 1y 1m 29d | 08 Oct 1863 | s/o S & CA | |
| Norton | Georgia O | 1-7 | 1y 9m 10d | 18 Aug 1877 | d/o S & CA | |
| Norton | Sarah M | 1-7 | 17y 9m 27d | 28 Nov 1870 | d/o S & CA | |
| Peugh | Catharine | 2-1 | 74y 2m 17d | 26 Apr 1901 | w/o Isaac | |
| Peugh | Charles E | 2-5 | 1867 | 1936 | ||
| Peugh | Florence | 2-3 | 1892 | 1920 | ||
| Peugh | Isaac | 2-1 | 84y 2m 15d | 04 May 1901 | ||
| Peugh | Missouri E | 1-1 | 6y 1m 26d | 19 Jan 1865 | d/o I & C | |
| Peugh | Orpha A | 2-4 | 26y 1m 2d | 28 Oct 1897 | w/o Charles E | |
| Peugh | Samuel L | 2-2 | 42y 5m 30d | 07 Jan 1895 | ||
| Redman | Margaret | 1-5 | 76y 1d | 27 Jun 1876 | w/o Henry | |
| Ryan | Franklin | 2-14 | 3y 3m 2d | 11 Apr 1868 | s/o JS & L | |
| Scott | Charles F | 4-3 | 1m 16d | 05 Nov 1871 | s/o J & IJ | |
| Scott | Elmer T | 4-2 | 17y 10m 23d | 28 Feb 1894 | s/o J & IJ | |
| Scott | Harry W | 1-2 | 8y 2m 27d | 27 Jun 1884 | s/o JP & MB | |
| Scott | Infant | 4-3 | 10min | 01 Aug 1872 | s/o J & IJ | |
| Scott | Ira J | 4-1 | 28 Nov 1846 | 02 May 1902 | w/o J | |
| Scott | John | 4-1 | 12 Jul 1846 | 06 Dec 1900 | ||
| Scott | Sarah L | 2-12 | 5y 5m 5d | 11 Jul 1859 | d/o P & S | |
| Scott | William W | 4-3 | 1y 3m | 05 Oct 1871 | s/o J & IJ | |
| Warren | Mary Jane | 72y | 13 Dec 1933 | WPA records, no stone | ||
| Wilson | Isaac N | 3-9 | 1y 5m 8d | 01 Dec 1856 | s/o I & R | |
| Worden | Charles E | 6-1 | 14 Aug 1936 | Iowa PVT 1C1 352 Inf SS Div | ||
| Worden | Charles J | 6-2 | 02 Feb 1851 | 17 Jan 1913 | ||
| Zika | Frank | 3-1 | 1815 | 1873 | ||
| Zika | Lydia | 3-1 | 1815 | 1890 | w/o Frank |
| Source: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade and transcribed for Decatur County IAGenWeb by Judy Chastain |
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