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

The Meek Cemetery of Decatur County, Iowa

Eden Township
Section 11

Nearest town:  Leon
Earliest tombstone burial:  Sept. 13, 1852   (#I  3-2)
Latest tombstone burial:  1965   (#F-6)

History:  This cemetery is also known as Eden Cemetery or East Eden
Cemetery.  The land was given bt George B. and Amelia J. Meek.  The Eden
Prairie Church of Christ (no longer in existence) was built in 1868 about
1/2 mile south but the cemetery was never connected with the church.  The
area is fenced with tombstones scattered throughout the cemetery.  Flat
cement slabs located just inside and south of the gate, mark wher a tool
house once stood.  There are quadruplet babies buried here.  ( #G 6-1)

 Deed  Oct. 15, 1913
  From:  George G. Meek and wife, Amelia J.
  To:  District Township of Eden

No stones but listed in W.P.A. records:
EVANS. David Jasper  died 5-29-1936  aged 76
GARDNER, Hattie  died 1-14-1938  aged 73
HUBBARD, John W.  died 4-20-1931   aged 80
HUBBARD, Julia  died 2-11-1935
JENKINS, Henry  1801 to 9-14-1890
JENKINS,  Rachel 1802 to 1-17-1891
MOORE, Laura Ellen age 65 died 1933
WILSON, Wm. S.  died 9-18-1869  aged 33


(2 foundations) between (I 1-6 and I 2-1)
(foundation)between (I 2-4 and I 3-1)
(Rock) (G 4)
ALLEN, Amanda E. dau. J.H. & N.J.   died Dec. 4, 1871 aged 4y 9m 8d(E 2-4)
ARTT, Laura A. wife of Thomas Artt   died Apr 7, 1881  aged 69y 11m 18d(G
7-3)
ARTT, Thomas  died Dec 23, 1891  aged 74y 3m 25d(G 7-1)
ARTT, William died Nov 18, 1894   aged 48y 1m 8d(G 5-1)
BASSETT, Elias  Jan. 21., 1804  June 28, 1873(E 2-1)
BASSETT, Melissa "Walker" Apr. 15, 1835  May 26, 1912(E 2-1)
BAUGHMAN, Flora J.  dau. of J.F. & M.A.  died Dec 9, 1864  aged 4y 5m(H 1-3)
BENTLEY, Rebecca  died Jul 12, 1880  aged 77y 3m 17d(G 7-2)
BLAKE, Joseph husband of M. Blake died Jan. 25, 1869 aged 62y 21d (E 3-2)
BLAKE, Margaret wife of Joseph died Dec 28, 1892  aged 86y 8m 28d(E 3-1)
BRADFIELD, Bertie son of T.D.  L.E. died Mar 10, 1875  aged 4m 4d(K 2-1)
BRADFIELD, Lucy E Albaugh  died Mar 11, 1917  aged 71y 6m 3d(K 2-1)
BRADFIELD, Thomas D.   died  May 1, 1884  aged 50y 11m 29d(K 2-1)
BRIGHT, Alonzo W.  1848-1924(K 1-1)
BRIGHT, Mary E.   1859-1889(K 1-4)
BURKS, Children of D.C. & E.M.  born Dec 9, 1880 (4 lambs cut in top of
stone)(G 6-1)
BURKS, Lula L.  dau. of D.C. &  E.M. died Mar 20, 1882 aged  4y 1m 5d(G 6-2)
CAMPBELL, Agnes   1847-1912(L 2-2)
CAMPBELL, Andrew A. son of W.B. & A.  died Aug 9, 1872  aged 19y 13d
(broken)(L 1-1)
CAMPBELL, Anna  wife of Mar 20, 1826  May 22, 1882(L 1-2)
CAMPBELL, Delis Lloyd son of Walter aa7 Ella  Feb 10, 1917   May8, 1918(L
2-3)
CAMPBELL, Edward  1864-1939(L 2-1)
CAMPBELL, Martha  1869-1953(L 2-1)
CAMPBELL, W.B..  Mar 28, 1827  Dec 28, 1906(L 1-2)
CLAVER, John L.  Dec 23, 1815  July 28, 1890(K 4-1)
CLAVER, John M. Child of J.L. & L.G.   died Mar 4, 1867  aged 2y 1m 16d(K
4-2)
CLAVER, Lee G. wife of John L. Apr 29, 1822  Jul 25, 1907(K 4-1)
CLAVER, Silas C.   Child  of J.L. & L.G. died Jun 29, 1863  aged 2y 2m 21d(K
4-2)
COOPER, Lydia J.  born Jan 19, 155  died Apr 26, 1891(I 2-1)
DAVENPORT, Emma, A.  1875-1965(F 6)
DAVENPORT, Ernest E.   1909-1926(f 6)
DAVENPORT, Lebert L. Aug 26, 1861   Feb. 26 1909(F 4)
DAVENPORT, Marion F.  1872-1941(F 6)
DAVENPORT,  Perry W.  Feb. 18, 1860   Jan. 12, 1897(F 4)
DAVENPORT,  Sarah, wife of Wm. W.  Mar 6, 1838   Oct 23, 1905(F 3)
DAVENPORT, Wm. W.   July 31, 1830   May 30, 1875(F 3)
DAVENPORT, Zelpha   Jan. 28, 1868   July 23, 1945(F 5)
EVANS, Anderson  1854-1858(G 6-7)
EVANS, Blanch wife of J.A.  Jan. 8, 1862   Apr. 29, 1909(E 1-7)
EVANS, Eleck SON OF e.&s.  Aug. 27, 1880   July 7, 1881(A3)
EVANS, Evan  Sep. 5, 1829  Mar. 20 1910(A2)
EVANS, Freda M.  Dau. Of John and M.A. Evans 1908-1911(A4)
EVANS, Helen   dau. of E.J, & B.E. Evans & died Feb. 20, 1914(C2)
EVANS, J.A.   Born May 6, 1874   Died July 23, 1911(E 1-6)
EVANS, John   1791-1863(G 6-9)
EVANS, John F.  born Oct 6, 1831  died Nov 15, 1909(G 6-4)
EVANS, Laura E. 1868-1933(C1)
EVANS, Margaret E.  wife of John F. Evans died Dec 3, 1897  aged 70y 6m 4d(G
6-5)
EVANS, Marion  1865-1917(C1)
EVANS, Nellie A  Mar. 16, 1876  Aug. 30, 1877 dau. of E. & S.(A3)
EVANS, Polly Jenkins   1799-1895(G 6-8)
EVANS, Sylvia wife oF Evan Jan. 12, 1840  Feb. 18, 1918(A2)
EVANS, Wm. Harrison  1852-1871(G 6-6)
EVANS. Lucinda C.  Dau. Of A.J. & A. Evans died Sep. 16, 1885 aged 15y 3m
5d(A5)
FAIRALL, Clark  Jan 25, 1822   Sep 19, 1906(H 2-3)
FAIRALL, Sarah J. wife of C. Fairall  died Apr 7, 1899  aged 75y 3m 3d(H
2-3)
Father(K 4-7)
GAMMON, Armilda E. Mother  born Oct 29, 1829  died  Apr 14, 1901(I 1-5)
GAMMON, Caroline,  wife of William 1830-1919(I 1-6)
GAMMON, D.B.  died Nov 20, 1869  aged 77y 5m 23d(I 1-4)
GAMMON, Evaline  wife of H.C.  died Sep 11, 1863  aged 27y 11m 11d(I 3-1)
GAMMON, George, W.  Father died Aug 22, 1895  aged 76y 6m 14d(I 1-1)
GAMMON, Harris  1854-1920(I 2-3)
GAMMON, Infant son of W.E. & C.   died Aug 31, 1857(I 1-2)
GAMMON, James W. Father  born Jun 16, 1825  died  Feb 11, 1886(I 1-5)
GAMMON, Levina  wife of D.B.  died Jul 13, 1856  aged 65y(I 1-3)
GAMMON, Martha R. wife of G.W.  mOTHER  died Oct 17, 1894  aged 75y 7m 28d(I
1-1)
GAMMON, Mary  "Thompson"  1840-1938(I 2-4)
GAMMON, Newton F. husb. of Mary Gammon Aug. 2, 1856 - May 26, 1890 (2-2)
GAMMON, Sarah A.  wife of H.C.  died Sep 13, 1852  aged 20y 21d(I 3-2)
GAMMON, William E.   1827-1916(I 1-6)
GARNER, ? Nellie M.  Oct 15, 1893   Feb. 12, 1896(B3)
GARNER, John D.  Father  July 30, 1860    Apr. 19, 1921(B2)
HALL, Cyntha H. wife of W.  died Apr22, 1856  aged 42y 6m 26d(I 3-3)
HARMAN, Mary A. wife of Geo. D.  died Apr 19, 1864 aged 78y 4m 10d(k 4-4)
HARMAN, Simeon C husband of A.  died Jan 26, 1876  aged 44y 9d(K 1-2)
HARMON, Jacob  died Dec 3, 1862  aged 86y 13d(K 1-3)
HICKMAN, ELLA  dau. of K. & T.J. died Mar, 4, 1865  aged 2y 3m 1d((E 3-3)
HICKMAN, John  died Nov 8, 1864  aged 37y 10m 4d(H 1-2)
HICKMAN, Joseph husband of E. Hickman  died Sep 2, 1871  aged (stone buried)
(W.P.A."age 35")(H 3-1)
HICKMAN, Kimble  died May 17, 1876  aged 79y 1m 11d(H 2-2)
HICKMAN, Mary  wife of John Hickman  died Aug 24, 1884  aged 57y 6m
(broken)(H 1-1)
HICKMAN, Mary wife of K. Hickman  died Apr 25, 1865  aged 64y 3m 5d(H 2-1)
HICKMAN, William L.  died Nov 3, 1893  aged 36y 8m 20d(H 1-4)
HUBBARD, David  1857-1932    (W.P.A.  "died 11-18-1932")(G 2-1)
HUBBARD, John Edward  born Sep. 5, 1888  died Dec. 12, 1919 aged 31Y 3m 7d(G
3-2)
HUBBARD, Susie   1857-1925 (G 2-1)
LILLIE, Charity Jane  1859-1946(M 1-1)
LILLIE, Dorothy wife of B.P. died Aug 14, 1865 aged (broken) 2m 12d (W.P.A.
"age 31")(M 1-2)
LILLIE, Nimrod A.      1833-1904(M 1-1)
McDANIEL, Mahala wife of D. McDaniel died Nov 12, 1875   (W.P.A. "age 36")(G
1-2)
McDANIEL, Margaret Ellen  1883-1916(G 1-1)
MEEK, Amelia J. (D3)
MEEK, Amelia J. wife of George 1848-1922(D2)
MEEK, Amelia J. wife of Richard1863-1916 (D5)
MEEK, Elizabeth   Died Dec. 19 1881 aged 88y 11m 26d(E 1-12)
MEEK, George   1842-1924(D2)
MEEK,  George G.(D1)
MEEK, Mary (D4)
MEEK, Richard   1836-1923(D5)
MEEK, Richard (D6)
MINTHORN, Kezia  dau. of G.B. & A.W.   1895-1911(E 1-1)
MITCHELL, Catherine  wife of L.D.   May 23, 1829  Aug 27, 1899(E 1-11)
MITCHELL, Docia R.  1863-1937(j 1-1)
MITCHELL, Lafayette  1863-1938     (W.P.A. "Jared Lafayette")(J 1-1)
Mother(K 4-5)
OSBORN, Elizabeth "Smallwood"  Oct. 23, 1904   Jan. 2, 1907(E1-2)
OSBORN, Harvey W.    1887-1924(E 1-3)
OSBORN, Jennie M. wife of J.W.  Died May 24, 1899  aged 39y 5m 4d(E 1-9)
OSBORN, John W.  1857-1941  (Champion Funeral Home temporary metal marker)(E
1-8)
PRIEST, Alfred  died Mar 4, 1865  aged 27y 10m 24d(H 1-5)
RAY,George W. 1854-1918(B1)
RAY,Juliea E. wife of George 1858-1896(B1)
REINIER, David Hugh  1929-1929     (Slade Funeral Home temporary marker)(G
3-1)
ROBINSON, E.K.  1810-1907(G 7-5)
SMALLWOOD, Edith M  wife of C.A. Mar.16, 1875   Dec.17 1905(E 1-5)
SMALLWOOD, G. Boston   Born June 26, 1826  Died July 14, 1904(E 1-10)
SMALLWOOD, Roy L. son of C.A.& E.M.  Oct. 23, 1904   Jan 2, 1907(E 1-4)
SMITH,  Flora R. dau of John L & Lee C Claver  May 18, 1847   Jan 29, 1922
Married Aug 12, 1869(K 4-6)
SMITH, George W. 1882 -1953(K 4-6)
SMITH, J. Tillman  1874 -1929(K 4-6)
SMITH, Margaret L. 1878 -1957(K 4-6)
SMITH, Miles   1870  - 1871(K 4-6)
SMITH,  Miles W. son of Wm. And F.R.  died Jun 28, 1871  aged 1y 9d(K 4-8)
SMITH, Myrtle M. 1876 -1946(K 4-6)
SMITH, Nellie   1886 - 1939(K 4-6)
SMITH, Robert L. 1872 -1950(k 4-6)
SMITH, William son of Tillman & Sarah Smith  Jun 19, 1837   May 19, 1917 Co.
1. 25th III. Inf. Vol.(K 4-6)
SOUTHWORTH, Ralph  died May14, 1886  aged 69y 11m 23 d(G 7-4)
TAYLOR,  Jno.  Co. D. 69th Ohio Inf.  (W.P.A.  "John E. 1844 to 3-6-1897"
(A1)
TREMBLY, Jemima wife of John  died 9broken)  1867  (W.P.A. "age 58") (Family
info: d Mar 8, 1867 b May 10, 1808)  (rocks in a pile under bush)(I 3-4)
TREMBLY, Melissa  dau of J. & J.  died Sep 21, 1853  aged 10m & 29d(K 4-3)
VAUGHN, James B.  1838-1923  (W.P.A. "1838 to 3-5-1923 Co. G 46th Iowa
Inf.")(K 3-1)
WALLACE, Ann "Smith" wife of P.B. Wallace June 12, 1826  Aug 20, 1901(F2)
WALLACE, Earl  Died Nov. 13, 1887  age 4y 9m 27d(F 1)
WALLACE, Peter, B.  June 12, 1819  Sept. 20 1894(F 2)
 WEBSTER, Julia A. dau of W. & I.  Died July 2, 1882  aged 1y 11m 29d(G 4-1)
WEBSTER, Lucinda wife of S.W. Webster  born Dec 11, 1836  died Jul 23,
1904(G 6-3)
WEBSTER, Lula E. dau. of S.W. & L.   born Jan. 3, 1872  died Oct. 27, 1880
(broken)(G 3-3)
WEBSTER, Seth W. born Mar 26, 1829  died Nov 13, 1893(G 6-3)
YOST, Elmer son of J.W. & C.V. died Apr. 18, 1869 aged 1m 15d(E2-3)
YOST, Sarah A. Born Nov. 9, 1843  Died Feb. 9, 1902 (E 2-2)