...I will make thee an eternal excellency,
a joy of many generations.
Isaiah 60:15
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...I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Isaiah 60:15 |
TheSweet Home Cemeteryof |
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Nearest town: Lamoni
Earliest tombstone burial: Oct. 7, 1873 #7-1
Latesgt tombstone burial: 1932 #4-3
History: Thirty years ago there used to be a metal sign above the
gate, "Sweet Home Cemetery."
The donor of the land of any history of the beginning of the cemetery
is unknown. Several
tombstones are hidden in the flower bed at the south part of the
cemetery. (#5-3,4,5)
Row #1 is furthest to the East - Stone #1 is furthest to the North
Re-canvassed by Leah Sue Price Walling & Shelley Reed May 2000.
(Changes are noted)
| Row | Stone | Last | First | Info. |
| 8 | 1 | Adams | George | d. Dec. 1, 1890 age 70y |
| 8 | 1 | Adams | Mary A. | wife of Geo. Adams d. Aug. 30, 1890 age 74y 3m |
| 5 | 1 | Braby | George | husb. of M.A. Braby d. Oct. 13, 1876 age 42y 4m 25d |
| 8 | 5 | Chapman | Minnie Martha | dau. of J.G. & C.J. Chapman d. Feb. 16, 1881 age 5y 1m 16d |
| 3 | 1 | Corless | Phebe | wife of P. Corless d. Jun. 15, 1878 age 74y 2m 3d |
| 5 | 3 | Crouch | Jane | wife of Joh Crouch d. Jul. 25, 1883 age54y 3m 8d (no stone May 2000) |
| 5 | 2 | Crouch | Thomas | d. Sept. 10, 1892 age73y 10m 29d |
| 5 | 4 | Elleker | Richard | husb. of E. Elleker d. Apr. 13, 1875 age 44y (broken) (no stone May 2000) |
| Francisco | Rosa Jane | dau. of G. & S. Francisco d. Dec. 17, 1870 age 6y 20d (laying against North East corner of fence | ||
| 6 | 1 | Frink | Sarah L. | wife of C.H. Frink d. Aug. 24, 1880 age 25y 7m 14d |
| 8 | 3 | Green | Andrew Jackson | 1814-1883 |
| 8 | 3 | Green | Lucy Ann Nutting | 1817-1901 |
| Hars | Geo. | d. May 19, 1900 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Hover | Abby Eliza | wife of Thamer Hover d. Apr. 28, 1875 age 20y 4m 28d (broken off and missing May 2000) |
| 7 | 2 | Hudson | Laura E. | wife of W. Hudson d. May 6, 1879 age 35y 5m 24d (faces east) |
| 7 | 1 | Hudson | Mary M. | dau. of W. & L.E. Hudson d. Oct. 7, 1873 age 4y 6m |
| 7 | 1 | Hudson | Willie W. | son of W. & L.E. Hudson d. Jan. 29, 1876 age 4m 11d |
| Johnson | Infant | dau. of A. & A. Johnson d. Mar. 2, 1882 (Laying aganst North East corner of fence) | ||
| Johnson | Katie E. | dau. of A. & A. Johnson d. Apr. 5, 1883 age 3y 1m 20d (Laying against North East corner of fence) | ||
| Johnston | H. M. | d. Feb. 13, 1903 age 71y (W.P.A. records) | ||
| 8 | 4 | Mader | Mary A. | wife of C. Mader Emigranted from Switzerland 1854 d. Jan. 18, 1877 age 64y 4d (no stone May 2000) |
| 7 | 3 | McHarness | Phebe J. | dau. of M. & S. McHarness d. Jun. 24, 1879 age 21y 8m 16d |
| 7 | 3 | McHarness | Caroline | dau. of M.& S. McHarness d. May 7, 1877 age 22y 5m 22d |
| 1 | 2 | Perrin | James | d. Jun. 25, 1891 age 18y 10m 1d (stone has fallen May 2000) |
| 1 | 1 | Perrin | John | husb. of E. Perrin d. Sept. 26, 1876 age 34 yrs. |
| 4 | 1 | Robinson | Eben D. | 1865-1928 |
| 4 | 2 | Robinson | Marion | son of E.J. & C.A. Robinson d. Aug. 15, 1880 age 8y 11m 11d |
| 4 | 3 | Robinson | Martha | 1870-1932 |
| 6 | 2 | Stafford | Viola M. | dau. of E. & P. Stafford d. Dec. 6, 1876 age 16y 1m 22d |
| 2 | 1 | Tomlinson | Beers | d. Aug. 13, 1878 age 26y 10m 19d (broken stone May 2000) |
| 5 | 5 | Walker | Joseph I. | son of C. & H.A. Walker d. Jan. 17, 1878 age 4y 8m 18d (no stone May 2000) |