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

The

Trullinger Cemetery

of

Decatur County, Iowa

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High Point Township, Section 17
Source: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade and transcribed for our site by Carla Rae.

Nearest town: Garden Grove
Earliest tombstone burials: Sep 23  1859
Latest tombstone burial: 1948 (#2-1) 1969 (temporary marker)

History: The first tombstone burial was Catherine M Trullinger (age 16) died 1859. Land around cemetery was owned by Trullinger’s. (May also have been known as Reynolds Cemetery -- I located west of Reynolds settlement and school.")  Cemetery is located on a hill and cannot be seen from the road; rocked driveway up to cemetery; fenced; no trees. There are about 20 rocks and boulders marking unknown graves.

Joseph W., son of Gabriel & Elizabeth Mass Trullinger, came to High Point Township in 1855 and settled 120 acres in Section 17. He married Jennie Ridgeway in 1878. Joseph was youngest of 8 children "perhaps Catherine M. Trullinger (first burial) was his sister. Mr. Trullinger & Mr. Reynolds laid out the plat of the cemetery from Trullinger land.

Briley  Edith Adora  1885 - 1952 (temporary marker) 9-6
Briley  Harvey S  (husb. of Edith Trisler Briley #9-6) Aug 11 1863 - Mar 25 1946 no stone
Briley  Infant son  of Wm. & Cornelia Briley Apr 21 1943 Oy Om Od (temporary marker) 9-5
Briley  J.H.  Sep 16  1866 - Sep 14  1871 9-3
Briley  Jonathan M  Sep 1 1796 - Aug 26  1871 9-1
Briley  Sarah A.  His wife Apr  15  1830 - June 24  1911 9-2
Briley  Stephen  Son of SH&SJ Briley d. Jun 20 1861 ag 2Y 10M 3D 10-1
Briley  W.J.  Nov. 18 1821 - Mar. 15 1874 9-2
Chapin  Howard L.  1909 - 1910 (temporary marker) 4-5
Chapin  Perry O.  1871 - 1911 (temporary marker) 4-4
Clark  Alda  1885 - 1947 (temporary marker) 1-2
Clark  Alda  Wife Ethel   Son Carl (cement slab) 1-3
Clark  Alfred M.  Son of Z & M.J Clark Aug  16 1868 - Nov 3  1890 16-1
Clark  Anderson  Son of D. & S.J. Clark b May 28 1862 d Oct 19 1928 14-5
Clark  Anis  Died Dec  18 1877 Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  Bryan  son of E. & R.E. Clark d. Jul 7 1898 aged 1Y 9M 27D 6-1
Clark  Carl S.  1912 - 1920 (temporary marker) 1-1
Clark  Children of  Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  David  died Dec 20 1917 aged 81y 9m 6d 15-2
Clark  Ethel Iola  1891 - 1969 (temporary marker) 1-4
Clark  Ezekial  died 7-28-1933 aged 73 no stone
Clark  Huld  Died Nov  25  1870 Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  Infant Girl  Died Oct. 30 1887 Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  James W.  1863 -  1947  (temporary marker)  16-3
Clark  Lawrence E  1883 - 1920 1-5
Clark  Lucinda  his wife died Aug. 9 1898 Ag 79y 5m 9d 15-3
Clark  Lucy  Died Feb 15 1881 Ag 1y. 10d Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  Payton  Son of D. & S.J. Clark b Aug 27 1877 d Sep 24 1905 14-4
Clark  Presley  Died Dec  18 1877 Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  Rebecca E.  1866 to 7-24-1932 no stone
Clark  Samantha J.  wife of D. Clark died Nov  4 1916 aged 72y 2m 15-2
Clark  Samuel  died Jan 19 1888 Ag 72Y 5M 18d 15-3
Clark  Twin Boys  Died Sept. 5 & 6  1885 Child of David & S.J. Clark 15-1
Clark  Walter  1869 - 1943 14-6
Edgington  James  Died April 21 1879 aged 62 years (stone broken in two) 13-2
Gates  Ella M.  wife of J.R. Gates b. May 12 1868 d. Feb 24  1909 4-6
Gates  John R.  1860 - 1940 4-7
Honn  Mary A.  wife of W.J. Honn d Jul 14 1897 aged 36 Y 12 D 12-5
Honn  Mary T.  Dau of W. J. & M A. Honn d Oct 16  1893 ag 3M 12-4
Honn  Silvia P.  Dau of W J. & M.A. Honn d May 15 1891 aged 2d 12-4
Honn  Thomas D.  Son of W J. & M A Honn d Dec 24 1897 ag 9M 8D 12-5
Honn  William James  (?) 193? - (temporary marker) (WPA "William Jasper 1860 to 6-12-1938") 12-6
Jump  Mr.          died 1914 aged 50 no stone
Knight  Ada E  dau of W H H. & L.J. Knight d Dec 3 1889 ag 1Y 3M 17-1
Meadows (Gree  ?)  son of J.& S. Meadows  Died Feb 1 1889 aged 14 d 14-1
Metz  Wm. Lee  Son of W.H. & E.L. Metz Dec. 11 1901 - Oct  14 1906 5-4
Miller  Cecil  Son of SD & VM Miller b&d 1909 4-8
Perigo  Mary A.  Oct. 11 1804 - May 12 1906 9-3
Phipps  Grandma"  no dates no stone
Pryor Susie  (Clark)  wife of W.B. Pryor Died Mar. 24 1892 aged 27y 7m 14-2
Pryor  Mary E.  wife of W.B. Pryor b. Apr. 4 1859 d. Feb 21 1908 6-2
Reynolds  Clara A.  1840 - 1930 (temporary marker) (WPA "Clarinda") 4-3
Reynolds  Jesse H.  184? - 1946 (temporary marker; letters missing) 4-2
Reynolds  John A.  1867 -1946 (temporary marker) 4-3
Reynolds  Mabel  Scadden died 1920 aged 27 no stone
Reynolds  Mary A.  His wife 1845 - 1919 3-2
Reynolds  William J.  1842 - 1917 (WPA "William Jasper") 3-2
Rhamy  Infant Dau  of F L. & H L Rhamy 1896 - 1896 9-4
Rosengrant  Arthur C.  Son of GW & SL Rosengrant d Sep 15 1884 ag 2M&5d  16-2
Scadden James  Co 1 53 Ohio Inf (WPA "died 1924") 3-1
Scadden  Charles E  Father  1865 - 1948 2-1
Scadden  Grace  (grandmother) age ?? no stone
Scadden  Ida E.  Mother  1870 - 1942 2-1
Additional Notes on Scadden Family from Joan Frakes: Mabel Scadden Reynolds is buried next to James Scadden Jr.; Next to James Scadden the Civil War veteran is his wife Samantha and next to Samantha is her mother, Elinor Barrett. These are all relatives of mine. Many did not have grave markers with names.)
Scott   (small marker; no other writing) 13-1
Silvers  Henry A  Dec 26 1863 - Dec 10 1930 8-2
Silvers  Infant son  of A.E & M.V. Silvers Died Apr  5 1897 8-1
Silvers  Jesse  Husb of S.E. Silvers Died Jan. 28 1889 ag 68Y&3D 12-2
Silvers  Lucy J  Dau. of J. & SE Silvers Died May 5 1870 aged 8 M 24 D 12-1
Silvers  Sylva E.  wife of J. Silvers b. Jan 11 1832 d. Jan 22 1912 12-3
Silvers  William M.  son of J. & SE Silvers d. Aug 8, 1860 ag 1Y 1M 24D 12-1
Smith  Andrew Jackson  1869 - 1948 (temporary marker)  7-1
Smith  Dollie  wife of Harvie Smith d Apr 15 1902 ag 18Y  5M 29D 14-3
Smith  Glenn  (temporary marker  no dates) 5-1
Smith  Ida May  (temporary marker  no dates)(WPA "d. 1905 ag 37") 5-2
Smith  John William  (temporary marker  no dates)(WPA "d. 1926 ag 65") 5-3
Smith  Mrs. Bob  died 1900 aged 30 maiden name Shobe no stone
Trisler  Joseph A.  1851 to 12-17-1923 no stone
Trullinger  Catherine M.  Died Sept 23 1859 aged 16Y 11-1
Trullinger  Elizabeth  wife of G. Trullinger d. Sep 6  1887 ag 73y 6M 24d 11-3
Trullinger  G.  Died Feb 28 1885 aged 81Y 18D (WPA "Gabe") 11-2