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

The

Westervelt Cemetery

of

Decatur County, Iowa

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Richland Township, Section 16
Source: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade
and transcribed for our site by Leah Sue Price Walling.

Nearest town: Grand River
Earliest tombstone burial: May 5, 1862
Latest tombstone burial: July 24, 1882

History: This abandoned burial plot has only three tombstones left in an unfenced area of pastureland.  There is no road.  The land was owned by Theron Westervelt and his wife, Angeline, who came from Ohio in 1853.  Four of their children are buried here.  There are reports of 12 burials made here between 1861 and 1882, and any other tombstones at these burials have since disappeared.  When the Westerville Cemetery to the southeast was started, burials were made there and the old Westervelt Cemetery abandoned.

Bailey   Christopher Shipman  Mar. 6, 1857 - Dec. 18, 1861
  child of Jacob H. & Rebecca (Shipman) Bailey. (Known burial per Family Info.)  no stone
Bailey   John Avastus  Dec. 27, 1858 - Dec. 11, 1861
  child of Jacob H. & Rebecca (Shipman) Bailey. (Known burial per Family Info.)  no stone
Bailey   Mary Arminta  June 5, 1864 - June 22, 1865
  child of Jacob H. & Rebecca (Shipman) Bailey. (Known burial per Family Info.)  no stone
Brown  Charlie R.  Son of E. & D. Brown Died Mar. 11, 1877 Aged 10Y. & 13D.  (S2)
Carrel  Ira A.  Son of E. & A. Carrel Died July 24, 1882 Aged 5M. & 3D.  (S3)
McConnell  James  age ---- Died 1870 (Known burial per W.P.A. records)  no stone
McConnell  Mary  age --- Died 1870 (Known burial per W.P.A. records)  no stone
Westervelt  Annette  Died May 2, 1868 Aged 11M. & 18D Child of T. & A. Westervelt  (S1)
Westervelt  Genevra  Died May 1871 Aged 11M. & 14D. Child of T. & A. Westervelt  (S1)
Westervelt  Fremont  Died May 5, 1862 Aged 1Y. 2M. & 9D. Child of T. & A. Westervelt  (S1)
Westervelt  Henryette  Died Mar 23, 1866 Aged 1Y. 3M. & 15D Child of T. & A. Westervelt  (S1)