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Rockville Cemetery

 

North Fork, Delaware County, Iowa  

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Note: alphabetically arranged by county coordinator for your convience.)

 

Row

Last Name

First Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Age

Notes

10

Ammerman

Lucintha R.

-

 01 Apr 1856 9y 5m d/o S. R. W. & Susan Ammerman

10

Ammerman

Mary E.

-

 11 Mar 1852 3y 30d d/o S. R. W. & Susan Ammerman

11

Anstey

Hannah

-

 13 Dec 1871 75y w/o William Anstey

11

Anstey

William

-

 07 Aug 1862 74y -

7

Aubrey

Mary

 - 16 Feb 1871 63y 8m w/o R. Aubrey

10

Aubrey

Susan B.

-

 31 Mar 1880 53y 10m 6d w/o R. Aubrey

9

Austin

Ella M.

 - 27 Nov 1870 1y 3m 7d d/o G. M. & Maria Austin
1 Bailey Virginia - 26 Sept 1857 5y 11m 7d d/o J. B. & M. C. Bailey
5 Bailey Willie - - 1y 4m s/o J. B. & M. C. Bailey; "Our Angel"

22

Bell

Alice May

 - 29 Dec 1858 7m 13d -

22

Bell

Eliza

 - 21 Jul 1882 68y 3m 26d -

18

Binning

-

1841

 1882 - -

17

Binning

Albert E.

-

 16 Dec 1881 3y 6m 16d s/o J. & E. Binning
2 Binning Arthur - 13 July 1881 10y 11m 7d s/o Henry & ? Binning

17

Binning

Martha J.

-

 07 Dec 1881 16y 10m 22d d/o J. & E. Binning

17

Binning

Walter S.

-

 01 Dec 1881 7y 10d s/o J. & E. Binning
Boyer Soloman - 19 Mar 1898 70y -

13

Brauer

Christian

30 Mar 1823

 29 Nov 1886 63y 7m 29d born Provence, Germany

13

Brauer

Sophia

17 Sept 1818

 11 Apr 1902 - Mother

20

Brodt

Almira

 - 13 Apr 1879 48y8m 3d w/o Robert Brodt

10

Brown

Alexander

-

 Aug 1845 7y 11m s/o John S> & Julia A. Brown

10

Brown

Alta

-

 24 Feb 1863 5m 3d d/o John & Eliza J. Brown

10

Brown

Elmer

-

 25 Apr 1861 4m d/o John & Eliza J. Brown

10

Brown

John S.

-

 25 May 1868 66y 11m 17d -

10

Brown

Julia A.

-

 18 Mar 1846 42y 2m 24d w/o John Brown

10

Brown

Stella Cora

-

 22 Oct 1874 4y 3m 13d d/o John & E. J. Brown

18

Bryant

Charles E.

-

 16 --- 1867 2y 6m s/o J. B. Bryant

18

Bryant

George

-

 08 Aug 1881 2m s/o J. B. Bryant

18

Bryant

James C.

-

 17 Oct 1881 5y 4m s/o J. B. Bryant
1 Bryan Frances - 12 Mar 1864 8m 14d -
1 Bryan Frank 20 Sept 1833 26 Aug 1900 - -
1 Bryan Martha 05 Jan 1839 01 Aug 1900 - -
1 Bryan Mary - 21 Mar 1888 50y 2m 11d w/o Frank Bryan
3 Bush Ida May - 13 Sept 1870 6m d/o Lydia & E. H. Bush
3 Bush Lyndia A. - 30 Jun 1871 30y 5m 18d w/o E. H. Bush
3 Cooksley Emma 18 Apr 1885 19 Jul 1913 - -
2 Cooksley Harriet - 23 Aug 1889 19y -
2 Cooksley John T. - 30 Mar 1883 10y 9m 4d -
Dinsbough Adam - n/d - Co. F, 37th Iowa Inf.

9

Doak

Frances D.

 - 14 Aug 1847 3y d/o J. W. & M. Doak

9

Doak

James W

 - 13 Aug 1847 44y -

19

Evans

Anna B.

 - 02 Oct 1870 8m 27d -

19

Evans

Anna Bell

-

 28 Aug 1881 10y 8m -

19

Evans

Delia

-

 02 Feb 1879 16d -

19

Evans

Ella J.

-

 24 May 1889 7m 24d -

6

Fleming

John

 - 19 Feb 1874 11y 11m 20d s/o P. P. & L. Fleming

13

Freeze

Asa J.

-

 25 Apr 1857 2y 1m 19d s/o J. C. & M. Freeze

13

Freeze

Asa J. D.

-

 25 Apr 1867 2y 1m 19d s/o J. C. & M. Freeze

13

Freeze

Bertie

-

 02 Oct 1880 9y 1m 12d d/o J. C. & M. Freeze; Our Angel

13

Freeze

Jacob

-

 24 Jan 1882 74y 9m 10d -

9

Gallahan

James

 - 18 Oct 1849 55y 4m 25d -
5 Galyean Hallinas - 29 Aug 1855 18y 1m 6d w/o J. B. Galyean

14

Gearheart

William F.

-

 Aug 1854 1m s/o J. R. & Mary M. Gearheart

13

Grau

Henry

-

 21 Nov 1988 60y 7m 2d -

13

Grau

Louise

-

 22 Dec 1907 80y 4m 10d -

20

Ham

Frank

 - 30 Apr 1874 30y 6m 21d -

20

Ham

George

 - 04 Nov 1868 8m3w s/o F. & Phebe Ham

21

Ham

John

07 Jun 1897

 03 Feb 1890 - -

21

Ham

Robert

24 Jun 1840

 31 Oct 1901 - -

20

Ham

William E.

 - 20 Sept 1873 2y 7d s/o F. & Phebe Ham

20

Haven

Nancy

 - 03 Nov 1875 27y w/o Walter Havens

22

House

Anna R.

 15 Jan 1871 04 Feb 1936 - -

22

House

Charles

 05 Oct 1832 13 Feb 1912 - -

22

House

Eliza

 05 Jul 1840 19 Apr 1909 - -

22

House

John W.

 24 Oct 1862 11 May1951 - -

22

House

Rosena

04 Oct 1868

 08 May 1883 - -
2 Hatch Jesse - 24 May 1886 85y -
2 Hatch Sarah - 24 May 1880 67y 6m -

16

 Hankins Isaac

-

 22 Feb 1856 38y -

16

Hankins

Isaac A.

-

 10 May 1857 16m s/o Issac & Hulda Hankins

14

Hanks

Julia  

-

 15 Feb 1855 37y 6m 11d w/o Warren Hanks

17

Hewlett

Tamar A.

-

 09 Jan 1859 10m -

17

Hewlett

W. A.

-

 27 Nov 1862 33y 11m -

10

Holdren

Infant

-

 21 Apr 1870 - s/o D. & E. Holden

13

Jackson

Jane E.

-

 08 Jan 1856 18y 5m 9d d/o J. & S. Jackson

14

Jackson

Lynna A.

09 Oct 1857

 26 Sept 1869 - d/o J. R. & M. J. Jackson

15

King

Rholand G.

-

 24 Aug 1863 8m 8d s/o Wm. & Rhoda King

15

King

Tom

-

 21 Jul 1873 26y 9m s/o Wm. & Rhoda King

8

Kissinger

Mary Jane

 20 Sept 1850 28 Feb 1873 - w/o T. W. Kissinger; maiden name is Vandiver

14

Lasher

Adam

-

 26 May 1890 64y -

14

Lasher

Alice M.

-

 26 May 1884 24y -

14

Lasher

Herbert

-

 26 Oct 1855 13m 17d s/o A. & M. Lasher

14

Lasher

John

-

 20 Oct 1854 21y 28d -

14

Lasher

Matilda

-

 18 Feb 1865 34y w/o Adam Lasher

18

Limestone

Marker

-

 - - -

10

Low

Albert 

-

 24 Oct 1853 3y 16d s/o A. &. A. Low

8

Martin

Balva E.

 - 20 Jan 1859 14y 4m d/o W. H. & Maria Martin
4 Martin Martha - 16 Sept 1869 52y 2m w/o W. H. Martin; "Our Mother"
4 Martin William - 20 Mar 1874 90y 5m -

11

Millish

Emma

-

 29 Jul 1888 54y 4m 16d 2/0 E. Millish

8

Moreland

Harry David

 - 02 Oct 1858 10m 14d -

13

Moulton

Clara M.

-

 20 Aug 1881 20y 6m d/o H. & C. Moulton

13

Moulton

Mabel

-

 05 Oct 1874 - d/o H. & C. Moulton

6

Nicholson

C. Leslie

 22 Oct 1871 26 Jul 1874 - d/o T. W. & S. C. Nicholdson

6

Nicholson

Ira R

 05 Apr 1881 11 Jul 1881 - s/o T. W. & S. C. Nicholdson

20

Norris

Davis S.

 - 14 Nov 1852 10m 4d s/o T. & M. Norris

20

Norris

Francis M.

 - 21 Feb 1854 1m 5d s/o T. & M. Norris

8

Parrott

Elizabeth R.

 - 28 Dec 1873 37y 2m w/o James Parrott

8

Parrott

Emma

 - 28 Jul 1880 21y 4m 5d d/0o James & Elizabeth

8

Parrott

James

 1826 1901 - -
5 Parrott Leven - 31 Jan 1862 33y 19d d/o J. & Maria Galyean

13

Quackenbush

Pliny

-

 05 Sept 1854 1y 4m s/o I. G. & E. P. Quackenbush

15

Reed

Adelma L.

20 Jan 1834

 11 Oct 1918 - -

9

Reed

Elizabeth

 - 01 Jun 1856 4y 11m -

15

Reed

Ray

19 Sept 1872

 08 Feb 1891 - -

15

Reed

William

07 Apr 1834

 30 Apr 1872 - -
5 Ruddlesdin George - 26 Oct 1873 25y 1m 26d s/o John & Grace Ruddlesdin
5 Ruddlesdin Grace 1807 1890 - w/o John Ruddlesdin
5 Ruddlesdin John - 13 Nov 1880 64y -
5 Ruddlesdin John - 31 May 1865 7m 2d s/o E. & Sarah Ruddlesdon

17

Sawyer

Frances E.

-

 20 Apr 1856 7y 9m 29d d/o D. O. & M. Sawyer

6

Sharp

Clara J.

 - 17 Apr 1863 1y 11m 4d d/o John & Maranda Sharp

6

Sharp

Elizabeth

 - 09 Jul 1885 6y 11m 11d d/o John & Maranda Sharp
1 Smith Benjamin Thomas - 02 Mar 1860 6y 5w s/o Rev. Wm. & Harriet Smith

13

Steinhagen

Albertina

-

 05 Oct 1890 1y 2m 11d d/o W. & M. Steinhagen

11

Sternhagen

Earl

13 Jan 1910

 23 Dec 1910 - -

11

Sternhagen

Wilhelmina

15 Dec 1854

 06 Mar 1920 - w/o Wm. Sternhagen

11

Sternhagen

Wm.

29 Apr 1847

 27 Nov 1926 - "Father"

22

Stevens

Elizabeth

 - - - -

22

Stevens

Elizabeth V.

 - 26 May 1901 55y w/o Fred Stevens

22

Stevens

Frederick

 25 Sept 1835 17 Feb 1907 - born Bomern, Germany

9

Stoner

Adelbert

 - 01 Jan 1856 2m 12d s/o David B. & Rebecca Stoner

8

Stoner

Albertes

 14 Jan 1860 19 Sept 1862 - d/o D. B. & R. Stoner

6

Stoner

Alice

 13 Oct 1855 29 Nov 1870 - d/o David & Sarah Stoner

6

Stoner

Benjamin F

 11 Jun 1871 26 Nov 1871 - s/o David & Sarah Stoner

8

Stoner

Bertha E

 07 Oct 1856 19 Jul 1858 - d/o D. B. & R. Stoner

6

Stoner

Hamilton

 11 Oct 1860? 06 Oct 1860? - s/o David & Sarah Stoner

6

Stoner

Lyman

 31 May 1857 26 Nov 1859 - s/o David & Sarah Stoner

9

Stoner

Richard D.

 - 15 Mar 1856 17m 3d s/o David B. & Rebecca Stoner

11

Stoner

Royal C.

-

 09 Oct 1862 9m s/o Henry A. & Emeline Stoner
6 Stoner Susan 09 Oct 1858 28 Nov 1859 - d/o David & Sarah Stoner

6

Stoner

Thomas

 01 Aug 1865 27 Apr 1866 - s/o David & Sarah Stoner

18

Toomer

Ann

01 Oct 1848

 20 Jan 1867 - s/o Wm. & Sophia Toomer

18

Toomer

Charles W.

25 Jan 1860

 04 Mar 1874 - s/o Wm. & Sophia Toomer

18

Toomer

Edwin B.

01 Mar 1855

 29 Oct 1855 - s/o Wm. & Sophia Toomer

18

Toomer

Eliza

08 Aug 1864

 19 Sept 1864 - s/o Wm. & Sophia Toomer

18

Toomer

John

25 Dec 1841

 08 Jun 1871 - -

18

Toomer

Sophia B.

24 Jun 1818

 23 Nov 1900   w/o William Toomer

18

Toomer

William

01 Nov 1813

 07 Dec 1890 - -

14

Vandiver

Eva M.

-

 05 Jun 1885 29y 9m 10d w/o J. A. Vandiver

14

Vandiver

Infant

-

 05 Jun 1885 - -

14

Vandiver

Jas A.

-

 22 Jan 1887 31y 4m 2d -

8

Vandiver

Lucius Wallie

 - 23 Oct 1872 11y 1d s/o Lucius & Susan Vandiver

8

Vandiver

Philip

 - 13 Mar 1863 1y 22d s/o Lucius & Susan Vandiver

8

Vandiver

Susana

 1828 26 Dec 1864 36y 11m 8d w/i Lucius Vandiver

8

Vandiver

William

 - 26 Aug 1860 1y 7m s/o Lucius & Susan Vandiver

20

Wadeley

John

 - 08 Feb 1882 64y -

11

Wadsley

Mary A.

-

 09 Oct 1858 5m d/o J. & R. Wadsley

6

Wagner

Thomas B.

 17 Aug 1857 17 Jul 1865 - -
2 Warren James - 14 Jan 1861 58y -

17

Walter

Hannah

-

 31 Aug 1888 44y 8m 3d w/o Jos. Walter

17

Walter

Jos.

16 Apr 1831

 06 Oct 1899 - -

23

 Waterman Elias S. - 03 Jan 1883 66y 2m 15d -

20

Watts

William A.

 - 09 Feb 1883 4y 9m 26d s/o W. & F. J. Watts

20

Watts

Hannah

 - 28 Feb 1883 1y 1m 9d d/o W. & F. J. Watts

20

Wheeless

Frankie

 - 05 Sept 1881 1y 1m 29d s/o A. B. & A. A. Wheeless

20

Wheeless

Mary A.

 - 16 Jul 1886 33y 16d d/o A. B. & A. A. Wheeless

20

Wheeless

Sarah A.

 - 26 Sept 1872 45y 4d w/o A. B. Wheeless

20

Wheeless

Sarah Ellen

 - 26 Nov 1864 6y 7m 29d d/o A. B. & S. A. Wheeless

20

Wheeless

Sarah Jane

 - 08 Sept 1868 21m 2d d/o A. B. & S. A. Wheeless

20

Wheeless

Villa

 - 02 Jun 1886 19m 7d d/o A. B. & A. A. Wheeless

20

Whiting

Hannah

 - 29 Jan 1880 65y w/o Robert Whiting

20

Whiting

Robert

 - 03 Aug 1898 79y 4m 27d -
1 Wilcox Hubert J. 1869 1887 - s/o John & Susan Wilcox

9

Wilson 

Adelia

 - 17 Sept 1853 17y -

9

Wilson 

Allen

 - 28 Mar 1889 62y -

9

Wilson 

Eliza J.

 - 31 Aug 1858 43y -

6

Wilson 

Jennie

 13 Mar 1863 23 Mar 1874 - d/o D. A. & M. E. Wilson

9

Wilson 

Plilander

 - 12 Sept 1862 22y -

9

Wilson 

Sobieska

 - 08 Dec 1846 6y -

9

Wilson 

Susan

 - 15 May 1859 14y -

8

Wolf

Ada May

 - 19 Mar 1880 3y 2m 4d d/o P. & Mary Wolf

13

Wolf

Amelia

Jan 22. 1853

 23 May 1888 - w/o Charles; His Wife

7

Wolf

Bertha I

 23 Jun 1891 08 Nov 1907 - -

13

Wolf

Charles

April 8. 1847

 11 Dec 1933 - -

13

Wolf

Emil

April 30. 1888

 17 Jun 1888 - s/o C. & A. Wolf

13

Wolf

Freddie

April 2. 1882

 03 May 1882 - s/o C. & A Wolff

8

Wolf

Melvin E.

 31 Aug 1901 15 Oct 1907 - -

7

Wolfe

Arthur

 03 Apr 1885 11 Feb 1910 - -

13

Wolff

Carl

21 Jan 1827

 10 Dec 1908 - -

12

Wolff

Louie

-

 07 Sept 1894 6y 5m 16d s/o T. & I. Wollf

13

Wolff

Louisa

Mar 6. 1826

 28 Apr 1892 - w/o Carl Wolff

12

Wolff

Otto W.

-

 07 Feb 1902 6m 8d s/o T. & I. Wollf

13

Wolff

Theodore

-

 08 Mar 1885 - s/o T. & I. Wolff
 

GALAHAN, Jonas   had the original land claim at present site of Richard Cook farm and also sold the site of Rockville to Oliver Olmstead.  His daughter’s wedding was the first in Dodge Township.  James Dyer wrote that Galahan was the first to die since Dyer came to the territory.

 

GRAU   great grandparents of Elmer Fleckenstein.  Lived at site of Mark Klaren farm.

 

HAM, Robert & John   came from England.  Robert worked at the Glen Tilt farm, (owned by Ernest Hemmingway’s uncle, Randalls)  as a herdsman for cattle on the unfenced prairie.   Brought 40 acres at SE edge of Worthington, now part of the Kremer farm.  Robert then paid passage to bring his father, John from England.  They were the grandfather and great grandfather of Edith Polder.  Robert’s wife was Elizabeth Loyd who came from Wales.  She died soon after her son George was born and was buried in the Loyd lot at Hopkinton.

 

HANKINS   probably the earliest burial in Rockville Cemetery.

 

HEWLETT, Captain   came to the area with James Dyer SR.  Lived in Rockville area.  Some family moved to southern Iowa.

 

HOUSE, Charles & family    Charles was born in England and bought a farm W of Worthington just N of the blacktop curve in the road.  Two of their children,  John and Ann, never married and stayed on the farm until they died.  Another daughter, Sarah Wall lived at Oneida.

 

KELLER, Cyrus    Died in 1846 after he mistakenly took a dose of saltpeter in place of Epson Salts,  teacher at Rockville log school.

 

LASCHER, Jacob   the last burial in Rockville Cemetery.  He lived on the farm now owned by Richard Cook.  He operated a small café in Epworth.

 

RUDDELSDEN, Charles   owned the Rockville site after 1850 and ran the flour mill.  A daughter married Charles Georgen.  Their descendants lived in Farley.  A Georgen daughter, Anna G. Noonal taught at the House County School, one mile W of Worthington.  They lived on a farm in N Fork Township.

 

ROCKVILLE CEMETERY  

163 burials from 1845 to 1951

 

STEVENS    Grandparent of Mrs. Leland (Mary) Nebel.  Original name was Steva and original home was W of Rockville in North Fork Township.  Later lived in Sec. 33 North Fork Township at site of Vernon Becker farm.

 

TOOMER, William & Sophia (Bisgrove)   Came to America in 1849 and moved to North Fork Township where they lived for over 50 years.  Daughter Mary Jane married Paul Lippert,  founder of Lippert and then Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville.  Another daughter,  Elizabeth married Wm Cooksley and resided NW of Worthington on X-47.

 

VANDIVER, Lucius    Farmed SE edge of Worthington.  Was a lead miner near Dubuque before taking his land claim.  He lost his toes when his feet froze during a hog drive in 1841.

  

WOLF    farmed near Worthington.  Great grandfather of Ivan Wolf who had a photographic studio in Dyersville.

 

WHEELIS, Mrs. & Children   First wife of A. B. Wheelis – a veteran of the Mexican War of 1848.  Wheelis’s farm was at the site of the Bob Besler farm on the hill E of the intersection of X-49 and Worthington backtop road.  He had two more wives and families and retired in Hopkinton.