Des Moines Co./Cemeteries/Pleasant Grove

Pleasant Grove Cemetery has been designated a Pioneer Cemetery by the Des Moines County Pioneer Cemetery Commission.

Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located to the east of the Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church on 185th Avenue in Pleasant Grove.

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PLEASANT GROVE CEMETERY

There are two cemeteries that nearly surround the Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian church. Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in front of the church (to the east). It is administered by the Des Moines County Pioneer Cemetery Commission. The Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery lies to the north and west of the church building.

Thank you to Paul French, Herb Price, and Wendell Biggs for their efforts in creating Burial Lists for this cemetery. Click HERE for a .pdf file of the burial list, or HERE for an .xls spreadsheet of the list.

Another thank you to these fine gentlemen for creating a MAP of this cemetery!

SURNAME
GIVEN NAME
BIRTH
DEATH
AGE
NOTES

Funk Chester R. 11/24/1878
Yarmouth, IA
01/20/1961 Obituary

Poggemiller Albert E. 08/31/1911
Burlington, IA 10/12/1981
Burlington, IA Obituary

Poggemiller Henry L. "Roy" 10/31/1909
Des Moines Co., IA 08/19/1989
Burlington, IA Obituary
Husband of Frieda (Wieckhorst) Crandell Poggemiller, she is buried in Nebraska City, NE. Her obituary

Thomas Betty Ruth (Lewis) 09/13/1925
Stephenville, TX 12/28/2014
Grinnell, IA Obituary

Thomas LeRoy Everett 11/20/1902
Des Moines Co., IA 1970 Obituary

Thomas Michael Owen 11/13/1948
May 1949 Obituary

Toft Helen Evelyn (Upton) 03/17/1924
Burlington, IA 12/04/2014
Manning, SC Obituary

Watson Gary Lee 08/31/1938
Iowa City, IA 09/19/2014
Cedar Rapids, IA Obituary

Osborne Richard Lee 10/27/1930
Burlington, IA 11/24/2014
Burlington, IA Obituary

Lestage Mary (Wayne) 11/21/1927
Natchitoches, LA 10/12/2003
New London, IA Obituary

Ruble Martha M. 7 May 1925 29 Dec 2002 (added since original survey)

Tucker Frederick N. 19 Apr 1872 71y 9m 8d

Kuhlenbeck Ida

Wilkerson George 14 Sep 1885 73y

Margaret Lamar 01 Jan 1892 79y 11m 16d w/o George

Wilkerson Joshua 08 Mar 1894 54y 7m 2d

Wilkerson Amanda L. 09 Feb 1878 17y 10m 7d

Ratliff Thomas P. 24 Aug 1850 1y s/o T. B. & S.

Buchanan James 21 Nov 1870 72y 5m 13d

Buchanan Lydia Dec 1885 75y

Scarborough Infant Daughter 05 Mar 1877 1d

Little George 01 Mar 1877 1y 11m 28d

Scarborough Sara E. 14 May 1883 20y 7m 5d w/o L. C.

Cosy May 23 Feb 1882 1y 11m 28d d/o L. C. & S.

Thordson Norah 30 Sep 1887 25 May 1888 d/o T. & C.

Garmoe Susan E. 02 Jun 1870 23y 2m 25d

Scott Ann J. 23 Jul 1868 21y 1m 16d w/o David

Morrison John 01 May 1879 76y 11m 25d GAR

Flora B. 20 Mar 1892 86y 22d

Elizabetine 13 Oct 1896 54y 10m 11d

Johnson Frederick 05 Nov 1892 78

Caren 22 Nov 1891 71 w/o Fred

Emrick Rebecca 25 Feb 1881 w/o J.

Orchard Isabel E. 07 Apr 1872 15y 2m 17d w/o J. E.

Orchard Minnie Belle 22 Sep 1873 1y 5m 29d d/o J. E. & I. E.

Tiedemann 22 Feb 1880 Togather von F. A. & Louise gest den 22 Feb 1880

Bomby John 19 Oct 1885 30y 4m 7d

Bomby Conrad 09 Apr 1820 29 Oct 1902

Elizabeth 27 Dec 1815 27 Nov 1870

Gannoway Lee Roy F. 20 Feb 1877 13m 10d s/o W. B. & Cassie

Stucker Henry R. 17 May 1876 29 Mar 1877 s/o George and Lavinia

Finger Jacob 14 Nov 1866 36y 3m 1d

Philpott Lona I. 23 Jan 1895 34y 4m 18d w/o C. A.

McCune S. P. 19 Mar 1886 29y 1m 5d s/o J. & V.

McCune James 30 Jan 1870 50y 4m 15d

Virginia 11 Feb 1880 60y 4m 17d

Jackson Martha E. 07 Oct 1866 20y 4m 2d d/o S. C. & M.

Newland Emey S. 05 Aug 1861 4m 29d d/o Wm. & G. M.

Stafford A. J. 1883 1932

Stafford Monroe 1855 1902

Alice 1858 1900

Brown Mary C. 18 May 1835 01 Apr 1913 w/o George

Brown Sarah J. 03 Aug 1859 05 Sep 1897 ds/o George & Mary

Miranda 23 Jun 1864 19 Oct 1901

Vornolt John 28 Feb 1880 79y 7m 14d

Vornolt Margaret 22 Dec 1873 76y 5m 8d w/o John

Smith Nancy I 05 Sep 1864 1y 7m d/o J. H. & A.

Smith John M. 23 Jan 1881 44y 15d

Lefforge Margaret A. 22 Aug 1871 11y 17d d/o LO. & H.

Lefforge A. Schuyler 07 Sep 1875 4y 4m 3d s/o M. & M.

Lester Victoria L. 18 Jul 1840 16 Mar 1871 d/o S. & E. Howison

Lester William E. 29 Sep 1864 1y 4m 1d s/o W. M.

Poggemiller Evelyn Pauline 09 Aug 1922 30 Aug 1933 d/o J. E. & A. C.

Chapman Howard 08 Jun 1877 1m s/o Dr. E. G. & J. S.

Hayes Nancy 14 Apr 1874 55y 6m w/o Loyd

Hayes Loyd 12 Jun 1817 01 Jun 1887 70y 19d

Gaer Leroy 05 Mar 1886 10y 10m 19d s/o Warner & Nancy

Gaer Jaerahsom 16 Sep 1852 3y 4m 14d s/o Warner & Nancy

Gaer Infant 3y 4mn 14d 1d s/o Warner & Nancy

Davis Caroline J. 07 Apr 1862 11y 5d d/o D. L. & M. W.

Davis Mary W. 28 Apr 1850

Vornolt Margaret 12 Jul 1845 17y 10m d/o J. & M.

Brown George 04 Aug 1817 28 Apr 1875

Brown Andelisy G. 03 Jul 1863 4d d/o G. & M.

Brown Harry E. 23 Mar 1867 1m 14d s/o G. & M.

Burge James D. 26 Aug 1869 61y 2m 10d

Barr Blanche 13 Jul 1875 2m 22d d/o of E. W. & C. J.

Bridges Elizabeth 25 May 1793 24 Apr 18454 60y 10m 29d w/o Jas.

Bridges Napoleon 08 Jun 1849 30y 11m 20d

Bridges Sarah A. 31 Jan 1869 44y 9d w/o Napoleon

Bridges Alis 16 Mar 1855 5y 1m 8d d/o L. & M.

Hackleman Abner 30 Oct 1846 43 11m 14d

Petzinger Jacob 20 Sep 1878 67y 5m 18d

Petzinger Elizabeth 08 Feb 1871 47y 6m 5d w/o Jacob

Petzinger Dortha 13 Jun 1863 18y 3m 7d d/o J. & E.

Kopp Anton 22 May 1862 62y 2m 22d

Baldwin Amos 01 Mar 1881 72y 7m 30d

Sarah 18 Jan 1881 67y 4m 12d

Lines Sarah E. 28 Oct 1880 57y 8m 23d w/o Robert

Lines Robert 26 Jan 1823 09 Aug 1885 s/o John R. & Dica

Portlock Marryetta 20 Aug 1836 20 Jun 1857 d/o B. D. & Sarah

Portlock Sarah 11 Nov 1852 44y 2m 22d w/o B. D. & Sarah

Otten William S. 27 Sep 1849 11m 24d s/o W. & E.

Krieger John D. 09 Aug 1884 s/o J. & E.

Krieger Clara P. 17 Jul 1875 1y 5m 29d d/o J. & L.

Meyer John H. 14 Apr 1858 14 Aug 1858 c/o Carl & Margeretha

Infant 22 Nov 1856 22 Nov 1856

Gorham Charles O. 28 Jul 1878 9m 25d s/o S. P. & M. E.

Terry Gerty 4y d/o J. K. & Josephine

Brown Bertha Grace 02 Dec 1879 7w d/o John & Mary

Miller Attella 08 Aug 1872 3y 6m 16d d/o J. D. & M.

Brown David Leslie 10 Feb 1873 3m 20d s/o W. O. & A.

Miller Lulu May 04 Apr 1823 3m 25d d/o H. & E. Miller

Albright Frances E. 29 Jun 1873 23y 1m 7d w/o E. H., d/o S. M. & M. J. Shortridge

Shortridge Harriet A. 25 Feb 1861 6y 11m 14d d/o S. M. & M. J.

Virgin Ann Eliza 13 Sep 1855 10y 11m 29d d/o J. & S. J.

Fleenor George M. 1860 1936

Rosa M. 1868 1960

Axtell Mary 16 Jan 1826 31 Mar 1883 w/o Alfored

Wise Ella K. 09 May 1873 4y 13d d/o M. & M.

Wise Eddie E. 01 Sep 1872 4m 21d s/o M. & M.

Selser Peter 26 Mar 1882 65y 9m 13d

Fetterman James D. 27 Nov 1860 4y 8m 10d s/o D. & M.

Fetterman David H. 22 Nov 1860 9y 7m 2d s/o D. & M.

Fetterman Rebecca 19 Feb 1859 3m 26d d/o D. & M.

Fetterman Mariah F. 16 Mar 1864 3y 4m 14d d/o D. & M.

Fetterman Susanna 20 Nov 1865 16y 11m 4d d/o D. & M.

Fetterman Mary 09 Dec 1865 41y 2m 4d w/o D.

McCune A. J. 27 Aug 1847 26 Nov 1922

McCune Margaret J. 10 Apr 1851 22 Feb 1893 41y 10m 12d w/o A. J.

Wallmann Mary 4 --- 1873 --m 21d d/o H. & M. Stone chipped.

Westfall F(redrick) N(oah) 14 May 1854 10 Sep 1886

Chandler Isaac 12 Oct 1878 87y 3m 8d

Chandler Jemima 31 Jan 1805 09 Oct 1888

Westfall Hannah 09 Sep 1864 53y 3m 29d w/o John

Scott Margaret H. 19 Apr 1866 21y 3m 17d d/o J. & S. R.

Scott Sina R. 24 Mar 1862 44y 1m 7d w/o J. Broken stone.

Conklin Royal M. 03 May 1869 1y 10m 26d s/o J. & R. S.

Buchanan Rebecca E. 19 Nov 1861 7m d/o G. W. & P. H

Buchanan Florence E. 20 Aug 1874 1y

Conklin Frankie 10 Dec 1867 1y 7d s/o J. S. & C. J.

Hale Emulus M. 18 Nov 1865 6y 11m 27d s/o B. & S. B.

Hale Infant 06 Oct 1867 s/o B. & S. B.

Bridges Walter 09 Aug 1872 4y 6m 13d s/o A. & A.

Bridges Otto Willis 04 Sep 1873 1y 8m s/o M. & M.

Hale Samuel R. 16 Mar 1828 20 Oct 1903

Langford Emaline 1848 1880 w/o R.

Burnett William E. 06 Feb 1825 26 Jan 1882

Isobella 04 May 1826 27 Feb 1900

Burnett Rebecca 22 Jul 1872 3m 11d d/o W. & I.

Wilson Jacob 30 Sep 1875 64y 11m 20d GAR

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