For history of the Chambers/Singleton Cemetery see attached: letter, by Ezekiel and Gartra Chambers, and Warranty Land deed, 25 July 1866.
Source: Submitted by Danette Hein-Snider

Beginnings of Chambers Cemetery: In the spring of 1856, Garta, wife of Ezekiel Chambers, was burned in a barn fire caused when sparks blew from a bonfire in the yard which was being used to make soap.

A few weeks later on May 31, 1856 Garta Chambers died. She was buried on the family farm near Walnut Creek. A year later, the local schoolmaster was struck by lightning and buried near Mrs. Chambers. A neighbor drowned going home from the funeral and his grave was added. A pioneer family, traveling by, in a covered wagon, asked to bury a dead child on the farm.

These four tragic deaths caused Ezekiel to set aside the northwest corner of his farm as a permanent burying ground. It was known for a time as Chambers-Singleton Cemetery when Mr. Singleton was its caretaker. An iron archway now stands over the entrance designating it as "Chambers Cemetery". It is now under the care of Prairie and Walnut Township Trustees.

Source for cemetery listings: Fremont Cemetery Book", originally recorded by Carol Hall & Winifred Rhoades, 1971; Transcribed by: Mary Cochrane

NW Corner of Cemetery: N-5

• Pease
• Vine d 18 Jul 1858 ae 69 yr 4 mo 3 day
• Stanley, s/o E N & E d 21 Jul 1863 ae 1 y 4 mo 24 da (see Stanley below)
• Ida F wf/o Vine T. b 8 Sep 1864 d 8 Sep 1942
• Eugene W b 24 Aug 1871 d 22 Apr 1940
• Vine T. b 29 Sep 1855 d 14 Mar 1927
• Elizabeth wf/o E N b 28 Feb 1835 d 13 Jan 1889
• Stanley s/o E N & E b 27 Feb 1862 d 21 Jul 1863 (See Stanley above - could be same)
• Vine b 15 Feb 1789 d 18 Jul 1858 (see above)

• Davis
• Marg T d 3 Mar 1873 ae 69 yr 6 o 15 da

• Pease
• Walter b 10 Dec 1859 d 6 May 1921

• Merritt
• John R s/o A & G d 11 Apr 1884 ae 44 yr 8 mo 18da
• Charles A s/o J & S b 3 Dec 1862 d 12 Oct 1890
• Phillip s/o J & S d 5 Mar 1860 ae 28 da
• Lora E dau/o J C & F A d 6 Oct 1892 ae 9 mo 1 da
• John d 8 Nov 1892 ae 68 yr 27 da
• Sarah D 19 Jan 1902 ae 69 yr 1 mo 17 da

• Blue
• William M d 11 Oct 1865 ae 34 yr 11 mo 8 da

• Hein
• Sgt. Chas. John Jr. 1948-1970
• Charles J b 187 Jun 1864 d 16 Apr 1930

• Chambers
• Mabel F 1885-1948
• William H 1880-1951
• June - 5 Jul 1919 (on Chambers lot)

• VanNess
• William G 1864 - 1937
• Elizabeth E 1869 - 1917
• Alva T inf s/o W G & E E 29 Feb 1892 d Mar 1892

• Chamber
• Harlow C b 18 Oct 1829 d 29 Sep 1903
• Mary E b 16 Aug 1841 d 25 Aug 1865
• Elizabeth A b 20 Mar 1854 d 4 Jan 1931
• William A b 28 Jan 1842 d 22 Oct 1930
• Josephine, dau/o E P d 18 Jul 1861 ae 4 da
• Edythe A 1883 - 1958
• William A 1876 - 1962
• Ezekiel d 14 Mar 1882 ae 80 yr 9 mo 19 da
• Ezekiel b 27 Aug 1871 d 14 Jul 1872
• Emily b 10 Dec 1866 d 4 Aug 1868
• Edwin b 11 Sep 1862 d 28 Sep 1862
• George A b 16 Mar 1860 d 16 Jun 1861
• Helen b 19 Oct 1858 d 4 Sep 1859

• Ripley,
• Dr. Saml W d 18 Feb 1858 ae 50 yr 5 mo 11 da

• Ripley
• Eunice a wf/o Dr. S W d 12 Feb 1875 ae 63 yr 6 mo 14 da

• Clem
• Nancy wf/o Bartlett b 8 Feb 1820 d 6 Mar 1862
• Lydia A b 12 Feb 1817 d 2 Dec 1866 ae 49 yr 9 mo 21 da
• Bartlett b 11 May 1813 d 18 Feb 1873
• Henry 1840 -1918
• Emily wf/o Henry 1839 - 1915
• Charley A s/o Henry & Emily b 11 Jun 1864 d 15 Sep 1865

• Allphen
• Melvina May dau/o T & S d 6 Nov 1870 ae 7 mo 15 da

• Mace,
• Nancy I b 1845 (Ind.) d 16 May 1881

• Lowe
• Jessie d 9 Oct 1881 ae 10 mo 28 da

• Moody
• Mary V b 24 May 1873 d 12 Jan 1874
• William A b 18 Feb 1878 d 27 Nov 1950
• Martha I b 1 Jan 1849 d 2 Aug 1895
• Albert b 13 Oct 1841 d 10 Oct 1924 Mus. Co. 1, 1st Mo Engrs.
• Minerva A 1846 - 1912
• Thomas M 1832 - 1917

• Hiatt
• Charlie s/o W A & M d 12 Dec (18 ? could be 1871) ae 17 yr 5 mo 23 da

• Stotts
• Johnnie s/o Wm & S A d 24 Aug 1869 ae 22 yr

• Ephinciasc
• Ephinciasc (this stone broken and repaired and no other inscription than d 13 Sep 1871 ae 65 yr 6 mo

• Rumery
• Willie s/o S C & H E d 26 Feb 1870 ae 5 o 18 da
• Ralph s/o S C & H E d 6 Aug 1873 ae 7 mo 2 da
• Lilly dau/o S C & H E d 9 Oct 1872 ae 1 yr 10 mo 1 da
• Earl Cady s/o D E & L E d 12 Nov 1881 (broken stone)

• Otis
• William A s/o J M & Rachel d 16 Jan 1871

• Johnson
• Elsie C dau/o E & A C d 22 Jan 1879 ae 2 mo 12 --b 1878
• Dollie 1893 1893 - 1893 sa Elsie

• Morehead
• Lousese E wf/o D B d 14 Jun 1873 ae 26 yr 2 mo 24 day
• Inf child/o D & L E b 9 Jun 1873

• Ackerman
• Flora M dau/o G M & A G 12 Jan 1877 ae 2 mo 20 da

• Woodard
• A R d 29 Oct 1873 ae 24 yr 6 mo 3 da

• Wood
• Florence dau/o A P & A G d 18 Nov 1873 ae 2 yr 9 mo

Starting at the Southwest Cor of section

• Hunter
• Geo W s/o I H & M d 3 Jun 1885 ae 33 yr 1 mo 11 da

• McGaffigan
• Stella M 1906 - 1965
• Boatwright, Lena 1886 - 1953

• Malone
• Jane Myers b 12 Sep 1864 d 10 Mar 1947

• Patterson
• Chas. Sumner Sr. b 30 Apr 1872 d 26 Mar 1922
• Anna Elzira b 3 Jan 1874 d 7 Apr 1962
• Charles Sumner Jr b 6Mar 1910 d 24 May 1940

• Myers
• Wm. Harvey b 29 Aug 1860 d 25 Apr 1955

• Pease
• Marah Myers (& twin babies) b 29 Oct 1856 d Dec 1895

• Myers
• Emeline b 16 Apr 1865 d 7 Jun 1944

• Buck
• Ella U wf/o G W d 9 Dec 1874 ae 21 yr 21 day

• Mitchel
• Claral dau/o C F & F E b 9 Oct 1885 d 27 Dec 1885

• Hall
• Lydia wf/o Calib d Oct 1880 ae 91 yr 5 mo 22 da

• Mooney
• David n. d. Co. K 14th Ill Inf.

• Hall
• B R 1829 - 1913
• Catherine 1835 - 1933

• McPeek
• Oscar S s/o J W d 4 Feb 18 ? (1860-1880) ae 2 yr 1 mo 19 da

• Myers
• James B b 15 May 1855 d 5 May 1920
• Austin b 29 Sep 1858 d 5 Oct 1972
• Elizabeth b 2 Nov 1826 d 20 Aug 1910
• Austin d 5 Oct 1871 ae 13 yr day

• Daniel
• Aaron d 22 Aug 1891 ae 73 yr 11 mo 6 da

• Oppenheimer
• Emma L 1858 - 1921
• Eli 1847 - 1921

• High
• Burwell s/o Wm. & Ella b 1 Jan 1899 d 20 Jan 1899

• Henderson
• Martha wf/o R d 24 Jul 1892 ae 43 yr 5 mo 4 da

• High
• Emma A d 3 Nov 1861 ae 1 yr 6 mo 18 da
• Ephriam d 23 Jun 1898 ae 72 yr 5 mo 18 da
• Elizabeth d 24 Jun 1914 ae 90 yr 8 mo
• Marion b Nov 1856 d 28 May 1836
• Willis b 2 Oct 1861 d 10 Mar 1956

• Ripley
• Inf dau/o H D & J d 22 Sep 1870
• Mary E dau/o H D & J d 29 Mar 1887 ae 11 Mo 13 day
• Jane b 24 Sep 1850 d 5 Jul 1908
• Henry Davis b 16 Oct 1849 d 6 May 1927

• Cammon
• Illegible, s/o L J & DD d 6 Jun 1882 ae 1 yr 9 mo 10 da

• Garvin
• Edith dau/o J K & M E d 11 Jul 1888 ae 2 da

• Gohlinghorst
• Illegible, b 27 Mar 1878 d 11 May 1879

• Smith
• Geo F s/o L & M E d 23 Jun 1882

• Woodward
• Ida M dau/o A P & A G d 14 Jan 1879 ae 1 mo 10 da
• Lee J s/o A P & A G 24 Jan 1874

• Morrical
• Daniel b 16 May 1826 d 14 Dec 1880
• Susannah b 16 Jan 1838 d 11 Nov 1910

• Crandal
• Emma B 1873 - 1933
• Oscar E 1867 - 1966
• Silas S 1905 - 1922

SOUTHEAST SECTION:

• Smith
• Elias 1837 - 1916 Ella wf/o Elias 1851 - 1884

• Park,
• Mary wf/o Elzie D d 27 Mar 1870 ae 78 yr 19 day

• Malcom
• Inf s/o J C & C J b 18 Jul 1880 d 30 Aug 1880

• Vosler,
• Ernest R s/o M & E H d 10 July 1880 ae 3 yr 1 mo 25 da

• Boatwright
• Walter 1886 - _____sa Lena (above)

• McGaffigan
• John H b 27 apr 1893 d 4 Jun 1955 WW1

• Cammon
• Allison, Finnis H d 27 Aug 1883 ae 21 yr 8 mo 29 da

• Cammon
• Smalley, Margaret b 24 Apr 1826 d 16 Aug 1909 John C d 23 Aug 1886 ae 55 yr 9 mo 3 da

• Cammon
• Ferrel, Inf s/o S G & C b 24 Feb 1879 d 7 Mar 1879
• Sally G wf/o Clemmons G b 20 Oct 1822 d 24 Jan 1897
• Clemmons G d 19 Mar 1877 ae 65 r 9 mo 23 da

• Cammon
• Singleton, Henry n.d.
• Rosetta Cox n.d.
• Anna (child) n.d.
• Thomas J s/o A J & E d 12 Jun 1861 ae 11 yr 8 mo 8 da
• Elizabeth wf/o A J d 3 Feb 1874 ae 54 yr 9 mo 26 da

• Fichter
• Charles (inf) 1888 - 1888

• Cadwell
• Grace Ellen inf 1892 - 1892

• Ferrel
• Rilly T dau/o G W & E J d 16 Jan 1882 ae 4 yr 2 m 10 da

• Lyvers
• Alma W 1921_______ss Ray
• Ray 1908 - 1965
• James H b 1 Jul 1854 d 9 Feb 1937

• Schafer
• Stella May dau/o L D & A M d 29 Sep 1883 ae 8 yr 11 mo 25 da

• Hubbard
• Ella 1869 -1941
• Charles 1857 - 1953 ss Ella

• Lyvers
• Guy E 1841 - 1923
• Caroline 1845 - 1908 ss Guy
• Sarah E 1872 - 1939 sa Guy
• John W 1863 -1930 ss Sarah
• John Guy s/o J W & S E d 21 Sep 1891 ae 1 yr 8 mo 13 da

• Walbridge-rquis (illegible)
• D. d 19 Oct 1877 ae 88 yr 7 mo
• Minta Hope dau/o Philo & Eliza d 21 Jan 1880 ae 10 mo

• Baker
• James b 10 Jan 1850 d 28 Jan 1902

• Hunt
• Abbie Baker 1861 - 1930 ss James

• Duree
• Samuel H b 24 Feb 1856 d 21 Mar 1908
• Margaret M b 1 Nov 1861 d 21 Jun 1921 ss Samuel H.
• Elva Lulu dau/o S H & M M b 2 Oct 1890 d 19 Nov 1890

• Glasco
• James Ellis 1879 - 1958
• Addie May 1876 - 1958 ss James

• Butler,
• Charles W 1858 - 1945
• Anna L 1865 - 1951 ss Charles

• Adams
• James S 1870 - 1946 Amanda M wf/o J T b 28 Feb 1844 d 6 Aug 1890

• Sullivan
• Benjamin 1862 - 1940
• Effie 1868 - 1965

• Kalkas
• Alberta d 1925
• Bill d 1925 ss Alberta

• Ferrel
• Gladys wf/o Harve Bible b 24 Jul 1894 d 10 Sep 1936
• Lissa dau/o W F & Cora 1880 -1892 sa Gladys Cora 1866 - 1934
• W F 1865 - 1944 ss Cora

• Smith
• inf 8 Sep 1872 Charlie 1878 - 1880 sa Eva & inf
• Eva 1873 -1874

• VanEaton
• Violet b 3 Jul 1895 d 30 Aug 1895 dau/o John & Lulu
• Clyde s/o John & Lulu b 26 Jul 1896 d 22 Mar 1899

• Fisher
• Henray A d 24 Jul 1855 ae 58 yr 6 day
• Jane d 15 Dec 1868 ae 67 3 mo 20 da
• Charlee L s/o H A & E G d 30 Oct 1881 ae 5 yr 2 mo 22 da

• Jackson
• Abby wf/o C F d 6 Oct 1872 ae 67 yr
• C F d 8 Dec 1872 ae 65 yr

• Chamberlain
• Artimus d 3 Jan 1875 ae 62 yr 2 mo

• Woodford
• Effie J dau/o C W & N M d 31 Dec 1876 ae 2 yr 1 mo 8 da

• Singleton
• Singleton b 1 Feb 1833 d 16 Mar 1895 (no other name given) umg-Mary) information furnished by umg-A J) Lucille Hoppock

• Pierce
• Caroline wf/o C d 20 Mar 1874 ae 24 yr 4 mo 15 da
• Charles b 12 Apr 1841 d 19 Sep 1892 19 Sep 1892 ae 51 yr 5 mo 7 da
• John E b 1 Jan 1869 d 21 Jan 1895

• Morrical
• Arena A dau/o L & A J d 5 Dec 1879 ae 2 da

• Deming
• Orpheus B s/o A R & M E d 5 Dec 1880 ae 2 mo 28 day

• Pierce
• Harvey L s/o C L & R P d 13 Jan 1871 ae 4 yr 10 mo 9 da
• Patrick, M s/o C L & R P d 8 Feb 1871 ae 4 yr 11 mo 4 da

• Glasgow
• Ira 1874 - 1943- fa Mary Ann 1879 - 1961 - mo
• Martha b 15 Sep 1841 d 16 Feb 1920

• Tompkins
• Emeline wf/o J N d 27 Jul 1870 ae 33 yr 6 mo 20 da
• Ella May dau/o J N & E d 22 Oct 1875 ae 11 yr 2 mo 26 da

• Stotts
• Floyd A 1885 - 1966
• Ralph 1880 - 1944
• William G - inf
• Edward 1877 - 1894
• Sarah A wf/o W,/ d 25 Jan 1887 ae 36 yr 7 mo 3 da
• William 1841 - 1916

• Dickey
• James d 17 Jul 1874 ae 34 yr

• Cammon
• Catlett, Clyde s/o J O & O O d 31 Mar 1874 ae 2 mo 7 da
• Olive O wf/o J O d Feb 1874 ae 20 yr 10 mo 25 da

• Pierce
• John d 18 Mar ae 57 yr 5 mo 4 d
• Sarah A 1891 - _______
• Edward 1875 - 1948 ss Sarah

• Day
• Polee d 21 Nov 1881 ae 2 yr 6 mo 14 da child of G N & M E
• Ada d 5 Jan 1881 ae 7 mo 18 da ch/o GN & ME

• Warner
• Clarence s/o Wm & Charlotte d 11 Jun 1882 ae 1 yr 3 mo 19 da

• Patton
• John Z 1859 - 1943
• Sarah 1858 - 1887 ss John
• Charly 1887 - 1887 ss John

• Chambers
• Gartra- b 6 Jan 1800 d 31 May 1857 (see 1st. column following Ezkiel, hus of Garta) (this first burial in cem.)

Addition:

• Otis
• William -2nd col. d ae 4 mo 9 da

• Davis
• T d 9 Apr 1876 ae 66 yr 11 mo 28 da sa Marg T

• Pease
• Ebenezer N b 15 Nov 1828 d 7 or 17 Mar 1898 sa Elizabeth - 1st col.
• Emma b 27 Feb 1867 d 1945 - 1950 (buried near Ebenezer who was her father) umg

• Hein
• Addie Chambers wf/o Charles b 5 Apr 1876 d 10 May 1957 (see 1st. column following Charles Hein

Source: Cemetery Records for Fremont County, Iowa; printed by the Fremont County Historical Society ~ Shared by Penny Stewart. For more information about this and other burials in Fremont county, contact a Look-up Volunteer.